To celebrate the National Year of Reading, the staff of the Burnside Library have nominated their

favourite children’s picture books - from the past and present!

Do you see any of your favourites among these titles?

Ahlberg, Allan The Jolly Postman

Ahlberg, Janet and Allan Each, Peach, Pear, Plum

Alborough, Jez Some Dogs Do

Andersen, Hans Christian The Little Mermaid

Baker, Jeannie Home

Base, Graeme Animalia

Base, Graeme The Eleventh Hour

Blabey, Aaron Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley

Briggs, Raymond The Snowman

Brown, Jeff Flat Stanley

Burningham, John Mr Gumpy’s Outing

Campbell, Rod Dear Zoo

Carle, Eric The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Cousins, Lucy Hooray for Fish

Denchfield, Nick Charlie Chick

Dodd, Lynley Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy

Dubosarsky, Ursula The Terrible Plop

Eastman, P D Are You My Mother?

French, Jackie Too Many Pears

Fox, Mem Possum Magic

Fox, Mem Where is the Green Sheep?

Gibbs, May Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

Gleeson, Libby Amy and Louis

Grahame, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows

Handford, Martin Where’s Wally

Heilbroner, Joan Robert the Rose Horse

Hughes, Shirley Dogger

Inkpen, Mick Wibbly Pig’s Silly Big Bear

Jay, Alison Alphabet

Klassen, Jon I Want My Hat Back

Knudsen, Michelle The Library Lion

Kraus, Robert Leo the Late Bloomer

Leaf, Munro The Story of Ferdinand

Lester, Alison Are We There Yet?

McBratney, Sam Guess How Much I Love You

Milne, A A Winnie the Pooh

Mosel, Arlene Tikki Tikki Tembo

Paterson, Banjo Mulga Bill’s Bicycle

Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Riddle, Toby Nobody Owns the Moon

Rosen, Michael We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are

Seuss, Dr Wacky Wednesday

Simpson, Kate Where’s Dummy?

Sutton, Eve My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes

Viorst, Judith Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Waring, Richard The Hungry Hen

Wild, Margaret Baby Bird’s Blankie

Williams, Margery The Velveteen Rabbit

Zion, Gene Harry the Dirty Dog