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ELSIE: Early Literacy Storytime Ideas Exchange
Find books that help children develop the skills needed for learning success. Tips for sharing emphasizes these skills in a fun, interactive story sharing. Search ELSIE by keyword and/or by Six Skills. Newest titles appear first. Keyword search example: autumn
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Slate, Jenny, 1982- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On : Things About Me Follows Marcel the Shell as he introduces his neighbors, favorite activities, and home. added Feb 3, 2012 Skills featured: Print Awareness, Print Motivation Tips for sharing: From the oft-viewed YouTube videos, comes Marcel the Shell: Book Star! Silly but endearing, Marcel takes readers on a tour of his apartment home, stopping to point out neighbors, ...read more |
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Shaskan, Stephen A Dog is a Dog Using various animals as examples, this rhyming picture book explores what makes them the same and what makes them different. added Jan 10, 2012 Skills featured: Print Awareness, Print Motivation Tips for sharing: Simple rhymes and playful illustrations work together to create a fun story of a dog who is in the habit of changing his identity. Some pages offer up a bold-print, one-word spread—perfect for d...read more |
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Martin, Bill Kitty Cat Kitty Cat are You Going to Sleep? A young cat is distracted by many things while getting ready for bed at night. added Jan 3, 2012 Skills featured: Phonological Sensitivity Tips for sharing: It can be hard for a kitten to get ready for bed when there is so much fun to be had! Kitty Cat's bedtime routine will be familiar for many children and their parents, so be sure to talk abou...read more |
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Page, Gail How to be a Good Cat Cat helps Bobo the dog take care of Mr. Hiccup's naughty new kitten. added Dec 31, 2011 Skills featured: Narrative Skills, Print Motivation Tips for sharing: Cats and dogs are different. Duh. This may seem obvious, but not for Bobo the dog. Bobo is a good dog, so good that he offers to train a naughty little kitten and his lessons of sit, stay, and fetch a...read more |
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Balouch, Kristen. The Little Little Girl with the Big Big Voice A little girl with a very loud voice has trouble finding a jungle friend to play with, until at last, she meets the one jungle animal whose roar is louder than hers! added Dec 20, 2011 Skills featured: Narrative Skills, Print Awareness Tips for sharing: The little little girl would love a friend to play with, but all the jungle animals seem hesitant. What's a girl to do? Kristen Balouch's book is filled with sunny colors and surprisingly vivi...read more |
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Van Lieshout, Maria Tumble! : a Little Book About Having it All When three little bears find a red toy to play with and Tumble claims it for his own, this proves to be not such a good idea. added Dec 9, 2011 Skills featured: Phonological Sensitivity, Print Awareness Tips for sharing: It's a small book with few words, but a great deal to say. The story tells of Tumble and his two best friends as they enjoy the wonders of snow, from playi...read more |
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Meschenmoser, Sebastian Waiting for Winter Deer has told Squirrel how wonderful snow is. But Squirrel gets bored with the wait. With his friend Hedgehog they pass the time by singing and waking Bear. Soon things are falling from the sky, but they aren't snow. But eventually they find what snow is. added Dec 9, 2011 Skills featured: Narrative Skills, Vocabulary Tips for sharing: Winter is wonderful, but it only starts after it snows. Squirrel and Hedgehog have never seen snow. So, they wait. Waiting for snow is hard, especially when you don’t know what to look for. Squi...read more |
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Jenkins, Emily, 1967- Small Medium Large : a Book About Relative Sizes Discover the world of relative sizes, classification and measurement--a stepping stone to learning early math skills. added Nov 26, 2011 Skills featured: Print Awareness, Vocabulary Tips for sharing: When we think of early learning skills, we often think of counting and learning the names of numbers. But what words do we use to describe what we’re learning about size? How many ways can you s...read more |
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Intriago, Patricia Dot Pairs of circular shapes convey opposite relationships in the arc of a day. Appears on the following book list:  New Picture Books Letter Sounds: Dadded Nov 18, 2011 Skills featured: Print Awareness, Vocabulary Tips for sharing: Dot is a simple, but witty, concept book. The clever illustrations portray the dot in opposites, such as slow and fast, and hungry and full, which is perfect for strengthening vocabulary skil...read more |
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Vere, Ed Banana! Colorful illustrations and brief text show how two monkeys learn to share when there is only one banana between them. Appears on the following book list: Word Awarenessadded Nov 13, 2011 Skills featured: Narrative Skills, Vocabulary Tips for sharing: What does it take to get your monkey pal to share his favorite fruit? The printed vocabulary in this book may be small, but vividly promotes the powerful use of the word, “please”. The sto...read more |
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Hubbell, Patricia. Horses : Trotting! Prancing! Racing! Rhyming verses describe how horses work, rest, and play. Includes illustrated list of horse breeds. added Nov 11, 2011 Skills featured: Vocabulary Tips for sharing: Whinny! Snort! Nicker! Neigh! Can you hear the horses get ready for their day? There are many different kinds of horses, with as many different jobs to do. Reading books together is a great way to hel...read more |
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Arquette, Kerry. What Did You Do Today? A cat, pig, bee, chicken, and other farm animals describe what they did during the day. added Oct 30, 2011 Skills featured: Narrative Skills, Phonological Sensitivity Tips for sharing: A day in the life of a young child who is not in school is filled with activities. How to talk about your day? A young boy observes the animals as they tell about what they’ve done during their ...read more |
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Ainsworth, Kimberly Hootenanny! A Festive Counting Book In this counting book, a set of owls work their way to the top of the Old Oak Tree for a party on Saturday night. Appears on the following book list: New Picture Booksadded Oct 22, 2011 Skills featured: Phonological Sensitivity, Print Motivation Tips for sharing: Put on your best dress or tie and get ready for a hootenanny! It is going to be wild. This lively book takes us to an owl party where all of the owls are hooting with glee. The excitement bursts throu...read more |
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Dunklee, Annika My Name is Elizabeth! Elizabeth is tired of everyone shortening her first name and calling her Lizzie, Liz, or Beth, but suffers in silence, until one autumn day when her impatience gets the best of her and she learns an important lesson about tact and grace. Appears on the following book list: New Picture Booksadded Oct 13, 2011 Skills featured: Narrative Skills, Print Awareness Tips for sharing: Elizabeth feels strongly about being called by her full name, and she’s not shy about telling people that! With retro orange and blue illustrations, this story teaches kids confidence in speakin...read more |
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Murphy, Stuart J. Write On Carlos! With his mother's help, Carlos learns to write his name, as some of his friends can do. Appears on the following book list: Schooladded Oct 13, 2011 Skills featured: Print Awareness, Letter Knowledge Tips for sharing: Carlos is very motivated to learn to write his name, especially when some of his friends want to show that they can write theirs. Illustrations show Carlos working at home at a table with his crayons....read more |
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Ziefert, Harriet. One Red Apple "Follows the life cycle of one red apple: from a fruit growing on a tree to store, to picnic, to seed, to sapling and tree, and finally a new apple"--Amazon.com. added Oct 12, 2011 Skills featured: Print Awareness, Vocabulary Tips for sharing: Sweet and simple, this book follows the life cycle of an apple, from fruit to seed to fruit again. A bold, red- colored word begins each sentence, which is perfect for print awareness. To build vocabu...read more |
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Lewis, Kevin. Tugga-tugga Tugboat A rhyming story about a toy tugboat's day, from pulling tankers and barges to putting out fires. added Oct 5, 2011 Skills featured: Phonological Sensitivity, Vocabulary Tips for sharing: How would you like to be a tugboat captain? It’s a beautiful day on the bright, busy harbor as the tugboat captain gets to work. He zips his tugboat to where it’s needed, introducing such ...read more |
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McDonnell, Flora. Splash! When the jungle animals are hot, a baby elephant has a good solution involving the squirting and splashing of water at the water hole. added Sep 29, 2011 Skills featured: Print Awareness, Vocabulary Tips for sharing: This story of a smart baby elephant has simple and catchy text, punctuated with large and bold words, such as “whoosh!,” “sploosh!” and “squirt, squirt, squirt!”&md...read more |
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Godwin, Laura One Moon Two Cats Two cats, one in the city and one in the country, chase mice before going to sleep. Appears on the following book list: New Picture Booksadded Sep 12, 2011 Skills featured: Print Awareness, Vocabulary Tips for sharing: A city cat and a country cat one watches trucks the other ducks, though both do what cats do: chase mice! Two cats pounce and prowl as they try to catch their prey. As the cats leap, so do the words o...read more |
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Yamashita, Haruo Seven Little Mice Go to School This is the story of seven little mice and how their mother manages to get her children to the first day of school. added Sep 12, 2011 Skills featured: Narrative Skills, Print Motivation Tips for sharing: It is time for school for seven little mice. They are all ready with new hats and shoes, but how will they make it through the scary forest? Mother mouse saves the day by creating a special train trac...read more |
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