Preschool Picture Books Listed By Themes

	Picture Books Listed By Themes
Navigation Alphabet Theme Animal Activities Back to School Theme Black History Theme	A resource of early childhood and preschool education picture books recommended for both classroom teachers and parents. Preschool books are listed according to early childhood education themes and include both classic and new titles for young children. Award winning author Ellen Jackson offers advice about Choosing a Good Picture Book Scroll down to view the booklists Or Click on the links below.
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	Animal Book Theme
	Adam Mouse's Book of Poems by Lilian Moore Animal Babies by Arthur Gregor and illus. by Arthur & Ylla Gregor Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi and Ron Barrett Beastly Banquet: Tasty Treats for Animal Appetites: Animal Poems by Peggy Munsterberg Big Red Barn* by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Felicia Bond Boo To A Goose by Mem Fox and illustrated by David Miller Cluck by Alan Snow Deer at The Brook by Jim Arnosky Dibble and Dabble* by Dave and Julie Saunders Dinosaur! by Peter Sis Dinosaurs* by Byron Barton Dinosaurs Forever by William Wise and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger Dr. Duck* by H. M. Ehrlich pictures by Laura Rader Five Little Kittens by Nancy Jewell and pictures by Elizabeth Sayles Four Fur Feet by Margaret Wise Brown Hens Say Cluck by Hannah Gifford If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Numeroff If You Give A Moose A Muffin by Laura Numeroff If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff The above 3 books were suggested by Margo Leah In a Cabin In a Wood by Darcie McNally and illustrated by Robin M. Koontz Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino and illustrated by Steven Kellogg Jafta by Hugh Lewin illustrated by Lisa Kopper Mr Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham Noah's Ark by Peter Spier Noah Built an Ark One Day by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins Old MacDonald Had A Farm by Colin Hawkins Owl Babies* by Martin Waddell and illustrated by Patrick Benson Patrick's Dinosaurs by Carol Carrick and illustrated by Donald Carrick Raccoons and Ripe Corn by Jim Arnosky Rosie's Walk* by Pat Hutchins Seven Little Rabbits by John Becker Spot's First Walk by Eric Hill Tabby: A Story In Pictures by Aliki Brandenberg Ten Flashing Fireflies Philemon Sturges The Most Amazing Dinosaur by James Stevenson illustrator The Rabbit, the Fox, and the Wolf* by Sara Two by Two - The Untold Story by Kathryn Hewitt Who Is Tapping At My Window?* By A.G. Deming illustrated by Monica Wellington If you're looking for preschool animal activities and lesson plans they're in the Animal Theme and Dinosaur Theme. Related preschool activity themes in the The Rainbow Resource Room: The Bird Activity Theme Penguin Theme Circus & Clown Activities Hibernation Theme Farm Theme Preschool Book Themes
	Alphabet Book Theme
	26 Letters and 99 Cents by Tana Hoban 26 Ways to be Somebody Else by Devorah Boxer A B C by Karen Gundersheimer A For Antarctica by Jonathan Chester Albert's Alphabet by Leslie Tryon Alphabatics* by Sue McDonald Alphabet Apartments by Lesley Moyes Alphabet Soup by Kate Banks Arlene Alda's A, B, C* by Arlene Alda Beach Ball by Peter Sis Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert Farm Alphabet by Jane Miller First Steps by John Burningham Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam Illus. by Lane Smith If you're looking for preschool Alphabet Activities and lesson plans they're in the Alphabet Theme. Related preschool activity theme in the Rainbow Resource Room: Alphabet & Literacy Activities 1 & 2 Preschool Book Themes
	Color and Shape Book Theme
	A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman Afro-Bets: Books of Colors by Margery W. Brown and illustrated by Culverson Blair Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin, Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle Colors by Lois Ehlert Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley Green Eggs And Ham by Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue?* By Tana Hoban It Looked Like Split Milk by Charles G. Shaw Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni Mary Wore Her Red Dress And Henry Wore His Green Sneakers adapted and illustrated by Merle Peek Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow and illustrated by Maurice Sendak Of Colors and Things by Tana Hoban Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert Red Is Best by Kathy Stinson and illustrated by Robin Baird Lewis Round and Round and Round by Tana Hoban Shapes* by Karen Gundersheimer Shapes by Keith Faulkner and illustrated by Jonathan Lambert Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban What A Wonderful World* by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele Related preschool activity themes in the Rainbow Resource Room: Color Activity Theme Shape Activity Theme Colorful Rainbows! Preschool Book Themes
	Feelings Book Theme
	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack Everybody Has Feelings by Charles E. Avery Exploring Feelings* by Susan B. Neuman and Renee P. Panoff I Wish I Was Sick, Too! By Franz Brandenberg and illustrated by Aliki Let's Talk About Feelings: Ellie's Day by Susan Conlin and Susan Levine Friedman Making Faces* by Nick Butterworth Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, Or Things By Judith Viorst and illustrated by Kay Chorao No, David! By David Shannon Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats Pete's Pizza by William Steig The following book is suggested by Velma W. Sad Monster, Glad Monster by Ed Emberly Sam by Herbert Scott and illustrated by Symeon Shimin Some Things Are Different, Some Things Are The Same by Marya Dantzer-Rosenthal and illus. by Miriam Nerlove Sometimes Bad Things Happen by Ellen Jackson The Don't Be Scared Book by Ilse-Margret Vogel Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis What Feels Best? by Anita Harper and Susan Hellard When Emily Woke Up Angry by Riana Duncan When Sophie Gests Angry - Really, Rreally Angry by Molly Bang Where Can It Be? By Ann Jonas William's Doll by Charlotte Zolotow and Illus. by William Pene duBois The following picture books can be helpful as starting points for talking about teasing and bullying. They provide a non-personal way for children to learn about the feelings associated with hurtful behavior. Being Bullied by Kate and Charlotte Firmin Petty Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes Crow Boy by Taro Yashima The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber It's Mine! by Leo Lionni Jess Was the Brave One by Jean Little The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby Oliver Button Is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola Rosie's Story by Martine Gogoll Swimmy by Leo Lionni William's Doll by Charlotte Zolotow Related preschool activity themes in the Rainbow Resource Room: If You're Happy and You Know It Feelings and Emotion Theme Preschool Book Themes
	Friends, Sharing and Cooperation
	Alfie Gives A Hand by Shirley Hughes All Fall Down by Helen Oxenbury Best Friends by Miriam Cohen and Illustrated by Lillian Hoban Cherries and Cherry Pits by Vera B. Williams Friends by Helme Heine Friends by Rachel Isadora Friends at School by Rochelle Bunnett Friends at Work and Play by Rochelle Bunnett Friend is Someone Who Likes You by Joan Walsh Anglund George And Martha One Fine Day by James Marshall Making Friends by Fred Rodgers Margaret and Margarita by Lynn Reiser May I Bring A Friend by Deatrice Schenk DeRegniers and illus. by Beni Montresor Messy Bessey's Closet by Patricia and Fedrick McKissack and illus. by Ricky Hackney Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney One For You and One For Me by Wendy Blaxland and illustrated by Janice Bowles Rose And Dorothy by Roslyn Schwartz Stone Soup by Marcia Brown That's What a Friend Is by P.K. Hallinan The Giving Tree* by Shel Silverstein The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister What If The Zebras Lost Their Stripes by John Reitano and illus. by William Haines Willie's Not the Hugging Kind by Joyce Durham Barrett and illus. by Pat Cummings Will I Have A Friend? By Miriam Cohen and Illustrated by Lillian Hoban The Preschool Friendship Theme is in the Rainbow Resource Room. Preschool Book Themes
	Farm Book Theme
	Baby Farm Animals by Garth Williams Barn by Debby Atwell Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton Barnyard Lullaby* by Frank Asch Barnyard Prayers by Laura Godwin and illustrated by Brian Selznick Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown Bunny Reads Back: Old MacDonald by Rosemary Wells Chickens Aren't The Only Ones by Ruth Heller Cock-A-Doodle-Moo* by Bernard Most Count the Farm Animals 1-2-3 by Rosalinda Kightley The Day the Sheep Showed Up by David M. McPhail Dora's Eggs by Julie Sykes and pictures by Jane Chapman Egg Poems by John Foster Farmer Mack Measures His Pig by Tony Johnston Farmyard Animals* by Staff Sterling Publishing Company Farm Alphabet Book by Jane Miller Once in the Country: Poems of a Farm by Tony Johnston Over on the Farm: A Counting Picture Book Rhyme by Christopher Gunson Rock-A-Bye Farm by Diane Johnston Hamm The Tiny, Tiny Boy and the Big, Big Cow* by Nancy VanLaan and pictures by Margorie Priceman An entire Preschool Farm Theme is in the Rainbow Resource Room. Preschool Book Themes
	Food & Supermarket Book Theme
	A Busy Day at Mr. Kang's Grocery Store Children's Press At the Supermarket by David Hautzig Banana Moon by Janet Marshall Don't Forget the Bacon!* by Pat Hutchins Doodle Soup: Poems by John Ciardi Do the Doors Open by Magic? And Other Supermarket Questions by Catherine Ripley Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert Feast For Ten by Cathryn Falwell Jamberry (this book is suggested by Cheryl) by Bruce Degen One Lonely Sea Horse* Saxton Frymann & Joost Elffers My Shopping List by Samantha Berger and illustrated by Michael Reid In the Supermarket by Henry Pluckrose Pickin' Peas by Margaret R. McDonald and illustrated by Pat Cummings Sweets & Treats: Dessert Poems* by Bobbye Goldstein Tasty Poems by Jill Bennett The Midnight Fridge by Bruce Glassman To Market, To Market by Anne Miranda and illustrated by Janet Stevens Tommy at the Grocery Store by Bill Grossman Where Are You? by Francesca Simon and David Melling The Preschool Food & Nutrition Theme is in the Rainbow Resource Room. Preschool Book Themes
	Multicultural Book Theme
	Early childhood education books that provide children with a glimpse of other cultures and traditions. Abuela's Weave (Guatemala) by Omar S. Castaneda A is For Africa (Nigeria) by Ifeoma Onyefulu Amelia's Road (Migrant farm workers) by Linda Jacobs Altman Anasi The Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott At The Beach (Chinese) by Huy Voun Lee Buenas Noches, Luna by Margeret Wise Brown Come With Me To Africa: A Photographic Journey* by Gregory Scott Kreikemeir Emeka's Gift: An African Counting Story (Nigeria) by Ifeoma Onyefulu Everybody Bakes Bread by Norah Dooley Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley Fire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale About How Fire Came to the People Retold by Jonathan London with Lanny Pinola Hanukkah by Alan Benjamin How My Parents Learned To Eat (Japanese - American) by Ina R. Friedman Hush! (A Thai Lullaby) suggested by Velma W. by Mingfong Ho In My Mother's House (Native American poems) by Ann Nolan Clark Jaha and Jamil Went Down The Hill: An African Mother Goose byBirginia L. Kroll Kente Colors (Ashante, Ghana) by Deaborah M. Newton Chocolate Kwanzaa (African-American) by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate Mama, Do You Love Me? (Inuit) by Barbara M. Joosse Margaret and Margarita (Bilingual English/Spanish) by Lynn Reiser Mouse Match: A Chinese Folktale by Ed Young New Shoes For Silva by Johnna Hurwitz and illustrated by Jerry Pickney Not Yet Yvette (African - American) by Helen Ketterman Shake It To The One That You Love The Best Plays, Songs and Lullabies from Black Musical Traditions Collected and adapted by Cheryl Warren Mattox Shoes, Shoes, Shoes by Ann Morris Somos Un Arco Iris (We Are A Rainbow) Bilingual English/Spanish by Nancy Maria Grande Tabor Ten Oni Drummers (Japanese) Mathew Gollub The Day of Ahmed's Secret* (Egyptian) by Florence Parry Heide and Judith Heide Gilliland The Man on The Flying Trapeze: The Circus Life of Emmett Kelly Sr. by Robert Quackenbush The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale by Jan Brett The Village of Round and Square Houses (Cameroons) by Ann Grifalconi Tikki Tikki Tembo (Chinese) Blair Lent illustrator, Retold by Arlene Mosel Too Many Tamales (Hispanic) by Gary Soto Welcoming Babies by Margy Burns Knight Zomo The Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa by Gerald McDermott Take a peek at the Multicultural Theme. Related preschool activity themes in the Rainbow Resource Room: Spanish Nursery Rhymes & Finger Plays Mittens, Mittens & Math Shoes, Shoes, Shoes! Circus & Clown Theme Preschool Book Themes
	Tall, Funny and Folk Tale Books
	Abiyoyo based on a South African Lullaby and Folk Story Text by Pete Seeger and illustrations by Michael Hays Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Beatriz Vidal Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barret Fire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale retold by Jonathan London and illustrated by Sylvia Long Gregory, The Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat and illus. by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewy How The Turtle Got His Shell adapted by Sandra Robbins and illustrated by Iku Oseki If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe Snow and the Sun / la Nieve y el Sol: A South American Folk Rhyme in Two Languages translated by Antonio Frasconi Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord and verses by Janet Burroway The Hunterman and the Crocodile: A West African Folktale by Baba Wague Diakite The Paper Dragon by Marguerite W. Davol and illustrated by Robert Sabuda The Knee-High Man adapted by William Miller and illus. by Roberta Glidden The Talking Eggs by Robert San Souci There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema and illus. by Leo and Diane Dillon We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael J. Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury Preschool Book Themes
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