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Books discussed in our handbook

Below you will find a list of the books that are discussed or featured in our handbook, The Art and Importance of Reading Aloud. To learn more about these titles, why we chose them and how we recommend utilizing them beyond the read aloud experience, please refer to the handbook itself.

High-Contrast Books

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Black & White by Tana Hoban
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Apple by Nikki McClure
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Spots and Dots by Chez Picthall
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All in a Day by Cynthia Rylant
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Look, Look! by Peter Linenthal
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Hearts and Stars by Chez Picthall
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Hello, Bugs! by Smriti Prasadam
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The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson

Board Books

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Are You A Cow? by Sandra Boynton
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Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Sandra Boynton
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Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs! by Sandra Boynton
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But Not The Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
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Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
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One, Two, Three! by Sandra Boynton
Take a look at our Board Books list for more title suggestions!

Interactive & Sensory Books

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Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
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Old MacDonald's Farm (Poke-A-Dot) by IKids
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More Bears! by Kenn Nesbitt
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Press Here by Herve Tullet
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Never Touch A Dinosaur! by Believe Ideas
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Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt
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Scholastic's Touch and Feel ABC
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Alphabet by Matthew Van Fleet
Take a look at our Sensory & Interactive Books list for more title suggestions!

Alphabet & Number Books

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LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
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Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham
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Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk
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1-2-3 Peas by Keith Baker
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E-mergency! by Ezra Fields-Meyer
Take a look at our Alphabet Books and Number Books lists for more title suggestions!

Fables, Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes & Poetry Books

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Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett
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Fairy Tale Comics ed. by Chris Duffy
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You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman
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The Other Side of the Story by Nancy Loewen
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Nursery Rhyme Treasury by Parragon Books
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The Tortoise and The Hare by Jerry Pinkney
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
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The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables by Don Daily
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Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales by Naomi Lewis
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356 Fairy Tales, Rhymes and Other Stories by Parragon Books
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Treasury of Classic Stories by Parragon Books
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Squids Will Be Squids by Jon Scieszka
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The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright
Take a look at our Fables, Folktales & Fairy Tales and Poetry & Nursery Rhymes lists for more title suggestions!

Miscellaneous Books

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Fly Guy series by Tedd Arnold
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In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb by Marion Dane Bauer
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The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
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Locomotive by Brian Floca
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Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
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Tea Rex by Molly Idle
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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
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Wherever You Go by Pat Zietlow Miller
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Sir Cumference series by Cindy Neuschwander
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Rodeo Red by Maripat Perkins
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Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
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All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon
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Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine by Gloria Whelan
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Elephant & Piggie series by Mo Willems
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The Night Before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing
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When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic
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Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton
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Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty
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How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton
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Pirates Love Underpants by Claire Freedman
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School Days by B. G. Hennessy
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I Love My Little Storybook by Anita Jeram
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Mary Had a Little Lamp by Jack Lechner
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Scarecrow Pete by Mark Kimball Moulton
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Slugs in Love by Susan Pearson
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Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
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Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
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Priscilla McDoodleNutDoodleMcMae Asks, "Why?" by Janet Mary Sinke
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Pigeon series by Mo Willems
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That is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems
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What Do You Do With An Idea? by Kobi Yamada

Non-fiction Books

The following is comprised of a smattering of examples from these popular series. We encourage you to explore all of the options available to find the topics of highest interest to your child.
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DK Readers: Titanic by Mark Dubowski
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Machines at Work: Fighter Jets by Allan Morey (Bullfrog Books)
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National Geographic Kids 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything)
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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Why by Amy Shields
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TIME for Kids Big Book of How
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DK Eyewitness Books: Dinosaur by David Lambert
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Machines at Work: Dump Trucks by Rebecca Stromstad Glaser (Bullfrog Books)
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National Geographic Kids Readers: Trains by Amy Shields
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National Geographic Kids Readers: Robots by Melissa Stewart
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TIME for Kids: Spiders! (Science Scoops)
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