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

It's My Bird-Day! (Pigeon, #13)
Goodnight, Bruce (Mother Bruce Series)
The Lost Robot
Cowboys at the Ballet: The Story of Choreographer Agnes de Mille
What's for Dinner?
Uncommonly Curious, Eternally Autistic: A book about autism (Disability Books for Kids)
My Friend the Paintbrush: The Colorful World of Marcus Pfister
Rose by the Sea: An Armenian Journey of Courage and Hope
The Dark Is For
A Celebration of You
The Passover Pet Surprise
What Emma Wrote: The Woman Behind the Words on the Statue of Liberty
The God of Sleep
Miriam and Her Dancing Shoes
Is It Spring?
Is It Spring?
It's My Bird-Day! (Pigeon, #13)
Goodnight, Bruce (Mother Bruce Series)
The Humble Pie (The Food Group, #8)
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story
The Lost Robot
The Journey (Big Panda & Tiny Dragon, #2)
The Rock from the Sky
The Sweater: A Story of Community
The Way to a Beautiful World
Unsettling Salad! (Jasper Rabbit's Creepy Tales!)
Happy Easter, Little Pookie
Blazing Humor: Mel Brooks Is Seriously Funny!
Pocket Potters: Hermione Granger (Pocket Potters, #3)
Grumpy Monkey Spring Fever: Includes Hidden Easter Eggs!
The Arrival by Shaun TanFlotsam by David WiesnerTuesday by David WiesnerThe Snowman by Raymond BriggsGood Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Wordless Picture Books
427 books — 389 voters
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Best Picture Books
3,166 books — 2,052 voters

Zibs for Sale by Lois WickstromEdith and Little Bear Lend a Hand by Dare WrightThe Doll and the Kitten by Dare WrightThe Little Family by Lois LenskiWhen the Wind Blew by Margaret Wise Brown
Really Underrated Children's Books
951 books — 209 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussDr. Julie Visits Cowboy Mike and Winston by Michael Eastwood
Favorite picture books
518 books — 372 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Caldecott Medal Winners
91 books — 458 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
452 books — 310 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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