This list came from The School Library Journal website.
If you are looking for some good read alouds. This is a great start!
1:
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963)
2:
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (1947)
3:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (1979)
4:
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1962)
5:
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems (2003)
6:
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1941)
7:
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (1955)
8:
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (1939)
9:
Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag (1928)
10:
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems (2004)
11:
The Story of Ferdinand by Monroe Leaf, ill. Robert Lawson (1936)
12:
Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann (1994)
13:
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (1948)
14:
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, ill. Lane Smith(1989)
15:
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes (1996)
16:
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (1987)
17:
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (1947)
18:
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (1970)
19:
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney (1982)
20:
George and Martha by James Marshall (1972)
21:
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer (1999)
22:
The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone, ill. by Mike Smollin (1971)
23:
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban (1964)
24:
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, ill. Lois Ehlert (1989)
25:
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (1942)
26:
Corduroy by Donald Freeman (1976)
27:
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1902)
28:
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, ill. Ray Cruz(1972)
29:
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (1969)
30:
Brown, Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? by Bill Martin Jr., ill. Eric Carle (1967)
31:
No, David by David Shannon (1998)
32:
Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin, ill. by Betsy Lewin (2000)
33:
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi and Ron Barrett (1978)
34:
Olivia by Ian Falconer (2000)
35:
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel, ill. Blair Lent (1968)
36:
Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, ill. Lane Smith (1992)
37:
Eloise by Kay Thompson, ill. Hilary Knight (1955)
38:
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, ill. by Margaret Bloy Graham (1956)
39:
The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood (1984)
40:
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton (1939)
41:
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, ill. Stephen Gammell (1985)
42:
Curious George by H.A. Rey (1941)
43:
Tuesday by David Wiesner (1991)
44:
Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola (1975)
45:
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (1985)
46:
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt (2006)
47:
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff (1985)
48:
The Big Orange Splot, by Daniel Pinkwater (1977)
49:
King Bidgood is in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood, ill. Don Wood (1985)
50:
Black and White by David Macaulay (1990)
51:
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (1981)
52:
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard, ill. James Marshall (1977)
53:
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs (1978)
54:
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (2001)
55:
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, ill. George & Doris Hauman (1961)
56:
Frederick by Leo Lionni (1967)
57:
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, ill. Harry Bliss (2003)
58:
Flotsam by David Wiesner (2006)
59:
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears (1975) by Verna Aardema, ill.Leo and Diane Dillon (1975)
60:
Chicken Soup With Rice: A Book of Months by Maurice Sendak (1962)
61:
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers (2005)
62:
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack (1933)
63:
Traction Man is Here!, by Mini Grey (2005)
64:
“I Can’t,” Said the Ant: A Second Book of Nonsense by Polly Cameron (1961)
65:
Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner (2003)
66:
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (1995)
67:
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni (1959)
68:
The Arrival by Shaun Tan (2006)
69:
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, ill. Helen Oxenbury (1989)
70:
Miss Fanshawe and the Great Dragon Adventure by Sue Scullard (1986)
71:
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch, ill by Michael Martchenko (1980)
72:
The Little Brute Family by Russell Hoban, ill. Lilian Hoban (1966)
73:
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant (1933) by Jean de Brunhoff
74:
Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (1942)
75:
Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss (1940)
76:
Zoom at Sea by Tim Wynne-Jones, ill. Eric Beddows (1983)
77:
The Library by Sarah Stewart, ill. David Small (1995)
78:
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
79:
Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm, by Alice and Martin Provensen (1974)
80:
The Jolly Postman: or, Other People’s Letters by Janet Ahlberg (1986)
81:
Possum Magic by Mem Fox, ill. Julie Vivas (1983)
82:
Who Needs Donuts? by Mark Alan Stamaty (1973)
83:
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (1971)
84:
Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes (1988)
85:
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats (1964)
86:
Yoko by Rosemary Wells (1998)
87:
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (2004)
88:
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon (1993)
89:
A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of First Definitions by Ruth Krauss, ill. Maurice Sendak (1952)
90:
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis (2006)
91:
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures With the Family Lazardo by William Joyce (1988)
92:
Swimmy by Leo Lionni (1963)
93:
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (1964)
94:
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood (1984)
95:
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart, ill. David Small (1997)
96:
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle (1990)
97:
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox, ill. Judy Horacek (2004)
98:
Anatole by Eve Titus (1956)
99:
Little Pea by Amy Krause Rosenthal, ill. by Jen Corace (2005)
100:
Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley (1992)
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