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65 Important Kids’s Books – The Atlantic


  • 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 Clever 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


  • Inexperienced Eggs and Ham

    written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss

    1960


  • Go, Canine. Go!

    written and illustrated by P. D. Eastman

    1961


  • The Snowy Day

    written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats

    1962


  • The place the Wild Issues Are

    written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak

    1963


  • A Child Sister for Frances

    by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban

    1964


  • Fortuitously

    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 Associates

    written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel

    1970


  • George and Martha

    written and illustrated by James Marshall

    1972


  • Alexander and the Horrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Dangerous Day

    by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz

    1972


  • The place the Sidewalk Ends

    written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein

    1974


  • Automobiles and Vans and Issues 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 Actually Need 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 Banana

    by Leah Komaiko, illustrated by Laura Cornell

    1987


  • Mirandy and Brother Wind

    by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

    1988


  • The Speaking 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 Seaside

    written and illustrated by Religion 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 Evening, 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 on, Clack, Moo: Cows That Kind

    by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin

    2000


  • Stunning Blackbird

    written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan

    2003


  • Michael Rosen’s Unhappy Ebook

    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 Ebook!

    written and illustrated by Mo Willems

    2010


  • Large Crimson 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 Stop

    by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

    2013


  • Sam & Dave Dig a Gap

    by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen

    2014


  • Grandad’s Island

    written and illustrated by Benji Davies

    2015


  • Final Cease on Market Avenue

    by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson

    2015


  • The Sound of Silence

    by Katrina Goldsaito, illustrated by Julia Kuo

    2016


  • College’s First Day of College

    by Adam Rex, illustrated by Christian Robinson

    2016


  • Julián Is a Mermaid

    written and illustrated by Jessica Love

    2018


  • A Large 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 Backyard

    written and illustrated by Christy Mandin

    2024


  • I’m Sorry You Received Mad

    by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Julie Kwon

    2024

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