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* Our very favorite read aloud books
Books in Spanish

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• 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

• Alexandar and the Terrible Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz

• All the Colors of the Earth - by Sheila Hamanaka

• Amazing Grace - by Mary Hoffman *

• An Extraordinary Egg - by Leo Lionni *

• Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock - by Eric A. Kimmel

• Andy and the Lion - by Juan Daugherty

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

• Animal Babies - by Harry McNaught

• Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing - by Judi Barrett

• 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

• Belfry Bat the Scaredy Cat - by Gayle McGuire Tremblay

• Ben's Trumpet - by Rachel Isadora

• Big Red Barn - by Margaret Wise Brown *

• Bingo - by Rita Mae Brown

• Blue Hat Green Hat - by Sandra Boynton

• Blueberries for Sal - by Robert McCloskey

• The Bossy Gallito:  A Traditional Cuban Folk Tale - retold by Lucia M. Gonzalez

• 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

• Carrot Seed, The - by Ruth Krauss

• Cat in the Hat - by Dr. Seuss

• Cenicienta - by Charles Perrault

• Chair for My Mother, A - by Vera B. Williams

• 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 *

• The Cow That Went Oink - by Bernard Most

• 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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• The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash - by Trinka H. Noble

• Day of the Dead - by Tony Johnston

• Dear Zoo - by Rod Campbell

• Deep in the Forest - by Brinton Turkle

• Diego - by Jonah Winter

• Doctor De Soto - by William Steig

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

• The Doorbell Rang - by Pat Hutchins *

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

• Drum, Chavi, Drum! - by Mayra Dole

• 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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• Father Gander Nursery Rhymes: The Equal Rhymes Amendment - by Douglas Larche

• Feathers for Lunch - by Lois Ehlert *

• Five Little Ducks - by Raffi

• The Flag We Love - by Pam Munoz

• The Foolish Tortoise - by Richard Buckley

• The Fortune Tellers - by Lloyd Alexander

• 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

• George and Martha - by James Marshall

• Gingerbread Boy - by Paul Galdone

• Girl, You're Amazing! - by Virginia Kroll

• Go Away, Big Green Monster! - by Ed Emberley

• The Going To Bed Book - by Sandra Boynton

• Goldilocks And The Three Bears - by James Marshall *

• Good Night Gorilla - by Peggy Rathman

• Goodnight Moon - by Margaret Wise Brown

• Grandfather's Journey - by Allen Say

• Grandmother’s Nursery Rhymes - by Nelly Palacio Jaramillo

• The Greedy Python - by Richard Buckley

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

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• Hairs - by Sandra Cisneros

• Happy Birthday, Moon - by Frank Asch

• Harold and the Purple Crayon - by Crockett Johnson

• 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 *

• Henny Penny - illustrated by Paul Galdone

• Hop Jump - by Ellen Stoll Walsh

• Horton Hatches the Egg - by Dr. Seuss

• How Can I Get There? - by Pamela Zagarenski

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

• I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - illustrated by Glen Rounds

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

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

• I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child

• 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

• I'm Lost - by Elizabeth Crary

• Impatient Pamela Calls 911 - by Mary Koski

• In the Small, Small Pond - by Denise Fleming

• In the Tall, Tall Grass - by Denise Fleming

• Inch by Inch - by Leo Lionni *

• Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? An Adventure in Color - by Tana Hoban

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

• It's a Jungle In Here - by Deanne Lee Bingham

• The Itsy Bitsy Spider - by Iza Trapani

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• Jamberry - by Bruce Degen

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

• John Henry - by Julius Lester

• Jorge y Marta - by James Marshall

• Judge, The: An Untrue Tale - by Harve Zemach

• Julius - by Angela Johnson

• Jump, Frog, Jump - by Robert Kalan

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• Koala Lou - by Mem Fox

• Komodo! - by Peter Sis

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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

• The Lady with the Alligator Purse - by Nadine Westcott

• Leo, the Late Bloomer - by Robert Kraus

• Lion Dancer - by Kate Waters

• Little Blue and Yellow - by Leo Lionni

• Little Cloud - by Eric Carle

• The Little Dog Laughed and Other Nursery Rhymes - by Lucy Cousins

• 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

• Little Red Hen - by Paul Galdone*

• Little Red Riding Hood - retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone

• The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything - by Linda Williams

• Los Ninos Alfabeticos - by Lourdes Ayala

• Lunch - by Denise Fleming

• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile - by Bernard Waber

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• Madeline - by Ludwig Bemelmans

• Maisie Goes Swimming - by Lucy Cousins

• Make Way for Ducklings - by Robert McCloskey *

• The Magic Driedel - by Eric Kimmel

• Martha Calling - by Susan Meddaugh

• Me Gusta Como Soy - by Nancy Carlson

• Mi Comida - by Rebecca Emberly

• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel - by Virginia L. Burton

• Millions of Cats - by Wanda Gag

• Minou - by Mindy Bingham

• Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten - by Joseph Slate

• Miss Nelson is Missing - by Harry Allard and James Marshall

• Miss Spiders ABC - by David Kirk

• Miss Spider’s New Car - by David Kirk

• The Mitten - by Jan Brett *

• The Mixed-Up Chameleon - by Eric Carle

• The Monkey and the Crocodile - retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone

• Moon Rope - by Lois Ehlert

• Morris' Disappearing Bag - by Rosemary Wells

• Mouse Paint - by Ellen Walsh

• Mr. Brown Can Moo - by Dr. Seuss

• Mr. Grumpy's Outing - by John Burningham

• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An Aftrican Tale - retold and illustrated by John Steptoe

• Mushroom in the Rain - adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev by Mirra Ginsburg - illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey

• 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 Mother the Mail Carrier - by Inez Maury

• My Opposites - by Rebecca Emberly

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• The Napping House - by Audrey Wood

• Night Tree - by Eve Bunting

• No, David - by David Shannon

• No Jumping on the Bed - by Tedd Arnold *

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• Officer Buckle and Gloria - by Peggy Rathmann *

• Old Black Fly - by Jim Aylesworth

• Olivia’s Opposite by Ian Falconer

• On the Go - by Ann Morris

• One More Bunny - by Rick Walton

• Over in the Meadow - by John Langstaff

• Owen - by Kevin Henkes

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

• Owl Babies - by Martin Waddell

• Owl Moon - by Jane Yolen

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• Pancakes For Breakfast - by Tomie dePaola

• Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me - by Eric Carle

• The Paper Bag Princess - by Robert Munsch

• Perez and Martina - by Pura Belpre

• Pianomania! - by Manjusha Pawagi

• Pierre: A Cautionary Tale - by Maurice Sendak

• 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.

• The Polar Express - by Chris Van Allsburg

• Possum Magic - by Mem Fox

• Princess Backwards - by Jane Gray

• The Princess Who Danced with Cranes - by Annette LeBox

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• Quien Es La Bestia - by Keith Baker

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• The Rainbow Fish - by Marcus Pfister *

• The Random House Book of Mother Goose: A Treasury of 386 Timeless Nursery Rhymes - selected and illustrated by Arnold Lobel

• Read to Your Bunny - by Rosemary Wells

• Reason for a Flower - by Ruth Heller

• Red Riding Hood - by James Marshall

• Rosie's Walk - by Pat Hutchins

• Round Trip - by Ann Jonas

• Rumpelstiltskin - retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

• The Runaway Bunny - by Margaret Wise Brown

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• Sali De Paseo - by Sue Williams

• Salta Y Brinca - by Ellen Walsh

• Scarecrow - by Cynthia Rylant

• Seven Blind Mice - by Ed Young

• The Seven Chinese Sisters - by Kathy Tucker

• Sheep Take A Hike - by Nancy Shaw

• Shoes from Grandpa - by Mem Fox

• Sing Through the Days: Eighty Songs for Children - by Marlys Swinger

• The Snowy Day - by Jack Ezra Keats

• So Many Bunnies - by Rick Walton

• Stephanie's Ponytail - by Robert Munsch

• Stone Soup - retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown

• The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant - by Jean de Brunhoff

• The Story of Ferdinand - by Munro Leaf

• Strega Nona - by Tomie De Paola

• Swamp Angel - by Anne Issacs

• Swimmy - by Leo Lionni

• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble - by William Steig

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• The Tale of Peter Rabbit

• Ten Little Mice - by Joyce Dunbar

• Ten Little Rabbits - by Virginia Grossman

• Ten, Nine, Eight - by Molly Bang

• The Three Bears - by Paul Galdone *

• There's a Nightmare in My Closet - by Mercer Mayer

• This House Is Made of Mud - by Ken Buchanan

• The Three Billy Goats Gruff - by P.C. Asbjfrnsen

• The Three Robbers - by Tomi Ungerer

• Tikki Tikki Tembo - retold by Arlene Mosel

• Today is Monday - by Eric Carle

• Too Many Tamales - by Gary Soto *

• Top Cat - by Lois Ehlert

• Touch and Feel Playtime - by Stephen Shott

• The Treasure on Gold Street - by Lee Merrill Byrd

• The True Story of the Three Little Pigs - by A. Wolf as told to John Scieszka

• Tuesday - by David Wiesner

• Two Greedy Bears - by Mirra Ginsberg

• Two of Everything: A Chinese Folktale - retold and illustrated by Lily Toy Hong

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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

• The Very Busy Spider - by Eric Carle

• The 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

• We're Going on a Bear Hunt - retold by Michael Rosen

• The Wheels on the Bus - adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

• When I was Young in the Mountains - by Cynthia Rylant

• When Sheep Cannot Sleep - by Satoshi Kitamura

• Where the Wild Things Are - by Maurice Sendak *

• Where’s My Teddy - by Jez Alborough

• Where's Spot? - by Eric Hill

• Whistle for Willie - by Ezra Jack Keats

• 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 *

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• Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster from West Africa - retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott

* Our very favorite read aloud books
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