Recommendations for Adapting

This list highlights picture books that I recommend for adapting.

Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug

Written by Jonathan Stutzman

Illustrated by Jay Fleck

Pig the Pug

By Aaron Blabley

The Feelings Book

By Todd Parr

Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming

By Steve Asbell

Hair Love

Written by Matthew A. Cherry

Illustrated by Vashti Harrison

A Bindi Can Be…

Written by Suma Subramaniam

Illustrated by Kamala Nair

Fall Leaves, Colorful and Crunchy

Written by Martha E. H. Rustad

Illustrated by Amanda Enright

The Watermelon Seed

By Greg Pizzolli

Don’t Hug Doug (He Doesn’t Like It)

By Carrie Finison

Any Clifford Book

By Norman Bridwell

Not Quite Snow White

Written by Ashley Franklin

Illustrated by Ebony Glenn

Sour Apple

By Linda Liu

More Than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean

By Roz Maclean

Counting to Bananas: A Mostly Rhyming Fruit Book

Written by Carrie Tillostson

Illustrated by Estrela Lourenco

It’s Ok to Be Different

By Todd Parr

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

By Todd Parr

The Proudest Blue

Written by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. Ali

Illustrated by Hatem Aly

Boop!

Written by Bea Birdson

Illustrated by Linzie Hunter

What Happened to You?

Written by James Catchpole

Illustrated by Karen George

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

By Mo Willems

Big

By Vashti Harrison

Thank You, Mr. Panda

By Steve Anthony

Bitsy Bat, School Star

By Kaz Windness

Just One Flake

By Travis Jonker

A Seed Grows

By Antoinette Portis

Winter is Here

By Kevin Henkes

I Love My White Shoes

Written by Eric Litwin

Illustrated by James Dean

All Are Welcome

Written by Alexandra Penfold

Illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

I Don’t Want to Be a Frog

Written by Dev Petty

Illustrated by Mike Boldt

Duck Goes Meow

By Juliette Maclver and Carla Martell

A Friend for Henry

Written by Jenn Bailey

Illustrated by Mika Song

A Garland of Henna

Written by Varsha Bajaj

Illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan

The Little Red Fort

Written by Brenda Maier

Illustrated by Sonia Sánchez

Powwow Day

Written by Traci Sorell

Illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight