Comments on: 22 favorite picture books for pre-schoolers

By: Matthew Koh

Matthew Koh — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:10:39 +0000

I love the “If you give a pig a pancake” series. I’m not that old, so I can say I grew up on “If you give a mouse a cookie” :)

I would add Graeme Base’s picture books. His illustrations are wonderful and his stories, always about animals, can be really poignant and touching. My personal favorite of his books is “The Sign of the Seahorse”. You really should check out his books!

By: cool dad

cool dad — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:13:34 +0000

Excellent – thanks for all of the book ideas. Cool Baby would thank you (if he blogged or emailed).

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:04:38 +0000

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:38:56 +0000

Also:

New Shoes for Silvia
http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780688052867/New_Shoes_for_Silvia/index.aspx

and

Juice the Pig
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Juice-the-Pig/Martine-Oborne/e/9780805051728

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:30:00 +0000

We really loved The Day the Relatives Came. Marvelous illustrations!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:10:01 +0000

A House is a House For Me

http://www.maryannhoberman.com/books/aHouseIsAHouse.html

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:39:27 +0000

I second the RC Sproul books, we love The Lightlings.

Kate DiCamillo, who wrote The Tale of Despereaux, also has a series of books about Mercy Watson the pig. The pictures are colorful and the text is big and the stories are funny. I’ve asked for several for Christmas from family for my 4yo.

Ooo, also The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka. HI-larious. I love, love, love reading it, we really get into and read the chicken super fast and use voices for all the characters. Everyone usually erupts into giggles.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:21:20 +0000

I love all of these books! You can also find great books on the booklist for the Five in a Row homeschool curriculum. (They’re available online.) Sonlight also has some good booklists on their website. (Also a homeschooling curriculum, but like Five in a Row, they use real books.)

By: Bethany

Bethany — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:04:33 +0000

We’re going on a bear hunt.
I’m not sure the author, sorry :)

By: Denita

Denita — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:50:13 +0000

I have fond memories of my grandmother reading Goodnight Moon to me after tucking me in to bed!

Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel

Harold And the Purple Crayon

Sammy And His Shepherd

R.C. Sproul’s wonderful books are great:
The Lightlings
The Priest With Dirty Clothes
The King Without a Shadow, and
The Prince’s Poison Cup

Anything by Dr. Seuss!

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:56:15 +0000

Agree with J about Caps for Sale; Owl at Home and the Frog and Toad series; Ferdinand.

By: BKirk

BKirk — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:19:31 +0000

Am glad to note the absence of “Chicka Chicka ABC” on this list.

What about “Goodnight Gorilla” –may not have much text, but is the best early example of the art of drawing inferences.

By: JMH

JMH — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:35:02 +0000

Some favorites of our 2-year-old boy:

- the I Stink! / I’m Dirty! / I’m Mighty! series (Kate & Jim McMullen)

- Ducks Don’t Wear Socks!

- Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (Dr. Suess)

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:22:27 +0000

Anything written by Richard Scarry

By: J

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:14:21 +0000

Thank you for this list – there are some books we haven’t read on it. I always love to hear about new kids’ books. Here’s what I might add:

Caps for Sale
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
The Great Fuzz Frenzy

By: Claire Koenig

Claire Koenig — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:29:30 +0000

The Olivia books.