Books Written for Preschoolers (infant – 5 yrs)

Title: The Funeral Author: Matt James Illustrator: Matt James Publisher: Groundwood Books Publication Date: April 3, 2018 ISBN: 978-1554989089 Audience: Ages 4 – 7 Summary: The telephone rings and Norma’s mother learns that Great Uncle Frank has died. A tear rolls down her...

Title: Quiet Author: Tomie dePaola Illustrator: Tomie dePaola Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 9, 2018 ISBN: 978-1481477543 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary: A grandfather walks with his granddaughter, grandson, and their dog in an...

Title: The Bad Seed   Author: Jory John Illustrator: Pete Oswald Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: August 29,2017 ISBN: 978-0-06-246776-8 Audience: 4-8 years old Summary: The main character is a sunflower seed who is behaves badly but eventually decides he doesn’t want...

Title: The Very Best Story Ever Told: The Gospel with American Sign Language Author: Robin Currie Illustrator: David Kurtz Williams Publisher: Beaming Books Publication Date: 2018 ISBN: 978-1-5064-3811-5 Audience: 5 years old and up Summary: This book tells the gospel story...

Name of Book:  Growing in God’s Love; A Story Bible Author:  Elizabeth  F. Caldwell and Carol A. Wehrheim, editors Illustrator:  Various Publisher:  Westminster John Knox Press ISBN:  9780664262914 Audience:  Ages 4-8 Summary:  This is a collection of 150 stories from the Old and...

Name of Book: Courage  Author:  Bernard Waber  Illustrator: Bernard Waber  Publisher: Houghton-Mifflin  ISBN: 978-0618238552 Audience: Preschool-3rd grade  Summary: This little book explores and celebrates many kinds of courage. Kids can get overwhelmed by thinking that they do...

Title: After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) Author: Dan Santat Illustrator: Dan Santat Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Publication Date: October 3, 2017 ISBN: 978-1626726826 Audience: 4-8 years Summary: Humpty Dumpty, a dapperly dressed egg, was, contrary to the...

Name of Book: Papa, Do You Love Me? Author:  Barbara M. Joosse Illustrator: Barbara Lavallee Publisher: Chronicle Books       ISBN: 0-8118-4265-7 Audience:  3-8 yrs Summary: A young Maasai boy explores the depths of his Papa’s love through the questions of a small child, and the...

Title: Wait Author: Antoinette Portis Illustrator: Antoinette Portis Publisher: Roaring Book Press Publication Date: 2015 ISBN: 978-1596439214 Audience: 4-7 years old Summary: The mother looks at her watch; her young son looks at a dog that needs to be petted.  The mother is in a...