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May 22, 2014

June 2014 Recommended Reading

  1. Cool Cars by Tony Mitton
  2. Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom! by Stuart J. Murphy
  3. The Little Auto by Lois Lenski
  4. School Bus by Donald Crews
  5. The Wheels on the Bus by Paul O. Zelinsky
  6. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
  7. Terrific Trains by Tony Mitton
  8. I Love Trains! by Philemon Sturges
  9. Freight Train by Donald Crews
  10. Amazing Airplanes by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker
  11. My Car by Byron Barton
  12. Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton
  13. The Bus For Us by Suzanne Bloom
  14. Little Tug by Stephan Savage
  15. Who Is Driving? By Leo Timmers
  16. Bunnies on the Go: Getting from Place to Place by Rick Walton
  17. The Mighty Street Sweeper by Patrick Moore
  18. Gymnastics by Holly Karapetkova
  19. Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London
  20. I Can Ski by Melanie Davis Jones
  21. Barbar’s Yoga For Elephants by Laurent de Brunhoff
  22. Ballet Dancing by Kathryn Clay
  23. Who Am I? Sports! By Alain Crozon
  24. Luke Goes to Bat by Rachel Isadora
  25. Shapes in Sports by Rebecca Rissman
  26. Jump Into Sports Non-Fiction Series by Cynthia Amoroso, (Titles include: Gymnastics, Football, Baseball, Basketball, Ice Skating, Soccer, Swimming, & Tennis)
  27. Good Sports by Jack Prelutsky
  28. Kickball Game by Joseph Anderson
  29. Just Fishing with Grandma by Gina Mayer
  30. A is for Amazing Moments: A Sports Alphabet by Brad Herzog
  31. Good Luck Charlie by Jennifer E. Kramer
  32. Morgan Plays Soccer by Anne F. Rockwell
  33. A Perfect Father’s Day by Eve Bunting
  34. Father’s Day by Anne Rockwell
  35. No One Can Play by Mercer Mayer
  36. Clifford’s Sports Day by Norman Bridwell
  37. How Many Stars in the Sky by Lenny Hort
  38. My Dad by Anthony Browne
  39. The Night Before Father’s Day by Natasha Wing
  40. Family Huddle by Archie Manning
  41. Horrible Hairy and the Green Slime by Suzy Kline (chapter book)
  42. A Little Book of Slime: Everything That Oozes, From Killer Slime To Living Mold by Clint Twist
  43. Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss
  44. Once Upon A Slime by Andy Griffiths (teacher resource to inspire writing)
  45. Goop Soup by David Lubar (chapter book)
  46. S’Mores Galore! Ooey Gooey Recipes (No Campfire Required) by Jan McCraken
  47. Goops and How to Be Them: A Manual of Manners for Polite Children by Gelett Burgess
  48. Ooey Gooey Animals 123 by Lola M. Schaefer
  49. Lotions, Potions, and Slime: Mudpies and More! by Nancy Blakey
  50. Bad Luck Duck by Jill Eggleton
  51. Slugs by Lola M. Schaefer
  52. Go Fast, Goo – A Snail Tail by Todd Murphy
  53. An Awesome Book by Dallas Clayton
  54. Jellyfish by Lola M. Schaefer
  55. The Book of Slime by Ellen Jackson (SA)
  56. Slime & All by Janet Ann Colins
  57. Slime Time Bug Buddes by Joe Miller
  58. Charlotte Frisbee and the Slime Attack by Sally Sutton (SA)
  59. Once Upon a Slime Books by Howard Bouch
  60. Mortimer Keene: Attach of the Slime by Tim Healey (chapter book)
  61. How to Make Slime by Lori Shores
  62. The Slime Wars by Debbie Dadey (SA)
  63. Lizards in the Lunch Line (Swamp Monster in Third Grade) by Debbie Dadey (SA)
  64. The Little Island by Maragret Wise Brown
  65. An Island Grows by Lola M. Schaefer
  66. One Tiny Turtle by Jane Chapman
  67. Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell (SA)
  68. Pirates Don’t Change Diapers by Melinda Long
  69. How I became a Pirate by Melinda Long
  70. The Sailer Dog by Maragret Wise Brown
  71. Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children Mysteries) by Gertrude Chandler Warner (SA)
  72. Nugget & Fang by Tammi Sauer
  73. On a Pirate Ship by Sarah Courtauld & Laura Parker
  74. Pirate vs. Pirate by Mary Quattlebaum & Alexander Boiger
  75. Do Pirates Tae Baths? by Kathy Tucer
  76. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (SA)
  77. A Pirate Girl by Cornelia Funke
  78. Pirates Past Noon (Magic Tree House) by Mary Pope Osborne
  79. A Pirate’s Life for Me!: A Day Abroad a Pirate Ship by Charlesbridge Publishing, Incorporated
  80. Pirates Do Ride Scooters (Baily School Kids Jr. Chapter Book) by Dady, Debbie & Marcia Jones
  81. Lives of the Pirates: Shashbucklers, Scoundrels (neighbors Beware!) by Kathleen Krull (SA)
  82. Miranda the Castaway by James Mayhew
  83. Henry the Castaway by Mark Taylor
  84. Castaways! By Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon (PreS, PreK)
  85. Piratepedia by DK Books (SA)
  86. Saturday Market by Patricia Grossman
  87. Postcards from Mexico by Helen Arnold
  88. Mexico, A True Book by Ann Heinrichs
  89. A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting
  90. Abuela by Tomie de Paola
  91. Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola
  92. Let’s Go Traveling in Mexico by Robin Rector Krupp
  93. Oh Canada by Henrick Gurth
  94. Goodnight Canada by Andrea Beck
  95. M is for Maple by Mike Ulmer
  96. Canada Counts by Charles Pachter
  97. Canada: A Kids Picture Book About Canada by Jasmine Williams
  98. Canada is for Kids by Michael Mitchell
  99. Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble by Judy Schachner
  100. The Mouse Who Saved Egypt by Karim Alrawi and Bee Wiley
  101. Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt by Jennifer Richard Jacobson, Abby Carter, and Rachel Lillis
  102. Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Anciety Egypt by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen
  103. Growing Up in Ancient Egypt by A. Rosalie David
  104. You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Pyramid Builder!: A Hazardous Job You’d Rather Not Have by Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya, & David Antram
  105. Curse of the Cobra: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Scott Peters
  106. Guido’s Gondola by Renee Riva
  107. Gabriela’s Song by Candance Fleming
  108. Zoe Sophia’s Scrapbook: An Adventure in Venice by Claudia Mauner
  109. Rome Antics by David MacAulay
  110. Safari, So Good!: All About African Wildlife by Bonnie Worth
  111. The Magic Tree: A Tale from the Congo by Gerald McDermott (Vimeo of the fable here:)
  112. The Field Guide to Safari Animals by Paul Beck
  113. African Critters by Robert Haas
  114. South African Animals by Lindiwe Mabuza
  115. Look What Came from Africa by Miles Harvey
  116. Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures #6: The African Safari Discovery by Jeff Brown
  117. Meerkats Safari by Claudia Graziano

Toddler & Infant Specific

  1. Peek-a-Choo-Choo! by Maria Torres Cimarusti
  2. No, No, No, Yes by Linda Patricellei
  3. Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Sandra Boynton
  4. The Feelings Book by Todd Par
  5. What’s Wrong Little Pookie? by Sandra Boynton
  6. My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
  7. Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberley
  8. The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
  9. Cookie Count by Robert Sabuda
  10. If you give a Mouse a Cookie? by Layra Joff Numeroff
  11. Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar by Bonnie Lass, Philemon Sturges, Ashley Wolf
  12. The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
  13. The Duckling gets a Cookie? By Mo Willems
  14. Mmmm Cookies by Robert Munsch
  15. Chicka Chicka 1,2,3 (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom) by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson and Lois Ehlert
  16. Barn Dance! by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault
  17. Here Are My Hands by Jr. Bill Martin, John Archambault
  18. Up and Down on the Merry-Go-Round by Bill, Jr., Archambault, John Martin
  19. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle
  20. Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin, Jr.
  21. Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? by Bill Martin, Jr.
  22. Go Dog Go by P.D. Eastman
  23. Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
  24. The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman
  25. Flap Your Wings by P.D. Eastman
  26. Sam and the Firefly by P.D. Eastman
  27. Big Dog…Little Dog by P.D. Eastman
  28. Red, Stop! Green, Go! by P.D. Eastman