Picture Books for Boys

The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln
Mike Reiss
jp Reiss

Eight-year-old Benjy, who resembles Abraham Lincoln, is tired of being teased and always being Lincoln in the school play, but a special camp helps him to appreciate his appearance.
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Diary of a Worm
Doreen Cronin
jp Cronin

A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.
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Dogzilla
Dav Pilkey
jp Pilkey

A monstrous mutt terrorizes the residents of Mousopolis.
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Mo Willems
jp Willems

A bus driver has to leave for a while and he makes one request of readers - don't let the pigeon drive the bus.
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The Dumb Bunnies
Dav Pilkey
jp Pilkey

Follows the adventures of the Dumb Bunnies, a rabbit family that does everything without any rhyme or reason.
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Froggy Gets Dressed
Jonathan London
jp London

Rambunctious Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles of clothing.
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George Shrinks
William Joyce
jp Joyce

Taking care of a cat and a baby brother turns into a series of comic adventures when George wakes up to find himself shrunk to the size of a mouse.
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Go, Dog, Go!
P. D. Eastman
jr Eastman

Many kinds of dogs in a variety of fun-filled activities.
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How I Became a Pirate
Melinda Long
jp Long

Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.
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Jennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone
Frieda Wishinsky
jp Wishinsky

A young boy is annoyed by the adoration of a girl in his class, but when she goes away, he misses her.
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Jumanji
Chris Van Allsburg
jp Van Allsburg

Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
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Just Me and My Dad
Mercer Mayer
jp Mayer

Father and son go camping, but who is really taking care of whom?
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No David!
David Shannon
jp Shannon

A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
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Parts
Tedd Arnold
jp Arnold

Tedd ArnoldA five-year-old boy thinks his body is falling apart until he learns new teeth grow and hair and skin replace themselves.
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Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
Richard Scarry
jp Scarry

On their way to the beach for a picnic the Pig family encounters almost every kind of transportation vehicle imaginable, and imaginary.
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
jf Scieszka

Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales such as, Chicken Licken, Really Ugly Duckling, Jack's Bean Problem, and Cinderumpelstiltskin.
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Superdog: The Heart of a Hero
Caralyn Buehner
jp Buehner

Tired of being overlooked because he is so small, a big-hearted dog named Dexter transforms himself into a superhero.
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Ted
Tony DiTerlizzi
jp DiTerlizzi

A young boy manages to get his busy father's attention with the help of a special imaginary friend.
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A. Wolf
Jon Scieszka
jf 3 Little Pigs S416

The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.
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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
jp Sendak

Max dons his wolf suit in pursuit of some mischief and gets sent to bed without supper. Unexpectedly, a forest grows in his room, allowing his wild rampage to continue unimpaired.
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