Prescott Library: Spring Into Reading: Spring Reading 2019

Dear Early Childhood Families,

Every year, a few weeks before spring break I create a list of new books that I hope our students in early childhood can enjoy over the break. These titles are fun, interactive and perfect for the youngest members of our community. I cannot express how important it is to read to kids for exposure, language and literacy skills. Please take ten to twenty minutes each day to enjoy a story one on one or include the whole family in a read aloud.

I hope you have a fun, happy and safe break!

Warmly,

Mrs. Williams

Fiction

The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates (Illustrator); Juniper Bates
Call Number: E BAT
ISBN: 9781534406582
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain.
Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty; David Roberts (Illustrator)
Call Number: E BEA
ISBN: 9780810911062
Publication Date: 2007-10-01
Ever since he was a baby, Iggy Peck has built towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes in handy when his second grade class is stranded on an island during a picnic.
Llama Llama Loves to Read by Anna Dewdney; Reed Duncan
Call Number: E DEW
ISBN: 9780670013975
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Throughout the school day, the teacher helps Llama Llama and the other children practice their letters, shows word cards, reads stories, and brings them to the library where they can all choose a favorite book. By the end of the day, Llama Llama is recognizing words and can't wait to show Mama Llama that he's becoming a reader!
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld (Illustrator)
Call Number: E DOE
ISBN: 9780735229358
Publication Date: 2018-02-20
When Taylor's block castle is destroyed, all the animals think they know just what to do, but only the rabbit quietly listens to how Taylor is feeling"
Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera; Lauren Castillo (Illustrator)
Call Number: E HER
ISBN: 9780763690526
Publication Date: 2018-09-25
When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mamá feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet
Pie Is for Sharing by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard; Jason Chin (Illustrator)
Call Number: E LED
ISBN: 9781626725621
Publication Date: 2018-05-15
You're invited to a glorious Fourth of July picnic, where you'll learn all about sharing, the good things along with the bad

ABCs, 123s and Colors

Today I Feel ... by Madalena Moniz
Call Number: E MON (Alphabet Collection)
ISBN: 9781419723247
Publication Date: 2017-02-28
Full-page illustrations and simple text portray an emotion for every letter of the alphabet.
Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin; Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)
Call Number: E MAR (Counting Collection)
ISBN: 144243385X
Publication Date: 2011-08-30
Illustrations and rhyming text follow ten caterpillars as one wriggles up a flower stem, another sails across a garden pool, and one reaches an apple leaf, where something amazing happens.
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns by Hena Khan; Mehrdokht Amini (Illustrator)
Call Number: E KHA (Colors Collection)
ISBN: 9780811879057
Publication Date: 2012-06-06
In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl and her family guide the reader through the traditions and colors of Islam.

Non Fiction

Anybody's Game by Heather Lang; Cecilia Puglesi (Illustrator)
Call Number: 92 MAS
ISBN: 9780807503799
Publication Date: 2018-03-01
A biography of Kathryn Johnston, who found a way to play Little League baseball during a time when girls were not allowed to participate and gained the nickname
Do You Really Want to Meet a Tiger? by Cari Meister; Daniele Fabbri (Illustrator)
Call Number: 599.756 MEI
ISBN: 9781607534594
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
A child goes on an adventure to Russia as a junior researcher to study tigers in the wild, and learns about this endangered species.
Toad Weather by Sandra Markle; Thomas González (Illustrator)
Call Number: 597.8 MAR
ISBN: 9781561458189
Publication Date: 2015-03-01
Ally goes on an adventure with her mother and grandmother in the rain and sees many interesting things, but the best is when they come upon the "toad detour"