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Reading Ideas for Children

The Gleason Public Library children's librarians have compiled a nice starting list of books for some of our youngest readers. If you have a favorite, let us know.

 

Coping with Loss
Nursery Rhymes, Fingerplays & Songs
Picture Books for the Very Young (6 months - 2 years)
Picture Books for Twos and Threes
Sure-Fire Hits to Read Aloud to Fours, Fives and Sixes
Firefighters
Princess
Sports Picture Books
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Picture Books for the Very Young

(6 months - two years)

 

JJ Alborough, Jez Where’s My Teddy 18 months and up
JJ Allen, Pamela Who Sank the Boat? 18 months and up
JJ Bornstein

Little Gorilla

The Runaway Bunny

Goodnight Moon

15 months and up

15 months and up

15 months and up

JJ Carle

The Very Busy Spider

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

 

9 months and up

12 months and up

JJ Campbell Dear Zoo 9 months and up
JJ Carlstrom Jesse Bear What Will You Wear? 18 months and up
JJ Christelow, Eileen Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed 12 months and up
JJ Cimarusti, Marie Torres Peek-a-Moo 3 months-2 years
JJ & JJ/BB Crews, Donald Freight Train 12 months and up
JJ Day, Alexandra Good Dog Carl 15 months and up
JJ Ehlert, Lois Fish Eyes 6 months and up
JJ Emberley, Rebecca My Colors/Mis Colores 18 months and up
JJ Flack, Marjorie Ask Mr. Bear 18 months and up
JJ Fleming, Denise Barnyard Banter 12 months and up
JJ Fox, Mem Hattie and the Fox 12 months and up
JJ Freeman, Don Corduroy 18 months and up
JJ/BB Gentieu, Penny Wow! Babies! 3 months-2 years
JJ Ginsburg, Mirra Across the Stream 12 months and up
JJ/BB Gliori, Debi Can I Have a Hug? 3 months and up
JJ Guarino, Deborah Is Your Mama a Llama 18 months and up
JJ Henkes, Kevin

Owen’s Marshmallow Chick

Sheila Rae’s Peppermint Stick

18 months and up

18 months and up

JJ/PB Hill, Eric Where’s Spot 12 months and up
JJ/BB Hoban, Tana Red, Blue, Yellow Shoe 12 months and up
JJ Hubbell, Patricia Pots and Pans 12 months-2 years
JJ Hutchins, Pat

Rosie’s Walk

Titch

15 months and up

18 months and up

JJ Intrater, Roberta Peek-a-Boo You 3 months-2 years
JJ Krauss, Ruth The Carrot Seed 12 months and up
JJ Lewis, Kevin Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo 12 months and up
JJ MacLeod, Elizabeth I heard a little Baa 12 months and up
JJ Martin, Bill Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? 9 months and up
JJ McBratney, Sam Guess How Much I Love Yo 18 months and up
JJ/BB McKee, David Elmer’s Colors 15 months –2 years
JJ Miller, Margaret Now I’m Big 18 months and up
JJ Oxenbury, Helen I Can  
JJ & JJ/BB Rathman, Peggy Good Night Gorilla 15 months and up
JJ Rice, Eve Benny Bakes a Cake 18 months and up
JJ Riley, Linnea Mouse Mess 15 months and up
JJ Root, Phyllis One Duck Stuck 15 months and up
JJ/ER Seuss, Dr The Foot Book 15 months and up
JJ Simmons, Jane Come Along Daisy 18 months and up
JJ & JJ/PB Stoeke, Janet A Hat for Minerva 18 months and up
JJ Tafuri, Nancy

Have You Seen My Duckling

Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails

12 months and up

12 months and up

JJ Uff, Caroline Hello Lulu 9 months and up
JJ Walsh, Melanie Do Pigs Have Stripes 12 months and up
JJ Walter, Virgina Hi Pizza Man 18 months and up
JJ Wells, Rosemary

Max’s Bath, Max’s Breakfast

Max’s New Suit, Max’s Ride

Noisy Nora

12 months and up

12 months and up

15 months and up

JJ Williams, Sue I Went Walking 9 months and up

Nursery Rhymes, Fingerplays & Songs

 

JJ Brown, Marc Nursery Rhymes newborn and up
JJ Cauley, Lorinda Clap Your Hands newborn and up
JJ Chorao, Kay Knock at the Door and Other Action Rhymes newborn and up
JJ Hague, Michael Teddy Bear Teddy Bear: A Classic Action Rhyme 12 months and up
JJ My Opie, Iona (Illustrated by Rosemary Wells) My Very First Mother Goose newborn and up
JJ Pat (Compiled by Johanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson) Pat-a-Cake and Other Play Rhymes newborn and up

 

Picture Books for Twos and Threes

All Books are found in the JJ (picture books) section.

 

Baker Big Fat Hen
Bang Ten, Nine, Eight
Barton I Want To Be an Astronaut
Burmingham Mr. Gumpy’s Outing
Carlstrom Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
Cowley Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm
Crews Freight Train
Ehlert Fish Eyes: a Book You Can Count On
Fleming Barnyard Banter
Fox Time for Bed
Hill Where’s Spot?
Hutchins What Game Shall We Play?
Miller Whose Shoe ?
Numeroff What Mommies Do Best, What Daddies do Best
Opie My First Mother Goose
Rathmann Goodnight, Gorilla
Rice Benny Bakes a Cake
Shaw Sheep in a Jeep
Simmons Come Along, Daisy!
Tafuri Spots, Feathers and Tales
Walsh Do Pigs Have Stripes?
Zion Harry the Dirty Dog

 

Sure-Fire Hits to Read Aloud to Fours, Fives and Sixes

All Books are found in the JJ (picture books) section.

 

Allard Miss Nelson is Missing
Barrett Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
Brett Hedgie's Surprise
Brumbeau Miss Hunnicutt's Hat
Cauley The Cock, the Mouse and the Little Red Hen
Child I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato
Christelow The Great Pig Search
Conrad The Rooster's Gift
DePaola Meet the Barkers
Dyer Sophie's Masterpiece
Ernst Ginger Jumps
Galdone The Magic Porridge Pot
Glassman The Wizard Next Door
Graham Let's Get a Pup, Said Kate
Gregory Shirley's Wonderful Baby
Hall The Ox Cart Man
Hoban Bread and Jam for Francis
Hughes Tales of Trotter Street
Kasza Dorothy and Mikey
Keller Cecil's Garden
Kraus Leo the Late Bloomer
Kvasnosky Zelda and Ivy
Leaf The Story of Ferdinand
Lester Tacky the Penguin
Levine Not the Piano Mrs. Medley
Lobel Ming Lo Moves the Mountain
Marshall Wings: a Tale of Two Chickens
Noble Jimmy's Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash
Novak Mouse TV
Peet Kermit the Hermit
Polacco Chicken Sunday
Say Grandfather's Journey
Seuss Horton Hatches the Egg
Steig Dr. DeSoto
Titherington A Place for Ben
Turkle Thy Friend Obadiah
Van Allsburg The Sweetest Fig
Van Leeuwen Emma Bean
Wells Shy Charles
Wiesner Tuesday
Wollman Andrew's Bright Blue T-Shirt

 

Sports Picture Books

All Books are found in the JJ (picture books) section unless a call number is given.

 

Buchard That's Hockey
Brown DW Flips
Bunting Trouble on the T-ball Team
Brug Soccer Beat
Burleigh Goal
Cooper Ball Park
Delaney Two Strikes, Four Eyes
Foreman Wonder Goal!
Hall When Willard Met Babe Ruth
Hest Make the Team, Baby Duck!
Hopkinson Girl Wonder: a Baseball Story in Nine Innings
Isadora J 796.357 Isa Nick Plays Baseball
Isadora J 796.91 Isa Sophie Skates
London Froggy Plays Soccer
Mammano Rhinos Who Play Soccer
Martin Swish!
Paxton The Jungle Baseball Game
Robbins At the Ball Park
Rockwell Morgan Plays Soccer
Stevenson Sam the Zamboni Man
Tryon Albert's Ballgame
Tavares Zachary's Ball
Welch Playing Right Field

 

Coping with Loss

 

Found in the JJ (picture books) section

 

Aliki The Two of Them (Grandfather)
Barron, T.A. Where is Grandpa? (Grandfather)
Bunting, Eve On Call Back Mountain (Older Friend)
Bunting, Eve Rudi’s Pond (Classmate)
Carlstrom, Nancy Blow Me a Kiss, Miss Lilly (Older Friend)
Carson, Jo You hold me and I’ll hold you (Great Aunt)
DePaola, Tomie

Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs
(Grandmother and Great- grandmother)

Gould, Deborah Grandpa’s Slide Show (Grandfather)
Leavy, Una Good-bye, Papa
Miles, Miska Annie and the Old One (Grandmother)
Taha, Karen A Gift for Tia Rosa (Older Friend)
Varley, Susan Badger’s Parting Gifts (Older Friend)
Wild, Margaret Old Pig (Grandmother)
Yolen, Jane Grandad Bill’s Song (Grandfather)
Zolotow, Charlotte My Grandson Lew (Grandfather)

 

Found in juvenile non-fiction

 

J 128 Ber When people die
J 155.9 Bro When dinosaurs die
J 155.9 Edw Saying goodbye to a brother or sister
J 155.9 Edw

Saying goodbye to a friend

J 155.9 Edw Saying goodbye to a grandparent
J 155.9 Edw Saying goodbye to a parent
J 811.54 Gri What is goodbye?
J 155.9 Gro Talking about death: a dialogue between parent and child
J 155.937 Jos The goodbye boat
J 155.9 Les Learning to say good-bye; when a parent dies
J 155.937 Mac Why do people die? Helping your child understand
J 155.9 Rom What on earth do you do when someone dies

 

Compiled by the Gleason Library Children’s Department October 2003

Firefighters

 

Found in the JJ (picture books) section (unless other call number is given)

 

Averill, Ester Fire cat (JJ/ER)
Benjamin, Cynthia I am a firefighter (JJ/BB)
Boelts, Maribeth Firefighter’s Thanksgiving
Bond Poinsettia and the firefighters
Brown, Margaret Little fireman
Cooper Demarest, Chris
Desimini, Lisa Dot the fire dog
Gergely, Tibor Fire engine book
Gibbons, Gail Fire! Fire!
Greene, Graham Little fire engine
Hamilton, Kersten Firefighters to the rescue
Lenski, Lois Little fire engine
McGuire, Leslie Big Frank’s fire truck (JJ/pb)
McMillan, Bruce Fire engine shapes
Marston, Hope Fire trucks
Martin, Bill Fire! Fire! Said Mrs. McGuire
Newman, Leslea Fire engine for Ruthie
Osborne, Mary New York’s Bravest
Rockwell, Anne Fire engines
Royston, Angela Fire fighter (JJ/ER)
Simon, Norma Firefighters (also in J 363.37)
Simon, Seymour Fighting Fires (JJ/ER)
Sis, Peter Fire truck
Wellington, Monica Firefighter Frank
Yee, Wong Herbert Fireman Small
Yee, Wong Herbert Fireman Small -- Fire Down Below
Yee, Wong Herbert Fireman Small to the Rescue (JJ/BB)
Zimmerman, Andrea Fire! Fire! Hurry! Hurry!

 

Found in juvenile non-fiction

 

J 363.37 Schomp If you were a firefighter
J 363.37 Winkleman Firehouse
J 628.9 Kuklin Fighting Fires
J 628.9 Mudd-Ruth Firefighting Behind the Scenes
J 626.9 Otfinoski To the Rescue
(compiled Nov. 2005) Back to top

Princess Books

 

Found in the JJ (picture books) section

 

Auch, Mary Jane Princess and the Pizza
Bateman, Teresa Princesses Have a Ball
Carlow, Emma Kitty Princess and the Newspaper Dress
Cartwright, Stephen The Usborne Book of Princess Stories
Coyle, Carmela Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?
Edmonds, Lyra An African Princess
Funke, Cornelia Princess Knight
Goodart Arthur’s Tractor
Holabird, Katharine Angelina and the Princess
Karlin, Barbara Cinderella
Kastner, Jill Princess Dinosaur
Kleven, Elisa The Paper Princess
Koller, Jackie Horace the Horrible
Lester, Helen Princess Penelope’s Parrot
Lum, Kate Princesses Are Not Quitters
Milord, Susan Willa the Wonderful
Perrault, Charles Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper
Scott-Mitchell, Clare Cinderella
Stevens, Janet The Princess and the Pea
Tyler, Anne Tumble Tower
Willard, Nancy Cinderella’s Dress

 

Folk Tales (J 398.2)

 

J 398.2 Anderson The Princess and the Pea (in Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)
J 398.2 Climo A Treasury of Princesses
J 398.2 Craft Cinderella
J 398.2 Craft Sleeping Beauty
J 398.2 Dalton The Starlight Princess & Other Princess Stories
J 398.2 McClintock Cinderella
J 398.2 Pri Princess: the Essential Guide
J 745.5 Hauser Princess Crafts
(compiled Jan. 2006) Back to top


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