Middle school students will write-in their favorite titles and/or authors. Elementary students will have a ballot comprised of the top 10 favorites (based on circulation records for the past 4 years, excluding multiples in series or authors):
- Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
- Chippy Chipmunk by Kathy Miller
- Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
- Hooray for Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
- Houdini by Kathleen Krull
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
- Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport.
- Mermaid Queen by Shana Corey
- Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
- Blog posts share activities for readers of all ages (Picture Book Month)
- Short list of activities and games for picture books (Picture Book Month)
- Teacher's Guide: Why Picture Books Belong in Our Classrooms (Picture Book Month, PDF)
- Teach with Picture Books (independent blog)
- Using Picture Books to Teach Plot Development and Conflict Resolution (Read Write Think)
- Teachers Find Many Reasons to Use Picture Books with Middle and High School Students (School Library Journal)
- Picture Books for Older Readers: A Panel Discussion (Publisher's Weekly blog)
- Teaching Language to Pre-K–12 ELs Through Picture Books (TESOL blog)
