Picture Books

I want to share the list I compiled a few years ago of "picture books every child should read" (according to me!) I have used this with my oldest two and am getting ready to start reading through it with my youngest. I also use it as a shopping list as I build the library of my little ones or choose gifts for young family and friends. They are in increasing order of reading difficulty, so the list can be used for beginning readers, too. You can also print the list out neatly here.

Green Eggs and Ham
Chester
Goodnight Moon
Sammy the Seal
Nate the Great
The Cat in the Hat
Danny and the Dinosaur
Amanda Pig and Her Brother Oliver
Little Bear
Amelia Bedelia
The Bravest Dog Ever
Curious George
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Henry and Mudge, The First Book
Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea
Floss
Frog and Toad are Friends
Angus and the Ducks
George and Martha
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Swimmy
Little Red Hen
Poky Little Puppy
The Egg
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Madeline
Harry the Dirty Dog
Caps for Sale
Stone Soup
A Chair for My Mother
Bread and Jam for Frances
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Horton Hatches the Egg
Where the Wild Things Are
Emperor's New Clothes
Corduroy
A New Coat for Anna
The Little Engine That Could
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
Doctor De Soto
Billy & Blaze
Millions of Cats
Velveteen Rabbit (abridged)
Thunder Cake
Andy and the Lion
And to think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street
The Story of Ferdinand
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Polar Express, The
Miss Rumphius
Story of Babar, The
Strega Nona
Blueberries for Sal
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Little House, The
Story About Ping
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
The Ox-Cart Man
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
John Henry
Flat Stanley
Make Way for Ducklings
If I Ran the Zoo
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Little Red Riding Hood
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
St. George and the Dragon
Librarian Who Measured the Earth