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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.
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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Nobisso, Josephine
The Numbers Dance : A Counting Comedy
Numerals one through ten divide up by their respective dance styles of classical, boogie, and western line dancing, until their competition ends in tolerance.
added Nov 6, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: Numbers come alive in Josephine Nobisso's clever and entertaining book. The numbers 1 to 10 put on a show, each page boasting a different style of dance from waltz to line dance. Nobisso uses... read more
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Leuck, Laura.
For Just One Day
After guessing the identity of each animal before turning the page, the reader pretends to be a porcupine, bear, crocodile, and bumblebee.
Appears on the following book lists:
 New Picture Books
added Nov 5, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: If you could be anything at all for just one day, what would you be? For one imaginative child, the world is full of possibilities from bear to bunny from crocodile to butterfly. Chil... read more
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Lithgow, John
I Got Two Dogs
A song celebrating two dogs that are as different as they could be, and both well-loved by their owner.
added Oct 22, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: Looking for a book with a snappy rhythmic text and lots of opportunities for audience participation? Try I Got Two Dogs. Your listeners can watch the text for the letters OOOOOOOOOOOOOO and howl ... read more
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Plourde, Lynn.
Grandpappy Snippy Snappies
When things go wrong around his farm Grandpappy sets them right with a snap of his suspenders, but Grandmammy is in trouble and the suspenders are all worn out.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books 2009 05-06
added Oct 15, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Print Awareness, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: In a story that fairly pops off the page, Lynn Plourde takes children on a journey with Grandpappy, a man who snippy snappies his suspenders all the day. Such behavior releases cows stuck i... read more
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Bradley, MaryChris.
Knock! Knock!
Each door is a different color and each door hides a surprise.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books 2009 07-08
added Oct 9, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Print Motivation
Presentation Notes: Get children involved in the repeated “Knock! Knock!” in this story, for print motivation. Behind each of the different colored doors (great for reinforcing color vocabulary), a different surprise is... read more
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Parenteau, Shirley.
Bears On Chairs
Four chairs. Four adorable bears. All is well until Big Brown Bear shows up -- what a stare -- and wants a seat. Can these clever bears put their heads together (among other things) and make space for one more?
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books
added Oct 7, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: Like the recent favorite Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear, Bears on Chairs takes a small number of simple rhyming words and cooks up a masterpiece. We meet four small bears who cli... read more
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Ditchfield, Christin
Cowlick!
A fanciful account of how two boys get cowlicks in their hair as they sleep.
added Oct 7, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: To find the definition of a cowlick, refer to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: "a lock or tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest of the hair." To find the true meani... read more
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Roth, Carol
All Aboard to Work - Choo-Choo!
Animal mothers and fathers with various professions take the train to work and return at the end of the day to spend time with their children.
Appears on the following book lists:
Things That Go
New Picture Books
added Oct 2, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: All aboard! With each new passenger boarding the work-bound train comes a brief, yet rhythmic, description of various professions. Ask questions like "what is this bear's job?" and "what is this d... read more
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Prap, Lila
Animal Lullabies
Rhyming text shows what kinds of lullabies animal parents, such as an elephant, a fish, or a snake, might sing to their young.
added Sep 22, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Print Motivation
Presentation Notes: A vibrant, colorful book featuring bedtime poems told by mother animals to their babies. The rhyming text and animal sounds help build phonological awareness while moving fluidly from one animal ... read more
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Andreae, Giles
Giraffes Can't Dance
Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.
added Sep 19, 2009 Other formats available
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: As someone who can’t dance herself, I loved the message that anyone can dance once they find the music that’s right for them. The rhyming text adds to the overall rhythm-enhancing, ph... read more
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Lorig, Steffanie
Such a Silly Baby!
Rhyming text and illustrations follow the adventures of a baby who on excursions to the zoo, the circus, or the farm manages to get switched with an animal.
added Sep 19, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: If your listeners like to chime in with ever-longer repetitive phrases, they will love speaking for the silly baby, who learns something new every time he gets lost: Yee haw, snort snort, oink oi... read more
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MacDonald, Suse
A Was Once an Apple Pie
A collection of twenty-six nonsense rhymes, one for each letter of the alphabet.
added Sep 17, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Letter Knowledge
Presentation Notes: Wow! An explosion of rhymes! Each letter of the alphabet is followed by a short poem and accompanied by a bright illustration. The words bounce along with an irresistibly catchy rhythm and childr... read more
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Ahlberg, Janet.
Each Peach Pear Plum
Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play I spy with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters.
added Aug 13, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: Playing "I spy" is a great way for adults to help children develop their vocabulary and phonological awareness skills. (I spy something red. I spy something t... read more
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Burleigh, Robert.
Clang-clang! Beep-beep! Listen to the City
From morning until night, a city is filled with such sounds as the roars and snores of a subway ride, the flutters and coos of pigeons, and the shouts and beeps of drivers in traffic.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books 2009 05-06
added Aug 12, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Print Awareness
Presentation Notes: Sounds are so much fun to make and with the many sounds of the city, one could sing along with them all day. The book Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! Listen to the City, does exactly this; highl... read more
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Dodd, Emma
I Don't Want a Posh Dog
A girl describes in rhyming text the types of dogs she does not want, and finally arrives at a dog that she can call her own.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books 2009 05-06
Books for Holiday Giving
added Jul 21, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Vocabulary
Presentation Notes: Anyone who has observed dogs knows that there are distinct dog personalities. For instance, there is the snappy, growly dog or the snooty, attitudey dog. In I don’t want a posh dog! ... read more
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Hoberman, Mary Ann
It's Simple, Said Simon
After successfully meeting the challenges posed by a dog, cat, and horse, Simon meets a tiger that is much harder to satisfy and that he must outwit before he becomes the tiger's dinner.
added Jul 9, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: It’s simple to have fun reading this book! Start by telling your listeners that you would like their help with the reading. Every time you find the phrase, “it&rsquo... read more
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Baker, Keith
Just How Long Can a Long String Be?!
Be it tied to a balloon, or kite, or hanging a picture, or stringing a banjo or a mop, a bird explains to an ant how long a string needs to be.
Appears on the following book lists:
New Picture Books 2009 03-04
added Jun 30, 2009
Skills featured:
Narrative Skills, Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: Who would have thought that a little piece of string could be used for so many things? Follow Bird as he shows the reader that a piece of string can pull down a shade, turn on a light or hold on ... read more
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Smith, Danna
Two at the Zoo
A grandfather and grandchild go to the zoo, where they count animals from one to ten.
Appears on the following book lists:
Librarian Favorites
Grandparents & Senior Friends
Concepts - 123 - Counting Books
added Jun 13, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity, Print Motivation
Presentation Notes: “I’m taking Grandpa to the zoo. Two red tickets let us through.” This cheerful book will help your child develop his or her phonological sensitivity with its rhyming words. When... read more
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Walton, Rick
Bunnies On the Go : Getting from Place to Place
A bunny family takes a trip using many different types of transportation, including car, train, balloon, ferry, and tractor.
added May 29, 2009
Skills featured:
Phonological Sensitivity
Presentation Notes: Jumping from a hot air balloon into a boat, then straight on to their bikes? Extreme vacation! The bunny family travels far, and has many ways to get from here to there. Guess which mode of trans... read more
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