100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
From the New York Public Library.
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BEN'S TRUMPET
Rachel Isadora.
BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL
Robert McCloskey.
THE BOSSY GALLITO: A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLK TALE
Retold by Lucia M. Gonzalez. Illustrated Lulu Delacre.
BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES
Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Bill Martin Jr. Illustrated by Eric Carle.
CAPS FOR SALE; A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS
Esphyr Slobodkina.
THE CARROT SEED
Ruth Krauss. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson.
A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER
Vera B. Williams
CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM
Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Illustrated by Lois Ehlert.
CORDUROY
Don Freeman.
CURIOUS GEORGE
H. A. Rey.
THE DAY JIMMY'S BOA ATE THE WASH
Trinka H. Noble. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg.
DEAR ZOO
Rod Campbell.
DOCTOR DE SOTO
William Steig.
FARMER DUCK
Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbery.
THE FORTUNE-TELLERS
Lloyd Alexander. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
FREIGHT TRAIN
Donald Crews.
GEORGE AND MARTHA
James Marshall.
GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER!
Ed Emberley.
GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA
Peggy Rathmann.
GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret W. Brown. Illustrated by Clement Hurd.
GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY
Allen Say.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOON
Frank Asch.
HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
Crockett Johnson.
HARRY THE DIRTY DOG
Gene Zion. Illustrated by Margaret Graham.
HENNY PENNY
Illustrated by Paul Galdone.
HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
Dr. Seuss.
I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY
Illustrated by Glen Rounds.
IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
Laura J. Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond.
IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE? AN ADVENTURE IN COLOR
Tana Hoban.
IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE: A YIDDISH FOLKTALE
Retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach.
JOHN HENRY
Julius Lester. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
THE JUDGE: AN UNTRUE TALE
Harve Zemach. Illustrated by Margot Zemach
JULIUS
Angela Johnson. Illustrated by Dav Pilkey.
KOMODO!
Peter Sís.
LEO THE LATE BLOOMER
Robert Kraus. Illustrated by Jose Aruego.
LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW
Leo Lionni.
THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED AND OTHER NURSERY RHYMES
Lucy Cousins
THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING
Linda Williams. Illustrated by Megan Lloyd.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone
LUNCH
Denise Fleming
LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE
Bernard Waber
MADELINE
Ludwig Bemelmans
MAISIE GOES SWIMMING
Lucy Cousins
MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS
Robert McCloskey
MARTHA CALLING
Susan Meddaugh
MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL
Virginia L. Burton
MILLIONS OF CATS
Wanda Gág
MISS NELSON IS MISSING
Harry Allard and James Marshall
THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE
Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone
MORRIS' DISAPPEARING BAG
Rosemary Wells
MOUSE PAINT
Ellen S. Walsh
MR. GUMPY'S OUTING
John Burningham
MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE
Retold and illustrated by John Steptoe. Lothrop
MUSHROOM IN THE RAIN
Adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev. Mirra Ginsburg
THE NAPPING HOUSE
Audrey Wood. Illustrated
Don Wood. Harcourt.
OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA
Peggy Rathmann
OLD BLACK FLY
Jim Aylesworth. Illustrated
Stephen Gammell
OVER IN THE MEADOW
John Langstaff. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky
OWEN
Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow.
PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME
Eric Carle
PEREZ AND MARTINA
Pura Belpré. Illustrated by Carlos Sanchez
PIERRE: A CAUTIONARY TALE
Maurice Sendak
THE POLAR EXPRESS
Chris Van Allsburg
THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF MOTHER GOOSE: A TREASURY OF 386 TIMELESS NURSERY RHYMES
Selected and illustrated by Arnold Lobel.
ROSIE'S WALK
Pat Hutchins.
ROUND TRIP
Ann Jonas
RUMPELSTILTSKIN RETOLD AND ILLUSTRATED
Paul O. Zelinsky
SEVEN BLIND MICE
Ed Young
THE SNOWY DAY
Ezra Jack Keats
STONE SOUP
Retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown
THE STORY OF BABAR, THE LITTLE ELEPHANT
Jean de Brunhoff
THE STORY OF FERDINAND
Munro Leaf. Illustrated
Robert Lawson
STREGA NONA
Tomie De Paola
SWAMP ANGEL
Anne Isaacs. Ilustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
SWIMMY
Leo Lionni
SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE
William Steig
THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
Beatrix Potter
TEN, NINE, EIGHT
Molly Bang
THERE'S A NIGHTMARE IN MY CLOSET
Mercer Mayer
THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
P.C. Asbjfrnsen and J.E. Moe. Illustrated by Marcia Brown
THE THREE ROBBERS
Tomi Ungerer
TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO
Retold by Arlene Mosel. Illustrated by Blair Lent
THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BY A. WOLF
As told to John Scieszka. Illustrated
Lane Smith
TUESDAY
David Wiesner
TWO OF EVERYTHING: A CHINESE FOLKTALE
Retold and illustrated by Lily Toy Hong
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Eric Carle
WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT
Retold by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
Adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS
Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Diane Goode
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak
WHERE'S SPOT?
Eric Hill
WHISTLE FOR WILLIE
Ezra Jack Keats
WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS: A WEST AFRICAN TALE
Retold by Verna Aardema. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
ZOMO THE RABBIT: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM WEST AFRICA
Retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott.
