Picture Books for Older Students
Treasa Bowe, AKA Between the Covers of a Good Book, and I have compiled a list of some of our favourite picturebooks for older children (senior classes).
Introducing Picturebooks to a senior class for the first time
· Mr Peabody’s Apples, Madonna
· Once Upon an Ordinary School Day, Colin McNaughton & Satoshi Kitamura
·Voices in the Park, Anthony Browne

Books that show different perspectives
· Voices in the Park, Anthony Browne
· The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bag Pig, Eugene Trivizas & Helen Oxenbury
· The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith

Non-Fiction Picturebooks
· If Sharks Disappeared, Lily Williams
· Earth! My first 5.4 Billion years, Stacy McAnulty & David Litchfield
· Sun! One in a billion, Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis
· Moon! Earth’s best friend, Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis
· Ocean! Waves for all, Stacy McAnulty & David Litchfield

Inspirational People & Inventors
· Keith Haring, Kay A. Haring & Robert Neubecker
· Counting on Katherine, Helaine Becker & Dow Phumiruk
· Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons, Natascha Biebow & Steven Salerno
· Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, Lindsay Mattick & Sophie Blackall
· Nelson Mandela, Kadir Nelson

Social Justice Issues
· Four Feet, Two Sandals, Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed & Doug Chayka
· Lillian’s Right to Vote, Jonah Winter & Shane W. Evans
· The Librarian of Basra, Jeanette Winter
· Unspoken, A Story from the Underground Railroad, Henry Cole (Wordless Picturebook)

You can find links to purchase some of the books here.
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Introducing Picturebooks to a senior class for the first time
· Mr Peabody’s Apples, Madonna
· Once Upon an Ordinary School Day, Colin McNaughton & Satoshi Kitamura
·Voices in the Park, Anthony Browne

Books that show different perspectives
· Voices in the Park, Anthony Browne
· The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bag Pig, Eugene Trivizas & Helen Oxenbury
· The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith

Non-Fiction Picturebooks
· If Sharks Disappeared, Lily Williams
· Earth! My first 5.4 Billion years, Stacy McAnulty & David Litchfield
· Sun! One in a billion, Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis
· Moon! Earth’s best friend, Stacy McAnulty & Stevie Lewis
· Ocean! Waves for all, Stacy McAnulty & David Litchfield

Inspirational People & Inventors
· Keith Haring, Kay A. Haring & Robert Neubecker
· Counting on Katherine, Helaine Becker & Dow Phumiruk
· Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons, Natascha Biebow & Steven Salerno
· Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, Lindsay Mattick & Sophie Blackall
· Nelson Mandela, Kadir Nelson

Social Justice Issues
· Four Feet, Two Sandals, Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed & Doug Chayka
· Lillian’s Right to Vote, Jonah Winter & Shane W. Evans
· The Librarian of Basra, Jeanette Winter
· Unspoken, A Story from the Underground Railroad, Henry Cole (Wordless Picturebook)

You can find links to purchase some of the books here.
This post contains affiliate links.