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Emily Boucher & Amy Mockbee
Work & Play
Acting Out Stories:
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Pete’s a Pizza by Tomie DePaola
Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip C. Stead
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Rhyming Stories:
Pete the Cat and his 4 Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Each Peach, Pear, Plum by Allan & Janet Ahlberg
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman
Books with Repetitive Text:
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
Good Night, Owl by Pat Hutchins
No, David! by David Shannon
Eat Pete! by Michael Rex
Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
Simple Text, Conversation Starter
A Good Day by Kevin Henkes
The Line Up Book by Marisabina Russo
Hooray for Hat by Brian Won
Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Polly’s Pink Pajamas by Vivian French
Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn
Have You Seen Elephant? by David Barrow
Red Sled by Lita Judge
All About Me/Feelings
The Color Monster by Anna Llenas
When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
You Matter by Christian Robinson
The I Love You Book by Todd Parr
The Thankful Book by Todd Parr
Arlo: The Lion Who Couldn’t Sleep by Catherine Rayner
Big Feelings by Alexandra Penfold
Breathe With Me by Marian Gates
Tiger Days by M.H. Clark
When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith
Singing in the Rain by Tim Hopgood
Hug Machine by Scott Campbell
Family Books
Saturdays by Oge Mora
Julius the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes
Going Up by Sherry Lee
Somewhere Right Now by Kerry Docherty
Emily’s Balloon by Kamako Sakai
Daniel’s Good Day by Micha Archer
Apple Cake: A Gratitude by Dawn Casey
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinex-Neal
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes
The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman
Windows by Julia Denos
Brown: The Many Shades of Love by Nancy Johnson James
Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee
It’s Big Sister Time by Nandini Ahuja
It’s Big Brother Time by Nandini Ahuja
Hiders Seekers Finders Keepers by Jessica Kulekjian & Salini Perera
The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round by Wendy Wan-Long Shan
Springboard to Art
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
Tree by Britta Teckentrup
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stohl Walsh
The Little Lost Robin by Elizabeth Baguley
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Lines that Wiggle by Steve Wilson
A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story by Salina Yoon
Familiar/Classics
Good Night, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman
Series
Pigeon/Piggie & Elephant books by Mo Willems
Pete the Cat books
Bear books by Karma Wilson
Lola books by Anna McQuinn
Favorite Authors
Leo Lionni
Denise Fleming
Christian Robinson
Jan Brett
Todd Parr
Mo Willems
Lois Ehlert
Steve Antony
Oge Mora
Eric Carle
Ezra Jack Keats
Kevin Henkes
Kenard Pak
Anna McQuinn
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