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Kitchen Sink
THE NAPPING HOUSE
AUDREY AND DON WOOD "A granny, a snoring granny, on a cozy bed in a napping house where everyone is sleeping." Or are they? The Napping...
Mama Mary
The Tall Book of Mother Goose
Jack and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down And broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. I can't think...
Illustrated by FEODOR ROJANKOVSKY
The Case for Reading Aloud
Readers of this page will not be surprised that I am not a fan of using computers, tablets, or phones for reading to or with children....
B. G. Hennessy
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
"Nothing ever happens here. None of my friends come to play. I am the most bored boy in the world." "The lively, direct language of this...
Retold by B. G. HENNESSY Pictures by BORIS KULIKOV
Guess How Much I Love You
PICTURE BOOK KID'S PICK FAMILY FAVORITE "Guess how much I love you," he said. "Oh, I don't think I could guess that," said Big Nutbrown...
Sam McBratney Illustrated by Anita Jeram
I LOVE YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH
PICTURE BOOK KID'S PICK I love you through and through. I love your top side. I love your bottom side. I love your outside and your...
BERNADETTE ROSETTI-SHUSTAK and CROLIANE JAYNE
Eric Carle's ABC
PICTURE BOOK KID'S PICK A is for ants. B is for bird. C is for crocodile. D is for delightful: That's what this very early ABC books is....
Eric Carle
PRESS HERE
PICTURE BOOK KIDS CHOICE This is a different kind of read aloud. There is not much of a story- but more of a how-to book. The best way to...
HERVÉ TULLET
CORDUROY
PICTURE BOOK KID'S PICK'S FAMILY FAVORITE You must be a friend," said Corduroy. "I've always wanted a friend." "Me too!" said Lisa, and...
DON FREEMAN
TIPS ON READING WORDLESS BOOKS
Looking for some tips on how to read a wordless picture book? Ask the expert, Jim Trelease author of The Read Aloud Handbook. True...
Q & A with Jim Trelease and Vanessa Levin
LLAMA LLAMA RED PAJAMA
PICTURE BOOK KID'S PICK "Llama Llama red pajama in the dark without his mama. Eyes wide open. covers drawn... What if Mama Llama's GONE?"...
ANNA DEWNDNEY
DRAGONS LOVE TACOS
PICTURE BOOK KID'S PICK FAMILY FAVORITE "Why do dragons love tacos? Maybe it's the smell from the sizzling pan. Maybe it's the crunch of...
Adam Rubin with pictures by Daniel Salmieri
THE LORAX
PICTURE BOOK RHYMED TEXT "He was shortish. And Oldish. And brownish. And Mossy. And he spoke with a voice that was sharpish and bossy....
DR. SUESS
THE INCH BOY
PICTURE BOOK FOLKTALE "Although he was only one inch tall, he had the heart of a lion." This is a Japanese version of Tom Thumb but with...
JUNKO MORIMOTO
FREIGHT TRAIN
CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK "A train runs across this track. Red caboose in the back.... This high-interest color concept book hits several...
DONALD CREWS
7 GREAT TIPS FOR READING ALOUD
Let's face it, not everyone is great at reading aloud. Levin offers 7 great tips to make reading time easier. An excellent article with...
VANESSA LEVIN
WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT
KID'S PICK FAMILY FAVORITE We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We're not scared. Nominated...
MICHAEL ROSEN pictures by HELEN OXENBURY
MILLIONS OF CATS
PICTURE BOOK “Cats here, cats there, Cats and kittens everywhere. Hundreds of cats, Thousands of cats, Millions and billions and...
WANDA GÁG
VOYAGE TO THE BUNNY PLANET
PICTURE BOOK Looking for a good read aloud for a bad day? You need a trip to the Bunny Planet. Three bunnies are having three different...
ROSEMARY WELLS
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