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Classic Picture Books

These enchanting Picture Books have stood the test of time.

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  • A hungry little caterpillar eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.
    Picture Book, 1987New York : Philomel Books, 1987, c1969. — J PICTURE CARLE
  • Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.
    Picture Book, 1955[New York] Harper & Row/HarperCollins, c1955. — J PICTURE JOHNSON
  • Before going to sleep, a little rabbit says goodnight to many different things.
    Picture Book, 1947New York : HarperCollins/Harper & Row, 1947, 1975. — J PICTURE BROWN
  • All the other bulls would run and jump and butt their heads together. But Ferdinand would rather sit and smell the flowers.
    Picture Book, 2011New York : Viking, 2011, c1936. — J PICTURE LEAF
  • Caps for Sale

    a Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

    Slobodkina, Esphyr, 1908-2002
    A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.
    Picture Book, 1987[Logan, Iowa : Perfection Learning Corp., 1987], c1947. — J PICTURE SLOBODKINA
  • The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
    Picture Book, 1962New York : Viking Press/Puffin Books, 1962. — J PICTURE KEATS
  • Although unaware that a fox is after her as she takes a walk around the farmyard, Rosie the hen still manages to lead him into one accident after another.
    Picture Book, 1968New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1968. — J PICTURE HUTCHINS
  • Harry runs away before bath time and plays outside until he changes into a black dog with white spots. Back home again, he must use all his wits and tricks to convince his family who he really is.
    Picture Book, 2002[New York] : HarperCollins, c2002, c1956. — J PICTURE ZION
  • A toy bear who is anxious to have a home is befriended by a little girl who is willing to spend her own money to buy him.
    Picture Book, 1968New York, Viking Press [1968] — J PICTURE FREEMAN
  • Max sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king.
    Picture Book, 1963[New York, N.Y.] : Harper Collins Publishers, c1963. — J PICTURE SENDAK
  • On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
    Picture Book, 1972New York : Atheneum, 1972. — J PICTURE VIORST
  • Although Mike Mulligan's steam shovel is too old-fashioned to compete with newer models, the people of Popperville find a way to keep them working.
    Picture Book, 1967Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1967. — J PICTURE BURTON
  • Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis.
    Picture Book, 1941Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941. — J PICTURE REY
  • The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.
    Picture Book, 1992New York : North-South Books, c1992. — J PICTURE PFISTER
  • Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
    Picture Book, 1978New York : Atheneum, 1978. — J PICTURE BARRETT
  • Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
    Picture Book, 2011Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011. — J PICTURE VAN ALLSBURG
  • Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter.
    Picture Book, 1948New York : Viking Press, c1948. — J PICTURE MCCLOSKEY
  • A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
    Picture Book, 1985Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1985. — J PICTURE VAN ALLSBURG
  • Angelina loves to dance and wants to become a ballerina more than anything else in the world.
    Picture Book, 2006New York : Viking, 2006, c1983. — J PICTURE HOLABIRD