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Recommended Picture Books

Age: 2 - 5

Blueberries for Sal
By Robert McCloskey

A mother and daughter pick blueberries to can for winter. A mother and son bear store up food for the winter. Mother's
and children get mixed up on Blueberry Hill and then find each other again. A classic. I remember this story from my childhood. It somehow left an impression. My kids love it. My daughter insists that it be read about four times every night for months. Read it with a pint of blueberries.

One Morning In Maine
By Robert McCloskey

The story of a young girl losing a tooth while
digging for clams.

Corduroy
By Don Freeman

A teddy bear searches for his lost button
in the department store where he lives. He is bought by a young girl, makes a best friend, and brought home. A classic. I remember this story from my childhood. A cute, loveable bear. A story about love. Kids love it.

Tikki Tikki Tembo
By Arlene Mosel

The story of why Chinese people give their children short names. Two brothers, the eldest with a long and honourable name and the youngest with a short name which means nothing, fall into a well. Interesting illustrations. A bit of melody to the words occasionally. A classic. I remember this book from when I was a child. My kids enjoy this book.

Days with Frog and Toad,
Frog and Toad Together,
Frog and Toad are Friends, and
Frog and Toad all Year
By Arnold Lobel

My children and I love all four collections of short stories. Frog and Toad are friends and have adventures together. I remember reading these stories in my early school days.

Madeline
By Ludwig Bemelmans

A story about a little girl who lives in an orphanage in Paris and has her appendix removed. A lovely rhyming book. A classic.

In the Night Kitchen
By Maurice Sendak

A story about a boy who helps to bake a cake in a dream world night kitchen. Lovely illustrations. A classic. Caution: the boy is illustrated in the nude on one page.

Curious George Rides a Bike,
Curious George Flies a Kite, and
Curious George Goes to the Hospital
By Margaret and H. A. Rey
The wonderfully exciting adventures of a curious
monkey who can't stay out of trouble.

Dr. Seuss's ABC
By Dr. Seuss
A fun alphabet book. We also have the video.

Green Eggs and Ham
By Dr. Seuss
A rhyming story about not judging something
before you try it. An excellent story to remind
the children of when they are hesitant to try something new.

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
By Dr. Seuss

Hop on Pop
By Dr. Seuss

Franklin Rides a Bike
By Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
Franklin is a lovable character. This book teaches the virtue of perseverance. The whole series is my daughter's favourite.

Franklin Is Messy
By Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
This book teaches the virtues of cleanliness
and orderliness. Every night my daughter
sleeps in a pile of Franklin books.

Franklin and the Thunderstorm
By Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
Franklin's friends help him overcome his fear
of thunderstorms.

Franklin Fibs
By Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
This book teaches the virtue of truthfulness. Every night my daughter sleeps in a pile of Franklin books.

Finders Keepers for Franklin
By Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
This book teaches about doing the right thing. Every night my daughter sleeps in a pile of Franklin books.

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR
By Don and Audrey Wood
A cute story about a mouse that picks a strawberry and is afraid that a bear might come after it so he quickly shares half with us and eats the other half up as fast as he can.

The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)
By Philemon Sturges

A take on the classic "The Little Red Hen" with a great ending where the Little Red Hen decides to share her pizza even though the other animals didn't help out and they in turn helped her clean the dishes afterwards in appreciation of her generosity.

The Berenstain Bears and the Truth
By Stan and Jan Berenstain

Most of the books by the Berenstains are good. This book is about telling the truth and being trustworthy.

Seven Blind Mice
By Ed Young

A retelling of the Buddhist tale of blind men trying to identify an elephant. Beautiful images. Teaches days of the week, colours and ordinal numbers.

Richard Scarry's Lowly Worm Storybook
By Richard Scarry

A compilation of five short cute funny stories.

Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories
By Richard Scarry

A compilation of five short cute funny stories.

Just For You
By Mercer Mayer

A little critter tries to do nice things for his mom to she he loves her but often has some trouble.

Bubble Bubble
By Mercer Mayer

Some magic bubbles turn into some pretty scary creatures but everything works out in the end. Very creative.

Mister Seahorse
By Eric Carle

There are many wonderful books by Eric Carle. This one has some images on cellophane through which animals peek out from behind. I find it a creative experience to show kids.

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