Bibliography
The books listed below may be available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or online retailers, or library systems.
Books for Browsing
- I Can Do It Too!
- Handprint Books 2003 (24p)
- A girl learns to do some of the same things that her family and friends do.
- A Pair of Socks
- HarperTrophy 1996 (40p)
- A striped sock searches for its mate in this rhyming story about matching.
- Math
- Food for Thought
- Scholastic 2005 (64p)
- Shapes, colors, letters, numbers, and opposites are introduced using artfully manipulated fruits and vegetables.
- Gray Rabbit's Odd One Out
- Kingfisher 1999 (24p)
- Readers spot the item that doesn't belong in each scene as Gray Rabbit searches for his favorite book.
- Math
- You Can Do It Too!
- Handprint 2005 (24p)
- A girl tries to teach her little brother everything she thinks he should know.
- One Some Many
- Tundra 2004 (32p)
- The concept of quantity is presented in this counting book illustrated with stunning cut paper art.
- Math
- Gray Rabbit's 1, 2, 3
- Kingfisher 1999 (24p)
- Gray Rabbit finds some clay and makes different animals, from one wiggling worm to ten scurrying mice.
- Math
- Hands Can
- Candlewick 2003 (32p)
- Rhyming text and color photographs show the many things that young children can do with their hands.
- Social Studies
Books for Teacher Read Aloud
- Tiptoe into Kindergarten
- Cartwheel 2003 (40p)
- A curious preschooler tiptoes into a kindergarten classroom and discovers all kinds of wonderful activities.
- Curious George Learns to Count
- Houghton 2005 (64p)
- Curious George learns to count all the way to one hundred with help from the man in the yellow hat.
- Math
- Nature Did It First!
- Millbrook 2003 (24p)
- In this guessing game, photos show a child using something and reveal that the object's inspiration was found in nature.
- Science
- Big Week for Little Mouse
- Kids Can 2004 (32p)
- In a rhyming story that helps teach opposites, Little Mouse spends a busy week preparing for her birthday party.
- Emma in Charge
- Dutton 2005 (24p)
- Emma the bear shepherds her favorite toys through a busy day of schooltime, recess, music, and even a class trip.
- 10 Little Rubber Ducks
- Harper 2005 (32p)
- When a crate of rubber ducks falls off a ship, each of the ten ducks floats in a different direction and encounters different animals.
- Math
- Five Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake
- Clarion 2004 (28p)
- While their mama sleeps, five monkeys cause chaos in the kitchen as they make her a birthday cake.
- Recycle Every Day!
- Marshall Cavendish 2003 (32p)
- Minna the bunny enters her poster into her school's Community Recycling Calendar contest.
- Social Studies
- Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!
- Puffin 2001 (32p)
- Henry's nervous about kindergarten, but he discovers that the only thing he wasn't ready for is all the fun he has there.
- Pearl's New Skates
- Greenwillow 2005 (32p)
- Little rabbit Pearl is frustrated when she falls on the ice in new skates, but Uncle Jack lends her a helping hand.
- Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
- Simon 2004 (32p)
- One hundred and one numbers climb an apple tree in this companion to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
- Math
- Billy's Picture
- Houghton 2005 (32p)
- Billy the bunny knows just what he wants to draw a picture of, but his friends have other ideas.
- Kipper's A to Z
- Red Wagon 2001 (56p)
- Kipper the dog and his friend Arnold look for objects for every letter of the alphabet.
- This Little Light of Mine
- Knopf 2004 (32p)
- In this song, a group of children and their teacher work together to put on a show.
- Music
- Something Special
- Little, Brown 1992 (32p)
- Sam the raccoon finally discovers that he has a special talent, just like everyone else in his family.
- Old Bear's Surprise Painting
- Philomel 2001 (32p)
- Old Bear and his friends discover that the painting they made while working together is a surprise masterpiece.
Classics Corner
- Curious George Gets a Medal
- Houghton 1957 (48p)
- After repeated efforts to get himself out of trouble, Curious George ends up being the first monkey in space.
- Whistle for Willie
- Viking 1964 (32p)
- A boy named Willie learns to whistle for his dog.
- Harold and the Purple Crayon
- Harper 1955 (64p)
- Harold uses a purple crayon to draw himself in and out of all kinds of adventures.
- Ten Apples Up on Top!
- Random 1961 (72p)
- A dog, a lion, and a tiger have a competition to see who can balance the most apples on his head.
- Math
- The Little Engine That Could
- Grosset 1930 (43p)
- With great persistence, a little blue train pulls its load of toys over a seemingly impassable mountain.
- Curious George Takes a Job
- Houghton 1947 (48p)
- Curious George runs away from the zoo, and after many adventures ends up as a movie star.