1000 Picture Books in 2016~January

If you are an aspiring picture book writer chances are you are familiar with 12 x 12, PiBoIdMo, Revimo, and ReFoReMo. Reading, writing, and revising challenges help motivate kid lit writers. We hear time and again how important it is read A LOT of books in the genre you write.

I recently watched the January 12 x 12 webinar with Julie Hedlund and Tara Lazar. Tara offered great advice on improving craft: read 500-1000 picture books. Then I discovered the Read 1000 Picture Books in 2016 reading challenge. Coincidence? I think not! I joined the Facebook group and the Goodreads group. The groups share reading lists so you will never run out of books to read. I encourage you to join the challenge! Here’s my January reading list with Goodreads links to get you started. Happy reading and writing!

1. Louise Loves Art by Kelly Light
2. Little Elliot, Big City by Mike Curato
3. Nellie Belle by Mem Fox
4. Monkey: Not Ready for Kindergarten by Marc Brown
5. Zora’s Zucchini by Katherine Pryor
6. Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
7. Thankful by Eileen Spinelli
8. The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems
9. Leopold by Ruth Westheimer
10. Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
11. Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Love by James Dean
12. Wish by Emma Dodd
13. The Red Hat by David Teague
14. Sheep Go to Sleep by Nancy E. Shaw
15. Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev
16. Cat Nap by Toni Yuli
17. What Does it Mean to Be Kind? by Rana DiOrio
18. Rufus the Writer by Elizabeth Bram
19. A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell
20. Michael Recycle and Bootleg Peg by Ellie Bethel
21. Liplap’s Wish by Jonathan London
22. I Don’t Want a Posh Dog by Emma Dodd
23. Skunkdog by Emily Jenkins
24. Shoe Dog by Megan McDonald
25. A Small Brown Dog with a Wet Pink Nose by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
26. This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
27. Ninja! by Arree Chung
28. Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
29. Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman
30. No Yeti Yet by Mary Ann Fraser
31. So Many Days by Alison McGhee
32. Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds
33. Sleep Tight Anna Banana! by Dominique Roques
34. Where’s the Baboon? by Michael Escoffier
35. Igor Spot Champion by Guido Van Genechten
36. By Mouse and Frog by Deborah Freedman
37. Chooky-Doodle-Doo by Jan Whiten
38. This is Sadie by Sara O’Leary
39. Snowy Bear by Tony Mitton
40. Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins by James Dean
41. Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin
42. Anna Banana and the Chocolate Explosion by Dominique Roques
43. Claire and the Unicorn Happy Ever After by B.G. Hennessy
44. Grandma’s Gloves by Cecil Castellucci
45. Grandma’s Purple Flowers by Adjoa J. Burrowes
46. Boats for Papa by Jessixa Bagley
47. Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs by Tomie dePaola
48. Anna’s Corn by Barbara Santucci
49. I Remember Miss Perry by Pat Brisson
50. Never Ask a Bear by Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud

 

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