I found the following authors and illustrators to be very popular with preschoolers during my 13 years teaching:
- Ezra Jack Keats
- Audrey Wood
- Jan Brett
- Eric Carle
- Nancy Shaw
- Tomie dePaola
- Lois Ehlert
- Ruth Heller
- Dr. Seuss
- Alexandra Day
- Barry Moser
- Margaret Wise Brown
- Mercer Mayer
- Leo Lionni
- Shel Silverstein
- Steven Kellogg
- Cynthia Rylant
- Susan Jeffers
"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child."
Carl Jung