100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know

ABUELA by Arthur Dorros. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. Dutton. juv P D717ab

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY by Judith Viorst. Illustrated by Ray Cruz. Atheneum. juv P V798al

ANANSI AND THE MOSS-COVERED ROCK by Eric A. Kimmel. Illustrated by Janet Stevens. Holiday House. juv 398 K496an

ANDY AND THE LION by James Daugherty. Viking. juv P D238an (3)  juv P D238an (4) 

BEN'S TRUMPET by Rachel Isadora. Greenwillow. juv P I773be

BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL by Robert McCloskey. Viking. juv P M1275bl  juv P M1275bl (2) juv P M1275bl (4) 

BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban. HarperCollins. juv P H681br  juv P H681br (2) 

BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? by Bill Martin Jr. Illustrated by Eric Carle. Holt. juv P M3787br

CAPS FOR SALE; A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS by Esphyr Slobodkina. HarperCollins. juv 398 S6343cap

A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER by Vera B. Williams. Greenwillow. juv P W728ch

CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Simon & Schuster. juv P M3787ch

CORDUROY by Don Freeman. Viking. juv P F855cp

CURIOUS GEORGE by H. A. Rey. Houghton. juv P R456cu 

THE DAY JIMMY'S BOA ATE THE WASH by Trinka H. Noble. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Dial. juv P N751day 

DOCTOR DE SOTO by William Steig. Farrar. juv P S818do

FARMER DUCK by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbery. Candlewick Press. juv P W1163 far

FREIGHT TRAIN by Donald Crews. Greenwillow. juv P C927fr

GEORGE AND MARTHA by James Marshall. Houghton. juv P M3684ge

GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER! by Ed Emberley. Little, Brown. juv P E532go

GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA by Peggy Rathmann. Putnam. juv P R234go

GOODNIGHT MOON by Margaret W. Brown. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. HarperCollins.

juv P B8792g juv P B8792g (2)

GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY by Allen Say. Houghton. juv P S2725gr juv P S2725gr (2)

HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON by Crockett Johnson. HarperCollins. juv P L532har

HARRY THE DIRTY DOG by Gene Zion. Illustrated by Margaret Graham. HarperCollins. juv P Z79har

HENNY PENNY illustrated by Paul Galdone. Clarion. juv 398 C5332he

HORTON HATCHES THE EGG by Dr. Seuss. Random House. juv P S4968hm (3)

I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY illustrated by Glen Rounds. Holiday House. juv P L77867i

IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura J. Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond. HarperCollins. juv P N971if

IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE? AN ADVENTURE IN COLOR by Tana Hoban. Greenwillow. juv P H6813is

JOHN HENRY by Julius Lester. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Dial. juv 398 L6417jo

THE JUDGE: AN UNTRUE TALE by Harve Zemach. Illustrated by Margot Zemach. Viking.

juv 811 Z54ju

JULIUS by Angela Johnson. Illustrated by Dav Pilkey. Orchard. juv P J658ju

KOMODO! by Peter Sís. Greenwillow. juv P S622ko

LEO THE LATE BLOOMER by Robert Kraus. Illustrated by Jose Aruego. HarperCollins. juv P K89le

LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW by Leo Lionni. Astor-Honor. juv P L736 l

LUNCH by Denise Fleming. Holt. juv P F5967 lu

MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans. Viking. juv P B455mad  juv P B455mad (2) juv P B455mad (4)  juv P B455mad (6) 

MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS by Robert McCloskey. Viking.juv P M1275mak  juv P M1275mak (4)  juv P M1275mak (5)  juv P M1275mak (8) 

MARTHA CALLING by Susan Meddaugh. Houghton. juv P M4879 mam

MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL by Virginia L. Burton. Houghton.juv P B974m 

juv P B974m (2)

MILLIONS OF CATS by Wanda Gág. Putnam. juv P G132mi (6) juv P G132mi (7) juv P G132mi (8)

MR. GUMPY'S OUTING by John Burningham. Holt. juv P B966mi

THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone. Clarion. juv 398 G149mo

MORRIS' DISAPPEARING BAG by Rosemary Wells. Dial. juv P W4554mo

MOUSE PAINT by Ellen S. Walsh. Harcourt. juv P W224mo

MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by John Steptoe. Lothrop. juv 398 S8377mu

MUSHROOM IN THE RAIN adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev by Mirra Ginsburg. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Simon & Schuster. juv P G4924mu

THE NAPPING HOUSE by Audrey Wood. Illustrated by Don Wood. Harcourt. juv P W874nap

OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA by Peggy Rathmann. Putnam. juv P R234of  juv P R234of (2)

OLD BLACK FLY by Jim Aylesworth. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Holt. juv P A9775ol

OVER IN THE MEADOW by John Langstaff. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. Harcourt.

juv P L285ov

OWEN by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow.juv P H5125ow

PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME by Eric Carle. Simon & Schuster. juv P C2784 pap 

PEREZ AND MARTINA by Pura Belpré. Illustrated by Carlos Sanchez. Viking. juv 460 B452pe  juv 398 B452p

PIERRE: A CAUTIONARY TALE by Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins juv P S474nu v.1-4 

THE POLAR EXPRESS by Chris Van Allsburg. Houghton juv P V217po  juv P V217po (2)

ROSIE'S WALK by Pat Hutchins. Simon & Schuster. juv P H9739ro

ROUND TRIP by Ann Jonas. Greenwillow. juv P J754ro

RUMPELSTILTSKIN retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton. juv 398 Z53ru 

SEVEN BLIND MICE by Ed Young. Putnam. juv P Y695se

THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keats. Viking. juv P K25s  juv P K25s (2)  juv P K25s (3)  juv P K25s (4) 

THE STORY OF BABAR, THE LITTLE ELEPHANT by Jean de Brunhoff. Random.juv P B895s (2)

THE STORY OF FERDINAND by Munro Leaf. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Viking.juv P L434f (3)

SWAMP ANGEL by Anne Isaacs. Ilustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton. juv P I74sw

SWIMMY by Leo Lionni. Knopf. juv P L763sw

SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE by William Steig. Simon & Schuster. juv P S818sy  juv P S818sy (2) juv P S818sy (3) juv P S818sy (4) 

THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT by Beatrix Potter. Warne.juv P P866to juv P P866to (3)

TEN, NINE, EIGHT by Molly Bang. Greenwillow. juv P B217te 

THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and J.E. Moe. Illustrated by Marcia Brown. Harcourt. juv 398 A799t2 

THE THREE ROBBERS by Tomi Ungerer. Atheneum. juv P U57th

TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO retold by Arlene Mosel. Illustrated by Blair Lent. Holt. juv 398 M898ti 

TUESDAY by David Wiesner. Houghton. juv P W6495tu  juv P W6495tu (2)

TWO OF EVERYTHING: A CHINESE FOLKTALE retold and illustrated by Lily Toy Hong. Whitman. juv 398 H772tw 

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle. Philomel. juv P C2784vg

WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT retold by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. McElderry. juv P R812we 

WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS by Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Diane Goode. Dutton. juv P R994wh 

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins.juv P S474wh  juv P S474wh (2) juv P S474wh (3) juv P S474wh (4) juv P S474wh (5) 

WHERE'S SPOT? by Eric Hill. Putnam. juv P H6448wh

WHISTLE FOR WILLIE by Ezra Jack Keats. Viking. juv P K25wh juv P K25wh(2) 

WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS: A WEST AFRICAN TALE retold by Verna Aardema. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Dial. juv 398 A113wh  juv 398 A113wh (2) 

ZOMO THE RABBIT: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM WEST AFRICA retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott. Harcourt. juv 398 M1342zo