I’ve been going through book baskets all over the house, making stacks of ones to pass along to friends, ones to keep for the future, and smiling at some of our favorites from this past year.
Which then made me want to share our top ten favorite picture books from this past year with you all. To be a favorite, it had to be a book that was read so many times that a mother can honestly find herself reciting lines from it should she wake up in the middle of the night {not that it’s ever happened to me ~ ahem}.
Our Top Ten Picture Books for Preschool and Kindergarten
In the Castle by Anna Milbourne. There are knights, jousts, swords…it’s just a little boy’s dream come true. When we did our knight unit, In the Castle was the book that we started with and it was pulled off the shelf so often throughout the year too.
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McClosky. Can you honestly believe that this book wasn’t in our house until this year? {I’m still surprised}. This book was so much fun to read and do LOTS of activities with this past year! Finding a big ol’ stump in the neighbor’s yard just like the one in the book made it even better.
Snowy Valentine by David Peterson. This was a book that my friend Cindy found and we both literally got a bit teary reading through it. Two bunnies. One looking for the perfect valentine for his wife…and just a sweet little story. We used this book during our Valentine’s Day unit. and it’s another one of those that you just want to keep around.
On the Moon by Anna Milbourne. The illustrations in this book are wonderful and we have become a HUGE fan of this author! A trip to the Air and Space museum as well, made this book a fast favorite!
Angus Lost by Marjorie Flack {also Angus and the Ducks}. Reading these two books together was a lot of fun since we could compare some of the illustrations and see a ‘different view’ in the stories. We also had a lot of other fun go-along activities for Angus Lost as well.
On a Pirate Ship by Sarah Courtauld. The illustrations again are amazing and similar in size/layout to the other On a… series. The books can also be found via Usbourne. Even though we didn’t do a pirate unit this year, this book is a constant ‘must read’.
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. As much fun as reading the book was, I think that Kaleb’s attachment to this book came because of the torn paper art project that we did along with it as well as the snow crystals.
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry was a book that a reader emailed me about and it’s one of those classics that we will hold on to forever! Rhyming text, a cute problem of a ‘too-big’ tree, and a fun time remembering who is next in line for the tree topper. This is another one of those books that I can’t believe we hadn’t read before now, but am so glad that we did!
Cowboy Small by Lois Lenski. For our cowboy unit, this book was the favorite, hands down. You have to love a boy who has a horse named Cactus.
The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup. Although this book is now hidden away in our Christmas box to be pulled out for the holidays, it was very well loved because of the pirate theme. And it makes for a super-fun way to decorate gingerbread men each year too!
Those are just a few of the books that we enjoyed this year, but the ones that I remember reading so many times. What books have been worn out in your house?
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