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Word Play
Playing with language is great fun, and also supports the development of several skills kids need to become readers. |
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Newman, Jeff Hand Book Follows a person's journey through life, focusing on the hands and what they do, from babyhood to adulthood when a new pair of hands comes into existence. 2011 Easy Picture Book |
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Ashman, Linda Rub-a-dub Sub A young boy meets many friendly sea animals as he travels underwater in his bright orange submarine. Easy Picture Book ASHMAN |
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Aylesworth, Jim Cock-a-doodle-doo, Creak, Pop-pop, Moo Rhyming text plays with the many sounds heard on a farm, from a rooster's morning crow to an owl's goodnight call. Easy Picture Book AYLESWORTH |
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Baicker, Karen Tumble Me Tumbily Bouncy rhyming text presents the play, food, animal friends, and sleepy end of a toddler's day. Easy Picture Book BAICKER |
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Bee, William And the Train Goes As assorted passengers comment on their train ride, and the train itself goes Clickerty click, clickerty clack, the station parrot is carefully listening to every sound. Easy Picture Book BEE |
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Bluemle, Elizabeth How Do You Wokka-wokka? A young boy who likes to wokka-wokka, shimmy-shake, and shocka-shocka gathers his neighbors together for a surprise celebration. Easy Picture Book BLUEMLE |
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Bryan, Sean A Boy and his Bunny One morning, a boy wakes up with a rabbit on his head and, although his mother is skeptical, he soon discovers that he can be fed, ride a bobsled, and even look cool with a rabbit on his head. Easy Picture Book BRYAN |
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Calmenson, Stephanie Jazzmatazz! When a piano-playing mouse scurries into a house to get warm, watch out! In no time he has a whole family, then a whole town, making music. The words have their own jazz beat. Easy Picture Book CALMENS |
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Dewdney, Anna Llama Llama Misses Mama Young Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school until his mother thinks of a great solution. Easy Picture Book DEWDNEY |
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Fisher, Valorie Ellsworth's Extraordinary Electric Ears and other Amazing Alphabet Anecdotes Photographs show 26 scenes, one for each letter of the alphabet, described with great vocabulary and alliteration. Easy Nonfiction Book 428.1 F OR Easy Fiction FISHER |
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Gravett, Emily Orange Pear Apple Bear Explores concepts of color, shape, and food using only five simple words, as a bear juggles and plays. Easy Picture Book GRAVETT |
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Hample, Stuart E. I Will Kiss You (Lots and Lots and Lots!) There are oh-so-many reasons to give kisses! This list plays with silly rhymes that help build early literacy skills. Easy Picture Book HAMPLE |
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Heidbreder, Robert Lickety-Split The hero spins a rhyming, tongue-twisting tall tale for his friend. He ziggity-zags, clickity-clacks, skippity-skips and zippity-zooms from one adventure to the next. Will he defeat the Viking warrior? Tame the dragon? Knock one out of the park? Will she believe him if he does? Easy Picture Book HEIDBREDER |
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Katz, Alan Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs Well-known songs, including Oh Susannah and Row Row Row Your Boat, are presented with new words and titles, such as I'm So Carsick and Go Go Go to Bed. Easy Nonfiction Book PZ8.3.K1275 Tak OR Children's Nonfiction Book 784.624 K |
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Lewis, Kevin Dinosaur Dinosaur A rhyming story about a busy day in the life of a young dinosaur. Easy Picture Book LEWIS |
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MacLennan, Cathy Chicky Chicky Chook Chook Chicks, kitties, and bees play in the morning and get sleepy in the afternoon heat. Stresses the rhythm of words mimicking animal sounds. Easy Picture Book MACLENN |
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Mahy, Margaret Bubble Trouble In this rhyming, rhythmic tale, Mabel blows a bubble that captures Baby and wafts him away, resulting in a wild chase that involves the whole neighborhood. Easy Picture Book MAHY |
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McPhail, David Pig Pig Meets the Lion Play with prepositions as a friendly lion escapes from the local zoo and visits Pig Pig one morning. Easy Picture Book |
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Meltzer, Lynn The Construction Crew A construction crew tears down an old building and builds a new house in its place. Easy Picture Book MELTZER |
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Murphy, Mary The Alphabet Keeper The Alphabet Keeper keeps all the letters caged in the dark, but one day they escape and use clever word play to outwit the keeper. Easy Picture Book MURPHY |
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Newman, Jeff Hand Book Follows a person's journey through life, focusing on the hands and what they do, from babyhood to adulthood, when a new pair of hands comes into existence. Easy Picture Book NEWMAN |
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