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To Story Hour: 100 Favorite Books For Young Readers
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Picture Perfect
The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, 1976
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, 1988
The Old Truck
Jerome Pumphrey, Jarrett Pumphrey, 2020
Crown
An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Derrick Barnes, 2017
Julián Is a Mermaid
Jessica Love, 2018
Miss Rumphius
Barbara Cooney, 1985
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Paul Goble, 1978
Hello Lighthouse
Sophie Blackall, 2019
Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold, 1991
The Undefeated
Kwame Alexander, 2020
Harlem
A Poem
Terry Deary, 1997
The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats, 1976
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, 1988
The Old Truck
Jerome Pumphrey, Jarrett Pumphrey, 2020
Crown
An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Derrick Barnes, 2017
Julián Is a Mermaid
Jessica Love, 2018
Miss Rumphius
Barbara Cooney, 1985
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Paul Goble, 1978
Hello Lighthouse
Sophie Blackall, 2019
Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold, 1991
The Undefeated
Kwame Alexander, 2020
Harlem
A Poem
Terry Deary, 1997
Baby's Bookshelf
Antiracist Baby Picture Book
Ibram X. Kendi, 2020
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, 2016
Freight Train
Donald Crews, 1978
Good Dog, Carl
Alexandra Day, 1997
Eric Carle's Very Little Library: The very hungry caterpillar (1st board book ed., 1994)
Eric Carle, 2003*
But Not the Hippopotamus
Sandra Boynton, 1982
Brown Baby Lullaby
Tameka Fryer Brown, 2020
Go, Dog. Go!
Philip D. Eastman, 1989
Piggy Pie Po
Audrey Wood, 2010
Antiracist Baby Picture Book
Ibram X. Kendi, 2020
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, 2016
Freight Train
Donald Crews, 1978
Good Dog, Carl
Alexandra Day, 1997
Eric Carle's Very Little Library: The very hungry caterpillar (1st board book ed., 1994)
Eric Carle, 2003*
But Not the Hippopotamus
Sandra Boynton, 1982
Brown Baby Lullaby
Tameka Fryer Brown, 2020
Go, Dog. Go!
Philip D. Eastman, 1989
Piggy Pie Po
Audrey Wood, 2010
Conversation Starters
Last Stop on Market Street
Matt De la Peña, 2017
Story Boat
Kyo Maclear, 2020
Dreamers
Yuyi Morales, 2018
Jabari Jumps
Gaia Cornwall, 2020
The Rabbit Listened
Cori Doerrfeld, 2018
Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o, 2019
I Am Enough
Grace Byers, 2018
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Kevin Henkes, 1996
The Proudest Blue
A Story of Hijab and Family
Ibtihaj Muhammad, 2019
Each Kindness
Jacqueline Woodson, 2012
Wherever I Go
Mary Wagley Copp, 2020
Front Desk
Kelly Yang, 2018
Last Stop on Market Street
Matt De la Peña, 2017
Story Boat
Kyo Maclear, 2020
Dreamers
Yuyi Morales, 2018
Jabari Jumps
Gaia Cornwall, 2020
The Rabbit Listened
Cori Doerrfeld, 2018
Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o, 2019
I Am Enough
Grace Byers, 2018
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Kevin Henkes, 1996
The Proudest Blue
A Story of Hijab and Family
Ibtihaj Muhammad, 2019
Each Kindness
Jacqueline Woodson, 2012
Wherever I Go
Mary Wagley Copp, 2020
Front Desk
Kelly Yang, 2018
Family Life
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst, 1987
Fry Bread
A Native American Family Story
Kevin Noble Maillard, 2019
A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition
Vera B. Williams, 1984
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
Isabel Quintero, 2019
Drawn Together
Minh Lê, 2018
Meet Yasmin!
Saadia Faruqi, 2018
Hair Love
Matthew A. Cherry, 2019
A Different Pond
Bao Phi, 2020
The Boxcar Children® Mysteries Boxed Set #1-4
Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1990
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst, 1987
Fry Bread
A Native American Family Story
Kevin Noble Maillard, 2019
A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition
Vera B. Williams, 1984
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
Isabel Quintero, 2019
Drawn Together
Minh Lê, 2018
Meet Yasmin!
Saadia Faruqi, 2018
Hair Love
Matthew A. Cherry, 2019
A Different Pond
Bao Phi, 2020
The Boxcar Children® Mysteries Boxed Set #1-4
Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1990
Animal (and Monster) Friends
The Runaway Bunny
Margaret Wise Brown, 2020
Corduroy
Don Freeman, 2014
The Story of Ferdinand
Munro Leaf, 1936
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead, 2010
Bruce's Big Storm
Ryan T. Higgins, 2019
The Monster at the End of this Book
Jon Stone, 1999
Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey, 1976
Bowwow Powwow
Brenda J. Child, 2018
Catwings
A Catwings Tale
Ursula K. Le Guin, 2003
Elephant & Piggie: The Complete Collection
Mo Willems, 2018
Henry and Mudge
The First Book
Cynthia Rylant, 1996
Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes
Kate DiCamillo, 2014
God Bless the Gargoyles
Dav Pilkey, 2016
The Runaway Bunny
Margaret Wise Brown, 2020
Corduroy
Don Freeman, 2014
The Story of Ferdinand
Munro Leaf, 1936
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead, 2010
Bruce's Big Storm
Ryan T. Higgins, 2019
The Monster at the End of this Book
Jon Stone, 1999
Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey, 1976
Bowwow Powwow
Brenda J. Child, 2018
Catwings
A Catwings Tale
Ursula K. Le Guin, 2003
Elephant & Piggie: The Complete Collection
Mo Willems, 2018
Henry and Mudge
The First Book
Cynthia Rylant, 1996
Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes
Kate DiCamillo, 2014
God Bless the Gargoyles
Dav Pilkey, 2016
Folktales And Fairy Tales
Strega Nona
Tomie dePaola, 1988
The Mitten
A Ukrainian Folktale
Jan Brett, 2009
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Jon Scieszka, 2004
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
Grace Lin, 2018
Beautiful Blackbird
Ashley Bryan, 2003
Extra Yarn
Mac Barnett, 2012
The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, 2017
The People Could Fly
American Black Folktales
Virginia Hamilton, 1985
A Wish in the Dark
Christina Soontornvat, 2020
My Father's Dragon
Ruth Stiles Gannett, 2014
Strega Nona
Tomie dePaola, 1988
The Mitten
A Ukrainian Folktale
Jan Brett, 2009
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Jon Scieszka, 2004
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
Grace Lin, 2018
Beautiful Blackbird
Ashley Bryan, 2003
Extra Yarn
Mac Barnett, 2012
The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, 2017
The People Could Fly
American Black Folktales
Virginia Hamilton, 1985
A Wish in the Dark
Christina Soontornvat, 2020
My Father's Dragon
Ruth Stiles Gannett, 2014
Fun To Read Out Loud
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin, John Archambault, Lois Ehlert, 2000
A Is for Activist
Innosanto Nagara, 2016
The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler, 2006
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Virginia Lee Burton, 1967
Bark, George
Jules Feiffer, 1999
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads
Bob Shea, 2014
Ada Twist, Scientist
Andrea Beaty, 2016
The Book with No Pictures
B. J. Novak, 2014
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Poems and Drawings
Shel Silverstein, 1974
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin, John Archambault, Lois Ehlert, 2000
A Is for Activist
Innosanto Nagara, 2016
The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler, 2006
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Virginia Lee Burton, 1967
Bark, George
Jules Feiffer, 1999
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads
Bob Shea, 2014
Ada Twist, Scientist
Andrea Beaty, 2016
The Book with No Pictures
B. J. Novak, 2014
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Poems and Drawings
Shel Silverstein, 1974
Nonfiction
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly, 2018
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
Rita Lorraine Hubbard, 2020
Josephine
The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Patricia Hruby Powell, 2014
Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly, 2018
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
Rita Lorraine Hubbard, 2020
Josephine
The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
Patricia Hruby Powell, 2014
Early Chapter Books
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Arnold Lobel, 2011
Little Bear
Else Holmelund Minarik, 1978
Anna Hibiscus
Atinuke, Lauren Tobia, 2007
Juana & Lucas
Juana Medina, 2019
Dory Fantasmagory
Abby Hanlon, 2014
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever!
Barbara Park, 2001
Ivy and Bean's Treasure Box
Sophie Blackall, Annie Barrows, 2008
The Talented Clementine
Sara Pennypacker, 2013
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Arnold Lobel, 2011
Little Bear
Else Holmelund Minarik, 1978
Anna Hibiscus
Atinuke, Lauren Tobia, 2007
Juana & Lucas
Juana Medina, 2019
Dory Fantasmagory
Abby Hanlon, 2014
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever!
Barbara Park, 2001
Ivy and Bean's Treasure Box
Sophie Blackall, Annie Barrows, 2008
The Talented Clementine
Sara Pennypacker, 2013
Older Readers
Ways to Make Sunshine
Renée Watson, 2020
Ratburger
David Walliams, 2014
The Trumpet of the Swan (full color)
E. B. White, 2001
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Janae Marks, 2020
The Penderwicks
A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
Jeanne Birdsall, 2005
New Kid
Jerry Craft, 2019
The Wild Robot Escapes
Peter Brown, 2018
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat #1
Johnny Marciano, Emily Chenoweth, 2020
Betsy-Tacy
Maud Hart Lovelace, 1993
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Astrid Lindgren, 1985
Encyclopedia Brown
Donald J. Sobol, 2007
Stargazing
Jen Wang, 2019
The Jumbies
Tracey Baptiste, 2016
Mistletoe and Murder
Robin Stevens, 2018
The Great American Whatever
Tim Federle, 2016
Prairie Lotus
Linda Sue Park, 2020
Ways to Make Sunshine
Renée Watson, 2020
Ratburger
David Walliams, 2014
The Trumpet of the Swan (full color)
E. B. White, 2001
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Janae Marks, 2020
The Penderwicks
A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
Jeanne Birdsall, 2005
New Kid
Jerry Craft, 2019
The Wild Robot Escapes
Peter Brown, 2018
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat #1
Johnny Marciano, Emily Chenoweth, 2020
Betsy-Tacy
Maud Hart Lovelace, 1993
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Astrid Lindgren, 1985
Encyclopedia Brown
Donald J. Sobol, 2007
Stargazing
Jen Wang, 2019
The Jumbies
Tracey Baptiste, 2016
Mistletoe and Murder
Robin Stevens, 2018
The Great American Whatever
Tim Federle, 2016
Prairie Lotus
Linda Sue Park, 2020