must read children's picture-books

By Zahra Rahbari
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As promised, I am going to introduce some picture-books for young children. If you google them, you might find the read aloud videos in addition to your local library. Please take your time and click on the links on this page to get familiar with the history of the books creation, the author/illustrator and much more. Remember to share all of that with your beloved children.
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Here is the list:

Fiction Books

Kindness
Since kindness is very important concept for young children to learn, I started off the list with the books on compassion, kindness and empathy toward self as well as others.

Beer, S. (2019). Kindness Makes Us Strong. Hardie Grant Publishing.
Brooks, F. & Ferraro, M. (2020). All About Friends. Usborne Publishing.
Cook, J. (2013). Tease Monster: A Book About Teasing vs. Bullying. Boys Town Press.
George, K., (2023). I Am a Meadow Mermaid. Tundra Books
Mayer, M. (2023). Just for You. Random House Books for Young Readers.
Zietlow Miller, P. (2018). Be Kind. Roaring Books Press.


Non-Fiction Books
Brunelle, L. (2024). Life After Whale the Amazing Ecosystem of A Whale Fall. Neal Porter Books. 
Hevron, A. (2024). City of Leafcutter Ants: A Sustainable Society of Millions. Neal Porter Books. 
Hodge, D. (2004). Ants. Kids Can Press.
Rocco, H. (2023). Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough. G. P. Putnam’s Sons. 

Wordless Picture-Books
These books that are open to interpretation provide a great opportunity for you to talk about the pages, stories and illustration with your child. Remember "a picture is worth a thousand words".
Cole, H. (2012). Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad. Scholastic Press.
Lehman, B. (2008). Trainstop. Clarion Books.
​Stevenson, D. (2014). The farmer and the clown. Beach Lane Books.
Wiesner, D. (2006). Flotsam. ​​Clarion Books

Books with No Pictures
Novak, B. J. (2014). The Book with No Pictures. Dial Books.

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