Ms. Dan's Top Picks for Picture Books
(Pre-School Must Reads)
In no particular order
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Bread and Jam For Frances by Russell Hoban
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Glen Rounds
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Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
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Corduroy by Don Freeman
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Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
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Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
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Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
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Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
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Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
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Llama Llama Mad At Mama by Anna Dewdney
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
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Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard
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The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
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Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
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The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth by Lucy Bate
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Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
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The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
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Blueberries For Sal by Robert McCloskey
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One Morning In Maine by Robert McCloskey
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Cross-Country Cat by Mary Calhoun
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Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
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Boo To A Goose by Mem Fox
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I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
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The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
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Let's Get A Pup! Said Kate by Bob Graham
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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
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The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss
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A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer
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A Mother For Choco by Keiko Kasza
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Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
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Verdi by Janell Cannon
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Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
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Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
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Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
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How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long
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Dirt Boy by Erik Slangerup
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Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett Krosoczka
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I Stink by Kate McMullan
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Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
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Swimmy by Leo Lionni
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The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
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The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
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In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
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Earl the Squirrel by Don Freeman
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The Monster At the End of the This Book by Jon Stone
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The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
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The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
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The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
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Marshmallow by Clare Newberry
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The Berenstain Bears In the Dark by Stan Berenstain
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Pete's A Pizza by William Steig
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The Gulps by Rosemary Wells
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The Bears' Vacation by Stan Berenstain
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Night of the Veggie Monster by George McClements
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Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor
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Mrs. McTats and Her House Full of Cats by Alyssa Capucilli
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Bad Dog, Marley by John Grogan
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Down To the Sea With Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen
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Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
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Big Dog…Little Dog by P.D. Eastman
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Skippyjon Jones by Judith Schachner
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The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens
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The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle
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Snow by Uri Shulevitz
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McDuff Moves In by Rosemary Wells
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Anatole by Eve Titus
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Some Dogs Do by Jaz Albarough
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Little Miss Spider by David Kirk
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The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend
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Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
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Max's Chocolate Chicken by Rosemary Wells
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Joseph Had A Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
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The Little Little House by Jessica Souhami
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The Terrible Troll Bird by Ingri D'Aulaire
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The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
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Molasses Flood by Blair Lent
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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
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Emma Kate by Patricia Polacco
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Clara and Asha by Eric Rohmann
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The Poky Little Puppy by Rosanna Hansen
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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter
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How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph Bruchac
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The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck by Beatrix Potter
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Bedtime For Frances by Russell Hoban
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The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney
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Noises at Night by Beth Glass
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Fanny by Holly Hobbie
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Big Anthony by Tomie De Paola
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McDuff and the Baby by Rosemary Wells
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Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho
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Curious George Makes Pancakes by Margaret Rey
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Estelle Takes A Bath by Jill Esbaum
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On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier
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When Vegetables Go Bad by Don Gillmor
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Bootsie Barker Bites by Barbara Bottner