My Favorite Picture Books for Children

I love books and I wish I had the access to children’s books that my kids have today, when I was growing up. There is a treasure of children’s books out there and I am enjoying every bit of it with my boys, almost as much as they do.

My favorite picture book authors are Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein and David Wiesner. Dr. Seuss for his rhymes and whimsical characters, Shel Silverstein for his vivid imagination and humorous poems, and David Wiesner for his ability to tell a story without the use of words, he definitely proves “A picture is worth a thousand words”. You cannot go wrong with any book of theirs, even though I have only listed a couple for each of them.

Below is a compilation of my and my boys’ favorite picture books. These are gems that we love either for the imagination, message, illustrations or humor and in some cases all of it bundled together. These are ideal for 4 to 8 year olds but like I said, enjoyable for all ages!

So without further ado, in no particular order, the list:

• The Giving Tree  By Shel Silverstein
• Flotsam     By David Wiesner 
• Bartholomew and the Oobleck  By Dr. Seuss 
• Black and White   By David Macaulay 
• Officer Buckle & Gloria    By Peggy Rathmann 
• Where the Wild Things Are By Maurice Sendak 
• Corduroy   By Don Freeman 
• Diary of a Worm  By Doreen Cronin 
• The Lorax   By Dr. Seuss 
• Where the Sidewalk Ends   By Shel Silverstein 
• Tuesday   By David Wiesner 
• My Friend Rabbit  By Eric Rohmann 
• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type  By Doreen Cronin 
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit    By Beatrix Potter 
• What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?   By Steve Jenkins and Robin Page 
• The Story of Ferdinand  By Munro Leaf 
• A Hole Is to Dig  By Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak 
• Joseph Had a Little Overcoat   By Simms Taback 
• The Red Book  By Barbara Lehman 
• Butterflies in My Stomach and Other School Hazards  By Serge Bloch  

If you know of any picture book that you absolutely love and is not listed above, please do share. I’ll be adding to the list as and when I come across any new ones. 

Happy Reading!!!

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