When a relative/friend asks what your child

would like for a gift, suggest a book.

We have a list of our favorite picture books this year, but many of them are for school age children.  The following are some of our favorites for young children:

A wordless book of a child’s journey home.  Look carefully at all the “treasures” she finds and shares.

Such a soft, gentle and deceptively simple book….

Great for bedtime.

This book has a limited vocabulary.
On its surface, it teaches opposites.
But each opposite has such interesting illustrations, that stories can be imagined on every page.

I hope that it is not a spoiler to tell you that this is a great book about brothers.

The Napping House was published in 1984!  It’s been a great favorite every since.  This year brought a sequel to settle down a restless household at night.