Books for Toddlers/Young Children Archives | Page 2 of 6

Sleepy Little Yoga

Citation: Whitford, R., & Selway, M. (2007). Sleepy Little Yoga. London: Hutchinson. Ages: 0 - 4 Grades: Babies - PreKindergarten Description: Sleepy Little Yoga presents a yoga sequence meant to help toddlers relax before a nap or bedtime. The story follows Yoga Babies as they do yoga poses meant to mimic various nighttime animals, such Read More

Little Yoga: A Toddler’s First Book of Yoga

Citation: Whitford, R., & Selway, M. (2005). Little Yoga: A Toddler’s First Book of Yoga. New York: Henry Holt and Co. Ages: 0-4 Grades: PreSchool Description: Little Yoga: A Toddler’s First Book of Yoga, is an illustrated guide to simple yoga poses for young children. The book pairs drawings of children doing different poses with Read More

How Can You Dance?

Citation: Walton, R., & López-Escrivá, A. (2001). How Can You Dance? New York: Putnam’s. Ages: 0 - 8 Grades: PreSchool - 3 Description: With rhyming text, How Can You Dance? asks children how they move and dance, and then compares it to the movement of an animal. For example, the book asks “How can you Read More

Follow the Leader

Citation: Silverman, E., & Karas, G. B. (2000). Follow the Leader. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Ages: 0-6 Grades: Toddlers - Kindergarten Description: Silverman’s Follow the Leader is the story of two brothers who play “follow the leader” with each other. The book begins with a discussion of who can be the leader first, Read More

Good Night, Animal World: A Kids Yoga Bedtime Story

Citation: Shardlow, G. & Gedzyk, ,E. (2013). Good Night, Animal World: A Kids Yoga Bedtime Story. Boston: Kids Yoga Stories. Ages: 4 - 8 Grades: PreK - 1 Description: Shardlow’s Good Night Animal World is a bedtime story that use different animal - based yoga poses to help children wind-down and relax. Each pose is Read More

Waddle!

Citation: Seder, R. B. (2009). Waddle! New York: Workman Pub. Ages: 0- 5 Grades: Babies - PreK Description: In Waddle! Seder asks readers if they can move like a variety of animals: “Can you hop like a frog?/ Can you Waddle like a penguin?” Each question is accompanied by an image of the animal performing Read More

Swing!: / A Scanimation Picture Book

Citation: Seder, R. B. (2008b). Swing!: A Scanimation Picture Book. New York: Workman Pub. Ages: 0-8 Grades: Babies - Kindergarten Description: Seder’s follow up book to the previously mentioned Gallop! focuses on children in motion. Swing! asks readers if they can perform a variety of sports-themed activities, such as: running, kicking a ball, and swinging Read More

Gallop! / A Scanimation Picture Book

Citation: Seder, R. B. (2007). Gallop! / A Scanimation Picture Book. New York: Workman Pub. Ages: 0 - 5 Grades: Babies - PreK Description: Gallop! /A Scanimation Picture Book encourages readers to gallop, swing, run, and jump like a variety of different animals. Seder brings the animals’ action to life with paper over board page Read More

Dogi the Yogi

Citation: Scrivan, M. N. (2008). Dogi the Yogi. Outbox Media. Ages: 4 - 8 Grades: PreK - 1 Description: Meet Dogi, a bright yellow dog who enjoys yoga. In this book, Dogi introduces children to a variety of different yoga poses; including the wheel pose, lion pose, and shivasana. Each pose is accompanied by a Read More

The Rooster Struts

Citation: Scarry, R. (2004). The Rooster Struts. New York: Golden Books. Ages: 0-5 Grades: PreK Description: Scarry’s The Rooster Struts is a simple story that introduces readers to different animals and the concepts of how they move. Sentences are short and the images are large, which lends to a young child storytime. Different animals are Read More