Something you may not know about me: I love Children's Books (in college, I worked at a children's bookstore...picture You've Got Mail...and it was so much fun!!)
Anyway, a friend sent me the link to the coolest website: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1790000379/post/500042850.html
This is the poll a bookworm took on her blog for the Top 100 Picture Books. She didn't put it in a list...and so I spent my Sunday afternoon going over the results and making the list.
I think it would be fun to see what everyone's top ten favorite children books!! Send me your top ten and I'll compile our own survey!!
I'm going to make this our family summer reading list!!
Drum roll please.....
Top 100 Picture Books
#1: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963)
#2 Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd (1947)
#3: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (1969)
#4: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1962)
#5: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems (2003)
#6: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1941)
#7: Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (1955)
#8: Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (1939)
#9: Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag (1928)
#10: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems (2004)
#11: The Story of Ferdinand by Monro Leaf, ill. Robert Lawson (1936)
#12: Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann (1994)
#13: Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (1948)
#14: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (1989) by Jon Scieszka, ill. Lane Smith
#15: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes (1996)
#16: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr (1987)
#17: Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (1947)
#18: In the Night Kitchen, Maurice Sendak (1970)
#19: Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney (1982)
#20: George & Martha by James Marshall (1972)
#21: Bark, George by Jules Feiffer (1999)
#22: The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone, ill. by Mike Smollin (1971)
#23: Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban (1964)
#24: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, ill. Lois Ehlert (1989)
#25: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (1942) *Disney video on YouTube
#26: Corduroy by Donald Freeman (1968)
#27: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (1972) - Judith Viorst, ill. Ray Cruz
#28: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (1969)
#29: The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1902)
#30: Brown, Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? by Bill Martin Jr., ill. Eric Carle (1967)
#31: Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin, ill. by Betsy Lewin (2000)
#32: No, David by David Shannon (1998)
#33: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, illustrated by Ron Barrett
(1978)
#34: Olivia by Ian Falconer (2000)
#35: Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel, ill. Blair Lent (1968)
#36: Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, ill. Lane Smith (1992)
#37: Eloise, by Kay Thompson, ill. Hilary Knight (1955)
#38: Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, ill. by Margaret Bloy Graham (1956)
#39: The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood (1984)
#40: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton (1939)
#41: The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, ill. Stephen Gammell (1985)
#42: Curious George by H.A. Rey (1941)
#43: Tuesday by David Wiesner (1991)
#44: Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (1975)
#45: The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (1985)
#46: Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt (2006)
#47: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff (1985)
#48: The Big Orange Splot, by Daniel Pinkwater (1977)
#49: Black and White by David Macaulay (1990)
#50: Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (1981)
#51: Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard, ill. James Marshall (1977)
#52: The Snowman by Raymond Briggs (1978)
#53: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (2001)
#54: The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, ill. George & Doris Hauman (1961)
#55: Frederick by Leo Lionni (1967)
#56: Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, ill. Harry Bliss (2003)
#57: Flotsam, by David Wiesner (2006)
#58: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale (1975) by Verna Aardema ill. Leo and Diane Dillon
#59: Chicken Soup With Rice: A Book of Months by Maurice Sendak (1962)
#60: King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood, ill. Don Wood(1985)
#61: The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack (1933)
#62: Traction Man is Here! by Mini Grey (2005)
#63: “I Can't,” Said the Ant: A Second Book of Nonsense by Polly Cameron (1961)
#64: Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner (2003)
#65: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (1995)
#66: Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni (1959)
#67: The Arrival by Shaun Tan (2006)
#68: We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, ill. Helen Oxenbury (1989)
#69: Miss Fanshawe and the Great Dragon Adventure by Sue Scullard (1986)
#70: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, ill by Michael Martchenko (1980)
#71: The Little Brute Family by Russell Hoban, ill. Lilian Hoban (1966)
#72: The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant by Jean de Brunhoff (1933)
#73: Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (1942)
#74: Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss (1940)
#75: Zoom at Sea by Tim Wynne-Jones, ill. Eric Beddows (1993)
#76: The Library by Sarah Stewart, ill. David Small (1995)
#77: How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (1957)
#78: Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm, by Alice and Martin Provensen (1974)
#79: The Jolly Postman: or, Other People's Letters by Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg (1986)
#80: Possum Magic by Mem Fox, ill. Julie Vivas (1983)
#81: Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty (1973)
#82: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (1971)
#83: Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes (1988)
#84: Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats (1964)
#85: Yoko by Rosemary Wells (1998)
#86: Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (2004)
#87: Stellaluna, by Janell Cannon (1993)
#88: A Hole Is to Dig: A First Book of First Definitions by Ruth Krauss, ill. Maurice Sendak
#89: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis (2006)
#90: Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures With the Family Lazardo by William Joyce (1988)
#91: Swimmy by Leo Lionni (1963)
#92: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (1964)
#93: The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood (1984)
#94: The Gardener by Sarah Stewart, ill. David Small (1997)
#95: The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle (1990)
#96: Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox, ill. Judy Horacek (2004)
#97: Anatole by Eve Titus, ill. Paul Galdone (1956)
#98: Little Pea by Amy Krause Rosenthal, ill. by Jen Corace (2005)
#99: Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley (1992)
#100: More, More, More Said the Baby: Three Love Stories by Vera B. William
