Holly McGhee, agent and president of Pippin Properties, presented a list of 10 (of the possible hundreds of picture books) that stand the test of time. Check out the books we discussed. Why do you think they are evergreen?
- THE CARROT SEED by Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson
- BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCIS by Russel Hoban and Lillian Hoban
- GORKY RISES by William Steig
- OWL BABIES by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson
- THE VELVETEEN RABBIT by Margery Williams
- SPINKY SULKS by William Steig
- BLUE HAT, GREEN HAT by Sandra Boynton
- THE FIVE CHINESE BROTHERS by Claire Huchet Bishop and Kurt Wiese
- CAPS FOR SALE by Esphyr Slobodkina
- SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE by William Steig