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Top 100 Picture Books #18: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead
|#18 A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead (2010) 71 points Too soon to appear? I think not. Amos and his friends feel as if they have been with us forever, as they will be. Also because the penguin’s red socks are just so irresistible. – DaNae Leu […]
#19 The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1902) 69 points Potter never wrote down to children. The size is perfect for little ones to hold and pour over the detailed illustrations. – Natalie Forever classic. – Rose Marie Moore Introducing the oldest book to appear on the Top 100 picture book list. I’m […]
#20 Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean (2010) 68 points Once the song is downloaded and played, it will never leave your head! Catchy in a good way. Also, it teaches an important lesson to “not sweat the small stuff.” Great for kids and adults alike. […]
#21 Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag (1928) 66 points The phrase “hundreds and thousands and millions and billions and trillions of cats” still rings in my head from hundred and thousands (but not quite billions and trillions) of readings. – Ellen L. Ramsay More nostalgia. This one, I remember reading to myself when I […]
#22 Corduroy by Donald Freeman (1976) 64 points A classic that never grows old. – Jennifer Wharton The kids want a puppy this summer. Selected name is Corduroy. Enough said. – Angela Gillette I have a theory regarding this bear. Why do we all find him so cute? One word: Overalls. Overalls are adorable, and […]
#23 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert (1989) 61 points If you watch the video, you’ll never get the tune out of your head when you read the book aloud. I’m still not sure if that is a good or bad thing. – Pam Coughlan Because […]
#24 Tuesday by David Wiesner (1991) 61 points This nearly wordless book has a pretty outrageous story of flying frogs. I like to say that you’d have to see it to believe it. The pictures are fun and funny. – Gina Detate The first wordless picture book I ever discovered and fell in love with. […]
#25 Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (2004) 59 points Now here is an interesting change! The last time this particular Henkes title made the list I remember writing something along the lines of “The man has consistently produced good book after good book, but the problem is that people don’t always agree on […]
#26 We Are in a Book by Mo Willems (2010) 59 points Great to read aloud. This book has a lot of emotions- humor, sadness (especially when we near the end), etc. Brings the characters to life- and teaches about the “metaphysical” on a grade school level. – Gina Detate After getting to know and […]
Top 100 Picture Books #27: Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban
|#27 Bread and James for Frances by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban (1964) 57 points My mom and I laughed so hard when we read this to my little sister. One of my favorite childhood memories. – Martha Sherod I loved all the Frances books and can only choose this as favorite by a […]