Child Rearing / Caregiving

• Arnold, Katya. Elephants Can Paint Too! New York, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005. (Ages 2‐5)
  • The book is set up for two different age groups 2‐3 and 4‐5. The story compares the way that young children and elephants paint.
• Arnosky, Jim. Babies in the Bayou. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2007. (Ages 3‐5)
  • The book describes the different animals and their babies in a bayou.
• Arnosky, Jim. Otters Under Water. New York, NY: PaperStar, 1992. (Ages 2‐5)
  • The book portrays the life of an otter.
• Arnosky, Jim. Rabbits & Raindrops. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1997. (Ages 3‐5)
  • Five rabbits experience a day that is both sunny and rainy.
• Buell, Janet. Sail Away, Little Boat. Illus. by Jui Ishida. Minneapolis: Minnesota: Carolrhoda Books, c2006. (Ages 3‐5)
  • A boy floats his toy sailboat along the river, and the boat passes by different types of animals.
• The Cousteau Society. Turtles. New York, NY: Little Simon, 1992. (Ages 3‐5)
  • The book uses photographs to describe the life of a turtle.
• Cowley, Joy. Red‐Eyed Tree Frog. Photos. by Nic Bishop. New York, NY: Scholastic Books, 1999. (Ages 3‐5)
  • The book tells the story of a tree frog through photographs and shows the different animals that a tree frog lives within the jungles of Central and South America.
• Frost, Helen. Tree Frogs. Mankato: Minnesota: Pebble Books, 2002. (Ages 3‐5)
  • The book describes how a tree frog lives.
• Jenkins, Steve. What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997. (Ages 4‐5)
  • The book describes how various animals escape predators.
• MacLennan, Cathy. Chicky Chicky Chook Chook. New York, NY: Boxer Books, 2007. (Ages 2‐5)
  • A bunch of noisy animals experience a rain storm.
• Simon, Francesca. But What Does the Hippopotamus Say? Illus. by Helen Floate. Orlando, Florida: Gulliver Books, 1994. (Ages 2‐5)
  • The book describes the different sounds of animals around the world.

• sGibbons, Gail. Apples. New York City, NY: Holiday House, 2000. (Ages 4-5)
  • This book shows how we use apples.
• Hall, Zoe. The Apple Pie Tree. Illus. by Shari Halpern. New York City, NY: Scholastic, Inc., 1996. (Ages 4-5)
  • The story explains how apples become a part of an apple pie.
• Hubbell, Will. Apples Here!. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company, 2002. (Ages 2-5)
  • The book describes how apples are present in our lives.
• Hutchins, Pat. Ten Red Apples. China: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. (Ages 2-5)
  • A counting poem uses apples to go through farm animals and their sounds.
• Robbins, Ken. Apples. New York City, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2002. (Ages 4-5)
  • This book describes the life cycle of apples.
• Rockwell, Anne. Apples and Pumpkins. Pictures by Lizzy Rockwell. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers: 1989.
  • The book is about the use of apples and pumpkins in the fall.
• Sirimarco, Elizabeth. At The Orchard. Photos. by David M. Budd. Field Trips Series. San Juan Capistrano, CA: Child’s World, Inc., 2000. (Ages 4-5)
  • A farmer cultivates different types of fruit and honey.

• Banks, Kate. And If the Moon Could Talk. Illus. by Georg Hallensleben. New York: France Foster Books, 1998.
  • A child is imagining what would happen if the moon could talk.
• Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon. Illus. by Clement Hurd. New York: Harper & Row, 1984.
  • A young bunny says good night to everything in its room.
• Fox, Mem. Sleepy Bears. Illus. by Kerry Argent. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999.
  • One by one, members of a bear family go to sleep for the winter.
• Marzollo, Close Your Eyes. Illus. by Susan Jeffers. New York: The Dial Press, 1978.
  • A father tells his son as he is going to sleep how he can dream.
• Medearis, Angela Shelf. Snug in Mama’s Arms. Pictures by John Stanford.
  • The story deals with a mother trying to put a child to sleep like other mothers on Earth.
• Rathmann, Peggy. 10 Minutes Till Bedtime. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1998.
  • A boy gets ready for bed while hamsters tour his bedroom and bathroom.
• Rathmann, Peggy. Good Night, Gorilla. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1994.
  • The zoo animals follow the zoo keeper home to bed, and the wife brings them back to the zoo.
• Waddell, Martin and Barbara Firth. Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear? Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 1988.
  • Little Bear can’t sleep because he is afraid of the dark.
• Ziefert, Harriet. I Want To Sleep In Your Bed! Pictures by Mavis Smith. Harper & Row: 1990.
  • Susan doesn’t want to sleep in her bed but in her parents’ bed.
• Zolotow, Charlotte. Sleepy Book. Illus. by Ilse Plume. New York: Harper & Row, 1988.
  • The book is about where things sleep.

• Carter, David A. Colors. New York, NY: Little Simon, 1993.
  • Bugs are used to show different colors.
• Dunbar, Polly. Flyaway Kate. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2004.
  • A girl plays with color.
• Any books about colors by Lois Ehlert
• Any books about colors by Tana Hoban
• Any books about colors by Leo Lionni
• Martin, Bill. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Pictures by Eric Carle. New York, New York: Henry Holt and Co., c1983.
• McMillan, Bruce. Growing Colors. Singapore: HarperCollins Publishers, 1988.
• Pinkney, Sandra L. A Rainbow All Around Me. Photos. by Myles C. Pinkney. Mexico City, Mexico: Scholastic, Inc., 2002.
• Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Lemons Are Not Red. Brookfield, Connecticut: Roaring Brook Press, 2004.
• Shannon, George. White Is For Blueberry. Pictures by Laura Dronzek. China: Greenwillow Books, 2005.
• Slater, Dashka. Baby Shoes. Pictures by Hiroe Nakata. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2006.
  • A baby gets his shoes dirty with different colors.
• Wood, Audrey. The Deep Blue Sea, A Book Of Colors. Pictures by Bruce Wood. New York, NY: The Blue Sky Press, 2005.
  • Tropical island is used to show different colors.

• Gravett, Emily. Meerkat Mail. 1st US Ed. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007. Ages 3-5.
• Horning, Sandra. The Giant Hug. 1st Ed. Illus. by Valeri Gorbachev. 1st Ed. New York: Knopf, 2005. Ages 4-5.
• Oxlade, Chris. My First E-Mail Guide. Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library, 2007. Ages 4-5.
• Steffensmeier, Alexander. Millie Waits for the Mail. New York: Walker & Co., 2007. Ages 3-5.

• Catalanotto, Peter. Kitten Red, Yellow, Blue. 1st Ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2005. Ages 2‐5.
• Gorbachev, Valeri. The Missing Chick. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, c2009. Ages 4‐5.
• Gralley, Jean. The Moon Came Down Milk Street. 1st Ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2004. Ages 3‐5.
• Hamilton, Kersten. Firefighters to the Rescue! Illus. by Rich Davis. New York: Viking, c2005. Ages 2‐5.
• Hamilton, Kersten. Police Officers on Patrol. Illus. by R.W. Alley. New York: Viking Childrens Books, c2009. Ages 2‐5.
• Hubbell, Patricia. Firefighters!: Speeding! Spraying! Saving! Illus. by Viviana Garofoli. 1st Ed. Tarrytown,NY: Marshall Cavendish Children, c2007. Ages 4‐5.
• Hubbell, Patricia. Police: Hurrying! Helping! Saving! Illus. by Viviana Garofoli. 1st Ed. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children, 2008. Ages 4‐5.
• Zimmerman, Andrea. Fire Engine Man. Illus. by David Clemesha. 1st Ed. New York: H.Holt, 2007. Ages 3‐5.

• Demas, Corinne. Saying Goodbye to Lulu. Illus. by Ard Hoyt. New York, NY: Little, Brown, and Company, 2004. (Age 5)
  • A girl misses her dog Lulu after she passes away.
• dePaola, Tomie. Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs. New York, New York: Puffin Books, 1998, c1973. (Age 5)
  • Tommy’s grandparents live downstairs, and his great-grandmother lives upstairs. He calls his grandmother Nana Downstairs and his great-grandmother Nana Upstairs. He enjoys spending time with Nana Upstairs. However, she dies, so Tommy has to come to terms with her death.
• Graham, Bob. “Let’s Get a Pup!” Said Kate. Cambridge: MA: Candlewick Press, 2001. (Ages 4-5)
  • When Kate’s cat dies, she wants a small dog for a replacement. Her family takes her to the Rescue Shelter, and Kate adopts Dave. However, her family falls in love with a big dog, Rosy. Eventually, they adopt them both.
• Harris, Robie H. Goodbye Mousie. Illus. by Jan Ormerod. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2001. (Ages 4-5)
  • A boy has to say goodbye to his pet mouse.
• Loth, Sebastian. Remembering Crystal. New York, NY: NorthSouth, 2010. (Ages 4-5)
  • Zelda, a young goose, likes to spend time with Crystal, an old turtle. Crystal passes away, and Zelda remembers the things that they did together to accept her death.
• Murphy, Patricia J. Death. Tough Topics Series. Chicago, Illinois: Heinemann Library, 2008. (Age 5)
• Raschka, Chris. The Purple Balloon. New York, NY: Schwartz & Wade, Random House, 2007. (Ages 4-5)
  • The book discusses death using pictures of balloons with faces.
• Stein, Sara Bonnett. About Dying, An Open Family Book for Parents and Children Together. Illus. by Dick Frank. New York, NY: Walker and Company, 1974. (Ages 2-5)
  • Jane and Eric’s pet bird Snow dies, so they bury it. Then the grandfather who gave them Snow also dies. The children cry and feel angry about being left by their grandfather. Jane holds funerals for dead bugs. The children go to the park where they used to play with their grandfather, and they share their memories of him. The book explores different aspects of death for young children with explanations and examples of their behavior and ways for adults to help them cope with death and loss.
• Wilhelm, Hans. I’ll Always Love You. New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1985.
  • A little boy explains how he and his family have grown to love Elfie, their pet dog. When Elfie dies, the boy understands that life must go on.
• Zolotow, Charlotte. The Old Dog. Illus. by James Ransome. Mexico: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995, c1972. (Ages 2-5)
  • When his father finds his dog dead, a boy becomes sad thinking of all the things about his dog that he will miss.

• Adoff, Arnold. Black is Brown is Tan. Illus. by Emily McCully. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers, 1973.
  • Using poetry, this book addresses what it means to be part of a biracial family.
• Doudna, Kelly. Around the World series. Edina, Minnesota: ABDO Publishing Company. (ex. Clothing Around the World. 2004.) (Ages 3-5)
  • This series explores human differences around the world.
• Morris, Ann. Hats, Hats, Hats. Photos. by Ken Heyman. 1st ed. New York: Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard Books, c1989. (Ages 2-5)
  • The book has photos of hats around the world.
• Morris, Ann. Houses and Homes. Photos. by Ken Heyman. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1992.
  • This book discusses the different types of houses around the world.
• Simon, Norma. All Kinds of Children. Illus. by Diane Paterson. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company, 1999.
  • Poetry describes children and their families around the world
• Swain, Gwenyth. Bedtime! Minneapolis: First Avenue Editions, 2002.
  • Portrays where and how children sleep around the world.
• Wittbold, Maureen K. Let’s Talk About When Your Parent Doesn’t Speak English. The Let’s Talk Library. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group’s PowerKids Press, 1997.
  • The book discusses issues and feelings for children whose parents do not speak English fluently.

• Aliki. Digging Up Dinosaurs. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, c1981, 1988. (Ages 4-5)
  • The book is about excavating for dinosaur bones.
• Any books on dinosaurs by Byron Barton
• Blackstone, Stella. I Dreamt I Was A Dinosaur. Illus. by Clare Beaton. Cambridge, MA Barefoot Books, 2005. (Ages 2-5)
  • In this rhyming book, children dream of being types of dinosaurs.
• DePaola, Tomie. T-Rex Is Missing! New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 2002. (Ages 4-5)
  • Morgie losses his stuffed dinosaur and wrongly accuses his friend Billy of taking it.
• Hoff, Sid. Danny and the Dinosaur. U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, c1958, 1986. (Ages 4-5)
  • Danny befriends a dinosaur from the museum.
• Any books about dinosaurs by Bernard Most (Ages 4-5)
• Pringle, Laurence. Dinosaurs!, Strange and Wonderful. Illus by Carol Heyer. Honesdale, Pennsylvania: Boyd Mills Press, 1995. (Ages 4-5)
• Sís, Peter. Dinosaur! New York City, NY: Greenwillow Books, 2000. (Ages 4-5)
  • A boy plays with his toy dinosaur.
• Skofield, James. Detective Dinosaur. Pictures by R.W. Alley. U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996. (Ages 4-5)
  • Three stories are about Detective Dinosaur and his problems.
• Yolen, Jane. How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? Illus. by Mark Teague. New York, NY: The Blue Sky Press (An Imprint of Scholastic, Inc.), 2006. (Ages 2-5)
  • Dinosaurs are used as a metaphor for being sick.
• Yolen, Jane. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Nights? Illus. by Mark Teague. New York, NY: The Blue Sky Press, 2000. (Ages 2-5)
  • Dinosaurs are used as a metaphor for going to bed.

• Coffelt, Nancy. Fred Stays With Me! Illus. by Tricia Tusa. 1st ed. New York, NY: Hachette Book Group USA, 2007. Ages 2-5.
  • A little girl with a dog named Fred describes how she takes him with her everywhere including both of her divorced parents’ homes.
• Masural, Claire. Two Homes. Illus. by Kady MacDonald Denton. First Edition 2001. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2001. Ages 2-5.
  • Alex, whose parents are divorced, describes his two separate homes.
• Rogers, Fred. Let’s Talk About It: Divorce. Photographs by Jim Judkis. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1996. Ages 4-5.
• Schmitz, Tamara. Standing on My Own Two Feet. New York, NY: Price Stern Sloan (The Penguin Group), 2008. Ages 2-5.
  • Addison describes what it is like to be a son of divorced parents.

Anger and Frustration

• Bang, Molly. When Sophie Gets Angry ‐‐ Really, Really Angry… New York, NY: Blue Sky Press, 1999. Ages 2‐5.
  Sophie gets angry when she has to share the stuffed gorilla. She runs into the woods until she cannot run anymore to get out her frustration.
• Elliot, David. Finn Throws a Fit! Illus. by Timothy Basil Ering. 1st ed. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2009. Ages 2‐5.
  Finn, a young child, throws a fit because he does not want to eat peaches.
• Everitt, Betsy. Mean Soup. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Bruce & Company, 1992. Ages 2‐5.
  Horace had a bad day at school. His mother sees it, so she, who also had a bad day, decides to make soup by throwing salt and screaming into boiling water. She invites Horace to join her, and they both feel better after making the soup together.
• Harris, Robie H. The Day Leo Said I Hate You! Illus. by Molly Bang. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2008. Age 5.
  Leo does not like the word “No,” but his mother is constantly having to tell him “No.” Leo says he hates her until finally he realizes that he does not hate his mother.
• Lindgren, Barbro and Olof Landström. Benny’s Had Enough. Translated by Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard. Denmark: R&S (Rabén & Sjögren) Books, 1999. Ages 3‐5.
  Benny is a pig. His mother is cleaning and tries to wash his toy piggy, so Benny tries to run with his little piggy. Benny is a book series by Barbro Lindgren and Olof Landström. Sakai, Komako.
• Mad at Mommy. 1st American ed. New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, an Imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2010. Ages 2‐5.
  A little rabbit is mad at his mother for not doing all the things he wants and for only the things that she wants. He storms out, but he comes back because he forgot his ball to play with outside.
• Urban, Linda. Mouse Was Mad. Illus. by Henry Cole. New York, NY: Harcourt Children’s Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. Ages 4‐5.
  Mouse was mad and did not know how to deal with his anger. He tried different ways to ease his anger but only got madder because the other animals kept telling him what he was doing was wrong. At last Mouse wheezed out his nose unlike any other animal. He felt good and was no longer mad.
• Vail, Rachel. Sometimes I’m Bombaloo. Illus. by Yumi Heo. New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 2002. Age 5.
  Katie Honors becomes angry and changes into Bombaloo. She does not like being Bombaloo, but she knows that she has to leave the room and take a time out to become Katie Honors again.

Self‐Esteem and Confidence

• Alexander, Martha. Blackboard Bear. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 1999. Ages 3‐5.
  A boy is excluded for being too young, so he draws a bear on his blackboard and imagines him as his friend. Blackboard Bear is part of a series by Martha Alexander.
• Aliki. All by Myself. United States: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. Ages 3‐5.
  A boy does everything by himself for the whole day and is proud of his autonomy.
• Banks, Kate. Close Your Eyes. Illus. By Georg Hallensleben. New York City: Frances Foster Books, 2002. Ages 3‐5.
  Little tiger’s mother tries to convince little tiger to close his eyes and go to sleep.
• Brown, Margaret Wise. Another Important Book. Illus. By Chris Raschka. New York City: Johanna Cotler Books, 1999. (Ages 3‐5)
  This book is designed for preschool‐aged children growing up.
• Cooper, Susan. Frog. Illus. by Jane Browne. New York City: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2002. Age 5.
  Little Joe cannot swim; he just splashes, until he observes a frog swimming in his pool.
• Dunrea, Olivier. Gossie. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. Ages 2‐5.
  Gossie who is a gosling loves to wear his red boots.
• Fitzpatrick, Marie‐Louise. Lizzy and Skunk. New York City: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2000. Ages 4‐5.
  Lizzy has a favorite puppet that gives her confidence. This book is about special blankets, dolls, and other things special to a little child.
• Henkes, Kevin. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. New York City: Greenwillow Books, 1996. Ages 4‐5.
  Lilly who is a mouse gets a new purse and wants to show everybody. However, she has to wait until show‐and‐tell time as Mr. Slinger asks.
• Herron, Carolivia. Nappy Hair. Illus. by Joe Cepeda. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Ages 3‐5.
  A girl is proud of the nappy hair God gave her.
• Kraus, Ruth. The Carrot Seed. Illus. by Crockett Johnson. United States: Harper & Row, 1945. Ages 4‐5.
  A little boy plants a carrot seed and believes that it will grow. He will not give up on the seed even though everybody else does not think that it will become a carrot. Ruth Kraus has written numerous books for young children.
• Wells, Rosemary. Shy Charles. New York City: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1988. Ages 3‐5.
  Charles is a shy bunny who does not say anything or do anything until he saves the day. Rosemary Wells has written a number of books with bunny characters for young children.

Sadness

• Graham, Bob. “Let’s Get a Pup!” Said Kate. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2001. Age 5.
  Kate’s cat died, and she wants a small dog for replacement. Her family takes her to the Rescue Shelter, and Kate adopts Dave. However, her family falls in love with a big dog, Rosy. Eventually, they adopt them both.
• Harris, Robie H. Goodbye Mousie. Illus. by Jan Ormerod. New York City: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2001. Age 5.
  A boy finds his pet mouse dead. He copes with the death by burying his mouse in an elaborate shoebox of a coffin. Robie H. Harris has written other books for young children.
• Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny. New York City: Hyperion Books For Children, 2004. Ages 3‐5.
  A boy helps his father out at the laundromat, but he leaves his Knuffle Bunny and becomes very upset.

Preoccupied

• Henkes, Kevin. Wemberly Worried. Hong Kong: Greenwillow Books, 2000. Ages 4‐5.
  Wemberly, a mouse, worries about everything. Kevin Henkes has written other books for young children.
• Panek, Dennis. Matilda Hippo Has A Big Mouth. Scarsdale, NY: Bradbury Press, 1980. Ages 4‐5.
  Matilda is a hippo who gossips about everybody until the gossip comes back about her.

• Gerber, Carole. Leaf Jumpers. Illus. by Leslie Evans. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2004. (Ages 3-5)
  • As a family plays in the different leaves, the reader learns about different leaves.
• Godwin, Laura. The Best Fall of All. Illus. by Jane Chapman. Happy Honey Series. New York, NY: Margaret K.McElderry Books, 2002. (Ages 3-5)
  • Happy the dog and Honey the cat enjoy autumn.
• Hall, Zoe. Fall Leaves Fall! Illus. by Shari Halpern. New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 2000. (Ages 3-5)
  • A boy describes how he and his brother enjoy celebrating the time around autumn.
• Hirschi, Ron. Fall. Illus. by Thomas D. Mangelsen. New York: Cobblehill Books, c1991. (Ages 2-5)
• Maass, Robert. When Autumn Comes. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, c1990. (Ages 2-5)
• Partridge, Elizabeth. Moon Glowing. Illus. by Joan Paley. New York, NY: Dutton Children’s Book, 2002. (Ages 2-5)
  • The book describes how animals prepare for winter and hibernate.
• Rius, María. Fall. Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational Series, 1998. (Ages 2-5)
• Schnur, Steven. Autumn, An Alphabet Acrostic. Illus. by Leslie Evans. New York, NY: Clarion Books, c1997. (Ages 3-5)
• Spinelli, Eileen. I Know It’s Autumn. Illus. by Nancy Hayashi. China: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. (Ages 2-5)

• Aliki. Welcome, Little Baby. (1987) (Ages 2‐5)
  • A mother welcomes her baby into the world and enjoys doing things with her baby.
• Appelt, Kathi. Oh My Baby, Little One. Pictures by Jane Dyer. (2000) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A mother talks to her child about her love for him.
• Best, Cari. Red Light, Green Light, Mama and Me. Pictures by Niki Daly. (1995) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A little girl tells about her day with her mother who is a librarian.
• Browne, Anthony. My Dad. (2000) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A child tells how he loves his father.
• Browne, Anthony. My Mom. (2005) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A child tells how she loves her mother.
• Brun‐Cosme, Nadine. No, I want Daddy! Pictures by Michel Backès. (2004) (Ages 4‐5)
  • Anna, a fox, turns to her father for everything because her mother says no. Anna realizesshe misses her time with her mother.
• Carrick, Carol. Mothers Are Like That. Pictures by Paul Carrick. (2000) (Ages 4‐5)
  • The book is about mother animals and their babies.
• Cowley, Joy. Big Moon Tortilla. Pictures by Dyanne Strongbow. (1998) (Ages 4‐5)
  • When Marta Enos is smelling her grandmother’s tortillas cooking, she breaks her glasses. Her grandmother comforts her.
• Desimini, Lisa. My Beautiful Child. Pictures by Matt Mahurin. (2004) (Ages 4‐5)
  • Parents show how much they love their children.
• Dunrea, Oliver. It’s Snowing. (2002) (Ages 2‐5)
  • A mother teaches her child about snow.
• Farber, Norma. Without Wings, Mother, How Can I Fly? Pictures by Keiko Narahashi. (1998) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A boy asks his mother how he can be like different animals. She explains to him how hecan do it.
• Fearnley, Jan. Watch Out! (2004) (Ages 4‐5)
  • Wilf, a mouse, is told to be careful by his mother. But because he does not listen, he getsinto lots of accidents.
• Hush, Little Baby (A Folk Song). Pictures by Marla Frazee. (1999) (Ages 2‐5)
  • This book is an old‐fashioned folk song for a baby.
• Isadora, Rachel. At The Crossroads. (1991) (Ages 4‐5)
  • Children wait for their fathers to come home from working in the mines.
• Johnston, Tony and Tomie dePaola. The Quilt Story. (1985) (Ages 4‐5)
  • The story is about a quilt and how it is used in a family.
• Joose, Barbara M. Papa, Do You Love Me? Pictures by Barbara Lavallee. (2005)
  • An African herder’s son asks his father questions about his love.
• Kerley, Barbara. You and Me Together (Moms, Dads, and Kids Around the World). (2005) (Ages 2‐5)
  • Photos of activities show what parents do with their children.
• Kono, Erin Either. Hula Lullaby. (2005) (Ages 2‐5)
  • A mother gives a Hawaiian lullaby to her daughter.
• Loh, Morag. Tucking Mommy In. Pictures by Donna Rawlins. (1987) (Ages 4‐5)
  • Jenny and Sue want a bedtime story, but, when Mommy falls asleep, the children get herready for bed and tuck her in.
• Manushkin, Fran. Peeping and Sleeping. Pictures by Jennifer Plecas. (1994) (Ages 4‐5)
  • At night, before bedtime, a father shows his son spring peepers, noisy frogs.
• Morrow, Tara Jaye. Mommy Loves Her Baby/Daddy Loves His Baby (A Mommy/Daddy flipbook). Pictures by Tiphanie Beeke. (2003) (Ages 2‐5)
  • Parents describe their love for their children using animal analogies.
• Parr, Todd. The Daddy Book. Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co., 2002. (Ages 2‐5)
• Parr, Todd. The Family Book. Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co., 2003. (Ages 2‐5)
• Parr, Todd. The Mommy Book. Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co., 2002. (Ages 2‐5)
• Plourde, Lynn. Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud. Pictures by John Schoenherr. (1997) (Ages 4‐5)
  • While driving in their Model T Ford, a family encounters farm animals in the road.
• Russo, Marisabina. Come back, Hannah! (2001) (Ages 2‐5)
  • Hannah is a baby whose mother is always chasing her.
• Ryder, Joanne. My Father’s Hands. Pictures by Mark Graham. (1994) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A girl describes her father’s hands poetically.
• Savadier, Elivia. Time to Get Dressed! (2006) (Ages 2‐5)
  • A toddler gets help dressing from his father.
• Scott, Ann Herbert. On Mother’s Lap. Pictures by Glo Coalson. (1972) (Ages 4‐5)
  • Michael enjoys playing on his mother’s lap.
• Smalls‐Hector, Irene. Jonathan and His Mommy. Pictures by Michael Hays. (1992) (Ages 4‐5)
  • Jonathan does activities with his mother.
• Spinelli, Eileen. When Mama Comes Home Tonight. Pictures by Jane Dyer. (1998) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A toddler thinks about his mother.
• Spinelli, Eileen. When You Are Happy. Pictures by Geraldo Valério. (2006) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A mother tells how she will protect and love her child.
• Spinelli, Jerry. My Daddy and Me. Pictures by Seymour Chwast. (2003) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A boy describes the activities he does with his father after he comes home from work.
• Van Laan, Nancy. Sleep, Sleep, Sleep, A Lullaby for Little Ones Around the World. Pictures byHolly Meade. (1995) (Ages 4‐5)
  • The story describes how mothers ‐‐ human and animal ‐‐ put their children to sleep.
• Waddell, Martin. You And Me, Little Bear. Pictures by Barbara Firth. (1996) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A father bear and a baby bear spend time together.
• Wells, Rosemary. Carry Me! (2006) (Ages 4‐5)
  • A baby bunny spends time with his parents.
• Wheeler, Lisa. Te Amo, Bebé, Little One. Pictures by Maribel Suárez. (2004) (Ages 4‐5)
  • Mother loves her baby more than beans and rice.  

• Anderson, Peggy Perry. Chuck’s Band. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Ages 4‐5.
• Asch, Frank. Barnyard Lullaby. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998. Ages 4‐5.
• Azarian, Mary. A Farmer’s Alphabet. Boston, Massachusetts: D.B. Godine, 1981. Ages 4‐5.
• Baddiel, Ivor and Sophie Jubb. Cock‐A‐Doodle, Quack! Quack! Illus. by Allie Busby. 1st American Ed. New York: David Fickling Books, c2007. Ages 3‐5.
• Brown, Craig. Barn Raising. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2002. Ages 4‐5.
• Brown, Margaret Wise. Big Red Barn. Illus. by Felicia Bond. Newly Illustrated Ed. New York: Harper & Row, c1989. Ages 3‐5.
• Bunting, Eve. Hurry! Hurry! Illus. by Jeff Mack. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, c2007. Ages 2‐5.
• Cleary, Beverly. The Hullabaloo ABC. Illus. by Ted Rand. Revised Ed. New York: Morrow Junior Books, c1998. Ages 4‐5.
• Ehlert, Lois. Color Farm. 1st Ed. New York: Lippincott, c1990. Ages 4‐5.
• Fleming, Denise. Barnyard Banter. 1st Ed. New York: Holt, c1994. Ages 4‐5.
• Greene, Rhonda Gowlee. Barnyard Song. 1st Ed. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1997. Ages 4‐5.
• Greenstein, Elaine. One Little Lamb. New York: Viking, 2004. Ages 2‐5.
• Greenstein, Elaine. One Little Seed. New York: Viking, 2004. Ages 2‐5.
• Hillenbrand, Will. Fiddle‐i‐fee. 1st Ed. San Diego, California: Harcourt, 2002. Ages 2‐5.
• Hutchins, Pat. Rosie’s Walk. New York: Macmillan, c1968. Ages 2‐5.
• Hutchins, Pat. Ten Red Apples. 1st Ed. New York: Greenwillow Books, c2000. Ages 2‐5.
• MacLennan, Cathy. Chicky Chicky Chook Chook. 1st American Ed. London, England: Boxer Books, 2007. Ages 2‐5.
• Palatini, Margie. Earthquack! Illus. by Barry Moser. 1st Ed. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2002. Ages 4‐5.
• Spurr, Elizabeth. Farm Life. Illus. by Steve Björkman. 1st Ed. New York: Holiday House, c2003. Ages 4‐5.
• Staake, Bob. The Red Lemon. 1st Ed. New York: Golden Books, 2006.
• Tankard, Jeremy. Grumpy Bird. 1st Ed. New York: Scholastic Press, c2007. Ages 4‐5.
• Tafuri, Nancy. Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails. New York: Greenwillow Books, c1998. Ages 2‐5.
• Tafuri, Nancy. This Is The Farmer. 1st Ed. New York: Greenwillow Books, c1994. Ages 3‐5.
• Tekavic, Heather. Storm Is Coming! Illus. by Margaret Spengler. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c2002. Ages 3‐5.
• Waddell, Martin. Farmer Duck. Illus. by Helen Oxenbury. 1st US Ed. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 1992. Ages 4‐5.
• Wallner, Alexandra. The Farmer In The Dell. 1st Ed. New York: Holiday House, c1998. Ages 3‐5.
• Ziefert, Harriet. A Dozen Ducklings Lost and Found. Paintings by Donald Dreifuss. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Ages 4‐5.

• Blegvad, Lenore. First Friends. Pictures by Erik Blegvad. U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. (Ages 3‐5)
  • This book is about making friends at preschool.
• Bynum, Janie. Otis. Hong Kong: Harcourt, Inc., 2000. (Ages 3‐5)
  • Otis is a pig who hates mud and is lonely until he finds a friend in a little frog who hates mud and is lonely too.
• Carle, Eric. Do You Want To Be My Friend?. U.S.A: HarperCollins Publishers,1976. (Ages 2‐5)
  • A mouse searches for a friend and eventually finds another mouse.
• DePaola, Tomie. Meet the Barkers, Morgan and Moffat Go To School. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001. (Age 5)
  • Morgan and Moffat go to school in the same classroom for the first time. Moffat tries to do everything while Morgan makes friends with Billy. At last, the teacher tells Moffat to go play with some friends. Moffat learns to share and be a friend with Sally.
• Dunrea, Olivier. Gossie & Gertie. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. (Ages 2‐5)
  • Gossie and Gertie are best friend goslings.
• Gorbachev, Valeri. That’s What Friends Are For. New York, NY: Philomel Books, 2005. (Ages 4‐5)
  • Goat is worrying about his friend Pig because “that’s what friends are for.”
• Hutchins, Pat. It’s My Birthday!. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, 1999. (Ages 3‐5)
  • Billy, a little green monster, has trouble sharing during his birthday party until he becomes lonely.
• McBratney, Sam. I’m Sorry. Illus. by Jennifer Eachus. Hong Kong: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. (Age 5)
  • Two toddlers who are best friends get into a fight and have to learn to apologize to be friends.
• McKee, David. Elmer and the Kangaroo. Italy: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. (Ages 3‐5)
  • Elmer, who is an elephant, befriends a kangaroo, who thinks he cannot hop. However, he bounces. Elmer has to convince the kangaroo that a bounce is a type of hop. This book is about supporting friends. Elmer the elephant is a series by David McKee.
• Murphy, Stuart J. Emma’s Friendwich. 1st Edition. I See I Learn Series. Watertown, MA; Charlesbridge, 2010. (Ages 4‐5)
  • Emma moves to a new home. She sees Percy and her new next door neighbor Freda playing together. The book is about how she becomes friends with both of them.
• Narahashi, Keiko. Two Girls Can!. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2000. (Ages 2‐5)
  • “Two girls can…” do everything together as friends.
• Newman, Marjorie. Mole and the Baby Bird. Illus. by Patrick Benson. New York City: Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2002. (Ages 4‐5)
  • Mole finds and raises a baby bird, then has to learn a different lesson by letting the bird go back into the wild.
• Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give A Moose A Muffin. Illus. by Felicia Bond. United States: A Laura Geringer Book, 1991. (Ages 4‐5)
  • This is a silly, fun book about what would happen if you gave a moose a muffin. The moose could also be a friend. Laura Joffe Numeroff wrote this book as the first in a series of charming “nonsense” books for younger children.
• Panek, Dennis. Matilda Hippo Has A Big Mouth. Scarsdale, NY: Bradbury Press, 1980. (Ages 4‐5)
  • Matilda is a hippo who gossips about everybody until the gossip comes back about her.
• Raschka, Chris. Like Likes Like. New York City: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 1999. (Ages 4‐5)
  • Exclusion and inclusion are addressed when a white cat is cast out by a group of animals, then he finds another cat.
• Raschka, Chris. Yo! Yes?. New York, NY: Orchard Books, 1993. (Ages 2‐5)
  • Two boys become friends through a common interest in basketball.
• Russell, Natalie. Brown Rabbit in the City. New York, NY: Viking, 2010. (Age 5)
  • Brown Rabbit goes to visit Little Rabbit in the city. Little Rabbit takes him to all the sights. However, Brown Rabbit disappears. Little Rabbit finally realizes that Brown Rabbit just wants to be with her, not see every sight in the city.
• Stanley, Diane. Goldie and the Three Bears. China: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. (Ages 4‐5)
  • Goldie has trouble finding a best friend until she plays with Baby Bear.
• Waddell, Martin. Hi, Harry, The Moving Story of How One Slow Tortoise Slowly Made a Friend. Illus. by Barbara Firth. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2003. (Ages 3‐5)
  • Harry Tortoise wants to play. However, everybody is busy but Sam Snail who becomes his best friend.
• Willems, Mo. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children, 2004. (Ages 3‐5)
  • A pigeon finds a hot dog, and a duckling is curious about the taste. They share it.

• Ayres, Katherine. Up, Down, and Around. Illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2007. (Ages 3-5)
  • The book demonstrates how different plants grow in the ground.

• Azarian, Mary. A Gardener’s Alphabet. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. (Ages 2-5)
  • The alphabet book uses words relating to gardens.
• Ehlert, Lois. Growing Vegetable Soup. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, 1987. (Ages 2-5)
  • A person grows vegetables and then makes vegetable soup.
• Ehlert, Lois. Planting a Rainbow. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. (Ages 2-5)
  • Different plants grow into a rainbow of colors.
• Glaser, Linda. Compost! Growing Gardens From Your Garbage. Illus. by Anca Hariton. Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook Press, 1996. (Ages 4-5)
  • The book shows how one can compost using natural waste to grow a garden.
• Gliori, Debi. Flora’s Surprise. New York, New York: Orchard Books, 2002. (Ages 4-5)
  • The rabbit family enjoys planting flowers for the fall. The little girl bunny, Flora, plants a toy house that becomes a bird house in the spring.
• Holub, Joan. The Garden That We Grew. Illus. by Hiroe Nakata. Viking Easy-To-Read (Level 2). New York, New York: Viking, 2001. (Ages 3-5)
  • Children grow pumpkins for Halloween.
• Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed. Illus. by Crockett Johnson. New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1945. (Ages 2-5)
  • A boy succeeds in growing a carrot despite the fact that everybody believes the carrot will not grow.
• Mallet, David. Inch by Inch, The Garden Song. Illus. by Ora Eitan. United States: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995. (Illustrations) United States: Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, c1975. (Ages 2-5)
  • A song has lyrics about gardening.
• Mannis, Celeste Davidson. One Leaf Rides the Wind. Illus. by Susan Kathleen Hartung. New York, New York: Viking, 2002. (Ages 3-5)
  • A girl counts objects in a Japanese garden.
• Schumaker, Ward. In My Garden. San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, 2000. (Ages 2-5)
  • The book counts objects in a garden.
• Segal, John. Carrot Soup. New York, New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2006. (Ages 4-5)
  • A rabbit plants carrot seeds to make carrot soup eventually, but his friends take his carrot to make his soup.
• Shannon, George. Busy In The Garden. Illus. by Sam Williams. 1st ed. China: Greenwillow Books, 2006.(Ages 3-5)
  • The book is a collection of poetry about gardening.

• Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body. Pictures by Bruce Degen. Scholastic. 1989.
• Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus: Explores the Senses. Pictures by Bruce Degen. Scholastic. 1999.
• Cole, Joanna. Your Insides. Pictures by Paul Meisel. 1992.
• Frost, Helen. Your Senses. Pebble Books Series. 2000.
• Human Body. Eyewitness Science Series. Dorling Kindersley. 1993.
• The Human Body. Junior Adventure Series. 2003.
• Manning, Mick and Brita Granström. My Body Your Body. 1997.
• Pluckerose, Henry. Look at Faces. Photos by Mike Galletly. 1988.
• Polland, Barbara Kay. The Sensible Book, A Celebration of Your Five Senses. Photos. by Helia Hammid. 1993.
• Richardson, Joy. What Happens When You Breathe? Pictures by Colin and Motra Maclean. 1986.
• What’s Inside? My Body. Dorling Kindersley. 1991.

• Lehman, Barbara. Rainstorm. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. (Ages 2-5)
  • During a rainy day, a boy imagines that he is in a lighthouse in a sunny day.
• McNeil, Florence & David McPhail. Sail Away. Custer, Washington: Orca Book Publishers, 2000. (Ages 4-5)
  • A boy imagines that he with his stuffed animals are on a pirate ship.

• Applet, Kathi. Oh My Baby, Little One. Illus. by Jane Dyer. San Diego: Harcourt Brace & Co., 2000. Ages 2‐5.

• Carlson, Nancy. Henry’s 100 Days of Kindergarten. New York: Viking, 2004. Ages 4‐5.
• Carlson, Nancy. Henry’s Show and Tell. New York: Viking, 2004. Ages 3‐5.
• Dewdney, Anna. Llama Llama Misses Mama. New York: Viking, 2009. Ages 2‐5.
• Freeman, Don. Quiet! There’s a Canary in the Library. New York: Viking Children’s Books, 2007. Ages 4‐5.
• Hays, Anna Jane. Kindergarten Countdown. Illus. by Linda Davick. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. Ages 3‐5.
• Henkes, Kevin. Wemberly Worried. 1st Ed. New York: Greenwillow Books, c2000. Ages 4‐5.
• Lies, Brian. Bats at the Library. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008. Ages 4‐5.
• McQuinn, Anna. Lola At The Library. Illus. by Rosalind Beardshaw. 1st U.S. Ed. Watertown, Massachusetts: Charlesbridge, 2006. Ages 3‐5.
• Miller, Pat. We’re Going on a Book Hunt. Pictures by Nadine Bernard Westcott. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: UpstartBooks, c2008. Ages 3‐5.
• Schaefer, Carole Lexa. Someone Says. New York: Viking, 2003. Ages 3‐5.
• Senisi, Ellen B. Hurray For Pre‐K! 1st Ed. New York: Harper CollinsPublishers, c2000. Ages 3‐5.
• Sierra, Janet. Wild About Books. Illus. by Marc Brown. New York: Knopf, 2004. Ages 4‐5.
• Slate, Joseph. The Miss Bindergarten Series (any book). Illus. by Ashley Wolff. New York: Dutton Children’s Books. Ages 3‐5.
• Stoeke, Janet Morgan. It’s Library Day. 1st Ed. New York: Dutton Children’s Books, 2008. Ages 3‐5.
• Wells, Rosemary. Emily’s First 100 Days of School. 1st Ed. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2000. Ages 3‐5.
• Wild, Margaret. Tom Goes to Kindergarten. Illus by David Legge. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman, 2000. Ages 3‐5.
• Yolen, Janet. How Do Dinosaurs Go To School? Illus. by Mark Teague. New York: Blue Sky Press, 2007. Ages 3‐5.
• Yoo, Taeeun. The Little Red Fish. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, c2007. Ages 4‐5.

• Barton, Byron. Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones. New York : T. Y. Crowell, c1990. Ages 2‐5.
• Lobel, Anita. Nini Here and There. 1st Ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, c2007. Ages 3‐5.
• Magoon, Scott. Hugo & Miles in: I’ve Painted Everything! Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007. Ages 4‐5.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). Museum ABC. 1st Ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2002. Ages 2‐5.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). Museum Shapes. 1st Ed. New York: Little, Brown and Co., c2005. Ages 2‐5.\
• Rohmann, Eric. Time Flies. 1st Ed. New York : Crown, c1994. Ages 2‐5.
• Whybrow, Ian. Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs. Illus. by Adrian Reynolds. New York : Random House, 2003, c1999. Age 5.

• Arnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot’s 25 Fish Every Child Should Know. New York, NY: Bradbury Press, 1993. (Ages 2-5)
• Arnosky, Jim. A Manatee Morning. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000. (Ages 2-5)
  • The book depicts the life of a manatee.
• Blackstone, Stella. Secret Seahorse. Illus. by Clara Beaton. Cambridge, MA: Barefoot Books, 2004. (Ages 3-5)
  • Children learn about the ocean while swimming on a guided tour by a seahorse.
• Karas, G. Brian. Atlantic. New York, NY: G.P Putnam’s Sons, 2002. (Ages 3-5)
  • The book takes the perspective of the Atlantic Ocean to teach children about the ocean.
• MacQuitty, Miranda. Ocean. Eyewitness Books [Series]. Photos. by Frank Greenaway. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf and Dorling Kindersley, 1995. (Ages 4-5)
  • Photographs help a child to understand the ocean.
• Rotner, Shelley. Senses at the Seashore. Minneapolis, MN: Millbrook Press, 2006. (Ages 2-5)
  • Photographs and words portray the seashore.
• Winter, Jeanette. Mama: A True Story. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2006. (Ages 2-5)
  • A baby hippo loses its mama in a tsunami and finds a new mama, a giant tortoise, in its new animal sanctuary.
• Zolotow, Charlotte. The Seashore Book. Illus. by Wendell Minor. U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. (Ages 4-5)
  • The book depicts life on the seashore

• Hughes, Monica. My Id-al-Fitr. Festivals series. Chicago, Illinois: Raintree, 2004. (Ages 4-5)
  • A boy describes how his family and friends celebrate the Muslim holiday Id-al-Fitr.
• Krishnaswami, Uma. Holi. Rookie Read-About Holidays series. United States: Children’s Press, 2003. (Ages 4-5)
  • This book is about the Hindu holiday Holi.
• Marx, David E. Ramadan. Rookie Read-About Holidays series. United States: Children’s Press, 2002. (Ages 4-5)
  • This book is about the Muslim holiday Ramadan.
• Hughes, Monica. My Divali. Festivals series. Chicago, Illinois: Raintree, 2004. (Ages 4-5)
  • A boy describes how his family and friends celebrate the Hindu holiday, Divali. 

• Child, Lauren. I Want a Pet. Berkeley, California: Tricycle Press, 1999. (Ages 4-5) A girl wants a pet and considers various possibilities until she decides to adopt an egg as a pet.
• Howard, Arthur. Hoodwinked. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, Inc., 2001. (Ages 2-5)
  • Mitzi, who likes creepy things, tries to adopt a toad and a pair of bats, but they are not creepy enough. Finally, she adopts a cat that hunts ghosts with her.
• Kimmel, Eric A. I Took My Frog to the Library. Illus by Blanche Sims. New York, New York: Viking Penguin, 1990. (Ages 2-5)
  • A girl takes a menagerie of pets to the library until the librarian yells at her to leave them at home.
• Luthardt, Kevin. Peep! Atlanta, Georgia: Peachtree Publishers, Inc., 2003. (Ages 2-5)
  • A boy finds an egg that cracks and hatches a duck that follows him home. He keeps it until it grows too big to keep at home and then releases it back into the wild.
• Petersen-Fleming, Judy and Bill Fleming. Kitten Care and Critters, too! Illus. by Debra Reingold-Reiss. New York, New York: Tambourine Books, 1994. (Ages 3-5)
  • This book discusses how to care for cats. It also compares them to other animals using photographs and two different texts for different ages.
• Petersen-Fleming, Judy and Bill Fleming. Puppy Care and Critters, too! Illus. by Debra Reingold-Reiss. New York, New York: Tambourine Books, 1994. (Ages 3-5)
  • This book discusses how to care for dogs. It also compares them to other animals using photographs and two different texts for different ages.
• Ziefert, Harriet. Let’s Get A Pet. Illus. by Mavis Smith. New York, New York: Viking, 1993. (Ages 4-5) A boy and his sister want a pet. He wants a dog; she wants a kitten. The children consider different pets, and, in the end, they get two guinea pigs as first pets.

• Fowler, David. It’s Fruit, It’s Vegetable, It’s a Pumpkin. Children’s Press: 1995.
  • The book is about different aspects of pumpkins.
• Kottke, Jan. From Seed to Pumpkin. Children’s Press: 2000.
  • The book describes the growth process of a pumpkin.
• Levenson, George. Pumpkin Cicrcle, The Story of a Garden. Photos. by Swhmust Thalar. Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press, 1999. (Ages 4-5)
  • A poetic storyline describes the life cycle of a pumpkin in rhyme.
• Rockwell, Anne. Apples and Pumpkins. Pictures by Lizzy Rockwell. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers: 1989.
  • The book is about the use of apples and pumpkins in the fall.

• dePaola, Tomie. The Baby Sister. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1996.
  • Tommy’s mommy was pregnant, and he wanted a baby sister.
• Grossman, Bill. My Little Sister Ate One Hare. Pictures by Kevin Hawkes. 1996.
  • A child’s sister eats things as he counts until she eats ten peas.
• Henkes, Kevin. Julius, the Baby of the World. (1990)
  • Lily is first jealous of her baby brother, Julius, but learns to love him in the end.
• Hoban, Russell. A Baby Sister for Frances. Illus. by Lillian Hoban. New York: Harper & Row, 1964.
  • Frances tries to run away when her parents announce that she is going to become an older sister.
• Hoban, Russell. A Birthday for Frances. Illus. by Lillian Hoban. New York: Harper & Row, 1968.
  • Gloria, Frances’s little sister, is having a birthday. Frances does not like it but realizes she has to be nice by giving Gloria a present.
• Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. When Will Sarah Come? Pictures by Nina Crews. 1999.
  • A young boy waits for his older sister Sarah to come home from school.
• Hughes, Shirley. Annie Rose is My Little Sister. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2002.
  • A child talks about his little sister Annie Rose.
• Hutchins, Pat. You’ll Soon Grow into Them, Titch. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1983.
  • Titch receives hand-me-downs from his older siblings because he needs new clothes.
• Lindgren, Barbro. Benny and the Binky. Illus. by Olof Landström. Translated by Elizabeth Kallick Dyssegaard. Stockholm: R&S Books, 2002.
  • Benny has a little brother who receives more attention as the baby than he does. Like a baby, Benny tries to run around town with his brother’s pacifier in his mouth for attention.
• McPhail, David. Sisters. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.
  • The book is about two sisters who are different in some ways and the same in other ways.
• Stuve-Boden, Stephanie. Elizabeti’s Doll. Pictures by Christy Hale. 1998.
  • Elizabeti gets a new baby brother Obedi, and she wants to be a mother like her own. She turns a rock into a doll and makes her baby Eva.
• Stuve-Boden, Stephanie. Mama Elizabeti. Pictures by Christy Hale. 2000.
  • Elizabeti has new baby sister Flora, so she is now in charge of her little brother Obedi.
• Van Leeuwan, Jean. Benny & Beautiful Baby Delilah. Pictures by Leuyan Pham. 2006.
  • Benny gets a new baby sister, whom he does not like one bit.
• Viorst, Judith. I’ll fix Anthony. Illus. by Arnold Lobel. NewYork: Harper & Row Publishers, 1969.
  • A child hopes to outdo his older brother Anthony.
• Wolde, Gunther. Betsy’s Baby Brother. 1975.
  • Betsy helps her mother to take care of her baby brother.

• Blackstone, Margaret. This Is Soccer. Illus. by John O’Brien. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1999. Ages 4‐5.
• Brown, Marc. D.W. Flips! 1st Ed. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown, c1987. Ages 4‐5.
• Isadora, Rachel. Max. New York: Collier Books, 1984, c1976. Ages 4‐5.
• Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page. Move! Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Ages 3‐5.
• Kolar, Bob. Big Kicks. 1st Ed. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2008. Ages 3‐5.
• Kovalski, Maryann. Take me out to the Ball Game. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, c2004. Ages 3‐5.
• Martin, Jr., Bill and Michael Sampson. Swish! Illus. by Michael Chesworth. 1st Ed. New York: Henry Holt, 1997. Ages 4‐5.
• Martin, David. Piggy and Dad Go Fishing. Illus. by Frank Remkiewicz. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2005. Ages 4‐5.
• Meister, Carl. My Pony Jack. Illus. by Amy Young. New York: Viking, 2005. Ages 3‐5.
• Meister, Carl. My Pony Jack At Riding Lessons. Illus. by Amy Young. New York: Viking, 2005. Ages 3‐5.
• Meister, Carl. My Pony Jack At The Horse Show. Illus. by Amy Young. New York: Viking, 2006. Ages 3‐5.
• Norworth, Jack. Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Illus. by Alec Gillman. Hong Kong, China: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999. Ages 2‐5.
• Rodriguez, Edel. Sergio Makes a Splash! 1st Ed. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2008. Ages 3‐5.
• Seder, Rufus Butler. Gallop! New York: Workman Pub.,2007. Ages 3‐5.
• Seder, Rufus Butler. Swing! New York: Workman Pub., c2008. Ages 3‐5.
• Smee, Nicola. Clip‐Clop! London, England: Boxer Books, 2006. Ages 4‐5.
• Stewart, Amber and Layn Marlow. Little by Little. 1st Scholastic Ed. New York, NY: Orchard Books, 2008. Ages 4‐5.
• Wilson, Sarah. Big Day on the River. Illus. by Randy Cecil. 1st Ed. New York: Henry Holt, 2003. Ages 3‐5.

• Hirschi, Ron. Summer. Illus. by Thomas D. Mangelsen. New York: Cobblehill Books, c1991. (Ages 2-5)
• Joosse, Barbara. Hot City. Illus. by R. Gregory Christie. New York, NY: Philomel Books, 2004. (Ages 4-5)
  • A brother and a sister are bored, so they listen to women gossip, buy ice cream cones, and go to the library to get through a hot summer day.
• Maass, Robert. When Summer Comes. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, c1993. (Ages 2-5)
• Mahy, Margaret. A Summery Saturday Morning. Illus. by Selina Young. New York, NY: Viking, 1998. (Ages 3-5)
• Rius, María. Summer. Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational Series, 1998. (Ages 2-5)
• Schnur, Steven. Summer, An Alphabet Acrostic. Illus. by Leslie Evans. New York, NY: Clarion Books, c2001. (Ages 3-5)

• Cole, Joanna. My Big Boy Potty. Illus. by Maxie Chambliss. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
• Cole, Joanna. My Big Girl Potty. Illus. by Maxie Chambliss. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
• Elya, Susan Middleton. Oh No, Gotta Go! Illus. by G. Brian Karas. New York: G. Putnam’s Sons, 2003.
• Frankel, Alona. Once Upon a Potty: Boy. New York: HarperFestival, 1999, c1979.
• Frankel, Alona. Once Upon a Potty: Girl. New York: HarperFestival, 1999, c1979.

• Gibbons, Gail. Valentine’s Day. New York, NY: Holiday House, 1986.
  • The book describes how people celebrate Valentine’s Day.
• Hurd, Thacher. Little Mouse’s Big Valentine. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1990.
  • Little Mouse makes a Big Valentine and goes on an adventure with it.
• Melmed, Laura Krauss. A Hug Goes Around. Illus. by Betsy Lewin. Hong Kong: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.
  • A family has fun and hugs each other.
• Modell, Frank. One Zillion Valentines. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books, 1981.
  • Milton and Marvin make lots of handmade Valentines.

Authors of Vehicles Books

• Barton, Bryon (Ages 2‐5)
• Brady, Peter (Ages 4‐5)
• Bridges, Sarah (Ages 3‐5)
• Budd, E.S. (Age 5)
• Collicut, Paul (Ages 3‐5)
• Crews, Donald (Ages 2‐5)
• Freeman, Marci (Ages 4‐5)
• Stickland, Paul (Ages 3‐5)
• Williams, Linda D. (Ages 3‐5)

Book Series on Vehicles

• Big Machines At Work (Age 5)
• Dorling Kindersley (DK) (Ages 4‐5)
• Emergency Vehicles (Ages 3‐5)
• The Usborne Books (Ages 4‐5)

Books

• ™ Gibbons, Gail. Boat Book. New York, New York: Holiday House, c1983. (ages 2‐5)
• ™ Gibbons, Gail. Trucks. New York, New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, c1981. (ages 2‐5)
• ™ Jango‐Cohen, Judith. Dump Trucks. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publication Company, c2003. (Ages 4‐5)
• ™ Jango‐Cohen, Judith. Fire Trucks. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publication Company, c2003. (Ages 4‐5)
• McNeil, Florence & David McPhail. Sail Away. Custer, Washington: Orca Book Publishers, 2000. (Ages 4‐5)
  • A boy imagines that he and his stuffed animals are on a pirate ship.
• Rockwell, Anne. Big Wheels. New York, New York: Walker & Company, c1986. (Ages 3‐5)
  • The book describes different types of trucks.
• Rockwell, Anne & Harlow. Machines. New York, New York: The Macmillan Company, c1972. (Ages 3‐5)
  • This book describes machines and their parts. 
• Rotner, Shelley. Boats Afloat. New York, New York: Orchard Books, 1998. (Ages 3‐5)
• Rotner, Shelley. Wheels Around. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. (Ages 3‐5)

• Arnosky, Jim. Rabbits & Raindrops. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1997. (Ages 3-5)
  • Five rabbits experience that is both sunny and rainy
• Evans, Leslie. Rain Song. Illus. by Cynthia Jabar. Boston: Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. (Ages 2-5)
• Karas, G. Brian. On Earth. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2005. (Ages 4-5)
  • The book describes seasons and climates within those seasons.
• Karas, G. Brian. The Windy Day. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1998. (Ages 4-5)
  • A boy experiences a giant wind.
• Kay, Verla. Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trains. Illus. by S.D. Schindler. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2000.
  • The book describes poetically the different weather and landscape that people experienced when they first settled out west in the 1800’s.
• Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. New York, New York: The Viking Press, c1962. (Ages 4-5)
  • Peter thoroughly enjoys snow.
• Keats, Ezra Jack. Clementina’s Cactus. New York, New York: The Viking Press, c1982. (Ages 2-5)
  • A little girl waits for a cactus to grow yellow roses.
• Lehman, Barbara. Rainstorm. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, 2007. (Ages 2-5)
  • During a rainy day, a boy imagines that he is in a lighthouse in a sunny day.
• Lyon, George Ella. Come A Tide. Pictures by Stephen Gammell. New York, New York: Orchard Books, 1990. (Ages 4-5)
  • In the country, it rains and floods for a few days on the farm of a little girl’s grandmother. The story describes how the neighbors go to the grandmother’s house to escape the flood.
• MacLennan, Cathy. Chicky Chicky Chook Chook. New York, New York: Boxer Books, 2007. (Ages 2-5)
  • A bunch of noisy animals experience a rain storm.
• Rockwell, Anne & Harlow. The First Snowfall. New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, c1987.
  • A girl experiences her first snowfall.

• Fleming, Denise. Time To Sleep. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1997.
  • Animals realize they need to hibernate for the winter.
• Goffstein, M.B. Our Snowman. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1986.
  • Two children play outdoors in a November blizzard.
• • Hirschi, Ron. Winter. Illus. by Thomas D. Mangelsen. New York: Puffin Unicorn Books, 1996. (Ages 2-5)
• Jensen, Virginia Allen. Sara and the Door. Illus. by Ann Strugnell. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1977.
  • After being outside in the snow, Sara comes inside and sheds off her winter clothes.
• Landry, Leo. The Snow Ghosts. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.
  • Creatures called snow ghosts live in the mountains where it always snow.
• Maass, Robert. When Winter Comes. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1993. (Ages 2-5)
• Rius, María. Winter. Hauppage, NY: Barron’s Educational Series, 1998. (Ages 2-5)
• Rockwell, Anne & Harlow. The First Snowfall. New York, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, c1987.
  • A girl experiences her first snowfall.
• Saunders, Dave and Julie Saunders. Dibble and Dabble in Snowtime. New York, NY: Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing Group, 1991.
  • Two ducks wander in the winter’s cold.
• Schnur, Steven. Winter, An Alphabet Acrostic. Illus. by Leslie Evans. New York, NY: Clarion Books, 2002. (Ages 3-5)