Your public library will have most of these books. 1/2 Price Books is a great place to purchase children's books at a very reasonable price. Garage sales and Amazon both have bargains with a bit of searching.
Some Book Suggestions for Children birth-6
First Words Snapshot Books A
series of books with simple, clear pictures of every day objects in the child’s
world. These are wonderful books for
learning new words. Titles: First Words Clothes, First Words Food, First
Words Kitchen, First Words Garden, also shapes, fruits, and many more. Some titles are available in Spanish.
The Carrot Seed
Ruth Krauss The story of a boy who plants a carrot seed
and cares for it even though others tell him it won’t grow. Of course, it does, to everyone’s amazement.
Goodnight Moon Margaret
Wise Brown Perhaps the perfect children's bedtime book, Goodnight Moon
is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit preparing for--or
attempting to postpone--his own slumber. He says goodnight to every object in
sight and within earshot, including the "quiet old lady whispering
hush."
Eye-Openers DK Books
A series of books with great pictures and information. Titles include: Farm Animals, Zoo Animals,
Trucks, Pets, Dinosaurs, Cars, Ships and Boats, Planes, Insects and Crawly
Creatures and many more.
Caps
for Sale Esphyr Slobodkina An old
folk tale about a peddler with a huge stack of caps for sale. One day he stops under a tree to take a
nap. A tree full of monkeys creates a
very funny situation.
McDuff
Books Rosemary Wells A series of delightful stories about McDuff,
a West Highland Terrier puppy, who finds a wonderful home, has an adventure
chasing a rabbit, adjusts to a new baby in the house, and helps rescue
Santa.
Books
by Eric Carle All of this author’s books are great childhood favorites: Pancakes, Pancakes, The Very Hungry
Caterpillar, The Very Lonely Firefly, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Grouchy
Ladybug, and many more. Most titles are
available in Spanish.
Gray
Squirrel at Pacific Avenue Geri Harrington. Published by the Smithsonian Institution,
this book, and others in the Smithsonian’s Backyard series, are exciting tales
of realistic animals and their adventures.
You Are
Just What I Need Ruth
Krauss "One morning a mother saw a
strange bundle under the blankets in her bed." So begins this charming
story of a treasured moment between mother and child. In a familiar game, the
woman tries to guess what this child-shaped object may be. A pile of laundry? A
bunch of carrots? She is sure she doesn't need any of these things, and each
time the squirming lump says, "No." Finally, a face pops out of the
blanket and yells, "It's ME," and the two share a hug. In a perfect
ending, the mother affirms, "It's you. And you're just what I need."
Rookie Biographies: Dozens of titles available
about real heroes and famous people
Eyewitness Books Many topics from DK books
Read and Find Out Books many in series
on nature and science
Lights of Winter Winter Celebrations around the World
True Books: continents, countries, every topic
Rookie Read about Geography series
Where do Frogs Come From Eric Vern
Animal Hospital Judith Walker Hodge
Books to Remember Series (highly
recommended)
Some Book Suggestions for Children
6-11
Children in this age group
are curious about the world, history and people. There are many biographies available to
introduce your children to real heroes. In
addition to many of the books above, which can now be read by the child
independently, these are more advanced reading for the 6-11 year old.
Books on science, plants,
weather and long ago times will fire your child’s imagination and spark
creativity.
Rookie Biographies
Dozens of titles are available
in this series of stories about real heroes and famous people. Introduce your child to Paul Revere, Martin
Luther King, Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Marie Curie, Oprah Winfrey,
Johnny Appleseed, YoYo Ma, Harriet Tubman, Amelia Earhart, Cesar Chavez and
many more writers, scientists, athletes, musicians and human rights pioneers.
Eyewitness Books DK Books A series of books
covering nearly every topic of interest to this age child. Castles, dogs, dinosaurs, oceans, pirates,
the human body, weather, cowboys and hundreds of others are explored in depth
with good pictures and readable text.
This is also the time for reading the classic
stories: Heidi, Charlotte’s Web, Toad
Hall, Little House books, The Velveteen Rabbit, Jungle Book, Alice in
Wonderland and all the other treasures we grew up with. These books are often best read with the
child, perhaps with the parent reading for a bit, then the child taking a turn.
These
are just a few ideas to get you started.
Visit your local library in person or on-line for thousands of other
great books to help your child become an eager reader!
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