In psychology I’m learning about Nature vs. Nurture right now and I’ve been thinking back to my childhood. I’ve always loved reading and I believe books played a role in shaping who I am. I learned lessons in confidence, honesty, generosity, hope, sharing and imagination’s power through riddles, fairytales, legends and art. Here are the picture books I remember most fondly. Each left an impact in my life, and I hope, that one day I’ll read them to my own children.
The Balloon Tree by Phoebe Gilman
A Midsummer Night’s Faery Tale by Wendy Froud
The Winter Child by Wendy Froud
Catkin by Antonia Barber and P.J. Lynch
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
A Bad Case Of STRIPES by David Shannon
A Promise is a Promise by Robert Munsch, Michael Kusgak, and Vladyana Krykorka
The Fairy Necklaces by Cicely Barker
Blueberries For Sal by Robert Mccloskey
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
The Gypsy Princess by Phoebe Gilman
The Dragon’s Pearl by Julie Lawson and Paul Morin
Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain by Margaret Bateson Hill
The Girl in the Golden Bower by Jane Yolen
The Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
Tatterhood and the Hobgoblins by Lauren A. Mills
Dove Isabeau by Jane Yolen and Dennis Nolan
Mary Margaret’s Tree by Blair Drawson
The Weaving of a Dream by Marilee Heyer