Favorite Read Alouds

Wolf! by Becky Bloom, illustrated by Pascal Biet (1999, orchard).
in this story a wolf learns to read to impress a group of farmyard animals.

Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco (1998, Philomel).
Trisha loves school, but she feels dumb because she is having so much trouble to read. Then a new teacher helps her overcome her problem.

Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.
In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. 'Goodnight room, goodnight moon.' And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room - to the picture of the three little bears sitting in chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one - he says goodnight. In this classic of modern children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day.

“Anansi and The Moss Covered Rock”, by Erick Kimmel.
The theme of this story is about a spider that uses a magic spell to trick the rest of the animals in the jungle. He tricks the animals and steals their food. But Little Brush Deer will not be fooled and uses the rock to teach Anansi a lesson.

A Giraffe in a Half. By: Shel Silverstein
A great book on rhyming. It is about a giraffe that accumulates some ridiculous things--like glue on his shoe and a bee on his knee--only to lose them again, one by one.