Sharing books and stories every day is the most important thing
you can do to prepare your child to learn how to read.
Look for:
- interesting stories and characters
- folk and fairy tales
- rich language
- many different styles of illustration
- poetry and stories told in rhyme
- cumulative stories
- wordless picture books
- real world subjects
- preschool concepts
Please ask a librarian for help in locating books and music
to share with your preschooler.
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SHARE A STORY |
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- I Love Saturdays y Domingos by Alma Flor Ada
- When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry... by
Molly Bang
- Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
- Where's Jamela? by Niki Daly
- Owen by Kevin Henkes
- In the Rain with Baby Duck by Amy Hest
- Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
- Jonathan and His Mommy by Irene Smalls-Hector
- Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
- Corduroy by Don Freeman
- Trashy Town by Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
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- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
- Olivia by Ian Falconer
- What! Cried Granny: An Almost Bedtime Story by Kate
Lum
- Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh
- No, David! by David Shannon
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- The Pig in the Pond by Martin Waddell
- "Hi, Pizza Man!" by Virginia Walter
- Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
- King Bidgood's in the Bathtub; Silly Sally by Audrey
Wood
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- Who's in Rabbit's House?: A Masai Tale by Verna Aardema
- Strega Nona: An Original Tale by Tomie De Paola
- The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-up Book by Keith Faulkner
- The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone
- The Gingerbread Man by Eric Kimmel
- Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald
McDermott
- Too Much Noise by Ann McGovern
- Sody Salleratus by Aubrey Davis
- The Leopard's Drum: An Asante Tale from West Africa by Jessica Souhami
- Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
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- Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
- Good Night, Owl! by Pat Hutchins
- The Pigs' Picnic; The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko
Kasza
- The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent
- The Baby Beebee Bird by Diane Redfield Massie
- Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- The Stray Dog by Marc Simont
- Doctor De Soto by William Steig
- Harry, the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
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HAVE FUN WITH CONCEPTS |
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- Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth
- Ellsworth's Extraordinary Electric Ears
by Valorie
Fisher
- Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming
- ABC for You and Me by Margaret Girnis
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
- I Stink! by Kate McMullan
- Kindergarten ABC by Jacqueline Rogers
- The Hidden Alphabet by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
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- Color Farm; Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
- The Wing on a Flea by Ed Emberley
- Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
- I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait
- Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
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- Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert
- The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
- We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania by Laurie Krebs
- Dig! by Andrea Griffing Zimmerman
- Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown
- Teeth, Tails & Tentacles: An Animal Counting Book by Christopher Wormell
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FEEL THE RHYTHM |
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- The Neighborhood Mother Goose by Nina Crews
- Tomie's Little Book of Poems by Tomie De Paola
- Little Dog Poems by Kristine O'Connell George
- Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield
- The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear
- Animal Snackers by Betsy Lewin
- Geese Find the Missing Piece: School Time Riddle Rhymes by Marco Maestro
- Read-aloud Rhymes for the Very Young by Jack Prelutsky
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- The Ants Go Marching
- Today Is Monday by Eric Carle
- Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
- Miss Mary Mack: A Hand-Clapping Rhyme by Mary Ann Hoberman
- Down by the Bay by Raffi
- She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain by Philemon Sturges
- Fiddle-i-fee: A Farmyard Song for the Very Young by
Melissa Sweet
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- Duck in the Truck by Jez Alborough
- Three Wise Old Women by Elizabeth T. Corbett
- Oh No, Gotta Go! by Susan Middleton Elya
- Barnyard Song by Rhonda Gowler Greene
- Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! by David M. McPhail
- The Day the Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathmann
- The Cat in the Hat; Green Eggs and Ham; Horton Hatches
the Egg by Dr. Seuss
- Wild About Books by Judy Sierra
- Subway by Anastasia Suen
- Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
- How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen
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- A Tree Is a Plant by Clyde Robert Bulla
- Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
- Dinosaurs by Gail Gibbons
- Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes: A First Book About You by Judy Hindley
- Exactly the Opposite by Tana Hoban
- Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
- Delivering Your Mail: A Book About Mail Carriers by
Ann Owen
- Fire Engines by Anne F. Rockwell
- Can You See What I See?: Picture Puzzles to Search and
Solve by Walter Wick
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LEA EN ESPAÑOL |
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- All-time Favorite Dances = Bailes Favoritos de Todos los
Tiempos
- Wee Sing Silly Songs and others by Pamela Conn Beall
- A Child's Celebration of the World
- Multicultural Children's Songs and others by Ella Jenkins
- Learning Basic Skills Through Music and others by Hap
Palmer
- Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies by Richard Perlmutter
- Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band and others
by Raffi
- Preschool Aerobic Fun and others by Georgiana Liccione
Stewart
- Let's Wiggle and others by the Wiggles
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