RecoMonday: Lesser Known Picture Book Series

I read to my kids everyday. We have a ton of picture books, but the majority of them fall into one of these series: Berenstain Bears, Curious George, Clifford, Arthur, Winnie The Pooh, or Little Critter.

And I get a little bored of reading those books over and over.

So recently we’ve found a few new series.

1. George & Martha by James Marshall

We don’t own any of these yet, but my boys always love them when we get them at the library. We just found a new one:


A few others in the series:

George and Martha
George and Martha: Rise and Shine
George and Martha Encore
George and Martha Tons of Fun
George and Martha Back in Town
George and Martha One Fine Day
George and Martha: One More Time
George and Martha Two Great Friends
George and Martha: The Best of Friends
George and Martha: Full of Surprises

2. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

We own this book and the kids enjoy it, but just recently I found 2 other ones in the series at the library and my boys absolutely loved them.

There is also:

Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!

3. The Teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

My kids were a bit frightened of this at first, but Clark loves it now that he’s gotten used to it. We found a few other stories in the series at DI and they are just as good.

The Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon
The Principal from the Black Lagoon
The Substitute Teacher from the Black Lagoon
The Art Teacher from the Black Lagoon
The School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon
The Music Teacher from the Black Lagoon
The Cafeteria Lady from the Black Lagoon
The Custodian from the Black Lagoon
The Dentist from the Black Lagoon
The Bully from the Black Lagoon
The New Kid from the Black Lagoon
The School Nurse from the Black Lagoon
The Librarian from the Black Lagoon

4. Bear by Karma Wilson

We own Bear’s New Friend, but love any of the others that we can find at the library.

Others:

Bear Wants More
Bear Feels Sick
Bear Snores On
Bear Stays Up


5. Moonbear by Frank Asch

This is probably the most popular one:

Some Others:

Moonbear’s Shadow
Skyfire
Moongame
Moonbear’s Dream
Mooncake
Moondance
Moonbear’s Pet