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Word Awareness
One of the skills children need before they learn to read is print awareness. The books in this list emphasize words by using large type or giving them special treatment. |
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Allen, Jonathan The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo Animals on the farm experiment with languages other than their own. Children can read along when they see the animal noises in large print. Easy Picture Book ALLEN |
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Beaumont, Karen No Sleep for the Sheep! A sheep wants nothing but to go to sleep in the big red barn on the farm, but each time he closes his eyes, another animal moos or neighs or peeps to come in. Easy Picture Book BEAUMONT |
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Bingham, Kelly L. Z is for Moose Moose, terribly eager to play his part in the alphabet book his friend Zebra is putting together, behaves rather badly until Zebra finds a spot for him. Easy Picture Book |
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Boutignon, Beatrice Not All Animals are Blue Pictures help children spot differences in colors, movement, attitude, and even discoveries. An interactive book for adults and children to play with together. Easy Picture Book BOUTIGNON |
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Boyer, Cecile Woof Meow Tweet-tweet Actual words represent dogs, cats, and birds, from the sounds they make, how they behave, and what happens when they all meet. Easy Picture Book BOYER |
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Butler, John Can You Growl Like a Bear? In rhyming text, the reader is asked to mimic a variety of animal noises (shown with large, boldface words) in preparation for a good night's sleep. Easy Picture Book BUTLER |
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Cronin, Doreen Bounce Rhyming text offers advice on the best ways for toddlers to bounce as the words bounce across the pages. Also see the author's book "Wiggle." Easy Picture Book CRONIN |
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Cutbill, Andy The Cow That Laid an Egg Marjorie the cow is left feeling sad until a group of caring chickens with a plan comes up with the perfect solution to make her realize just how special she is. The punchline crosses two pages! Easy Picture Book CUTBILL |
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Garcia, Emma Tip Tip Dig Dig Kids can chime in when they see the large, repeated words for what each construction vehicle does as it builds a special place for children to play. Also see the author's book "Toot Toot Beep Beep." Easy Picture Book GARCIA |
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Hooks, Bell Grump Groan Growl The oversized words, drawn in a heavy solid black, are used sparingly but make the message of a bad mood loud and clear. Easy Picture Book HOOKS |
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Johnston, Lynn Franks Farley Follows his Nose Farley the dog follows his nose from one good food smell to another all over town and is fed wherever his nose leads. Easy Picture Book JOHNSTON |
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Judge, Lita Red Sled At night, a host of woodland creatures plays with a child's red sled. "Sound effects" shown with words tell the story. Easy Picture Book JUDGE |
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Lobel, Anita Hello, Day! Various animals greet the sunrise in their own unique voices, except for the owl who welcomes the night. Easy Picture Book LOBEL |
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London, Jonathan Froggy Gets Dressed Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic. When his mother calls him back inside to put on more clothing, kids can see her cry "Frrrooggyy!" as much as they hear the stretched-out word read aloud. Easy Picture Book LONDON |
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Marsalis, Wynton Squeak! Rumble! Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! Take a rollicking, clanging, clapping tour through the many sounds that fill a neighborhood. Easy Picture Book |
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McMullan, Kate I Stink! A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores to ziti. The truck's super sassy attitude comes through loud and clear with super big words. Easy Picture Book MCMULLAN |
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Monks, Lydia Aaaarrgghh! Spider! A clever spider is lonely and longs to become a family pet. Kids can help tell the story every time they see the oversized words "Aaaarrgghh! Spider!" Easy Picture Book MONKS Other formats available |
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O'Connell, Rebecca The Baby Goes Beep A baby makes various sounds as he explores the world around him. With extra-large type for words repeated several times, kids can read along with you. Easy Picture Book O'CONNELL |
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Patricelli, Leslie Be Quiet, Mike! Monkey Mike makes too much noise when he taps pencils and clangs trash cans. When he sees a drum set in the music store, he puts his hands-on talents to work in a most impressive way. Easy Picture Book PATRICELLI |
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Perl, Erica S. Chicken Butt! Yes, the title is the answer to “You know what?” with call-and-response parts for parent and child. With giant words for the punchlines, kids won't miss their chances to chime in! Easy Picture Book PERL |
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