THE 10 CHILDREN'S BOOKS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE! | BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS!

This video was inspired by the month-long readathon I'm co-hosting with my friend, Jack (‪@spreadbookjoy‬ ). During the month of April, we are celebrating picture books. #picturethis2023

Books mentioned:
Animalia (1986) by Graeme Base
Children of the Forest (1910) by Elsa Beskow
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (1954) by Marcia Brown
Once a Mouse (1961) by Marcia Brown
Stone Soup (1947) by Marcia Brown
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (1939) by Virginia Lee Burton
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (1963) by Edward Gorey
Father Bear Comes Home (1959) by Else Holmelund Minarik, illustrated by Maurice Sendak
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904) by Beatrix Potter
Outside Over There (1981) by Maurice Sendak
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (1979) by Chris Van Allsburg
The Widow's Broom (1992) by Chris Van Allsburg
Flotsam (2006) by David Wiesner
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub (1985) by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood

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