Here you will find lists of wonderful books to read aloud -- personal favorites and suggestions from the
Children's Literacy Initiative staff.

Pre-kindergarten • Kindergarten • First Grade • Second Grade

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I chose these books because they are "tried and true." Over the past 14 years, I have read them to all types of pre-k children from all different cultures and social backgrounds, and each book is enjoyed equally. As I read selections from this list, children are able to join in because they are predictable, rhyming, and kids can relate to them. Because of this, these are the books that children gravitate to in the library comer to re-read and re-visit during quiet times. ~

Lisa Rondepierre, CLI Trainer

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1.	Caps for Sale
	Esphyr Slobodkina
2.	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
	Bill Martin, Jr.
3.	The Very Hungry Caterpillar
	Eric Carle
4.	Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?
	Bill Martin, Jr.
5.	Goodnight Moon
	Margaret Wise Brown
6.	Jump Frog Jump!
	Robert Kalan
7.	In the Tall, Tall Grass
	Denise Fleming
8.	Abiyoyo
	Pete Seeger
9.	We're Going on a Bear Hunt
	Michael Rosen
10.	Max's Chocolate Chicken
	Rosemary Wells

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