Picture books available at the Huntsville/Madison County Library

100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know

  • A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER
    Vera B. Williams
  • BEN'S TRUMPET
    Rachel Isadora.
  • BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL
    Robert McCloskey.
  • BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES
    Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
  • BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
    Bill Martin Jr. Illustrated by Eric Carle.
  • CAPS FOR SALE
    Esphyr Slobodkina.
  • CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM
    Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Illustrated by Lois Ehlert.
  • CORDUROY
    Don Freeman.
  • CURIOUS GEORGE
    H. A. Rey.
  • DEAR ZOO
    Rod Campbell.
  • DOCTOR DE SOTO
    William Steig.
  • FARMER DUCK
    Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbery.
  • FREIGHT TRAIN
    Donald Crews.
  • GEORGE AND MARTHA
    James Marshall.
  • GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER!
    Ed Emberley.
  • GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA
    Peggy Rathmann.
  • GOODNIGHT MOON
    Margaret W. Brown. Illustrated by Clement Hurd.
  • GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY
    Allen Say.
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOON
    Frank Asch.
  • HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
    Crockett Johnson.
  • HARRY THE DIRTY DOG
    Gene Zion. Illustrated by Margaret Graham.
  • HENNY PENNY
    Illustrated by Paul Galdone.
  • HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
    Dr. Seuss.
  • I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY
    Illustrated by Glen Rounds.
  • IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
    Laura J. Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond.
  • IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE? AN ADVENTURE IN COLOR
    Tana Hoban.
  • IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE: A YIDDISH FOLKTALE
    Retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach.
  • JOHN HENRY
    Julius Lester. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
  • JULIUS
    Angela Johnson. Illustrated by Dav Pilkey.
  • KOMODO!
    Peter Sís.
  • LEO THE LATE BLOOMER
    Robert Kraus. Illustrated by Jose Aruego.
  • LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW
    Leo Lionni.
  • LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
    Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone
  • LUNCH
    Denise Fleming
  • LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE
    Bernard Waber
  • MADELINE
    Ludwig Bemelmans
  • MAISIE GOES SWIMMING
    Lucy Cousins
  • MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS
    Robert McCloskey
  • MARTHA CALLING
    Susan Meddaugh
  • MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL
    Virginia L. Burton
  • MILLIONS OF CATS
    Wanda Gág
  • MISS NELSON IS MISSING
    Harry Allard and James Marshall
  • MORRIS' DISAPPEARING BAG
    Rosemary Wells
  • MOUSE PAINT
    Ellen S. Walsh
  • MR. GUMPY'S OUTING
    John Burningham
  • MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE
    Retold and illustrated by John Steptoe. Lothrop
  • MUSHROOM IN THE RAIN
    Adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev. Mirra Ginsburg
  • OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA
    Peggy Rathmann
  • OLD BLACK FLY
    Jim Aylesworth. Illustrated
  • OVER IN THE MEADOW
    John Langstaff. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky
  • OWEN
    Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow.
  • PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME
    Eric Carle
  • PEREZ AND MARTINA
    Pura Belpré. Illustrated by Carlos Sanchez
  • PIERRE: A CAUTIONARY TALE
    Maurice Sendak
  • ROSIE'S WALK
    Pat Hutchins.
  • ROUND TRIP
    Ann Jonas
  • RUMPELSTILTSKIN retold and illustrated
    Paul O. Zelinsky
  • SEVEN BLIND MICE
    Ed Young
  • STONE SOUP
    Retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown
  • STREGA NONA
    Tomie De Paola
  • SWAMP ANGEL
    Anne Isaacs. Ilustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
  • SWIMMY
    Leo Lionni
  • SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE
    William Steig
  • TEN, NINE, EIGHT
    Molly Bang
  • TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO
    Retold by Arlene Mosel. Illustrated by Blair Lent
  • TUESDAY
    David Wiesner
  • TWO OF EVERYTHING
    Retold and illustrated by Lily Toy Hong
  • WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT
    Retold by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
  • WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS
    Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Diane Goode
  • WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
    Maurice Sendak
  • WHERE'S SPOT?
    Eric Hill
  • WHISTLE FOR WILLIE
    Ezra Jack Keats
  • WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS: A WEST AFRICAN TALE
    Retold by Verna Aardema. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
  • ZOMO THE RABBIT: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM WEST AFRICA
    Retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott.

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