Picture books for children

If you are looking for picture books for children that keep kindergarten and preschool students' attention, the following have been a hit over and over with my students throughout my teaching career.

Young children love the language of a great story accompanied by clear illustrations. They enjoy playing with story related toys or items that they have made, which strengthens their comprehension of the book.

Use the picture books below to direct the children's attention to the skills of listening and speaking, phonemic awareness and reading and writing.

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Goodnight Moon by Wanda Gag is a great book for teaching rhyme. Goodnight Moon teaching ideas...	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin and John Archambault is a fun book for teaching the alphabet. Make your own tree with construction paper and then use alphabet sponges to paint on the letters.
Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition (Purple Crayon Books) by Crockett Johnson	The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese . This is a great story to instigate discussions on past and diverse cultures.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle	The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Where the Wild Things Are	The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Blueberries for Sal (Book + CD) by Robert McCloskey	Make Way for Ducklings (Viking Kestrel picture books) by Robert McCloskey
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle	Red is Best by Kathy Stinson and Robin Baird Lewis
50 Below Zero (Classic Munsch) by Robert Munsch	The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch) by Robert Munsch
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton	Swimmy by Leo Lionni
The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Hughet Bishop and Kurt Wiese	Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent
Freight Train by Donald Crews	Rain by Robert Kalan and Donald Crews
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin	Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
The Snowy Day by Exra Jack Keats	The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson
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