Books for Indigo

A list of books I've read to my baby. Incomplete, but trying to catch as many as I can! Favorites are starred ⭐.

Picture Books

• ⭐ The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1962)
• ⭐ Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963)
• Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss (1965)
• Frederick by Leo Lionni (1967)
• ⭐ Arm in Arm by Remy Charlip (1969)
• Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott (1972)
• The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg (1979)
• Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (1981)
• How the Birds Got Their Colours by Mary Albert (Author), Pamela Lofts (Illustrator) (1983)
• ⭐ Animalia by Graeme Base (1986)
• ⭐ Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (Author), John Schoenherr (Illustrator) (1987)
• ⭐ Lon Po Po by Ed Young (1989)
• We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (Author), Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator) (1989)
• ⭐ Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel (Author), Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) (1989)
• ⭐ The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base (1989)
• ⭐ Magic Beach by Alison Lester (1990)
• Tuesday by David Wiesner (1991)
• ⭐ Window by Jeannie Baker (1991)
• Who Killed Cock Robin by Kevin O'Malley (1993)
• Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say (1993)
• Warnayarra the Rainbow Snake by Senior Boys' Class, Lajamanu School (Authors), Pamela Lofts (Compiler) (1995)
• ⭐ Golem by David Wisniewski (1996)
• ⭐ Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback (1999)
• ⭐ 10 Oni Drummers by Matthew Gollub (Author), Kazuko G. Stone (Illustrator) (2000)
• ⭐ Zin Zin Zin a Violin by Lloyd Moss (Author), Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator) (1995)
• The Water Hole by Graeme Base (2001)
• Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee (Authors), Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) (2002)
• You Look Yummy! by Tatsuya Miyanishi (2003)
• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems (2003)
• One Frozen Lake by Deborah Jo Larson (Author), Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (Illustrators) (2012)
• The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (2007)
• Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems (2009)
• Firebird by Saviour Pirotta (Author), Catherine Hyde (Illustrator) (2010)
• We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems (2010)
• ⭐ Rudie Nudie by Emma Quay (2011)
• I Will Love You Forever by Tatsuya Miyanishi (2006, English translation 2017)
• If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond by Robert Burleigh (Author), Wendell Minor (Illustrator) (2012)
• Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan (2013)
• ⭐ Locomotive by Brian Floca (2013)
• The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat (2014)
• ⭐ Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis (2016)
• Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars by Richard Ho (Author), Katherine Roy (Illustrator) (2019)
• XO, Ox: A Love Story by Adam Rex (Author), Scott Campbell (Illustrator) (2017)
• Crunch: The Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap (Author), Greg Pizzoli (Illustrator) (2018)
• Dad By My Side by Soosh (2018)
• Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall (2018)
• The Story Orchestra: The Magic Flute by Katy Flint (Author), Jessica Courtney-Tickle (Illustrator) (2021)
• Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us by Kobi Yamada (Author), Gabriella Barouch (Illustrator) (2019)
• Birdsong by Julie Flett (2019)
• Moth: An Evolution Story by Isabel Thomas (Author), Daniel Egnéus (Illustrator) (2019)
• Clear and Bright: A Ching Ming Festival Story by Teresa Robeson (Author), William Low (Illustrator) (2025)
• ⭐ The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper (Author), Carson Ellis (Illustrator) (2019)
• Together by Isabel Otter (Author), Clover Robin (Illustrator) (2019)
• Scroll by Hui Li (2023)
• Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera (2011)
• The Blue House by Phoebe Wahl (2020)
• One of a Kind: A Story About Sorting and Classifying by Neil Packer (2020)
• Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury (2021)
• Seed Man by Aiko Ikegami (2018)
• What Is Love? by Mac Barnett (Author), Carson Ellis (Illustrator) (2021)
• The Yellow Áo Dài by Hanh Bui (Author), Minnie Phan (Illustrator) (2023)
• The Big Bath House by Kyo Maclear (Author), Gracey Zhang (Illustrator) (2021)
• Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor (2021)
• The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood (2021)
• Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story by Lucy Ruth Cummins (2024)
• The Baddies by Julia Donaldson (Author), Axel Scheffler (Illustrator) (2022)
• Awake, Asleep by Kyle Lukoff (Author), Nadia Alam (Illustrator) (2023)
• Color the Sky by David Elliott (Author), Evan Turk (Illustrator) (2022)
• Mama Sasquatch by Eva Swift (2022)
• I Will Survive by Frederick J. Perren and Dino Fekaris (Authors), Kaitlyn Shea O'Connor (Illustrator) (2021)
• Shabbat Is...: A Special Day Celebrated in Many Ways by A. J. Sass (Author), Noa Kelner (Illustrator) (2025)
• The Impossible Mountain by David Soman (2021)
• ⭐ Telling Stories Wrong by Gianni Rodari (Author), Beatrice Alemagna (Illustrator) (2022)
• ⭐ Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson (Author), Dan Santat (Illustrator) (2025)
• Hekla & Laki by Marine Schneider (2022, English translation 2024)
• Hidden Gem by Linda Liu (2023)
• Little Rebels by Yuyi Morales (2025)
• The Three-Year Tumble by Dayeon Auh (2025)
• Tea Is Love by Adib Khorram (Author), Hanna Cha (Illustrator) (2025)
• In the World of Whales by Michelle Cusolito (Author), Jessica Lanan (Illustrator) (2025)
• Rice from Heaven: The Secret Mission to Feed North Koreans by Tina Cho (Author), Keum Jin Song (Illustrator) (2018)
• The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms by Sandra Fay (2022)
• Michelle's Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change by Sharee Miller (2021)
• The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith (2023)
• Bibi by Jo Weaver (2023)
• Maurice by Jessixa Bagley (2023)
• Vlad the Fabulous Vampire by Flavia Z. Drago (2023)
• ⭐ If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone by Gideon Sterer (Author), Emily Hughes (Illustrator) (2025)
• When You Look Up by Decur (2020)
• Noodles on a Bicycle by Kyo Maclear (Author), Gracey Zhang (Illustrator) (2024)
• Dim Sum Palace by X Fang (2023)
• Grandpa's Magic Mask by Wu Siping (2024)
• Where to Hide a Star by Oliver Jeffers (2024)
• The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz (2024)
• ⭐ Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe (2019)
• The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein (1976)
• ⭐ Fireworks by Matthew Burgess (Author), Cátia Chien (Illustrator) (2025)
• ⭐ Unstoppable by Adam Rex (Author), Laura Park (Illustrator) (2020)
• It's a Sign! by Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey (2022)
• What About Worms!? by Ryan T. Higgins (2020)
• Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin (Author), Daniel Salmieri (Illustrator) (2015)
• Say My Name by Joanna Ho (Author), Khoa Le (Illustrator) (2023)
• River by Elisha Cooper (2019)
• The Bear Out There by Jess Hannigan (2025)
• Sam the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World by Mo Willems (2017)

Chapter Books

• Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman (Author), Judy Pedersen (Illustrator) (1997)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)
• The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien (1937)
• D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri D'Aulaire (Author), Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (Author) (1967)
• The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1943)
• Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino (1972)
• (currently reading) The Northern Lights by Philip Pullman (1995)
• (currently reading) Meditations by Marcus Aurelius translated by Martin Hammond (c. 170-180 CE, translation 2006)

Poetry Books

• Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman (1988)
• Kids rhymes book
• Tao Te Ching by Lao Tze translated by Ursula K. Le Guin (c. 6th century BCE, translation 1997)

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Last updated: Feb 2026

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