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Early LEARN - Read Aloud Books

"The single most important activity for building understanding and skills essential for reading success appears to be reading aloud to children." Bus, Van Dzendoom & Pellegrini, 1995

Book List

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P  |  Q  |  R  |  S  |  T  |  U  |  V  |  W  |  X  |  Y  |  Z

* Our very favorite read aloud books
Books in Spanish

Note: These books can be found at either your local library, or ordered through Lyon Books.


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A

  • A Color Of His Own - by Leo Lionni

  • A Mother For Choco - by Keiko Kasza

  • A Sembrar Sopa de Verdures - by Lois Ehlert

  • A to Z - by Sandra Boynton

  • Abiyoyo - by Pete Seeger *

  • Abuela - by Arthur Dorros *

  • Albert’s Alphabet - by Leslie Tryon

  • All the Colors of the Earth - by Sheila Hamanaka

  • Amazing Grace - by Mary Hoffman *

  • An Extraordinary Egg - by Leo Lionni *

  • Angel’s Kite - by Alberto Blanco, Rodolfo Morales

  • Animal Babies - by Harry McNaught

  • Are You My Mother? - by P.D. Eastman *

  • At The Beach - by Anne Rockwell

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  • Baby Beluga - by Raffi

  • Bark, George - by Jules Feiffer *

  • Barnyard Banter - by Denise Fleming

  • Big Red Barn - by Margaret Wise Brown *

  • Bingo - by Rita Mae Brown

  • Blue Hat Green Hat - by Sandra Boynton

  • Bread and Jam for Frances - by Russell Hoban *

  • Bread, Bread, Bread - by Anne Morris

  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? - by Bill Martin, Jr. *

  • Buena Noches Luna - by Margaret Wise Brown

  • Buenos Dias, Buenas Noches - by Michael Grejniec, Alis Alejandro

  • Buz - by Richard Egielski

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  • Calling the Doves, El Canto de Palomas - by Juan Felipe Herrera

  • Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? - by Martin Waddell *

  • Caps For Sale; A Tale Of A Peddler, Some Monkeys And Their Monkey Business
    - by Slobodkina, Esphyr *

  • Career Day - by Anne Rockwell *

  • Carl Goes Shopping - by Alexandra Day

  • Cat in the Hat - by Dr. Seuss

  • Cenicienta - by Charles Perrault

  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - by Bill Martin, Jr. *

  • Children Around The World - by Donata Montanari

  • Chrysanthemum - by Kevin Henkes

  • Come Along Daisy! - by Jane Simmons

  • Corduory - by Don Freeman *

  • Cuadros de Familia - by Carmen Lomas Garza

  • Cuckoo - by Lois Ehlert

  • Cuenta Los Insectos - by Jerry Pallotta

  • Curious George by A. F. Rey *

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  • Day of the Dead - by Tony Johnston

  • Deep in the Forest - by Brinton Turkle

  • Diego - by Jonah Winter

  • Don’t Fidget a Feather! - by Erica Silverman

  • Down In The Woods at Sleepytime - by Carole Lexa Schaefer

  • Dumpling Soup - by Jama Kim Rattigan

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  • Eating the Alphabet - by Lois Ehlert

  • Edward the Emu - by Sheena Knowles

  • Eight Animals on the Town - by Susan Middleton Elya

  • El Cuento de Ferdinando - by Munro Leaf

  • El Dia En Que Tu Naciste - by Debra Frasier

  • El Ratoncito, La Fresa Roja y Madyra y El Gran Oso Hambriento - by Audrey Wood

  • Everybody Cooks Rice - by Nora Dooley *

  • Extraordinary Egg - by Leo Lionni

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  • Feathers for Lunch - by Lois Ehlert *

  • Five Little Ducks - by Raffi

  • Freight Train - by Donald Crews

  • From Acorn to Zoo - by Satoshi Kitamura

  • From Head to Toe - by Eric Carle

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  • Gathering the Sun - by Alma Flor Ada

  • Gingerbread Boy - by Paul Galdone

  • Goldilocks And The Three Bears - by James Marshall *

  • Good Night Gorilla - by Peggy Rathman

  • Goodnight, Moon - by Margaret Wise Brown

  • Grandmother’s Nursery Rhymes - by Nelly Palacio Jaramillo

  • Guess How Much I Love You? - by Sam McBratney *

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  • Hairs - by Sandra Cisneros

  • Harriet - by Deborah Inkpen

  • Harry and the Purple Crayon - by Crockett Johnson *

  • Harry the Dirty Dog - by Gene Zion *

  • Hattie and Fox - by Mem Fox *

  • Hop Jump - by Ellen Stoll Walsh

  • How Can I Get There? - by Pamela Zagarenski

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  • I Can Read with My Eyes Shut - by Dr. Seuss *

  • I Love You Just The Way You Are - by Virginia Miller

  • I Take My Frog to the Library - by Eric Kimmel*

  • I Wish I Were a Butterfly - by James Howe

  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - by Laura Numeroff *

  • I'm a Little Teapot - by Jane Cobb

  • In the Small, Small Pond - by Denise Fleming

  • In the Tall, Tall Grass - by Denise Fleming

  • Inch by Inch - by Leo Lionni *

  • Is Your Mama a Llama?  - by Deborah Guarino, Steven Kellogg *

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  • Jamberry - by Bruce Degen

  • Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? - by Nancy White Carlstrom *

  • Jorge y Marta - by James Marshall

  • Jump, Frog, Jump - by Robert Kalan

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  • Koala Lou - by Mem Fox

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  • La Gallinita Roja y la Espiga de Trigo - by Mary Finch

  • La Isla - by Arthur Dorros

  • La Leyenda del Pincel Indio - by Tomie dePaola

  • La Tortilleria - by Gary Paulsen

  • Leo, the Late Bloomer - by Robert Kraus

  • Lion Dancer - by Kate Waters

  • Little Blue and Yellow - by Leo Lionni

  • Little Cloud - by Eric Carle

  • Little Red Hen - by Paul Galdone*

  • Los Ninos Alfabeticos - by Lourdes Ayala

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  • Madeline - by Ludwig Bemelmans

  • Make Way for Ducklings - by Robert McCloskey *

  • Me Gusta Como Soy - by Nancy Carlson

  • Mi Comida - by Rebecca Emberly

  • Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten - by Joseph Slate

  • Miss Spiders ABC - by David Kirk

  • Miss Spider’s New Car - by David Kirk

  • Moon Rope - by Lois Ehlert

  • Mouse Paint - by Ellen Walsh

  • Mr. Brown Can Moo - by Dr. Seuss

  • My Clothes, Nu Ropa - by Rebecca Emberly

  • My Colors - by Rebecca Emberly

  • My First Spanish Animal Board Book  -by Inc DK Publishing

  • My First Spanish Number Board Book - by Inc DK Publishing

  • My Five Senses - by Aliki

  • My House, Mi Casa - by Rebecca Emberly

  • My Opposites - by Rebecca Emberly

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  • Night Tree - by Eve Bunting

  • No, David - by David Shannon

  • No Jumping on the Bed - by Tedd Arnold *

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  • Olivia’s Opposite by Ian Falconer

  • On the Go - by Ann Morris

  • One More Bunny - by Rick Walton

  • Owl Babies - by Martin Waddell

  • Owl Moon - by Jane Yolen

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  • Pancakes For Breakfast - by Tomie dePaola

  • Piggies - by Audrey Wood

  • Pip's Magic - by Ellen Walsh

  • Planting a Rainbow - by Lois Ehlert

  • Plumas Para Almorzar - by Ehlert

  • Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See? - by Bill Martin, Jr.

  • Possum Magic - by Mem Fox

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  • Quien Es La Bestia - by Keith Baker

  • Rainbow Fish - by Marcus Pfister

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  • Read to Your Bunny - by Rosemary Wells

  • Reason for a Flower - by Ruth Heller

  • Red Riding Hood - by James Marshall

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  • Sali De Paseo - by Sue Williams

  • Salta Y Brinca - by Ellen Walsh

  • Scarecrow - by Cynthia Rylant

  • Sheep Take A Hike - by Nancy Shaw

  • Shoes from Grandpa - by Mem Fox

  • Snowy Day - by Jack Ezra Keats

  • So Many Bunnies - by Rick Walton

  • Swimmy - by Leo Lionni

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  • Ten Little Mice - by Joyce Dunbar

  • Ten Little Rabbits - by Virginia Grossman

  • The Cow That Went Oink - by Bernard Most

  • The Doorbell Rang - by Pat Hutchins *

  • The Foolish Tortoise - by Richard Buckley

  • The Going To Bed Book - by Sandra Boynton

  • The Greedy Python - by Richard Buckley

  • The Itsy Bitsy Spider - by Iza Trapani

  • The Flag We Love - by Pam Munoz

  • The Lady with the Alligator Purse - by Nadine Westcott

  • The Little Engine That Could - by Watty Piper *

  • The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR - by Don & Audrey Wood *

  • The Little Polar Bear - by Hans DeBeer

  • The Magic Driedel - by Eric Kimmel

  • The Mitten - by Jan Brett *

  • The Mixed-Up Chameleon - by Eric Carle

  • The Owl and the Pussycat - by Edward Lear (ill. by Jan Brett)

  • The Rainbow Fish - by Marcus Pfister *

  • The Runaway Bunny - by Margaret Wise Brown

  • The Three Bears - by Paul Galdone *

  • The Very Busy Spider - by Eric Carle

  • This House Is Made of Mud - by Ken Buchanan

  • Today is Monday - by Eric Carle

  • Too Many Tamales - by Gary Soto *

  • Top Cat - by Lois Ehlert

  • Touch and Feel Playtime - by Stephen Shott

  • Two Greedy Bears - by Mirra Ginsberg

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  • Un Gato Y Un Perro - by Claire Masurel

  • Uno, Dos, Tres, One Two Three - by Pat Mora

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  • Valentine's Bears - by Eve Bunting

  • Very Hungry Caterpillar - by Eric Carle

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  • We All Sing with the Same Voice - by J. Miller *

  • We Are A Rainbow - by Nancy Maria Grande Tabor

  • When Sheep Cannot Sleep - by Satoshi Kitamura

  • Where the Wild Things Are - by Maurice Sendak *

  • Where’s My Teddy - by Jez Alborough

  • Whoever You Are - by Mem Fox

  • Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears? - by Verna Aardema

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  • Yoko by Rosemary Wells *

 

* Our very favorite read aloud books
Books in Spanish


Early Learning Opportunities Act
Funded by the Department of Health & Human Services
Administration on Children, Youth and Families

In partnership with the Butte County Local Child Care Planning Council

For more information

Contact:
Heather Senske
- Administrator
Butte County Office of Education
1870 Bird Street, Oroville, CA, 95965
Phone: (530) 532-5763
Fax:     (530) 532 - 5698
Email: hsenske@bcoe.org

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