Madeline books by Bemelmans. The classic celebrates its 75th birthday. “In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines. Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. In two straight lines they broke their bread and brushed their teeth and went to bed. They left the house at half past nine. In two straight lines in rain or shine- The smallest one was Madeline.” The opening line of the book.
Flat Stanley by Brown. A falling bulletin board flattens Stanley so he is only one-half-inch thick. The original book came out 50 years ago. Recently the revived the book with Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Carle.The first book Eric Carle ever wrote, written as side project while he was working in advertising, celebrates its 45th anniversay.
The Mitten by Brett, celebrates its 25th anniversary. When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. As the story of the animals in the mitten unfolds, the reader can see Nicki in the borders of each page, walking through the woods unaware of what is going on.
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Scieszka .In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.” Celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Good Night Gorilla by Rathmann. In this virtually wordless picture book, celebrating its 20th anniversary , a zookeeper makes his nightly rounds, bidding good night to a gorilla, a lion, a giraffe and so on. He doesn't know that the gorilla has procured his keys and is unlocking each animal's cage; a jungly crowd files quietly behind the keeper as he walks home and crawls into bed.
