Review: 100 Picture Books

Last week was Children's Book Week. In honor (although a bit late) of children's books, I took a look at a few that were new to our home. How did I pick new books to read? A couple of months ago I went to a literacy function in town called Lapsits. At the local library booth I picked up a brochure entitled "100 Picture Books." In the past year LilE and I have started visiting the library, but there are so many children's books and I was a tad bit overwhelmed at what to check out. This brochure was a life saver. Although we have not read them all, we have gotten a good start. Most have only been read once. And some were a bit too long for my girl who has a short attention span at three years of age.

Here are my/LilE's top 5 favorites off the list:

Freight Train by Donald Crews. Greenwillow, 1982.

A colorful book depicting the different cars of the train and the places they pass while on the tracks.


Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin, Jr. Illustrated by Eric Carle. Holt, 1972.

A colorful and repetitive book about what the animals and students see during their day.


On Mother’s Lap by Ann Herbert Scott. Illustrated by Glo Coalson. Clarian, 1992.

A boys favorite place is on his mother’s lap. He loves it even more when he brings his toys and blanket. But does he have a change of heart when his sister begins to cry?


No, David! By David Shannon. Blue Sky, 1998.

David is constantly getting into trouble for his actions. But in the end he finds his mother still loves him.



The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Viking, 1962.

Caldecot Award winning book about how a young black boy enjoys the snow.


What is your favorite children's book? We would love some new ideas for the summer!

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