Favorite Read-Alouds Theme #1

Are you looking for a book to read to your child that goes along with a topic or theme you are learning about? I'll be posting here lots of titles that we love because of their beautiful text, illustrations and and learning value. Hope you enjoy some or all of these. ;-)

Barn Animals

Does a Cow say boo?
Judy Hindley
A cow says moo, of course. So who says boo? This is a fun story to teach your little ones the barn animal sounds.

Barnyard Lullaby
Frank Asch
Poor farmer can't sleep because all the animals are making too much noise but what he doesn't know is that animals are singing lullabies to their baby animals. The book includes tunes for all the lullaby songs.

Barnyard Tracks
Dee Dee Duffy

I love this book because it teaches the kids to recognize some animal tracks while reviewing animal sounds as well. See also "Forest Tracks" by the same author.

Big Red Barn
Margaret Wise Brown
Another favorite in our home. Same illustrator as "If you give a mouse a cookie". On this book there's a monarch butterfly that your child can spot in almost every page.

Birthdays

Happy Birthday, Jesse Bear

Nancy White Carlstrom

We LOVE all the Jesse Bear books! This one is great to learn about what to expect on a birthday party. I love how at the end Jesse receives a book from his parents. ;-)

The Blue Balloon

Mick Ickpen

Funny! Kipper finds a blue balloon like you've never seen before. Make sure you have some balloons with you when you read this one.

Ask Mr. Bear
Marjorie Flack

A sweet, beautiful story of a boy who is searching for a gift for his mom's birthday. After asking many animals on the farm, Mr. Bear gives him a great gift idea. Shhhh...it's a secret.

Bubbles

Bubbles, Bubbles

Kathi Appelt

Lovely poem that follows a boy's bath time and bedtime.

Animal Recognition

Whose Feet?

Whose Nose?

Whose Ears?

Jeanette Rowe
Large flaps on these three books show one body part (feet,nose or ears) of an animal. Lift the flap to see if you guess right.

Other good books

One Mitten

Kristine O'Connell George

A little girl shows us how much fun she can have with one mitten. But when she finds the second one it's time for the real fun outside in the snow.

And if the moon could talk

Kate Banks

If the moon could talk she will tell you what she sees every night, including a little boy ready for bedtime. A good bedtime poem with beautiful oil pastel illustrations.