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Preschool Booklist/Reading List - Part 2
“Predictable” Books for Toddlers
Hutchins, Pat. Rosie’s Walk. Macmillan. Rosie
the hen goes for a walk and manages to avoid many attempts on
her life by a predatory fox. Also available in Spanish.
Lowell, Susan. The Three Little Javelinas.
Northland Pub. This southwestern tale based on “The Three
Little Pigs” and illustrated with Native American and Latino
characters, is about three little javelinas as they try to
outsmart the coyote who had hoped to eat them with red chili
sauce.
Martin, Bill, Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You
See? Holt.What children see is a surprising cast of
animals!
Multiple-Language Books for
Preschoolers
Brown, Ruth. Alphabet Time s Four: An International ABC.
Beginning with the letter A and ending with Z, this book
offers a word that happens to begin with the same letter in
four languages, English, Spanish, French, and German,
accompanied by creatively border ed pictures.
Garza, Carmen Lomas. Family Pictures. Children’s
Book Press. In this bilingual text (Spanish and English), a
young girl remembers her day-to-day family life while growing
up in Texas in a Mexican–American culture.
Hirschi , Ron. Seya’s Song. Sasquatch Books. A
young S’Klallam girl follows the seasons of the salmon,
interweaving aspects of the life and culture of her Pacific
Coasttribe and using words from her native language.
Lee, Huy Voun. In the Park. Henry Holt & Co,
Inc. Xiao Ming and his mother go to the park, where they see a
variety of people of different cultures, ages, and
disabilities. At the park, his mother teaches him how to draw
and pronounce some Chinese characters.
Rattigan, Jama Kim. Dumpling Soup. Little,
Brown. Marisa, a 7-year-old girl who lives in Hawaii, explains
the traditions her family celebrates at the New Year.
Hawaiian, Japanese, and Korean words and phrases add to the
English text.
Stock, Catherine. Where Are You Going Manyoni?
Morrow. Manyoni lives in Zimbabwe and on her way to school she
passes many beautiful areas, wild animals, and birds. The book
includes a picture glossary of wildlife and a key to
pronouncing African words.
Beginning Readers
Eastman, P. D. Go, Dog. Go!
Random House. Big dogs, little dogs—black, white, yellow, and
blue dogs—they are all very busy going places and doing
things.
Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed. Harper Collins. A
little boy knows a carrot will grow from the seed that he
planted no matter what anyone else may say or think.
Early Read -Aloud Chapter Books
Cameron, Ann. The Stories
Julian Tells. Knopf. Julian tells great stories, He
can make people, especially his younger brother Huey, believe
almost anything, which sometimes leads to lots of trouble.
Milne, A. A. The House at Po oh Corner. Dutton.
The book is about the timeless adventures of Pooh, Piglet,
Christopher Robin, Owl, Tigger, and Eeyore in the Hundred-Acre
Woods.
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