ILLUSTRIOUS PICTURE BOOKS

June 20, 2011 at 7:21PM
Cover of childrens book "Blueberries for All" by Robert McCloskey.
Cover of childrens book "Blueberries for All" by Robert McCloskey. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Need some suggestions for great picture books? Dara LaPorte, formerly of Politics & Prose, and Susan Modak of the Noyes Children's Library offer their picks.Dara LaPorte's list

• "Blueberries for Sal," by Robert McCloskey

• "Caps for Sale," by Esphyr Slobodkina

• "Good Night, Gorilla," by Peggy Rathmann

• "Stone Soup," by Jon Muth

• "This Little Chick," by John Lawrence

Susan Modak's list

• "Baby! Baby!" by Vicky Ceelen

• "F Is for Fiesta," by Susan Middleton Elya

• "The Lion's Share: A Tale of Halving Cake and Eating It, Too," by Matthew McElligott

• "The Way the Storm Stops," by Michelle Meadows

• "Weslandia," by Paul Fleisch-man

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