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Dr.Seuss's ABC
Author and Illistrator: Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr.Seuss)
Publisher: Random House 1963
Description:
This book supports the learning of the alphabet and represents the difference between big and little letters. It gives gives examples of words begining with each letter of the alphabet. The story flow of the book is repetative to allow young children to comprehend with sight words. It also has colorful pictures representing the example words for each letter of the alphabet. -
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
Author and Illistrator: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House 1960
Description: It introduces numbers (1-11), colors , and opposites. This book also rhyming letter combinations and basic sight words. It has colorful pictures that represent the words on the page. -
Tap the Magic Tree
Author and Illistrator: Christie Matheson
Publisher: HarperCollins 2013
Description: This is an interactive book that encourages children to tap, clap, shake, and jiggle while reading. It teaches about the seasons using cycle of the tree in illistrations through the seasons. It talks about the temperatures in the seasons, ex. warm, cold. The story starts with spring and goes through the seasons and back to spring again. -
Are You Ready to Play Outside?
Author and Illistrator: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children 2008
Description: It is a comedic book that shows friendship. It teaches how to see the positive side in any situation. As Gerald and Piggie are trying to figure out how to have fun outside in the rain, they learn from watching two worms. They saw them jumping and splashing in the rain and learn how to have fun by watching others. There are very few words and the story is told through the illistrations. -
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Author and Illistrator: Eric Carle
Publisher: Philomel Books 1969
Description: The illistrations in this book are very colorful and eye catching. There are holes throughout the food objects on each page to show the caterpillar ate through them. This book teaches the days of the week, basic counting, and the life cycle of a butterfly. -
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Author(s): Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
Illistrator: Lois Ehlert
Publisher: Beach Lane Books 2000
Description: This book teaches the alphabet through rhyming. This book is also repeative and reads to a beat. It references upper and lower case letters. As the lower case letters make their way up the coconut tree, the weight is too much and they all fall down. The upper case letters come to the rescue. -
Rattletrap Car
Author: Phyllis Root Illistrated: Jill Barton
Publisher: Candlewick Press 2001
Description: This book teaches resourcefulness as they use various items to fix their broken down car throughout the story. It is reapeative and rhymes throughout to allow children to catch on and join in reading. It uses onomatopoeia through out the story to describe the sounds of the car. The illistrations fill the enitre page representing the story. -
The Pigeon Needs A Bath!
Author and Illistratior: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children 2014
Description: This book is about a pigeon that did not want to take a bath. He couldn't remember when he last took a bath. He finally desided to take a bath and had a hard time makeing the bath just right. Once he got in, he had so much fun that he stayed in the tumb for ten hours. The illistrations are kid friendly and look as if he is hand drawn with crayon. The pigeon is cute and has a funny personality. -
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Author: Bill Martin Jr. Illistrator: Eric Carle
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, Inc. 1992
Description: This books teaches basic animals and colors. It also teaches basic sight words through word repetition. The illistrations are very colorful and eye appealing for children, while they clearly represent what is being told by the story. -
Five Little Pumpkins
Author/ Publisher: HarperCollins 1998
Illistrator: Dan Yaccarino
Description: The book uses a patterned rhyming technique that allows a child to quickly pick up and know what the next line will be. There is some counting, but only up to five. The five pumpkins roll through an area in order to rush home. Along their path they see some spooky guests. The illistrations use bold colors to represent the story on the pages. -
Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch
Author and illistrator: James Dean
Publisher: HarperCollins 2013
Description: This book teaches sharing and helps to develop the imagination. It also introduces time through the story and it teaches the meaning of "thank you and you're welcome". Pete's lunch was so big that he invited all of his friends over and shares his lunch. The illistrations are basic and colorful and have a cartoon look to them. -
Go, Dog, Go!
Author/ Illistrator: P.D. Eastman
Publisher: Random House 1961
Description: The book introduces shapes, sizes, opposites, and colors. The book shows all different types of dogs having fun, explaining what they are doing with very simple vocabulary. The illistrations in this book are very colorful but simple. The illistrations also clearly represents what is being told per page in the story.
