Picture Books

My Chincoteague Pony

By Susan Jeffers

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Every summer on Chincoteague Island, there is an auction of ponies who have swum across the channel from Assateague, where ponies run free. If Julie works hard and saves her money all year, perhaps she can win the pony of her dreams, her very own Chincoteague pony.

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Cherries and Cherry Pits

By Vera B. Williams

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Little Bidemmi tells sweet stories about cherries--buying them, sharing them, and eating them--with her words and pictures.

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The Rose in My Garden

By Arnold Lobel

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A variety of flowers grows near the hollyhocks that give shade to the bee that sleeps on the only rose in the garden.

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Buzz

By Janet Wong

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As Mommy and Daddy begin their day and get ready for work, a child observes this morning routine at home as well as the buzzing of a busy bee outside the window.

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A Tribute to "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"...

 

What’s the most popular picture book of all time? If you, like me, guessed “Goodnight Moon” or “The Cat in the Hat,” you’d be close, but wrong. The children’s picture book that has sold more than either of those classics is Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” with more than 29 million copies in print.