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Alphabet Books

A Is for Annabelle: A Doll’s Alphabet by Tasha Tudor

A to Z by Sandra Boynton

ABC Sing-Along by Teddy Slater

Alligators All Around by Maurice Sendak

Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald*

Alphabet City by Steven T. Johnson*

Alphabet Rescue by Audrey Wood

The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni

Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming

Alphaoops!: The Day Z Went First by Alethea Kontis

B Is for Bunny: A Springtime Alphabet Book by Tanya Lee Stone

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book by Dr. Seuss

Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert

G Is for Goat by Patricia Polacco

Gathering the Sun: An Alpahbet in Spanish and English by Alma Flor Ada

The Hidden Alphabet by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

I Spy Little Letters by Jean Marzollo

Kipper’s A to Z:  An Alphabet Adventure by Mick Inkpen

Miss Spider’s ABC by David Kirk

Q Is for Duck:  An Alphabet Guessing Game by Mary Elting & Michael Folsom

Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel

T Is for Teachers: A School Alphabet by Deborah Layne and Steven L. Layne

Winnie The Pooh ABC by A. A. Milne

The Z Was Zapped by Chris Van Allsburg

Number Books

Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 by Bill Martin, Jr.

The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming

Fish Eyes:  A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow

Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino

Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

My First Counting Book by Lilian Moore

My Little Counting Book by Roger Priddy

My Very First Book of Numbers by Eric Carle

Olivia Counts by Ian Falconer

One Duck Stuck:  A Mucky Ducky Counting Book by Phyllis Root

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes

One Hungry Monster: A Counting Book in Rhyme by Susan Heyboer O’Keefe

Richard Scarry’s Best Counting Book Ever by Richard Scarry

So Many Bunnies: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book by Rick Walton

Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews

Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang

Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Strickland

We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey through Tanzania by Laurie Krebs

Nursery Rhyme Books

Best Mother Goose Ever by Richard Scarry

The Daddy Goose Treasury by Vivian French

The Little Dog Laughed and Other Nursery Rhymes by Lucy Cousins

Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Marsha Qualey

The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright

Picture Books

Abuela by Authur Dorros

All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett

Are You My Mother? By P.D. Eastman

Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack

Best Friends for Frances by Russell Hoban

Black Is Brown Is Tan by Arnold Adoff

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey*

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Curious George by Hans Augusto Rey

Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley*

Franklin in the Dark by Paulette Bourgeois

Frederick by Leo Lionni*

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

I Love Saturdays y domingos by Alma Flor Ada

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff

Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber

Jamberry by Bruce Degen

King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood*

Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes*

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Mortimer by Robert N. Munsch

My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann*

The Napping House by Audrey Wood

One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian*

The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch

The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowery

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats*

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

Swimmy by Leo Lionni

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Tikki Tikki Tembo retold by Arlene Mosel

Two of Everything: A Chinese Folktale retold by Lily Toy Hong

The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen*

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak*

Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

Poetry

A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children by Caroline Kennedy

Families: Poems Celebrating the African American Experience by

Moon, Have You Met My Mother? By Karla Kuskin

The Random House Book of Poetry for Children by Jack Prelutsky

A Treasury of Best-Loved Children’s Poetry selected by Helen Burnford

Wham! It’s a Poetry Jam by Sara Holbrook


Predictable Books (Repetition, Rhythm and Rhyme)


Can You Make a Piggy Giggle? by Linda Ashman

Captain Bob Sets Sail by Roni Schotter

Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak

Don’t Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins

Down at the Pond by Lorraine Long

Duck in the Truck by Jez Alborough

The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat by Nurit Karlin

Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car by Eileen Christelow

A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and Other Action Rhymes by Zita Newcome

Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss

How Big is a Pig? by Stella Blackstone

I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly by Ann Owen

Is Your Mama a Llama?  by Deborah Guarino

James and the Rain by Karla Kuskin

Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? By Nancy White Carlstrom

Tall, Tall Giant by Janie Spaht Gill

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

You Read to Me and I’ll Read to You by Mary Ann Hoberman

Traditional Literature


The Gingerbread Man by Catherine McCafferty

Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett

Hansel and Gretel adapted by Will Moses

Jack and the Beanstalk by Carol Ottolenghi

The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone

Little Red Riding Hood by Paul Galdone

My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Archibald Opie

Rub a Dub Dub by Kin Eagle

The Three Little Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone

The Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone

The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone

 

*Caldecott Medal Winner/Honor Book

 
 


 


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