Hannah’s Book Lists

How to use it

• Pick one a day to read aloud; every program here asks for daily read-alouds.
• Most of these are easy to find at the library. The links go to Amazon through Hannah’s affiliate links, so buying through them supports her work.

Top 100 read-aloud picture books · Part 1 · Books 1–50

1. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
2. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
3. Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
4. Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
5. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
6. The Napping House by Audrey Wood
7. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
8. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
9. Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
10. Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
11. Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
12. Corduroy by Don Freeman
13. Christmas in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
14. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
15. Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hakes Noble
16. Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
17. Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
18. Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
19. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
20. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
21. Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
22. Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
23. Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
24. Tuesday by David Wiesner
25. Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
26. Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
27. Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran
28. Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
29. Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
30. Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
31. Where's Spot by Eric Hill
32. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen
33. Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
34. The Empty Pot by Demi
35. The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
36. Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick
37. Bats at the Library by Brian Lies
38. The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer
39. Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
40. Fiona's Luck by Teresa Bateman
41. Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel
42. The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman
43. Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller
44. Cicada Symphony by Sue Fliess
45. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse by Beatrix Potter
46. Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh
47. Dark Dark Tale by Ruth Brown
48. Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. Guiberson
49. Snail Trail by Ruth Brown
50. Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting

Top 100 read-aloud picture books · Part 2 · Books 51–100

1. SkySisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose
2. Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
3. Nesting by Henry Cole
4. The Raft by Jim LaMarche
5. Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
6. I Had a Favorite Dress by Boni Ashburn
7. Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
8. Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende Devlin
9. My Bed by Rebecca Bond
10. Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White
11. Winter Is Coming by Tony Johnston
12. The Elves and the Shoemaker by Jim Lamarche
13. The MOONSTEADERS Have a New Baby by Daniel Lane Ramer
14. Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
15. A House in the Woods by Inga Moore
16. Captain Cat by Inga Moore
17. Miss Maple's Seeds by Eliza Wheeler
18. Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler
19. Sharing the Bread, An Old-Fahsioned Thanksgiving Story by Pat Zietlow Miller
20. Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett
21. Share Some Kindness, Bring Some Light by Apryl Stott
22. Hanukkah Bear by Eric A. Kimmel
23. A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
24. Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell
25. The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker
26. I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett
27. The Bagel King by Andrew Larsen
28. The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting
29. Love Is by Diane Adams
30. In the Garden with Dr. Carver by Susan Grigsby
31. When the Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger
32. Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
33. The Princess in the Forest by Sibylle von Offers
34. Baby Goes to Market by Atinuke
35. Raccoon on His Own by Jim Arnosky
36. A Medieval Feast by Aliki
37. Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming
38. The Star Festival by Moni Ritchie Hadley
39. Monsoon Afternoon by Kashmira Sheth
40. Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry
41. King Midas and the Golden Touch by Charlotte Craft
42. Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
43. The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Peter Spier
44. The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
45. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
46. Josie Dances by Denise Lajimodiere
47. Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
48. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
49. A Butterfly is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston
50. One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey