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