Best Books for Early Childhood to Read Aloud

Read-aloud books for preschoolers

Alice the Fairy

past: David Shannon - (Bluish Sky Press, 2004) twoscore pages.

If your child is a fan of David Shannon'southward No David series, then this book will surely be a hit with your young reader. David Shannon has cleverly created David'due south counterpart in a girl named Alice, who claims to be a temporary fairy. You see, she has to earn her wings before she tin truly become a real fairy. Come watch her spin her magic. You tin can bet there will be some trouble if she is anything similar David. Like Shannon's other books, Alice the Fairy is told from a child's indicate of view, and its innocence makes it appealing to young readers everywhere.

Perfect for: Kids who similar fantasy stories.

Find Alice the Fairy at your local library.

Skippyjon Jones

by: Judy Schachner - (Puffin Books, 2001) 32 pages.

Skippyjon Jones is a spunky kitten with a huge imagination. Sent to his room for acting similar a bird instead of a cat, Skippyjon pretends he is a swashbuckling Chihuahua. The rhymes are enchanting, and the author does a wonderful job of incorporating Spanish phrases and humour.

Perfect for: Kids who like sense of humour stories.

Observe Skippyjon Jones at your local library.

How Do Dinosaurs Get to School?

past: Jane Yolen, illustrated by: Mark Teague - (The Blue Sky Printing/Scholastic, 2007) 40 pages.

Large, vivid-colored dinosaur characters dwarf teachers and children as the writer first speculates nearly how rebellious the dinosaurs might be and so tells how cooperative and well-behaved they are. The uncomplicated text is accessible to young readers.

Perfect for: A fun way to talk about beliefs and expectations at school.

Discover How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? at your local library.

Kindergarten Rocks!

past: Katie Davis - (Harcourt Children'south Books, 2005) 32 pages.

Meet Dexter, a before long-to-exist kindergartner! He'due south terrified and has thoughts of all kinds of reasons to be and then. A must-read to help relieve the anxiety all of us feel when starting schoolhouse. Dexter finds out it's okay to be scared.

Perfect for: Whatever kid who'south excited (or nervous) about starting a new school.

Find Kindergarten Rocks! at your local library.

Let'south Play in the Forest While the Wolf Is Not Around

by: Claudia Rueda - (Scholastic, 2006) 32 pages.

This pic book is created from the writer's fond childhood memory of a Spanish play song, and makes a fun game out of getting dressed. The animals in the forest assemble and dirge "Let'southward play in the forest while the wolf is non around" on the left side of the page-spreads, while the wolf is getting himself ready for the morning on the correct side. The wolf gets bigger with each piece of clothing he puts on. The animals practise play in the forest all the way through the book. When the wolf is finally dressed, his face fills the page and he proclaims, "I am very hungry!" Instead of eating the animals, he eats pancakes his mother made and and then goes on his fashion to school. Rueda includes notes explaining the origins of the song (traditional French and Castilian), every bit well every bit the musical notation.

Perfect for: Kids who like fantasy stories.

Observe Let's Play in the Forest While the Wolf Is Not Effectually at your local library.

Otis

by: Loren Long - (Philomel Books, 2009) xl pages.

Loren Long's whimsical text and illustrations tell the tale of Otis, a useful if well-used lilliputian tractor, who gets bandage aside when a big, new, shiny tractor takes his place. But when disaster strikes the farm, Otis must relieve the 24-hour interval. Loren Long's story almost friendship and believing in yourself will obsess your children long after they've outgrown its target age group.

Perfect for: Kids who similar stories about heroes who saved the day.

Find Otis at your local library.

The Snowfall Twenty-four hour period

past: Komako Sakai - (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009) 32 pages.

The Snow Twenty-four hours is a muted and dreamy story virtually a immature bunny's snowfall solar day. School has been canceled, and a mother and child wait for the begetter's delayed flight. Immerse yourself in this enchanting moving-picture show book most snow and family.

Perfect for: Kids who doesn't like to wait.

Observe The Snow Day at your local library.

Bats at the Library

by: Brian Lies - (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008) 32 pages.

While the plot about a agglomeration of bats paying a nocturnal visit to a public library is certain to delight, the detailed illustrations are the real treat.

Perfect for: Kids who like nocturnal animals.

Find Bats at the Library at your local library.

My Sister and I

past: P.One thousand. Hallinan - (CandyCane Printing, 2003) 26 pages.

While this story touches on sibling relationships and the honey they can foster, all of P. K. Hallinan's heartwarming books focus on the importance of family, friendships, and adept morals.

Perfect for: Kids who like making friends.

Find My Sister and I at your local library.

The Lion & the Mouse

past: Jerry Pinkney - (Little, Brown and Co. Books for Young Readers, 2009) twoscore pages.

There are almost no words in this adaptation of Aesop'due south famous tale, not even on the cover, and the words there are are just sounds: an owl ("screeeech") or a jeep ("putt-putt-putt"). "I live next to a nature preserve," the author explains, "and hear birds all mean solar day long. And at night I hear so many sounds — and I'g not certain exactly what's causing some of them. These sounds surround me with a continuity and move and energy." The illustrations make this a book worth returning to.

Perfect for: Kids who like classic stories.

Find The Lion & the Mouse at your local library.

Duck! Rabbit!

by: Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld - (Chronicle Books, 2009) forty pages.

Is it a duck? Is it a rabbit? Were those duck sounds or rabbit sounds? "It'south totally a duck." "It's for certain a rabbit." In this unusual book, Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld utilize an ambiguously fatigued creature to play with our expectations. It's imaginative, full of humor, and almost equally agreeable for adults every bit it is for children. Exercise your eyes with this visually witty book.

Perfect for: Kids who similar humor stories.

Notice Duck! Rabbit! at your local library.

Good Morning Red china

by: Hu Yong Yi - (Roaring Brook Press, 2007) 32 pages.

It's a typical morning in Cathay and the park is filled with children engaged in all the usual activities. One rides a cycle while some other rests dreamily by the lotus pond. Some play badminton as others play cards. On one side of a tree, a child practices the traditional Chinese exercise tai chi while another child practices sword dancing on the other side. The piece of cake-to-read sentences blossom through graceful illustrations that culminate on the last page, which folds out to reveal a sweeping bird's-middle view of the unabridged park and all the children. It's a gentle reminder of the universal truth that children are the same wherever they live.

Perfect for: All preschoolers and beginning readers.

Find Good Morning Communist china at your local library.

Mitchell'southward License

by: Hallie Durant, illustrated by: Tony Fucile - (Candlewick Press, 2011) 40 pages.

The claw: "Mitchell was three years, 9 months, and five days old when he got his license." It was the simply way his male parent could get him to go to bed. Instead of chasing Mitchell around the firm each dark at bedtime, his dad came up with a clever solution: Mitchell could drive to bed, and dad would be the car. Through rollicking illustrations, Mitchell hops into the driver'due south seat (on his dad's shoulders) and with a pb foot takes a wild spin around the firm to his sleeping accommodation. The trip leaves Dad more tired than Mitchell. This book and Mitchell Goes Bowling show the lovely bond between dad and son with wit and warmth.

Perfect for: Your rambunctious, cars-and-trucks-loving preschooler.

Find our favorites at your local library: Mitchell's License, Mitchell Goes Bowling.

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