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Favorite Books for Children Ages 3 and 4
Favorite Picks from Linda Grambrell
Academic Program Director, Clemson University School of Education
Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathman
Chicken Socks by Brod Bogert
The Fourth Little Pig by Teresa Celsi
Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto
My Great Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston
Sheila Rae, The Brave by Kevin Henkes
Something for Nothing by Phoebe Gillman
Oh, How I Wished I Could Read by John Gile
Favorite Picks from Kathy Modigliani,
Director, Family Child Care Project
Doggies by Sandra Boynton
I read it with animated, deep throated "woof's" and high "yip yip yips." Every baby or young toddler I have read it to is facinated and charmed.
My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie
This had the best illustrations, by Rosemary Wells, that I have found, and is beloved by the little children of
all ages in my life. I've penciled in poems I skip. I sing any I can because the it grabs the kids attention.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
A key drama for toddlers and early pre-k's.
Katie and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton
When I used to teach preschoolers, that was the
single book that most empowered the girls, plus it is a great story of community and introduces mapping skills. Boys loved it, too.
Mary Jo's Grandmother by Janice May Udry.
Again this is a tale that grips all preschoolers, that features and African-American family where a kid is learning to take major responsibility for her beloved grandmother.
Favorite Picks from Judy Schickedanz's
Professor of Education, Boston University, and Director of the Early Childhood Learning Laboratory Preschool
Duck in the Truck by Jez Alborough
Rhyming text tells the story of a duck whose truck got stuck in the muck and how his animal friends lend a hand. Lovely language, such as "These are the feet that jump the duck down."
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang.
Rhyming counting rhyme with lovely alliteration, as well. Novel words include windowpanes, pale, empty, and gown.
My World of Color by Margaret Wise Brown
Eleven colors are introduced as one would find them in animals and objects in the natural world. Lovely, four-line verses with rhyme and alliteration. Lovely illustrations invite searching for items mentioned.
One Little Mouse by Dori Chaconas
Beautifully written counting, rhyming verse telling of a mouse who went out in search of a larger house, only to find that his own, tiny and tidy house was best, after all.
Interesting language includes blackish, squirmish, wormish, bumpy, lumpy, clumpy, hissed, crunched, clacky, cracky, terrible tizzy, and upside-down dizzy. Novel words include knotted, blossoms, crept, scampered, nestled, snug, peeked, politely, wheeze, vale, hollow, trails, and fuss.
Dazzling Diggers by Tony Mitton
Full of rhyme, plus many interesting words, such as shunt, shift, gouge, scrunch, squelch, slosh, heave, and hoist. Novel words include hollow, anchor, crew, masts, sails, dinghy, propeller, cargo, ferry, passenger, and journey.
Terrific Trains by Tony Mitton
Rhyming verse, with many interesting words, such as hiss, shimmer, swish, whine, whirl, and whiz. Novel words include coupled, ridge, coaches, tunnel, crossing, and freight.
Mouse Mess by Linnea Asplind Riley
A mouse sneaks to the kitchen one night to have a snack when the family goes upstairs to bed. The mouse makes a mess in the kitchen. Simple rhyming text. Interesting language includes "hush, hush," "crunch-crunch," "munch, munch," "crackle-sweep," "splish-splash," and "sticky-gooey." Print appears as labels on many food boxes and containers in the big, bold, colorful illustrations.
One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root
A counting/rhyming book. A lot of rhyme and alliteration, as well as a lot of interesting words (e.g., "soggy, loggy," "slippy, sloppy," "muggy, buggy," and so on).
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