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Tag: simple picture books

December 3, 2025 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Simple Picture Books

Tis a gift to be simple, so that's what we're celebrating today! Enjoy these picture books for our younger readers, one and all.

November 26, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Taking Play and Whimsy Very Seriously: Meet the Smushkins and Claudia Rueda

From house hunting to simple picture books to creating large groups of characters, Claudia details the process that led to her latest series (and why it's so delightful).

December 3, 2024 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Simple Picture Books

It can be difficult to understand how truly praiseworthy simple picture books and their basic texts are, and how much good they do for the youngest of readers. Today, we celebrate those rarities.

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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Simple Picture Book Texts

December 3, 2023 by Betsy Bird

I am pleased to announce that today's list is for the simplest of picture books. Not books for kids first learning to read but that know how to put a minimal number of words on a page.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Simple Picture Book Texts

December 3, 2022 by Betsy Bird

A new category! It's easy to praise picture books with complex ideas and wordplay. Today, we honor those books that do something much more difficult: Create wonderful literature for our youngest readers through simple texts.

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