*Read-Aloud Rhymes
for the Very Young, *Prelutsky
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Over 200 poems to suit every mood,
with illustrations from Marc Brown.
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*A Bad Case of
Stripes, *Shannon |
Camilla wants to fit in with
everyone, til she changes colors too often at
people’s demands.
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*Chicka Chicka
Boom Boom, *Martin |
Letters topple a coconut tree in
this alphabet rap.
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*Chicken Soup with
Rice, *Sendak |
Funny poems about the months of the
year and chicken soup.
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*Corduroy,
“Freeman |
A toy bear on sale, seeks a button
and a good home.
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*Frog and Toad are
Friends, *Lobel |
Two friends plant a garden, share
cookies, and try to be brave together.
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*Funnybones, *Ahlberg |
The skeleton family can’t find any
humans to scare.
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*If You Give a
Mouse a Cookie, *Numeroff |
A boy finds that a mouse is not
satisfied with just a cookie, he wants more.
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*Just a Mess,
*Mayer |
A boy cleans up his room while
trying to find his baseball mitt.
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*Martha Speaks, *Meddaugh |
The family dog talks non-stop after
eating alphabet soup.
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*Mouse Count,
*Walsh |
Ten mice outsmart a hungry snake.
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*One Was Johnny, *Sendak |
Johnny’s room gets crowded until he
starts counting backwards.
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*Where the Wild
Things Are, *Sendak |
Max
imagines a wild adventure when he’s in disgrace in his room.
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*Goldilocks and
the Three Bears (many versions) |
When three bears come home, they
find Goldilocks asleep in bed.
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*Cricket in Times
Square (and sequels), *Selden |
Unusual animal friends help a city
newsstand owner in a crisis.
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*Indian in the
Cupboard, *Banks |
A magic cupboard turns toys into
live people and animals.
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*Mary Poppins,
*Travers |
It’s fun to read the original
version in which Mary is much more mysterious
than the movie.
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*The Mouse and the
Motorcycle, *Cleary |
A boy shares his toy motorcycle with
a mouse named Ralph.
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*Stuart Little,
*White |
Stuart, an inventive and debonair
mouse, has great adventures.
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*Sunny-Side Up, *Giff |
Richard “Beast” Best swims to make
up for work at summer school.
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