The booklist for 100 Picture Books was compiled by children’s librarians and 100 Picture Books professionals, the Youth Services Section of the South Carolina Library Associa- for tion, the South Carolina State Library, and Preschool Children many others who shared their time and experience to work on this list.

The Sleepy Little Alphabet These books are available in the by Judy Sierra. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. Knopf Books, 2009. public libraries of South Carolina. Farm Life by Elizabeth Spurr. Illustrated by Steve Björkman. Holiday House, 2003. Visit your public library often to borrow Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig. Windmill Books, 1969. The Library by Sarah Stewart. Illustrated by David Small. Square Fish, 1995. books to share with children. Rain by Manya Stojic. Crown Books for Young Readers, 2000. This list is just a start … there are many Peek-a-Boo Who by Simms Taback. Blue Apple Books, 2006. other books by these authors, and other Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009. books and authors to enjoy. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Houghton Mifflin, 1985. Down by the Station by Jennifer Rigs Veeter. Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. Tricycle Press, 2009. Make time to read Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber. Houghton Mifflin, 1965. to children every day! Leon the Chameleon by Mélanie Watt. Kids Can Press, 2001. Chester by Mélanie Watt. HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2008. The Three Pigs by David Wiesner. Clarion Books, 2001. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. “More More More,” Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams, Greenwillow Books, 1990. Princess Me by Karma Wilson. Illustrated by Christa Unzner. Margaret K. McElderry, 2007. How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You by Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Mark Teague. The Blue Sky Press, 2009. 1500 Senate Street PO Box 11469, Columbia, SC 29211 Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young. Philomel Books, 1992. Telephone: 803-734-8666 Fire Engine Man by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov Henry Holt and Co., 2007. 8-2010 1000 Tummies by Sarah Albee. The Crayon Box That Talked Just Grandma and Me by Mercer Mayer. Golden Press, 1983. Illustrated by Christopher Moroney. Random House, 2010. by Shane Derolf. Illustrated by Michael Letzig. Random House, 1997. Waiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser. Kane Miller, 2009. Where’s My Teddy by Jez Alborough. Candlewick Press, 1992. The Prince Won’t Go to Bed! by Dayle Ann Dodds. Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. Jeremy Draws a Monster by Peter McCarty. Henry Holt, 2009. Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard. Illustrated by James Marshall. Houghton Mifflin, 1977. The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky. Illustrations by Andrew Joyner. Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey. Viking Press, 1948. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. Just Like Daddy by Frank Asch. Aladdin, 1981. Big and Little by Margaret Miller. Greenwillow, 1998. F is For Fiesta by Susan Middleton Eya. by Jim Aylesworth. Call me gorgeous! by Giles Milton. Illustrations by Alexandra Milton. Old Black Fly Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2006. Illustrations by Stephen Gammell. Henry Holt and Co., 1992. Boxer Books Ltd., 2009. Bark George by Jules Feiffer. HarperCollins, 1999. LMNO Peas by Keith Baker. Simon & Schuster, 2010. If You Give A Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff. HarperCollins, 1985. Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming. Henry Holt, 1997. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish. by Judi Barret. Illustrated by Ron Barret. Atheneum, 1978. Thank You Bear by Greg Foley. Viking, 2007. Illustrated by Fritz Siebel. Harper & Row, 1963. Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont. A Red Train by Bernette Ford. Boxer Books, 2008. The Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli. Candlewick, 2007. Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin. Henry Holt and Company, 2008. Time for Bed by Mem Fox. Illustrated by Jane Dyer. Gulliver Books, 1993. Big Sister, Little Sister by Leuyen Pham. I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont. Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. Corduroy by Don Freeman. Viking, 1968. Illustrated by David Catrow. Harcourt, 2005. The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney. Little Brown, 2009. Boom Boom Go Away by Laura Geringer. Atheneum, 2010. by Marianne Berkes. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. Illustrated by Jeanette Canyon. Dawn Publications, 2007. All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka. Scholastic, 1994. Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka. Orchard Books, 1993. Fine Time Machine by Suzanne Bloom. Boyds Mill Press, 2009. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes. Greenwillow Books, 1996. 10 Minutes til Bed Time by Peggy Rathman. Putnam’s Sons, 1998. Bath Time! by Sandra Boynton. Workman Publishing, 2007. What’s Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites by Tad Hills. Schwartz & Wade, 2008. Sylvia and Bird by Catherine Rayner. Good Books, 2009. On Our Way Home by Sebastien Braun. Boxer Books, 2009. Eyes, Nose, Fingers, Toes: A First Book All About You by Judy Hindley Illustrated by Brita Granström. Candlewick Press, 1999. Curious George by H.A. Rey. Houghton Mifflin, 1941. Snowman by Raymond Briggs. Random House, 1978. On Your Toes: A Ballet ABC by Rachel Isadora. Greenwillow Books, 2003. Fix it, Sam by Lori Ries. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Illustrated by Sue Ramá. Charlesbridge, 2007. Illustrated by Clement Hurd. Harper & Brothers, 1947. Welcome to the Zoo by Alison Jay. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008. My Friend Rabbit! by Eric Rohmann. Roaring Brook Press, 2002. Our Library by Eve Bunting. The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers. Philomel Books, 2006. Illustrated by Maggie Smith. Clarion Books, 2008. Puppy Mudge Has a Snack by Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by What do You Say Dear by Sesyle Joslin. Isidre Mones. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2003. Ten in the Bed by Jane Cabrera. Holiday House, 2006. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins, 1958. The Snow Day by Komako Sakai. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Philomel, 1969. The Hello Goodbye Window by Norton Juster. Illustrated by Chris Raschka. Hyperion Books, 2005. Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Harper & Row, 1963. Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen. Kane Miller, 2004. Where is Baby’s Belly Button by Karen Katz. Little Simon, 2000. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. Random House, 1960. Freight Train by Donald Crews. Greenwillow, 1978. Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats. Harper & Row, 1967. Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmart. One Hot Summer Day by Nina Crews.Greenwillow, 1995. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Simon & Schuster, 1980. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt. Golden Books, 1940. Pick a Pumpkin, Mrs. Millie! Shark in the Park by Nick Sharrat. David Fickling Books, 2002. by Judy Cox. illustrated by Joe Mathieu. Marshall Cavendish, 2009. Bats at the Library by Brian Lies. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008. Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea. Hyperion Books for Children, 2008. The Cow That Laid an Egg Swimmy by Leo Lionni. Knopf, 1963. by Andy Cutbill. Illustrated by Russell Ayto. HarperCollins, 2006. Splash Splash by Jeff Shepherd. Illustrated by Dennis Panek. Hello, Day! by Anita Lobel. Greenwillow Books, 2008. Maxwell Macmillan International, 1994. Good Dog Carl by Alexandra Day. Green Tiger Press, 1985. Frog And Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel. Harper & Row, 1970. I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry. Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach : a Cuban folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2007. Illustrated by Michael Austin. Peachtree, 2007. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. Illustrated by Eric Carle. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1967.