Picture Books – Librarians’ Favorites
Stanley at Sea
Linda Bailey, 2008
Stanley and his dog friends somehow find themselves in a boat out at sea. None of them have ever been that far from home, and they wonder what they will find at “the end of outside.”
E / BAILEY
Superdog: The Heart of a Hero
Caralyn Buehner, 2004
Dexter is a little dog with big dreams – he wants to be a superhero. Although there are some who doubt his powers, in the end, even the naysayers say that he truly is a hero.
E / BUEHNER
While You Were Sleeping
John Butler, 1999
What do animals do at night while you are sleeping? Find out when you read this counting book with beautiful illustrations.
E / BUTLER
If You’re Happy and You Know It!
Jane Cabrera, 2005
Jump, clap, sing, and roar along with the jungle animals in this rousing version of this popular song.
E / CABRERA
Patrick’s Dinosaurs
Carol Carrick, 2005
On a trip to the zoo with his brother, Patrick learns a lot about dinosaurs—as a matter of fact, maybe he even sees a dinosaur or two!
E / CARRICK
The Five-Dog Night
Eileen Christelow, 1993
Ezra has five dogs to keep him company during one cold winter, but he comes to realize just how valuable a friend can be.
E / CHRISTELOW
Freight Train
Donald Crews, 1978
A colorful freight train goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
E / CREWS
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Denise Fleming, 1991
Deep in the tall, tall grass, discover lots of little critters and animals at work and play.
E / FLEMING
Time for Bed
Mem Fox, 1993
Parents of lambs, fawns, puppies, human children and more, try to get their little ones ready to sleep.
E / FOX
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Kevin Henkes, 1996
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher. But when Mr. Singer asks her to wait to share her new fabulous new purple plastic purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
E / HENKES
Kipper
Mick Inkpen, 1992
Kipper is tired of his old smelly blanket and chewed-up basket, so he goes out to find a new place to sleep.
E / INKPEN
Wolf’s Chicken Stew
Kieko Kasza, 1987
A hungry wolf tries to fatten-up a chicken to make into a delicious stew, but when it comes to meal time something unexpected happens.
E / KASZA
Froggy Learns to Swim
Jonathan London, 1995
Oh, no! Froggy is afraid of the water. See if Froggy learns how to swim in this book filled with silly sounds and humor.
E / LONDON
Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney, 1995
Little Nutbrown Hare shows how much he loves his father. Big Nutbrown Hare lets his son know that the love is returned even more.
E / MCBRATNEY
Ten Little Lambs
Alice B. McGinty, 2002
These little lambs frolic and play until one by one they drift off to sleep in this counting book by a local author.
E / MCGINTY
John Willy and Freddy McGee
Holly Meade, 1998
Two guinea pigs find that life in their cage is not exciting enough. When they slip out to explore the rest of the house, they find a little more than they had bargained for.
E / MEADE
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Laura Numeroff, 1985
What happens when you give a mouse a cookie? Join mouse on his lively journey to find out.
E / NUMEROFF
One Duck Stuck
Phyllis Root, 1998
Down by the marsh, when one duck gets stuck in the muck, who can help? Two fish, three moose, four crickets and more try with no luck. It takes everyone together to get the duck out of the muck.
E / ROOT
Spoon
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Spoon thinks his friends Fork, Knife, and Chopstick are more exciting than he is. But are they? And what do they think about Spoon?
E / ROSENTHAL
Preschool to the Rescue
Judy Sierra, 2001
When a sleepy, creepy, deeper-than-you’d-think mud puddle sucks up a pizza van—a police car, a tow truck, a backhoe, and a fire engine come to the rescue.
E / SIERRA
Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme
Nadine Bernard Westcott, 1987
Elephants playfully help a baker, a boy, and a girl as they create a huge peanut butter and jelly sandwich to accompany this familiar rhyme.
E / WESTCOTT
Knuffle Bunny
Mo Willems, 2004
On the way home from the Laundromat, Trixie tries to tell Dad that they have forgotten an important something, but Mom intervenes to save the day in the end.
E / WILLEMS
Three Days on the River in a Red Canoe
Vera B. Williams, 1981
Mother, Aunt Rosie, and two children have fun and make memories on a three-day camping trip by canoe.
E / WILLIAMS
The Napping House
Audrey Wood, 1984
With just one bite, a flea causes chaos with a pile of sleeping creatures.
E / WOOD
Trashy Town
Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, 1999
Mr Gilly loves to “dump it in, smash it down” and “drive around the trashy town” as he fills his dump truck with garbage.
E / ZIMMERMAN
08/24/10
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