Grades
PreK - 5
Teacher Picks: Top 25 Picture Books
A collection of the very best picture books, selected by teachers and adored by their students.
With cherished classics and contemporary award winners, written and illustrated by the superstars of children's literature, these popular picture books are sure to delight readers — young and old — for generations.
Picture books are a timeless way to engage your students with a multisensory experience that can help increase vocabulary, build an understanding of sentence structure, and encourage story analysis. Plus, the visual stimulation they offer young children can help them decode the narrative, which in turn increases comprehension.
No, David!, Creatrilogy: The Dot, and Clifford the Big Red Dog are just a few of the best-selling and beloved classic picture books featured in this list, along with popular new additions like The Very Impatient Caterpillar, Frog on a Log? and A Bad Case of Stripes.
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In the original story that has sparked the imaginations of young readers for generations, a little girl gets a tiny puppy who grows up to be the biggest dog in the whole world.
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