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100 Must Have Children’s Books

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  3. A Special Kind of Love by Stephen Michael King







  6. Art and Max
    and Max by David Weisner     our activity here



  7. Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg



  8. Best Baby Ever
    by David Milgrim



  9. Big Birthday by Kate Hosford







  12. Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett



  13. The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter



  14. Bridget’s Beret by Tom Lichtenheld





  16. Bus Stop, Bus Go! by Daniel Kirk





  18. Corduroy by John Freeman

















  23. Dream Something Big by Dianna Hutts Aston



  24. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds our activity here







  27. Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor



  28. Fred Stays With Me! by Nancy Coffelt





  30. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein



  31. Goin’ Someplace Special by Patricia C. McKissack







  34. The Grand Old Tree by Arthur A. Levine



  35. Grandpa Green by Lane Smith



  36. Half A World Away by Libby Gleeson



  37. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson



  38. The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster



  39. The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz



  40. Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester





  42. I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont our activity here







  45. Ish
    by Peter H. Reynolds     our activity here



  46. It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw



  47. John Jensen Feels Different by Henrik Hovland


















  51. The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman






  52. Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier



  53. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton





  55. Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh our activity here



  56. Ms. McCaw Learns To Draw by Kaethe Zemach



  57. My Mouth Is a Volcano! by Julia Cook



  58. My Name Is Yoon by Ezra Jack Keats



  59. The Napping House by Audrey Wood





  61. The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi



  62. The Night Worker by Kate Banks and Georg Hallensleben



  63. Not a Box by Antoinette Portis



  64. Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis



  65. Not Norman: A Goldfish Story by Kelly Bennett and Noah Z. Jones





  67. Old Turtle by Douglas Wood



  68. Olivia by Ian Falconer



  69. On My Way to the Bath to the Bath by Sarah Maizes



  70. Otis by Loren Long our activity here



  71. Otis and the Tornado by Loren Long



  72. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen



  73. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch



  74. The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend our activity here





  76. The Polar Express by Chris van Allsburg



  77. Press Here by Herve’ Tullet our activity here





  79. The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill



  80. The Red Book by Barbara Lehman



  81. Runaway Shopping Cart by Kathy Long



  82. Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton



  83. Say Hello by Jack and Michael Foreman







  86. Smile! by Leigh Hodgkinson







  89. Square Cat
    by Elizabeth Schoomaker     our activity here



  90. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon



  91. The Story for Little Ones: Discover the Bible in Pictures
    by Josee Masse     our activities here




  92. The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra Barracca, Sal Barracca and Mark Buehner






  93. There by Marie-Louis Fitzpatrick



  94. There Are No Cats in this Book by Viviane Schwarz



  95. Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts





  97. Tuesday by David Weisner our activity here





  99. The View at the Zoo by Kathleen Long Bostrom





  101. What book would you add? 



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Andie Jaye

Andie Jaye is a former preschool teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos. Her blog, Do.Play.Learn., (formerly named Crayon Freckles), focuses on creative learning and play ideas, as well as parenting topics. Andie strives to be honest in her approach and experiences in parenting to let other moms know that they are not alone in their struggle. In her free time, she writes children’s books in hopes of publishing someday.

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5 Comments

  1. says:
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    Great list—thanks for sharing!!!! Pinned to my boards:)

  2. says:
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    I wanted to add to the list even though i am form the UK I know I cant win…hope thats okay I entered a v british book George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell its FAB!

  3. says:
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    We love books at our house. I would definitely add any of Beatrix Potter's books.

  4. says:
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    Wonderful list. Many of our favorites are on here, but there are a lot we've never read. I'll be adding them to our check out list. 🙂

    Thanks for sharing at the Sunday Showcase. I've pinned this to our feature board.

  5. Devon says:
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    Ish by Peter Reynolds is my favorite!

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