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This is Part 6/9 of the list of suggested picture books for my high
school library. Thanks to all who contributed.
You will only get about 50 books...hard to choose out of so many good
ones. I would include some folktales, to be sure, as that is the heart
of children's literature. You might also use the caldecott lists as a
guide. Right there you have spent your money.
Hi - I did a quick scan of my picture books collection (I'm in a K – 3
school) and came up with this list -- the ones with stars are
exceptional, but the list covers lots of types of books. You could also
check on the ALA website - I believe they have a list of recommended
books. This is probably more that your budget will allow - but you can
get publisher's bound versions (like from Follett or Bound to Stay
Bound) that cut costs.
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs - Barrett*
Millions of Cats - Gag
Officer Buckle and Gloria - Rathman
Anansi the spider - McDermott
Ping - Flack
Bark, George - Feiffer*
Click Clack Moo, Cows that type - Cronin*
Amelia Bedelia (any one)- Parrish
When Sophie gets angry - Bang
Madeline - Bemelmans
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly - Taback
Gingerbread Baby - Brett
The night before Christmas - Brett
Very hungry caterpillar - Carle*
Ten out of bed - Dale
When Agnes Caws - Fleming
Night Noises - Fox
Little engine that could - Gramatky
Owen - Henkes
Squids will be squids - Scieska
Horace and Morris but mostly Delores - Howe*
Snowy day - Keats
Three little pigs - Kellogg
Freedom school, yes - Littlesugar
Sister Anne's hands - Lorbiecki ** (a sleeper about a black teacher in
the fifties in a white school)
All the places to love - MacLachlan
George and Martha - Marshall
Chicka chicka boom boom - Martin
Martha calling - Meddaugh
If you give a mouse a cookie - Numeroff
Thank you Mr. Falker - Polacco*
Polar Express - VanAllsberg
Miz Berlin walks - Yolen
Here are my list of must haves:
Owl Babies (Martin Waddell)
Strega Nona (Tomie dePaola)
Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Talking Eggs (SanSouci)
Rainbow Fish (PFister)
Go Away Big Green Monster (Ehlert)
Animalia (Graeme Base)
Julius, the Baby of the World (Kevin Henkes)
Piggie Pie (M. Palatini)
No, David! (Shannon)
All are great GREAT read-alouds...some are classics, some are newer.
Some have spectacular art... the list could be enormous. We have such a
wonderful selection out there in the world now.
Are you in luck, there is a whole genre of picture books that
multilevel.
Golem by Wisinewski (forgive spelling).
Harris Burdick by Van Allsburg, and The Wretched Stone by him.
Have fun looking around in book stores.
Also Patricia Polacco has many good one out, Pink and Say. and Thank
You,
Mr. Falker.
--
Joanne Shawhan
Library Media Specialist
Cobleskill-Richmondville High School
PO Box 269
Warnerville NY 12187
(518)234-3565 x1151
(518) 234-9006 (fax)
jshawhan@nycap.rr.com
shawhanj@crcs.k12.ny.us
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