These books are ideal resources to be read out loud in a small family storytime.
Citation: Cronin, D. (2007). Bounce (First Edition edition.). New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Age: 0 - 5 Grades: PreK - Kindergarten Description: Featuring the same dog protagonist, Bounce is Cronin’s follow-up to Wiggle. In a similar style to Wiggle, the canine protagonist bounces in a number of places, with a variety of animal Read More
Citation: Cronin, D. (2005). Wiggle (First Edition first Printing edition.). New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Ages: 0-5 Grades: PreK - Kindergarten Description: Wiggleis the story of a young dog as he wiggles throughout his day. The text asks children a series of silly questions, such as “Do you wiggle out of bed?” that are Read More
Citation: Craig, L., & Brown, M. T. (2010). Dancing feet! New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Ages: 0-7 Grades: PreK - Kindergarten Description: Craig’s Dancing Feet! encourages readers to get moving and to guess who is dancing along to the beat of the text through rhymes and images. The book begins with “Tippity! Tippity! Little black Read More
Citation: Clennell, B. (2010). Watch Me Do yoga. Berkeley, CA: Rodmell Press. Ages: 2-8 Grades: PreK - 3 Description: Watch Me Do Yoga follows a young girl as she does different yoga poses with the people and things around her, such as her mom, dad, dog, and a tree. The story is told from the Read More
Citation: Cauley, L. B., Weiss, J., G.P. Putnam’s Sons, & South China Printing Co. (1992). Clap Your Hands. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons. Ages: 0 - 8 Grades: PreK - 1 Description: Clap Your Hands is a rhyming text that invites readers to move along with the story from cover to cover. Using rhyming words, Read More
Citation: Carlson, N. L. (2006). Get up and go! New York: Viking. Ages: 0- 8 Grades: PreK - 1 Description: Carlson’s text begins by telling readers: “You are special!” and that no matter if you are “tall, short, skinny or round” that it is important to take care of your body! She then directly challenges Read More
Citation: Calmenson, S., & Degen, B. (2008). Jazzmatazz! New York, NY: HarperCollins Childrens Books. Ages: 2-8 Grades: PreSchool - Grade 2 Description: With rhyming text, Calmenson tells the story of what happens when a piano playing mouse enters into a house on a cold, winter’s day. Eventually, the piano playing mouse has the whole family, Read More
Citation: Cabrera, J. (2010). Here We Go Round the Mulberry bush. New York: Holiday House. Ages: 2 and up Grades: PreSchool - Grade 1 Description: Cabrera’s Here we go round the mulberry bush takes the familiar nursery rhyme and uses it as a framework to tell the story of two puppies, on a cold and Read More
Citation: Bruel, N. (2004). Boing! Brookfield, Conn.: Roaring Brook Press. Age: 0-7 years Grade: PreK-2nd grade Description: Boing! is the story of a baby kangaroo who struggles when the time comes for her to learn to jump. The kangaroo is assisted in her quest to hop by her mother, a frog, a grasshopper, and a Read More
Citation: Baptiste, B., & Fatus, S. (2004). My daddy is a pretzel: yoga for parents and kids. Cambridge, MA: Barefoot Books. Age: 4- 10 Grade: PreK - 3 Description: In this book, Baptiste introduces nine yoga poses within the context of children talking about their parents’ professions during class. As different children share their parents’ Read More
