The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf, illustrated by Robert Lawson
1936
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton
1939
Madeline
written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans
1939
Caps for Sale
written and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina
1940
The Carrot Seed
by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Crockett Johnson
1945
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd
1947
Blueberries for Sal
written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey
1948
Harold and the Purple Crayon
written and illustrated by Crockett Johnson
1955
Miffy
written and illustrated by Dick Bruna
1955
Eloise
by Kay Thompson, illustrated by Hilary Knight
1955
Green Eggs and Ham
written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss
1960
Go, Dog. Go!
written and illustrated by P. D. Eastman
1961
The Snowy Day
written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
1962
Where the Wild Things Are
written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak
1963
A Baby Sister for Frances
by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban
1964
Fortunately
written and illustrated by Remy Charlip
1964
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
written and illustrated by William Steig
1969
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
written and illustrated by Eric Carle
1969
Frog and Toad Are Friends
written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel
1970
George and Martha
written and illustrated by James Marshall
1972
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz
1972
Where the Sidewalk Ends
written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein
1974
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
written and illustrated by Richard Scarry
1974
Strega Nona
written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola
1975
Rotten Ralph
by Jack Gantos, illustrated by Nicole Rubel
1976
Hippos Go Berserk!
written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton
1977
I Really Want to See You, Grandma
written and illustrated by Tarō Gomi
1979
Fairyland
written and illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa
1981
Miss Rumphius
written and illustrated by Barbara Cooney
1982
Everett Anderson’s Goodbye
by Lucille Clifton, illustrated by Ann Grifalconi
1983
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond
1985
Annie Bananie
by Leah Komaiko, illustrated by Laura Cornell
1987
Mirandy and Brother Wind
by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
1988
The Talking Eggs
by Robert D. San Souci, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
1989
The Mitten
written and illustrated by Jan Brett
1989
Tuesday
written and illustrated by David Wiesner
1991
Tar Beach
written and illustrated by Faith Ringgold
1991
The Salamander Room
by Anne Mazer, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
1991
Stellaluna
written and illustrated by Janell Cannon
1993
Good Night, Gorilla
written and illustrated by Peggy Rathmann
1994
Bark, George
written and illustrated by Jules Feiffer
1999
Olivia
written and illustrated by Ian Falconer
2000
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin
2000
Beautiful Blackbird
written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan
2003
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book
by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Quentin Blake
2004
Kitten’s First Full Moon
written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
2004
Little Blue Truck
by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry
2008
We Are in a Book!
written and illustrated by Mo Willems
2010
Big Red Lollipop
by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
2010
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match
by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios
2011
The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
2013
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole
by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
2014
Grandad’s Island
written and illustrated by Benji Davies
2015
Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson
2015
The Sound of Silence
by Katrina Goldsaito, illustrated by Julia Kuo
2016
School’s First Day of School
by Adam Rex, illustrated by Christian Robinson
2016
Julián Is a Mermaid
written and illustrated by Jessica Love
2018
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
written and illustrated by Grace Lin
2018
Dreamers
written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales
2018
Birdsong
written and illustrated by Julie Flett
2019
Lubna and Pebble
by Wendy Meddour, illustrated by Daniel Egnéus
2019
Knight Owl
written and illustrated by Christopher Denise
2022
The World Belonged to Us
by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Leo Espinosa
2022
Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden
written and illustrated by Christy Mandin
2024
I’m Sorry You Got Mad
by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Julie Kwon
2024