Revised January 2026

Participation – such as Bill Martin’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Holt, 1983), Remy Charlip’s Fortunately (Four Winds, 1964), Jules Feiffer’s Bark, George (HarperCollins, 1999), or Ed Emberley’s Go Away, Big Green Monster (Little Brown, 1993).

List of Picture Books That Invite Participation

Revised January 2026

Adams, Diane. Two Hands to Love You.

Adbage, Lisen. Koko and Bo.

Alborough, Jez. Six Little Chicks.

Allen, Jonathan. Don’t Copy Me!

Allen, Jonathan. I’m Not Reading!

Allepuz, Anushka. That Fruit Is Mine!

Alsdurf, Phyllis. Valentine’s Day in the Village.

Andres, Jose Carlos. I’m a Zcary Vampire.

Anstee, Ashlyn. No, No, Gnome!

Antony, Steve. I’ll Wait, Mr. Panda.

Antony, Steve. Good Night, Mr. Panda.

Appert, Anne. Blob.

Arnold, Marsha Diane. Lost. Found.

Ashman, Linda. Peace, Baby!

Atinuke. Catch That Chicken!

Atkinson, Cale. Maxwell the Monkey Barber.

Aylesworth, Jim. My Grandfather’s Coat.

Ayto, Russell. Will You Be My Friend?

Bahrampour, Ali. Monsters in the Fog.

Balla, Trace. The Thank You Dish.

Baptiste, Tracey. Looking for a Jumbie.

Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta. Duck, Duck, Moose!

Barnes, Derrick. I am Every Good Thing.

Barnett, Mac. Noisy Night.

Barnett, Mac. A Polar Bear in the Snow.

Barnett, Mac. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse.

Barnett, Mac. Three Billy Goats Gruff, The.

Barroux. Keep an Eye on Ivy.

Bates, Rachel. Keep Up, Duck!

Beaumont, Karen. Crybaby.

Bennett, Kelly. Vampire Baby.

Bentley, Peter. I Am Cat!

Bernstein, Ariel. You Go First.

Bentley, Tadgh. Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups.

Bernstrom, Daniel. One Day at the Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea.

Best, Cari. I’m Brave! I’m Strong! I’m Five!

Bickell, Elaine. The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo!

Birdsong, Bea. I Will Be Fierce!

Blackall, Sophie. Hello Lighthouse!

Blair, Landis. The Night Tent.

Blecha, Aaron. Good Morning, Grizzle Grump!

Blunt, Fred. Gnome.

Boynton, Sandra. Woo Hoo! You’re Doing Great!

Brendler, Carol. Not Very Scary.

Brenner, Tom. And Then Comes School.

Brian, Janeen. I’m a Hungry Dinosaur.

Brown-Wood, JaNay. Amara’s Farm.

Brown-Wood, JaNay. On Our Way! What a Day!

Brown-Wood, JaNay. Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep.

Bryon, Nathan. Rocket Says Look Up!

Burach, Ross. Truck Full of Ducks.

Burleigh, Robert. Winter Magic.

Burton, Jeffrey. One Happy Haunted House.

Calmenson, Stephanie. Ollie’s School Day: a Yes and No Book.

Canty, John. Heads and Tails.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin. Not This Bear: A First Day of School Story.

Cauley, Lorinda Bryan. Hello, Baby Animals.

Chan, Ruth. Thank You, Neighbor!

Chang, Victoria. Is Mommy?

Chapman, Jan. I’m Not Sleepy!

Chwast, Seymour. Where’s My Cat?

Clark, Leslie Ann. Peepsqueak!

Clarke, Jane. Firefly Home.

Clarke, Jane. Tiptoe Tiger.

Cooke, Trish. Look Back!

Cooke, Trish. Catch!

Costello, David Hyde. I Can Help in the Neighborhood.

Cotterill, Samantha. Nope. Never. Not Me!

Courgeon, Remi. Many Moons.

Cousins, Lucy. Hooray for Birds!

Cousins, Lucy. Peck, Peck, Peck.

Cristaldi, Kathryn. I’ll Love You Till the Bats Say Boo.

Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Quack to School!

Czekaj, Jef. Oink-a-Doodle-Moo.

Davies, Becky. I Love You More Than Ice Cream.

Dean, Kimberly. Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party.

Dearborn, Nancy. Hugga Loula.

Deedy, Carmen. Wombat Said Come In.

Deedy, Carmen Agra. The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet.

Denise, Christopher. Knight Owl and Early Bird.

Dennis, Kathryn. Snakes on a Train.

Dennis, Kathryn. Snakes on the Job.

Diffee, Matthew. Zip Zap Wickety Wack: A Story About Sharing.

Doerrfeld, Cori. Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend.

Donaldson, Julia. The Giant Jumperee.

Dubuc, Marianne. Animal Masquerade.

Dunbar, Joyce. Grumpy Duck.

Edwards, Lisa. You Are the Light Little Star.

Eggers, Dave. Tomorrow Most Likely.

Eliopoulos, Christopher. The Yawns Are Coming!

Elya, Susan Middleton. The Three Billy Goats Buenos.

Emberley, Michael. I Can Make a Train Noise.

Empson, Jo. Never Ever.

Fallon, Jimmy. Your Baby’s First Word Will Be Dada.

Farmer Kris, Deborah. You Wonder All the Time.

Feiffer, Jules. Smart George.

Fischer, Ellen. If an Elephant Went to School.

Fleming, Candace. Mine!

Fleming, Meg. Here Comes the Ocean.

Florian, Douglas. I Love My Hat.

Fogliano, Julie. I Don’t Care.

Foreman, Michael. Oh! If Only…

Fox, Mem. Ducks Away!

Fox, Mem. Early One Morning.

Fox, Mem. Nellie Belle.

Fox, Mem. Two Little Monkeys.

Fox, Mem. Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug!

Fraser, Mary Ann. No Yeti Yet.

Frazee, Marla. In Every Life.

Freitas, Bethany V. Not Yet, Yeti.

Freitas, Bethany V. Ready for Kindergarten.

Garcia, Emma. Chugga Chugga Choo Choo.

Gardner, Laura Sperry. Blue Ridge Babies 1, 2, 3: A Counting Book.

Gassman, Do Not Bring Your Dragon to Recess.

Gee, Kimberly. Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours!

Gehl, Laura. I Got a Chicken for my Birthday.

George, Kallie. Duck, Duck, Dinosaur and the Noise at Night.

Gephart, Donna. Go Be Wonderful!

Germein, Katrina. My Dad Thinks He’s Funny.

Gibson, Ginger F. Tiptoe Joe.

Goade, Michaela. Moon Song.

Gold, Tracy. Call Your Mother.

Gorbachev, Valeri. Lost and Found Ducklings.

Gorbachev, Valeri. Me Too!

Gorbachev, Valeri. Shhh!

Grabenstein, Chris. NO Is All I Know!

Grabill, Rebecca. Halloween Good Night.

Grasso, Stella Partheniou. Five Busy Beavers.

Gray, Rita. When the World Is Dreaming.

Gundersheimer, Ben. We’ll Make Things Better Together.

Hacohen, Dean. Who’s Hungry?

Ham, Jo. Oops! Rabbit.

Handy, Bruce. What If One Day…

Hare, John. Duck, Duck, Goose!

Harkness, Andy. Wolfboy.

Harper, Janelle. My Block Looks Like.

Harrington, Tim. Nose to Toes, You Are Yummy!

Harris, Shawn. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn’s Great Big Wish.

Haughton, Chris. Goodnight Everyone.

Haughton, Chris. Maybe…

Haughton, Chris. Shh! We Have a Plan.

Haughton, Chris. Well Done, Mommy Penguin!

Heap, Sue. Mine!

Heim, Alastair. Love You Too.

Heling, Kathryn & Deborah Hembrook. Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do.

Heling, Kathryn & Deborah Hembrook. Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play.

Heling, Kathryn & Deborah Hembrook. Clothesline Clues to the First Day of School.

Henkes, Kevin. A Parade of Elephants.

Henkes, Kevin. A House.

Henn, Sophy. I Hae Everything!

Henrichs, Marjorie. “No!” Said Rabbit.

Henry, Jed. Cheer Up, Mouse!

Hest, Amy. Sometimes It’s Nice to Be Alone.

Hillenbrand, Jane. Turtle-Turtle and the Wide, Wide River.

Himmelman, John. Duck to the Rescue.

Howarth, Naomi. What’s That Noise?

Horacek, Petr. Puffin Peter.

Hodgkinson, Leigh. The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea.

Honore, Lesli. Brown Girl, Brown Girl.

Hood, Morag. Dig Dig Digger.

Hughes, Susan. Up! How Families Around the World Carry Their Little Ones.

Hulbert, Laura. Who Has This Tail?

Isadora, Rachel. I Just Want to Say Good Night.

Isadora, Rachel. After the Buzz Comes the Bee.

Jobe, Lisa. Can I Keep It?

Jones, Huw Lewis. Blue Badger.

Johnston, Aviaq. Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me a Story.

Judge, Lita. Hoot and Peep.

Jullien, Jean. Before & After.

Kang, Anna. That’s (Not) Mine.

Katz, Karen. Now I’m Big!

Khan, Naaz. Room for Everyone.

Kirk, David. Oh So Brave Dragon.

Kitamura, Satoshi. Hat Tricks.

Knapman, Timothy. Soon.

Knapman, Timothy. Time Now to Dream.

Knowles, Jo. Ear Worm.

Koehler, Lana W. and Gloria G. Adams. Ah-Choo!

Kraegel, Kenneth. Mushroom Lullaby.

Kris, Deborah Farmer. I Love You All the Time.

Krisher, Trudy. Bark Park!

Krosocka, Jarrett J. Naptastrophe!

Krug, Ken. No, Silly!

Kubart, Tim. Oopsie-do!

Kulot, Daniela. In the Winter Woods.

Kuo, Fifi. I Can Fly.

Lacika, Jenny. Cesar’s Cerulean Surprise.

Lambert, Jonny. Let’s All Creep Through Crocodile Creek.

Landstrom, Lena. Pom and Pim.

Larsen, Andrew. Sally’s Big Day.

LaReau, Kara. Baby Clown.

LaRochelle, David. It’s a Tiger!

Layne, Steven. Stay with Sister.

LeBourg, Claire. Like This.

Lee, Sherry J. Going Up!

Leedy, Loreen. Step by Step.

Lescaut, Sophie. The Tree Told Me.

Levis, Caron. Stop That Yawn!

Lewin, Ted. Look!

Lewis, Anne M. Fly Blanky Fly.

Lewis, Anne M. Puddle Jumpers.

Light, Steve. Swap!

Li, Shanshan. Abracadabra.

Lin, Grace. A Big Bed for Little Snow.

Litwin, Eric. The Nuts Keep Rolling!

Liwska, Renata. The Little Book of Big What-Ifs.

Lombardo, Constance. Everybody Says Meow.

London, Jonathan. Here Comes Doctor Hippo.

Long, Loren. The Yellow Bus.

Loring-Fisher, Jo. Taking Time.

Lucianovic, Stephanie V.W. Touch the Sky.

Lunde, Darrin. Who’s Making All That Noise?!

Lyall, Casey. A Spoonful of Frogs.

Mack, Jeff. Good News, Bad News.

Mack, Jeff. Look!

Mack, Jeff. Mine!

Maier, Brenda. The Little Red Fort.

Marineau, Michele. Wash On!

Martin, Bill Jr. and Michael Samuelson. Listen to Our World.

Martin, David. Peep and Ducky.

McClure, Nikki. What Will These Hands Make?

McDaniel, Breanna J. Hands Up!

McGinty, Alice B. A Story for Small Bear.

McKinlay, Meg. Duck!

McKinnon, Heidi. Nothing Ever Happens.

McMullan, Kate. How Do You Go to Sleep?

Montijo, Rhode. Si, No!

Moore, Eva. Lucky Ducklings.

Moore, Suzi. Whoops.

Mora, Oge. Saturday.

Murphy, Mary. Chirp!

Murphy, Mary. Good Night Like This.

Murphy, Patricia. Mama, Look!

Nakawaki, Hatsue. Wait! Wait!

Neal, Christopher Silas. I Won’t Eat That!

Nelson, Sarah. Firefly Galaxy.

Newson, Karl. How to Help a Friend.

Nichols, Grace. Whoa, Baby, Whoa!

Nicholls, Sally. The Nose, Toes, and Tummy Book.

Norman, Kim. This Old Van.

O’Connor, Jane. Good Job, George!

Omlor, Elizabeth S. Walk Your Dog.

O’Neill, Gemma. Oh Dear, Geoffrey!

Pak, Kenard. Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring.

Patricelli, Leslie. Bigger! Bigger!

Patricelli, Leslie. Faster! Faster!

Patricelli, Leslie. Higher! Higher!

Paul, Ruth. Cookie Boo.

Paul, Ruth. Go Home Flash.

Peacock, Lou. Nuts!

Perry, Gina. Now? Not Yet!

Pett, Mark. I’m Not Millie!

Phelan, Matt. Turtle Walk.

Pilgrim, Eva. Walter Does His Best.

Pinkney, Brian. Brandon and the Baby.

Pinkney, Brian. Hey Otter! Hey Beaver!

Pinkney, Brian. Time for Kenny.

Plecas, Jennifer. Bah! Said the Baby.

Portis, Antoinette. A New Green Day.

Praagman, Milja. The Overeager Egg.

Proimos, James. Waddle! Waddle!

Rabe, Tish. On the First Day of Preschool.

Rashka, Chris. Meow.

Redeker, Kent. Don’t Squish the Sasquatch!

Reynolds, Aaron. Dude!

Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Soul Step.

Riding, Robin. Mermaids Fast Asleep.

Rinker, Sherri D. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site.

Robinson, Christian. You Matter.

Robinson, Michelle. 1, 2, 3, Do the Dinosaur.

Rohner, Dorothia. I Am Goose!

Rosen, Michael. The Bus for Us.

Rylant, Cynthia. Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, and Mike.

Sanders, Rob. Between You and Me.

Sattler, Jennifer. Uh-Oh, Dodo!

Sauer, Tammi. Knock Knock.

Sauer, Tammi. Pizzasaurus.

Savage, Stephen. Little Tug.

Scanlon, Liz Garton. Bob, Not Bob!

Schertle, Alice. Little Blue Truck’s Halloween.

Schertle, Alice. Time for School, Little Blue Truck.

Schertle, Alice. Such a Little Mouse.

Schroeder, Kristen. So Much Snow.

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Why?

Shannon, David. Mr. Nogginbody Gets a Hammer.

Shannon, George. Turkey Tot.

Shannon, George. One Family.

Shaskan, Stephen. Toad on the Road: A Cautionary Tale.

Shaskan, Stephen. Toad on the Road: Mama and Me.

Siddals, Mary McKenna. Bringing the Outside In.

Simon, Jazmyn and Dule Hill. Repeat After Me: Big Things to Say Every Day.

Smith, Lane. A Perfect Day.

Stainton, Sue. I Love Cats.

Stein, David Ezra. Ol’ Mama Squirrel.

Stein, David Ezra. Don’t Worry, Murray.

Sterer, Gideon. I Will Read to You.

Sternberg, Julie. Puppy, Puppy, Puppy.

Stileman, Kali. Snack Time for Confetti.

Strathie, Chae. Gorilla Loves Vanilla.

Stutson, Caroline. My Family, Four Floors Up.

Sweet, Susan. I Need Pants!

Swenson, Jamie. If You Were a Dog.

Takeuchi, Chihiro. Can You Find My Robot’s Arm?

Tawil Kenyon, Rachel. Thanksgiving Is a Blessing.

Thomas, Jan. Problem Solved!

Thomas, Jan. A Scrub in the Tub.

Thomas, Shelley Moore. No, No, Kitten!

Timmers, Leo. Bear’s Lost Glasses.

Underwood, Deborah. Ducks!

Underwood, Deborah. The Man Who Didn’t Like Animals.

Usher, Sam. Rain.

Usher, Sam. Sun.

Uzu, Tonka. Peggy Goes Gardening.

Van, Muon Thi. If You Were Night.

Van Hout, Mies. Pussycat, Pussycat.

Van Kitzing, Constanze. Are You Sleeping?

Vanderlee, Lana. I’ll Be a Chicken, Too.

Waber, Bernard. Ask Me.

Weatherford, Carole Boston. When I Move.

Webb, Steve. Cows Go Boo!

Webster, Kyle T. Please Say Please.

Weinberg, Steven. Rex Finds an Egg! Egg! Egg!

Wells, Rosemary. Say Hello, Sophie!

Wells, Rosemary. If You Believe in Me.

Wheeler, Lisa. Someone Builds the Dream.

Wild, Margaret. Goodbye, Old House.

Willems, Mo. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh.

Willems, Mo. The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!

Willems, Mo. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs.

Williams, Karen Lynn. Bear Helps the Forest (Maybe You Help, Too).

Willis, Jeanne. I’m in Charge.

Wilson, Karma. Bear Says Thanks.

Wing, Natasha. The Night Before Earth Day.

Wohnoutka, Mike. So Big!

Wolff, Ashley. Where, Oh Where, Is Baby Bear?

Wong, Jack. When You Can Swim.

Woolley, Katie. Guess Who? Boo to You!

Yang, James. Go, Sled, Go!

Ying, Victoria. Meow!

Yolen, Jane. You Nest Here With Me.

Yoon, Salina. Do Cows Meow?

Yoon, Salina. Do Crocs Kiss?

Yoshitake, Shinsuke. The Boring Book.

Yuli, Toni. Go, Sloth, Go!

Yuly, Toni. The Pelican Can!

Yuly, Toni. Slowly Slowly.

Yuly, Toni. Thank You, Bees.

Zimmerman, Andrea. If I Were a Tree.

Zimmerman, Andrea. Crane Jane!

Zimmerman, Andrea. Firefighter Flo!

Zimmerman, Andrea. Smashy Town.

Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool