GULF STREAM SCHOOL'S

BEST PICTURE BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

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The Tale of Peter Rabbit

by Beatrix Potter (1902)

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Winnie-the-Pooh

by A. A. Milne, illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard (1926)

The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

by Jean de Brunhoff (1931)

The Story of Ferdinand

by Munro Leaf, illustrated by Robert Lawson (1936)

Caps for Sale

by Esphyr Slobodkina (1938)

Madeline

by Ludwig Bemelmans (1939)

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

by Virginia Lee Burton (1939)

Curious George

by Margret and H. A. Rey (1941)

Make Way for Ducklings

by Robert McCloskey (1941)

The Little House

by Virginia Lee Burton (1942)

Goodnight Moon

by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd (1947)

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Stone Soup

by Marcia Brown (1947)

Blueberries for Sal

by Robert McCloskey (1948)

The Biggest Bear

by Lynd Ward (1952)

Harold and the Purple Crayon

by Crockett Johnson (1955)

The Cat in the Hat

by Dr. Seuss (1957)

Green Eggs and Ham

by Dr. Seuss (1960)

The Sneetches and Other Stories

by Dr. Seuss (1961)

The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats (1962)

Where the Wild Things Are

by Maurice Sendak (1963)

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein (1964)

Corduroy

by Don Freeman (1968)

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

by William Steig (1969)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle (1969)

In the Night Kitchen

by Maurice Sendak (1971)

The Lorax

by Dr. Seuss (1971)

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

by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz (1972)

George and Martha

by James Marshall (1972)

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction by David Macaulay (1973)

Strega Nona

by Tomie de Paola (1975)

Where the Sidewalk Ends

by Shel Silverstein (1975)

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Miss Nelson Is Missing

by Harry Allard, illustrated by James Marshall (1977)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

by Ron Barrett (1978)

The Snowman

by Raymond Briggs (1978)

The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

by Chris van Allsburg (1979)

Jumanji

by Chris van Allsburg (1981)

The Polar Express

by Chris van Allsburg (1985)

The True Story of Three Little Pigs

by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith (1989)

Black and White

by David Macaulay (1990)

Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

by Dr. Seuss (1990)

Tuesday

by David Wiesner (1991)

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith (1992)

Yo! Yes?

by Chris Raschka (1993)

Officer Buckle and Gloria

by Peggy Rathmann (1995)

Good Dog, Carl

by Alexandra Day (1996)

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

by Helen Oxenbury and Michael Rosen (1997)

No, David!

by David Shannon (1998)

Snow

by Uri Shulevitz (1998)

Tibet: Through the Red Box

by Peter Sís (1998)