The Definative 'Best Picture Books' Thread - please add your top3

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Please add your Top3* Picture Books to the list, based on how much your DC likes them. Next to the book can you also put a 1,2 or 3 based on how much you like it - ie 1= love, 2=ok and 3=can't bear reading it.

Can we also try something a bit clever, to save us all trawling though the whole thread...can you copy and paste the previous post and either add a number before the relevant books, or add new books as the case may be...hope this makes sense and works, I am always on the look our for good books for the DCs...

I'll start...

'Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1

1. Dear Zoo - 1
2. Peepo - 2
3. My New Baby - 1

'Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1

See what I mean? Copy and paste so we have one list?

'Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1

'Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)

Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne

or any picture book by Anthony Browne

The whale and the Snail Axel Scheffler 1
Room on the Broom Axel Scheffler (sp?)
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs can't remember who wrote it .....
'Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)

At the moment it is anything with Maisy mouse in and The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

Maisys Rainbow Dream
The whale and the Snail Axel Scheffler 1
Room on the Broom Axel Scheffler (sp?)
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs can't remember who wrote it .....
'Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)

Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French (outof print so tough!) 1
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees 1
Hairy McLary (any of them - Lynley Dodd 1

and....
Billy's Bucket 1
Dinosaur Roar 1
Dragon in a Wagon 1 (also Lynley Dodd)
Duck in a Truck 1
Where's my Teddy? 1

Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French (outof print so tough!) 1
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees 1
Hairy McLary (any of them - Lynley Dodd 1
Billy's Bucket 1
Dinosaur Roar 1
Dragon in a Wagon 1 (also Lynley Dodd)
Duck in a Truck 1
Where's my Teddy? 1

and

the hungry caterpillar 1
peppa pig (any) 1
poppy cat 2

Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
These threads get on my nerves. Wondered why everyone was saying more than three. Sigh.

Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French (outof print so tough!) 1
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees 1
Hairy McLary (any of them - Lynley Dodd 1
Billy's Bucket 1
Dinosaur Roar 1
Dragon in a Wagon 1 (also Lynley Dodd)
Duck in a Truck 1
Where's my Teddy? 1
the hungry caterpillar 1
peppa pig (any) 1
poppy cat 2

and

Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne

oh bugger. I've just cocked it up now.

There

Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French (outof print so tough!) 1
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees 1
Hairy McLary (any of them - Lynley Dodd 1
Billy's Bucket 1
Dinosaur Roar 1
Dragon in a Wagon 1 (also Lynley Dodd)
Duck in a Truck 1
Where's my Teddy? 1
the hungry caterpillar 1
peppa pig (any) 1
poppy cat 2

and

voices in teh Park by Anthony Browne

You all missed out mine

Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French (outof print so tough!) 1
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees 1
Hairy McLary (any of them - Lynley Dodd 1
Billy's Bucket 1
Dinosaur Roar 1
Dragon in a Wagon 1 (also Lynley Dodd)
Duck in a Truck 1
Where's my Teddy? 1
the hungry caterpillar 1
peppa pig (any) 1
poppy cat 3
voices in teh Park by Anthony Browne
The Gruffalo 1
Maisys Rainbow Dream 1

Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French (outof print so tough!) 1
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees 1
Hairy McLary (any of them - Lynley Dodd 1
Billy's Bucket 1
Dinosaur Roar 1
Dragon in a Wagon 1 (also Lynley Dodd)
Duck in a Truck 1
Where's my Teddy? 1
the hungry caterpillar 1
peppa pig (any) 1
poppy cat 3
voices in teh Park by Anthony Browne
The Gruffalo 1
Maisys Rainbow Dream 1

and anything by Helen Cooper - especially Punmpkin Soup or The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed

Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French (outof print so tough!) 1
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees 1
Hairy McLary (any of them - Lynley Dodd 1
Billy's Bucket 1
Dinosaur Roar 1
Dragon in a Wagon 1 (also Lynley Dodd)
Duck in a Truck 1
Where's my Teddy? 1
the hungry caterpillar 1
peppa pig (any) 1
poppy cat 3
voices in teh Park by Anthony Browne
The Gruffalo 1
Maisys Rainbow Dream 1

and anything by Helen Cooper - especially Punmpkin Soup or The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed

All the Blue Kangaroo books -1
Can't You Sleep Little Bear? plus the rest in the series - 1

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Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French (outof print so tough!) 1
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees 1
Hairy McLary (any of them - Lynley Dodd 1
Billy's Bucket 1
Dinosaur Roar 1
Dragon in a Wagon 1 (also Lynley Dodd)
Duck in a Truck 1
Where's my Teddy? 1
the hungry caterpillar 1
peppa pig (any) 1
poppy cat 3
voices in teh Park by Anthony Browne
The Gruffalo 1
Maisys Rainbow Dream 1

and anything by Helen Cooper - especially Punmpkin Soup or The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed

All the Blue Kangaroo books -1
Can't You Sleep Little Bear? plus the rest in the series - 1

Olivia by Ian Falconer - 1
The Eloise books - 2
Ella Enchanted Shirley Hughes - 1
and in fact anything by Shirley Hughes ever.

Gosh this is getting a bit hefty ... hope I've got the idea right about how to comment - like a chain letter I've put my contributions at the top, & changed the numbers on rest to show what I think of them -

Satoshi Kitamura: any of Squirrel is Hungry, Duck is Dirty, Dog is Thirsty, Cat is Sleepy or In the Attic - 1 - but especially In the Attic, magical book
John Burningham: any, but my special favourite is Would You Rather? - 1
Michael Rosen: We're Going on a Bear Hunt - 1

'Kids' C&L Anholt - don't know it
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester - don't know it
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr - 1
Dear Zoo - 2
Peepo - 1
My New Baby - don't know it
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - don't know it
Jolly Postman - 1
Each Peach Pear Plum - 1
Charlie and Lola - 2 [less keen since they started to be so ubiquitous]
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French don't know it
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees - don't know it
Hairy McLary (any of them) - Lynley Dodd - 1
Billy's Bucket - don't know it
Dinosaur Roar - 1
Dragon in a Wagon (also Lynley Dodd) - don't know it
Duck in a Truck - 2
Where's my Teddy? - 2
The hungry caterpillar - 1
Peppa pig (any) - don't know it
Poppy cat - don't know it
Voices in teh Park by Anthony Browne - don't know it
The Gruffalo - 1
Maisys Rainbow Dream 1
anything by Helen Cooper - especially Punmpkin Soup or The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed - 2
All the Blue Kangaroo books - don't know them
Can't You Sleep Little Bear? plus the rest in the series - 2
Olivia by Ian Falconer - 1
The Eloise books - 2
Ella Enchanted Shirley Hughes - 1
and in fact anything by Shirley Hughes ever.

Hairy maclary (from Donaldsons dairy)

Peepo

Hungry Caterpillar

and...anything "LetterLand"

All the Blue Kangaroo books - 1
Six Dinner Sid - 1
Ella Enchanted - 1

and all of Shirley Hughes too

All the Blue Kangaroo books -1
Can't You Sleep Little Bear? plus the rest in the series - 1
Olivia by Ian Falconer - 1
The Eloise books - 2
Ella Enchanted Shirley Hughes - 1
Kids' C&L Anholt 1
'When Frank was Four' Alison Lester 1
'The Tiger Who came to Tea' Judith Kerr 1
Dear Zoo - 1
Peepo - 2
My New Baby - 1
Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune - 1
Jolly Postman 1
Each Peach Pear Plum 1
Charlie and Lola 3 (any of them at all)
Hairy Charlie and the Frog - Jackie French (outof print so tough!) 1
QUIET- Paul Bright and Guy Parker-Rees 1
Hairy McLary (any of them - Lynley Dodd 1
Billy's Bucket 1
Dinosaur Roar 1
Dragon in a Wagon 1 (also Lynley Dodd)
Duck in a Truck 1
Where's my Teddy? 1
the hungry caterpillar 1
peppa pig (any) 1
poppy cat 3
voices in teh Park by Anthony Browne
The Gruffalo 1
Maisys Rainbow Dream 1

oi Marina you haven't commented on my Burningham etc. books

John Burningham isn't in dd's top 3 but he gets a 1 from me bink!

I'm sure its no coincidence that most of our DC's tops 3 books score a 1 from us...it this because you are all as rotton as me and books you don't like reading somehow disappear? We sent one particularly irritating one (which DD rather liked ) back to Australia by hiding it in my parents suitcase (it was my ILs who gave it to us).