Favorite Picture Books
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- November 2024 List of the Month: Favorite Picture Books
- Description
- November is National Picture Book Month, and in honor of the occasion, our List of the Month this time around is dedicated to our Favorite Picture Books. Each participant may vote on ten titles (and add other, non-weighted titles). Please feel free to add notes, explaining your choices. Please only downvote titles which don't fit the theme of the list.
1
by Jon Stone
5,575 members
108 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 106.09
Added 2024-11-07, 12:19 PM
- 30 Members
- Aquila, bookwoman84, poolays, hipdeep, Caramellunacy, kcasada, Bookmarque, paradoxosalpha, EerierIdyllMeme, lahochstetler, jeanh12, mzonderm, prosfilaes, manque, raidergirl3, terran, navelos, perennialreader, Jen-the-Librarian, lowelibrary, treegardner, beehappy, LoriBelle7, BarbaraSenn, hms2017clarinet, KJKuningas, hungrycaterpillar, kimsmugaotto, jtcmk19, magruderjc
- Explanations
- manque: Breaks the fourth wall to make the reader part of the story in a way that's guaranteed to engage any young child. My kids never watched Sesame Street, but loved this book all the same.LoriBelle7: I remember my kids giggling and turning the pages anyway. Such a fun book.kimsmugaotto: This is one I never really read to my kids, they never watch sesame street. But as a kid, I loved paging though this book, reading it to my little siblings. Talk about breaking the fourth wall! It's like Grover is really pleading with you. And the visuals of him mutilating the book added to the experience. Just brilliant!
2
27,660 members
1,481 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 89.71
Added 2024-11-07, 12:59 PM
- 27 Members
- tardis, poolays, anglemark, lulaa, paradoxosalpha, mzonderm, manque, shearon, wester, lizzy50usa, sallylou61, MaryKay1822, SylviaC, al.vick, Verkruissen, Jen-the-Librarian, Hope_H, treegardner, SandyAMcPherson, elorin, OurLittleLibrary, BaliHai, skid0612, Ken.Jones, KJKuningas, hungrycaterpillar, Kimthomp
- Explanations
- manque: Any list of favorite picture books must begin here.SandyAMcPherson: Perfect for kids who feel out of place, and need a positive character with which to identify.Ken.Jones: A story for boys who nail things to walls (like dogs and little sisters) and the mothers who love them anyway, usually against their better judgement.
3
- 23 Members
- cgalvin, TeresaInTexas, lulaa, lahochstetler, shearon, dhm, sallylou61, MaryKay1822, perennialreader, themulhern, al.vick, Jen-the-Librarian, SF_fan_mae, beehappy, LoriBelle7, Ravenwindsong, hms2017clarinet, Ken.Jones, erinrob, EaglesTraceLibrary, hungrycaterpillar, whito777, jtcmk19
- Explanations
- Ken.Jones: The perfect escape to Paris or London and the perfect provacateuse.
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by Eric Carle
24,212 members
1,075 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 64.9
Added 2024-11-07, 02:50 PM
- 21 Members
- Aquila, Ennas, mzonderm, manque, kleo, shearon, wester, dewasus1, kleh, souloftherose, Jen-the-Librarian, Hope_H, treegardner, GiGi2000, elorin, Tosta, sarahj202, EaglesTraceLibrary, hungrycaterpillar, melsconverse, jtcmk19
- Explanations
- manque: Food. Bugs. Bugs and food. Kids love this.
5
by Munro Leaf
9,811 members
174 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 62.88
Added 2024-11-07, 12:19 PM
- 21 Members
- bookwoman84, ablachly, poolays, dhm, amanda4242, sturlington, navelos, RBeffa, Marissa_Doyle, AbigailAdams26, lowelibrary, treegardner, SF_fan_mae, LoriBelle7, OurLittleLibrary, sarahkhl, KJKuningas, Stellanna, whito777, Kimthomp, jtcmk19
- Explanations
- AbigailAdams26: This story about a bull who would rather sit still and smell the flowers is one of my all-time childhood favorites, read again and again!
6
- 19 Members
- timspalding, lundblad, ablachly, hipdeep, Micheller7, shearon, nobooksnolife, MaryKay1822, olegalCA, Hope_H, treegardner, Ravenwindsong, teesamai, Tosta, SealedArchive, EaglesTraceLibrary, Kalira, hungrycaterpillar, whito777
- Explanations
- Ravenwindsong: I remember reading this or having it read to us in 2nd grade. We then colored these paper Corduroy bears and sewed with yarn the two sides together and stuffed it with filling.
7
11,446 members
190 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 52.14
Added 2024-11-08, 08:16 AM
- 17 Members
- TeresaInTexas, lulaa, lahochstetler, mzonderm, dhm, sallylou61, navelos, BonnieJune54, vwinsloe, al.vick, tealadytoo, sarahj202, hms2017clarinet, KJKuningas, EaglesTraceLibrary, whito777, melsconverse
8
20,055 members
710 reviews
4.2
Score 45.99
Added 2024-11-07, 01:15 PM
- 15 Members
- tardis, lundblad, lahochstetler, prosfilaes, raidergirl3, shearon, terran, sallylou61, MaryKay1822, SylviaC, Hope_H, SandyAMcPherson, AlexanderPatico, EaglesTraceLibrary, hungrycaterpillar
- Explanations
- tardis: I know this book is a bit of a cliché, but I read it so many times to my kids (it felt like every night for several years) that I'm fond of itSandyAMcPherson: We like this despite it's slightly dated feel. It's reassuring and calming. Not saccharine and an excellent settle down to sleep feeling.
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- 16 Members
- tardis, aprille, ablachly, poolays, hipdeep, cgalvin, mzonderm, sallylou61, Hope_H, beehappy, OurLittleLibrary, BaliHai, KJKuningas, EaglesTraceLibrary, hungrycaterpillar, FayeCrichton
10
8,310 members
218 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 43.72
Added 2024-11-07, 01:06 PM
- 15 Members
- shearon, dhm, nobooksnolife, EMS_24, Jen-the-Librarian, beehappy, msjudy, tealadytoo, elorin, BarbaraSenn, GrimFiend1977, Ken.Jones, KJKuningas, FayeCrichton, jtcmk19
- Explanations
11
3,238 members
41 reviews
3.8
Score 37.72
Added 2024-11-07, 11:27 PM
- 13 Members
- anglemark, TeresaInTexas, lulaa, lahochstetler, dhm, sallylou61, BonnieJune54, themulhern, gypsysmom, beehappy, GrimFiend1977, AlexanderPatico, jtcmk19
12
by Dr. Seuss
9,787 members
170 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 35.27
Added 2024-11-07, 02:54 PM
- 13 Members
- timspalding, lulaa, book58lover, vwinsloe, Jen-the-Librarian, Hope_H, lowelibrary, treegardner, SF_fan_mae, LoriBelle7, BarbaraSenn, BaliHai, Kimthomp
13
10,595 members
176 reviews
4.1
Score 32.93
Added 2024-11-08, 03:41 PM
- 12 Members
- aprille, poolays, dara85, mzonderm, Micheller7, BonnieJune54, LaNS, msjudy, elorin, Ken.Jones, KJKuningas, magruderjc
- Explanations
- Ken.Jones: An old, old story, with perfectly executed illustrations.
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5,791 members
184 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 32.76
Added 2024-11-07, 03:21 PM
- 12 Members
- tardis, poolays, EerierIdyllMeme, raidergirl3, saskia17, Cecrow, SylviaC, SandyAMcPherson, OurLittleLibrary, BarbaraSenn, ngoomie, whito777
- Explanations
- saskia17: One of the best read-aloud authors ever.SandyAMcPherson: Our family adores the non-traditional role for girls as the heroine
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3,826 members
62 reviews
4.2
Score 31.29
Added 2024-11-07, 12:21 PM
- 10 Members
- tardis, Herenya, dara85, MaryKay1822, SylviaC, navelos, perennialreader, souloftherose, gypsysmom, mabeling
- Explanations
- tardis: I once invented a Peach-Pear-Plum jam based on the title :)
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- 10 Members
- tardis, lulaa, knerd.knitter, lizzy50usa, sallylou61, BonnieJune54, Hope_H, treegardner, Ravenwindsong, Lauren-at-LT
- Explanations
- tardis: My boys loved this one, and it's one of the few that I've held on to.knerd.knitter: It's weird, but I'll always love it.Ravenwindsong: I kind of have to like this book. I grew up in the town where Wanda Gag lived. The story isn't as good to be me now that I'm older, but I love the illustrations.
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- 11 Members
- lulaa, dhm, BonnieJune54, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, Hope_H, treegardner, SandyAMcPherson, Tosta, sarahj202, FayeCrichton
18
13,114 members
185 reviews
4.1
Score 27.12
Added 2024-11-07, 03:00 PM
- 9 Members
- Aquila, Caramellunacy, TeresaInTexas, dhm, themulhern, AlexanderPatico, EaglesTraceLibrary, FayeCrichton, Kimthomp
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by Arnold Lobel
11,263 members
276 reviews
4.2
Score 26.25
Added 2024-11-08, 11:28 PM
- 10 Members
- aprille, Bookmarque, paradoxosalpha, navelos, olegalCA, treegardner, teesamai, Ken.Jones, Kimthomp, magruderjc
- Explanations
- Bookmarque: Silly adventures, cookies and warm friendship. My husband and I even started watching the animated series on Apple TV just for fun.Ken.Jones: Arnold Lobel perfectly illustrates (both senses) the joy and intimacy of friendship through common experience and an adventurous spirit. I dedicate this message to my old friend, Gregg William Bryden.
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by Watty Piper
11,853 members
201 reviews
4.1
Score 24.94
Added 2024-11-08, 04:49 PM
- 9 Members
- karenb, sallylou61, Cecrow, gypsysmom, sarahkhl, Tosta, AlexanderPatico, sarahj202, KJKuningas
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by Dr. Seuss
16,860 members
312 reviews
4.1
Score 24.91
Added 2024-11-08, 11:59 PM
- 9 Members
- TeresaInTexas, vwinsloe, Marissa_Doyle, treegardner, tealadytoo, Charon07, PhilipAngelaMoore, hungrycaterpillar, Kimthomp
- Explanations
- Charon07: “Look what we found in the park in the dark…Will our mother like it? We don’t know.” So deliciously creepy and subversive for me as a tot just learning to read!
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- 9 Members
- TeresaInTexas, dhm, sallylou61, BonnieJune54, GiGi2000, elorin, Ravenwindsong, Ken.Jones, jtcmk19
- Explanations
- Ken.Jones: Mom: "Curious George, what are you doing?" Me: "My name's not George!" Repeat.
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- 8 Members
- poolays, eclbates, olegalCA, SandyAMcPherson, OurLittleLibrary, BaliHai, mabeling, EaglesTraceLibrary
25
14,848 members
223 reviews
4.2
Score 22.86
Added 2024-11-07, 12:20 PM
- 9 Members
- ablachly, shearon, sallylou61, nobooksnolife, lowelibrary, SF_fan_mae, SandyAMcPherson, Ravenwindsong, EaglesTraceLibrary
- Explanations
- SandyAMcPherson: Whimsical, invoking plausible nursery magic for young readers.
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- 7 Members
- Caramellunacy, Literate.Ninja, Jen-the-Librarian, EGBERTINA, sarahkhl, nd4s, fursealelise
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- 7 Members
- lundblad, nobooksnolife, MaryKay1822, Ravenwindsong, sarahkhl, SealedArchive, KJKuningas
- Explanations
- Ravenwindsong: Love her all books. Her illustrations and stories are great. She was my Principals favorite author, so she would get everyone of her books. We'd all crowd around the desk looking for the Hedgehog hiding on every page.
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by Edward Gorey
2,625 members
61 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 19.63
Added 2024-11-07, 01:18 PM
- 6 Members
- Bookmarque, amanda4242, elenchus, sturlington, Michael.Rimmer, Charon07
31
11,545 members
510 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 19.25
Added 2024-11-08, 07:28 PM
- 6 Members
- terran, armc, Hope_H, hms2017clarinet, rubi.vallee, kimsmugaotto
- Explanations
- kimsmugaotto: Introduce your children to the upsides of unionized labor. I love the typed notes and the farmers expression and duck, duck is the best. (I'd have added Duck for President, but I'm avoiding all election related thoughts at present)
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15,773 members
744 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 18.71
Added 2024-11-07, 02:56 PM
- 7 Members
- timspalding, lundblad, Tosta, sarahj202, erinrob, hungrycaterpillar, whito777
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by Audrey Wood
6,270 members
102 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 18.11
Added 2024-11-07, 03:36 PM
- 7 Members
- poolays, 2wonderY, Hope_H, OurLittleLibrary, sarahkhl, hms2017clarinet, FayeCrichton
- Explanations
- 2wonderY: Possibly my favorite read aloud book of all times. I always give this one for baby showers.
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- 6 Members
- gmathis, lizzy50usa, armc, BarbaraSenn, Tosta, kimsmugaotto
- Explanations
- gmathis: A hilarious illustrations-only story. Words would just mess it up.kimsmugaotto: Through their illustrations, picture books can tell some truly weird nonsense stories with practically no words and have them make sense (or their own kind of sense.) Tuesday is one of those books. For some reason one night the frogs fly around town and into people's houses on their lily pads. That's what its about, and it's great!
36
8,644 members
150 reviews
4.2
Score 17.09
Added 2024-11-08, 04:05 PM
- 7 Members
- dara85, dhm, Marissa_Doyle, OurLittleLibrary, sarahkhl, Ken.Jones, erinrob
37
19,899 members
1,039 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 16.99
Added 2024-11-07, 12:12 PM
- 7 Members
- andystardust, knerd.knitter, shearon, Verkruissen, elorin, Tosta, sarahj202,poolays
38
5,916 members
137 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 16.69
Added 2024-11-08, 03:50 PM
- 6 Members
- TeresaInTexas, mzonderm, wester, navelos, whito777, melsconverse
39
2,177 members
24 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 15.81
Added 2024-11-07, 02:50 PM
- 5 Members
- timspalding, kcasada, jeanh12, Cecrow, BonnieJune54
41
2,940 members
118 reviews
3.9
Score 14.88
Added 2024-11-07, 12:20 PM
- 5 Members
- ablachly, poolays, shearon, sturlington, AlexanderPatico
46
5,897 members
249 reviews
4.2
Score 13.42
Added 2024-11-08, 03:14 PM
- 4 Members
- terran, dewasus1, navelos, melsconverse
47
4,002 members
75 reviews
4.2
Score 13.4
Added 2024-11-08, 11:17 PM
- 5 Members
- aprille, TeresaInTexas, rarm, olegalCA, LoriBelle7
48
2,111 members
29 reviews
4.2
Score 13.02
Added 2024-11-08, 03:18 PM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, dewasus1, SylviaC, SandyAMcPherson, magruderjc
49
1,941 members
55 reviews
3.9
Score 12.89
Added 2024-11-08, 03:42 PM
- 5 Members
- Micheller7, dhm, BonnieJune54, lowelibrary, sarahj202
51
5,231 members
66 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 12.39
Added 2024-11-07, 12:25 PM
- 4 Members
- dara85, perennialreader, passion4reading, fursealelise
52
1,162 members
10 reviews
4.1
Score 12.23
Added 2024-11-08, 09:36 PM
- 4 Members
- lizzy50usa, tealadytoo, Charon07, jtcmk19
- Explanations
- Charon07: The glorious colors created by the kittens!
54
1,681 members
79 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 11.69
Added 2024-11-08, 02:54 PM
- 4 Members
- bookwoman84, saskia17, elenchus, sturlington
- Explanations
- saskia17: These are some of my favorite inspirations to imagine a backstory.
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by Judi Barrett
10,544 members
330 reviews
4.2
Score 11.5
Added 2024-11-08, 03:14 PM
- 4 Members
- bookwoman84, rarm, dewasus1, Tosta
57
by Terry Jones
1,893 members
25 reviews
4
Score 10.82
Added 2024-11-07, 02:59 PM
- 4 Members
- paradoxosalpha, eclbates, Marissa_Doyle, elorin
58
15,297 members
657 reviews
4.2
Score 10.75
Added 2024-11-10, 09:06 AM
- 4 Members
- bookwoman84, Bookmarque, lahochstetler, wester
59
6,594 members
146 reviews
4.2
Score 10.42
Added 2024-11-09, 11:44 PM
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by Robert Barry
1,316 members
18 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 9.87
Added 2024-11-07, 03:37 PM
- 3 Members
- merrystar, Literate.Ninja, Jen-the-Librarian
62
by Edward Gorey
695 members
13 reviews
4.1
Score 9.56
Added 2024-11-07, 01:19 PM
- 4 Members
- amanda4242, sturlington, Michael.Rimmer, Charon07,kcasada ,GrimFiend1977
- Explanations
- amanda4242: The list description says only downvote titles which don't fit the theme of the list. Despite the title, this picture book contains no salacious images or text. Anything lascivious is a product of the reader's own mind.Charon07: I don’t think the down-voters can have read this delightful book!
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by Jon Klassen
364 members
16 reviews
4.2
Score 9.5
Added 2024-11-08, 02:03 PM
- 3 Members
- cgalvin, GrimFiend1977, mabeling
64
- 4 Members
- Bookmarque, TeresaInTexas, navelos, sarahj202
- Explanations
- Bookmarque: Reading a Little Bear book is like having your favorite blanket keeping you warm.
65
- 3 Members
- SF_fan_mae, BarbaraSenn, kimsmugaotto
- Explanations
- kimsmugaotto: I love so many of the Dr. Suess books, but this one is my favorite. This book captures both the best and worst of humans, it has stakes that go way beyond most children books. "A person's a person no matter how small" chokes me up and brings me such joy.
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1,335 members
21 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 9.13
Added 2024-11-07, 12:28 PM
- 3 Members
- MaryKay1822, perennialreader, whito777
67
- 3 Members
- Ennas, passion4reading, kimsmugaotto
- Explanations
- kimsmugaotto: I love the way Gruffalo roles off the tongue as you read this book aloud, and all the wonderful rhyming---the paragraphs practically sing. The story itself is wonderfully clever, with the high point in middle when the trickster mouse runs into the gruffalo. And he tricks the monster as well, highly satisfying.
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1,065 members
21 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 8.59
Added 2024-11-08, 08:23 AM
- 3 Members
- Whisper1, themulhern, al.vick
70
3,117 members
19 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 8.5
Added 2024-11-07, 01:19 PM
- 3 Members
- amanda4242, RBeffa, Ravenwindsong
71
by Lynley Dodd
1,463 members
17 reviews
4.2
Score 8.48
Added 2024-11-07, 02:52 PM
- 3 Members
- Aquila, SylviaC, FayeCrichton
72
by Mo Willems
6,113 members
367 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 8.17
Added 2024-11-10, 12:35 PM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, LoriBelle7, SandyAMcPherson
- Explanations
- LoriBelle7: Such a funny story with great illustrations.
74
by Jon Scieszka
12,323 members
712 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.81
Added 2024-11-10, 12:13 PM
- 3 Members
- LaNS, olegalCA, hms2017clarinet
75
289 members
10 reviews
4
Score 7.36
Added 2024-11-08, 11:37 AM
- 2 Members
- eclbates, Marissa_Doyle
- Explanations
- Marissa_Doyle: I love this book. Gorgeously absurd--what else could a picture book about Hieronymous Bosch be?
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77
12,282 members
174 reviews
4.2
Score 7.09
Added 2024-11-07, 12:15 PM
- 3 Members
- knerd.knitter, LoriBelle7, sarahj202
78
by Dr. Seuss
6,229 members
49 reviews
4.1
Score 7.04
Added 2024-11-07, 01:03 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, BarbaraSenn
79
81
by Mervyn Peake
111 members
5 reviews
4.1
Score 7.04
Added 2024-11-13, 04:10 AM
- 2 Members
- manque, Michael.Rimmer
- Explanations
- manque: An absolute gem, unique in artistic style and story, simple yet wildly deep, sure to capture the imagination of both young and old alike.
82
7,439 members
78 reviews
4.2
Score 6.94
Added 2024-11-11, 09:41 AM
- 3 Members
- SF_fan_mae, sarahkhl, Ken.Jones
- Explanations
- SF_fan_mae: Loved this when I was little, Mary Anne's name was spelled just like mine.Ken.Jones: This was the book I clamored and clattered and chattered to have read because boys love power tools. It was a simpler time. I married a woman who likes power tools, too. So there. It's also a story about the end of an era...and community redevelopment.
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86
- 2 Members
- TeresaInTexas, saskia17
- Explanations
- saskia17: This was my favorite alphabet book. I wanted this doll and all her accessories so badly!
88
5,555 members
60 reviews
4.1
Score 6.39
Added 2024-11-07, 01:27 PM
- 3 Members
- RBeffa, SF_fan_mae, GrimFiend1977,poolays
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by Jan Brett
389 members
8 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 5.71
Added 2024-11-07, 12:17 PM
- 2 Members
- MaryKay1822, perennialreader
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