Recommended Books to Teach Early Literacy

Encouraging your child's use of the five Early Literacy practices will ensure they are ready to read when the time comes. The books listed below are recommended for each of the five practices, plus some extra titles for enhanced participation. Click the titles for more information or to place a hold.

Books that encourage...talking:

• A Day in the Life of a Firefighter by Linda Hayward
  
• Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
  
• The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
  
• Bears by Dagmar Fertl
  

Books that encourage...singing:

• Five Little Ducks by Ivan Bates
  
• I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
  
• If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley
  
• Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
  

Books that encourage...reading:

• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
  
• Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
  
• I Will Not Read This Book by Cece Meng
  
• ABC T-Rex by Bernard Most
  

Books that encourage...writing:

• Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills
  
• Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
  
• Do Not Open this Book by Michaela Muntean
  
• Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
  

Books that encourage...playing:

• From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
  
• Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
  
• Fancy Nancy: Tea Parties by Jane O'Connor
  
• Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
  

Books that encourage...participation:

• Jump, Frog, Jump by Robert Kalan
  
• Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
  
• Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
  
• The Napping House by Audrey Wood
  

...and books for all ages:

• Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown
  
• This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
  
• This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
  
• Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau