If you’re looking for picture books for children that hold their attention, the following have been a hit over and over with children throughout the years. Kids love the rhythms of great stories accompanied by bright, colourful illustrations.
Children enjoy responding to literature by creating story characters, then acting out the stories, both of which add to reading comprehension. Reading picture books to children builds listening skills, vocabulary, memory, language skills, imagination and creativity. They learn information about their world, social skills and gain self-confidence.
Use the picture books below to direct the children’s attention to the skills of listening and speaking, phonemic awareness, reading and writing.
Goodnight Moon
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Make your own tree with construction paper and then use alphabet sponges to paint on the letters
Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books)
by Crockett Johnson
The Story about Ping 
Use this story to instigate discussions on past and diverse cultures.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar 
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Snowy Day
Blueberries for Sal (Book + CD)
Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel picture books)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Swimmy 
The Five Chinese Brothers
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Freight Train
Rain by Robert Kalan and Donald Crews
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Millions of Cats 
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson
Petunia by Roger Duvoisin
