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100 Picture Books Everyone Should Read

Reading to children before they reach school age is critical to their success as future readers. Knowing this, the Plymouth Canton Community Schools has teamed with both the Canton Public Library and the Plymouth District Library to generate a list of "100 Picture Books Everyone Should Read" to get you started.

AuthorTitle
Aardema, VernaWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Andreae, GilesK is for Kissing a Cool Kangaroo
Bang, MollyTen, Nine, Eight
Barrett, JudiAnimals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
Barton, ByronThe Three Bears
Barton, ByronThe Little Red Hen
Base, GraemeAnimalia
Bemelmans, LudwigMadeline
Boynton, SandraMoo, Baa, La-La-La
Brett, JanThe Mitten
Briggs, RaymondThe Snowman
Brown, Margaret WiseThe Runaway Bunny
Brown, Margaret WiseGoodnight Moon
Burningham, JohnMr Gumpy's Outing
Carle, EricThe Very Hungry Caterpillar
Christelow, EllenFive Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Crews, DonaldFreight Train
DePaola, TomieStrega Nona
Dr. SeussOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Dunrea, OlivierPeedie
Egielski, RichardBuz
Ehlert, LoisPlanting a Rainbow
Emberley, EdGo Away, Big Green Monster
Falconer, IanOlivia
Feiffer, JulesBark, George
Flack, MarjorieAsk Mr. Bear
Fleming, DeniseMama Cat Has Three Kittens
Fox, MemThe Magic Hat
Freeman, DonCorduroy
Galdone, PaulThree Billy Goats Gruff
Greene, Rhonda G.Barnyard Song
Henkes, KevinKitten's First Full Moon
Henkes, KevinOwen
Hest, AmyKiss Good Night
Hoban, TanaShapes and Things
Hudson, CherylHands Can
Hutchins, PatRosie's Walk
Jenkins, SteveWhat Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
Johnson, CrocketteHarold and the Purple Crayon
Jonas, AnnRound Trip
Kasza, KeikoWolf's Chicken Stew
Katz, AlanTake Me Out of the Bathtub
Keats, Ezra JackThe Snowy Day
Keats, Ezra JackWhistle for Willie
Kraus, RobertLeo the Late Bloomer
Krauss, RuthThe Carrot Seed
Leaf, MunroThe Story of Ferdinand
Lester, HelenTacky the Penguin
Lionni, LeoSwimmy
Martin Jr., BillBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Martin Jr., BillChicka-Chicka Boom Boom
Mayer, MercerThere's a Nightmare in My Closet
Mayer, MercerA Boy, a Dog, and a Frog
McBratney, SamGuess How Much I Love You?
McCloskey, RobertBlueberries for Sal
McPhail, DavidPigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
Morris, AnnShoes, Shoes, Shoes
Murphy, JillFive Minutes Peace
Neitzel, ShirleyThe Jacket I Wear in the Snow
Noble, Trinka H.The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Numeroff, LauraIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Opie, IonaMy Very First Mother Goose
Piper, WattyThe Little Engine That Could
Polacco, PatriciaOh, Look!
Rathmann, PeggyGood Night, Gorilla
Rathmann, PeggyThe Day the Babies Crawled Away
Rohmann, EricMy Friend Rabbit
Rosen, MichaelWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
Seeger, PeteAbiyoyo
Sendak, MauriceWhere the Wild Things Are
Shannon, DavidDuck on a Bike
Shannon, DavidAlice the Fairy
Shannon, DavidNo, David
Shaw, CharlesIt Looked Like Spilt Milk
Shaw, NancySheep in a Jeep
Simmons, JaneCome Along, Daisy
Slobodkina, EsphyrCaps for Sale
Stevens, JanetTortoise and the Hare
Taback, SimmsThere Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Taback, SimmsJoseph Had a Little Overcoat
Tafuri, NancySpots, Feathers, and Curly Tales
Teague, MarkPigsty
Trapani, IzaItsy Bitsy Spider
VanAllsburg, ChrisThe Z Was Zapped
Viorst, JudithAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Waddell, MartinOwl Babies
Walsh, EllenMouse Paint
Weeks, SarahIf I Were a Lion
Wells, RosemaryNoisy Nora
Wheeler, LisaOne Dark Night
Wiesner, DavidTuesday
Willems, MoKnuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
Williams, SueI Went Walking
Wilson, KarmaA Frog in the Bog
Wilson, KarmaBear Snores On
Wood, AudreyKing Bidgood's in the Bathtub
Wood, AudreyThe Napping House
Yolen, JaneHow Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
Young, EdSeven Blind Mice
Zion, GeneHarry the Dirty Dog