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40 picture books that children should not miss before they are 3 years old!
What picture books have you bought for your baby so far?

Undoubtedly, reading picture books can bring many unexpected benefits to children's growth. For example, it can cultivate the baby's reading interest, enrich the child's language, and exercise the child's concentration and imaginative thinking ability; More importantly, picture books are like a treasure house of knowledge. Children can learn much more than life by reading. Picture books let children begin to understand what is true, good and beautiful.

0 1, "Hehe" Suitable age: 0-2 years old.

(Japanese) Wakayama Shizuko/Painting; Popland/translation

As the first picture book of baby enlightenment, two simple words run through the book, which can bring a pleasant first reading experience to the 0-year-old newborn. Small animals with simplified shapes but correct structures call for friends in turn, full of the joy of meeting each other. If you have never bought a picture book for your baby, you might as well start with this book.

02, "My Dad" Suitable age: 0-3 years old

(British) anthony browne/Painting; Yu Zhiying/translation

My Dad can be said to be a gift from the author to all fathers. Anthony browne said that the yellow-brown plaid robes, pajamas and shoes on my father's body in My Dad are all his clothes. They have been in the box for many years and still smell like his father. The plaid pattern on the robe appears not only on dad, but also on the title page and toast.

03, "My Mom" suitable age: 0-3 years old.

(British) anthony browne/Painting; Yu Zhiying/translation

Every child's mother is the best: my mother is a great cook; She is a great makeup artist; She is the strongest woman in the world; She is also a strange gardener who can make any plant grow; She is a fairy, and she always has a way to cheer me up when I am depressed; Her songs can be sung as well as angels; She growled like a lion; My mother is as beautiful as a butterfly and as comfortable as an armchair. ...

04, scratch (all 7 volumes) series suitable age: 0-3 years old.

(Japanese) Yoko Sasaki/Editing and Drawing

The series "Scratch" (7 volumes in total) was compiled and painted by Japanese painter Yoko Sasaki, depicting the problems children encounter when brushing their teeth, taking a bath, playing and eating snacks. The graphics in the book are not only exaggerated and beautiful, but also adopt some partial folding methods, and some folding faces can be opened from time to time in the pages to let people see what is in the picture, which is especially suitable for children to read.

The full set of 7 volumes is "I want to pull? I'm going to brush my teeth. I'm going to take a shower. Hello, strawberry snacks. Here comes the bus. I like swimming.

05. Where is Xiao Bo? Suitable age: 0-2 years old.

(British) Eric Hill; Peng Yi/Translator

It has been selling well all over the world for 30 years, with a sales volume of over 50 million copies. It has been translated into 65 languages and sold well in 100 countries and regions. A classic model of picture books for infants, the first interactive book for children, and the most famous bilingual puppy in the world. A series of Xiao Bo-themed page-turning books have been published one after another, which are loved by parents, teachers and children all over the world 10 1 many countries. Adults are especially happy to read Xiao Bo's story to children.

06, "Little Dot" Suitable age: 3-6 years old.

Hervé Dulet (France)/This book; Popland/translation

Dot Dot caused a heated discussion in Frankfurt and Bologna. At present, more than 20 language versions have been published one after another and have been well received. This is a very interesting book, subverting the traditional concept of children's books. The author adopted a new contemporary creative viewpoint and turned this book into an interactive game with children.

07. Good night, Gorilla. Suitable age: 3-6 years old.

Peggy Letterman/(America); Love tree/translation

This is a classic work by Paige lattmann, winner of Cadillac Award, and has won the American Library Association's Good Book of the Year Award, the publisher's weekly Kuffe Award, the American Children's Book Center's Blue Ribbon Award, and the American Horn magazine's Good Book of the Year. There are not many words in the book, but it is humorous, durable and affectionate. After reading this vivid and interesting bedtime story, adults will definitely laugh with their children!

08. Shopping for the first time. Suitable age: 3-6 years old.

(Japan) Ryoko Tanai/Tong; (Japanese) forest/painting; Peng Yi/Translator

Lin is a painter who is good at capturing vivid details. Her painting style is particularly close to children's psychology. Her delicate painting style describes the nervous mood of the little hero Yimei in order to complete the task given to her by her mother, which will resonate with readers at first sight.

09. Play with Me (all 6 volumes).

Suitable age: 0-3 years old

(Sweden) Anikatore/Tong; Maria Nihlsson Torre (Sweden)/Painting; Zhao Qing/translation

This is a set of picture books that let children experience life through "playing". This book has six volumes. From the perspective and psychological characteristics of children aged 0-3, the book describes six small details of daily life, such as getting up, eating, sleeping, swinging, helping mother and going home. These small details are simple and warm, but they are the growth skills that children have to learn.

The full set of 6 volumes is "Sleep! "Eat!" "Help!" "Go home!" "Get up!" "Swing! 》。

10, "Never mind! 》

Suitable age: 0-3 years old

(Korea)/Zhu; Wheat field culture/translation

The works of Cui Xuan, a famous Korean picture book writer, have been in the forefront of the best-selling list of Korean picture books for many years. Since its publication, his works have been ranked in the forefront of the list of major book cities in Korea, with emphasis on recommending picture books, and his works have been included in the first-grade textbooks of Korean primary schools. "It doesn't matter!" It aims to teach children how to correctly understand and treat their own advantages and disadvantages, build up self-confidence, learn to accept the differences between others and themselves, discover the advantages of other children, and live in harmony with others.

1 1, "I can do it! 》

Suitable age: 0-2 years old

(Korea)/Zhu; Wheat field culture/translation

The works of Cui Xuan, a famous Korean picture book writer, have been ranked first in the best-selling list of Korean picture books for many years. "I can do it!" And Cui Wei's other best-selling picture book "Never mind! The design of the novel is similar, and the drawing method of one page of small animals and one page of little girls is also adopted. This is an inspirational book to help children understand the importance of self-affirmation in relaxed dialogue and beautiful pictures, and form an indomitable personality subconsciously.

12, "Look at pictures and talk, good habits of babies" (5 volumes in total)

Suitable age: 2-5 years old

(Han) Li Xiangjiao, Shen Zhirun, Cao/Zhu; (Korean) Wen Zhuxian/painting; Hao Xiaohui/translation

Han Song Education, a Korean education publishing house, has been selling well for many years. The pictures are colorful and full of childlike interest. The story is suitable for the psychological characteristics of children aged 2-5, including "greeting", "dressing yourself", "not picky about food" and "going to a friend's house by yourself".

The full set of five volumes are good morning, I can get dressed, mom, dad, did I perform well? "I love vegetables" and "Go to my children's house to play by myself".

13, dear zoo

Suitable age: 0-3 years old

Rod Campbell/with; Li Shu/Translator

Rod Campbell, the king of children's books, has sold millions of copies around the world. Selected as 65,438+000 required picture books recommended by new york Library of the United States, and selected as "American National Curriculum Reading List". In Europe and America, every parent's gift book for their children will definitely include Dear Zoo.

14, Xiaobu Enlightenment Growth Book (8 volumes in total)

Suitable age: 0-3 years old

Rod Campbell/with; Barley/translation

Rod Campbell, a master of English children's books, is the originator of turning over books. This series of "Little Cloth Enlightening Books" created by him makes children's daily life full of childlike interest. Simple and exquisite book turning and various organ flannel can not only exercise the dexterity of hands, but also stimulate children's curiosity, cultivate their daily life ability and let children grow up happily.

The full set of 8 volumes are Xiao Bu to Kindergarten, Xiao Bu to the Zoo and Oh, my God! Good night, boo, boo is dressed, boo is so warm, boo's day, boo's birthday.

Guess how much I love you.

Suitable age: 3-6 years old

Sam McBlatny/With; Anita Grant/Painting; May Zi Han/Translation

Global sales exceeded 23 million copies, which is definitely worth reading carefully. The short conversation between two rabbits, one big and one small, condensed the complex and great emotions in life. The little rabbit expresses "I love you" to the big rabbit seriously, and expresses his love for the big rabbit with various body movements and visible still life. But no matter how compared, it will never be more, higher and farther than the big rabbit.

16, rainbow flower

Suitable age: 3-6 years old

Hoshino Ayako/book; Michael gray Neck/Painting; Popland/translation

This is a very unique work. The whole book adopts mural painting method, first painting on canvas with plaster, and then painting, thus drawing a special effect with three-dimensional effect. It tells a very gentle and delicate story: a rainbow flower uses its petals to help small animals in trouble, but in the end, it is covered with snow, but its hopes and dreams continue. Spring has come and new flowers are blooming in the sun. ...

17, "There is a train station in my belly"

Suitable age: 3-6 years old

(Germany) Rosmanna/Tong; (Germany) Schultz Steven/painting; Zhang zhen/Translator

The magic science picture books from Germany have been selling well for 20 years. This book tells children what digestion is like in a humorous way in a way that children can understand and be interested in. Chew slowly and eat less cold food and sweets. ...

What's new in Tooth Street?

Suitable age: 3-6 years old

(Germany) Rosmanna/Tong; Wang Congbing/Translator

Germany's best-selling interesting picture book for 20 years, the combination of childlike innocence and scientific classics! This story shows two eccentric elves, Huck and Dick. Although they look cute, they are ambitious to destroy our teeth. After reading this story, the children will definitely pick up their toothbrushes and destroy them all, without giving these two little guys a chance to dig holes in our teeth to build a house.

19, Disney Baby Story (40 volumes in total)

Suitable age: 0-3 years old

Disney/this book; Tongqu Publishing Co., Ltd./Editor

Disney's century-old classic story, comfortable format, children's language and exquisite pictures meet all the needs of children aged 0-3 in early reading. This set of Disney Baby Stories selects 40 short and pithy Disney classic stories from the perspectives of IQ, EQ and player quotient, and the selection of story language and illustrations fully considers children's reading characteristics.

20. Baby Bear Picture Book (total 15 volumes).

Suitable age: 0-2 years old

(Japanese) Yoko Sasaki/book; Popland/translation

This set of best-selling children's books, which are constantly printed, is rich in content and covers all aspects of children's lives: eating, sleeping, bathing, dressing, saying hello, making friends and so on. Very suitable for parent-child reading or 1 year-old children to read independently.

The whole set 15 volume includes hello, Lababa, lunch, sleeping, answering loudly, crying on the bed, taking a shower and brushing my teeth. I will wear shorts, put them away and line up one by one. Who is crying? Let's go, good friends.

2 1, "David, no"

Suitable age: 3-6 years old

(America) author David Shannon; Yu Zhiying/translation

This book was selected as one of 100 picture books that everyone should know in the New York Public Library, and won the Cadillac Silver Award of 1998. Every child who has seen David, No likes him very much. This naive little boy who made a mess at home made them feel happy and gratified. No child in the world is eager to scribble on the wall at will, turn the bathroom into a swamp and rattle with an iron pot on his head. ...

David, no, the series works David goes to school and David gets into trouble. They are all classic picture books worth reading.

22. "hug"

Suitable age: 0-3 years old

(English) by Jez Apollo; Sunesy editorial department/translation

Hug is a picture book with almost no words, but it captures two important elements that attract young children, family care (hug) and curiosity about animals. Do children know how giraffes and hippos hold each other without hands? Interesting answers will be found in the book. Hardcover book design, especially suitable for small readers' small hands to read!

23. Cute Mouse Brothers Series (22 volumes in total)

Suitable age: 3-5 years old

(Japan) Nakagawa Kennan/Zhu; (Japanese) Ueno Keiko/Painting

There are 22 volumes in the "Cute Little Mouse" series, namely:

Little mouse's vest, little mouse who wants to eat apples, another little mouse's vest, little mouse and little mouse, little mouse, again! Mouse's vest, mouse's birthday, mouse who broke the cup, mouse and elephant brother, mouse swing, mouse and concert, change! Little mouse's vest, little mouse and muffin, little mouse making a snowman, again, little mouse and muffin, little mouse's Christmas, little mouse's gift, little mouse playing hide and seek, little mouse playing seesaw, little mouse, what will he do when he grows up? ""it can only be red! Little mouse vest, little mouse goes to the seaside.

The series "Cute Mouse Brother" is the immortal works of famous Japanese picture book writers Nakagawa and Ueno Keiko. Since the publication of 1974, it has been deeply loved by children, including major children's book awards in Japan, and has been reprinted 1200 times. Since the series was published in China in 2005, it has occupied the first place in the children's bestseller list for a long time, and both adults and children can feel great fun from it.

24. "I like books"

Suitable age: 0-4 years old

(English) anthony browne/Book, [English] anthony browne/Painting, translated by She Zhiying/.

Painter anthony browne won the International Andersen Award in 2000, and British Baby World commented that this book has "bold and colorful paintings" ... it is an imaginative children's book. "I like books" shows children a rich, magical and interesting world of books. Let them know that there can be funny things, horror stories, fairy tales, children's songs, dinosaurs, monsters, wonderful universes, knowledge and robbers in the book. ...

25. Hungry Caterpillar

Suitable age: 3-6 years old

(America) Eric Carr/Twain; Zheng/translation

This is a poetic and creative picture book. If there is a bug that can crawl from one country to another without any obstacles, it is it! For more than 30 years, this caterpillar with a red skull and green body, which crawled out of Eric Carr's hand, has "swallowed" the hearts of more than 20 million children all over the world.

26. "Piggy Webby Early Education Picture Book (full 10)"

Suitable age: 0-3 years old

British BBC/book;; Huang/editor; Mick Ink Bottle/Painting

A set of very classic picture books for children, through the experience of integrating the basic cognitive knowledge and emotional psychology of 0-3 years old into the pig tail. In the master Mick Ink Bottle's pen, the pig's every move is so lively and lovely. Not only let children learn knowledge, but more importantly, open a door of imaginative thinking and a window of interest for children.

The whole set consists of 10 volumes, which are numbers, pinyin, Chinese characters, English letters, shape cognition, color, contrast, pronunciation, figure and occupation.

27. World classic fairy tale picture books (7 volumes in total)

Suitable age: 2-5 years old

(British) joseph jacobs/with; Andrea Patrick (Croatia)/Painting; Li Jin/translation

This series of picture books was created by Andrea Patrik, a famous Croatian painter. He selected seven representative, interesting and suitable works for children from world-famous fairy tales such as Andersen's Fairy Tales and Grimm's Fairy Tales.

The whole series consists of seven volumes, namely Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, Noah's Ark, Tortoise and Goose, gingerbread man Escaped, Goldilocks and Three Bears.

28. Hello, world (5 volumes in total)

Suitable age: 1-3 years old

(Croatian) Kashmir Houthi Rovic/author; Andrea Patrick (Croatia)/Painting; Reading/translation

Andrea Patrick, a famous Croatian painter, recently created a cognitive picture book for young children. This set of picture books takes different animals as the protagonists, and tells five cognitive stories close to children's lives around the world, colors, seasons, schools and friends, including natural science knowledge and social communication knowledge.

The complete set consists of five volumes, which are Hello, World, Hello, Color, Hello, Season, Hello, Friends and Hello, and School.

29. Ten fingers and ten toes

Suitable age: 0-2 years old

(Australia) Mayfox/with; (British) Helen Oksenberg/Painting; Yu Zhiying/translation

May Fox, an Australian best-selling author, parent-child reading expert, and a famous British illustrator of children's books, won the The New York Times best-selling list in 18 weeks in 2008; In 2009, she topped Oprah's recommendation list for children aged 0-2. The story of the book is very simple, suitable for young children, and it is easy for them to have a sense of identity from the perspective of fingers and toes. .

30. hide and seek.

Suitable age: 0-2 years old

(Japan) Itsumi Taro/Tong; (Japan) Itsumi Taro/painting; (Japanese) Ape Watanabe Shizuko/Translation

Itsumi Taro, a world-class master of picture books, has been selling classic works for nearly 30 years, and has been translated into Chinese, English, Korean, Thai and other languages, selling well all over the world. Rats, foxes, hippos, elephants, and Thor all come to hide and seek cats. They are 0-99 years old and will laugh when they see them!

3 1, Percy and Pip (6 volumes in total)

Suitable age: 1-3 years old

(German) Axel Chevreux/Author

Percy and Pip series is a series of picture books designed for children aged 65,438+0-3, specially drawn by Axel schaeffler, a famous German children's literature writer and illustrator. They described friendship, warmth and even small embarrassment and temper between children with delicate and lively style and relaxed words, which was extremely cute.

32. Happy capybara series (6 volumes in total)

Suitable age: 0-3 years old

Ivar da cole/(Colombia); Guo Kai Children's Media (Beijing) Cultural Communication Co., Ltd./Editor

Classic wordless book, winner of Ibero-American Children and Youth Literature Award, has been selling well in South America for 30 years. A set of picture books that the baby can laugh at truly depicts the world in which the child lives. This set consists of six volumes, which are called Funny Hat, Magic Pencil, Picking Bananas Together, Magic Branches, Washing Incense with Balls and Traveling.

33. Willy Pig Series (6 volumes in total)

Suitable age: 1-3 years old

(Germany) Barbara Portman/book; Ceng Xuan/Translator

The whole book consists of six family stories featuring Willy the Wild Boar. When I am with the naughty Willie among all wild boars, there will always be one thing or another. But whether it's the first time it walks without diapers, whether it's still used to using a urinal, whether it can't sleep, or whether it stubbornly insists on doing what it wants, it won't be bored with Willie!

34. "Look at the picture and talk. I am a little storyteller (all 8 volumes). "

Suitable age: 2-6 years old

(Germany) Anna Seuss, Fabian Yeremei, etc. Yu Jingyi/Translation

This unique picture book without words has been sold well in Germany for more than ten years, helping thousands of German children who grew up in Qian Qian to be more observant, imaginative and organized. Reading this book can relieve children's anxiety in the critical period of growth, help them form good living habits, and cultivate their observation, imagination and expression skills. It is the best choice for parent-child reading.

The complete set consists of 8 volumes, namely, Traveling Around the World Together, Busy Kindergarten, Little Sports Star, Who's My Little Partner, Merry Christmas, Our Animal Friends, Busy Farm and Little Bear's Day.

35. "Chicken Ball Growth Series Set (6 volumes in total)"

Suitable age: 1-3 years old

(Japanese) Going into the mountains to seek wisdom/painting and calligraphy, translated by Cui/.

One of the best-selling children's picture books in Japan is a sweet bedtime book that mothers and babies can read repeatedly together. By turning pages up and down, pulling pages left and right, and carefully cutting various shapes, the story presents a sense of lens like an animated film, so that the picture book can also be read in three dimensions.

The full set of six volumes is "Good Friends" and "Thank you! "Where is mom? Good night, chicken ball, chicken ball, hide and seek! " Chicken balls help mom do things. "

36. Crocodiles are afraid of dentists.

Suitable age: 3-6 years old

(Japan) Itsumi Taro/Tong; Sunesy editorial department/translation

This is a book to help children connect with life experiences. Mainly tells the story of crocodile and dentist, and also tells children to pay attention to brushing their teeth. Looking closely at the pictures in this book, we will find that in the process of showing that crocodiles are afraid of dentists and dentists are afraid of crocodiles, the pictures show every step that children see and experience when filling their teeth. In the process of telling stories with words and pictures, the author mobilizes children's life experience, so that they can understand the story as if they were reliving it and feel the profound meaning contained in it.

37. "Great, I can do it."

Suitable age: 3-6 years old

(British) Beth Susan/Wen; (British) piccard Brown/Tu; Lin Xin/Translation

Beth Susan is the author of more than 20 children's books, including Monster in Restaurant, Rabbit Waiting for the Moon, Bottle of Memory and other best-selling children's books. The bear in the story is a bit like us adults and seems to be omnipotent. In fact, the fun of being a "little" person is probably hard to understand. But just like the big bear, we can still bend down and feel it with the "little" people.

38. Moon, how are you?

Suitable age: 3-6 years old

(France) Andre De 'ang/Tong; Jian Zheng/Translator

There are too many picture books about the moon. But you really can't miss the book "How are you, Moon" by Andre De 'ang. The story is simple, the idea is simple, the painting method is simple, the form is simple, the characters are simple, the words are simple, but everything is lively and interesting.

39. "poop-poop"

Suitable age: 0-2 years old

(Japan) Shuntaro Tanikawa/Tong; (Japanese) Yuan Yongding is correct/drawn; (Japanese) Ape Watanabe Shizuko/

A rare alternative classic in the picture book, a simple but not simple masterpiece! The special article "Song Juzhi's Favorite 50 Picture Books" is recommended! This is a very strange book, there is no story, only pictures and onomatopoeia. The author uses onomatopoeic words to express the state and changes of objects in the world, but he doesn't explain what it is or say much. Can only be given to children to imagine!

40. Nine kittens whoosh.

Suitable age: 1-3 years old

Michael gray Neck/Painting; Popland/translation

Michael gray Neck, the author of Rainbow Flower, recently created a children's picture book. The story is lively and interesting, which has a strong appeal to children; The picture repetition is rich and diverse, which meets the reading needs of children. While reading happily, it can also help children understand "color change" and "mathematical concepts" and learn simple "English".

In fact, there are many picture books suitable for children to read. The above list is just some influential classic works.

The so-called "school age" mentioned above is only a general category. To buy a picture book for a child, it is not necessary to choose it strictly according to the age, but according to the child's cognitive level and reading experience. For example, even if the child is only over 2 years old, he can read a picture book suitable for 3-6 years old if he knows well.