Kid book recs...something different!

Spin313

Hey all, I am looking for picture book recommendations for a four year old that are NOT the usual recs...maybe one-off books that you enjoy or lesser know stories that I might not be familiar with.

I am NOT looking for suggestions like Curious George, Clifford, Berenstein Bears, Pout Pout Fish, Llama Llama, Mo Willems, Dr. Seuss, etc.

jag101

I like Sandra Boynton and Robert Munch.

DaisyZH

My DS loves the Charlie and Lola books by Lauren Child. Charlie is the big brother and Lola is his super imaginative little sister. They are British and very cute.

SouthernAcorn

The Monster at The End of This Book- Enjoyment may depend on how committed to character you are while reading out loud.
Press Here by Herve Tullet- Very interactive!

mandymack

Good-night Construction Site
Where's My Hat
The Pokey Little Puppy
Good-night Goon (A Halloween spin-off of Good-night Moon)
Winney the Witch
How Do Dinosaurs... series
No, David
The Foolish Tortoise
Bad Kitty
Boogie Knights
Splish, Splash, Splat (and ALL Splat books!)

Most of these are hardcover books that were E's but D LOVES them and as long as I read them, I can protect the pages.

NicoleWI

I second Charlie & Lola! Never heard of them (I guess it is/was a show?) until we happened to get one of the books from the library.

We like this super retro book called "Alexander," but not sure if you can get it.  

Cute little book called "Thankful Together". Has some "Thank you, God," language and a little cute prayer but it's not really overly religious. My kids like it.

When the World is Ready for Bed (cute bedtime book with bunnies getting ready for bed. Not too long; relaxing).

Retro again: Flicka, Ricka & Dicka books & also Snipp Snapp Snurr books by Maj Lindner

L,M, N, O Peas

Recently got from library and loved "Bats at the Beach." Author has others in the same vein.

Also for winter the "Snowmen at..." series (i.e. Snowmen at Night)

More Retro (I guess we read a lot o older classics!!): Madeline, Blueberries for Sal (and others by McCloskey), The Little House and others by Virginia Lee Burton, Frances the Badger (but some language is a little old fashioned and I update it).

Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate CAke

My Name is Not Isabella is neat, especially for little girls.

I'm sure you know of Fancy Nancy, Olivia, and the original Pinkalicious, too.

honkytonk_kid

Library Mouse
Brave Irene
Goodnight goodnight construction site
Ten gallon Bart
Toot toot zoom

sschwege

Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site & Steam Train Dream Train
Snowmen at Night or the other 3 books in the series
Pete The Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Click Clack Moo

sschwege

How Rocket Learned to Read

Guennie

I second Click Clack Moo, Gossie, The Monster at the End of This Book, and the Olivia series. And I'll add Frog and Toad books, I Spy the Sun in the Sky, anything by Mercer Meyer, and Being a Pig is Nice. I'm sure I'll think of a few more when I'm not so tired...

honkytonk_kid

sschwege said:

Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site & Steam Train Dream Train
Snowmen at Night or the other 3 books in the series
Pete The Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
Click Clack Moo

Pete the cat!! Yes. I love all of those books.

mrskelly731

DD Loves us to read the Never Girls Series.  Another favorite of hers is Duck on a Bike.

Dochas

I just fell in love with the animated version of Room on the Broom.  So I've requested that book and The Gruffalo's Child from the library.  They're by Julia Donaldson so look at these or some of her other books.