This week I am happy to be sharing two guest posts from my sister-in-law Eliza. She has great taste when it comes to books for children, and I'm adding these to our library check-out list!
We enjoy reading books together, though we have discovered that boys sometimes like different picture books than do girls. Here are 10 fun picture book authors that our boys enjoy.
Jon AgeeMilo’s Hat Trick, Dimitri the Astronaut, Nothing, Terrific, The Retired Kid, and others
Doris BurnsAndrew Henry’s Meadow
Virginia Lee BurtonMike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Katy and the Big Snow
The Little House
Dr. SeussBartholomew and the Oobleck
Fox in Socks
Green Eggs and Ham
Bartholomew Cubbins and the 500 Hats
The King’s Stilts
Munro LeafWee Gillis
Ferdinand
Robert McCloskeyMake Way for Ducklings
Blueberries for Sal
One Morning in Maine
Time of Wonder
Lentil
(and others)
Peter SpiersThe Star Spangled Banner
Noah’s Ark
The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night
David WiesnerTuesday, Sector 7, The Three Pigs, and others
Audrey WoodThe Deep Blue Sea, Alphabet Adventure, Alphabet Mystery, and others
Andrea ZimmermanDigger Man
Eliza is the mother of two boys and one girl, with another boy on the way. She has a Ph.D. in journalism and taught at Brigham Young University for several years, but now cares for her children full-time. Of all her mothering duties, she especially enjoys helping her children learn to read. In her few spare hours during the week, she reads the news and attends a weightlifting class (so, as she says, she can keep up with her children).
1 comments on "Fun Picture Books for Boys"
One of my boy's favorite set of books is by Kate & Jim McMullan: "I Stink!" about a garbage truck, "I'm Mighty!" about a tug boat, and "I'm Dirty!" about a digger truck. They have a new one out, "I'm Bad!" about a ravenous reptile/dinosaur, but we haven't read it yet. Thanks for adding to our list of boy books to read!
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