Sno-Isle, the local library system, has produced a pamphlet, Countdown to Kindergarten: 100 Essential Picture Books that’s a starting place for great picture books to share with kids from age 3 to 10. Yep. I said 10. I read picture books to third graders and they love them. We use them as idea starters to enhance their independent writing time. Here are a few of my favorites from the library pamphlet:
- Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
- The Days the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywait
- Dont’ Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
These others I enjoy reading in the classroom; many are decades old but still enjoyed by kids:
- Moon Jump by Paula Brown
- The Last King of Angkor Wat by Grame Base
- Tacky (several books) by Helen Lester
- Agatha’s Feather Bed: Not Just Snother Wold Goose Story by Carmen Agrea Deedy
- Stars byMary Lyn Ray and Marla Frazee
- Ted by Tony DiTerlizzi
- The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein
- Round Trip by Ann Jonas
- Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
- Wing-A-Ding by Lyn Littlefield Hoopes
- Sleeping Cinderella and Other Princess Mix-ups
- Jack Prelutsky poetry books for kids
Enjoy! Picture books are fun for kids and grown-ups.