Must Read Picture Book Series for Kids

My children love to read and it’s a habit I am happy to support. I’ll admit that in the business of day to day life sometimes reading gets pushed to the bottom of our list, but that is something I am working on ending. Making reading important in our home again is really important to me. I loved to read growing up and I hope that my children continue to love it as well. While my kids love all books, there are certain books they tend to learn towards and there are several series of books that tend to be their favorite.

I think it’s safe to say that most kids don’t care about the message a book brings. While that is something I look for, they want a fun cover, colorful pictures, and a book that is fun and engaging for them. We’ve read many books over the years, but these are their favorite book series.

Pete the Cat – written by James & Kimberly Dean, Pete the Cat is in over 50 books.

Farmer Brown’s Barnyard Tales – written by Doreen Cronin, A Click Clack series has 18 books like Click, Clack, Moo. Quirky, hilarious farmyard tales that follow Farmer Brown’s farm animals.

Don’t Push the Button – written by Bill Cotter there are 3 books in the Don’t Touch the Button series. These books are some of their favorites and they have so much fun reading them. They’re engaging, playful, and so silly.

Llama Llama – written by Anna Dewdney the Llama Llama series has 27 books. My youngests favorite books. Llama Llama follows Llama, his Mama, and all of their friends.

Dragons Love Tacos – written by Adam Rubin there are 2 books in the Dragons Love Tacos series.

How do Dinosaurs – written by Jane Yolen there are 28 books in the How Do Dinosaurs series. Another hilarious series that my kids love. How do Dinosaurs follows Dinosaurs on their daily tasks like cleaning their rooms, going to school and more. They’re engaging and have my laughing and playing along.

Pigeon – written by Mo Willems there are 8 books in the Pigeon series.

If you give a mouse – written by Laura Joffe Numeroff there are 14 books in the If You Give series. These classic books follow Mouse and other animals and the adventures they take with their curiosity.

When your – written by Susanna Leonard Hill there are 3 books in the When Your series. When your Llama needs a haircut, When Your Lion Needs a Bath and When Your Elephant Has the Sniffles are cute, but funny books.

Hello Genius – written by Michael Dahl the Hello Genius series has 22 books. These fun, cheerful read-alouds help guide a childs first steps in learning and growing

Little Dinos – written by Michael Dahl there are 4 books total. Little Dinos teaches about not hitting, biting, yelling or pushing and teaches what we should do instead.

Bruce – written by Ryan T. Higgins there are 3 books total. Mother Bruce is a total grump and hates everything. Mother Bruce follows Bruce the Bear and his gooslings on their adventures.

Love Monster – written by Rachel Bright there are 4 books total. Another favorite series by my kids. They love following Love Monster and seeing that you don’t always have to be perfect and that we should love everyone.

Little Blue Truck – written by Alice Schertle the Little Blue Truck series has 7 books total. Meet Blue, a little pick up truck. Little Blue Truck follows blue on his adventures and teaches about helping others in these rhyming books.

Pout Pout Fish – written by Deborah Diesen there are 14 books total. Mr. Fish, aka The Pout-Pout fish, lives with a constant pout on his face. He always seems to be sad and frowning, but the stories follow Mr. Fish as he learns to find happiness and purpose.

Bad Kitty – written by Nick Bruel. There are 17 books total. Bad Kitty is bad. Very bad. But she doesn’t always mean to be. Whether she is trying to be a good little kitty and eat her vegetables or be a quiet little kitty and behave at a birthday party, it seems that trouble finds a way to her. Bad Kitty are such funny books and my kids love to follow all her silly antics.