Kids' Reading List: Illustrations
Just look at the pictures!
Especially for children who are too young to read, looking at the illustrations of a book can have just as big an impact as reading the words. The pictures in these selections set them apart. Plus, check out 2010's Caldecott Medal winners.
Especially for children who are too young to read, looking at the illustrations of a book can have just as big an impact as reading the words. The pictures in these selections set them apart. Plus, check out 2010's Caldecott Medal winners.
Infant to 2 Years
Baby Bathtime! *
Rhymes Round the World *
Mr. Grumpy's Outing *
Maisy's Nature Walk: A Maisy First Science Book
Global Babies
Baby Signs: A Baby-Sized Guide to Speaking with Sign Language
Nibble Nibble
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle's Favorite Words
Baby! Baby!
My Animals
A Good Day
Blue Goose
Goodnight Moon
Clap Hands
Spots, Feathers and Curly Tails
3 to 5 Years
All the World *
Book Fiesta!: A Children's Day/Book Day Celebration—Una celebración de El día de los niños/El día de los libros: A Bilingual Picture Book *
Bubble Trouble *
My Garden *
Wee Little Bunny *
What Can You Do with a Paleta?/¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta? *
Up, Down, and Around
Tadpole Rex
Monkey and Me
Orange Pear Apple Bear
Every Friday
Go, Dog, Go!
Millions of Cats
Harold and the Purple Crayon
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
How to Heal a Broken Wing
The House in the Night
The Snow Day
More books for older readers
Books by Category
History | Boys | Girls | Fantasy | Growing Up | Animals | Illustration | Educational
You're never too old!
Just because your kids learned how to read does not mean they're no longer able to appreciate good pictures. Especially if your children are visual learners, choose one of the books listed below to help them with their reading comprehension.
Just because your kids learned how to read does not mean they're no longer able to appreciate good pictures. Especially if your children are visual learners, choose one of the books listed below to help them with their reading comprehension.
6 to 9 Years
Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes *
My Abuelita *
The Night Fairy *
Pippi Longstocking *
Nic Bishop Frogs
Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
Diary of a Fly
Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson
Robot Dreams
Jack and the Beanstalk
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Little Red Riding Hood
Spuds
10 to 12 Years
The Magician's Elephant *
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon *
Jabberwocky
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
12 Years and Up
The Beautiful Stories of Life: Six Greek Myths Retold *
The Arrival
Looking at the pictures is just one way to introduce reading to your kids early on. Learn the stages of a child's reading process.
Books by Category
History | Boys | Girls | Fantasy | Growing Up | Animals | Illustration | Educational
* 2010 list addition
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