100 Picture Books Everyone Should Read

1. Aardema, Vera -  Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears 
2. Alborough, Jez – Duck in a Truck 
3. Andreae, Giles – Love is a Handful of Honey
4. Arnosky, Jim – Every Autumn Comes the Bear 
5. Bang, Molly – Ten, Nine, Eight
6. Barton, Byron - The Little Red Hen
7. Barton, Byron – The Three Bears
8. Base, Graeme – Animalia
9. Bauer, Caroline Feller – Midnight  Snowman
10. Bemelmans, Ludwig – Madeline
11.  Bogan, Paulette  – Spike in Trouble
12. Brett, Jan – The Mitten
13. Brown, Margaret Wise – The Runaway Bunny
14. Brown, Margaret Wise – Goodnight, Moon
15. Browne, Philippa-Alys – Kangaroos Have Joeys
16. Burningham, John – Mr. Gumpy’s Outing
17. Cannon Janell – Stellaluna
18. Carrick, Carol  – Patrick’s Dinosaurs
19. Carle, Eric  – The Very Hungry Caterpillar
20. Clark, Emma C. – Where are You, Blue Kangaroo?
21. Christelow, Eileen – Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
22. Cowen-Fletcher, Jane – Mama Zooms
23. Coy, John  – Strong to the Hoop
24. Crews, Donald – Freight Train
25. DePaola, Tomie – Strega Nona
26. Dr. Seuss – Green Eggs and Ham
27. Dr. Seuss – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
28. Ehlert, Lois – Planting a Rainbow
29. Falconer, Ian – Olivia
30. Feiffer, Jules – Bark, George
31. Fleming, Denise – Mama Cat has Three Kittens
32. Fox, Mem  – The Magic Hat
33. Funke, Cornelia  – The Princess Knight
34. Galdone, Paul – Three Billy Goats Gruff
35. Greene, Rhonda G. – Barnyard Song
36. Henkes, Kevin – Kitten’s First Full Moon
37. Henkes, Kevin – Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
38. Hudson, Cheryl – Hands Can
39. Hutchins, Pat – Rosie’s Walk
40. Jenkins, Steve – What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
41. Johnson, Crockett – Harold and the Purple Crayon
42. Jonas, Ann – Round Trip
43. Kanevsky, Polly – Sleepy Boy
44. Kasza Keiko – Wolf’s Chicken Stew
45. Katz, Alan – Take Me Out of the Bathtub
46. Keats, Ezra – Jack The Snowy Day
47. Keats, Ezra Jack – Whistle for Willie
48. Kraus, Robert – Leo the Late Bloomer
49. Martin, Bill – Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You  See?
50. Martin, Bill – Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom
51. Mayer, Mercer – There’s a Nightmare in My Closet
52. Mayer, Mercer – A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog
53. McBratney, Sam – Guess How Much I Love You?
54. McCloskey, Robert – Blueberries for Sal 
55. McPhail, David – Edward and the Pirates
56. McPhail, David – Pig Pig Grows Up
57. Miles, Betty – Tortoise and the Hare
58. Mockford, Caroline – Cleo’s Counting Book
59. Murphy, Jill – Five Minutes Peace 
60. Neitzel, Shirley -The Jacket I Wear in the Snow 
61. Noble, Trinka H – The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash 
62. Numeroff, Laura  – If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 
63. Opie, Iona -  My Very First Mother Goose 
64. Piper, Watty – The Little Engine That Could 
65. Polacco, Patricia – Oh, Look! 
66. Rathmann, Peggy – Good Night, Gorilla 
67. Rathmann, Peggy – Officer Buckle and Gloria
68. Ringgold, Faith – Tar Beach 
69. Rohmann, Eric – My Friend Rabbit 
70. Rosen, Michael – We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 
71. Say, Allen – Grandfather’s Journey
72. Seeger, Pete – Abiyoyo 
73. Sendak, Maurice – Where the Wild Things Are 
74. Shannon, David – Duck on a Bike 
75. Shannon, David – Good Boy, Fergus
76. Shannon, David – No, David 
77. Shaw, Charles – It Looked Like Spilt Milk
78. Shaw, Nancy – Sheep in a Jeep
79. Simmons, Jane – Come Along, Daisy 
80. Slobodkina, Esphyr – Caps for Sale 
81. Taback, Simms – There Was an Old Lady Who 
    Swallowed a Fly 
82. Taback, Simms – Joseph Had a Little Overcoat 
83. Tafuri, Nancy – Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tales 
84. Teague, Mark – Pigsty
85. Trapani, Iza – Row, Row, Row Your Boat
86. Viorst, Judith – Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,  No Good, Very Bad Day 
87. Waddell, Martin – Owl Babies
88. Walsh, Ellen – Mouse Paint
89. Wells, Rosemary – Max’s Dragon Shirt
90. Wheeler, Lisa – One Dark Night
91. Wiesner, David – Tuesday
92. Willems, Mo – Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
93. Williams, Sue - I Went Walking
94. Wilson, Karma – Bear Snores On
95. Wood, Audrey – The Napping House 
96. Woodson, Jacqueline – Coming on Home Soon
97. Yolen, Jane – How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? 
98. Yolen, Jane – Owl Moon
99. Young, Ed – Seven Blind Mice 
100. Zion, Gene – Harry the Dirty Dog