My Favorite Picture Books for Storytime

I was asked to provide some input on what books we would like to add to our professional collection that we could use for storytimes and other programs. I came up with the list below that includes a variety of different themes and fits into the necessary need of being on the shorter side. These are some of my favorites that I have used on more than one occasion for programs. 

Mouse's First Spring Lauren Thompson

Mouse's First Snow Lauren Thompson

Mouse's First Fall Lauren Thompson

Mouse's First Summer Lauren Thompson

Go Away Big Green Monster! Ed Emberley

The Watermelon Seed Greg Pizzoli

The Lonesome Polar Bear Jane Cabrera

Hooray for Fish! Lucy Cousins

Where Is Little Fish? Lucy Cousins

The Alphabet Parade Charles Ghigna

The Lonesome Polar Bear Jane Cabrera

Bear Snores On Karma Wilson

Little Green Peas Keith Baker

123 Peas Keith Baker

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? Jane Yolen

A Splendid Friend, Indeed Suzanne Bloom

Perfect Square Michael Hall

Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin Mary Serfozo

Do Crocs Kiss? Salina Yoon

Mouse Paint Ellen Stoll Walsh

Baby Bear Sees Blue Ashley Wolff

Don't Worry Bear Greg Foley

Puddle Jumpers Anne Margaret Lewis

Fidgety Fish Ruth Galloway

All Sorts of Shapes Hannah Reidy

Starry the Giraffe Andy Bergmann

Apple Farmer Annie Monica Wellington

Just Say Boo! Susan Hood

Run, Turkey, Run! Diane Mayr