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St. Jerome School |
READ ALOUD
Reading aloud to your child is the most important activity that will build the knowledge required for success in reading.
| Aardema, Verna | Anansi Finds a Fool |
| Anderson, Hans Christian |
The Emperor' New Clothes
(Retold by Virginia Lee Burton) |
| Anderson, Hans Christian |
The Ugly Duckling
(Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney) |
| Barrett, Judi | Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs |
| Bridwell, Norman | Clifford's Good Deeds |
| Brinckloe, Julie | Fireflies |
| Burton, Virginia Lee | The Little House |
| Burton, Virginia Lee | Katy and the Big Snow |
| Cooke, Trish | So Much |
| Cutler, Jane | Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies |
| Feiffer, Jules | Bark, George |
| Feiffer, Jules | I Lost My Bear |
| Freeman, Don | Dandelion |
| Gerstein, Mordiciai |
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (Caldecott Winner 2004) |
| Hiene, Helme | Friends |
| Henkes, Kevin | Owen |
| Hoban, Russell | Bread and Jam for Frances |
| Jonas, Ann | The Quilt |
| Kilborne, Sarah | Peach and Blue |
| Leaf, Munro | The Story of Ferdinand |
| Lionni, Leo | It's Mine |
| MacLachlan, Patricia | All the Places to Love |
| McCully, Emily Arnold | Mirette on the Highwire |
| Paterson, Katherine | The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks |
| Paxton, Tom | Engelbert Joins the Circus |
| Peet, Bill | The Wingdingdilly |
| Polacco, Patricia | Chicken Sunday |
| Polacco, Patricia | Thunder Cake |
| Rathman, Peggy | Officer Buckle and Gloria |
| Riley, Linnea | Mouse Mess |
| Rohmann, Eric | My Friend Rabbit |
| Schwartz, Amy | Annabel Swift, Kindergartner |
| Shannon, David | No, David! |
| Shulevitz, Uri | Snow! |
| Steig, William | Brave Irene |
| Steptoe, John | Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter: An African Tale |
| Taback, Simms |
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
2000 Caldecott Award winner. |
| Tolstoy, Aleksei and Sharkey, Niamh | The Giant Turnip |
| Udry, Janice May | What Mary Jo Shared |
| Wells, Rosemary | Bunny Cakes |
| Wells, Rosemary | Noisy Nora |
| Wiesner, David | The Three Pigs |
| Wood, Audrey | Quick as a Cricket |
| Yolen, Jane | Owl Moon |
| Young, Ed | Lon Po Po |
NON-FICTION
Discovering the real world and what goes on around them encourages your child's curiosity and desire to learn.
| Aliki | Wild and Wooly Mammoths |
| Kathy Darling | Rain Forest Babies |
| Patricia Lauber | Who Eats What |
| Bianca Lavies |
A Gathering of Garter Snakes
(and other books by her) |
| Sandra Markle | Outside and Inside Birds |
| Seymour Simon | Big Cats, Sharks |
| Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve |
The Apaches
(and others by her) |
| Ray Troll and Brad Matsen | Raptors, Fossils, Fins, and Fangs |
| Karen Wallace | Gentle Giant Octopus |
RHYMING AND REPETIVITIVE BOOK
Books with rhyming and repetitive text make them especially good for emergent readers. Repeated readings help develop familiarity and comfort with printed word.
| Bang, Molly | Ten, Nine, Eight |
| Carle, Eric | The Very Busy Spider |
| Hoberman, Mary Ann | House is a House for Me |
| Hutchins, Pat | The Wind Blew |
| Martin, Jr., Bill | Polar Bear, Polar Bear What do you Hear? |
| Perkins, Al | Hand, Hand, Finger, Thumb |
| Van Alsburg, Chris | Z was Zapped |
| Wood, Audrey | The Napping House |
| Wood, Audrey | Silly Sally |
WORDLESS BOOKS
Telling a story with pictures is as important a step in the learning-to-read process as exposing a child to print.
| Briggs, Raymond | The Snowman |
| Day, Alexander | Good Dog, Carl |
LONGER BOOKS
Many children are ready to listen to a longer story and enjoy the experience of anticipating what will happen in the next chapter.
| Bond, Michael | A Bear Called Paddington* |
| Cleary, Beverly | Ramona the Pest* |
| D'Aulaire, Ingri | George Washington* |
| Hurwitz, Johanna | Rip Roaring Russell* |
| MacDonald, Betty Bard | Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle* |
| Milne, A.A. | Winnie the Pooh |
| Park, Barbara | Junie B. Jones series |
| Peterson, John | The Littles* |
* See other books in this series by the same author
This page was updated in June 2004.