Ages 3-6: Pre- to Beginning Readers
Here are resources to encourage a love of reading, from picture books to read aloud to your child to books for beginning readers.
Fancy Nancy
Fancy Nancy is the first picture book of Jane O'Connor's popular picture books about a little girl who loves everything fancy. I recommend Fancy Nancy for three- to six-year-olds.
Fancy Nancy is the first picture book of Jane O'Connor's popular picture books about a little girl who loves everything fancy. I recommend Fancy Nancy for three- to six-year-olds.
1. Summertime Favorites: Classic Literature, Gr. K-3
This booklist from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) "represents NEH's long-standing effort to highlight classic literature for young people." This list includes books for reading aloud and books for the beginning reader.
This booklist from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) "represents NEH's long-standing effort to highlight classic literature for young people." This list includes books for reading aloud and books for the beginning reader.
Hooray for Dr. Seuss!
Find out why Dr. Seuss' popularity has endured for over 60 years.
Find out why Dr. Seuss' popularity has endured for over 60 years.
Books for Beginning Readers
Excellent article and bibliography with such categories as Rhythm and Rhyme, Repetition, Picture Clues, Sight Vocabulary, and Context.
Excellent article and bibliography with such categories as Rhythm and Rhyme, Repetition, Picture Clues, Sight Vocabulary, and Context.
Books to Remember
Summaries of books from Flyleaf Publishing that stress phonics for decoding.
Summaries of books from Flyleaf Publishing that stress phonics for decoding.
Recommended Books
There are more than three dozen booklists of recommended children's books, with cover art and brief annotations, from the Hennepin County (MN) Library.
There are more than three dozen booklists of recommended children's books, with cover art and brief annotations, from the Hennepin County (MN) Library.
First Books for Emergent Readers
Interesting article by Carol Otis Hurst that includes summaries of recommended books.
Interesting article by Carol Otis Hurst that includes summaries of recommended books.