Picture Books Every Child Should Read
Treasa Bowe, AKA Between the Covers of a Good Book, have compiled a list our favourite picturebooks for young children (age 3-7 or Preschool, Junior & Senior Infants).
Favourite Books for Younger Children
· What the Ladybird Heard, Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks
· Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse, Kevin Henkes
Classics for Younger Children
· Dear Zoo, Rod Campbell
· We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Michael Rosen
· My Lucky Day, Keiko Kasza
· Giraffes Can’t Dance, Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees
· The Jolly Postman, Janet & Allan Ahlberg
· Pig in the Pond, Martin Waddell & Jill Barton
· Rumble in the Jungle, Giles Andreae & David Wojtowycz
· Peepo!, Janet & Allan Ahlberg
Newer Books for Younger Children
· We Don’t Eat Our Classmates, Ryan T. Higgins
· Giraffe Problems, Jory John & Lane Smith
· Creepy Carrots, Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown
· A Tiger called Tomas, Charlotte Zolotow & Marta Alvarez Miguens
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You can find links to purchase some of the books here.
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Favourite Books for Younger Children
· What the Ladybird Heard, Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks
· Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse, Kevin Henkes
Classics for Younger Children
· Dear Zoo, Rod Campbell
· We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Michael Rosen
· My Lucky Day, Keiko Kasza
· Giraffes Can’t Dance, Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees
· The Jolly Postman, Janet & Allan Ahlberg
· Pig in the Pond, Martin Waddell & Jill Barton
· Rumble in the Jungle, Giles Andreae & David Wojtowycz
· Peepo!, Janet & Allan Ahlberg
Newer Books for Younger Children
· We Don’t Eat Our Classmates, Ryan T. Higgins
· Giraffe Problems, Jory John & Lane Smith
· Creepy Carrots, Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown
· A Tiger called Tomas, Charlotte Zolotow & Marta Alvarez Miguens
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You can find links to purchase some of the books here.
Playful Classroom is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk.