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For Parents...

10 Tips for Reading Aloud to Your Child

    ·        Make reading aloud a daily habit.

·        Be prepared. Put books in your car, in your briefcase, in your purse and read aloud at every opportunity.

·        Find a comfortable place, sit close and let your child turn the pages.

·        Repeat favorites – children love hearing the same story over & over.

·        Take turns reading out loud with your child; make it fun.

·        Read books you can be excited about too.

·        Don’t forget about non-fiction books. Biographies, poetry and even science books can make great Read-Alouds.

·        Visit libraries & bookstores – encourage children to choose their own books.

·        Ask your librarian for suggestions.

·        Relax and cherish these times together.

 (Courtesy of the Westchester Public Libraries)

Recommended Books for Kindergarten Age Children

This reading list is provided by Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) and the American Library Association (ALA) for you and your young reader.

• Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing!
• Ames, Lee J. Draw Draw Draw.
• Anonymous. Fairy tales, folk tales, and nursery rhymes including: "Cinderella," "The Gingerbread Man," "The Three Little Pigs," and Mother Goose rhymes.
• Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeleine.
• Berenstain, Stan and Jan. The Berenstain Bears.
• Bridwell, Norman. Clifford, the Big Red Dog.
• Brown, Margaret W. Goodnight, Moon.
• Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
• Mayer, Mercer. There's a Nightmare in My Closet.
• McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings.
• Piper, Watty. The Little Engine That Could.
• Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
• Rey, H.A. Curious George.
• Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.
• Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat.
• Solbodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale.
• Waber, Bernard. Ira Sleeps Over.
• Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog.

(Some of) Ms. Protzmann’s Favorite Authors 

• Steven Kellogg (Pinkerton series)
• Laura Numeroff (If You Give a Pig a Pancake)
• Dav Pilkey (Kat Kong, Dogzilla)
• Jon Sciezka (The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales)
• David Shannon (No, David!)
• Mo Willems (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus)