Building Blocks: Books for Preschoolers
Non-Fiction
Brett, Jan. The Mitten.
Picture Books
Ahlberg, Janet. Each Peach, Pear, Plum: An “I Spy” Story.
Alborough, Jez. Where’s My Teddy?
Arnosky, Jim. Rabbits and Raindrops.
Arnosky, Jim. Every Autumn Comes the Bear.
Asch, Frank. Happy Birthday, Moon.
Aylesworth, Jim. The Gingerbread Man.
Aylesworth, Jim. Old Black Fly.
Barracca, Debra. Adventures of Taxi Dog.
Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline.
Bornstein, Ruth. Little Gorilla.
Bridwell, Norma. Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Brown, Marcia. Stone Soup.
Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon.
Brown, Margaret Wise. The Runaway Bunny.
Brunhoff, Jean de. The Story of Babar.
Bunting, Eve. Flower Garden.
Burningham, John. Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car.
Burningham, John. Mr. Gumpy’s Outing.
Burton, Virginia Lee. The Little House.
Burton, Virginia Lee. Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel.
Carle, Eric. The Mixed-Up Chameleon.
Carle, Eric. 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo.
Carle, Eric. The Secret Birthday Message.
Carle, Eric. The Tiny Seed.
Carle, Eric. The Very Busy Spider.
Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed.
Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Sitting In a Tree.
Crebbin, June. Cows in the Kitchen.
Crews, Donald. Freight Train.
Dabcovich, Lydia. Sleepy Bear.
Degen, Bruce. Jamberry.
De Paola, Tomie. Charlie Needs a Cloak.
De Paola, Tomie. Strega Nona.
Duvoisin, Roger. Petunia.
Ehlert, Lois. Circus.
Ehlert, Lois. Eating the Alphabet.
Ehlert, Lois. Fish Eyes.
Ehlert, Lois. Planting a Rainbow.
Ehlert, Lois. Snowballs.
Ets, Marie Hall. Gilberto and the Wind.
Falconer, Ian. Olivia.
Feiffer, Jules. Bark, George.
Flack, Marjorie. Angus and the Cat.
Flack, Marjorie. Angus Lost.
Flack, Marjorie. Ask Mr. Bear.
Fleming, Denise. Barnyard Banter.
Fleming, Denise. In the Small, Small Pond.
Fleming, Denise. In the Tall, Tall Grass.
Ford, Miela. Sunflower.
Freeman, Don. Corduroy.
Freeman, Don. A Rainbow of My Own.
Gag, Wanda. Millions of Cats.
Galdone, Paul. The Gingerbread Boy.
Galdone, Paul. Henny Penny.
Galdone, Paul. The Little Red Hen.
Galdone, Paul. The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Galdone, Paul. The Three Little Pigs.
Ginsburg, Mirra. Mushroom in the Rain.
Green, Norma B. Hole in the Dike.
Guarino, Deborah. Is Your Mama a Llama?
Harley, Bill. Sitting Down to Eat.
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum.
Henkes, Kevin. Julius, the Baby of the World.
Henkes, Kevin. Owen.
Hoberman, Mary Ann. Miss Mary Mack.
Holabird, Katharine. Angelina Ballerlina.
Hort, Lenny. The Seals on the Bus.
Howe, James. I Wish I Were a Butterfly.
Hubbard, Patricia . My Crayons Talk.
Hutchins, Pat. Changes, Changes.
Hutchins, Pat. The Doorbell Rang.
Hutchins, Pat. Good-night, Owl!
Hutchins, Pat. Rosie’s Walk.
Isadora, Rachel. Ben’s Trumpet.
Johnson, Crockett. Harold and the Purple Crayon.
Johnston, Tony . The Quilt Story.
Jonas, Ann. Color Dance.
Jonas, Ann. The Quilt.
Jonas, Ann. The Trek.
Jorgensen, Gail. Crocodile Beat.
Jorgensen, Gail. Gotcha!
Kalan, Robert. Blue Sea.
Kalan, Robert. Jump, Frog, Jump!.
Kasza, Keiko. A Mother for Choco.
Kasza, Keiko. The Wolf’s Chicken Stew.
Keats, Ezra Jack. A Letter to Amy.
Keats, Ezra Jack. Whistle for Willie.
Kent, Jack. The Caterpillar and the Polliwog.
Kimmel, Eric. The Gingerbread Man.
Kraus, Robert. Leo the Late Bloomer.
Kraus, Robert. Whose Mouse Are You?
Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed.
Krauss, Ruth. The Happy Day.
Kudma, C. Imbior. To Bathe A Boa.
Lionni, Leo. Swimmy.
London, Jonathan. Froggy Gets Dressed.
Marshall, James. George and Martha.
Martin, Bill. Barn Dance.
Martin, Bill. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Martin, Bill. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
Martin, Bill. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
Massie, Diane Redfiel. Baby Beebee Bird.
McCloskey, Robert. Blueberries for Sal.
McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings.
McKee, David. Elmer.
McPhail, David M. Pig Pig Grows Up .
McPhail, David M. Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore.
Miranda, Anne. To Market, To Market.
Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki Tembo.
Most, Bernard. If the Dinosaurs Came Back.
Nodset, Joan L. Who Took the Farmer’s Hat?
Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
Peek, Merle. Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers.
Peek, Merle. Roll Over!
Piper, Watty. The Little Engine That Could.
Plourdo, Lynn. Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud.
Polacco, Patricia. Keeping Quilt.
Polacco, Patricia. Thunder Cake.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Rathmann, Peggy. Good Night, Gorilla.
Rayner, Mary. Mrs. Pig’s Bulk Buy .
Rey, H.A. Curious George.
Rice, Eve. Benny Bakes a Cake.
Rice, Eve. Sam Who Never Forgets.
Riley, Linnea. Mouse Mess.
Rosen, Michael. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
Roth, Carol. Ten Dirty Pigs.
Rylant, Cynthia. The Relatives Came.
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.
Shaw, Charles G. It Looked Like Spilt Milk.
Shaw, Nancy. Sheep in a Jeep.
Siebert, Diane. Plane Song.
Siebert, Diane. Train Song.
Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale.
Steig, William. Doctor Desoto.
Steig, William. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
Stoeke, Janet Morgan. A Hat for Minerva Louise.
Taback, Simms. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
Tafuri, Nancy. This Is The Farmer.
Titherington, Jeanne. Pumpkin Pumpkin.
Vagin, Vladimir. The Enormous Carrot.
Waber, Bernard. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.
Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse Paint.
Walter, Virginia. “Hi, Pizza Man!”.
Wells, Rosemary. Noisy Nora.
Whippo, Walt. Little White Duck.
Williams, Sue. I Went Walking.
Williams, Vera. A Chair for My Mother.
Wood, Audrey. The Napping House.
Wood, Audrey. Silly Sally.
Wood, Don. The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear.
Yaccarino, Dan. An Octopus Followed Me Home.
Young, Ed . Seven Blind Mice.
Young, Ruth. Golden Bear.
Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog.
