Book List

Statistics show that 50% of intellectual development occurs between birth and age four.  A great way to start your child on the path to loving books is to read to them every day.  Early experiences with books will create a bond with your child, provide a positive role model, and strengthen success in reading later on in life.

Here is a list of wonderful books to share with babies, toddlers and preschoolers.  I must have read each one of these books to my little girl about a million times.  Well at least it felt like it.  My daughter loves books and I’m happy about that.  If you have a favorite book that you and your child enjoys, I would love to hear all about it.

“One book can do what even the greatest toy cannot do: inspire a child to laugh, imagine, appreciate art, and understand human nature.” ~ Steven Kellogg, a favorite children’s book creator.

• WHERE’S SPOT by Eric Hill (interactive, critical thinking)
• THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keats (multicultural, seasons)
• IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura Numeroff (imagination)
• JAMBERRY by Bruce Degan (rhymes)
• THE PARABLE OF THE LILY by Liz Curtis Higgs (seasons, Easter, forgiveness)
• THE FOOT BOOK by Dr. Seuss (opposites)
• PRAYER FOR A CHILD by Rachel Field (bedtime, prayer)
• GOODNIGHT AMERICA by Adam Gamble and Suwin Chan (bedtime, geography)
• GOODNIGHT MOON by Margaret Wise Brown (bedtime)
• GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU by Sam McBratney (feeling)
• EXCUSE ME! by Karen Katz (manners)
• THE RAINBOW FISH by Marcus Pfister (sharing)
• THE VERY HUNGARY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle (counting, days of the week)
• BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? by Bill Martin, Jr. (animals, colors)
• BRAINY BABY 123′S by Edith Reynolds (counting)
• BRAINY BABY SHAPES & COLORS by Edith Reynolds (shapes, colors)
• THE BIG RED BARN by Margaret Wise Brown (animals, opposites, colors)
• PAT THE BUNNY by Dorothy Kunhardt (sensory, interactive)