Books Written for Preschoolers (infant – 5 yrs)

Name of Book:  Christmas Farm Author:  Mary Lyn Ray Illustrator:  Barry Root Publisher:  Harcourt, Inc. ISBN:  978-0-15-216290-0 Audience:  Ages 4-8. Summary:  Wilma grows flowers, but one day, she decides to try something new. With her young neighbor, Parker, she orders and...

Title: Llama Llama Holiday Drama Author: Anna Dewdney Illustrator: Anna Dewdney Publisher: Viking, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-670-01161-2 Audience:  Ages 3-5 Summary: As Christmas comes closer, there is more and more to do. For Little Llama the purpose of Christmas gets lost in a series of...

Title: Love You When You Whine Author: Emily Jenkins Illustrator: Sergio Ruzzier Publisher:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 139780374346522 Audience: Ages 3-6 Summary:  A patient mother cat loves her child despite endless misbehavior. Literary elements at work in the story:  It...

Title:  Around the Year Author:  Elsa Maartman Beskow Publisher:  Floris Books (September 2008) Audience:  Ages 3 – 7 Summary:  This picture book takes the reader on a journey through the months of year, briefly touching on time/number association and the days of the week,...

Title: Rain! Author:  Linda Ashman Illustrator:  Christian Robinson Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780547733951 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary:  An irrepressible little boy in a frog hat lifts the spirits of everyone he meets on a very rainy day.  A grumpy old man just...

Name of Book:  Penny and Her Marble Author:  Kevin Henkes Illustrator:  Kevin Henkes Publisher:  Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins Publishers ISBN:  978-0-06-208205-3 Audience:  This book, written for new readers, provides an excellent opportunity for parents or teachers and...

Title: Piglet and Papa Author:  Margaret Wild Illustrator:  Stephen Michael King Publisher:  Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007 ISBN:  9780810914766 Audience:  Ages 3-8 Summary:  After a misunderstanding with Papa, Piglet sets out to find someone else in the farmyard who loves...

Name of Book:  Missing Mommy Author:  Rebecca Cobb Illustrator:  Rebecca Cobb Publisher:  Henry Holt and Company ISBN:  9780805095074 Audience:  Ages 3-8 Summary:  The youngest member of the family tells of his bewilderment, anger, and grief after the death of his mother....

Title: The Carrot Seed Author:  Ruth Krauss Illustrator:  Crockett Johnson Publisher:  HarperCollins Publication Date:  Reprint, December 2004 (60th Anniversary Edition) ISBN:  9780064432108 Audience:  Ages 4 – 8 Summary: A young boy plants a carrot seed, marks the place,...