Happy November all! Did you know that November is Picture Book Month? I love this celebration for many reasons. I love me some picture books. I love holding picture books. I love reading picture books. I love the artistry of picture books. I love sharing picture books. (Yes, I could go on and on…) More importantly, as our lives continue to go digital, it’s important that we show our love for print books, especially picture books. It would be a real shame if the print versions of picture books were to go away.
So, what’s up for grabs this month? It’s the festive collection of seasonal books and pencils you see in the photo, along with a fresh pack of low-odor dry-erase markers. And yes, I know it’s November. :+) However by the time this giveaway is over and the goodies are shipped, many of you will be planning your December activities. (Honestly, I’m still on a sugar high from Halloween!)
To enter for a chance to win this month’s prize pack, simply leave your answer to the question below in the comment section before midnight on November 11, 2018.
What is one of your favorite picture books?
Thankful for you!
Diane
Helen Oxenbury Tom and Pippo books.
A Promise is a Promise by Knister
Got to be “Chicka, chicka, boom, boom.
Cal books by Alexandra Day So many things a bay can do with her dog! Haha
Carl books by Alexandra Day
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Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are.
Good Dog, Carl
Any book by Jan Brett, but especially The Mitten.
The Keeping Quilt
I am a huge Jan Brett fan. I like her books that highlight Hedgie.
Beatrix Potter books and Arthur Scott Bailey are favored here.
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Pancakes for Supper
I love, love, love. the illustrations in Carl’s Christmas. Actually, all the Carl series, because I like Alexandra Day’s illustrations. They look like paintings.
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash
Good Boy, Fergus!
The Three Bears’ Christmas by Kathy Duval
Eric Carle but oh so
Many others
The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss
“Library Dragon” and “Return of the Library Dragon” by Deedy
Patricia Polacco books
Salt in His Shoes along with too many others to count
Hungry caterpillar for the littles.
The little old lady who wasn’t afraid of anything for the older ones.
also any variation of ‘stone soup’ or ‘mean soup’…
Silly Sally
Construction Site on Christmas Night
Pumpkin eye by Fleming
The hungry caterpillar
Two Bad Ants. It leads to so many discussions.
My favorites I believe are the books in the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie collection! I was ready to buy one for my daughter, and found she already had the one I was going to get!
Any Tomie dePaola books and Eric Carle…
Any book by Jan Brett is a must read. She is immensely talented and The Mermaid is a personal favorite currently.
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
Brown ???? bear, brown bear
Mouse Paint
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Bear snores on by karama wilson
Good Night Moon
If You Give a Mouse series
I love Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes. And I love the illustrations in The Polar Express Book.
Tadpole’s Promise by Jeanne Willis
For me any picture book was my favorite. I have dyslexia and did not learn to read until the 4th grade after extensive tutoring. I loved books and loved having them read to me. But when no one was around I would look at the pictures and make up my own stories. Reading is something I now love to share with all children.
The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone
The Giving Tree
For bed, I loved reading Time For Bed to my two little ones.
The Polar Express
Gingerbread Baby
by Jan Brett
Corduroy has always been my favorite picture book.
Eric Carla’s Books. They’re so colorful
Pete the Cat and his new school Shoes.
The Junkyard Wonders or Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco, no question!
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg has wonderful illustrations. I love reading it aloud to mixed age groups and comparing it to the movie version.
The Snowy Day.
Eric Carle
The Popcorn book by Tomie dePaola
Mouse Paint
The Mitten by Jan Brett.
Piggie Pie, Zoom Broom and Broom Mates by Margie Palatini. I love this trilogy of picture books. The students enjoy predicting what the inspiration was for her characters and finding all the hidden clues in the text and illustrations. There is something for all levels of readers in her books and this amusing collection is enjoyed by all my classes. One of the first things they ask at the beginning of the year is when are we going to read the Gritch books.
The Napping House by Audrey Wood.
Are You My Mama?
My favorite picture books are any of the Bear series from Karma Wilson. I love the illustrations, the repeated verses, and the message of friendship they all share.
John Denver’s “Country Road, Take Me Home”. I have always loved this song and the picture book is beautiful.
Apple’s and Pumpkins.
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens
The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden
Zero, One, and Two by Kathryn Otoshi. These are lovely books to use with students as they explore, and learn more about numbers.
the giving tree
The Napping House
Rainbow Fish
Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton…love that book!
The Mitten
I am not sleepy and will not go to bed. (Charile and Lola) and There is a Monster at the End of This Book.
Good Night Moon
The Napping House!!! Great illustrations and wonderfully fun to read!!
I love Llama Llama, Fancy Nancy, Pete the Cat, and Splat the Cat
Stranger in the Woods
By Sams and Stoick
The Hat. It’s out of print now but it has a lovely rhyming cadence that’s easy for little ones to engage with.
Turkey Pox
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Dinosaurumpus
Strega Nona
The Summer My Father Was Ten
Snowmen at Night
Pete the Cat, I Love my White Shoes
Where the Wild Things Are
The Day the Crayons Quit
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day or the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Click Clack Moo books
Click, clack, Moo Cows that Type!
The Day the Crayons Quit
Mr. Peabody’s Apples
Then the doorbell rang.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Dragon’s Love Tacos
Loved reading Clumsy Duck by Britta Teckentrup to my preschool class. They were so focused and wanted me to read it again.
Where the Wild Things Are
Any Eric Carle book. The Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug are my favorites.
Anything by Eric Carle!
Every Skippyjon Jones book!
The Day the Crayons Quit
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and The Giving Tree ????????????
Those should be hearts not ?
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Stellaluna
Eric Carle and Jan Brett are the best!
The Llama Llama books!
All the “There was an old lady who swallowed…” books
All the “There was an old lady who swallowed…” books
It would have to be chicka chicka boom boom
The Mitten by Jan Brett
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Llama llama red pajamas
‘‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving” along with the other “‘Twas the Night Before” books.
Click, Clack, Moo.
Anything by Chris van Allsburg. I love the glossiness of the paper, the smell of the books and the depth of his illustrations!
Commotion in the ocean is one of my favorites!
Anything Chris Van Allsburg!
Brown Bear Brown Bear by Eric Carle
Anything Eric Carl’s!
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything.
Snowy Day!
The Guardians of Childhood books (Man in Moon, Sandman, Jack Frost) and The Fantastic Flying Books of Me. Morris Lessmore for pictures, Llama, lama books for stories.
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Any of the “Bear” books by Karma Wilson
Especially Bear Snores on. Great for Hibernation unit!
Don’t Be Silly Mrs. Millie and Hooper Humperdink, Not Him.
I love the illustrations by Jan Brett-especially The Gingerbread Baby and The Hat (the children love to see what comes next on the pages)