read-alouds for summer 2012
Brown, Margaret Wise. Home for a Bunny
Day, Alexandra. Carl’s Afternoon in the Park
Day, Alexandra. Carl’s Sleepy Afternoon
dePaola, Tomie. Charlie Needs a Cloak
dePaola, Tomie. Now One Foot, Now the Other
dePaola, Tomie. The Cloud Book
dePaola, Tomie. The Clown of God
Field, Rachel. Prayer for a Child
Flack, Marjorie. Angus Lost
Flack, Marjorie. Ask Mr. Bear
Ga’g, Wanda. The ABC Bunny
Hoffman, May. A First Bible Storybook
Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed
McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings
McCloskey, Robert. Blueberries for Sal
Payne, Emmy. Katy No-Pocket
Pinkney, Jerry. Noah’s Ark
Ransom, Candace F. The Big Green Pocketbook
Sams, Carl R. Stranger in the Woods
Wells, Rosemary. McDuff Moves In
Wells, Rosemary. McDuff’s Wild Romp
Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog
Zion, Gene. No Roses for Harry!
Notes:
Favorites of the summer have been: Ask Mr. Bear, McDuff’s Wild Romp, Carl’s Sleepy Afternoon, The Big Green Pocketbook, Katy No-Pocket, and No Roses for Harry.
If you are wanting some beautiful picture books to share with you kids, Day’s “Carl” books are wonderful, as well as Pinkney’s Noah’s Ark.
Make Way for Ducklings is one of my favorites of all time! Such a classic. You should try an audiobook of it if you can get it.
I remember reading some of these many times, especially–The Big Green Pocketbook.
Oh, and I love all the Carl books!
So many of my favorites on here!! How I love Robert McCloskey and Gene Zion. I don’t think I can read Clown of God without crying at the end. Good picks, Jenny!
If you like these, you’re the kind of mom who would probably love Tasha Tudor, also! Check out A Time to Keep; her own mom floated her birthday cake down a little stream. Beautiful, sweet illustrations.