Onomatopoeia in Picture Books

Summer Beat by Betsy Franco

• The sounds of summer from animals, to cooking on the grill, to fireworks, and more.

Phooey by Marc Rosenthal

• A little boy complains that nothing ever happens, but what he doesn't notice is all the onomatopoeic action going on all around him.

Listen Listen by Phillis Gershator

• See the sounds of the seasons

R is for Robot by Adam Watkins

Red Hat by Lita Judge

Cat on the Bus by Aram Kim

• Pub Date: 2017
• See also: Public Transit 
• A cat found on a city bus is brought home by an older man.

Froodle by Antoinette Portis

• Pub Date: 2014
• See also: Tolerance/Acceptance 
• All the birds make the same sounds until one little bird decides to be different. 

City Lullaby by Marilyn Singer

• Pub Date: 2007
• See also: Babies, City Life 
• The city bustles with energy and sounds while baby sleeps.

One-Dog Sleigh by Mary Cassanova

• Pub Date: 2013
• See also: Winter
• A girl and her dog go for a ride in their sleigh and get more passengers than they bargained for.  

Bumpety, Dunkety, Thumpety-Thump by K.L. Going

• Pub Date: 2017
• Kids play outside, pick berries, bake a pie, and go to bed.