Raising Readers
Stories in Rhyme
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You
See?
Bill Martin
E/M
Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and then a teacher looking at them. There are two just-as-fun sequels to this book. A classic!
Edward the Emu
Sheena Knowles
E/K
Tired of being an emu, Edward decides to try being like other animals at the zoo, but he soon discovers that being himself is the best after all.
Falling for Rapunzel
Leah Wilcox
E/W
To rescue Rapunzel from her tower, a prince yells for her to throw down her hair, but being too far away to hear clearly, she tosses out various items from her room, including her maid!
Horton Hears a Who
Dr. Seuss
E/S
A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friend that Whos really exist. All of the books by this author rhyme! Read them all!
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?
Jane Yolen
E/Y
Describes how a dinosaur eats, with no rude behavior or noises, while sitting still. The latest in a series.
Is Your Mama a Llama?
Deborah Guarino
E/G
A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out that their mothers are all other types of animals.
Parts
Tedd Arnold
E/A
A five-year-old boy thinks his body is falling apart until he learns new teeth grow and skin and hair replace themselves. There are two sequels to this funny book.
Snowmen at Night
Caralyn Buehner
BB
Snowmen play games at night when no one is watching. A new Christmas-themed sequel to this book was just published.
Wild About Books
Judy Sierra
E/S
A librarian named Molly McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake