Books for Preschool - 2nd Grade

Favorite Storytime Books

These titles are some of the Children's Services Staffs' favorite stories to share with children in library storytimes. They are available in the Junior Room's picture book collection. Ask for a few of these fun stories next time you visit the library!

JE/ALBOROUGH
Alborough, Jez - Duck in the Truck
Duck's truck gets stuck in the muck and it takes a team of animals to get him back on the road.

JE/AMICO
Amico, Tom - The Day the Dog Dressed Like Dad
With dad out of town, the dog decides to fill his shoes and the rest of his clothes too!

JE/ARMOUR
Armour, Peter - Stop That Pickle!
A runaway pickle gets chased all over town.

JE/BASE
Base, Graeme - The Waterhole
Animals from around the world stop at the water hole for a drink, as it gets smaller and smaller.

JE/BEAUMONT
Beaumont, Karen - I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
He keeps saying he isn't going to paint, but he just can't resist the fun.

JE/BRUSS
Bruss, Deborah - Book! Book! Book!
Bored farm animals go to the library looking for something to do, but the librarian doesn't understand what they want.

JE/BUEHNER
Buehner, Caralyn - Snowmen at Night
Snowmen sometimes look tired in the morning, and that's because they've been up playing all night long.

JE/BUTLER
Butler, John - If You See a Kitten
If you see a kitty, you might say, "Ahhh," but what if you see a slithery snake?

JE/CARLE
Carle, Eric - The Very Busy Spider
Spider is too busy to play with the other animals as she spins her web.

JE/CHAPMAN
Chapman, Cheryl - Snow on Snow on Snow
A boy loses his dog out in the snow.

JE/COOKE
Cooke, Kaz - The Terrible Underpants
When all her other pairs are wet, Wanda Linda must wear The Terrible Underpants!

JE/DODD
Dodd, Emma - Dog's Colorful Day
Dog starts out white with one black spot, but ends up with spots of all different colors.

JE/FEIFFER
Feiffer, Jules - Bark, George
When George the puppy moos instead of barks, his mom takes him straight to the Doctor.

JE/FEIFFER
Feiffer, Jules - The Daddy Mountain
A daring girl climbs the perilous Daddy Mountain from its legs right up to its head.

JE/HINDLEY
Hindley, Judy - Do Like a Duck Does!
One of momma's ducklings is looking a little bit foxy.

JE/HINES
Hines, Anna - Whose Shoes?
A mouse tries on all of her family's shoes until she finds the perfect pair.

JE/HORT
Hort, Lenny - The Seals on the Bus
Animal noises abound as the bus picks up passengers, but when skunks come aboard the bus clears out fast!

JE/KROSOCZKA
Krosoczka, Jarrett - Bubble Bath Pirates
Pirate mommy sends her two young pirates to walk the plank right into the bathtub.

JE/MARKES
Markes, Julie - Good Thing You're Not an Octopus!
How would it be to have as many teeth as a shark or as many arms as an octopus? Be glad you don't have to find out!

JE/RATHMANN
Rathmann, Peggy - The Day the Babies Crawled Away
Five babies go crawling away from a picnic, and have an adventure of their own.

JE/SESAME
Stone, Jon - The Monster at the End of this Book
Every page brings you and Grover closer to the monster at the end of this book!

JE/SHARRATT
Sharratt, Nick - Shark in the Park
Timothy Pope looks through his telescope trying to spy a shark in the park.

JE/WADDELL
Waddell, Martin - The Pig in the Pond
The whole farmyard gets involved when this pig jumps in the pond.

JE/WADDELL
Waddell, Martin - Farmer Duck
When duck exhausts himself taking care of the whole farm, the other animals step in to help him.

JE/WESTCOTT
Westcott, Nadine Bernard - The Lady with the Alligator Purse
Call the doctor! Call the nurse! If that doesn't work, call the Lady with the Alligator Purse!

JE/WILLEMS
Willems, Mo - Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Pigeon wants to drive the bus, but don't you let him!

JE/WILSON
Wilson, Karma - Bear Snores On
Woodland animal friends come to call, but the bear snores through the whole party.

JE/WOOD
Wood, Don - Piggies
Get your piggy toes and piggy fingers ready for some piggy fun.

JE/DINOSAURS
Yolen, Jane - How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
If these dinosaurs can get ready for bed without a fuss, surely the crankiest child should be able to as well.

JE/ZIMMERMAN
Zimmerman, Andrea - The Cow Buzzed
A sneeze passes from animal to animal in the barnyard.

Prepared March 2007