100 Of The Top Picture Books

There are a lot of children's picture books on the market. But which ones really stand out above the rest?

Check out this listing of the top 100 children's picture books and see if your favorites made the list. Chances are you will recognize quite a few well-loved tales. Select some from the list to share with the children in your life.

1. ABUELA by Arthur Dorros
2. ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY by Judith Viorst
3. ANANSI AND THE MOSS-COVERED ROCK by Eric A. Kimmel
4. ANDY AND THE LION by James Daugherty
5. BARK, GEORGE by Jules Feiffer,
6. THE BOSSY GALLITO: A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLK TALE retold by Lucia M. Gonzalez; illustrated by Lulu Delacre
7. BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES written by Russell Hoban; illustrated by Lillian Hoban
8. BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? written by Bill Martin Jr.; illustrated by Eric Carle
9. BRUNO MUNARI’S ABC by Bruno Munari
10. BUZ by Richard Egielski
11. CAPS FOR SALE; A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS by Esphyr Slobodkina
12. THE CARROT SEED written by Ruth Krauss; illustrated by Crockett Johnson
13. A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER by Vera B. Williams
14. CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM written by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault; illustrated by Lois Ehlert
15. CLICK, CLACK, MOO: COWS THAT TYPE by Doreen Cronin
16. COME ALONG, DAISY! by Jane Simmons
17. CORDUROY by Don Freeman
18. CURIOUS GEORGE by H. A. Rey
19. DINOSAUR ROAR! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland
20. DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! by Mo Willems
21. DUCK ON A BIKE by David Shannon
22. FIRE TRUCK by Peter Sis
23. FREIGHT TRAIN by Donald Crews
24. FROGGY GETS DRESSED by Jonathan London
25. THE GARDENER by Sarah Stewart
26. GEORGE AND MARTHA by James Marshall
27. GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER! by Ed Emberley
28. GOIN’ SOMEPLACE SPECIAL by Patricia McKissack
29. GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA by Peggy Rathmann
30. GOODNIGHT MOON written by Margaret W. Brown; illustrated by Clement Hurd
31. GOSSIE by Dunrea Olivier
32. GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY by Allen Say
33. HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON by Crockett Johnson
34. HARRY THE DIRTY DOG written by Gene Zion; illustrated by Margaret Graham
35. HENRY HIKES TO FITCHBURG by D.B. Johnson
36. HORTON HATCHES THE EGG by Dr. Seuss
37. HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY GOOD NIGHT? by Jane Yolen
38. I KISSED THE BABY! by Mary Murphy
39. IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura J. Numeroff
40. IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE: A YIDDISH FOLKTALE retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach
41. JOHN HENRY written by Julius Lester; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
42. JULIUS written by Angela Johnson; illustrated by Dav Pilkey KITTEN’S FIRST FULL MOON by Kevin Henkes
43. LILLY’S PURPLE PLASTIC PURSE by Kevin Henkes
44. THE LINE-UP BOOK by Marisabina Russo
45. THE LITTLE RED HEN: AN OLD STORY by Margot Zemach
46. LON PO PO: A RED RIDING HOOD STORY FROM CHINA by Ed Young
47. LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE by Bernard Waber
48. MABELA THE CLEVER by Margaret Read MacDonald
49. MACHINES AT WORK by Byron Barton
50. MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans
51. MAISY GOES SWIMMING by Lucy Cousins
52. MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS by Robert McCloskey
53. MAMA CAT HAS THREE KITTENS by Denise Fleming
54. THE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN THE TOWERS by Mordicai Gerstein
55. MARTHA SPEAKS by Susan Meddaugh
56. MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL by Virginia L. Burton
57. MILLIONS OF CATS by Wanda Gag MISS NELSON IS MISSING! by Harry Allard and James Marshall
58. MR. GUMPY'S OUTING by John Birmingham
59. MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by John Steptoe
60. MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA! by Candace Fleming
61. MY FRIEND RABBIT by Eric Rohmann
62. THE NAPPING HOUSE by Audrey Wood
63. NO, DAVID! by David Shannon
64. OFF TO SCHOOL, BABY DUCK! by Amy Hest
65. OLD BLACK FLY by Jim Aylesworth
66. OLIVIA by Ian Falconer
67. OWEN by Kevin Henkes PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME by Eric Carle
68. PIERRE: A CAUTIONARY TALE by Maurice Sendak
69. THE POLAR EXPRESS by Chris Van Allsburg
70. PUSS IN BOOTS by Charles Perrault
71. THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF MOTHER GOOSE: A TREASURY OF 386 TIMELESS NURSERY RHYMES by Arnold Lobel
72. ROUND TRIP by Ann Jonas
73. RUMPELSTILTSKIN by Paul O. Zelinsky
74. THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keats
75. SPOTS, FEATHERS AND CURLY TAILS by Nancy Tafuri
76. THE STORY OF FERDINAND by Munro Leaf
77. THE STRAY DOG by Simont Marc
78. STREGA NONA by Tomie De Paola,
79. SWIMMY by Leo Lionni
80. SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE by William Steig
81. THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT by Beatrix Potter
82. TAR BEACH by Faith Ringgold
83. TEN, NINE, EIGHT by Molly Bang
84. THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY by Simms Taback
85. THE THREE BEARS by Paul Galdone
86. TRASHY TOWN by Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
87. THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BY A. WOLF by John Scieszka
88. TUESDAY by David Wiesner
89. UPTOWN by Collier Bryan
90. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle
91. THE WHEELS ON THE BUS adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
92. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak
93. WHERE'S SPOT? by Eric Hill
94. WHISTLE FOR WILLIE by Ezra Jack Keats
95. THE WOLF’S CHICKEN STEW by Keiko Kasza
96. YOKO by Rosemary Wells
97. ZOMO THE RABBIT: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM WEST AFRICA retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
98. THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett
99. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY by Roald Dahl
100. HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE by J. K. Rowling 

Many of these books are award winners, proudly honored with the reception of the Caldecott or Newberry medals. These books are eternal classics--some were already classics during your own childhood, and others are modern classics--carrying on the tradition of wonderment in children's literature for generations to come. A very complete library can be constructed from this list that includes something for everyone, teaching important lessons ranging from the alphabet to morals along the way.