Reading with young children is a great way to foster a love of words, books and reading. The books listed below were designed to deliver a great story while they build specific early literacy skills. The books are organized to connect with some of the Get Ready to Read! Activity Cards and the corresponding skill-building areas.
Print Knowledge Activity Cards Bibliography
1. Making a Menu (Print Knowledge: Functions of Print)
- Bee Bim Bop by Linda Sue Park
- Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
- Gregory, The Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat
2. My Favorite Book (Print Knowledge: Functions of Print)
- Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss
- Library Lil by Suzanne Williams
- Wild About Books by Judy Sierra
3. My Name Has Letters (Print Knowledge: Matching Letters)
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.
- The Dog from Arf! Arf! to Zzzzzz by Rhe Dog Artlist Collection
- Kipper's A to Z : an Alphabet Adventure by Mick Inkpen
4. The Reading Puppet (Print Knowledge: Book Rules)
- Giggle Giggle Quack by Doreen Cronin
- Tickle the Duck by Ethan Long
- What Color is Your Underwear? by Sam Lloyd
5. Find A Word (Print Knowledge: Differentiating Print from Pictures)
- A, B, See! by Marilyn Janovitz
- Discovering Nature's Alphabet by Krystina Castella and Brian Boyl
- Ellsworth's Extraordinary Electric Ears and Other Amazing
- Alphabet Anecdotes by Valorie Fisher.
6. Fishing for Letters (Print Knowledge: Naming Letters)
- The Deep Blue Sea : A Book of Colors by Audrey Wood
- I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
- Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood
7. Name Memory (Print Knowledge: Naming Letters)
- ABC, I Like Me! By Nancy Carlson
- Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name by Tedd Arnold
- Peanut Butter And Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book by Brian Cleary
8. Word Puzzles (Print Knowledge: Environmental Print)
- The Artful Alphabet by Martina Jirankova-Limbrick
- 26 Letters and 99 Cents by Tana Hoban
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
9. Letter Memory (Print Knowledge: Naming Letters)
- A is For Salad by Mike Lester
- I Stink! by Kate & Jim McMullan
- Zoopa : An Animal Alphabet by Gianna Marino
10. My Word Box (Print Knowledge: Reading Simple Words)
- Dog’s Noisy Day by Emma Dodd
- I’m Not Cute! By Jonathan Allen
- Who Hops? by Katie Davis
11. Pick a Letter (Print Knowledge: Naming Letters)
- Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
- G is For One Gzonk! : An Alpha-number-bet Book by Tiny DiTerlooney (a.k.a. Tony DiTerlizzi)
- Q is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game by Mary Elting & Michael Folsom
12. Word Jump (Print Knowledge: Reading Simple Words)
- Big Little by Leslie Patricelli
- Does a Cow Say Boo? By Judy Hindley
- Wiggle Waggle by Jonathan London
