Ella & Oliver's Picture Book List

This list includes the picture books that my children love listening to again and again. 

This collection appeals to young children and are fun family read-alouds!


  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr. 

  • Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina 

  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. 

  • Curious George Bedtime Stories by H. Rey

  • Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

  • Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

  • Down By the Bay by Raffi

  • Dozens of Donuts by Carrie Finison

  • Ella Takes the Cake by Carmela D’Amico

  • Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Rinker

  • Here Comes Ocean by Meg Fleming

  • Hug Machine by Scott Campbell

  • If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff

  • I Know a Rhino by Charles Fuge

  • Jamberry by Bruce Degen

  • Just Like My Brother by Gianna Marino

  • Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

  • Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle 

  • Little Excavator by Anna Dewdney

  • Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

  • Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn

  • Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans  

  • Mel’s Diner by Marissa Moss

  • Muffin Mouse’s New House by Larry Di Fiori

  • Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss

  • Please Mr. Panda by Steve Antony

  • Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse by Jane Godwin

  • The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach

  • The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

  • The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 

  • Way Out in the Desert by T.J. Marsh &  Jennifer Ward

  • We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen