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Storytime Favorites
This Little Pup
by laura j. bryant
This little pup is chasing after one blue ball, and in the process runs by a whole farmyard full of colorful animals to identify, make sounds, and count.
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This is a book that can be read again and again.
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Early Literacy Tip:
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With colors and counting and animal sounds to make, this is a treasure-trove of early-lit opportunities. Have your child point to the pictures as you count the animals together, identify colors, and follow the bouncing ball across the page.
Are You a Horse?
by andy rash
When he gets a saddle for his birthday, Cowboy Roy sets out with two instructions for its use: find a horse; go for a ride. Will Roy be able to use his new saddle, not knowing what a horse is?
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Plenty of silliness in this one!Ā
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Early Literacy Tip:
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Talk with your child about how each animal is similar to a horse and how it is different. What other things can they think of that might be like the ānot-a-horseā animal?
It's a Tiger!
by david larochelle
As a child goes on an adventure, each new scene has something notā¦ quiteā¦ rightā¦ Itās a tiger! Kids will have fun finding and identifying the tiger plus lots of other things along the way.
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Have your child act out the scenes in the story. Play is a great way to connect the words and pictures on the page to the tangible world.
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October is all aboutā¦
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Pumpkinsā¦
Pumpkin Heads
by wendell minor
A little spooky, but so much to see in this book full of pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns.
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Early Literacy Tip:
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Pumpkins are easy to draw (a circle plus a rectangle stem will do it), and provide your child the chance to scribble, color, draw shapes, and cut as their abilities allow.
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Changing leavesā¦
Leaf Jumpers
by carole gerber
This simple, pretty, and very informative book is a great way to identify fall leaves from different trees.
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Early Literacy Tip:
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A walk outside is a great chance to look at different shapes and colors of leaves. Crunching and jumping and tossing fallen leaves is a bonus!
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& Trick-or-treat,
of courseā¦
Ladybug Girl and the Dress-Up Dilemma
by david soman
Choosing a costume can be tough because there are so many options!
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Early Literacy Tip:
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Anytime is a good time to play dress-up. Make up stories with your child about what their costume character might do if they went to the grocery store, to the park, or to the library!
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