{"id":268,"date":"2009-07-22T16:13:40","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T16:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/?p=268"},"modified":"2011-05-30T22:58:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T04:58:55","slug":"100-great-new-picture-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/100-great-new-picture-books\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Great New Picture Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s our collection!<\/p>\n<p><strong>100 Great Picture Books from This Century<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Fresh, fun picture books just right for sharing with children ages birth to 5 years!<\/em><br \/>\nCompiled by Virginia Brace, Lori Romero, and Melissa Depper,<br \/>\nArapahoe Library District<\/p>\n<p>Appelt, Kathi. Bubba and Beau, Best Friends<br \/>\nAshman, Linda. Stella, Unleashed: Notes from the Doghouse<br \/>\nBaek, Matthew. Be Gentle with the Dog, Dear!<br \/>\nBaker, Keith. Just How Long Can a Long String Be?<br \/>\nBarry, Frances. Duckie&#8217;s Rainbow<br \/>\nBarton, Byron. My Car<br \/>\nBean, Jonathan. At Night<br \/>\nBeaumont, Karen. I Ain&#8217;t Gonna Paint No More<br \/>\nBeaumont, Karen. Move Over, Rover!<br \/>\nBecker, Bonny. A Visitor for Bear<br \/>\nBoutignon, Beatrice. Not All Animals Are Blue<br \/>\nBrett, Jan. The Three Snow Bears<br \/>\nBrown, Peter. The Curious Garden<br \/>\nBryan, Sean. The Juggling Pug<br \/>\nBunting, Eve. Hurry! Hurry!<br \/>\nCarle, Eric. Mister Seahorse<br \/>\nCooke, Trish. Full, Full, Full of Love<br \/>\nCottin, Menena. Black Book of Colors<br \/>\nCousins, Lucy. Maisy Big, Maisy Small<br \/>\nCronin, Doreen . Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type<br \/>\nCronin, Doreen . Diary of a Worm<br \/>\nDewdney, Anna. Llama Llama Red Pajama<br \/>\nDillon, Leo &#038; Diane. Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose<br \/>\nEhlert, Lois. Leaf Man<br \/>\nEmberley, Rebecca. Chicken Little<br \/>\nFalconer, Ian. Olivia Saves the Circus<br \/>\nFlaherty, Alice. The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale of Picky Eating<br \/>\nFox, Mem. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes<br \/>\nFrazee, Marla. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever<br \/>\nFrench, Jackie. Diary of a Wombat<br \/>\nFuge, Charles. I Know a Rhino<br \/>\nGarcia, Emma. Tip Tip Dig Dig<br \/>\nGraham, Bob. Oscar&#8217;s Half Birthday<br \/>\nGravett, Emily. Monkey and Me<br \/>\nGrey, Mini. Traction Man is Here<br \/>\nHenkes, Kevin. Kitten&#8217;s First Full Moon<br \/>\nHines, Anna Grossnickle. 1, 2, Buckle My Shoe<br \/>\nIchikawa, Satomi. My Father&#8217;s Shop<br \/>\nIsaacs, Anne. Pancakes for Supper<br \/>\nIsadora, Rachel. Yo, Jo!<br \/>\nJenkins, Steve. Move!<br \/>\nJuster, Norton. The Hello, Goodbye Window<br \/>\nKatz, Karen. Counting Kisses<br \/>\nLaRochelle, David. The End<br \/>\nLee, Suzy. The Wave<br \/>\nLobel, Anita. Hello, Day!<br \/>\nLum, Kate. Princesses Are Not Quitters!<br \/>\nMahy, Margaret. Bubble Trouble<br \/>\nMarkes, Julie. Shhhhh! Everybody&#8217;s Sleeping<br \/>\nMartin, Jr, Bill. Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?<br \/>\nMcLeod, Bob. SuperHero ABC<br \/>\nMcMullan, Kate. I Stink!<br \/>\nMcQuinn, Anna. Lola At the Library<br \/>\nMills, Claudia. Ziggy&#8217;s Blue-Ribbon Day<br \/>\nMurphy, Mary. I Kissed the Baby!<br \/>\nMuth, John. Zen Shorts<br \/>\nNakagawa, Chihiro. Who Made this Cake?<br \/>\nNumeroff, Laura. When Sheep Sleep<br \/>\nO&#8217;Connor, Jane. Fancy Nancy<br \/>\nParr, Todd. The Family Book<br \/>\nPatricelli, Leslie. Higher! Higher!<br \/>\nPinkney, Jerry. The Little Red Hen<br \/>\nPolacco, Patricia. G is for Goat<br \/>\nPortis, Antoinette. Not a Box<br \/>\nPrater, John. Again!<br \/>\nPrince, April. What Do Wheels Do All Day?<br \/>\nPullen, Zachary. Friday My Radio Flyer Flew<br \/>\nReiser, Lynn. You and Me, Baby<br \/>\nReynolds, Peter. The Dot<br \/>\nRohmann, Eric. My Friend Rabbit<br \/>\nRoot, Phyllis. Rattletrap Car<br \/>\nRosenthal, Amy . Cookies: Bite-Sized Life Lessons<br \/>\nRosenthal, Amy . Duck! Rabbit!<br \/>\nRoth, Carol. Who Will Tuck Me In Tonight?<br \/>\nRylant, Cynthia. The Stars Will Still Shine<br \/>\nSchachner, Judy. Skippyjon Jones<br \/>\nSchertle, Alice. Little Blue Truck<br \/>\nSeeger, Laura Vaccaro. First the Egg<br \/>\nShannon, David. Duck on a Bike<br \/>\nShea, Bob. Dinosaur vs. Bedtime<br \/>\nSis, Peter. Madlenka<br \/>\nSlater, Dashka. Baby Shoes<br \/>\nSmee, Nicola. Clip-Clop<br \/>\nStevens, Janet. And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon<br \/>\nSturges, Philemon. I Love Tools!<br \/>\nSwanson, Susan Marie. The House in the Night<br \/>\nTafuri, Nancy. Blue Goose<br \/>\nThomas, Jan. The Doghouse<br \/>\nWalsh, Melanie. Do Lions Live on Lily Pads?<br \/>\nWells, Rosemary. Max&#8217;s ABC<br \/>\nWheeler, Lisa. Te Amo, Bebe, Little One<br \/>\nWhybrow, Ian. Faraway Farm<br \/>\nWillems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale<br \/>\nWillems, Mo. The Pigeon Wants a Puppy<br \/>\nWilson, Karma. Bear Snores On<br \/>\nWilson, Karma. Hilda Must Be Dancing<br \/>\nWolf, Sallie. Truck Stuck<br \/>\nWong, Janet S.. Apple Pie Fourth of July<br \/>\nYaccarino, Dan. Every Friday<br \/>\nYolen, Jane. How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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