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Picture Books books

Illustrated stories for the youngest readers.

118 books

Big Red Barn
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Big Red Barn

Margaret Wise Brown

Ages 0–4

Kitten's First Full Moon
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Kitten's First Full Moon

Kevin Henkes

Ages 2–5

The Napping House
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The Napping House

Audrey Wood

Ages 2–5

Stellaluna
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Stellaluna

Janell Cannon

Ages 3–6

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Kevin Henkes

Ages 4–7

Chrysanthemum
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Chrysanthemum

Kevin Henkes

Ages 3–6

Llama Llama Red Pajama
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Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

Ages 2–5

The Kissing Hand
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The Kissing Hand

Audrey Penn

Ages 3–6

The Mitten
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The Mitten

Jan Brett

Ages 3–6

Caps for Sale
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Caps for Sale

Esphyr Slobodkina

Ages 3–6

The Little Engine That Could
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The Little Engine That Could

Watty Piper

Ages 2–5

Owl Moon
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Owl Moon

Jane Yolen

Ages 3–6

Make Way for Ducklings
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Make Way for Ducklings

Robert McCloskey

Ages 3–6

Blueberries for Sal
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Blueberries for Sal

Robert McCloskey

Ages 3–6

Time for Bed
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Time for Bed

Mem Fox

Ages 0–4

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Mem Fox

Ages 0–4

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Goodnight Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

Ages 0–4

Harold and the Purple Crayon
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Harold and the Purple Crayon

Crockett Johnson

Ages 3–6

Corduroy
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Corduroy

Don Freeman

Ages 2–5

The Snowy Day
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The Snowy Day

Ezra Jack Keats

Ages 2–5

Where the Wild Things Are
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Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

Ages 3–6

Guess How Much I Love You
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Guess How Much I Love You

Sam McBratney

Ages 0–5

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Bill Martin Jr.

Ages 2–5

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Bill Martin Jr.

Ages 0–4

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