1000 Picture Books in 2016~March

Reading for Research Month is such a fantastic motivator. The insightful blog posts and mentor text recommendations were outstanding this year. Follow the new site to become a member of the ReFoReMo family!

ReFoReMo helped me revise several WIPs this month. One of the recommended mentor texts gave me an idea for my March 12 x 12 draft. I have always read a lot of picture books, but this reading challenge has helped me hone my craft. I am studying these picture books (with tools I learned in ReFoReMo) and applying what I learned to my own writing.

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• One Thousand Picture Books in 2016~January
• One Thousand Picture Books in 2016~February

Here’s my March reading list with Goodreads links:

1. Even Monsters Say Good Night by Doreen Mulryan Marts
2. The Woods by Paul Hoppe
3. Deer Dancer by Mary Lyn Ray
4. Stanley the Mailman by William Bee
5. The Sniffles for Bear by Bonny Becker
6. Strega Nona’s Gift by Tomie dePaola
7. Frankencrayon by Michael Hall
8. Do Princesses Scrape Their Knees? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle
9. A Night at the Zoo by Kathy Caple
10. Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by Christianne C. Jones
11. I Don’t Want to Be a Pea! by Ann Bonwill
12. Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos
13. Baking Day at Grandma’s by Anika Denise
14. Quest by Aaron Becker
15. No Two Alike by Keith Baker
16. The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by Douglas Florian
17. Counting Crows by Kathi Appelt
18. The Night World by Mordicai Gerstein
19. Surf’s Up by Kwame Alexander
20. Over the River and Through the Wood: A Holiday Adventure by Linda Ashman
21. Hoot and Peep by Lita Judge
22. Telephone by Mac Barnett
23. Seaver the Weaver by Paul Czajak
24. In a Village by the Sea by Muon Van
25. Thank you and Good Night by Patrick McDonnell
26. Bug in a Vacuum by Melanie Watt
27. Ideas Are All Around by Philip C. Stead
28. Sir Cumference and the Roundabout Battle by Cindy Neuschwander
29. Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie on the Road by Joel Stewart
30. Dino-Wrestling by Lisa Wheeler
31. The Little Red Pen by Janet Stevens
32. Little Bea and the Snowy Day by Daniel Roode
33. The Bear Who Shared by Catherine Rayner
34. No Nap! Yes Nap! by Margie Palatini
35. Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen
36. Nino Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales
37. The Biggest Kiss by J.M. Walsh
38. Orlando on a Thursday by Emma Magenta
39. I Can’t Do Anything! by Thierry Robberecht
40. A Stick is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play by Marilyn Singer
41. Two Mice by Sergio Ruzzier
42. Your Alien by Tammi Sauer
43. Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Moe Willems
44. Art & Max by David Weisner
45. Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems
46. Billy’s Booger by William Joyce
47. The Boys by Jeff Newman
48. Good Night, Truck by Sally Odgers
49. Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator! by Mo Willems
50. I Dare You Not to Yawn by Helene Boudreau
51. Going Places by Peter H. Reynolds
52. Love, Mouserella by David Ezra Stein
53. The Day I Lost My Superpowers by Michael Escoffier
54. This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
55. Imogene’s Last Stand by Candace Fleming
56. While You Were Napping by Jenny Offill
57. Pretty Penny Makes Ends Meet by Devon Kinch
58. Mutt Dog! by Stephen Michael King
59. Some Days Are Lonely by Young-Ah Kim
60. Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich
61. Giddy-Up Buckaroos! by Shanda Trent
62. The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
63. Chu’s Day by Neil Gaiman
64. Lucy and Lila by Alison Fletcher
65. What’s the Opposite? by Oliver Jeffers
66. The House That Zack Built by Alison Murray
67. Hide and Sheep by Andrea Beaty
68. Sandy’s Incredible Shrinking Footprint by Femida Handy and Carole Carpenter
69. Run for Your Life!: Predators and Prey on the African Savanna by Lola M. Schaefer
70. Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio
71. My Teacher is a Monster! by Peter Brown
72. Batman’s Dark Secret by Kelley Puckett
73. The Not Very Merry Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
74. Ten Creepy Monsters by Carey Armstrong-Ellis
75. Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly Dean
76. Digger and Tom! by Sebastien Braun
77. Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner
78. Pumpkin Time! by Erzsi Deak
79. Snow Day for Mouse by Judy Cox
80. The Stupids Step Out by Harry Allard
81. Don’t Call Me Pruneface! by Janet Reed Ahearn
82. The Very Fairy Princess by Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton
83. Sugar White Snow and Evergreens: A Winter Wonderland of Color by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
84. Smarty Marty’s Got Game by Amy Gutierrez
85. Slow Down for Manatees by Jim Arnosky
86. No Moon, No Milk! by Chris Babcock
87. Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett
88. Who Done it? by Olivier Tallec
89. Pepper & Poe by Frann Preston-Gannon
90. Little One by Jo Weaver
91. Little Why by Jonny Lamber
92. The Night Gardener by Terry Fan
93. The Whisper by Pamela Zagarenski
94. Sparky! by Jenny Offill
95. What if…? by Anthony Browne
96. Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
97. Lawn to Lawn by Dan Yaccarino
98. When You Were Born by Emma Dodd
99. It’s a Firefly Night by Dianne Ochiltree
100. Stars by Mary Lyn Ray
101. Light Up the Night by Jean Reidy
102. Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke
103. Chester’s Masterpiece by Melanie Watt
104. Chester by Melanie Watt
105. You’re Finally Here! by Melanie Watt
106. Hedgehugs by Steve Wilson
107. Ten Kisses for Sophie! by Rosemary Wells
108. Marilyn’s Monster by Michelle Knudsen
109. The Typewriter by Bill Thomson
110. My New Mom & Me by Renata Galindo
111. Gretchen Over the Beach by R.W. Alley
112. Little Butterfly by Laura Logan
113. Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues by Kimberly Dean
114. Chester’s Back! by Melanie Watt

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