These are the picture books I think you simply MUST have in your collection. Because they are AWESOME.
Be warned that this list will likely grow longer. And longer. Forever.
And...please note that this list isn't in any particular order (that is, I love all the books equally).
1. Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth
2. Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman
3. Flotsam by David Wiesner
4. South by Patrick McDonnell
5. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munch
6. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
7. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
8. Jessica by Kevin Henkes
9. Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
11. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
12. If you Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
13. Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
14. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
15. A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
16. Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor
17. Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman
18. Your Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton
19. But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
20. Fifteen Pets by Sandra Boynton
21. Tuesday by David Wiesner
22. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
23. Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shove by Virginia Lee Burton
24. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
25. Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
26. The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone
27. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
28. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
29. George and Martha by James Marshall
30. Miss Nelson is Missing by James Marshall
31. Miss Nelson has a Field Day by James Marshall
32. The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
33. Olivia by Ian Falconer
34. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
35. A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
36. Frederick by Leo Lionni
37. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
38. Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems
39. Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman
40. Jamberry by Bruce Degan
Remember: love your local library. They will let you read these books for free.
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