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Book Lists: Books for Young Readers

This book list was developed by the faculty in the Cato College of Education at UNC Charlotte.

Book Title Author Brief Summary
Moo, Baa, La La La (Spanish Collection) Sandra Boynton A funny book about animals and the sounds they make - except the pigs, they just sing!
Big and Little Pamela Chanko A book that teaches children the concept of big and little and ends with a surprise.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin Jr. A lively ABC book where lowercase letters race to climb the coconut tree and are then rescued by their corresponding uppercase letter.
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? (*Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¨qu‚ ves ahĄ? ) Bill Martin Jr. A classic rhyming book where children discover a variety of fun animals.
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Eric Litwin Count down with Pete the Cat as he loses his buttons in this catchy tale.
Potty Leslie Patricelli Celebrate with this baby as he decides to use the potty for the first time.
Ten, Nine, Eight Molly Bang Join a father and daughter as they count down to bedtime.
Tortillas Are Round/Las Tortillas Son Redondas Roseanne Thong This bilingual English and Spanish rhyming book shows children that shapes are all around them.
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (*No Dejes Que La Paloma Conduzca el AutobŁs!) Mo Willems Laugh along as this persistent pigeon begs to drive the bus.
Lola Reads to Leo (*Lola le lee al peque¤o Leo) Anna McQuinn As the family prepares for Leo's birth, Lola reads books about siblings and chooses books she thinks Leo will love.
Freight Train (*Freight Train/Tren de Carga) Donald Crewes A colorful book that illustrates different train cars as they move faster and faster.
Is Your Mama a Llama? (*¨Tu Mam es una Llama?) Deborah Guarino This fun rhyming book follows Lloyd as he asks other baby animals if their mother is also a llama.
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (*El Conejito Knuffle: Un Cuento Aleccionador) Mo Willems Join Trixie and her family on their adventure as they search for her beloved Knuffle Bunny.
How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad (*¨Como Dicen Estoy Enojado los Dinosaurios?) Jane Yolen Watch as a dinosaur throws a temper tantrum and then calms down.
Whose Toes are Those? Jabari Asim Figure out to whom the toes belong throughout this rhyming book.
The Snowy Day (*Un Dia de Nieve) Ezra Jack Keats Join Peter as he spends a day exploring the snow in his neighborhood.
Please, Baby, Please Spike Lee and Tanya Lewis Lee A funny look at the love and trials of having a toddler.
Jamberry Bruce Degen A rhyming book that follows the adventures of a boy and a friendly bear.
Dear Zoo Rod Campbell A young child writes to the zoo looking for the right pet.
Tacky the Penguin (*El Pinguino Taky) Helen Lester Tacky the penguin's friends find his unique ways annoying, until they need him to solve a problem.
Olivia (*Olivia) Ian Falconer Olivia is funny series of books about a young pig girl who needs a lot of love and attention.
Good Night, Gorilla (*Buenas noches, Gorila) Peggy Rathmann A crafty gorilla outsmarts the zoo's night watchman and unlocks all the cages.
On the Night You Were Born (*La Noche En Que TŁ Naciste) Nancy Tillman Celebrating the birth of a baby.
We are Growing Laurie Keller A book that shows how everyone is special.
Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt An interactive book with texture and flaps that let babies and toddlers explore the story.
Peek-a-Who? Nina Laden This colorful book has cutouts to ask readers to guess the animals on the next page.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle This colorful book teaches counting and the days of the week.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (*Cinco monitos brincando en la cama) Eileen Christelow This sing-a-long book watches five silly monkeys; the first of a series.
Wheels on the Bus Raffi This sing-a-long book follows everything you see and hear on a fun bus ride all through the town.
Pout-Pout Fish (* El Pez Pucheros) Deborah Diesen A story about a fish that learns to be happy.

* available in Spanish

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