All time classic and favourite picture books

This list gives you some of the very best picture books for the under 8's.

ALFIE`S FEET Shirley Hughes

AMAZING GRACE Mary Hoffman

ANGELINA BALLERINA Katharine Holabird

BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? Bill Martin Jr. Illustrated by Eric Carle

CLICK, CLACK, MOO: Cows That Type Doreen Cronin

DEAR ZOO Rod Campbell. Simon & Schuster

DALEY B Jon Blake. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

ELMER David McKee

FARMER DUCK Martin Waddell

GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER! Ed Emberley. Little, Brown

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU? Sam McBratney

HANDA`S SURPRISE Eileen Browne

HUG Jez Alborough

IT`S THE BEAR Jez Alborough

JULIUS Angela Johnson. Illustrated by Dav Pilkey. Orchard

KIPPER Mick Inkpen

MR. GUMPY`S OUTING John Burningham. Holt

ROSIE`S WALK Pat Hutchins. Simon & Schuster

SHARK IN THE PARK Nick Sharratt

SOMETHING ELSE Kathryn Cave

STELLALUNA Janell Cannon

THE GRUFFALO Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler

THE MOUSEHOLE CAT Nicola Bayley

THE RAINBOW FISH Marcus Pfister

THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA Judith Kerr

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR Eric Carle. Philomel

THE SNOWMAN Raymond Briggs. Random House

WE`RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. McElderry

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Maurice Sendak

WHERE`S SPOT? Eric Hill


Last updated: 11 September 2006

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