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Looking for something to read to your kids? These books proved a hit with the preschool storytime crowd (ages 2-5). Click on title to find book in the the Libraries of Stevens County catalog, and take it home for your own storytimes.
Reading to your children is one of the best things you can do to prepare them for school and for life. Enjoy!
Visit the Libraries of Stevens County Website for storytime hours and locations.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Albrough, Jez; Duck in the Truck, Fun bouncy rhyme about a duck with a car problem and the animals who help him.
- Applet, Kathi; Oh My Baby, My Little One, A sweet poem about parents working and children at school, about love and letting go.
- Berenstain, Stand and Jan; Old Hat, New Hat, Great rhyming book: teaches us that sometimes what we already have is better than new.
- Braun, Sebastian; I Love My Daddy, A marvelously sweet book about a baby's love for dad.
- Braun, Sebastian; I Love My Mommy, A marvelously sweet book about a baby's love for mom.
- Brett, Jan; The Mitten, Great folktale of animals squeezing into a boy's lost mitten.
- Brown, Marc; Pickle Things, One of my childhood favorites, a rhyme about things made out of pickles, silly and fun.
- Brown, Margaret Wise; The Runaway Bunny, One of the best kid books ever - a story of a wayward bunny and the lengths his mother will go for him.
- Brown, Margaret Wise; Goodnight Moon, One of the best children's books of all time, bar none. A bedtime classic.
- Brown, Margaret Wise; The Little Scarecrow Boy Little scarecrow boy wants to scare the crows like his father; a lovely, colorful fall story.
- Busse, Sarah Martin; Banjo Granny, Banjo granny comes all the way across the country to see her grandbaby, whatever the obstacles.
- Butler, John; Who Says Woof?, Who woofs? A dog! Who meows? A cat! Cute pictures make this simple book a real winner.
- Carle, Eric; Dream Snow A beautiful Christmas story with counting, a guessing game, and a musical sound at the end - lovely and irresistible.
- Carle; Eric; You Seen My Cat?, A boy searches for his lost cat in this winner of a book from Carle.
- Carle, Eric; The Grouchy Ladybug, The grouchy ladybug challenges bigger and bigger animals to fight in this fun, folding flap story.
- Cassanova, Mary; One Dog Canoe, How many animals can fit in this canoe? A fun rhyme - "Can I come, too?"
- Chapman, Keith; Isty Bitsy Spider Follows the rhyme as the baby spider winds his way 'round the farmyard and back to momma's web.
- Cousins, Lucy; Hooray for Fish Terrific rhymes and bright pictures make this a popular pick.
- Crews, Donald; Freight Train, Good for young train-lovers, a very short book that involves color and movement and a short, poetic text.
- Crews, Donald; Light, Another short Crews book, but illustrates the concept of light well with neat, bright illustrations.
- Dallas-Conte, Juliet Cock-a-Moo-Moo, Funny story about a rooster who can't get his crowing right.
- Davis, Katie; Who Hoots?, Sequel to Who Hops? - a little less intuitive, but still a fun guessing game book.
- Davis, Katie; Who Hops?, A silly book that begs for interaction: rabbits hop, frogs hop, cows hop - wait! No they don't!
- Degen, Bruce; Jamberry, Fun poem about berry picking, lovely pictures.
- Dundrea, Olivier; It's Snowing, A nice, quiet story about a mother and her baby playing in the snow - mesmerizing.
- Ehlert, Lois; Leaf Man, Fallen leaves make beautiful illustrations in this neat book about autumn.
- Ehlert, Lois; Waiting for Wings, A quieter story, but one full of the wonder of spring buds and beautiful butterflies.
- Feiffer, Jules; Bark, George A GREAT story about a dog who can't seem to make the right noise, and the crazy reason why.
- Fleming, Candace; Muncha, Muncha, Muncha!, A man goes to great lengths to protect his garden from hungry bunnies in this fun story.
- Fleming, Denise; In the Tall, Tall Grass, With lovely oil paintings, this book works well as an animal guessing game.
- Fleming, Denise; Time to Sleep, A GREAT fall book, the animals notice the signs in nature and head to bed - a fun, sweet story
- Fox, Mem; Hattie and the Fox, Hattie sees the clues, but doesn't realize it's a FOX in the bushes!
- Fox, Mem; Koala Lou, This sweet story tells of a koala's attempt to win her mother's love, only to find she already had it.
- Fox, Mem; Where is the Green Sheep?, Always a favorite at storytime. With a simple rhyme to guide them, children look for the missing green sheep.
- Freeman, Don; Corduroy A cute story about a teddy bear looking for a home.
- Galrone, Paul; The Little Red Hen, Wonderful, classic story with repetition of phrases and a good lesson in helping.
- Galrone, Paul; The Three Bears, Wonderful, enchanting retelling of this classic tale.
- Galrone, Paul; Three Little Kittens,Traditional rhyme set to Galrone's engaging illustrations - fun stuff.
- Guarino, Deborah; Is Your Mama a Llama?, Rhyming, guessing book about what mom goes with what baby animal.
- Hinke, Kevin; Kitten's First Full Moon, Cute story about a kitten who mistakes the moon for a bowl of milk; sweet, happy ending.
- Hong, Lily Toy; Two of Everything, A Chinese fairytale about a magic pot which doubles everything (even problems!).
- Horacek, Petr; A New House for Mouse, Mouse goes looking for a new house but finds sometimes what we already have is best
- Hutchens, Pat; Rosie's Walk, Another favorite of mine, follow Rosie the chicken as she unknowingly escapes a fox.
- Kasza, Keiko; A Mother for Choco, Choco the bird looks for a mother that looks like him, but finds a bear who treats him like her child.
- Kasza, Keiko; The Wolf's Chicken Stew, Wolf wants to eat the chicken, but he has a surprise coming in this sweet, funny tale - a real winner.
- Kirk, Daniel; Humpty Dumpty, Wonderful take on the traditional rhyme with a happier ending.
- Kirk, Daniel; Hush Little Alien, To the tune of "Hush Little Baby," this alien lullaby has great pictures.
- Kraus, Robert; Leo the Late Bloomer, The touching story of a tiger who "blooms in his own good time."
- Lawrence, John; This Little Chick, Great sing-songy rhyme with chances to make farm animal noises.
- Lester, Helen; Tacky the Penguin, A terrific story about a penguin who doesn't fit in, but becomes a hero.
- Lewison, Wendy; Going to Sleep on the Farm, A father explains to his son how animals sleep as he tries to get the boy to go to bed.
- Lionni, Leo, A Color of His Own, A beautiful story of a chameleon who wants a color of his own, good for autumn.
- Lionni, Leo; Swimmy, Swimmy the fish helps the little fish learn to work together to defeat the big shark
- Little House Books; Country Fair, Sugar Snow, etc. Retelling the stories from Wilder's Little House Books, this series of picture books is sure to please younger kids.
- Lopshire, Robert; Put Me In the Zoo, Simple, fun rhyme about a bear and his spots who wants to be in a zoo.
- Markes, Julie; Shhhh! Everybody's Sleeping, Lovely goodnight rhyme of all the people (police, teachers) who are asleep - wonderful, detailed paintings.
- Martin, Bill Jr.; Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? Traditional rhyme with bright illustrations by Eric Carle, this book is wonderful for young ones or kids just starting to read for themselves.
- Martin, David; All for Pie, Pie for All, Cats, mice, and ants all love pie. A great, repetative text that's great for fall or holiday time.
- Mayhew, James; Who Wants a Dragon?, Everyone is too scared of the baby dragon to want him, but then he finds the one who loves him best of all.
- McBratney, Sam; Guess How Much I Love You?, Big and little nutbrown hare talk about how much they love each other in this sweet, quiet story.
- Munsch, Robert; Alligator Baby When mom and dad leave their baby at the zoo, its up to big sister to save him in this funny story
- Munsch, Robert; Angela's Airplane Another winner from Munch - Anglea loves to push buttons and the plane takes off!
- Munsch, Robert; Love You Forever, One of the best kids books, a simple story of unconditional love, aging, and family; hard part is not crying while you read it!
- Munsch, Robert, Ribbon Rescue, A plucky little girl offers the ribbons from her dress in order to save the day.
- Munch, Robert; The Paper Bag Princess, Terrific story about a princess who saves her prince from a dragon, parents enjoy as much as kids do.
- Newman, Leslea; Where is Bear?, The animals of the woods play hide-and-seek, but no one can find bear.
- Numeroff, Laura Joffe; If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, First in the series of books about the consequences of taking in a hungry little mouse.
- Pinkwater, Daniel; The Big Orange Splot, Terrific story about a man who acts differently, a subtle message about artistry and being yourself.
- Portis, Antoinette, Not a Box, Wonderful new classic - whatever the adult says, the child insists it is not a box.
- Rawlinson, Julia; Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, Fletcher the fox tries to save the leaves from falling off of his tree, but then learns how lovely winter can be.
- Rayner, Catherine; Augustus and his Smile Quiet, lovely story of a tiger who goes off to find his smile - cool, slightly abstract pictures.
- Riley, Linnea; Mouse Mess, Mouse find food and then finds a mess in this colorful, lyrical book.
- Sendak, Maurice; Where the Wild Things Are, One of the best kids books ever - a beautiful story of a naughty boy and his imaginary world.
- Serfoz, Mary; Plumply Dumply Pumpkin, A great harvest or Halloween tale about a tiger and his plans for his perfect pumpkin.
- Seuss, Dr.; Green Eggs and Ham, Classic story of Sam-I-am and the reluctant eater. Like many other Seuss books, this one is a little long for children with short attention spans.
- Seuss, Dr.; The Foot Book, A fun, Seussy rhyme, but shorter than others, a great read-aloud, encourages independent reading.
- Shannon, David; Duck on a Bike A fabulously silly story about farm animals riding bikes.
- Sheppard, Jeff; Splash, Splash, Excellent story of animals falling into water and making animal sounds.
- Slobodkina, Esphyr; Caps for Sale, Fun, classic tale of a cap peddler and some meddlesome monkeys.
- Smee, Nicola; Clip-Clop, Farm animals take turns riding the obliging horse in this simple but engaging story.
- Stevenson, Robert Louis; The Moon, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poem is beautifully illustrated into this sweet bedtime book.
- Tanen, Sloane; Coco Counts, Fluffy chicks make this board-book super cute.
- Thomas, Shelley Moore; Get Well, Good Knight, A knight takes care of his dragon friends when they have a cold.
- Thong, Rosanne; Red is a Dragon, A Chinese-themed color book - a nice rhyme with fun, bright pictures.
- Tomkins, Jasper; Nimby, By being true to himself, Nimby finds his place in this world. A simple story with complex themes, a favorite of mine.
- Waddell, Martin; Owl Babies, A sweet story about baby owls waiting for mom to come home - kids love this one.
- Walton, Rick; Mrs. McMurphy's Pumpkin, My new favorite Halloween story, just a little scary, but Mrs. McMurphy outwits the bad pumpkin in the end.
- Weeks, Sarah; If I Were a Lion, Fun, rhyme of a child defending herself against the accusation of "being wild" - terrific art.
- Wells, Rosemary; Max Cleans Up, Max is so messy his sister Ruby always has to clean him up. One in a series about messy Max and precocious Ruby.
- Wood, Audrey and Don; King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Another winner from Wood and Wood. Lovely pictures, fun rhyme, fun story of a king who won't get out of the bath.
- Wood, Audrey and Don; Piggies, A cute story about fingers with AMAZING illustrations, short and sweet.
- Wood, Audrey and Don; The Napping House, Fun "House that Jack Built"-like rhyme with terrific pictures.
- Yolen, Jane; How Do Dinosaurs Eat their Food?, Companion to Yolen's other dinosaur book, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, this book tells how dinosaurs act at the table. A real winner.
- Yolen, Jane (ed.); Here's a Little Poem, Collection of great kids poems with wonderful accompanying illustrations.
- Young, Ed; Seven Blind Mice, Seven blind mice try to guess what is by their pond, an ingenious metaphor, but kids will still like the guessing.
