Great picture books to make kids think

A Listmania! list by the colour blue (Suffolk, UK)
 
Guess Who's Coming for Dinner?
1.  Guess Who's Coming for Dinner? by Cathy Tincknell
The list author says:
  "A really smart book. Children love spotting the details in both the pictures and text that give clues to the underlying plot"
£8.99   Used & New from: £0.01

The Whisperer
2.  The Whisperer by Nick Butterworth
The list author says:
  "A beautiful picture book exploring the themes of segregation and racism via a cat version of Romeo and Juliet - sort of."
£5.24   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Voices In The Park
3.  Voices In The Park by Anthony Browne
The list author says:
  "Same story from different perspectives shown though brilliant illustrations"
£4.49   Used & New from: £1.42
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Wolves
4.  Wolves by Emily Gravett
The list author says:
  "Very witty"
£3.83   Used & New from: £0.21
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

The Arrival
5.  The Arrival by Shaun Tan
The list author says:
  "For older children/young adults perhaps - an insight into how disorientating and indeed frightening it could be to be an immigrant in a strange land depicted through surreal illustrations."
£9.74   Used & New from: £8.02
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

The Incredible Book Eating Boy
6.  The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
The list author says:
  "Great fun"
£4.19   Used & New from: £0.13
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

The Story of Everything
7.  The Story of Everything by Neal Layton
The list author says:
  "I have just had to replace this one as it was so well used! It's a manic look at Darwin/evolution/Big Bang in a pop-up format. Quite Monty Python in its style of illustration."
Used & New from: £24.20
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Tuesday
8.  Tuesday by David Wiesner
The list author says:
  "The illustrations are amazing and surreal!"
£5.99   Used & New from: £1.31
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Way Home
9.  Way Home by Gregory Rogers
The list author says:
  "Again the illustrations are a work of art. This could be really useful in engaging intelligent older boys who have difficulties with literacy. Very street-wise"
£5.19   Used & New from: £1.80
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

The Wolves in the Walls
10.  The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Not nearly as scary as it looks!"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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Michael Rosen's Sad Book
11.  Michael Rosen's Sad Book by Michael Rosen
The list author says:
  "A disarmingly honest look at sadness and grief"
Used & New from: £9.99
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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Meerkat Mail
12.  Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
The list author says:
  "Told through letters and postcards"
£3.47   Used & New from: £0.01
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Weslandia
13.  Weslandia by Paul Fleischman
The list author says:
  "Very creative! Deals with diversity, being different and it's good to be smart - which is worth saying, I think!"
Used & New from: £6.09
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Willy's Pictures (Willy the Chimp)
14.  Willy's Pictures (Willy the Chimp) by Anthony Browne
The list author says:
  "Fantastic illustrations pay tribute to artists such as Van Gogh, Seurat, da Vinci etc"
£5.24   Used & New from: £1.19
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

The Red Tree
15.  The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
The list author says:
  "The pictures are surreal and perhaps even a little disturbing so you may need to be careful of your audience. Watch out for the red leaf on each page though - there IS always hope."
Used & New from: £23.50
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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