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Picture Books to Love

There are so many fantastic picture books out there to enjoy. Here's a few great reads that kids of all ages will love!

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Chicka chicka boom boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault ; illustrated by Lois Ehlert

Curious George by H. A. Rey

Farmer duck by Martin Waddell ; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

Happy birthday, moon by Frank Asch

Harold and the purple crayon by Johnson, Crockett, 1906-

Harry, the dirty dog by Gene Zion ; pictures by Margaret Bloy Graham

If you give a moose a muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff ; illustrated by Felicia Bond

Miss Nelson is missing! by Harry Allard, James Marshall

Mouse paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Strega Nona: an old tale by retold and illustrated by Tomie de Paola

The carrot seed by Ruth Krauss

The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash by Trinka Hakes Noble ; pictures by Steven Kellogg

The little mouse, the red ripe strawberry, and the big hungry bear by Don and Audrey Wood ; illustrated by Don Wood

The very busy spider by Eric Carle

The wolf's chicken stew by Keiko Kasza

Piggies by written by Don and Audrey Wood ; illustrated by Don Wood

Minerva Louise at the fair by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Alexander and the wind-up mouse by Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999

A porcupine named Fluffy by Helen Lester ; illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

Elmer by David McKee

Pajama day by Lynn Plourde ; illustrated by Thor Wickstrom

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

Mouse's first day of school by Lauren Thompson ; illustrated by Buket Erdogan

Edwina: the dinosaur who didn't know she was extinct by words and pictures by Mo Willems

Bear wants more by Karma Wilson ; illustrations by Jane Chapman

Mrs. Fickle's pickles by Lori Ries ; illustrated by Nancy Cote