Take a look at our 2022-2023 Southwood School Staff Favourite Children’s Book List! Have you read any of these favourites?
Marge Thiessen
City Dog, Country Frog
–Mo Willems
Chantal Johnson
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
–J.K. Rowling
Tara Bairos
Where the Wild Things Are
–Maurice Sendak
Courtney Baudry
The Kissing Hand
–Audrey Penn
Vally Bergman
The Paperbag Princess
–Robert Munsch
Karla Brown
Mortimer
–Robert Munsch
Tabitha Cavanagh
Purple, Green and Yellow
–Robert Munsch
Cheryl Chernos
Thomas’ Snowsuit
–Robert Munsch
Lisa Coulter
Night Animals
–Gianna Marino
Laurie Cox
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
–Laura Murray
Michaela Dueck
Ladybug’s Birthday
–Steve Metzger
Rya Fontes
Be You
–Peter H. Reynolds
Corliss Friesen
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
–Eric Carle
Kendra Friesen
The Giving Tree
–Shel Silverstein
Megan Goncalves
If You’re Not From the Prairie
–David Bouchard
Susan Gudmundson
Thomas’ Snowsuit
–Robert Munsch
Holly Gushuluk
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
–Mo Willems
Melissa Heinrichs
The Very Cranky Bear
–Nick Bland
Julia Hiebert
The Magician’s Nephew
–C.S. Lewis
Lindsay Hrehirchuk
Wemberly Worried
–Kevin Henkes
Jordan Hurton
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
–Rudyard Kipling
Sandi Kauenhofen
The Day the Crayons Quit
–Drew Daywalt
Catrina McKay
The Secret Pizza Party
–Adam Rubin
Kayla Mehling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
–J.K. Rowling
Mandy Murphy
Love You Forever
–Robert Munsch
Marianne Neufeld
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
–Roald Dahl
Donna Neufeldt
Makeup Mess
–Robert Munsch
Shania Neyron
The Good Egg
–Jory John & Pete Oswald
Brad Peters
I Want My Hat Back
–Jon Klassen
Kristjana Peterson
Jillian Jiggs
–Phoebe Gilman
Mrs. Vogt
Fox in a Box
–Eva Klassen
Michelle Wiebe
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
–Judith Viorst
Amber Friesen
Underwear!
–Jennifer Harney
Sherri James
Charlotte’s Web
–E.B. White
Sarah Locke
The Dutchess Bakes a Cake
–Virginia Kahl
Martine Aronson
Children Make Terrible Pets
–Peter Brown
Kathy Bergen
Guess How Much I Love You
–Sam McBratney
Chris Bolisay
Mixed: A Colorful Story
–A. Chung
Sarah Borkowsky
As Small As An Elephant
–Jennifer Jacobson
Lori Chipilski
Green Eggs and Ham
–Dr. Seuss
Kassidy Esau
If You Give A Moose A Muffin
–Laura Numeroff
Melinda Funk
Read Me a Book
–Barbara Reid
Hilda Hildebrand
The Wonky Donkey
–Craig Smith
Karen Hoffman
The Monster At the End Of This Book
–Jon Stone
Elizabeth Ikhine
Purple, Green and Yellow
–Robert Munsch
Kristy Klassen
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
–Judi Barrett
Charlene Kratavicius
Moose
–Robert Munsch
Vanessa Maendel
Love You Forever
–Robert Munsch
Erica Nickel
50 Below Zero
–Robert Munsch
Sharon Osiowy
The Sun and the Wind – Aesop Fable
–retold by Cornelia Lehn
Jasmin Sabiston
Franklin’s Halloween
–Paulette Bourgois
Kristina Schelenberg
Stephanie’s Ponytail
–Robert Munsch
Brittany Schinke
The Lorax
–Dr. Seuss
Jennifer Schroeder
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
–J.K. Rowling
Sandra Stampe-Sobering
The Little House
–Virginia Lee Burton
Tanisha Thakur
100 Facts : The Human Body
–Steve Parker
Russ Sobering
The Three Little Pigs
–James Marshall