BETTER KID CARE: READING ALOUD
Better Kid Care Project
Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Extension
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(+) denotes multicultural book
| Title | Author | Year | Publisher |
| All Fall Down + | Helen Oxenbury | 1987 | Macmillan |
| Baby's ABC | Anita & Steve Sherett | 1986 | Random House |
| Black On White | Tana Hoban | 1993 | William Morrow |
| Carl's Afternoon in the Park | Alexandra Day | 1991 | Farrar Straus Giroux |
| The Carrot Seed | Ruth Krauss Ill. by Crockett Johnson |
1945 | Harper Collins |
| Chicka Chicka ABC | Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault Illustrated by Lois Ehlert |
1993 | Simon & Schuster |
| Clap Hands+ | Helen Oxenbury | 1987 | Macmillan |
| Corduroy on the Go | Lisa McCue | 1987 | Viking |
| Corduroy's Toys | Lisa McCue | 1985 | Viking |
| Farm Animal | Photos by Phoebe Dunn | 1984 | Random House |
| The Going to Bed Book | Sandra Boynton | 1982 | Simon & Schuster |
| Goodnight Moon | Margaret Wise Brown Illustrated by Clement Hurd |
1947 | Harper Collins |
| I See | Rachel Isadora | 1985 | William Morrow |
| I Touch | Rachel Isadora | 1985 | William Morrow |
| The Little Noisy Book | Katharine Ross Illus. by Jean Hirashima |
1989 | Random House |
| The Little Quiet Book | Katharine Ross Illus. by Jean Hirashima |
1989 | Random House |
| Max's First Word | Rosemary Wells | 1979 | Dial |
| It Looked Like Spilt Milk | Charles G. Shaw | 1947 | Harper Collins |
| One, Two, Three! | Sandra Boynton | 1993 | Workman |
| One Yellow Lion | Matthew Fleet | 1992 | Dial |
| Red, Blue, Yellow Shoe | Tana Hoban | 1986 | William Morrow |
| Say Good-Night+ | Helen Oxenbury | 1987 | Macmillan |
| Spot At Home | Eric Hill | 1991 | Putnam |
| Spot's First Words | Eric Hill | 1986 | Putnam |
| This Is Me | Lenord Blegvad Illus. by Eric Blegvad |
1986 | Random House |
| Tickle, Tickle + | Helen Oxenbury | 1987 | Macmillan |
| What Do Babies Do? + | Photos selected by Debby Slier | 1985 | Random House |
| What Do Toddlers Do? + | Photos selected by Debby Slier | 1985 | Random House |
| What Is It? | Tana Hoban | 1985 | William Morrow |
| White on Black | Tana Hoban | 1993 | William Morrow |
| Words | Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault Illustrated by Lois Ehlert |
1993 | Simon & Schuster |
| 1,2,3 | Tana Hoban | 1985 | William Morrow |
[(+) denotes multicultural book]
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Title |
Author |
Year |
Publisher |
|
Abiyoyo + |
Pete Seeger Illus. by Michael Hays |
1986 (text1963) |
Macmillan |
|
Abuela + |
Arthur Dorros Illus. by Elisa Kleven |
1991 |
Dutton |
|
Africa Dream + |
Eloise Greenfield Illus. by Carole Byard |
1989 |
Harper |
| Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Judith Viorst Illus. by Ray Cruz |
1972 | Macmillan |
|
Alfie Gets in First |
By Shirley Hughes |
1981 |
Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard |
|
Amazing Grace + |
By Mary Hoffman Illus. by Caroline Binch |
1991 |
Dial |
|
And Still the Turtle Watched + |
Sheila MacGill-Callahan Illus. by Barry Maser |
1992 |
Pfeifer-Hamilton |
|
Andy and the Lion |
James Daugherty |
1938 |
Viking |
| Angelina Ballerina |
Katharine Holabird Illus. by Helen Craig |
1983 |
Clarkson N. Potter |
|
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing |
Judi Barrett |
1988 |
Macmillan |
|
Annie and the Wild Animals |
Jan Brett |
1985 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
Art Lesson |
Tomi DePaola |
1989 |
Putnam |
|
Ask Mr. Bear |
Marjoire Flack |
1971 |
Macmillan |
|
Babushka's Doll + |
Patricia Polacco |
l990 |
Simon & Schuster, |
|
Big Red Barn |
Margaret Wise Brown Illus. by Felicia Bond |
text 1956 ill. 1989 |
Harper Collins |
|
Blueberries for Sal |
Robert McCloskey |
1948 |
Penguin USA |
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky + |
Chief Seattle Illus. by Susan Jeffers |
1991 |
Dial |
|
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? |
Bill Martin, Jr. Illus. by Eric Carle |
1967 |
Henry Holt & Co |
|
Can I Be Good? |
Livingston Taylor Illus. by Ted Rand |
1993 |
Harcourt Brace |
|
Caps for Sale |
Esphyr Slobodkina |
1940 |
Harper Collins |
|
The Carrot Seed |
Ruth Krauss Illus. by Crockett Johnson |
1945 |
Harper & Row |
|
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom |
Bill Martin, Jr. & John Aarchambault Illus. by Lois Ehlert |
1989 |
Simon & Schuster |
|
Chicken Sunday + |
Patricia Palacco |
1992 |
Putnam |
|
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs |
Judi Barrett Illus. by Ron Barrett |
1978 |
Macmillan |
|
Corduroy + |
Don Freeman |
1968 |
Penguin USA |
|
Crictor |
Tomi Ungerer |
1958 |
Harper Collins |
|
Curious George |
H.A. Rey |
1941 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
Dandelion |
Don Freeman |
1964 |
Viking Press |
|
Dear Zoo |
Rod Campbell |
1982 |
Penguin USA |
|
The Doorbell Rang |
Pat Hutchins |
1986 |
Morrow |
|
Emma's Lamb |
Kim Lewis |
1991 |
Macmillan |
|
First Dog |
Jan Brett |
1988 |
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
|
First Snow |
Kim Lewis |
1993 |
Candlewick Press |
|
First Strawberries |
Retold by Joesph Bruchac Illus. by Anna Vojtech |
1993 |
Dial Books |
|
Fish Is Fish |
Leo Lionni | 1970 |
Knopf |
|
Fix-It |
David McPhail |
1984 |
Dutton |
|
Floss |
Kim Lewis |
1992 |
Candlewick Press |
|
Foolish Rabbit's Big Mistake |
Rafe Martin Illustrated by Ed Young |
1985 |
Putnam |
|
Frog and Toad Are Friends |
Arnold Lobel |
1970 |
Harper & Row |
|
Galimoto + |
Karen Williams Illus. by Catherine Stock |
1990 |
Lothrop |
|
George & Martha |
James Marshall |
1972 |
Houghton Mifflin, |
|
The Girl Who Wore Snakes + |
Angela Johnson Illus. by James E. Ransome |
1993 |
Orchard Books |
|
The Gingerbread Boy |
Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone |
1983 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
Giving |
Shirley Hughs |
1993 |
Candlewick Press |
|
Go Away, Big Green Monster |
Ed Emberly |
1992 |
Little Brown |
|
Going to Sleep on the Farm |
Wendy Cheyette Lewison Illus. by Juan Wijngaard |
1992 |
Dial Books |
|
Goldilocks and the Three Bears |
Retold and illus. by Jan Brett |
1990 |
Putnam |
|
The Good-Night Kiss |
Jim Aylesworth Illus. by Walter Lyon Krudop |
1993 |
Macmillan |
|
Good-Night Owl |
Pat Hutchins |
1972 |
Macmillan |
|
Grandfather Twilight |
Barbara Berger |
1984 |
Putnam |
|
Gregory, the Terrible Eater |
Mitchell Sharmat Illus. by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey |
1984 |
Macmillan |
|
Happy Birthday Moon |
Frank Asch |
1982 |
Prentice Hall |
|
Harold and the Purple Crayon |
Crockett Johnson |
1955 |
Harper Collins |
|
Harry the Dirty Dog |
Gene Zion Illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham |
1956 |
Harper |
|
Henny Penny |
Retold and illus. by Paul Galdone |
1984 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
Honkers |
Jane Yolen Illus. by Leslie Baker |
1993 |
Little Brown |
|
Hot Air Henry |
Mary Calhoun Illus. by Erick Ingraham |
1981 |
William Morrow |
|
A House is a House for Me + |
Mary Ann Hoberman Illus. by Betty Fraser |
1978 |
Penguin |
|
I Want to Be + |
Thylias Moss Illus. by Jerry Pinkney |
1993 |
Dial |
|
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
Laura Joffe Numeroff Illus. by Felicia Bond |
1985 |
Harper Collins |
|
Imogene's Antlers |
David Small |
1988 |
Crown |
|
It Looked Like Spilt Milk |
Charles G. Shaw |
1947 |
Harper Collins |
|
Jamberry |
Bruce Degan |
1983 |
Harper Collins |
|
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? |
Nancy White Carlstorm Illus. by Bruce Degan |
1986 |
Macmillan |
|
Just Plain Fancy + |
Paticia Polacco |
1990 |
Bantam Doubleday Dell |
|
Katy and the Big Snow |
Virginia Lee Burton |
1943 |
Houghton Miflin |
|
King Bidgood is in the Bathtub |
Audrey Wood Illus. by Don Wood |
1985 |
Halcourt Brace Jovanovich |
Knots on a Counting Rope + |
Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault Illust. by Ted Rand |
text 1966 ill. 1987 |
Henry Holt & Co. |
|
Koala Lou |
Mem Fox Illus. by Pamela Lofts |
1988 |
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
|
Leo the Late Bloomer |
Robert Kraus Illus. by Jose Aruego |
1971 |
Simon & Schuster |
|
Little Bear |
Else Holmelund Minarik Illus. by Maurice Sendak |
1957 |
Harper & Row |
|
The Little Engine that Could |
Watty Piper |
1930 |
Platt & Muck |
|
Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear |
Don & Aurdrey Wood |
1984 |
Child's Play |
|
Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth |
Lucy Bate Illus. by Diane DeGroat |
1983 |
Crown |
|
The Little Red Hen |
Retold and illus. by Paul Galdone |
1973 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
Madeline |
Ludwig Bemelmans |
1939 |
Viking Press |
|
Make Way for Ducklings |
Robert McCloskey |
1941 |
Viking Press |
|
Mama, Do You Love Me? + |
Barbara M. Joosse Illus. by Barbara Lavallee |
1991 |
Chronicle Books |
|
Max's Dragon Shirt |
Rosemary Wells |
1991 |
Dial Books |
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel |
Virginia Lee Burton |
1939 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
Millions of Cats |
Wanda Gag |
1928 |
Putnam |
|
Milton the Early Riser |
Robert Kraus Illus. by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey |
1972 |
Simon & Schuster |
|
Mirandy and Brother Wind + |
Patricia C. McKissack Illus. by Jerry Pinkney |
1988 |
Knopf |
|
The Mitten |
Adapted and ill. by Jan Brett |
1989 |
Putnam |
|
The Mixed Up Chameleon |
Eric Carle |
1975 |
Harper Collins |
|
Mouse Paint |
Ellen Stoll Walsh |
1989 |
Harcourt Brace Jovanavich |
|
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present |
Charlotte Zolotow Illus. by Maurice Sendak |
1962 |
Harper Collins |
|
Mole's Hill |
Lois Ehlert |
1994 |
Harcourt Brace & Company |
|
Mrs. Katz and Tush + |
Patricia Palacco |
1992 |
Bantam Doubleday Dell |
|
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters; An African Tale + |
John Steptoe |
1987 |
Lothrop |
|
My Best Shoes + |
Marilee Robin Burton |
1994 |
William Morrow |
|
The Napping House |
Audrey Wood Illus. by Don Wood |
1984 |
Harcourt Brace |
|
No Roses for Harry |
Gene Zion Illus. by Margaret B. Graham |
1976 |
Harper |
|
Nuts to You! |
Lois Ehlert |
1993 |
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich |
|
Old Bear |
Jane Hissey |
1986 |
Putnam |
|
Old Turtle + |
Douglas Wood Illus. by Cheng-Khee Chee |
1992 |
Pfeifer-Hamilton |
|
Once a Mouse |
Marcia Brown |
1961 |
Macmillan |
|
Once There Was a Tree |
Natalia Romanova Illus. by Gennady Spirin |
1985 |
Dial |
|
One Fine Day |
Nonny Hogrogian |
1971 |
Macmillan |
|
Over in the Meadow |
Olive A. Wadsworth Illus. by Ezra Jack Keats |
1985 |
Scholastic |
|
Owen |
Kevin Henkes |
1993 |
William Morrow |
|
Owl Moon |
Jane Yolen Illus. by John Schoenherr |
1987 |
Putnam |
|
Ox Cart Man |
Donald Hall Illus. by Barbara Cooney |
1979 |
Viking |
|
Paddington Bear |
Michael Bond Illus. by John Lobben |
text 1972 ill.1992 |
Harper Collins |
|
Paperbag Princess |
Robert N. Munsch Illus. by Michael Martchenko |
1980 |
Annick Press, LTD |
|
Patchwork Quilt + |
Valerie Flournoy Illus. by Jerry Pinkney |
1985 |
Dial |
|
People + |
Peter Spier |
1980 |
Doubleday |
|
Peter's Chair + |
Ezra Jack Keats |
1967 |
Harper Collins |
| Play With Me |
Marie Hall Ets |
1976 |
Penguin |
|
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do You Hear? |
Bill Martin, Jr Illus. by Eric Carle |
1991 |
Henry Holt & Co. |
|
The Polar Express |
Chris Van Allsburg |
1985 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
The Pooh Story Book |
A.A. Milne Ill. by Ernest H. Shepard |
1965 |
Dutton |
|
Puss In Boots |
Translated by Malcolm Arthur Ill. by Fred Marcellino |
1990 |
Farrar Straus Giroux |
|
Quick as a Cricket |
Audrey Wood Illus. by Don Wood |
1982 |
Child's Play |
|
The Rainbow Fish |
Marcus Pfister |
1992 |
North-South Books |
|
Rainbow of My Own |
Don Freeman |
1966 |
Viking |
|
Rain Drop Splash |
Alvin Tresselt Illus. by Leonard Weisgard |
1946 |
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard |
|
Riptide |
Frances Ward Weller |
1990 |
Putnam |
|
Rumpelstiltskin |
Retold and illustrated by Paul 0. Zelinsky |
1986 |
Dutton |
|
Sam Who Never Forgets |
Eve Rice |
1977 |
William Morrow |
|
Seven Blind Mice |
Ed Young |
1992 |
Putnam |
|
Sheep in a Jeep |
Nancy Shaw Illus. by Margot Apple |
1986 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
Sheep, Sheep, Sheep, Help Me Fall Asleep |
Arlene Alda |
1992 |
Doubleday |
|
The Snail's Spell |
Joanne Ryder Illus. by Lynne Cherry |
1982 |
Frederick Warne |
|
Snowy Day + |
Ezra Jack Keats |
1976 |
Viking Press |
|
Song and Dance Man + |
Karen Ackerman Ill. by Stephen Gammell |
1988 |
Knopf |
|
Stellaluna |
Janell Cannon |
1993 |
Harcourt Brace |
|
Stone Soup |
Retold by Marcia Brown |
1979 |
Macmillan |
|
Story About Ping + |
Marjorie Flack Illus. by Kurt Wiese |
1933 |
Viking |
|
Story of Ferdinand |
Munro Leaf Illus. by Robert Lawson |
1936 |
Viking |
|
Strega Nona |
Retold and illus. by Tomie DePaola |
1975 |
Simon & Schuster |
|
Sunday Morning |
Judith Viorst Illus. by Hilary Knight |
1968 |
Macmillan |
|
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble |
William Steig |
1969 |
Simon & Schuster |
|
Swimmy |
Leo Lioni |
1973 |
Knopf |
|
The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
Beatrix Potter |
1902 |
Frederick Warne |
|
Teddy Bears Cure a Cold |
Susanna Gretz Illus. by Alison Sage |
1985 |
Macmillan |
|
The Teddy Bear's Picnic |
John W. Bratton Ill. by Renate Kozikowski |
1982 |
Macmillan |
|
The Three Bears |
Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone |
1972 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
The Three Little Pigs |
Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone |
1970 |
Houghton Mifflin |
|
There's an Alligator Under My Bed |
Mercer Mayer |
1987 |
Dial |
|
This is The Bear |
Sarah Hayes Illus. by Helen Craig |
1986 |
Harper |
|
Time for Bed |
Mem Fox Illus. by Jane Dyer |
1993 |
Harcourt Brace |
|
Titch |
Pat Hutchins |
1971 |
Macmillan |
|
A Tree is Nice |
Janice May Udry Illus. by Marc Simont |
1957 |
Harper |
|
The Very Hungry Caterpillar |
Eric Carle |
1969 |
Putnam |
|
We're Going on a Bear Hunt |
Retold by Michael Rosen Illus. by Helen Oxenbury |
1989 |
Macmillan |
|
What Next, Baby Bear! |
Jill Murphy |
1984 |
Dial |
|
The Wheels on the Bus |
Adapted and illus. by Paul Zelinsky |
1990 |
Dutton |
|
When I'm Hungry |
Jane R. Howard Illus. by Teri Sloat |
1992 |
Dutton |
|
When I'm Sleepy |
Jane R. Howard Illus. by Lynne Cherry |
1985 |
Dutton |
|
Where the Wild Things Are |
Maurice Sendak |
1963 |
Harper Collins |
|
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge |
Mem Fox Illus. by Julie Vivas |
1985 |
Kane Miller |
|
William's Doll |
Charlotte Zolotow Illus. by William Pene duBois |
1972 |
Harper |
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