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18 Best Picture Books

Goal: Find the best Picture books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best picture books" and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

18 Best Picture Books

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1

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak

Also recommended by:

Richard Branson, Fred Wilson

2

I Want My Hat Back

by Jon Klassen

3

The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

Also recommended by:

Michelle Obama, Don Cheadle

4

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

by Philip C. Stead

5

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

by Bill Martin Jr.

6

Click, Clack, Moo

Cows That Type

by Doreen Cronin

7

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

by Judi Barrett

8

Corduroy

by Don Freeman

9

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Pigeon, Book 2

by Mo Willems

10

Good Night, Gorilla

by Peggy Rathmann

11

Goodnight Moon

by Margaret Wise Brown

12

Knuffle Bunny

Knuffle Bunny, Book 1

by Mo Willems

13

No, David!

by David Shannon

14

Peek-a Who?

by Nina Laden

15

Rosie Revere, Engineer

by Andrea Beaty

16

Stellaluna

by Janell Cannon

17

The Paper Bag Princess

by Robert Munsch

18

The Story of Ferdinand

by Munro Leaf

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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