Thirteen Picture Books I Love
Some of my favorite books are picture books written for children. In honor of my niece, Sabrina, a life long reader at not quite three years old, I present thirteen of my personal favorite picture books.
Notes: with the exception of my beloved Mooch, these books are loved nearly equally. I love Mooch the most.
Also, numbers 9 and 10 are children's books I meet in my adult life.
Links will lead you to the book's listing. Pick up a copy for a child you love (our for yourself):
1. MOOCH THE MESSY by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
2. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
3. Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
4. A Kiss for Little Bear
by Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak
5. Mrs. Pigs Bulk Buy
by Mary Rayne
6. Hide and Seek: with Lovable, Furry Old Grover by Jon Stone and Michael Smollin
7. Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum
by Norman Stiles, Daniel Wilcox, and Joe Mathieu
8. Busy, Busy Town
by Richard Scarry
9. If You Give a Pig a Pancake
by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond
10. Bear Snores On
by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
11. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber
12. The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
13. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
Notes: with the exception of my beloved Mooch, these books are loved nearly equally. I love Mooch the most.
Also, numbers 9 and 10 are children's books I meet in my adult life.
Links will lead you to the book's listing. Pick up a copy for a child you love (our for yourself):
1. MOOCH THE MESSY by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
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2. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
3. Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
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11. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber
12. The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
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whoa... the second I saw those grover book covers, you brought me back to one of my childhood favorites, the MONSTER at the end of this book [starring "lovable, furry old grover"]!
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I love the Monster at the end of this book, too. Grover is, by far, my favorite Seaseme Street resident. Picking which two of his "novels" was so hard.
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Those are some really great books. my kids loved them all and i am now reading them to my one year old.
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Nothing serves kids better than being read to, as we all know. I'm sure they'll look back as fondly as I do.
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Wow, some of these titles bring back great memories! Great list! Thank you for visiting my TT as well. Have a great weekend!
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I know what you mean. My feelings about each of these books define the phrase "warm and fuzzy."
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What a cute list! I love most of these too.
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Thanks. I'd hoped it would spark some good memories for everyone.
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I used some of these with my kids and they are almost 40! Great list.
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Thanks. I'm only 27 but some of my books belonged to my Aunt and Uncle, my mom's baby sister and brother. My Aunt is 37 this year, so that's just the right era for your little one's.
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