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Here are some favorite classic picture books to read out loud with your child. These books can all be found in the Easy section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
by William Steig
In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock, but then cannot hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
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The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Vivid full-color illustrations capture a young boy's delight in the first snowfall of the year.
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Strega Nona: An Original Tale
by Tomie DePaola
When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
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Katy and the Big Snow
by Virginia Lee Burton
Geoppolis is hidden under a blanket of snow until a red crawler tractor saves the day.
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The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf
Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.
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Clifford, the Big Red Dog
by Norman Bridwell
The original Clifford story from 1963 introduces Emily Elizabeth and her bumbling but adorable big red dog.
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Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
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Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.
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The Mixed-Up Chameleon
by Carle, Eric
A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itself. Cutouts along the edges of the pages display various animals and colors.
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The Original Curious George
by H. A. Rey
The original Curious George drawings touched up with modern reproduction techniques complement the classic story of a mischievous little monkey and his human companion, the man in a yellow hat.
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The Little Engine That Could
by Watty Piper
Although she is not very big, the Little Blue Engine agrees to try to pull a stranded train full of toys over the mountain.
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Llama Llama Red Pajama
by Anna Dewdney
At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.
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The Lorax
by Dr. Seuss
A greedy individual, the cantankerous Once-ler, thoughtlessly pollutes the air, land, and water of the Bar-ba-loots' paradise, Truffula Forest, in order to build his giant industry.
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The Story About Ping
by Marjorie Flack
A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.
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Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon
After Stellaluna accidently lands in a bird's nest, the birds raise the baby fruit bat as one of their own, and when she is finally reunited with her mother, she appreciates both her differences and her new friendships.
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The Biggest Bear
by Lynd Ward
Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble.
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Miss Rumphius
by Barbara Cooney
As a child, Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
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If you Give a Mouse a Cookie
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
This romp of a book takes the reader through a young child's day, relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie.
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