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Favorite Read-Aloud Picture Books
How I Choose Picture Books to Read Aloud
Since my read and sing story times are primarily for babies up to 6 and read to a group rather than one on one, I look for picture books that have large, and usually simple illustrations, that have rhyming text, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Rhyming and the rhythm produced through rhyming appeals to babies who are just learning about language. They are drawn to the sounds of words long before they understand their meaning. Toddlers and preschoolers build early literacy skills through rhyming and alliteration, so that’s a bonus! And rhyming is predictive. Additionally, books that have repeated text become interactive when you invite your audience to join you, and repetition is great for the brain! Of course my favorite book to read is a book with a song. An example would be Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs, listed below. There is actually a recurring song you can sing together. One more requirement for books I list here.. They are all FUN TO READ! And while all this fun is happening children are building the skills they will need to become successful readers!
Visit my websites, SingWithOurKids.com and Nancymusic.com for free songs to sing, lists of picture books based on songs, and all kinds of activities to bring it all together! (there are NO ads on these sites!)
Books we’ve read at Sing-alongs, Updated weekly
10/15/22 A Spoonful of Frogs, by Casey Lyall (published 2022)
Cows in the Kitchen, by June Crebbin
01/21/21 Are You a Cheeseburger? by Monica Arnaldo (published 2021)
A Fox Found a Box, by Ged Adamson (published 2019)
One Fox, A Counting Book Thriller, by Kate Read (published 2019)
01/14/21 Polar Bear’s Underwear, by Tupera Tupera (published 2015)
Starhug, by Cindy Wong (published 2021)
12/10/21 The Cat, and the Rat, and the Hat, by Em Lynas, illustrated by Matt Hunt
12/17/21 Santa Jaws, by Bridget Heos
Favorites Picture Books shared 2016-2020 (older ones are out of print but can usually be found used at Bookfinder.com)
Cows in the Kitchen, by June Crebbin (published 1998)
Polar Bear’s Underwear, by Tupera Tupera, (published 2015) - still available as of 2021
Animal Boogie, by Debbie Harter and Fred Penner (published 2011)
Car, Car, Truck, Jeep, by Katrina Charman (published 2018)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Car, by MAry Peterson (published 2018)
Tanka, Tanka, Skunk, by Stever Webb
Don’t Wake Up the Tiger, by Britta Teckentrup (published 2016)
Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs, by Eric Litwin (published 2016)
Trees Make Perfect Pets, by Paul Czajak (published 2020)
Knot Cannot, by Tiffany Stone (published 2020)
Pokko and the Drum, by Matthew Forsythe (published 2019)
The Yawns Are Coming, by Christopher Eliopoulos (published 2020)
Monsters New Underwear, by Samantha Berger (published 2017)
By the Light of the Moon, by Frann Preston-Gannon (published 2019)
The Watermelon Seed, by Greg Pizzoli (published 2013)
A Fox Found a Box, by Ged Adamson (published 2019)
A Hippy-Hoppy Toad, by Peggy Archer and Anne Wilsdorf (published 2018)
Trashy Town, by Andrea Zimmerman (published 1999)
