Growing Readers children's book selections

Growing readers childrens' books selections

Infant & Toddler Books

A Kiss Means I Love You by Kathryn Madeline Allen

A Little Book About Spring by Leo Lionni

All Kinds of People by Shelley Rotner & Sheila M. Kelly

An Alphabet Adventure Animals from A to Z Exploring the Americas by Amelia Hepworth

Animal Friends by Jane Werner Watson

Bee: A Peek Through Board Book by Britta Teckentrup

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Black and White Contrast Book by Tabitha Paige

Bruno Munari’s ABC by Bruno Munari

Calm by Dr. Jillian Roberts

City Baby by Laurie Elmquist

Crowds of Creatures by Kate Riggs

Daddy, Papa, and Me by Lesléa Newman

Eating the Rainbow by Rena D. Grossman

Eric Carle’s How Things Grow by Eric Carle

Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers

Flora and the Chicks by Molly Idle

Giggly Wiggly Playtime Rhymes by Michael Rosen

Gossie & Gertie by Olivier Dunrea

Grandma and Me by Carole Boston Weatherford

Hello Hello Colors by Brendan Wenzel

Hello, Baby by Little Bee Books

How to Say Hello to a Worm by Kari Percival

I Can Do It Myself by Diane Adams

In the Garden by Elizabeth Spurr

Jump! by Tatsuhide Matsuoka

Leo on a Hike by Anna McQuinn

Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown

Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes

Littles and How They Grow by Kelly DiPucchio

Los Pollitos/Little Chickies by Susie Jaramillo

Me and the Family Tree by Carole Boston Weatherford

Mommy, Mama, and Me by Lesléa Newman

My Family, Your Family! by Kathryn Cole

My Hair is Beautiful by Shauntay Grant

One Foot Two Feet by Peter Maloney and Felicia Zekauskas

One Red Button by Marthe Jocelyn

On the Go!/ ¡A moverse! by Ailie Busby

Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett

Peek-a-Who? by Nina Laden

Peekaboo Farm by Camilla Reid

Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora

Peck, Peck, Peck by Lucy Cousins

Puppy, Puppy Peek a Boo by Boxer Books

Red Car, Green Car by Priddy Books

Red House, Brown Mouse by Jane Godwin

Show Me Happy by Kathryn Madeline Allen

So Far Up by Susanne Strasser

Some Babies are Wild by Marion Dane Bauer

Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins

Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson

Ten Little Fingers, Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox

The Hair Book by Latonya Yvette

To Be a Kid by Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko

Upsy-Daisy, Baby! by Susan Hughes

Waiting by Kevin Henkes

Who Takes Care of You? by Hannah Eliot

Whose Toes Are Those? by Jabari Asim

Wild! Numbers by Courtney Dicmas

You and Me Baby by Lynn Reise

Preschool Through Young School-Age Books

A Book for Benny by Judith Koppens

Animals Go Vroom! by Abi Cushman

Art from Her Heart by Kathy Whitehead

Baby Penguin's First Waddles by Ben Richmond

Berry Song by Michaela Goade

Best in Show by April Pulley Sayre

Big Truck Little Island by Chris Van Dusen

Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

Brontorina by James Howe

Brown: The Many Shades of Love by Nancy Johnson James

Calvin Can’t Fly by Jennifer Berne

Daniel's Good Day by Micha Archer

Dreaming Up by Christy Hale

Every Body: A Celebration of Diverse Abilities by Shelley Rotner

Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter

Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett

Fire Chief Fran by Linda Ashman

Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle

Fly! by Mark Teague

Here’s a Little Poem by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters

I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont

I Want a Dog by Jon Agee

Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems

Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

Lift by Minh Le

Listen by Gabi Snyder

Lottie & Walter by Anna Walker

Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward

Mary Wears What She Wants by Keith Negley

Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy

May Your Life be Deliciosa by Michael Genhart

Mayhem at the Museum by Luciano Lozano

Me, Jane by Patrick McDonnell

Mine! by Candace Fleming

Mommies Say Shhh! by Patricia Polacco

Most People by Michael Leannah

Mural on Second Avenue by Lilian Moore

My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza

Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day by Grant Snider

Rah, Rah, Radishes! by April Pulley Sayre

Rain School by James Rumford

Rainbows in Bloom: Discovering Colors with Flowers by Taylor Putnam and Michael Putnam

Rumble and Roar: Sound Around the World by Sue Fliess

Saturday by Oge Mora

Say Zoop by Hervé Tullet

Seeds Move! by Robin Page

Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead

Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds

Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor

Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller

Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox

That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems

The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates

The Day the Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathmann

The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

The Elephant's New Shoe by Laurel Neme & Wildlife Alliance

The Night Gardener by Terry Fan and Eric Fan

The Night World by Mordicai Gerstein

The Roar by Eoin McLaughlin

The Water Princess by Susan Verde

This is a Story by John Schu

Tidy by Emily Gravett

Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino

Tree Hole Homes by Melissa Stewart

Under Ground by Denise Fleming

Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres

Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker

We All Play by Julie Flett

What Do You Do with An Idea by Kobi Yamada

When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley

Wild Blue by Dashka Slater

Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer

School-Age Books

A Nest is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston

A is for Art by Stephen T. Johnson

Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood

Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R.A. Spratt

Alia’s Mission by Mark Alan Stamaty

All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle

Althea Gibson by Megan Reid

Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming

Animal Architects by Amy Cherrix

Ballet for Martha by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan

Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

Bread for Words by Shana Keller

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice N. Harrington

Clever Beatrice by Margaret Willey

Dogs and Cats by Steve Jenkins

Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

Floating on Mama’s Song by Laura Lacámara

Forget-Me-Nots by Deborah Chandra and Sue Truesdell

Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Giraffe Problems by Jory Hohn

Gizmos, Gadgets, and Guitars by Michael Mahin

Great Estimations by Bruce Goldstone

Her Fearless Run by Kathrine Switzer

It's a Snap by Monica Kulling

It’s Our Garden by George Ancona

Just Ask! by Sonya Sotomayor

Lotus & Feather by Ji-li Jiang

Lost and Found Cat by Doug Kuntz and Amy Shrodes

Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies

Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

Muddy by Michael Mahin

My Bed by Rebecca Bond

Planting the Trees of Kenya by Claire A. Nivola

Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau

Rescue and Jessica: A Life Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky & Patricia Downes

So You Want to Be an Owl by Jane Porter

Splash of Red: The Life & Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant

Thank You, Earth by April Pulley Sayre

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

This Book Just Ate My Dog by Richard Byrne

Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein

Watercress by Andrea Wang

When Marian Sang by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt

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