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Grace for President
by Kelly Dipucchio

This book was a big inspiration to my daughter and I enjoyed reading it with her. With the election of our nations first African American president, Barack Obama, this book helped to motivate her that anyone can do it.During the time of the book she was participating in a class wide election and was not satisfied with the position her teacher had chosen for her. After reading the book she felt a little more confident in taking on the role she was given and doing her best no matter what the outcome was.

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Create a short post about your favorite picture book. Be sure to include the following:
1. Your name.
2. The title of the book
3. The author of the book
4. State why it's your favorite picture book.
5. For an additional entry, respond to someone else's post.

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Come Back, Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish
pictures by Wallace Tripp

I loved reading even before I could actually do so. I would spread the comics page every Sunday and make up my own stories. So having to choose just one favorite picture book is extremely hard. There are so many options: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Madeline, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Frog and Toad, Math Curse, and it goes on forever!

I loved every book in the Amelia Bedelia series with her crazy antics and very literal understanding, but I chose Come Back, Amelia Bedelia. As a kid, I remember laughing so hard at her take on what people tell her to do. It teaches the importance of giving clear directions and how sometimes someone may need additional clarity. From a teacher standpoint now, it shows that in the end, everyone is valuable in some way, even if they work your nerves.

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My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
by: Patricia Polacco

This book teaches a valuable life lesson if you have a sibling. I love how everything within this book is a competition between the brother and sister. If I had a sibling I believe we would act the same way as they did within this book. It makes you wonder if you can really wish upon a falling star to have something come true.

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The Tasha Tudor Book of Fairy Tales (by Tasha Tudor)

This was the book that I read over and over escaping into a Fairy Tale world. I have always enjoyed a good fantastical , magical story.   I am sure - that love stems from the fairy tales I poured over in this book.  Tudor's masterful  illustrations captivated me as a young girl.  And they still do.  I am going to take out my copy this weekend. :o)

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Where the Wild Things Are
by: Maurice Sendak

Children have very vivid imaginations. What child did not dream of going to their own island and becoming a King or Queen? This book provided just that dream, and I recall hearing it before nap-time in Kindergarten and dreaming of becoming the King of my very own island.

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If You Give a Mouse A Cookie is my absolute favorite picture book because it's one of the first books I read to my daughters that truly captivated them. They memorized that book from cover to cover and would not go to bed until I read it to them each night.

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Curious George
by H.A. Rey

Curious George was one of my favorite books as a kid. I seemed to identify myself with him quite a bit. What others may have seen as mischief, was actually just the case of wanting to know. You gotta Love Curious George.

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I remember my teacher reading this book to us for Earth Day! in college ! We had an awesome project that went along with it that really pulled us into the book. Gave a true appreciation for the Earth!  I love how the book has someone to speak on behalf of the trees that were being cut down!

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Sneetches
by Dr. Seuss

This was one of my favorites growing up because it taught me at a very young age just how ridiculous it is to hold someone's physical appearance against them.

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No Matter What
by Debi Gliori
This is my favorite picture book because it reminds me of my start in education. I began teaching in Pre-K many years ago. My students really enjoyed this story and loved to read along with me and exaggerate the words "no maaatter what"!

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I really liked this book growing up. For a really long while I only heard one version of the story of the 3 little pigs, so this version was refreshing and new in a comedic way. The idea of having contrast in such a popular tale made this my favorite picture book growing up.

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I absolutely loved A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon growing up. I use to love flipping the pages to see the colorful and creative artwork. The story is about a young girl, Camilla, who is teased because she likes lima beans and decides to no longer like them, which causes her to get the stripes. However, what I enjoyed most was the most simple lesson of all, which was to stay true to who you are, no matter what anyone else might think.

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Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman
This is my favorite picture book because my daughter laughed so hard each time I read this book to her!

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Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch
This has been my favorite picture book, ever since my third grade teacher read it to me in class. I remember crying in class, thinking about my mother, and how much she means to me. This book, even as a small third grader, will always mean so much to me, as it symbolizes the inseparable relationship I share with my mother.

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Mrs. Logan                               I love you forever,  by Robert Munsch,  is my favorite picture book. The first time I heard it, read by my adult Sunday school teacher, I cried. I then bought it and read it to my children. They are now reading it to their children. It is a wonderful tradition! It shows the cycle of growth and the parental relationship in a sentimental way. 

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Mrs. Logan                               I love you forever,  by Robert Munsch,  is my favorite picture book. The first time I heard it, read by my adult Sunday school teacher, I cried. I then bought it and read it to my children. They are now reading it to their children. It is a wonderful tradition! It shows the cycle of growth and the parental relationship in a sentimental way. 

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I loved all of the books about Miss Nelson when I was growing up, but this one in particular is my favorite because the students trick the principal and run the classroom themselves! In actuality, the students are the ones that are really being tricked by their teacher.