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Please click on any book to learn more about it! Newborn
Tana Hoban
Harper Collins Publishers (0-688119-18-2)
Share these familiar shapes with your baby. It is never too early to look and talk together!
Rosemary Wells
Scholastic Inc. (1999; 0-590302-84-1)
From bestselling author/illustrator Rosemary Wells comes a charming, rhyming story that children will want to hear again and again. An invitation for parents and children to read together every day, t…
Lucy Cousins
Candlewick Press (1992; 1-564020-31-2)
A wordless picture book on cloth pages featuring
objects found in the park, including a tree, dog,
and ball.
Stephanie Calmenson
Harper Collins Publishers (2002; 0-688177-36-0)
From morning kisses to playing in the tub,
celebrates the life and simple joys of toddlers as
they go about their diverse adventures of discovery.
Isabel Wilner (EDT)
Harpercollins Childrens Books (2000; 0-688159-16-8)
Rhymes, illustrations, and instructions present a
variety of simple games to play with babies,
including foot tapping, knee rides, finger play,
peek-a-boo, and tickle games.
Kady MacDonald Denton
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2004; 0-753451-09-3)
An illustrated collection of nursery rhymes, action
rhymes, and songs divided into sections focused on
four different age groups.
Lucy Cousins
Candlewick Press (1992; 1-564020-32-0)
A wordless picture book on cloth pages featuring
things found on the farm.
Jane Dyer
Hachette Book Group USA (0-316196-87-8)
Jane Dyer's bestselling anthology, Animal Crackers,
in a boxed set of three board books. Appealing
watercolors accompany selections that range from
Mother Goose classics to contemporary poems in…
I Opie
Candlewick Press (1996; 1-564026-20-5)
Charming watercolor illustrations enhance a
delightful collection of sixty classic Mother Goose
rhymes, including "Hey Diddle, Pat-a-Cake, Little Jack Horner" and many others.
Tana Hoban
Harper Collins Publishers (1994; 0-688129-20-X)
High contrast white pictures on black background.
Perfect for newborns.
Kaori Watanabe
Scholastic Inc. (2003; 0-439537-71-1)
A lovable, snuggable cloth book. Perfect for
toddlers and preschoolers, the cover of this
adorable cloth book is made of the popular Taggies
blanket. In addition, each colorful interior spread …
2 months
Nicke Weiss
Greenwillow (0-688078-62-1)
When the lights go down on the city street and the
sun sinks far behind the seas, the animals of the
world are on their way home for the night.
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Eric Carle
Penguin USA (1994; 0-399226-90-7)
One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums--and still he was hungry. Strikingly bo…
Mem Fox
Harcourt Childrens Books (1997; 0-152010-66-1)
As darkness falls parents everywhere try to get
their children ready for sleep.
Sylvia Long
Chronicle Books (2002; 0-811822-90-7)
A gentle revision of the familiar lullaby follows a
mother rabbit's soothing promises to show her baby
such non-material natural wonders as a hummingbird
and the evening sky.
Priscilla Lamont
Penguin USA (1998; 0-789428-61-X)
Introduces more than twenty different rhymes and
songs--both old favorites and new offerings--with
photographs of easy-to-learn, coordinated hand
actions so children can act along with the songs…
Simms Tabak
Chronicle Books (1-929766-82-3)
Cloth book with colorful animals, different textures
and a squeaker.
4 months
Dk Pub
Dorling Kindersley LTD (1998; 0-789436-50-7)
Soft-to-Touch and full of crisp color photographs, this book captures the expressions and moods of babies throughout their busy days. The soft-padded format makes the book safe and easy for little han…
Penny Gentieu
Random House, Inc. (0-517800-79-9)
Large, adorable photographs and simple text present
a group of babies finding their feet, playing
pattycake, eating, hugging, and more, in a sturdy
board book which introduces the expressions an…
Penny Gentieu
Random House, Inc. (2000; 0-517709-63-5)
A collection of expressive, full-color portrait
photographs explores the various moods, emotions,
and events in a baby's busy day.
Margaret Miller
Simon & Schuster (1998; 0-689819-11-0)
Photographs of babies expressing different emotions
emphasize the looks on their faces.
Margaret Miller
Simon & Schuster (2003; 0-689853-13-0)
Close up photos of babies cuddling up with various
pets--goldfish, guinea pig, dogs, bunny and bird.
Roberta Intrater
Scholastic Inc. (1997; 0-590058-96-7)
Each page is filled with color photos of toothy
grins and yawns, bright eyes, pouts, and tears.
Toddlers love looking at other children and these
titles hold plenty of interest for them.
Cliff Wright
Chronicle Books (2004; 0-811848-19-1)
This charming rhyming story coupled with classic-
style illustrations gently introduces young readers
to the concept of opposites.
6 months
Edith Kunhardt Davies
Macmillan (1990; 0-307120-00-7)
Gives children opportunities to touch a rabbit,
smell flowers, look in a mirror, and participate in
other activities enjoyed by Paul and Judy.
Dorling Kindersley LTD (0-756609-87-9)
Small children can lift the flaps to discover the noises made by a variety of farmyard animals.
Amy Hest
Candlewick Press (2002; 0-763615-82-X)
Separated from her beloved blanket when her mother
decides to wash it, Baby Duck is very sad until she
receives her freshly washed and extremely cuddly
blanket just before bedtime, in an adorabl…
Dorling Kindersley LTD (0-789488-29-9)
Bright touch and feel book about bathtime.
Jan Ormerod
Penguin USA (1977; 0-525459-36-7)
Author/illustrator Jan Ormerod introduces a crowd of
darling toddlers in this delightful oversized board
book with moving parts that shows just enough of a
baby's world to make young readers fee…
Nina Laden
Chronicle Books (0-811826-02-3)
Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help
children guess what's peeking through the die-cut
windows in this fun board book. The anticipation of
what's hiding on the next page and the brigh…
9 months
S Hughes
Penguin USA (1998; 0-763605-75-1)
A collection of stories, poems, songs, and pictures
by some of the world's most acclaimed children's
authors and artists includes works by Helen
Oxenbury, Iona Opie, Rosemary Wells, Marc Brown, …
Sue Williams
Harcourt Trade Publishers (1996; 0-152007-71-7)
A board book edition of a classic picture book
features lively watercolor illustrations in a tale
that finds a menagerie of familiar barnyard animals
who gather together for a parade.
Janet Ahlberg
Penguin USA (1999; 0-670287-05-9)
Tom Thumb, Jack and Jill, Baby Bunting, and a host
of other familiar nursery-rhyme characters hide
among colorful pictures, and young children are
challenged to find them as the story unfolds.
Karen Pandell
Penguin USA (0-399226-28-1)
For the youngest child comes an exuberant, comforting text with adorable, childlike illustrations that allows children to discover the world around them and find their places within it.
Helen Oxenbury
Simon & Schuster (0-689819-84-6)
A toddler learns to play hand-clapping games.
Daniel Crews
Harper Collins Publishers (1978; 0-688149-00-6)
The train rolls along slowly at first, slowly enough
to count the cars, to name their colors, and
identify their functions, until it starts to pick up
speed.
Simms Tabak
Chronicle Books (1996; 1-929766-47-5)
This deceptively simple, excitingly illustrated
board book is based on a telling theme- that every
animal has its own distinct sound. The text is
perfectly targeted to the youngest children, who…
Helen Oxenbury
Candlewick Press (2003; 0-763620-16-5)
Large board book with simple pictures depicting "I
can", "I see", "I touch" and "I hear".
Helen Oxenbury
Candlewick Press (1995; 1-564025-48-9)
A simple book in which a baby listens to a bird
sing, a dog bark and a clock tick.
12 months
Amy Schwartz
Scholastic Inc. (0-590461-89-3)
The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are
described, verse by verse, including his tractor and
his neighbors, in a picture book that includes music
for the sing-a-long on the last page.
Raffi
Random House, Inc. (1999; 0-517800-57-8)
In a board-book version of a silly song, two
children imagine their mothers asking, "Did you ever
see a goose kissing a moose, a fly wearing a tie, or
llamas eating their pajamas down by th…
Frances Barry
Candlewick Press (0-763628-97-2)
Brilliant hues, simple shapes, and a splashy pop-out surprise draw the youngest of readers to this clever concept book about actions and their opposites.
Raffi
Random House, Inc. (1998; 0-517709-98-8)
A picture-book version of Raffi's popular song
follows the sights and sounds of the bus, its
driver, and its passengers as they make their way
around the town.
Denise Fleming
Henry Holt (1996; 0-805056-96-3)
An incredibly ravenous mouse hungrily munches his
way from page to page of a pulp paper art picture
book and follows his encounters with a green pea,
orange carrot, and red apple.
Denise Fleming
Henry Holt (1994; 0-805065-94-6)
As a new day dawns on a boisterous farm, the animals
realize that Goose is missing, and youngsters can
join in the clucking, mucking, mewing, and cooing as
the animals search for Goose.
Taro Gomi
Chronicle Books (1999; 0-811823-31-8)
A calm and charming book in which each page leads to
the next stage through the seasons. Deceptively
simple the simple words and bright illustrations
encourage comparisons and imagination.
Dawn Sirett
Dorling Kindersley LTD (0-756610-18-4)
Featuring all the things that babies love to do,
from playing peekaboo to tickling tummies and
counting toes, Baby's Busy World is sure to become a
child's favorite point and say book. Touching …
Jez Alborough
Candlewick Press (2000; 0-763615-76-5)
Bobo the chimp seeks hugs among various jungle
animals and their young, but he does not get what he
wants until he is reunited with his own parent.
15 months
Rod Campbell
Simon & Schuster (1999; 0-689825-49-8)
In an amusing tale, the zoo is trying to fulfill a
request and so sends animal after animal to the
person who asked for a pet, yet one after another,
they get sent back until just the right pet …
Lucy Cousins
Candlewick Press (0-763607-53-3)
Maisy has lost her fovorite toy. Lift the flaps as
Maisy searches throughout the house looking for her
Panda.
Eric Hill
Penguin USA (0-399240-46-2)
Offers to a new generation of toddlers a fun-filled
tale as Sally and her mother search all over the
house to locate Spot, their cherished little puppy.
Densie Fleming
Macmillan (0-805062-92-0)
Colorful and fun, this book has something for
everyone--ABC's, colors, shapes, nursery rhymes,
finger games..and more!
Bruce Balan
Penguin USA (2005; 0-803729-02-2)
Come along for a ride and see the most entertaining,
surprising cows you could ever imagine. Cows
fishing, cows playing mini golf, cows mowing the
lawn. . . .There are plenty of amusements in th…
Lucy Cousins
Candlewick Press (1999; 0-763607-52-5)
Help Maisy the mouse find her hiding place by
lifting the flaps.A happy board book by an award-
winning author/illustrator follows the adventures of
the popular mouse and invites youngsters to li…
18 months
Dr. Seuss
Random House, Inc. (1996; 0-679882-82-0)
An introduction for toddlers to the wonderful world
of sounds, Seuss style, contains a plethora of
onomatopoeic sounds including a cow's moo, the
sizzle of frying eggs, and the "boom boom b…
Margaret Wise Brown
Harper Collins Publishers (0-060207-65-5)
A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his
mother how he will escape, but she is always right
behind him.
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Olivier Dunrea
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2006; 0-618747-91-5)
Meet Gossie, a small yellow gosling who loves to wear bright red boots every day. One morning Gossie can't find her beloved boots. She looks everywhere for them: under the bed, over the wall, even in …
David Ellwand
Chronicle Books (2000; 1-929766-49-1)
One by one nine bears fall out of bed when the
littlest bear says "Roll over!"
Melissa Sweet
Hachette Book Group USA (2002; 0-316758-61-2)
In this cumulative nursery rhyme and folk song, a
parade forms when several farm animals join a boy as
he dances around the farmyard feeding the animals.
David Ellwand
Chronicle Books (2001; 1-929766-50-5)
Playful teddy bears demonstrate ways to show "if
you're happy" to the words of a familiar song.
Lauren Thompson
Scholastic Inc. (2004; 043949524)
After wandering out at night to watch a magical star
shower, a polar bear cub returns home to snuggle
with her mother in their warm den.
24 months
Bill Martin
Henry Holt (1996; 0-805047-90-5)
Children see a variety of animals, each one a
different color, and a teacher looking at them.
Audrey Wood
Harcourt Trade Publishers (1984; 0-152567-08-9)
In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a
number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion,
with just one bite.
Anna Dewdney
Penguin USA (2005; 0-670059-83-8)
When Mama Llama tucks her in for the night and leaves the room, Baby Llama suddenly starts to get nervous and so bellows, hollers, and screams for her return in this lively picture book with simple te…
Ezra Jack Keats
Penguin USA (0-670654-00-0)
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very
snowy day.
Judy Hindley
Candlewick Press (2002; 0-763616-68-0)
Mama Duck has a sneaking suspicion that the furry
brown creature trailing behind her babies and
impersonating a duck is not a duck at all, in a
rollicking story filled with vibrant illustrations…
John Burningham
Macmillan (2001; 0-805066-29-2)
As Mr. Gumpy enjoys a summer day on his small boat,
he is accompanied by children, a rabbit, a cat, and
a wealth of other animals, and soon the boat sinks
causing everyone to fall into the water…
Carol Saul
Hachette Book Group USA (1998; 0-316761-13-3)
Barn cat pays no attention to the parade of
crickets, swallows, puppies, and butterflies from 1
to 10 that passes by. What is she looking for? Young
readers will delight in the up-close hand-col…
3 years
Gene Zion
Harpercollins Childrens Books (1976; 0-060268-65-4)
When a white dog with black spots runs away from
home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize
him as a black dog with white spots.
Janet Morgan Stoeke
Harper Collins Publishers (0-525453-28-8)
Minerva Louise, the irrepressible little hen, sets
out on an adventure on a cold, snowy day, but she
soon discovers that she needs to find something to
keep her warm.
Ed Emberley
Little Brown & Co. (1993; 0-316236-53-5)
A scary green monster begins to disappear, piece by
piece and page by page, in a die-cut picture book
that lets youngsters take control of the monsters in
their lives.
Candace Fleming
Simon & Schuster (2002; 0-689831-52-8)
After planting the garden he has dreamed of for
years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some
persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables.
Kevin Henkes
Harper Collins Publishers (1993; 0-688114-49-0)
Owen loves his fuzzy blanket with all his heart and
outwits all suggestons for giving it up. When it's
time to go to school, Owen's mother finds a solution
that makes everyone happy. Funny and…
Lisa Jahn-Clough
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (0-395935-45-8)
A young girl makes friends with the new boy next
door. They fight over, and break, a toy. The simple
solution mends the toy and the relationship.
David Elliot
Candlewick Press (2004; 0-763614-27-0)
A rhyming celebration of all sorts of creatures,
from the Feather People (birds) to the Dreaming
People (dogs) and even the People People.
P.D. Eastman
Random House, Inc. (1961; 0-394800-20-6)
Different kinds of dogs drive cars, wear hats, run
around in mazes, and even have wild parties in
treetops.
4 years
Jane Yolen
Scholastic Inc. (2000; 0-590316-81-8)
Mother and child ponder the different ways a
dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail
and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss, in a
picture book featuring ten sleepy dinosaurs which
…
Julie Markes
Candlewick Press (0-763624-76-4)
Fetching illustrations enliven this tale of a boy who loves dogs and the color blue--and finds a creative way to make his fantasies come true
Cathryn Falwell
Harper Collins Publishers (2001; 0-060294-63-9)
As they are startled by the activities of other
nearby creatures, the number of turtles on a log in
a pond decreases from ten to one.
Jane Yolen
Scholastic Inc. (2003; 0-439241-00-6)
Offers preschoolers a colorfully illustrated, read-
aloud tale about a frightened dinosaur who finally
overcomes his fears and visits the doctor where he
gets the treatment he needs to be made we…
Allan Ahlberg
Macmillan (2001; 0-374300-92-5)
In an appealingly offbeat combination of spunky text
and sprightful illustrations, cheerful, enthusiastic
Bert manages to get involved in many unplanned
adventures.
Mary Ann Hoberman
Hachette Book Group USA (2002; 0-316362-32-8)
Bill Grogan's goat has an appetite for clothes that
leads to a wild train adventure with an engineer and
some rowdy barnyard animals.
Giles Andreae
Scholastic Inc. (2001; 0-439287-19-7)
At the jungle dance, animals laugh at Gerald the
giraffe. They are amazed when he dances to his own
tune.
5 years
Joan Steiner
Hachette Book Group USA (1999; 0-316813-07-9)
Simple verses challenge readers to identify the
everyday objects used to construct eleven three-
dimensional scenes, including a house, kitchen,
bedroom, school bus, train, farm, and rocket.
Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (1974; 0-395181-55-0)
Geappolis is hidden under a blanket of snow until a
red crawler tractor saves the day
Dial Books for Young Readers (2006; 9780803732)
Created just for the children in the Raising Reader program, this anthology pulls together five stories from five Maine authors and illustrators. With so many talented children’s book creators …
Mary Ann Hoberman
Harcourt Childrens Books (2000; 0-152000-96-8)
A family of picky eaters includes Peter, who wants
nothing but milk; Lucy, who refuses everything but
lemonade; and Jack, who will only eat applesauce, in
a story that follows a harried Mrs. Pet…
Esphyr Slobodkina
Harpercollins Childrens Books (1987; 0-201091-47-X)
A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a
peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.
William Steig
Harper Collins Publishers (2002; 0-060296-53-4)
When two inquisitive children meet up with a clever
bunny, they are challenged to compare different
things and then pick the best one that suits them.
Candlewick Press (2005; 0-763629-02-2)
The last book children will receive from the Raising
Readers Program at age 5. Written and illustrated
by Maine residents, it includes a detachable card
certifying that this child was raised to…
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