50+ Classic Picture Books for Children Ages 3-6

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Miss Nelson is Missing!
(1977)

Madeline
(1939)

Snowman
(1978)

Stone Soup
(1947)

Goodnight Moon
(1947)

Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
(1933)

Mr. Gumpy's Outing
(1971)

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
(1939)

Very Hungry Caterpillar
(1969)

Freight Train
(1975)

Strega Nona
(1975)

May I Bring a Friend?
(1964)

The Story About Ping
(1933)

Corduroy
(1968)

Millions of Cats
(1928)

Little Red Hen
(1973)

Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
(1978)

Gunniwolf
(1967)

Bedtime for Frances
(1960

One Fine Day
(1971)

Rosie's Walk
(1968)

Harold and the Purple Crayon
(1955)

Snowy Day
(1962)

Mysterious Tadpole
(1977)

Whose Mouse Are You?
(1970)

Carrot Seed
(1945)

The Story of Ferdinand
(1936)

Swimmy
(1968)

George and Martha
(1972)

There's a Nightmare in My Closet
(1968)

Make Way for Ducklings
(1941)

Anansi the Spider: A Tale From the Ashanti
(1966)

Funny Little Woman
(1972)

Caboose Who Got Loose
(1971)

Little Engine That Could
(1930)

Tale of Peter Rabbit
(1902)

Curious George
(1941)

Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
(1974)

Where the Wild Things Are
(1962)

Horton Hears a Who!
(1954)

It Looked Like Spilt Milk
(1947)

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
(1969)

Mitten
(1964)

A Tree is Nice
(1956)

Crictor
(1958)

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
(1972)

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile
(1965)

Noisy Nora
(1973)

Harry the Dirty Dog
(1956)

Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present
(1962)

Compiled by Children's Services
Santa Clara County Library, Los Altos
2007