Reading with my children is one of my favorite things to do. For this list I choose 50 of our very favorite picture books. Many of these books are laugh-out-loud-funny, many share important messages, and all are beautifully and creatively illustrated. This is Part 2 of my list, covering titles from J to Z. You can find Part 1 (A-I) here. Many of the authors listed here have also written other fantastic books, so this list can launch you into more great literature!
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
The Monster at the End of this Book
Mr. Postmouse’s Rounds by Marianne Dubuc
My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
My Teacher is a Monster by Peter Brown
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
Press Here by Harve Tullet
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
Snowmen at Night by Carolyn Buehner
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Where the Wile Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham
Which titles would you add to this list?