Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming This month’s favorite book has been this one that I picked up on a whim. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Scroll all the way down for links to learning activities too! Here’s a collection of our favorite books about plants for preschoolers. Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different “people” that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner.Īs Sophie grows bigger and her grandfather gets smaller, they continue to love each other very much.Spring seems to be the perfect time to study plants. When Lily Brown paints, she imagines all sorts of fantastic things in the scenes that she sees every day.Įdward wants to be bigger than Daddy, so for one afternoon they pretend to exchange places

Portrays a family as they spend a typical Sunday eating breakfast, going to church, and visiting their grandparents.Ī young girl and her grandmother enjoy a day filled with tea parties, hide-and-seek, stories, and plenty of love.ĭaisy describes the preparations leading up to her older sister’s wedding and the joyous and bittersweet feelings surrounding the event itself. Peeny Butter Fudge by Toni Morrison and Slade MorrisonĬhildren spend the day with their grandmother, who ignores their mother’s carefully planned schedule in favor of activities that are much more fun. Names the people and objects that make a girl’s New York City apartment, school, and neighborhood special. Inspired by his family experiences and his father’s paintings, a young boy creates four poems.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe babies in terms of different sweet and tasty brown treats. Maya loves to dance, leap, pirouette, and bow in tutus and leotards or kente clothe and cowrie shells.īrown Sugar Babies by Charles R. My Friend Maya Loves to Dance by Cheryl Willis Illustrations and rhyming text evoke the rhythms of jazz music. Wow! It Sure is Good to be You! by Cynthia JabarĪ young girl learns that she is loved and appreciated for being a very special person. Illustrations and text welcome a new baby to some of life’s delights, from “the glistening mystery of soap bubbles” to “the swish of leaves in the breeze.” The Babysitter Sings by Phillis GershatorĪ babysitter sings a rhyming song to reassure the child.Ī playful list of some of the many things that toes can do, from waving and tickling to splashing and squishing. The Art Tatum Resource Center at the Kent Branch Library has many great picture books for children and adults to share. Here are 18 picture books perfect for our youngest patrons:Ī child sings along with the songs made by everyday sounds, from the chirping of a robin in the morning to the cooing of baby sister as she falls asleep in the evening.

Sing-Along Song by JoAnn Early Macken