NYT Bestseller List for Children's Picture Books

NYT BESTSELLER LIST FOR CHILDREN’S PICUTRE BOOKS


Yamada, K., & Besom, M. (2016). What do you do with a problem? Seattle, WA: Compendium Kids
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What do you do with a problem? What if a problem turns into an opportunity? This beautifully illustrated book helps children answer that question? It also helps them to dig deeper into the meaning of their problems. This book follows a child who has a problem. The problem gets bigger and bigger. He tries to hide, run, an ignore the problem but it will not go away. By solving the problem, the child discovers the beauty in a problem.


Rubin, A., & Salmieri, D. (2014). Dragons love tacos. Boston, MA: National Braille Press.

This hilarious amazing book captures the reader atten-tions with the front cover with all the tiny tacos on it! You are sure to hear many giggles about why dragons love tacos and taco parties. But do not like hot salsa!!! This is a great read aloud for the whole family to enjoy!


Daywalt, D. (2016). The day the crayons quit. Westminster, London, England: Penguin Young Readers Group.

Duncan arrives to school one day to a stack of letters from his crayons on his desk. This imaginative, humorous book brings to life crayons like never. Beige is tired of being boring, red is overworked, yellow and orange are not getting along, and pink feels unloved! Enjoy this book

Novak, B. J. The Book with No Pictures. Puffin, 2016.

How much fun could it be to read a book with-out pictures? This book is sure to have everyone laughing. In a unique way the Author can express the power of words and a story. This book is full of laughs, funny sounds, and even a robot mon-key. How much fun could it be to read a book without pictures? Well, read and find out!


Rinker, Sherri Duskey. Goodnight, Goodnight, Con-struction Site. Chronicle Books, 2011.

As the sun sets behind the construction site it time for all the trucks to say goodnight. The illustrator, Tom Lichtenheld brings the story to life through his award-winning illustrations. The fun rhyming catch phrase goodnight goodnight construction site will lead this to be a favorite read aloud at your house.

Parsley, Elise. If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! Scholastic Inc., 2016

If your teacher, ask you to bring something from nature for show and tell don’t bring an alligator!!! In this delightful story Magnolia brings and alligator to school for show and tell. As the story continues her alligator starts making all kinds of trouble at school!

Novak, B. J. The Book with No Pictures. Puffin, 2016.

How much fun could it be to read a book with-out pictures? This book is sure to have everyone laughing. In a unique way the Author can express the power of words and a story. This book is full of laughs, funny sounds, and even a robot mon-key. How much fun could it be to read a book without pictures? Well, read and find out!

Willems, M. (2016). The thank you book. White Plains, NY: Hy-perion Books for Children.

Gerald and Piggie are the bests of friends. Piggie decides that he wants to thank all his friends. Throughout this incredible story Piggie thanks everyone, But Gerald is not too happy because Piggie is forgetting someone im-portant. Who could it be??? This is the newest addition to the delightful characters in the Piggie and Elephant Series from incredible writer and author Mo Willems.

Martin, E. (2015). The wonderful things you will be. New York: Random House Childrens Books.

This book is a heartfelt love letter from parent to child. The pictures are bold, colorful, and creative. It illustrates all different cultures of children and parents. This is a book that parent will love reading to their children. It an-swers the question to all children that they will be beauti-ful, loving, kind, and generous. These are all the wonderful things you will be
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Book Review Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

Sweet, M. (2011). Balloons over Broadway: The true story of the puppeteer of Macy's

parade. NY: Houghton

Balloons Over Broadway is a beautiful way to introduce kids to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Totally recommended as a nonfiction (and picture book and American culture) text. The illustrations brings to life the parade. This book transports readers to New York in the mid 20th century and inside the mind of the fun-loving problem solver, Tony Sarge the beautiful Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  

Grade Level- 1^st – 4^th

Book Review It's a Book

Smith, L. (2011). It’s a book. NY: Roaring Brook

Excellent message about how great reading is with no bells and whistles needed. But instead of being preachy, it's a funny tale of a donkey irritating a monkey who's trying to read. The illustrations are simple and cute. I can see why it’s banned and challenged. I would just replace the word jackass when reding the book because it has a great message.