Six Preliteracy Skills and Picture Books That Promote Them Revised September 2021 Storytimes include books that encourage all of the six preliteracy skills important for preschoolers to learn, so that they are ready [continue reading]
Five Parent Practices
List of Picture Books That Promote the Five Parent Practices Revised September 2021 Many libraries are helping parents to prepare their young children to learn to read, using tips from Every Child Ready [continue reading]
Fractured Fairy Tales Read-Alikes
These Read-Alikes are a little different – we are listing Fractured Fairy Tales instead of focusing on one novel or series. These fun spoofs of common folk and fairy tales are a hit with a wide [continue reading]
Informational Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Short Informational Picture Books Revised September 2021 Adler, David A. Magnets Push, Magnets Pull. Illus. by Anna Raff. Holiday House, 2017. Ajmera, Maya and John D. Ivanko. Come Out and Play: A Global Journey. Charlesbridge, [continue reading]
Interactive Books for Storytime – Revised
Pop-up, Flap, Tactile, and Interactive Books Revised September 2021 Amato, Max. Perfect. Byrne, Richard. This Book Just Ate My Dog! Caston, Jane. Can You Help Doug Find His Dog? Clarke, Jane. I Saw Anaconda: A [continue reading]
Circular Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Circular – such as Laura Numeroff’s If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (HarperCollins, 1985) or Jules Feiffer’s Back George (HarperCollins, 1999). Revised September 2021 Archer, Peggy, and Anne Wilsdorf. A Hippy-Hoppy Toad. Barnett, Mac. [continue reading]
Dance Party Storytime – Revised
Storytime Dance Party Revised September 2021 Dance party programs are one of the latest innovations in storytime, encouraging movement and exercise as well as self-expression and the enjoyment of music. You can think of a [continue reading]
Cumulative Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Cumulative – such as The House That Jack Built by various authors, Don and Audrey Wood’s The Napping House (Harcourt, 1984), or Laura Thompson’s The Apple Pie That Papa Baked (S&S, 2007). Revised September 2021 [continue reading]