100 must have children's books

1. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon our activity here
2. A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
3. A Special Kind of Love by Stephen Michael King
4. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
5. And If the Moon Could Talk by Kate Banks
6. Art and Max and Max by David Weisner our activity here
7. Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
8. Best Baby Ever by David Milgrim
9. Big Birthday by Kate Hosford
10. Big Bouffant by Kate Hosford our activity here
11. The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin our activity here
12. Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett
13. The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter
14. Bridget's Beret by Tom Lichtenheld
15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Junior our activity here
16. Bus Stop, Bus Go! by Daniel Kirk
17. Colors of Me by Brynne Barnes our activity here
18. Corduroy by John Freeman
19. Creaky Old House: A Topsy-Turvy Tale of a Real Fixer-Upper by Linda Ashman
20. Diary of a Worm by Harry Bliss  our activity here
21. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
22. Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle our activity here
23. Dream Something Big by Dianna Hutts Aston
24. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds our activity here
25. Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett our activity here
26. The Family Book by Todd Parr our activity here
27. Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor
28. Fred Stays With Me! by Nancy Coffelt
29. Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae our activity here
30. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
31. Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia C. McKissack
32. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
33. Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathman our activity here
34. The Grand Old Tree by Arthur A. Levine
35. Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
36. Half A World Away by Libby Gleeson
37. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
38. The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
39. The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz
40. Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester
41. I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont our activity here
42. I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont our activity here
43. If All the Animals Came Inside by Eric Pinder
44. I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem by Jamie Lee Curtis our activity here
45. Ish by Peter H. Reynolds our activity here
46. It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
47. John Jensen Feels Different by Henrik Hovland
48. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Williams
49. Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni our activity here
50. Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Shertle our activity here
51. The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman
52. Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier
53. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
54. Mrs. McBloom, Clean Up Your Classroom! by Kelly DiPucchio
55. Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh our activity here
56. Ms. McCaw Learns To Draw by Kaethe Zemach
57. My Mouth Is a Volcano! by Julia Cook
58. My Name Is Yoon by Ezra Jack Keats
59. The Napping House by Audrey Wood
60. Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
61. The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
62. The Night Worker by Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben
63. Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
64. Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
65. Not Norman: A Goldfish Story by Kelly Bennett and Noah Z. Jones
66. Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle by Dennis, Nethery and Larson
67. Old Turtle by Douglas Wood
68. Olivia by Ian Falconer
69. On My Way to the Bath to the Bath by Sarah Maizes
70. Otis by Loren Long
71. Otis and the Tornado by Loren Long
72. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
73. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch
74. The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend
75. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwen our activity here
76. The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg
77. Press Here by Herve' Tullet our activity here
78. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister our activity here
79. The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill
80. The Red Book by Barbara Lehman
81. Runaway Shopping Cart by Kathy Long
82. Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton
83. Say Hello by Jack and Michael Foreman
84. Skin Again by Bell Hicks our activity here
85. The Sleepy Little Alphabet: A Bedtime Story from Alphabet Town by Judy Sierra
86. Smile! by Leigh Hodgkinson
87. Spaghetti in A Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who You Are by Maria Dismondy our activity here
88. Speak to Me: (And I Will Listen between the Lines) by Karen English
89. Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoomaker our activity here
90. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
91. The Story for Little Ones: Discover the Bible in Pictures by Josee Masse our activities here
92. The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra Barracca, Sal Barracca and Mark Buehner
93. There by Marie-Louis Fitzpatrick
94. There Are No Cats in this Book by Viviane Schwarz
95. Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
96. Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis
97. Tuesday by David Weisner our activity here
98. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle our activities here and here
99. The View at the Zoo by Kathleen Long Bostrom
100. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
101. What book would you add? 
     
     

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