Picture Books for Families

Below is a list of picture books and board books for families in honour of Family Literacy Day.

PICTURE BOOKS

Caramba
Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
(Groundwood Books, 2005)

Chicken, Pig, Cow
Written and illustrated by Ruth Ohi
(Annick Press, 2008)

The Complete Adventures of the Mole Sisters
Written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz
(Annick Press, 2004)

Grumpy Bird
Written and illustrated by Jeremy Tankard
(Scholastic Press, 2007)

Mattland
Written by Hazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert
Illustrated by Dušan Petričić
(Annick Press, 2008)

Mechanimals
Written and illustrated by Chris Tougas
(Orca Book Publishers, 2007)

No Monsters Here
Written by Sharon Jennings
Illustrated by Ruth Ohi
(Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2004)

Nose to Toes
Written by Marilyn Baillie
Illustrated by Marisol Sarrazin
(Owl Books, 2001)

Peg and the Yeti
Written by Kenneth Oppel
Illustrated by Barbara Reid
(HarperCollins Publishers, 2004)

Please, Louise!
Written by Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
(Groundwood Books, 2007)

Read Me a Book
Written and illustrated by Barbara Reid
(North Winds Press/Scholastic, 2003)

Scaredy Squirrel
Written and illustrated by Mélanie Watt
(Kids Can Press, 2006)

A Second is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time
Written by Hazel Hutchins
Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
(North Winds Press/Scholastic, 2004)

Stanley's Party
Written by Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Bill Slavin
(Kids Can Press, 2003)

The Subway Mouse
Written and illustrated by Barbara Reid
(Scholastic Canada, 2003)

What Are You Doing, Sam?
Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
(Groundwood Books, 2006)

When Stella Was Very, Very Small
Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
(Groundwood Books, 2009)

Where's Pup?
Written by Dayle Ann Dodds
Illustrated by Pierre Pratt
(Tundra Books, 2003)

BOARD BOOKS

Kisses Kisses Baby-O!
Written by Sheree Fitch
Illustrated by HildaRose
(Nimbus Publishing, 2008)

One Some Many
Written by Marthe Jocelyn
Illustrated by Tom Slaughter
(Tundra Books, 2006)

Over Under
Written by Marthe Jocelyn
Illustrated by Tom Slaughter
(Tundra Books, 2006)

The Paper Bag Princess
Written by Robert Munsch
Illustrated by Michael Martchenko
(Annick Press, 2009)

Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns
Written by Richard Van Camp
(Orca Book Publishers, 2007)