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Hall, Michael, 1954-
My Heart is Like a Zoo
Depicts in rhyming text how love can be many different things, such as eager as a beaver, steady as a yak, or silly as a seal.
added Feb 5, 2010
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Letter Knowledge
Presentation Notes: This book has arrived just in time for Valentine’s Day. Brightly-colored hearts are rearranged to form the shape of a seal, a moose and many other animals. Can your child count the number of hea... read more
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Seuss, Dr.
My Many Colored Days
This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.
Appears on the following book lists:
 Feelings
added Jan 27, 2010
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Print Awareness
Presentation Notes: It doesn't look like Dr. Seuss. But from the moment readers open the book, the familiar, bouncy rhyming prose sets in and children are wrapped up once more in Seuss's acce... read more
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Dunrea, Olivier.
It's Snowing!
A mother shares the magic of a snowy night with her baby.
added Jan 19, 2010
Skills featured:
Print Awareness, Print Motivation
Presentation Notes: Mama and baby are having a quiet night at home when it starts to snow. The pair venture out into the cold in their thick warm furs to smell, hear, taste and touch the snow. This book is great for... read more
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Patricelli, Leslie.
Higher! Higher!
One child. One swing. An obliging dad. The inevitable plea to go Higher! Higher! Add Leslie Patricelli's wildly expressive illustrations, and an everyday pastime reaches new heights of humor and whimsy.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books 2009 03-04
Librarian Favorites
Word Patterns
added Jan 2, 2010
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Print Motivation
Presentation Notes: I don't think this swing can go any higher -- do you? Can you think of anything that is higher than a giraffe? Higher than a skyscraper? Higher than a MOUNTAIN?&... read more
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Baryshnikov, Mikhail, 1948-
Because--
A young boy who lives with his grandmother is terribly embarrassed by her behavior at first, but comes to realize that she is not just having fun, she has a reason for each strange action.
added Dec 31, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: If you and your listeners enjoy dancing while reading, Baryshnikov’s Because… will have you leaping for joy! Each day of the week the author’s grandmother embarrasses him by dancing in public; Monday... read more
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Dan Yaccarino's Mother Goose
Traditional Mother Goose rhymes set in the city, such as when Mary's little lamb hails a cab to follow her to school.
Appears on the following book lists:
Rhymes & Mother Goose
added Dec 31, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: Mother Goose books provide mega-doses of phonological awareness, all those well-known rhymes that can be shared and memorized and shared again later without the book. Dan Yaccarino’s versio... read more
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Yolen, Jane.
Baby Bear's Chairs
There are many chairs in Baby Bear's house, but his favorite chair is his father's chest or lap, just before his father puts him to bed.
added Dec 30, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: Snuggle in your favorite chair and prepare to be entertained with a great rhyming text and illustrations that are even better. Introduce the book by talking about what’s big, what’s t... read more
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Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.
Dog and Bear Two's Company
Three more easy-to-read stories reveal the close friendship between a dachshund named Dog and a stuffed bear.
Appears on the following book lists:
Favorites for Toddlers
added Dec 30, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: Narrative skills are enhanced when stories include familiar objects and children can relate the stories to their lives. These Dog and Bear stories are about being angry and wanting to run away, s... read more
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Elliott, David, 1947-
Finn Throws a Fit!
A cranky toddler has an enormous tantrum.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books 2009 09-10
Feelings
added Dec 30, 2009
Skills featured:
Print Motivation, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: What starts out as a dark cloud turns into a huge, crashing, raging storm, just as Finn’s fit grows to titanic proportions. The exaggerated tantrum is a great way to show kids what their own tempers ... read more
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Fox, Mem, 1946-
Zoo looking
While Flora visits the zoo with her father, not only does she look at the animals but some of them turn to look at her.
added Dec 30, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Print Motivation
Presentation Notes: Read Zoo-Looking when you want a straightforward rhyming text that uses the same ending sound over and over again without being boring, especially if you want to talk about the sound of “k&... read more
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Thompson, Colin, 1942-
The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley
Comparing the short, happy lives of rats with the long, complicated, dissatisfied lives of humans can lead to depression for the humans. The answer: simplify.
added Dec 29, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Print Motivation
Presentation Notes: One of the ways we develop print motivation is allowing children to “catch” us reading and see us enjoy books. The short and incredibly delightful story of Riley will captivate childr... read more
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Sierra, Judy.
The Sleepy Little Alphabet a Bedtime Story from Alphabet Town
Sleepy letters of the alphabet get ready for bed.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books 2009 05-06
Concepts - ABC - Alphabet Books
added Dec 29, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Letter Knowledge
Presentation Notes: If you enjoy the bright illustrations, energetic story, and rhythmic text of the Bill Martin Chicka-chicka stories, this is a book you will want to add to your repertoire of read-alouds that incr... read more
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Kohara, Kazuno.
Here Comes Jack Frost
One cold morning, a lonely boy wishes for something to do. Then someone comes to play who knows what winter is all about.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books
added Dec 16, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills
Presentation Notes: Winter is less than thrilling for one little boy, as he sits bemoaning the lack of friends to play with. But then one morning, strange patterns appear on the window. Could it be Jack ... read more
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Catusanu, Mircea
The Strange Case of the Missing Sheep
When ten sheep go missing in the Dark Forest, Super Sheep Dog Doug comes to the rescue.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books 2009 09-10
added Dec 14, 2009
Skills featured:
Print Motivation, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: A wolf secretly lures ten sheep into the Dark Forest; this can’t possibly have a good ending. It can if the wolf just wants a good night sleep and needs to a few sheep to count! This story ... read more
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Rosoff, Meg
Wild Boars Cook
Besides being naughty, greedy, stinky, and rude, wild boars Boris, Morris, Horace, and Doris are also very hungry and luckily Doris finds the perfect recipe for them to make.
added Dec 14, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: Four wild boars are HUNGRY! They crunch and munch through all of the food in the pantry and now it is time to make something new: a Massive Pudding. It’s gross, disgusting, and messy &ndash... read more
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Carlstrom, Nancy White.
Mama Will it Snow Tonight?
Three mothers and their offspring--fox, rabbit, and human--wait for the first snow of winter.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books
added Dec 5, 2009
Skills featured:
Print Awareness, Print Motivation
Presentation Notes: Baby fox, little bunny and a young girl each ask their mamas if snow will fall tonight. The lovely oil paintings found in this book move from warm fall to cool winter colors as the seasons c... read more
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Rubinger, Ami
Big Cat Small Cat
Illustrations of cats along with rhyming couplets about them require the reader to fill in words demonstrating opposites, like tall and short, nice and mean, young and old.
Appears on the following book lists:
Favorites for Preschoolers
added Dec 2, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: Welcome to a world of cats, as written and illustrated by Ami Rubinger. In this catmosphere, we see the full gamut from big to small, white to black, nice and mean. Each stanza ... read more
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Harris, Trudy.
The Clock Struck One : A Time-Telling Tale
Rhyming text expands on the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock, as a cat chases the mouse up the clock, followed by other animals, until midnight arrives and the tired creatures fall asleep. Includes facts about clocks and basic information about telling time.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books
added Nov 18, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Print Motivation
Presentation Notes: Here’s a new twist on a familiar Mother Goose story filled with rhyming words and a funny narrative. Follow along from one o’clock when the mouse runs up the clock to twelve o’c... read more
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Gravett, Emily.
Spells
A small frog wants to kiss a princess, a desire that leads to a series of hilarious misadventures.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books
added Nov 13, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: A small green frog realizes a bit too late that the book of spells he shredded to make boats, castles and dancing ladies contained exactly what he needed to turn himself into a Handsome Prince. O... read more
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Chessa, Francesca
Holly's Red Boots
Holly wants to play in the snow and needs her red books, so she and her cat Jasper search the house for anything red.
added Nov 12, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: Vividly illustrated, Holly’s Red Boots gives you plenty of opportunities to identify colors and objects as you help Holly hunt for her raingear. You can heighten the drama by turning the page very S-... read more
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