Nine years ago, I made a list of 100 favorite picture books. I never expected it to become an annual tradition, but here we are with the ninth annual 100 Picture Books list! I love checking out huge stacks of picture books all year long and reading them on my own or with my kids to see which ones will make the cut (and we're picky!). There are the 100 children book titles that made the cut this year and they include fiction and non-fiction titles, funny and tear-jerking ones, bright ... Read More about The 2023 100 Picture Books List
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The 2022 100 Picture Books List
It's the eighth annual 100 Picture Books list! My favorite thing is checking out a gigantic stack of picture books from the library and then snuggling up on the couch with a child or two - even my older girls are drawn in and often can be found hanging over the back of the couch so they can see the pictures too. There are the picture books that passed both adult and child muster and that are a delight to read over and over again. There are fiction and non-fiction titles, funny and ... Read More about The 2022 100 Picture Books List
The 2021 List of 100 Picture Books
I truly cannot believe another 100 Picture Books list is here. When I did the first one, back in 2015, I had no idea that it would become an annual part of Everyday Reading or one of the most popular lists I produced! Six years later, this is the seventh of these lists (you can see all previous ones here!) and I love seeing you use them to find great new picture books for your children or students or grandchildren. It's such a delight to put together every year and I hope you love this ... Read More about The 2021 List of 100 Picture Books
The 2020 List of 100 Picture Books
It's a little bit crazy to me that, up until 12 years ago, picture books weren't on my radar at ALL. I've always been a huge reader, but all my reading was focused on longer books. Then, as a grad student doing a master's degree in library science, I took a class about picture books from a professor who'd served on the Caldecott committee and I suddenly caught the vision. And now, more than a decade later, hardly a day goes by that I don't read a stack of picture books. My library holds ... Read More about The 2020 List of 100 Picture Books
100 Picture Books to Read This Summer
Summer is upon us and I'm always on the hunt for simple activities for the girls and me to do together. It's no surprise that reading books is one of my favorite activities - preferably with some sort of cookie to go along with it. Last year, I printed out the whole list of Caldecott books, and Ella and I made some good progress through them. But some of those books are HARD to track down or are just old and not that interesting 80 years after publication. So this year, I've put ... Read More about 100 Picture Books to Read This Summer