Splendid Readalouds | Age 3-6

These kids are ready for longer, imaginative, funny and enriching stories than in their toddler days. Studies show that kids who hear stories regularly are more likely to become enthusiastic readers themselves. This generally translates to more success when they get to school. Don't miss this great big window of opportunity-- and it's fun, too!

The age groups given are approximate, and many of these stories cross age groups. You are the best judge of what your child will like, and is ready for. If you find these books in another library, they will probably have different location codes.

New Titles
Apple Pie Fourth of July E FIC Won, Janet S. Wong
How can she convince her parents that Americans do not eat Chinese food on the Fourth of July?  Or do they?

Giggle, Giggle, Quack E TOD FIC Cro, Doreen Cronin        
When Farmer Brown leaves his brother Bob in charge of the farm, Duck has a few tricks up his sleeve.

Sense Pass King: A Story from Cameroon     J398.2 Tch, Katrin Tchana
The king tries to get rid of an extraordinarily brilliant child.

The Teddy Bear     E FIC McP, David McPhail
A lost teddy bear still feels loved when his boy loses him and he is adopted by a homeless man.

More Titles
Madeline, E FIC Bem, L. Bemelmans
The Mitten, E FIC Bre, Jan Brett**
Stone Soup, E FIC Bro, Marcia Brown
Goodnight, Moon, E TOD FIC Bro, Margaret Wise Brown
Runaway Bunny, E TOD FIC Bro, Margaret Wise Brown
A Dark Dark Tale, E FIC Bro, Ruth Brown
Katy and the Big Snow, E FIC Bur, Virginia L. Burton
Twelve Tales from Aesop, J 398.2 Car, Eric Carle
Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, E FIC Cau, Lorinda B. Cauley
Spence Makes Circles* , E FIC Che, Christa Chevalier
Don't Tell the Whole World!, E FIC Col, Joanna Cole
Strega Nona, J 398.2 deP. Tomie de Paola*
Tomie de Paola's Favorite Nursery Tales J 398.2 DeP Tomie de Paola
Are You My Mother?, E REA FIC Eas, P.D. Eastman**
Big Dog, Little Dog, E FIC Eas, P.D. Eastman
Corduroy*, E FIC Fre, Don Freeman
Harry and the Terrible Whatzit, E FIC Gac, Dick Gackenback
Magic Porridge Pot, E FIC Gal, Paul Galdone**
Three Little Pigs, E FIC Gal, Paul Galdone
Beastly Feast, E FIC Gol, Bruce Goldstone
Ox-Cart Man, E FIC Hal, Donald Hall
Gunniwolf , E FIC Har, Wilhelmina Harper
If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo, E FIC Hen, Mary Hendrick
The Purple Coat, E FIC Hes, Amy Hest
Alfie Gives a Hand, E FIC Hug, Shirley Hughes
Don't Forget the Bacon, E FIC Hut, Pat Hutchins
Flashlight, E FIC Jam, Betsy James
Harold and the Purple Crayon, E FIC Joh, Crockett Johnson
I Need a Snake, E FIC Jon, Lynne Jonell
Wolf's Chicken Stew, E Fic Kas, Keiko Kasza
The Snowy Day, E FIC Kea, Ezra J. Keats**
Little Peep, E FIC Ken, Jack Kent**
Gingerbread Boy, E FIC Kim, Eric Kimmel**
Farmer Bungle Forgets, E FIC Kin, Dick King-Smith
Lion and the Bird's Nest, E FIC Kis, Eriko Kishida
Story of Ferdinand, E FIC Lea, Munro Leaf
Inch by Inch, E FIC Lio, Leo Lionni
Frog and Toad Together, E REA FIC Lob, Arnold Lobel*
George and Martha*, E FIC Lob, Arnold Lobel
Gets Dressed*, E FIC Lon, Jonathan London
17 Kings and 42 Elephants, E FIC May, Margaret Mahy
Blueberries for Sal, E FIC McC, F. McCloskey**
Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, E FIC McD, M. McDonald
Little Bear*,E REA FIC Min, Else H. Minarik
Tikki Tikki Tembo, E FIC Mos, Arlene Mosel
Hot Hippo, E FIC Mwy, Hadithi Mwenye
Teeny Tiny Woman, E REA FIC O'Co, Jane O'Connor
Helen Oxenbury Nursery Story Book, J 398.2 Oxe, Helen Oxenbury
Little Engine That Could, E FIC Pip, Watty Piper
Tale of Peter Rabbit, E FIC Pot, Beatrix Potter
Random House Mother Goose, J 398.8 Ran
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young, J 811 Rea
Puss in Boots and Other Stories*, J 398.2 Roc, Anne Rockwell
What Baby Wants, E TOD FIC Roo, Phyllis Root
This is Our House, E FIC Ros, Michael Rosen
The Relatives Came, E FIC Ryl, Cynthia Rylant
Where the Wild Things Are, E FIC Sen, Maurice Sendak
Cat in the Hat*, E REA FIC Seu, Dr. Seuss
Lizard's Song, E FIC Sha, George Shannon
Caps for Sale, E FIC Sha, E. Slobodkina
Snow, E FIC Shu, Uri Shulevitz
Pete's a Pizza, E FIC Ste, William Steig
Could Be Worse!, E FIC Ste, James Stevenson
They Thought They Saw Him, E FIC Str, Craig Kee Strete
Tall Book of Nursery Tales, J 398.2 Tal
In the Middle of the Puddle, E FIC Tha, Mick Thayer
Possum Come a-Knockin' , E FIC Van, Nancy Van Laan
A Chair for My Mother, E FIC Wil, Vera Williams
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, E FIC Woo, Audrey Wood**
Mrs. Brown Went to Town, E FIC Yee, Wong Herbert Yee
It Could Always Be Worse, E FIC Zem, Margot Zemach
Harry the Dirty Dog*, E FIC Zio, Gene Zion