50 Favorite Picture Books for Preschoolers

Over the years, our family has read and collected hundreds of picture books. The list below includes 50 of our
very favorite books for children ages 2-5. These beloved, timeless books will inspire wonder, will make you
laugh, and will challenge your child's growing mind—and the time you spend reading with your child will build
lasting connections. I hope you savor them as much as we have!

A Child's Garden of Verses

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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A Giraffe and a Half

by Shel Silverstein

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A Little House Picture Book Treasury

by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee

by Philip C. Stead

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A Visitor for Bear

by Bonny Becker

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Anatole

by Eve Titus

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Bear Snores On

by Karma Wilson

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Blueberries for Sal

by Robert McCloskey

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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

by Bill Martin Jr.

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Caps for Sale

by Esphyr Slobodkina

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Corduroy

by Don Freeman

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Crow Boy

by Taro Yashima

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Frog and Toad Complete Collection

by Arnold Lobel

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Harold and the Purple Crayon

by Crockett Johnson

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Hattie and the Fox

by Mem Fox

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How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

by Marjorie Priceman

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Inch by Inch

by Leo Lionni

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James Herriot's Treasury for Children

by James Herriot

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Little Bear books

by Else Holmelund Minarik

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Lost in the Library

by Josh Funk

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Madeline

by Ludwig Bemelmans

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Make Way for Ducklings

by Robert McCloskey

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Miss Rumphius

by Barbara Cooney

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Owl Moon

by Jane Yolen

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Ox-Cart Man

by Donald Hall

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Stone Soup

by Marcia Brown

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Swimmy

by Leo Lionni

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The Bee Tree

by Patricia Polacco

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The Carrot Seed

by Ruth Krauss

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The Circus Ship

by Chris Van Dusen

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The Complete Adventures of Curious George

by Margret and H. A. Rey

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The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross

by Carl Laferton

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The Giant Jam Sandwich

by John Vernon Lord

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The Happy Lion

by Louise Fatio

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The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

by Don and Audrey Wood

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The Little Red Hen

by Paul Galdone

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The Mitten

by Jan Brett

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The One O'Clock Miracle

by Alison Mitchell

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The Seven Silly Eaters

by Mary Ann Hoberman

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The Snail and the Whale

by Julia Donaldson

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The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

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The Storm that Stopped

by Alison Mitchell

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The Story of Ping

by Marjorie Flack

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The Story of Ferdinand

by Munro Leaf

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The Tale of Peter Rabbit (and other Beatrix Potter books)

by Beatrix Potter

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle

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Two Bad Ants

by Chris Van Allsburg

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We All Went On Safari

by Laurie Krebs

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Whose Garden Is It?

by Mary Ann Hoberman

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Yaks Yak

by Linda Sue Park

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