November is National Picture Book Month, a time for us to celebrate all of the wonderful books that helped us learn to read. To celebrate, Lynnette and I created this video to share with you our top 10 favorite picture books. After you watch, scroll down to check out these books for yourself.

 

Book cover of "Cuddle Monkey" featuring an illustrated monkey hugging a stuffed bunny, with large teal title text and author and illustrator names at the bottom.

Cuddle Monkey by Blake Liliane Hellman & Illustrated by Chad Otis

Lewis loves cuddling but his parents are busy with baby Owen, cuddling with toys does not work out, and everyone at school is too busy for a cuddle.

Find it now

Illustration of three cats stacked on top of each other with the text "STACK the CATS" and "Susie Ghahremani" on a teal background.

Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani

Cats of all shapes and sizes scamper, yawn and stretch across the pages of this playful counting book. And every now and then, some of them pile into the purrfect cat stack!

Find it now

Illustrated cover of the book "Macca the Alpaca" by Matt Cosgrove, featuring a smiling alpaca with large eyes on a blue background.

Macca the Alpaca by Matt Cosgrove

When Macca runs into a llama who tries to bully him, he uses his brains and his kindness to teach the llama some important lessons.

Find it now

Book cover for "Space Matters" shows two children, a cat, and birds among abstract shapes and flowers. The authors are Jacque Lynn and Lydia Nichols.

Space Matters by Jacque Lynn & Illustrated by Lydia Nichols

Can empty space be useful? Can it lead to new perspectives and new appreciation? Might it even be inspiring? Find out in a winsome book that draws on a child’s everyday experiences to prompt readers to look twice at their surroundings and notice the significance of sights, sounds and spaces otherwise taken for granted.

Find it now

A child in a spacesuit sits on the moon reading a book, surrounded by floating open books. The title reads "Margot and the Moon Landing.

Margot and the Moon Landing by A. C. Fitzpatrick & Erika Medina

Margot loves space. Astronauts, the stars and especially the moon landing. So she can’t understand why all of her attempts to communicate her passion fall on disinterested ears. How can Margot get everyone to pay attention and—more importantly—to hear what she’s trying to say?

Find it now

Book cover for "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Rafael López, showing a girl with curly hair holding a book and peering from behind a door.

The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson & Illustrated by Rafael López

Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself, but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.

Find it now

Book cover of "Tikki Tikki Tembo" showing children around a well, with an adult woman and man sitting nearby, surrounded by flowers and greenery, against a blue background.

Tikki Tikki Tembo Retold by Arlene Mosel & Illustrated by Blair Lent

When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

Find it now

Illustration of a family flying kites and playing with a dog in a field, with a hot air balloon, birds, and a helicopter in the sky. Text reads "Catch the Sky: Playful Poems on the Air We Share.

Catch the Sky: Playful Poems on the Air We Share by Robert Heidbreder & Illustrated by Emily Dove

What do you see when you look up at the sky? Children’s poet, Robert Heidbreder, shares 30 memorable poems that capture the magic and beauty of all the wonderful things kids can see when they gaze at the sky.

Find it now

Book cover of "How My Parents Learned to Eat" by Ina R. Friedman, illustrated by Allen Say, showing a couple walking in a Japanese street with shops and signs.

How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman & Illustrated by Allen Say

An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other’s way of eating.

Find it now

Book cover of "All Because You Matter" featuring an illustrated portrait of a young boy against a colorful, patterned background with text by Tami Charles and illustrations by Bryan Collier.

All Because You Matter by Tami Charles & Illustrated by Bryan Collier

A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and Brown children everywhere reminds them how much they matter, that they have always mattered and they always will.

Find it now