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How well do you remember sitting with an adult and looking at the pictures as they read the familiar words of a favorite story? Or maybe you have been the adult enjoying a child's pleasure in engaging with their first books.
4 Picture Books quizzes and 40 Picture Books trivia questions.
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  Popular Picture Books for Toddlers   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match these popular 20th century children's picture books with their descriptions. The books are all aimed toward children under the age of four.
Average, 10 Qns, skylarb, May 02 21
Recommended for grades: 1
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May 02 21
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  Do You Remember These Picture Books?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You are obviously old enough now to read on your own, but there was a time when you couldn't! Grown-ups probably read to you. Do you recognize these picture books? Have fun!
Easier, 10 Qns, PootyPootwell, May 02 21
Recommended for grades: 3,4
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PootyPootwell gold member
May 02 21
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  Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Every elementary school teacher and parent is familiar with classic children's books. This is a quiz to test your knowledge of who wrote ten of the most popular children's books. These are authors and titles most of us can match together. Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, teacherjean2, May 02 21
Recommended for grades: 3,4,5
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teacherjean2
May 02 21
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  Picture Books    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These questions are based on some of the best children's books of recent years. How much do you remember about them? Take a stroll back to your childhood and find out!
Tough, 10 Qns, MaggieG, May 02 21
Recommended for grades: 2,3,4
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Picture Books Trivia Questions
1. "In the great green room there was a telephone And a red balloon And a picture of the cow jumping over the moon. " This is a book often read at bedtime. Do you recognize which one it is?

From Quiz Do You Remember These Picture Books?

Answer: Goodnight, Moon

"Goodnight, Moon" was written by Margaret Wise Brown. It is short and often in board-book format. It's about a little bunny going to sleep and saying goodnight to things in his room and outside his window.

2. Every child loves the classic picture book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Who wrote it? He is a well known author and illustrator.

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: Eric Carle

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was written in 1969 by Eric Carle. Other well-known titles for Eric Carle are "The Grouchy Ladybug", "A House for Hermit Crab" and "My Apron". Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York.

3. In Eric Carle's story, what creature is very busy?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: spider

In Eric Carle's beautifully illustrated book, "The Very Busy Spider", you can even feel the pattern of the web that the spider is making.

4. Many children fall asleep listening to "Goodnight Moon". This author has a child bunny saying goodnight to all of the small and large items in the room. Who is the author?

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: Margaret Wise Brown

Margaret Wise Brown first had "Goodnight Moon" published in 1947. She also wrote "The Runaway Bunny". "Goodnight Moon" has been translated into several languages and made into a video on DVD.

5. Julia Donaldson created a strange creature with "terrible tusks and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws". What name did she give him?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: gruffalo

A mouse "invents" a gruffalo to save himself from being eaten by creatures of the forest, and then is amazed to actually meet one. Does he survive the encounter? Read this superb award winning book by Julia Donaldson, and find out!

6. Small children love to lift the flaps in the well-known "Where's Spot?" book. Who wrote this book?

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: Eric Hill

"Where's Spot?" was written by Eric Hill and first published in 1980. Eric Hill introduces audiences to a set of characters including Spot's family and friends. Other titles in the series include "Spot Goes to School" and "Spot Visits His Grandparents".

7. In the story "Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?", what is the Little Bear afraid of?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: the dark

Despite being given the biggest lantern of them all, Little Bear is still afraid of the dark that's all around, but is much comforted when Big Bear takes him outside and shows him "the moon and all the twinkly stars." Beautifully illustrated by Barbara Firth, this book by Martin Waddell is a firm favourite with all children.

8. British author Beatrix Potter wrote stories about Peter Rabbit, a young rabbit who frequently got into mischief. He had three sisters. Three of the sisters are listed; can you name the one who was NOT one of Peter Rabbit's sisters?

From Quiz Do You Remember These Picture Books?

Answer: McGregor

Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail never seemed to get into the kind of trouble Peter would. Mr. McGregor was the name of the farmer who lived near Peter's family. Peter would try to sneak in to eat Mr. McGregor's vegetables without getting caught.

9. A classic teddy bear story, "Corduroy" has been read to children since 1968. Who is the author?

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: Don Freeman

Don Freeman wrote this story about a cute little teddy bear in a department store that needed a button sewn back on his overalls. "Corduroy" is a very popular book around the world. Freeman was both an author and an illustrator. He also wrote "Fly High, Fly Low", "Come Again Pelican" and "The Paper Party".

10. In Eric Carle's book, what excuse did the bad tempered ladybird give for not fighting the creatures it met on its journey?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: You're not big enough

The ladybird, unwilling to share the aphids on a leaf with another ladybird, takes itself off in a temper, threatening to fight every creature it comes across. However it is really a coward at heart, and after an unfortunate incident with the largest creature of all, a blue whale, it finds itself back on the leaf it started from, and is more than happy to share the aphids this time!

11. Teachers and parents use the book, "The Giving Tree" as a literary tool to teach about the environment and character education: empathy, loyalty and humility. Who wrote it?

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein is known for writing poetry, cartoons, music, plays and books. He was born in 1930 in Chicago. He had his book "The Giving Tree" published in 1964. Other popular books are: "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and "A Giraffe and a Half".

12. In "The Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister, to which creature does the Rainbow Fish go for advice?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: octopus

The wise octopus tells the proud and vain Rainbow Fish that, in order to be truly happy, he must share his shining, shimmering scales with the other fish. Does he act on the advice? Read this superbly illustrated story and see.

13. What happened to the pile of snow? Who wrote the children's book, "The Snowy Day"?

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: Ezra Jack Keats

"The Snowy Day" was written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter is a small child who wants to keep a pile of snow by putting it in his pocket. When Peter goes to bed, his snow is missing. What happened? "The Snowy Day" won a 1963 Caldecott Medal. Ezra Jack Keats is also well known for writing "A Whistle for Willie" and "Goggles!".

14. What sort of man did Jon Scieszka write about?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: stinky cheese man

In his book "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales", Jon Scieszka created a world of anarchy, turning traditional tales, including "The Gingerbread Man" upside down.

15. Quack, quack, quack! Can you name this book about Mr. and Mrs. Mallard and their work to find a home for their ducklings, Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack?

From Quiz Do You Remember These Picture Books?

Answer: Make Way for Ducklings

"Make Way for Ducklings" was written by Robert McCloskey and takes place in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. In the book, the Mallard family eventually settle in the Public Garden, and the city of Boston installed bronze statues of ducks to represent them.

16. "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" is a great children's book that is a series of cause and effect reasons from the voice of a child. Who wrote this funny story?

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: Trinka Hakes Noble

Trinka Hakes Noble's book "The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash" was first published in 1980. Other classics written by Noble include, "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch" and "Hansy's Mermaid". Trinka grew up in Michigan in a family of seven children.

17. In the books by Arnold Lobel, which two creatures are friends?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: Frog and Toad

Frog and Toad feature in several stories by Arnold Lobel and have helped countless children to learn to read.

18. "Where the Wild Things Are" is a clever children's book from 1963 that was made into a feature film in 2009. Who wrote and illustrated it?

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: Maurice Sendak

A 1964 Caldecott Medal was awarded to "Where the Wild Things Are", by Maurice Sendak. The story is about a young boy named Max and what happens when he becomes king of the wild things in his bedroom. Other popular books by Sendak include "Outside Over There" and "In the Night Kitchen".

19. In "Revolting Rhymes" by Roald Dahl, which character "whips a pistol from her knickers"?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: Little Red Riding Hood

One of the most famous lines from Roald Dahl's book describes how the intrepid Little Red Riding Hood proves to be more than a match for the Big Bad Wolf. Once heard, never forgotten, children love the "naughtiness" of the line.

20. The 100 Acre Wood was the setting for a group of friends that included Eeyore, Piglet, Tigger, Christopher Robin, and a bear. What was the name of the bear, who was the main character?

From Quiz Do You Remember These Picture Books?

Answer: Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh and his friends were created by the British author A.A. Milne. Milne had a son named Christopher Robin Milne; young Christopher played with stuffed animals and his father created an imaginary world for them.

21. "Swimmy" is a clever book awarded a Caldecott Honor. The main character fish shows his fish friends how they can all work together to contend with the dangers of living in the water. Who wrote this classic book?

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni wrote "Swimmy". It was published in 1973. Other well-known books written by Leo Lionni include "Frederick", "Fish is Fish", "A Color of His Own", and "Matthew's Dream".

22. In Raymond Briggs' classic tale "The Snowman", where does the Snowman fly with the boy?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: Brighton

In the book the distinctive shape of the Brighton Pavilion can be seen as the Snowman and the boy fly overhead. The episode where the Snowman takes the boy to visit Father Christmas is a feature of the film, not the book.

23. Once upon a time there was a little boy with a purple crayon. It was time for bed, but he wanted to draw instead. Do you remember his name?

From Quiz Do You Remember These Picture Books?

Answer: Harold

"Harold and the Purple Crayon" was written by Crockett Johnson in 1955. Teachers, readers, and librarians have named it as one of the best picture books of all time.

24. Children all over the world are familiar with "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble". Who wrote this book about a donkey and his magic wish?

From Quiz Children's Picture Books - Who Wrote it?

Answer: William Steig

"Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" won a Caldecott Medal in 1970. This tale of a donkey and the wish he made with a magic pebble was written by William Steig. Other famous books of Steig's include "Pete's a Pizza", "Shrek!", "Roland the Minstrel Pig" and "Doctor De Soto". Steig was born in New York in 1907 and lived to be 95 years old.

25. Which dog is the creation of author Eric Hill?

From Quiz Picture Books

Answer: Spot the Dog

Spot is a favourite with young children all over the world. The "lift the flap" books provide great entertainment for toddlers.

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