Picture books for ages 3 - 8

Updated April 30, 2025
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Big gorilla : a book of opposites
Browne, Anthony
Paper Book
Anthony Browne lends his singular talent for rendering primates to a lovingly detailed concept book that will captivate readers both young and old. What's the opposite of old? Young! What's the opposite of sad? Happy! Big or small, alone or together, the primates in this book of...
Honk honk, beep beep, putter putt!
Khan, Rukhsana
Paper Book
Ibraheem and his cat, Mitu, join Baba on a rickshaw trip through the big city, where vehicles of all sorts and sizes have their own language to help them navigate the busy streets. BEEP BEEP, says Baba. HONK HONK, says car. TOOT TOOT, says bus. RUMBLE RUMBLE, says mighty truck. MEOW MEOW, says...
Time to make art
Mack, Jeff
Paper Book
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2024 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2024 3 Starred Reviews! Does art have to be perfect? Where do you begin? This inspiring picture book about making art doubles as an introduction to the multifaceted and...
Five bears : a tale of friendship.
Rayner, Catherine
Paper Book
A gorgeously illustrated book about friendship and looking past differences from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner Catherine Rayner. Bear is walking through the forest, minding his own business when he comes across another bear. The Other bear is different. The two bears...
The hare who wouldn't share
Small, Steve (Animator)
Paper Book
From internationally acclaimed picture book creator Steve Small comes an "entertaining...delightful" (Booklist, starred review) story of unexpected friendship and the happiness that sharing can bring. Hare is proud of his turnip patch and doesn't want to share it with...

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