Children’s Books

Looking for a good Children’s book? Pick one from our list. Here are just a few to get you started. There are so many good books it’s hard to list them all.

  1. A Chair for My Mother, Vera B. Williams
  2. Abuela, Arthur Dorros
  3. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Judith Viorst
  4. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, Eric A. Kimmel
  5. Andy and the Lion, James Daugherty
  6. Animals should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, Judi Barrett
  7. Ben’s Trumpet, Rachel Isadora
  8. Blueberries for Sal, Robert McCloskey
  9. Bread and Jam for Frances, Russell Hoban
  10. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See, Bill Martin, Jr.
  11. Caps for Sale
  12. Tale of a Peddler
  13. Sone Monkeys and Their Monkey Business, Esphyr Slobodkina
  14. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Bill Marin, Jr. & John Archambault
  15. Corduroy, Don Freeman
  16. Curious George, H.A. Rey
  17. Dear Zoo, Rod Campbell
  18. Doctor DeSoto, William Steig
  19. Farmer Duck, Matrin Waddell
  20. Freight Train, Donald Crews
  21. George and Martha, James Marshall
  22. Go Away, Big Green Monster, Ed Emberley
  23. Good Night, Gorilla, Peggy Rathmann
  24. Goodnight Moon, Margaret W. Brown
  25. Grandfather’s Journey, Allen Say
  26. Happy Birthday, Moon, Frank Asch
  27. Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson
  28. Harry the Dirty Dog, Gene Zion
  29. Henny Penny, Horton Hatches the Egg, Dr. Seuss
  30. I know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, Laura J. Numeroff
  31. If You Were My Bunny, David McPhail
  32. In the Small, Small Pond, Denise Fleming
  33. Ira Sleeps Over, Benard Waber Ludwig
  34. Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? An Adventure in Color, Tana Hoban
  35. It Could Always be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale, Margot Zemach
  36. Jamberry, Bruce Degan
  37. John Henry, Julius Lester
  38. Julius, Angela Johnson
  39. Komodo!, Peter Sis
  40. Leo the late Bloomer, Robert Kraus
  41. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Devin Henkes
  42. Little Blue and Little yellow, Leo Lionni
  43. Little Red Riding Hood, Paul Galdone
  44. Love You Forever, Robert Munsch
  45. Lunch, Denise Fleming
  46. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Bernard Waber Ludwig
  47. Madeline, Bemelmans
  48. Maisie Goes Swimming, Lucy Cousins
  49. Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McCloskey
  50. Martha Calling, Susan Meddaugh
  51. Mike mulligan and His Steam Shovel, Virginia l. Burton
  52. Millians of Cats, Wanda Gag
  53. Miss Nelson is Missing!,Harry Allard and James Marshall
  54. More Spaghetti, I Say!, Rita Golden Gelman
  55. Morris’ Disappearing Bag, Roemary Wells
  56. Mouse Paint, Ellen S. Walsh
  57. Mr. Gumpy’s Outing, John Burningham
  58. Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present, Charloette Zolotow
  59. Mufaro’s beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, John Steptoe
  60. Mushroom in the Rain, Mirra Ginsburg
  61. Officer Buckle and Gloria, Peggy Rathman
  62. Old Black Fly, Jim Aylesworth
  63. Over in the Meadow, John Langstaff
  64. Owen, Kevin Henkes
  65. Owl Moon, Jane Yolen
  66. Papa, please get the Moon for Me, Eric Carle
  67. Perez and Martina, Pura Blepre
  68. Pierre: A Cautionary Tale
  69. Rosie’s Walk, Pat Hutchins
  70. Round Trip, Ann Jonas
  71. Rumpelstiltskin, Paul O. Zelinsky
  72. Seven Blind Mice, Ed Young
  73. Seven Brave Women, Betsy Hearne
  74. Smoky Night, Eve Bunting
  75. Snowflake Bentley, Jacqueline Briggs Martin
  76. Starry messenger: Galileo Galilei, Peter Sis
  77. Stone Soup, Marcia Brown
  78. Strega Nona, Tomie De Paola
  79. Swamp Angel, Anne Isaacs
  80. Swimmy, Lio Lionni
  81. Sylvester and the Magic pebble, William Steig
  82. Tar Beach, Faith Ringgold
  83. Ten, Nine, Eight, Molly Bang
  84. The Bossy Gallito: A Traditional Cuban Folk Tale, Lucia M. Gonzalez
  85. The Carrot Seed, Ruth Krauss
  86. The Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams
  87. The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash, Trinka H. Noble
  88. The Fortune-Tellers, Lloyd Alexander
  89. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, Paul Goble
  90. The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Iza Trapani
  91. The Judge: An Untrue Tale, Harve Zemach
  92. The Keeping Quilt, Patricia Polacco
  93. The little Dog laughed and Other Nursey Rhymes, Lucy Cousins
  94. The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper
  95. The little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, Linda Williams
  96. The Mondey and the Crocodile, Paul Gladone
  97. The Napping Hause, Audrey Wood
  98. The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg
  99. The Random House Book of Mother Goose: A Treasury of 386 Timeless Nursery Rhymes
  100. The Snowy Day, Ezra Jack Keats
  101. The Story of Babar, The Little Elephant, Jean de Brunhoff
  102. The Story of Ferdinand, Munro Leaf
  103. The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
  104. The Three Billy Goats Gruff, P.C. Asbjfrsnsen and J.E. Moe
  105. The Three Robbers, Tomi Ungerer
  106. The Ture Story of the Three Little Pigs By A. Wolf, John Scieszka
  107. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
  108. The Wheels on the Bus, Paul O. Zelinsky
  109. There’s a Nightmare in my Closet, Mercer Mayer
  110. Tikki Tikki Tembo, Arlene Mosel
  111. Two of Everything: A Chinese Folktale, Lily Toy Hong
  112. We’re Going on A Bear Hunt, Michael Rosen
  113. When I Was Young in the Mountains, Cynthia Rylant
  114. Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak
  115. Where’s Spot?, Eric Hill
  116. Whistle for Willie, Ezra Jack Keats
  117. Why mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale, Verna Aardema
  118. Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa, Gerald McDermott