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Classic Picture Books Classic Picture Books

What makes a book a classic?Story line?Illustrations?Language?That indefinable “something”?These wonderful read-aloud books have delighted children through the years.Some are relatively new and some are books parents will remember reading as children.Each author listed has written many books so be sure to enjoy their other titles. Books are arranged on the shelves by the author’s last name in the sections below.

JE PICTURE BOOKS

Author Title
AllardMiss Nelson is Missing
Asch Happy Birthday, Moon
BangsTen, Nine, Eight
BarrettCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
BemelmansMadeline
BriggsThe Snowman
BrownArthur series
BrownGoodnight Moon
BurtonMike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Cousins Maisy Drives the Bus
CrewsFreight Train
DayGood Dog, Carl
DePaola Bill and Pete
EhlertEating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables From A to Z
FlemingTime to Sleep
Freeman Corduroy
GuarinoIs Your Mama a Llama?
Henkes Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
HobanBread and Jam for Frances
Holabird Angelina Ballerina
Hutchins Rosie’s Walk
JohnsonHarold and the Purple Crayon
Joose Mama Do You Love Me?
JorgensenCrocodile Beat
KeatsSnowy Day
Kellogg Mysterious Tadpole
KrausWhose Mouse Are You?
LesterTacky the Penguin
LionniFrederick
London Froggy Gets Dressed
MartinBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
McCloskeyMake Way for Ducklings
McKee Elmer
MunschThomas’ Snowsuit
NeitzelJacket I Wear in the Snow
Numeroff If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Piper The Little Engine that Could
PotterThe Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit
ReyCurious George
Scott On Mother’s Lap
Sendak Where the Wild Things Are
SlobodkinaCaps for Sale
Steig Doctor De Soto
StoekeA Hat for Minerva Louise
ViorstAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
WaberThe House on East 88th Street
WaddellOwl Babies
WalshMouse Paint
Wells Max Cleans Up
WiesnerTuesday
Williams“More, More, More,” Said the Baby: Three Love Stories
WoodNapping House
YolenOwl Moon
ZolotowWilliam’s Doll

JR READERS

Lobel

Frog and Toad Are Friends
MinarikLittle Bear
SeussThe Foot Book

J FOLKTALES, RHYMES, AND POETRY

J 398.2094771 BRE

Brett The Mitten: a Ukrainian Folktale
J 398.8 HEROpie Here Comes Mother Goose
J 398.8 MOT The Real Mother Goose
J 811.008 REAPrelutsky Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young

This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library
(630) 584-9390

10/06

 
 

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