A couple of colleagues and I were asked by our supervisor to compile a list of 100 recommended picture books. We decided to focus on books published since 2000, and on books for younger children. Here’s our collection!
100 Great Picture Books from This Century
Fresh, fun picture books just right for sharing with children ages birth to 5 years!
Compiled by Virginia Brace, Lori Romero, and Melissa Depper,
Arapahoe Library District
Appelt, Kathi. Bubba and Beau, Best Friends
Ashman, Linda. Stella, Unleashed: Notes from the Doghouse
Baek, Matthew. Be Gentle with the Dog, Dear!
Baker, Keith. Just How Long Can a Long String Be?
Barry, Frances. Duckie’s Rainbow
Barton, Byron. My Car
Bean, Jonathan. At Night
Beaumont, Karen. I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More
Beaumont, Karen. Move Over, Rover!
Becker, Bonny. A Visitor for Bear
Boutignon, Beatrice. Not All Animals Are Blue
Brett, Jan. The Three Snow Bears
Brown, Peter. The Curious Garden
Bryan, Sean. The Juggling Pug
Bunting, Eve. Hurry! Hurry!
Carle, Eric. Mister Seahorse
Cooke, Trish. Full, Full, Full of Love
Cottin, Menena. Black Book of Colors
Cousins, Lucy. Maisy Big, Maisy Small
Cronin, Doreen . Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Cronin, Doreen . Diary of a Worm
Dewdney, Anna. Llama Llama Red Pajama
Dillon, Leo & Diane. Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose
Ehlert, Lois. Leaf Man
Emberley, Rebecca. Chicken Little
Falconer, Ian. Olivia Saves the Circus
Flaherty, Alice. The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale of Picky Eating
Fox, Mem. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Frazee, Marla. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
French, Jackie. Diary of a Wombat
Fuge, Charles. I Know a Rhino
Garcia, Emma. Tip Tip Dig Dig
Graham, Bob. Oscar’s Half Birthday
Gravett, Emily. Monkey and Me
Grey, Mini. Traction Man is Here
Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon
Hines, Anna Grossnickle. 1, 2, Buckle My Shoe
Ichikawa, Satomi. My Father’s Shop
Isaacs, Anne. Pancakes for Supper
Isadora, Rachel. Yo, Jo!
Jenkins, Steve. Move!
Juster, Norton. The Hello, Goodbye Window
Katz, Karen. Counting Kisses
LaRochelle, David. The End
Lee, Suzy. The Wave
Lobel, Anita. Hello, Day!
Lum, Kate. Princesses Are Not Quitters!
Mahy, Margaret. Bubble Trouble
Markes, Julie. Shhhhh! Everybody’s Sleeping
Martin, Jr, Bill. Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?
McLeod, Bob. SuperHero ABC
McMullan, Kate. I Stink!
McQuinn, Anna. Lola At the Library
Mills, Claudia. Ziggy’s Blue-Ribbon Day
Murphy, Mary. I Kissed the Baby!
Muth, John. Zen Shorts
Nakagawa, Chihiro. Who Made this Cake?
Numeroff, Laura. When Sheep Sleep
O’Connor, Jane. Fancy Nancy
Parr, Todd. The Family Book
Patricelli, Leslie. Higher! Higher!
Pinkney, Jerry. The Little Red Hen
Polacco, Patricia. G is for Goat
Portis, Antoinette. Not a Box
Prater, John. Again!
Prince, April. What Do Wheels Do All Day?
Pullen, Zachary. Friday My Radio Flyer Flew
Reiser, Lynn. You and Me, Baby
Reynolds, Peter. The Dot
Rohmann, Eric. My Friend Rabbit
Root, Phyllis. Rattletrap Car
Rosenthal, Amy . Cookies: Bite-Sized Life Lessons
Rosenthal, Amy . Duck! Rabbit!
Roth, Carol. Who Will Tuck Me In Tonight?
Rylant, Cynthia. The Stars Will Still Shine
Schachner, Judy. Skippyjon Jones
Schertle, Alice. Little Blue Truck
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. First the Egg
Shannon, David. Duck on a Bike
Shea, Bob. Dinosaur vs. Bedtime
Sis, Peter. Madlenka
Slater, Dashka. Baby Shoes
Smee, Nicola. Clip-Clop
Stevens, Janet. And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Sturges, Philemon. I Love Tools!
Swanson, Susan Marie. The House in the Night
Tafuri, Nancy. Blue Goose
Thomas, Jan. The Doghouse
Walsh, Melanie. Do Lions Live on Lily Pads?
Wells, Rosemary. Max’s ABC
Wheeler, Lisa. Te Amo, Bebe, Little One
Whybrow, Ian. Faraway Farm
Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
Willems, Mo. The Pigeon Wants a Puppy
Wilson, Karma. Bear Snores On
Wilson, Karma. Hilda Must Be Dancing
Wolf, Sallie. Truck Stuck
Wong, Janet S.. Apple Pie Fourth of July
Yaccarino, Dan. Every Friday
Yolen, Jane. How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
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