Why Picture Books Are Wonderful!

Our school library has a fantastic collection of engaging picture books just waiting to be discovered!

From laugh-out-loud favourites to gentle bedtime stories, our shelves are filled with books that spark imagination, build language, and create beautiful moments to share.

• They’re perfect for reading together
  
  

• They support early literacy and storytelling skills
  
  

• They help kids understand emotions, friendship, and the world around them
  
  

• And... they’re simply a joy to read!
  
  

Whether your child is just beginning their reading journey or already starting to devour chapter books, 

picture books have a special place in growing minds and hearts.

Reading With Young Children

• Let them choose the book—it gives them ownership and excitement.
  
  

• Use funny voices, sound effects, and expression.
  
  

• Pause to talk about the pictures and ask questions.
  
  

• Don’t worry about reading every word—enjoy the moment together.
  
  

• Read favourites over and over—it builds language, confidence and understanding.

Some of our most popular picture books…

🌟 All-Time Classics

1. Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak
   

   
   

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle
   
   

3. Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown
   
   

4. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? – Bill Martin Jr.
   
   

5. Grandpa’s Storybook - Joy Watson
   
   

6. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! – Mo Willems

7. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Bill Martin Jr.
   
   

8. Guess How Much I Love You – Sam McBratney
   
   

9. The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson
   
   

10. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Laura Numeroff

📚 Modern Favorites

1. Dragons Love Tacos – Adam Rubin

2. The Day the Crayons Quit – Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers

3. Pig the Pug series - by Aaron Blabey

4. Dazzlehands - Sacha Cotter

5. Giraffes can’t Dance - Giles Andreae

6. Author Jory John - various titles eg: The Good Egg, The Couch Potato etc

7. Author David Walliams - various titles eg: There’s a Snake in my School, The Creature Choir etc

8. The Book with no Pictures - BJ Novak

9. Stuck in Poo, What to do? - Samantha Laugesen

10. Elmer series - David McKee

Reading Just 15 Minutes a Day Adds Up!

If a child is read to for 15 minutes a day, that adds up to over 5,400 minutes a year—and thousands of new vocabulary words!

Every time you read to a child, you’re building their brain, 

their vocabulary, their curiosity—

and their hearts. ❤️📚