Looking for a GOOD PICTURE BOOK to read?
(or an easy reader or chapter book?)
You're in the right place!
My criteria? Simple- but not easy.
It either makes me laugh out loud, wish I'd written it, or want to share it
with everyone I meet.
Check back often for new additions and enjoy!
[LATEST UPDATE: Aug 29, 2011]
* If you do not have a good appreciation for dark humor and/or enjoy books in which
characters (main or otherwise) are devoured, ingested, gobbled up or snacked upon in any way,
steer clear of the books marked by an asterisk.
However, if you love them like I do, read on!
New and Notable
(If you haven't read these yet,
you should!)
Itsy Mitsy Runs Away
by Elanna Allen
Earth To Clunk
by Pam Smallcomb
Mine!
by Shutta Crum
Bugs By The Numbers
by Sharon Werner
Gilbert Goldfish Wants A Pet
by Kelly DiPucchio
If Rocks Could Sing
by Leslie McGuirk
Mitchell's License
by Hallie Durand
A Butterfly Is Patient
by Dianna Hutts Aston
My Favorite Picture Books
Of All Time:
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More
by Karen Beaumont
Piggie Pie
by Margie Palatini
Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus
by Mo Willems
* Tadpole’s Promise
by Jeanne Willis
The Stinky Cheese Man
by Jon Scieszka
* Henny Penny
by Jane Wattenberg
Falling For Rapunzel
by Leah Wilcox
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum
by Lisa Wheeler
The Best Pet Of All
by David LaRochelle
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown
by Cressida Cowell
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything
by Elise Broach
Scaredy Squirrel
by Melanie Watt
Grumpy Bird
by Jeremy Tankard
Diary Of A Wombat
by Jackie French
Dotty
by Erica S. Perl
and Julia Denos Perlot
Short and Sweet:
there's always time to read
a good book!
Jazz Baby
by Lisa Wheeler
First The Egg
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
A Good Day
by Kevin Henkes
Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
It's Not Fair
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
The Pigeon Wants A Puppy
by Mo Willems
A Penguin Story
by Antoinette Portis
Birds
by Kevin Henkes
The Frogs And Toads All Sang
by Arnold Lobel
All The World
by Liz Garton Scanlon
Pete The Cat
by Eric Litwin
Guyku
by Bob Raczka
Silly, goofy, fun (the best kind!)
Jumpy Jack And Googily
by Meg Rosoff
Doctor Ted
by Andrea Beaty
Monkey With A Toolbelt
by Chris Munroe
Big Plans
by Bob Shea
Those Darn Squirrels
by Adam Rubin
Rhyming Dust Bunnies
by Jan Thomas
Are You A Horse?
by Andy Rash
ReadOutLoudability:
the art of rhythm and language
* A Frog In The Bog
by Karma Wilson
The Snail and The Whale
by Julia Donaldson
Someone Bigger
by Jonathan Emmett
The Chicken-Chasing Queen
of Lamar County
by Janice N. Harrington
Sing Sophie
by Dayle Ann Dodds
Skippyjon Jones
by Judy Schachner
Grandpa’s Teeth
by Rod Clement
* My Little Sister Ate One Hare
by Bill Grossman
The Perfect Nest
by Catherine Friend
Very Hairy Bear
by Alice Schertle
Snip! Snap! What's That?
by Mara Bergman
Gertrude Is Gertrude Is Gertrude
by Jonah Winter
Bubble Trouble
by Margaret Mahy
Catfish Kate and the
Sweet Swamp Band
by Sarah Weeks
Creaky Old House
by Linda Ashman
Terrific Books For Toddlers:
guaranteed to induce giggles,
hold attention, or be requested
over and over again
* Bark, George
by Jules Feiffer
Gossie
by Olivier Dunrea
Do Pigs Have Stripes?
by Melanie Walsh
The Teeny, Tiny Woman
by Arthur Robbins
Frank Was A Monster Who Wanted To Dance
by Keith Graves
Knuffle Bunny
by Mo Willems
Mrs McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash
by Sarah Weeks
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Beach Day
by Patricia Lakin
Wiggle
by Doreen Cronin
What Will Fat Cat Sit On?
by Jan Thomas
* I’m The Biggest Thing In The Ocean
by Kevin Sherry
Pouch!
by David Ezra Stein
The Art Of Storytelling:
captivating well-told tales
Abe Lincoln Crosses A Creek:
A Tall, Thin Tale
by Deborah Hopkinson
Jake Johnson: The Story Of A Mule
by Tres Seymour
The Gigantic Turnip
by Aleksei Tolstoy & Niamh Sharkey
How I Became A Pirate
by Melinda Long
* The Hungry Hen
by Richard Waring
Two Of Everything
by Lily Toy Hong
And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon
by Janet Stevens
Clever Jack Takes The Cake
by Candace Fleming
The Full Belly Bowl
by Jim Aylesworth
Many Moons
by James Thurber
Hoodwinked
by Arthur Howard
Enemy Pie
by Derek Munson
A Visitor For Bear
by Bonny Becker
Thunder Boomer
by Shutta Crum
Here Comes The Garbage Barge
by Jonah Winter
Poetic Non-Fiction:
Picture Book Perfection
An Island Grows
by Lola Schaefer
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This?
by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
Ubiquitous
by Joyce Sidman
Red Sings From Treetops
by Joyce Sidman
In The Wild
by David Elliott
Insect Detective
by Steve and Charlotte Voake
Vulture View
by April Pulley Sayre
Comets, Stars, The Moon And Mars
by Douglas Florian
An Egg Is Quiet
by Dianna Hutts Aston
You Never Heard Of Sandy Koufax?!
by Jonah Winter
Mammoths On The Move
by Lisa Wheeler
Wicked Humor, Delightfully Dark
(just the way I like it!)
* Ugly Fish
by Kara LaReau
* Wolves
by Emily Gravett
* Tadpole’s Promise
by Jeanne Willis
* Hush, Little Dragon
by me
Monster Goose
by Judy Sierra
* The Gashlycrumb Tinies
by Edward Gorey
* Yummy
by Lucy Cousins
Sipping Spiders Through A Straw
by Kelly DiPucchio
* Beware Of The Frog
by william bee
* Egg Drop
by Mini Grey
* The Book That Eats People
by John Perry
Bedtime Books:
Soothing stories for
sweet dreams
Time For Bed
by Mem Fox
Kiss Goodnight
by Amy Hest
Bear Snores On
by Karma Wilson
I Took The Moon For A Walk
by Carolyn Curtis
Starry Safari
by Linda Ashman
Goodnight, Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
When The Wind Stops
by Charlotte Zolotow & Stefano Vitale
The Napping House
by Audrey Wood
Stella: Fairy of The Forest
by Marie-Louise Gay
Don’t Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late
by Mo Willems
Where The Giant Sleeps
by Mem Fox
In A Blue Room
by Jim Averbeck
Learning To Read:
Fun, funny books
which will build confidence
and improve skills
Cork And Fuzz: Short and Tall
by Dori Chaconas
The Cat On The Mat Is Flat
by Andy Griffiths
Sheep In A Jeep
by Nancy Shaw
Elephant and Piggie: My Friend Is Sad
by Mo Willems
Elephant and Piggie: Are You Ready To Play Outside?
by Mo Willems
Cowboy and Octopus
by Jon Scieszka
The Monster In The Backpack
by Lisa Moser
Joe And Sparky Get New Wheels
by Jamie Michalak
Bink & Gollie
by Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee
Reluctant Reader Picks:
Recommendations
straight from my son Jack
-and one from his sister Lily-
(these vary in reading level- some are
more advanced than others)
Lunch Lady And The Cyborg Substitute
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Stone Rabbit- B.C. Mambo
by Erik Craddock
Otto's Orange Day
by Jay Lynch & Frank Cammuso
Stinky
by Eleanor Davis
Wombat And Fox
by Terry Denton
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney
Knights Of The Lunch Table
by Frank Cammuso
The 3-2-3 Detective Agency
by Fiona Robinson
Babymouse
by Jennifer L. Holm
Frankie Pickle
by Eric Wight
The Riot Brothers Books
by Mary Amato
Chapter Books:
Okay, now I can read.
Find me a FUN book!
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love
Stuart Little
by Peggy Gifford
Bad Kitty Gets A Bath
by Nick Bruel
Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker
Supernatural Rubber Chicken
by D. L. Garfinkle
Violet Bing And The Grand House
by Jennifer Paros
Snake And Lizard
by Joy Cowley
Knucklehead
by Jon Scieszka
Mercy Watson series
by Kate DiCamillo
The Dunderheads
by Paul Fleischman
You're A Bad Man, Mr. Gum
by Andy Stanton
Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist
by R. L. LaFevers
Bad To The Bone
(The Down Girl And Sit series)
by Lucy Nolan
Marty McGuire
by Kate Messner
The Brixton Brothers series
by Mac Barnett
Super Chicken Nugget Boy
by Josh Lewis
How Oliver Olson Changed The World
by Claudia Mills
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