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
Black & White by Tana Hoban
Apple by Nikki McClure
Spots and Dots by Chez Picthall
All in a Day by Cynthia Rylant
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Look, Look! by Peter Linenthal
Hearts and Stars by Chez Picthall
Hello, Bugs! by Smriti Prasadam
The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson
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Board Books
Are You A Cow? by Sandra Boynton
Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Sandra Boynton
Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs! by Sandra Boynton
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But Not The Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
One, Two, Three! by Sandra Boynton
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Take a look at our Board Books list for more title suggestions!
Interactive & Sensory Books
Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
Old MacDonald's Farm (Poke-A-Dot) by IKids
More Bears! by Kenn Nesbitt
Press Here by Herve Tullet
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Never Touch A Dinosaur! by Believe Ideas
Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt
Scholastic's Touch and Feel ABC
Alphabet by Matthew Van Fleet
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Take a look at our Sensory & Interactive Books list for more title suggestions!
Alphabet & Number Books
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham
Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk
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1-2-3 Peas by Keith Baker
E-mergency! by Ezra Fields-Meyer
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Take a look at our Alphabet Books and Number Books lists for more title suggestions!
Fables, Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes & Poetry Books
Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett
Fairy Tale Comics ed. by Chris Duffy
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman
The Other Side of the Story by Nancy Loewen
Nursery Rhyme Treasury by Parragon Books
The Tortoise and The Hare by Jerry Pinkney
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
Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales by Naomi Lewis
356 Fairy Tales, Rhymes and Other Stories by Parragon Books
Treasury of Classic Stories by Parragon Books
Squids Will Be Squids by Jon Scieszka
The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright
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Take a look at our Fables, Folktales & Fairy Tales and Poetry & Nursery Rhymes lists for more title suggestions!
Miscellaneous Books
Fly Guy series by Tedd Arnold
In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb by Marion Dane Bauer
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Locomotive by Brian Floca
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Tea Rex by Molly Idle
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
Wherever You Go by Pat Zietlow Miller
Sir Cumference series by Cindy Neuschwander
Rodeo Red by Maripat Perkins
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon
Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine by Gloria Whelan
Elephant & Piggie series by Mo Willems
The Night Before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing
When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic
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Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton
Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty
How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton
Pirates Love Underpants by Claire Freedman
School Days by B. G. Hennessy
I Love My Little Storybook by Anita Jeram
Mary Had a Little Lamp by Jack Lechner
Scarecrow Pete by Mark Kimball Moulton
Slugs in Love by Susan Pearson
Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
Priscilla McDoodleNutDoodleMcMae Asks, "Why?" by Janet Mary Sinke
Pigeon series by Mo Willems
That is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems
What Do You Do With An Idea? by Kobi Yamada
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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.
DK Readers: Titanic by Mark Dubowski
Machines at Work: Fighter Jets by Allan Morey (Bullfrog Books)
National Geographic Kids 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything)
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Why by Amy Shields
TIME for Kids Big Book of How
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DK Eyewitness Books: Dinosaur by David Lambert
Machines at Work: Dump Trucks by Rebecca Stromstad Glaser (Bullfrog Books)
National Geographic Kids Readers: Trains by Amy Shields
National Geographic Kids Readers: Robots by Melissa Stewart
TIME for Kids: Spiders! (Science Scoops)
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