HIGHLY RECOMMENDED PICTURE BOOKS



HIGHLY RECOMMENDED PICTURE BOOKS

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Most books without publisher information are available from pre-bound companies.

PETS (Various)

Multiple animals in one book or types of pets not in a category.

The Aminal by Lorna Balian. Star Bright Books, 2005. 1595720065.

Hoodwinked by Arthur Howard. Harcourt, 2001. 0152026568.

Laura Numeroff’s 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster by Laura Numeroff. Illustrated by Nate Evans. Laura Geringer Book, 2002. 0066238226.

The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg. Dial, 2002. 0803727887. New edition.

Pet Show! by Ezra Jack Keats. Viking, 2001. 0670035041.

Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? by Shel Silverstein. Simon & Schuster, 2002. 0689851138.

BIRD PICTURE BOOKS

Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman.

The Baby Beebee Bird by Diane Redfield Massie. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. HarperCollins, 2000. 0060280832.

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. Hyperion, 2003. 078681988X.

The Horrendous Hullabaloo by Margaret Mahy.

Princess Penelope’s Parrot by Helen Lester. Walter Lorraine, 1996. 0395783208.

CAT PICTURE BOOKS

Barn Cat: A Counting Book by Carol P. Saul. Illustrated by Mary Azarian. Little, Brown, 1998. 0316761133.

Cat Count by Betsy Lewin. Henry Holt, 2003. 0805067477.

The Cat Who Walked Across France by Kate Banks. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2004. 0374399689.

The Cats of Mrs. Calamari by John Stadler. Orchard, 1997. 0531330206.

Clever Cat by Peter Collington. Random House (Knopf), 2000. 0375804773.

Crispin the Terrible by Bob Morris. Illustrated by Dasha Ziborova. Callaway Editions, 2000. 0935112448.

Dinah! A Cat Adventure by Kae Nishimura. Clarion Books, 2004. 0618336125.

Drat That Fat Cat by Pat Thomson. Illustrated by Ailie Busby. Scholastic, 2003. 0439471966.

Excuse Me … Are You a Witch? by Emily Horn. Illustrated by Pawel Pawlak. Charlesbridge, 2004. 1580890938.

Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale by Margaret Read MacDonald. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. August House Publishers, 2001. 0874836166.

Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert. Harcourt, 1990. 0152305505.

Francis, the Scaredy Cat by Ed Boxall. Candlewick Press, 2002. 0763617679.

Gobble, Gobble, Slip, Slop: A Tale of a Very Greedy Cat by Meilo So. Knopf, 2004. 037592504X.

Have You Fed the Cat? by Michele Coxon. Star Bright Books, 2004. 1932065903.

Have You Seen My Cat? by Eric Carle. Simon & Schuster, 1991. 0887080545.

Hi, Cat! by Ezra Jack Keats. Viking,1999. 0670885460.

Hip Cat by Jonathan London. Illustrated by Woodleigh Marx Hubbard.

Jazz Cats by Davis Davis. Illustrated by Chuck Galey. Pelican, 2001. 1565548590.

Kat Kong by Dav Pilkey. Harcourt, 1993. 0152420363.

A Kitten Called Moonlight by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Christian Birmingham. Candlewick Press, 2001. 076361176X.

Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow, 2004. 0060588292.

Me and My Cat? by Satoshi Kitamura. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000. 0374349061.

Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag. Putnam, 1952. 0399233156.

Never Let Your Cat Make Lunch for You by Lee Harris. Illustrated by Debbie Tilley. Tricycle Press, 2004. 1883672805.

Night Cat by Margaret Beames. Illustrated by Sue Hitchcock. Orchard, 2003. 0439385768.

Nobody’s Nosier Than a Cat by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. Hyperion, 2003. 0786816147.

One Dark Night by Hazel J. Hutchins. Illustrated by Susan Hartung. Viking, 2001. 0670892467.

Pretend You’re a Cat by Jean Marzollo.

Puss in Cowboy Boots by Jan Huling. Illustrated by Phil Huling. Simon & Schuster, 2002. 0689831196.

Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault.

A Rose for Pinkerton by Steven Kellogg. Dial, 2002. 0803727232.

Rotten Ralph (Series) by Jack Gantos. Illustrated by Nicole Rubel. Houghton Mifflin, 1976. 0395242762.

So Many Cats by Beatrice De Regniers.

Telling Time With Big Mama Cat by Dan Harper. Harcourt, 1998. 0152017380.

Tom Cat by Noah Woods. Random House, 2004. 0375924973.

When Cats Dream by Dav Pilkey. Orchard, 1992. 053108597X.

CAT AND DOG PICTURE BOOKS

Buster by Denise Fleming. Henry Holt, 2003. 0805062793.

Cool Cat, Hot Dog by Sandy Turner. Atheneum, 2005. 068984946X.

The Dog Who Had Kittens by Polly M. Robertus. Illustrated by Janet Stevens. Holiday House, 1991. 0823408604.

I Am the Dog, I Am the Cat by Donald Hall. Illustrated by Barry Moser. Dial, 1994. 0803715048.

Meow! by V. Suteev. Illustrated by Katya R. Arnold. Holiday House, 1998. 0823413616.

My Big Dog by Susan Stevens Crummel. Illustrated by Janet Stevens. Golden Books, 2005. 0375932976.

Night Walk by Jill Newsome. Illustrated by Claudio Munoz. Clarion, 2003. 0618324585.

One of Each by Mary Ann Hoberman.

Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland. Illustrated by Jim McFarland. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2001. 0374384282.

CAT AND MOUSE PICTURE BOOKS

All in One Hour by Susan Stevens Crummel. Illustrated by Dorothy Donohue. Cavendish, 2003. 0761451293.

Farmer Smart’s Fat Cat by James Sage and Russell Ayto. Chronicle Books, 2002. 0811835022.

Scaredy Mouse by Alan MacDonald. Illustrated by Tim Warnes. Tiger Tales, 2002. 1589250184.

Three Little Kittens by Lorianne Siomades. Boyds Mills Press, 2003. 1563978458.

DOG PICTURE BOOKS

Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod by Robert J. Blake. Philomel, 1997. 0399227989.

Angus Series by Marjorie Flack.

Bad Dog, Dodger! by Barbara Abercrombie. Illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Margaret K. McElderry, 2002. 0689837828.

Bad Dog School by Barbara Joosse. Illustrated by Jennifer Plecas. Clarion, 2004. 0618133313.

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer. HarperCollins, 1999. 0062051865.

Benny: An Adventure Story by Bob Graham.

The Blues of Flats Brown by Walter Dean Myers. Illustrated by Nina Laden. Holiday House, 2000. 0823414809.

Bow-Wow Birthday by Lee Wardlaw. Illustrated by Arden Johnson-Petrov. Boyds Mills Press, 1998. 1563974894.

Chewy Louie by Howie Schneider. Rising Moon Books, 2000. 0873587650.

Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague. Scholastic Press, 2002. 0439206634.

Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation by Mark Teague. Scholastic Press, 2004. 0439458684.

Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis by Dav Pilkey. Blue Sky Press, 1994. 0590474669.

Dog Eared by Amanda Harvey. Doubleday Books, 2002. 0385729111.

Dogteam by Gary Paulsen.

Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey. Harcourt, 2003. 0152049487.

Flea in the Ear by Stephen Wyllie.

Fun Dog, Sun Dog by Deborah Heiligman. Illustrated by Tim Bowers. Marshall Cavendish, 2005. 0761451625.

Ginger Jumps by Lisa Ernst.

The Great Gracie Chase by Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Mark Teague. Blue Sky Press, 2001. 0590100416.

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion. Illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham. HarperCollins, 1956. 0060268662.

How Much is That Doggie in the Window? by Bill Merrill. Illustrated by Iza Trapani. Charlesbridge Publishing, 1997. 1879085747.

I Swapped My Dog by Harriet Ziefert. Illustrated by Emily Bolam. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 0395891590.

Lighthouse Dog to the Rescue by Angeli Perrow. Illustrated by Emily Harris. Down East Books, 2000. 0892724870.

McDuff and the Baby by Rosemary Wells. Illustrated by Susan Jeffers. Hyperion, 1997. 0786803169.

Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh. Houghton Mifflin, 1992. 0395633133.

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann. Penguin Group (USA) (Putnam), 1995. 0399226168.

One-Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova. Illustrated by Ard Hoyt. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003. 0374356386.

Perfectly Martha by Susan Meddaugh. Houghton Mifflin (Walter Lorraine), 2004. 061837857X.

Pinkerton (Series) by Steven Kellogg.

Poodlena by E. B. McHenry. Bloomsbury, 2004. 1582348243.

Rickie and Henri: A True Story by Jane Goodall. Illustrated by Alan Marks. Penguin, 2004. 069840002X.

Riptide by Frances Ward Weller. Illustrated by Robert J. Blake. Philomel, 1990. 0399216758.

Sleepy Pendoodle by Malachy Doyle. Illustrated by Julie Vivas. Candlewick Press, 2001. 0763615617.

Spike in Trouble by Paulette Bogan. Putnam, 2003. 0399237658.

Spot Series by Eric Hill.

The Stray Dog by Marc Simont. HarperCollins, 2001. 0060289341.

Ten Dogs in the Window: A Countdown Book by Claire Masurel. Illustrated by Pamela Paparone. North-South Books, 1997. 1558587543.

Togo by Robert J. Blake. Philomel, 2002. 0399233814.

Wet Dog! by Elise Broach. Illustrated by David Catrow. Dial, 2005. 0803728093.

What Pete Ate from A-Z by Maira Kalman. Putnam, 2001. 0399233628.

Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats. Viking, 1964. 0670762407.

Yip! Snap! Yap! by Charles Fuge. Tricycle Press, 2004. 1582460469.

HORSE PICTURE BOOKS

Appaloosa Zebra: A Horse Lover’s Alphabet by Jessie Haas. Illustrated by Margot Apple. HarperCollins, 2002. 0688178804.

Blue Horse by Helen Stephens. Scholastic, 2003. 0439431786.

Chestnut by Constance W. McGeorge. Illustrated by Mary Whyte. Peachtree, 2004. 1561453218.

Fritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan Brett. Houghton, 1981. 039530850X.

Giddy Up! Let’s Ride! by Flora McDonnell. Candlewick Press, 2002. 0763617784.

Scamper and the Horse Show by Jessie Haas. Illustrated by Margot Apple. Greenwillow, 2004. 0060013389.

We Go in a Circle by Peggy Perry Anderson. Houghton Mifflin, 2004. 0618447563.

When Wishes Were Horses by Sharon Hart Addy. Houghton Mifflin, 2002. 0618131663.

LIZARD AND IGUANA PICTURE BOOKS

Geraldine and Mrs. Duffy by Holly Keller. Greenwillow, 2000. 0688168884.

Henry’s Show and Tell by Nancy Carlson. Viking, 2004. 0670036951.

The Iguana Brothers: A Tale of Two Lizards by Tony Johnston. Illustrated by Mark Teague. Blue Sky Press, 1995. 0590474685.

I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff. Putnam, 2004. 0399237178.

Komodo! by Peter Sis. Greenwillow, 1993. 0688115837.

Lizard’s Guest by George Shannon. Illustrated by Ariane Dewey and Jose Aruego. Greenwillow, 2003. 0060090839.

Lizard’s Home by George Shannon. Illustrated by Ariane Dewey and Jose Aruego. Greenwillow, 1999. 0688160034.

Lizard’s Song by George Shannon. Illustrated by Ariane Dewey and Jose Aruego.

Lunchroom Lizard by Daniel Kirk. Putnam, 2004. 0399241787.

Manana, Iguana by Ann Whitford Paul. Holiday House, 2004. 0823418081.

The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle. HarperCollins, 1984. 0690043961.

Mr. Green Peas by Judith Caseley.

Private I. Guana: The Case of the Missing Chameleon by Nina Laden. Chronicle Books, 1995. 0811809404.

Where’s My Tail? by Susan Schafer. Illustrated by Doug Cushman. Marshall Cavendish, 2005. 0761451706.

MOUSE PICTURE BOOKS (And a Few Rats)

Big Squeak, Little Squeak by Robert Kraus. Orchard, 1996. 0531087743.

Busy, Busy Mouse by Virginia L. Kroll. Illustrated by Fumi Kosaka. Viking, 2003. 0670035270.

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow, 1991. 0688096999.

Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle. HarperCollins, 1971. 0690011377.

Eek! There’s a Mouse in the House by Wong Herbert Yee.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond.

HarperCollins, 1985. 0060245867.

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow, 1996. 0688128971.

Lunch! by Denise Fleming. Henry Holt, 1992. 0805016368.

Mother, Mother, I Want Another by Maria Polushkin Robbins. Illustrated by Jon Goodell. Random House, 2005. 0375825886.

A Mouse in the House by John and Ann Hassett. Walter Lorraine, 2004. 0618353178.

Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley. Scholastic, 1997. 0590100483.

Mouse Practice by Emily Arnold McCully. Scholastic, 1999. 0590682202.

The Mouse That Snored by Bernard Waber. Walter Lorraine, 2000. 0395975182.

Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw by Bruce McMillan. Holiday House, 1993. 0823410080.

Scaredy Mouse by Alan MacDonald. Illustrated by Tim Warnes. Tiger Tales, 2002. 1589250184.

Where Are You Going, Little Mouse? by Robert Kraus. Illustrated by Jose Aruego.

Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Kraus. Illustrated by Jose Aruego. Simon & Schuster, 2000. 0689840527.

PET MEMORIAL PICTURE BOOKS (Death of Pet)

The Old Dog by Charlotte Zolotow. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. HarperCollins, 1995. 0060244097.

The Tenth Good Thing about Barney by Judith Viorst. Illustrated by Erik Blegvad. Atheneum, 1971. 0689206887.

PET ROCK PICTURE BOOKS

Elizabeti’s Doll by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen. Illustrated by Christy Hale. Lee and Low Books, 2000. 1880000709.

Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor. Illustrated by Peter Parnall. Atheneum, 1974.

If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian. Photographs by Barbara Hirsch Lember. Harcourt, 2000. 0152393390.

Stone Soup by Marcia Brown. Simon & Schuster, 1947. 0684922967.

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig. Simon & Schuster, 1988. 067166154X.

PIG PICTURE BOOKS

Can You Make a Piggy Giggle? by Linda Ashman. Illustrated by Henry Cole. Dutton, 2002. 0525468811.

The Good Little Bad Little Pig by Margaret Wise Brown. Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino. Hyperion, 2002. 0786806001.

The Great Pig Escape by Eileen Christelow. Clarion Books, 1994. 0395669731.

If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Laura Geringer, 1998. 0060266872.

Julius by Angela Johnson. Illustrated by Dav Pilkey. Orchard Books, 1993. 0531054659.

Little Flower by Gloria Rand. Illustrated by R. W. Alley. Henry Holt, 2002. 080506480X.

Louella Mae, She’s Run Away! by Karen Beaumont Alarcon. Henry Holt, 1997. 080503532X.

My Pig Amarillo: A Tale from Guatemala by Satomi Ichikawa. Philomel, 2003. 0399237682.

No Place for a Pig by Suzanne Bloom. Boyds Mills Press, 2003. 1590780477.

Olivia by Ian Falconer.

Our Principal Promised to Kiss a Pig by Kalli Dakos and Alicia Desmarteau. Illustrated by Carl DiRocco. Albert Whitman, 2004. 0807566292.

A Pig Named Perrier by Elizabeth Spurr. Illustrated by Martin Matje. Hyperion, 2002. 0786803029.

Piggy’s Pancake Parlor by David McPhail. Putnam, 2002.

Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! by David M. McPhail. Dutton, 1993.

Pigsty by Mark Teague. Scholastic, 1994. 0590459155.

Ruby and the Sniffs by Michael Emberley. Little, Brown, 2004. 0316236640.

We Keep a Pig in the Parlor by Suzanne Bloom. Boyds Mills Press, 2004. 1590780841.

When You Take a Pig to a Party by Kristina Thermaenius McLarey and Myra McLarey. Orchard, 2000. 0531332578.

RABBIT PICTURE BOOKS

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Atheneum, 2002. 0689831528.

Pickin’ Peas by Margaret Read MacDonald. Illustrated by Pat Cummings. HarperCollins, 1998. 00690279702.

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown. HarperCollins, 1942. 0060207655.

SNAKE PICTURE BOOKS

Crictor by Tomi Ungerer. HarperCollins, 1958. 0060261803.

The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Dial, 1980. 0803717237.

I Need a Snake by Lynne Jonell. Illustrated by Petra Mathers.

Small Green Snake by Libba Moore Gray. Illustrated by Holly Meade. Orchard, 1994.

0531086941.

To Bathe a Boa by C. Imbior Kudrna. Carolrhoda Books, 1986. 0876143060.

STUFFED ANIMAL PICTURE BOOKS (Toys as Pets)

Corduroy by Don Freeman. Viking, 1968. 0670241334.

I Love You, Bunny Rabbit by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim. Illustrated by Cyd Moore. Boyds Mills Press, 2005. 1590783379.

Where’s My Teddy? by Jez Alborough. Candlewick Press, 1992. 1564020487.

TAIL PICTURE BOOKS

Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle. HarperCollins, 1971. 0690011377.

Edna’s Tale by Lisze Bechtold. Houghton, 2001. 0618091645.

Perfect Tail by Mie Araki. Chronicle Books, 2004. 0811842665.

Tom’s Tail by Linda Jennings.

Walter’s Tail by Lisa Campbell Ernst.

Where’s My Tail? by Susan Schafer. Illustrated by Doug Cushman. Marshall Cavendish, 2005. 0761451706.

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