Raising Readers
Preschool Classics
Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney
E/B
During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows his love is returned even more.
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
E/B
Say goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chair, goodnight comb, goodnight air.
Freight Train
Donald Crews
E/C
Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles. Another great author for Preschoolers.
Froggy Gets Dressed
Jonathan London
E/L
Rambunctious Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles of clothing. One in a series.
Corduroy
Don Freeman
E/F
A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him, he finds what he has always wanted most of all. First in a series.
Caps for Sale
Esphyr Slobodkina
jE/S
A peddler who sells caps by balancing them all on his head is invited to do an act in the circus. Circus Caps for Sale is the sequel.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Bill Martin
E/M
An alphabet rhyme that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You
See?
Bill Martin
E/M
Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. First in a small series.
Bedtime for Frances
Russell Hoban
E/H
Frances has trouble going to sleep because of frightening sounds and objects that might be trying to get her. One 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, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals.
Koala Lou
Mem Fox
E/F
A young koala, longing to hear her mother speak lovingly to her as she did before other children came along, plans to win her distracted parent's attention.
Leo the Late Bloomer
Robert Kraus
E/K
Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents.
The Little Engine That Could
Watty Piper
E/P
A very determined little engine that, despite its tiny size, makes it over a big mountain.
The Little Mouse, the Red, Ripe
Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
Don & Audrey Wood
E/W
Little mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself.
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Bernard Waber
E/W
Lyle is perfectly happy living with the Primms on East 88th Street until irritable Mr. Grumps next door changes all that.
Miss Spider's Tea Party
David Kirk
E/K
When lonely Miss Spider tries to host a tea party, the
other bugs refuse to come for fear of being eaten! One in a small series.
Owen
Kevin Henkes
E/H
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.
Rainbow Fish
Marcus Pfister
E/P
The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.
Sally Goes to the Beach
Stephen Huneck
E/H
Sally, a black Labrador Retriever, goes to the beach, where she enjoys various activities with other visiting dogs. One in a small series.
Swimmy
Leo Lionni
E/L
A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out of a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
E/C
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, fun at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. A great author for kids of all ages!