Reading, Get Ready!

In his dark, quiet room, a little boy is trying to sleep, but that noisy tiger in his closet is making it impossible for him to snooze!  First, Tiger is noisily crunching on potato chips; then, he's bouncing a playground ball...  He evens plays music as a one-man (one-tiger?) band!  Will the boy ever manage to get Tiger to quiet down?

A few clues and a die-cutout that peeks through to the next page provide a preschool-level challenge for youngsters to sharpen their recognition of farm animals.  This book is fun with a crowd but would be equally fun one-on-one with a special grown-up.

If you liked this one at storytime, you can view other books in this series in the library's catalog by clicking here!

Sam loves his car and takes good care of it.  He makes sure it has oil, points out the different parts of the car, stops for pedestrians, and reads the road signs.  What a stand-up guy!  He drives his car to work, where he drives... a bus! 

Let's count animals, starting with 1 gorilla!  Reading this oldie but goodie, featuring lifesize photos of chickens, cats, tortoises and more, is such a fun way for preschoolers to practice counting.  We wish it was still in print so we could buy more copies for the library!

Little Puffin has just started out on a walk to enjoy the lovely fresh air, but Small Gull, Tiny Gull, and Baby Gull will not leave him alone!  They copy the way he walks, they copy the way he talks, they even copy the way he thinks.  How annoying!

When Little Owl falls out of his nest, Squirrel is determined to reunite him with his mommy.  Little Owl says Mommy is very big, has pointy ears, and big eyes, but it takes Squirrel several tries to find the right grown-up animal.  And wouldn't you know it?  Of course Mommy has been looking everywhere for Little Owl!

Get your scary face ready before you start reading this book, because you're going to need it to escape the giant hungry frog!  This interactive picture book is just one of many silly stories by Jan Thomas.

Sam and Mrs. Bear wake up super-early to bake cakes for their neighbors.  When it's time to deliver them, Mrs. Bear encourages Sam to walk from the truck up to each house all by himself!  He's nervous, but he does it!!  And when the two of them get home, there are two cakes left, for two charming bears.

Only Mo Willems could pull off penning a manners book that's both on-point and hilarious.  We love to use this one at storytime and encourage you to take it home for some extra practice!