Favorite Books of Children's Librarians


BOARD BOOKS|PICTURE BOOKS| EASY READERS| FICTION (grades 2-4)|
FICTION (grades 4-6)| NON-FICTION| FAIRY OR FOLK TALE, IN PICTURE BOOK FORMAT


BOARD BOOKS


All Fall Down by Helen Oxenbury
A group of multiethnic infants sings, runs, jumps and finally falls down.

Baby Einstein : Baby MacDonald On The Farm by Julie Aigner-Clark, illustrations by Nadeem Zaidi
A touch and feel book full of farm animals.

Baby Faces by Margaret Miller
Presents color photographs of various facial expressions.

Black on White by Tana Hoban
Black illustrations against a white background provide high contrast images for baby's eyes.

Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
A silly turkey helps introduce the basic colors and familiar items of clothing.

The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Crockett Johnson
Despite everyone's negative predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants.

Clap Hands by Helen Oxenbury
Little babies at play.

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
A lift-the-flap book in which the zoo keeps sending animals as possible pets.

Humpty Dumpty And Other Rhymes by Iona Opie, illustrated by Rosemary Wells
Mother Goose rhymes with cozy illustrations.

Max (series) by Rosemary Wells
A series of board books about Max and his older sister Ruby.

Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
Humorously drawn animals and the sounds they make.

One White Sail: A Caribbean Counting Book by S.T. Garne, illustrated by Lisa Etre
A counting book in rhyme describing the picturesque sights found on an island beach.

The Owl And The Pussycat by Edward Lear, illustrated by Jan Brett
After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Patrick Benson
Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.

Pat The Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
Gives children opportunities to touch a rabbit, smell flowers, look in a mirror, and participate in other activities enjoyed by Paul and Judy.

Peekaboo! by Mathew Price and Jean Claverie
Pop-up illustrations add a new twist to the classic game of peekaboo.

A Picnic With Monet by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober
Provides a simple introduction to the work of French artist Claude Monet, featuring his Impressionist paintings of city and country scenes.

Read To Your Bunny by Rosemary Wells
Brief rhyming text and colorful illustrations tell what happens when parents and children share twenty minutes a day reading.

Say Goodnight by Helen Oxenbury
A group of multiethnic infants has a busy day together and finally settles down to sleep.

Sometimes I Like To Curl Up In A Ball by Vicki Churchill, illustrated by Charles Fuge
Wombat likes to have fun! He does lots of neat things, but he has something he likes to do best of all.

Tickle, Tickle by Helen Oxenbury
A group of multiethnic infants enjoys their time together, playing in the mud, being groomed and having a good tickle.

Time For Naps by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata
A child tucks in stuffed animals for a nap.

Where Is Baby's Belly Button?: A Lift-The-Flap Book by Karen Katz
Multiethnic babies play peek-a-boo.



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