{"id":11350,"date":"2017-05-31T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/?page_id=11350"},"modified":"2023-04-18T12:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:42:17","slug":"best-picture-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyyouhappyfamily.com\/best-picture-books\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate List of the Best Picture Books, Endorsed by Kids And Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Inside: Every book on this list of the best picture books of all time has earned the seal of approval from kids of all ages…and from parents, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the problem with most lists of the best picture books of all time: Those lists typically leave out two of the most important<\/strong> criteria for deciding whether a picture book really is the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Do kids actually enjoy this book? (For example, sometimes adults like books with a “message” even if kids find them boring.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. As a parent, is this book something you’d want to spend money on and let into your home<\/em>, knowing that you may end up reading it to your kid 72 billion times a day?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Because if as you’re reading a “best picture book,” you find yourself fantasizing about setting it on fire and roasting marshmallows over the flames – then it’s not<\/strong> the best picture book for your<\/em> collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Kids are no dummies. When there’s a book you despise reading, they’ll eventually pick up on that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Reading works best<\/strong> when it’s something you look forward to so you can be close to your child and feel connected. Not so much when you’re gritting your teeth and skipping every third word to get through it as fast as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Note:<\/strong> If your child has progressed from picture books to chapter books, check out 48 Awesome Chapter Books for Kids Your Child Will Devour<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n