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Today is Monday

Written and Illustrated by Eric Carle

String beans, spaghetti, ZOOOOP, roast beef, fresh fish, chicken and ice cream are the delicious...

Pre-K - 2nd
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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

Written by Alison Jackson and Illustrated by Judy Schachner

I know an old lady who swallowed a pie, a Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry.

And with that...

Pre-K - 2nd
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The Giant Jam Sandwich

Written by John Vernon Lord & Janet Burroway and Illustrated by John Vernon Lord

It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months

Written and Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

This rhyming book cleverly uses a little boy’s love for soup to teach children the months of the...

Pre-K - 1st
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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme

Written and Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

A favorite play rhyme takes on super-duper proportions as two children create a table-sized sandwich...

Pre-K - 1st
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B is for Black Brilliance (Board Book)

Written by Shawna Wells and Illustrated by Kellie Marsh

The B is for Black Brilliance board book is a short yet powerful ABC book read that will take...

Pre-K - K
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And the People Stayed Home

Written by Kitty O'Meara

Kitty O’Meara’s thoughtful poem about the pandemic, quarantine, and the future suggests there is...

Pre-K - 3rd
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So Many Bunnies

Written by Rick Walton and Illustrated by Paige Miglio
Little ones can count along with Mother Rabbit through her rambling house and garden as she tucks in...
Pre-K - 3rd
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If You Want to See a Whale

Written by Julie Fogliano and Illustrated by Erin E. Stead
If you want to see a whale, you will need to know what not to look at. Pink roses, pelicans...
Pre-K - 2nd

Leveled Reading Passages Supporting Animalia

This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book Animalia. This PDF has been...

Leveled Reading Passages Supporting Houses and Homes

This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book Houses and Homes. This PDF...
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Written by Verna Aardema
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain describes in rhythmic, read-along verse how Ki-pat a resourceful...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Chalk

Written by Bill Thomson
On a rainy day, three children discover a bag of magic chalk that brings their drawings, from warm...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Lost. Found.

Written by Marsha Diane Arnold
A bear loses his scarf, only for a series of woodland animals to find it useful until all lay claim...
Pre-K - K
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Hello Kitty: Fourth of July Stars

Written by Gabrielle Reyes
Picture clue readers encourage your child to read along. This one includes a set of 24 flash cards...
Pre-K - 1st
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The Flea's Sneeze

Written by Lynn Downey
The animals are sleeping peacefully in the barn until a flea sneezes. One sneeze can cause a lot of...
Pre-K - 1st
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Animal Action ABC

Written by Karen Pandell and Illustrated by Art Wolfe & Nancy Sheehan (Photographers)
An innovative alphabet book invites small children to imitate twenty-six different animals as they box, leap, and stretch their way from A to Z, and each spread features an animal and children in imitating poses.
Pre-K - 1st
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Barnyard Banter

Written by Denise Fleming
In this bouncing, rhyming book by a Caldecott honored author, a goose chases a butterfly across...
Pre-K - 1st
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Buenas Noches, Luna

Written by Margaret Wise Brown and Illustrated by Clement Hurd
In this modern classic, little Bunny says good night to all his favorite things. The perfect book...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Each Peach Pear Plum

Written by Janet & Allan Ahlberg
This "I Spy" rhyme book will delight youngsters with familiar nursery rhyme characters hidden in...
Pre-K - 1st
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Jump, Frog, Jump

Written by Robert Kalan
Children will join in with "jump, frog, jump" after every verse of this rhythmic, cumulative tale...
Pre-K - 1st
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Rosie's Walk

Written by Pat Hutchins
Rosie the hen leaves the chicken coop and sets out for a little walk. Right behind her is the fox, slyly trying to catch up with her.
Pre-K - 3rd
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Sing and Read Storybook: Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Written by Constanza Basaluzzo
These familiar American songs are now in book form, accompanied by humorous and energetic...
Pre-K - Pre-K
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Feast for 10

Written by Cathryn Falwell
What does it take to feed 10 hungry people? When everyone in the family helps, the feasting can...
Pre-K - 3rd

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