Where Else in the Wild? More Camouflaged Creatures Concealed & Revealed
Dogku
Goose and Duck
Who Sank the Boat?
The Penny Pot
A quilt started by the author’s great grandmother is passed on through the generations to chronicle and recall the family’s history.
The Keeping Quilt
An American child initially has trouble communicating with her Palestinian grandmother. Families, family stories, immigration, and communication are among the possible build-outs related to this book.
Sitti’s Secrets
Nabeel’s New Pants
Marianthe’s Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories
Great Migrations: Whales
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Red Riding Hood
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Easier to read poems focus on weather and seasons.
Weather: Poems for All Seasons
A girl finds a book with a red cover on a winter day that transports her to a sunny beach. The idea of getting lost in a book (figuratively and magically) is presented wordlessly; only illustrations are used. The story can be told or written any number of ways according to the writer’s interpretation of the story.
The Red Book
One Boy
Crisp color photographs in this wordless book connect concepts defined in the titles. Another great picture book by Tana Hoban is Is It Rough? Is It Smooth? Is It Shiny? (opens in a new window). Both are sure to generate rich language as each picture is examined and described multiple times. [May also be used for building observational skills in science.]
Exactly the Opposite
The stylish child whose love of words has become the basis of a series of books shares her love of words in this alphabetically arranged picture book glossary. Humorous illustrations are sure to generate additional words to describe Nancy’s fancy, chic, attractive world.
Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany
Lemons Are Not Red
Extreme Animals
Silly rhymes about silly activities make the words jump off the page, complemented by humorous illustrations.
Sheep in a Jeep
Jaunty rhymes (that just may be ‘sing-able’) are likely to lead to wordplay (literally) as one follows the animal cast play with berries of all kinds.
Jamberry
Gerald, the giraffe, is told by the other jungle animals that he can’t dance. Of course, they’re proven wrong as Gerald does his thing in this rhyming tale. This book may also inspire alliterative use of language.
Giraffes Can’t Dance