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Favorite Picture Books For Young Children
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items Beautiful picture books that my kids loved when they were young. Inspiring, sweet picture books with lovely illustrations and storylines.
Alice grows up with a love for books and stories, inspired by her grandfather. As an adult, she becomes a librarian, travels the world, and eventually settles in a small cottage by the sea. To fulfill her final promise to do something to make the wor...
Miss Rumphius
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Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey is a classic picture book that has been enjoyed for generations. It follows Mr. and Mrs. Mallard, two ducks searching for a safe place to raise their ducklings in Boston. After exploring the city, they settl...
Make Way for Ducklings
All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan is a gentle, poetic story about a boy named Eli who grows up surrounded by the love of his family and the beauty of nature on their farm. Each family member has a special place they love, and they share t...
All the Places to Love
Island Boy by Barbara Cooney tells the life story of Matthias, the youngest of twelve children, who grows up on Tibbetts Island off the coast of Maine. He loves the island deeply and, even after exploring the wider world as a young man, he returns to...
Island Boy
Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger is a gentle, poetic story about an old man who performs a magical evening ritual—walking through the forest to release a pearl that becomes the moon. The story is brought to life through soft, dreamlike illustra...
Grandfather Twilight
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper is a classic tale about perseverance and optimism. When a train filled with toys and treats breaks down, several big engines refuse to help. At last, a small blue engine agrees to try. Despite her size, she...
The Little Engine That Could
Days on the Farm by Kim Lewis is a beautifully illustrated collection of five gentle stories about life on a farm. Each tale captures the simple joys of rural living, the bond between children and animals, and the quiet rhythms of farm life. With sof...
Days on the Farm
A Quilt for Baby by Kim Lewis is a tender picture book that celebrates family, home, and the comforting rituals of rural life. As a mother sews a patchwork quilt for her baby, she narrates the story behind each square—depicting scenes from their farm...
A Quilt for Baby book by Kim Lewis
Over 7,000 years ago Native Americans settled on the Nashua River, a beautiful and leafy valley. But the industrialization of nearby areas would lead to the deterioration of natural habitats. Each double spread examines brief periods of time when the...
A River Ran Wild: An Environmental History
Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother are picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile, Sal's mother is being follo...
Blueberries for Sal