Summer 2009 Reading List for
Preschool
Bunting, Eve.
Hurry!
Hurry!
Rooster is spreading the
word for everyone to rush to the barn to greet the tiniest member of the farm
family, who's hatching out of his egg. Bunting's simple, energetic text and Mack's
colorful art come together in a joyful book that's ideal for preschoolers.
Carle, Eric.
The Very
Hungry Caterpillar.
Follows the progress of a hungry little
caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food
until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself, goes to sleep, and
awakens as a beautiful, colorful butterfly.
1,2,3 to the Zoo: A Counting Book.
The reader counts colorful animals on a
train on the way to the zoo.
A gentle message
about accepting yourself is conveyed in this story of a sloth whose placid ways
appear lazy to other rain forest animals.
Paper collage in luminous jewel tones brings the lush jungle vibrantly
to life.
Crews, Donald. This Caldecott honor-winning author writes great books for preschoolers.
Carousel.
Brief text and illustrations recreate a
ride on a merry-go-round.
Freight
Train.
Brief text and illustrations trace the
journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over
trestles.
School Bus.
Follows
the progress of school buses as they take children to school and bring them
back home again.
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack:
An Alphabetical Adventure.
An assortment of animals gathers for a
picnic.
Ehlert, Lois.
Color Farm.
The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig, and
other animals on a farm are made up of colorful shapes such as square, circle,
rectangle, and triangle. Features die-cut pages.
Growing
Vegetable Soup.
A father and child grow vegetables and
then make them into a soup.
Fish
Eyes.
A
counting book depicting the colorful fish a child might see if he turned into a
fish himself.
Waiting for Wings.
Rhymed text, colorful artwork,
and identifications introduce butterflies and their life cycle.
Feiffer, Jules. Bark, George.
A puppy's
mother is frustrated when the puppy makes other animal sounds instead of
barking.
Gravett, Emily. Orange
Pear Apple Bear.
Arranging
and rearranging the four title words on the pages, Gravett
introduces a curious bear who investigates, juggles, and finally consumes three
pieces of fruit. Winsome watercolor
paintings provide visual clues as this enchanting selection explores concepts
of color, shape, and sequence.
Henkes,
Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon.
When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of
milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it. Caldecott Medal,
2005.
Hill, Eric. Spot.
Sally looks for Spot in several places,
when it is time for him to eat his supper.
Preschoolers love all the lift-the-flap books in the “Spot” series.
James, Simon. Little One Step.
As three
duckling brothers cross forest and field to return to their mother, the older
ones encourage the youngest by teaching him a game that earns him the name of
Little One Step.
Martin, Jr., Bill. Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You
See?
Children see a variety of animals, each
one a different color, and a mother looking at them.
Mother Goose books such as:
Opie, Iona. My Very First Mother Goose.
A collection of more than sixty nursery rhymes, including "Hey Diddle, Diddle," "Pat-a-Cake," "Little Jack Horner,"
and "Pussycat, Pussycat."
Rohmann, Eric. A Kitten
Tale.
As four kittens who have never seen winter watch the
seasons pass, three of them declare the reasons they will dislike snow when it
arrives, while the fourth cannot wait to experience it for himself.
Shannon,
David. No, David.
Recounts
the adventures of a little boy who is always told "no” by members of his
family.
Siomades, Lorianne.
Itsy Bitsy
Spider.
An
illustrated version of the classic children's rhyme.
Three
Little Kittens.
A picture book based on the
Mother Goose rhyme.
Tafuri,
Nancy. Have
You Seen My Duckling?
A mother
duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.
Thomas,
Shelley Moore. Take Care, Good Knight.
Three little dragons
volunteer to take care of the wizard’s kittens, except they can’t read his
written instructions! They make many
silly mistakes until the Good Knight saves the day. The grateful wizard gives them a kitten as a
gift and the Good Knight gives them the gift of a lifetime ... lessons on how
to read!
Valckx, Catharina. Lizette’s Green Sock.
Lizette tries to figure out what to do with the one green sock that she
finds while out walking one day.
Wells, Rosemary. Max’s ABC.
Ants have escaped from Max’s
ant farm and won’t leave him alone until big sister, Ruby, outwits them, aided by the vacuum cleaner. On each page, large bold letters appear in
the corner with corresponding words.
All’s-well-that-ends-well as Max dumps the ants out of the vacuum and
they make their way back to the farm to catch some Zzzzs.
Zimmerman, Andrea and
Clemesha, David. Trashy Town.
Little by
little, can by can, Mr. Gilly, the trash man, cleans
up his town.