Monthly Book Lists

September

• 10 Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss  (ages 0-2)
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein  (ages 2-5)
• Apple Picking Time by Michele Benoit Slawson  (ages 4-5)
• Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington  (ages 1-5)
• The Apple Pie the Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson (ages 2-5)
• Apples by Jacqueline Farmer  (ages 3-5)
• Pablo's Tree by Pat Mora  (ages 2-5)
• Our Apple Tree by Gorel Kristina Naslund  (ages 4-5)
• There's No Such Thing as a Dragon by Jack Kent
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
• Adios, Oscar by Peter Elwell
• It's Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work my Control Panel by Jamie Lee Curtis

October

*These books will have an activity that goes along with them, so try to find them if possible (you will still be able to do the activity without them though)

• Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
• The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano
• Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

*These are just suggested books.  Any variety of fiction/non-fiction books for the following topics will work: Fall, pumpkins, bats, spiders, Halloween.

• A Friend for All Seasons by Carole Gerber
• When Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidey 
• I Know It's Autumn by Eileen Spinelli 
• Perfect Pumpkins by Jeff Bauer (or any non-fiction, age appropriate book about pumpkins)
• Pumpkin Town by Katie McKy
• Patty's Pumpkin Patch by Teri Sloat
• Pumpkin Circle by George Levenson
• Five Little Pumpkins A Harper Growing Tree board book
• Fantastic Bats by Justin McCory Martin, Bats by Lily Wood (or any non-fiction, age appropriate book about bats)
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! by Lucille Colandro
• Bat Jamboree by Kathi Appelt
• Super Spiders by Jason Blake, Spiders by Carolyn B. Otto (or any non-fiction, age appropriate book about spiders)
• The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
• Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
• Inside a House That Is Haunted by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
• The ABC's of Halloween by Patti Reeder Eubank
• The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing
• Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

November

What Is Thanksgiving? by Michelle Medlock Adams 

Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland

This First Thanksgiving Day: A Counting Story by Laura Krass Melmed

Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey

Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes

Turk and Runt: A Thanksgiving Comedy by Lisa Wheeler

Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey by Joy Cowley

Thanksgiving Treat by Catherine Stock

This is the FEAST by Diane Z. Shore

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

First Virtues for Toddlers by Dr Mary Manz Simon

Mama, Do you love me? by Barbara M. Joosse

Papa, Do you love me? by Barbara M. Joosse

I Love You Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt

Will you be my Friend? by Eric Carle

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

December

January

February

 

D is for Dancing Dragon: A China Alphabet  by Carol Crane 

The Hunt for Rabbit’s Galosh by Ann Schweninger

What Do You Love?  By Jonathon London

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

I love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rosetti Shustak

How Do I Love You by Marion Dane Bauer 

Hi! I'm Cranbeary, the Fruit of the Spirit is Faithfulness by Melody Carlson

Week 4:
Cookie's Week by Cindy Ward
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Today is Monday by Eric Carle
What Time is it, Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young

March

Week 1:
Froggy’s First Kiss by Jonathan London Eric Carle's treasury of classic stories for children by Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Brothers Grimm (Lion and the Mouse)African lions by Joelle Riley 

See and Say: Lost Sheep Story by Christina Goodings  

Baa-Choo by Sarah Weeks 

Sheep by Robin Nelson

April

May