Picture Books

A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor and pencil. Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now were Heinrich Hoffmann's Struwwelpeter from 1845 and Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit from 1902. Some of the best-known picture books are Robert McCloskey's Make Way for Ducklings, Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat, and Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. The Caldecott Medal (established 1 ...more

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Blazing Humor: Mel Brooks Is Seriously Funny!
Little Ghost's Summerween
The Right Blessing: An Identity Story
It's My Bird-Day! (Pigeon, #13)
The Future Book
How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration That Created Winnie-the-Pooh
Goodnight, Bruce (Mother Bruce Series)
The Lost Robot
The Ocean's Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life
What's for Dinner?
Cowboys at the Ballet: The Story of Choreographer Agnes de Mille
The Dark Is For
Rose by the Sea: An Armenian Journey of Courage and Hope
My Friend the Paintbrush: The Colorful World of Marcus Pfister
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It's My Bird-Day! (Pigeon, #13)
Is It Spring?
The Journey (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #2)
The Humble Pie (The Food Group, #8)
Goodnight, Bruce (Mother Bruce Series)
Hogar, dulce hogar
The Sweater: A Story of Community
Gigantic
The Way to a Beautiful World
L'Étoile de Mo
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story
The Lost Robot
Your Forest (Your Places)
Hot Dog
The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe MartinMufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeCinder Edna by Ellen JacksonYeh-Shen by Ai-Ling LouieAdelita by Tomie dePaola
Cinderella Stories
144 books — 163 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
Best Childhood Picture Books
876 books — 535 voters
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakLove You Forever by Robert MunschGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Best Books for a New Child's Library
454 books — 312 voters

The Funny Adventures of Little Nani by Cinta García de la RosaTurtle Wish by Murielle CyrCulloo by Murielle CyrBallet Boy by Anfaney GladwinBoring Bob by Anfaney Gladwin
Indie children's ebooks
319 books — 375 voters

Where the Wild Things Are
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Giving Tree
Green Eggs and Ham
Goodnight Moon
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...)
The Day the Crayons Quit
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Pigeon, #1)
The Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat, #1)
I Want My Hat Back
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1)
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
Corduroy
This Is Not My Hat

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