A grandfather dropped by with the new book that he bought for the library at our donation sale. He had given it in honor of his young grandson. He said, "We loved this book. But I had to have earplugs." His grandson would shriek with delight at every ridiculous eruption in Jack and the Box: A Toon Book, by Art Spiegelman.
Here are some of my favorite recent picture books of the last couple of years for ages 4-7. No gift giving occasion should go by without a new book for a child's collection! You can read more about them in our library catalog
Duck! Rabbit!, Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Watch the hilarious promo!
Before John Was a Jazz Giant, Carol Boston Weatherford
Beware of the Frog, Willam Bee
Chicken Said "Cluck!," Judyann Ackerman Grant
A Visitor for Bear, Bonnie Becker
Papa and Me, Arthur Dorros
A Birthday for Cow, Jan Thomas
Bats at the Library, Brian Lies
Bubble Trouble, Margaret Mahy
The Blacker the Berry, Joyce Carol Thomas
How To Heal a Broken Wing, Bob Graham
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, Carmen Agra Deedy
Before You Were Mine, Maribeth Boelts
Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories, Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes To School, Laurie Halse Anderson
How I Learned Geography, Uri Shulevitz
If I Only Had a Horn, Roxane Orgill
Ron's Big Mission, Rose Blue
Are You Ready to Play Outside?, Mo Willems
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Mo Willems
Mo Willems is a comic genius. Try all the Elephant and Piggy books and his Pigeon ones too.
Check my webpage (scroll down) for my Top 10 Favorite Picture Books of all time.
Other guides:
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Guide to Gift Books
Parents' Choice Picture Book Awards
American Library Association Notable Children's Books, 2009
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