I helped a patron this week who wanted to write picture books for boys, because he was convinced there was nothing out there but princesses. So he was wrong, of course, and I wanted to send him a list of titles to explore. I asked for help on Facebook & Twitter, to make sure I got past my own personal faves, and a great crew of friends and colleagues pitched in with some super ideas. Several people wanted to see the whole list, so here it goes!<\/p>\n
Thanks to Alice, Seth, Bob, Brian (via Anne), Ericka, Susan, Laurie, Lisa, Mary, Alyson, Crystal, Erin, Sue, Will and Simon (via the other Mary), Tracey, Betsy, Kristy, Lori, Jill, Carolyn, Carol & Amy…my patron said, “Let me just say [this list is] awesome and this alone will keep me reading\/researching for many months to come.” You guys rock! <\/p>\n
I just asked for books with “an all-boy vibe.” What does that mean? These titles! An asterisk means, go find more books by that author! <\/p>\n
Adventures of Max and Pinky. Eaton.
\nAliens Love Underpants. Freedman.
\nArt and Max*. Wiesner.
\nBark! George. Feiffer.
\nBig Orange Splot. Pinkwater.
\nBig Smelly Bear. Teckentrup.
\nBirthday for Cow. Thomas.
\nBoy a Dog and a Frog*. Mayer.
\nBubble Bath Pirates. Krosoczka.
\nButt Book. Bennett.
\nChicken Butt. Perl.
\nChickens to the Rescue. Himmelman.
\nClay Boy. Ginsburg.
\nClick Clack Moo. Cronin.
\nCouple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. Frazee.
\nCowboy and Octopus. Scieszka.
\nCurious George*. Rey.
\nDiary of a Baby Wombat. French.
\nDiary of a Worm*. Cronin.
\nDinosaur Train. Gurney.
\nDinosaur Vs. Bedtime. Shea.
\nDinotrux. Gall.
\nDogzilla*. Pilkey.
\nDon\u2019t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus*. Willems.
\nDon\u2019t Say That Word. Katz.
\nDuck for President. Cronin.
\nDuck on a Bike. Shannon.
\nDumpy the Dump Truck. Edwards.
\nEdward and the Jungle*. McPhail.
\nEdwina the Dinosaur Who Didn\u2019t Know She Was Extinct. Willems.
\nEverything I Know about Pirates*. Lichtenheld.
\nFifty Below Zero. Munsch.
\nFlim Flam Fairies. Katz.
\nFly Guy*. Arnold.
\nGas We Pass: The Story of Farts. Cho.
\nGeorge Shrinks*. Joyce.
\nGo Dog Go. Eastman.
\nGrump Groan Growl. Hooks.
\nGrumpy Bird. Tankard.
\nHarold and the Purple Crayon. Johnson.
\nHarry and Horsie. Van Camp.
\nHarry the Dirty Dog. Zion.
\nHenry Hikes to Fitchburg. Johnson.
\nHow Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight*. Yolen.
\nHow I Became a Pirate. Long.
\nI\u2019m Dirty*. McMullan.
\nI\u2019m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean. Sherry.
\nIf You\u2019re a Monster and You Know It. Emberley.
\nJulius the Baby of the World. Henkes.
\nKiss Kiss Yuck Yuck. Mewburn.
\nLet\u2019s Do Nothing. Fucile.
\nLittle Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear. Wood.
\nMike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel. Burton.
\nMitten. Brett.
\nMonsters Eat Whiny Children. Kaplan.
\nMuncha Muncha Muncha. Fleming.
\nNo David*. Shannon.
\nOliver Who Would Not Sleep. Bergman.
\nOnce Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude*. O\u2019Malley.
\nPapa Do You Love Me?. Joosse.
\nParts*. Arnold.
\nPete the Cat. Litwin.
\nPeter Rabbit. Potter.
\nPig Parade is a Terrible Idea. Black.
\nPigs Aplenty Pigs Galore. McPhail.
\nPlease Don\u2019t Upset PU Zorilla. Reed.
\nPunk Farm. Krosoczka.
\nRhyming Dust Bunnies. Thomas.
\nRobot Zot. Scieszka.
\nShark and Lobster\u2019s Amazing Undersea Adventure. Schwarz.
\nShark in the Park. Sharrett.
\nShark Vs Train. Barton.
\nSkippyjon Jones*. Schachner.
\nSmash Mash Crash There Goes the Trash. Odanaka.
\nStella Unleashed. Ashman.
\nSuperdog: Heart of a Hero. Buehner.
\nSuperhero ABC. McLeod.
\nSwimmy. Lionni.
\nTerrible Plop. Dubosarsky.
\nThree Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark. Geist.
\nThree Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig. Trivizas.
\nTraction Man*. Grey.
\nTrashy Town. Zimmerman.
\nTruckery Rhymes. Scieszka.
\nWalter the Farting Dog. Kotzwinkle.
\nWhat Color is Your Underwear. Lloyd.
\nWhat\u2019s Going on in There. Grahn.
\nWhen Dinosaurs Came with Everything. Broach.
\nWhen I Was a Boy, I Dreamed. Matott.
\nWhere the Wild Things Are. Sendak.
\nYes Day. Rosenthal.<\/p>\n
Last but not least, here’s the “Anything By…” list:<\/p>\n
Mo Willems
\nChris Van Allsburg
\nDr Seuss
\nGraeme Base
\nShel Silverstein
\nRobert McClosky
\nStuarty Murphy (MathStart books)
\nWilliam Joyce
\nJon Scieszka
\nLane Smith
\nJan Thomas<\/p>\n
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