Appendix A Books for Infants and Toddlers

Young children need to be immersed in a literacy-rich ask the librarian at your local library to give you a list of environment. A foundation for reading success begins award-winning picture books; likewise, do not hesitate as early as the first few months of life. Exposure to books to ask the salesperson at a local bookstore to provide this and caring adults nourishes literacy development. Books information. Chances are they will have a list of these and oral language are tools to help infants and toddlers award-winning books or can complete a computer search become familiar with language. Young children enjoy to obtain this information for you. On-line merchants handling books and listening to stories. Infants and should also be able to provide you this information. toddlers enjoy the visual and auditory stimulation of You should also review the illustrations for size and having books read to them over and over again. quality before selecting a picture book. Study them Books help very young children by: carefully. You will notice a wide variety of illustration types in books for infants and toddlers. There are photo- 9 Developing visual discrimination skills graphs, watercolors, line drawings, and collages. As you 9 Developing visual memory skills review books, remember that infants and toddlers need 9 Developing listening skills to have large, realistic illustrations. Realistic illustrations serve two purposes: They help the young children main- 9 Developing auditory memory skills tain their interest in the book and they help develop 9 Presenting new and interesting information concept formation. 9 Introducing new vocabulary Other questions beside award-winning status and 9 Stimulating new thoughts and ideas quality of illustrations to ask yourself while evaluating books for infants and young toddlers include: 9 Helping children learn book-handling skills such as turning pages and reading text versus pictures 9 Is the book developmentally appropriate for the child or group of children? Books that are developmentally appropriate for infants and toddlers are abundant. Some of the best examples 9 Does the book have visual appeal? feature various physical formats combined with clearly 9 Are the pages thick, durable, and easy to clean? developed concepts or a simple story and distinctive art 9 Are the illustrations large and brightly colored? or photographic work. 9 Do the illustrations contain pictures of familiar Features of books for babies and infants include a objects, routines, or people? scaled-down size appropriate for manipulation with small hands and for lap reading. Pages are either soft for 9 Does the story reflect the children’s own safety or thick for sturdiness and ease of turning. Many experiences? books have a wipe-clean finish and rounded corners for 9 Is the vocabulary appropriate? safety.Formats include cloth, vinyl, and floatable bathtub books in chunky sizes. The content is concept-oriented For older toddlers, ask yourself the following questions: with clear pictures or photographs, usually including 9 Is the story simple and easy to follow? babies or objects relating to a baby’s life. Books for toddlers also feature the scaled-down size 9 Does the book contain rhyming or repetitive and sturdiness. Other features may include interactivity phrases to entice toddlers to join in the reading? such as touch-and-feel, lift-the-flaps, and detachable or 9 Does the book accurately depict children and/or cling-on pieces. Concept development remains para- people of different races, cultures, and abilities? mount, and simple stories predominate. Recently, several picture book stories have been redone in board book format, greatly expanding the availability of quality TRANSITIONING TO PAPER BOOKS literature for toddlers. Older toddlers may be ready to transition to paper books. At first, provide paper copies only when you can constantly supervise their use. Toddlers’ fine motor SELECTING BOOKS skills can still be somewhat jerky, resulting in torn Careful consideration should be given to selecting age- pages. In addition, until they have been taught how appropriate books for young children. When choosing to appropriately handle paper pages, toddlers tend to books, begin by looking for award winners. You can treat paper books in the same manner as they would

Copyright © 2002, Delmar Appendix A 459 cardboard books. With your guidance, they can learn Friends. 1995. to read a paper book “just like a big kid.” Fun. 1996. Play. 1995. SUGGESTIONS FOR READING TO INFANTS Pienkowski, Jan. Bronto’s Brunch. Dutton Books, 1995. AND TODDLERS (Has detachable pieces. Ages 3+) There are seven steps to making reading an enjoyable Good Night, Moo. Dutton Books, 1995. (Has and educational experience for infants and toddlers. detachable pieces. Ages 3+) Potter, Beatrix. Beatrix Potter Cloth Books. Frederick 9 Get comfortable! Sit on a couch, in a rocking chair, Warne & Co. or on the floor with your back against a wall. Hold My Peter Rabbit Cloth Book. 1994. the child in your lap or snuggle close to a small My Tom Kitten Cloth Book. 1994. group of children. Pudgy Pillow Books. Grosset & Dunlap. 9 Read slowly, allowing plenty of time for children Baby’s Animal Sounds. 1989. to look at the illustrations. This increases the Baby’s Little Engine That Could. 1989. pleasure and enjoyment derived from books for Barbaresi, Nina. Baby’s Mother Goose. 1989. everyone involved. Ulrich, George. Baby’s Peek A Boo. 1989. 9 Ask questions to engage children in conversation. Tong, Willabel L. Cuddly Cloth Books. Andrews & The experience should be as much about speaking McMeel. skills as listening skills for young children. Farm Faces. 1996. 9 Pause to encourage children to read along with My Pets. 1997. you. You will find that infants will coo or babble My Toys. 1997. and toddlers will supply words or phrases. These Zoo Faces. 1997. experiences also serve to reinforce the development Tucker, Sian. My First Cloth Book series. Simon & of turn-taking skills. Schuster. 9 Follow their lead. For example, encourage children Quack, Quack. 1994. to turn the pages. Do not worry if pages are skipped. Rat-A-Tat-Tat. 1994. It is highly likely that whatever you miss now will Toot Toot. 1994. be covered in future readings of the book. Yum Yum. 1994. 9 Encourage children to read the story to you. 9 Read for as long as children enjoy it. Forcing young VINYL COVER AND BATH BOOKS children to remain in a situation when they are Bracken, Carolyn. Baby’s First Rattle: A Busy Bubble finished only serves to diminish their “love of Book. Simon & Schuster, 1984. books.” De Brunhoff, Laurent. Babar’s Bath Book. Random 9 Share your enthusiasm for the book through your House, 1992. voice and facial expressions. Children learn to love Hill, Eric. Spot’s Friends. Putnam, 1984. books when an adult shares their own enjoyment. Spot’s Toys. Putnam, 1984. Sweet Dreams, Spot. Putnam, 1984. CLOTH BOOKS Hoban, Tana. Tana Hoban’s Red, Blue, Yellow Shoe. Animal Play. Dorling Kindersley, 1996. Greenwillow Books, 1994. Briggs, Raymond. The Snowman. Random House, 1993. Tana Hoban’s What Is It? Greenwillow Books, 1994. Cousins, Lucy. My First Cloth Book series. Candlewick I. M. Tubby. I’m a Little Airplane. Simon & Schuster, Press. 1982. (Shape book) Flower in the Garden. 1992. I’m a Little Choo Choo. Simon & Schuster, 1982. Hen on the Farm. 1992. (Shape book) Kite in the Park. 1992. I’m a Little Fish. Simon & Schuster, 1981. Teddy in the House. 1992. (Shape book) Harte, Cheryl. Bunny Rattle. Random House, 1989. My First Duck. Dutton, 1996. (Playskool shape book) (Has a rattle in it) Nicklaus, Carol. Grover’s Tubby. Random House/ Ducky Squeak. Random House, 1989. (Has a Children’s Television Workshop, 1992. squeaker in it) Potter, Beatrix. Beatrix Potter Bath Books series. Hill, Eric. Clothes-Spot Cloth Book. Putnam, 1993. Frederick Warne & Co. Play-Spot Cloth Book. Putnam, 1993. Benjamin Bunny. 1994. My First Notebook. Eden International Ltd. (Has a rattle Jemima Puddle-Duck. 1988. inside and plastic spiral rings.) Mr.Jeremy Fisher. 1989. Pienkowski, Jan. Jan Pienkowski’s First Cloth Book Peter Rabbit. 1989. series. Little Simon. Tom Kitten, Mittens, and Moppet. 1989. Animals. 1995. Reichmeier, Betty. Potty Time. Random House, 1988.

460 Appendix A Copyright © 2002, Delmar Smollin, Michael J. Ernie’s Bath Book. Random House/ Hill, Eric. Spot Block Book series. Putnam. Children’s Television Workshop, 1982. Spot’s Favorite Baby Animals. 1997. Tucker, Sian. Sian Tucker Bath Books series. Simon & Spot’s Favorite Numbers. 1997. Schuster. Spot’s Favorite Words. 1997. Animal Splash. 1995. Hirashima, Jean. ABC. Random House, 1994. Splish Splash. 1995. (Chunky shape) Ingle, Annie. Zoo Animals. Random House, 1992. Loehr, Mallory. Trucks. Random House, 1992. TOUCH AND FEEL BOOKS (Chunky shape) Carter, David A. Feely Bugs. Little Simon, 1995. Marzollo, Jean. Do You Know New? HarperCollins, Chang, Cindy. Good Morning Puppy. Price Stern Sloan, 1997. 1994. McCue, Lisa. Little Fuzzytail. Random House, 1995. Good Night Kitty! Price Stern Sloan, 1994. (Chunky Peek a Board Book) Demi, Hitz. Downy Duckling. Grosset & Dunlap, 1988. Miller, Margaret. Super Chubby Book series. Simon & Fluffy Bunny. Grosset & Dunlap, 1987. Schuster. Hanna, Jack. Let’s Go to the Petting Zoo with Jungle Jack. At the Shore. 1996. Doubleday, 1992. Family Time. 1996. Hill, Eric. Spot’s Touch and Feel Day. Putnam, 1997. Happy Days. 1996. Kunhardt, Dorothy. Pat the Bunny. Western Publishing, Let’s Play. 1997. 1968. My Best Friends. 1996. Kunhardt, Dorothy & Edith. Pat the Cat. Western Water Play. 1996. Publishing, 1984. Wheels Go Round. 1997. Pat the Puppy. Western Publishing, 1993. Oxenbury, Helen. Helen Oxenbury’s Little Baby Books. Lodge, J. Patch and His Favorite Things. Harcourt Brace, Candlewick Press, 1996. 1996. Boxed set includes: I Can; I Hear; I See; I Touch. Patch in the Garden. Harcourt Brace, 1996. Pienkowski, Jan. Nursery Board Book series. Simon Offerman, Lynn. Puppy Dog’s Special Friends. Joshua & Schuster. Morris Publishing, 1998. Colors. 1987. Sizes. 1991. Scarry, Richard. Richard Scarry’s Egg in the Hole Book. Faces. 1991. Stop Go. 1992. Golden Books, 1997. Food. 1991. Time. 1991. Witte, Pat & Eve. The Touch Me Book. Golden Books, Homes. 1990. Yes No. 1992. 1946. Ricklen, Neil. Super Chubby Book series. Simon & Schuster. Baby Outside. 1996. Baby’s Good Night. 1992. CHUNKY AND CHUBBY BOOKS Baby’s 123. 1990. Baby’s Neighborhood. 1994. Barton, Byron. Chunky Board Book series. Baby’s ABC. 1997. Baby’s Playtime. 1994. HarperCollins. Baby’s Big & Little. 1996. Baby’s Toys. 1997. Boats. 1994. Baby’s Clothes. 1997. Baby’s Zoo. 1992. Planes. 1994. Baby’s Friends. 1997. Daddy and Me. 1997. Trains. 1994. Baby’s Home. 1997. Mommy and Me. 1997. Bond, Michael. Paddington at the Seashore. HarperCollins, Baby’s Good Morning. 1992. 1992. Ross, Anna. Knock Knock, Who’s There? Random Brown, Marc. Chunky Flap Book series. Random House/Children’s Television Workshop, 1994. House. (Chunky flap) Arthur Counts. 1998. Ross, Katharine. The Little Quiet Book. Random House, Arthur’s Farm Tales. 1998. 1989. D.W.’s Color Book. 1997. Santoro, Christopher. Open the Barn Door. Random Where Is My Frog? 1991. House, 1993. (Chunky flap) Where’s Arthur’s Gerbil? 1997. Scarry, Richard. Richard Scarry’s Lowly Worm Word Book. Where’s My Sneaker? 1991. Random House, 1981. Cowley, Rich. Snap! Snap! Buzz Buzz. Firefly Books, Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks from A–Z. Random 1996. House, 1990. (Chunky shape) Dunn, Phoebe. Baby’s Animal Friends. Random House, Shappie, Trisha Lee. Where Is Your Nose? Scholastic, 1988. 1997. Farm Animals. Random House, 1984. Smollin, Michael. In & Out, Up & Down. Random Freeman, Don. Corduroy’s Toys. Viking, 1985. House, Children’s Television Network, 1982. Fujikawa, Gyo. Good Night, Sleep Tight! Shhh . . . Ernie & Bert Can . . . Can You? Random House, Random House, 1990. (Chunky shape) Children’s Television Network, 1982.

Copyright © 2002, Delmar Appendix A 461 Snapshot Chubby Book series. Dorling Kindersley. Choosing Colors. Photos by Sandra Lousada. Dutton ABC. 1994. Children’s Books/Playskool, 1995. (Board book) Colors. 1994. Cohen, Miriam. Backpack Baby. Star Bright Books, 1999. My Home. 1995. Say Hi, Backpack Baby: A Backpack Baby Story. 2000. My Toys. 1995. Cousins, Lucy. Dutton Children’s Books. (Board book) Shapes. 1994. Humpty Dumpty and Other Nursery Rhymes. 1996. Van Fleet, Matthew. Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings. Dial Books, Jack & Jill and Other Nursery Rhymes. 1996. 1995. Little Miss Muffet and Other Nursery Rhymes. 1997. Wik, Lars. Baby’s First Words. Random House, 1985. Wee Willie Winkie and Other Nursery Rhymes. 1997. Day, Alexandra. Good Dog, Carl. First Little Simon Board Book edition. Simon & Schuster, 1996. BOARD BOOKS Degen, Bruce. Jamberry. First Board Book edition. Alborough, Jez. Ice Cream Bear. Candlewick Press, 1997. HarperCollins, 1995. It’s the Bear. 1994. dePaola, Tomie. Strega Nona. First Little Simon Board My Friend Bear. 1998. Book edition. Simon & Schuster, 1997. Bare Bear. Random House, 1984. Ehlert, Lois. Color Farm. First Board Book edition. Running Bear. 1985. HarperCollins, 1997. Bang, Molly. Ten, Nine, Eight. First Tupelo Board Book Color Zoo. First Board Book edition. HarperCollins, edition. Tupelo Books, 1998. 1997. Boynton, Sandra. Boynton Board Book series. Simon Eating the Alphabet. First Red Wagon Books. & Schuster. Harcourt Brace, 1996. But Not the Hippopotamus. 1995. Fleming, Denise. Count! First Board Book edition. Blue Hat, Green Hat. 1995. Henry Holt, 1997. Doggies, A Counting and Barking Book. 1995. Mama Cat Has Three Kittens. 1998. Going to Bed Book. 1995. The Everything Book. 2000. Moo, Baa, La La La. 1995. Hoban, Tana. Black on White. Greenwillow Books, Opposites. 1995. 1993. Hey! Wake Up! Workman Publishing, 2000. Red, Blue, Yellow Shoe. 1986. Brett, Jan. The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale. Putnam, What Is It? 1985. 1996. (Board book) White on Black. 1993. Brown, Margaret Wise. First Board Book editions. Hooker, Yvonne. Illus. by Carlo A. Michelini. Poke HarperCollins. and Look books. Grosset & Dunlap. Child’s Good Night Book. Pictures by Jean Charlot. One Green Frog. 1989. 1996. Wheels Go Round. 1989. Goodnight Moon. Pictures by Clement Hurd. 1991. Hopp, Lisa. Circus of Colors. Illus. by Chiara Bordoni. Runaway Bunny. Pictures by Clement Hurd, 1991. Poke and Look book. Grosset & Dunlap, 1997. Carle, Eric. First Board Book editions. HarperCollins. Isadora, Rachel. I Touch. Greenwillow Books, 1991. Do You Want to Be My Friend? 1995. (Board book) The Mixed-Up Chameleon. 1998. Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. Viking, 1996. (Board The Secret Birthday Message. 1998. book) The Very Quiet Cricket. Putnam, 1997. Kirk, David. Miss Spider’s Tea Party: The Counting Book. Have You Seen My Cat? First Little Simon Board First Board Book edition. Callaway & Book edition. Simon & Schuster, 1996. Kirk/Scholastic Press, 1997. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. First Board Book edition. Lewison, Wendy. Nighty Night. Illus. by Giulia Orecchia. Philomel Books, 1994. Poke and Look book. Grosset & Dunlap, 1992. Carle, Eric. Play-and-Read Books. Cartwheel Books. Lundell, Margaretta. Land of Colors. Illus. by Nadia Catch the Ball. 1998. Pazzaglia. Poke and Look book. Grosset & Let’s Paint a Rainbow. 1998. Dunlap, 1989. What’s for Lunch? 1998. Lundell, Margo. What Does Baby See? Illus. by Roberta Carlstrom, Nancy White. Illus. by Bruce Degen. Simon Pagnoni. Poke and Look book. Putnam & Grosset, & Schuster. (Board book) 1990. Bizz Buzz Chug-A-Chug: Jesse Bear’s Sounds. 1997. Martin, Bill. Illus. by Eric Carle. First Board Book Hooray for Blue: Jesse Bear’s Colors. 1997. editions. Henry Holt. I Love You, Mama, Any Time of Year. Jesse Bear Board Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 1996. Book. 1997. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? 1997. I Love You, Papa, In All Kinds of Weather. Jesse Bear Martin, Bill, & Archambault, John. Chicka Chicka Board Book. 1997. ABC. Illus. by Lois Ehlert. First Little Simon Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? 1996. Board Book edition. Simon & Schuster, 1993.

462 Appendix A Copyright © 2002, Delmar Marzollo, Jean. I Spy Little Book. Illus. by Walter Wick. It’s Fun to Be One. 1994. Scholastic, 1997. (Board book) It’s Fun to Be Two. 1994. I Spy Little Animals. Photos by Walter Wick. 1998. Raffi. First Board Book editions. Crown Publishers. (Board book) Baby Beluga. Illus. by Ashley Wolff. 1997. Do You Know New? HarperCollins, 1997. Wheels on the Bus. Illus. by Sylvie Kantorovitz Mama, Mama. HarperFestival, 1999. Wickstrom. 1998. Papa, Papa. 2000. Rathmann, Peggy. Good Night, Gorilla. Board book. Pretend You’re a Cat. Dial Books, 1990. Putnam, 1996. McBratney, Sam. Guess How Much I Love You. First Reasoner, Charles, & Hardt, Vicky. Alphabite! A Funny Board Book edition. Candlewick Press, 1996. Feast from A to Z. Board book. Price Stern Sloan, McMullan, Kate. If You Were My Bunny. Illus. by David 1989. McPhail. First Board Book edition. Cartwheel Rey, H. A. & Margret. Board books. Houghton Mifflin, Books, 1998. 1998. Miller, Margaret. Baby Faces. Little Simon, 1998. Curious George and the Bunny. 1998. What’s On My Head? 1998. Curious George’s ABC’s. 1998. Miller, Virginia. Be Gentle! Candlewick Press, 1997. Curious George’s Are You Curious? 1998. Eat Your Dinner! 1992. Curious George’s Opposites. 1998. Go to Bed! 1993. Rosen, Michael. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Illus. by In a Minute! 2000. Helen Oxenbury.First Little Simon Board Book On Your Potty! 1998. edition. Simon & Schuster, 1997. Ogden, Betina, illus. Busy Farmyard. So Tall board book. Seuss, Dr. Bright and Early Board Book series. Random Grosset & Dunlap, 1995. House. Omerod, Jan. 101 Things to Do With a Baby. Mulberry Dr.Seuss’s ABC. 1996. Books, 1993. The Foot Book. 1997. Opie, Iona Archibald. Illus. by Rosemary Wells.Mother Mr.Brown Can Moo, Can You? 1996. Goose Board Book series. Candlewick Press. The Shape of Me and Other Stuff. 1997. Pussycat, Pussycat and Other Rhymes. 1997. There’s a Wocket in My Pocket. 1996. Humpty Dumpty and Other Rhymes. 1997. Snapshot Board Book series. Dorling Kindersley. Little Boy Blue and Other Rhymes. 1997. All about Baby by Stephen Shott. 1994. Wee Willie Winkie and Other Rhymes. 1997. Baby and Friends by Paul Bricknell. 1994. Oxenbury, Helen. Baby Board Books. Wanderer Good Morning, Baby by Jo Foord, et al. 1994. Books. Good Night, Baby by Mike Good & Stephen Shott. Dressing. 1981. 1994. Family. 1981. Waddell, Martin. Owl Babies. Illus. by Patrick Benson. Friends. 1981. First Board Book edition. Candlewick Press, Playing. 1981. 1992. Working. 1981. Wells, Rosemary. Max’s Birthday. Max Board Book. Pfister, Marcus. Board book. North-South Books. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1998. Hopper. 1998. Old MacDonald. Bunny Reads Back Board Book. Hopper Hunts for Spring. 1998. Scholastic, 1998. The Rainbow Fish. 1996. Wilkes, Angela. My First Word Board Book. Dorling Rainbow Fish to the Rescue. 1998. Kindersley, 1997. Pinkney, Andrea & Brian. Pretty Brown Face. Harcourt Williams, Sue. I Went Walking. Illus. by Julie Vivas. First Brace, 1997. Red Wagon Books edition.Harcourt Brace, 1996. Piper, Watty. The Little Engine That Could. Illus. by Williams, Vera B. More, More, More Said the Baby. First Christina Ong. Platt & Munk, 1991. Tupelo Board Book edition. William Morrow, Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Illus. by 1997. Florence Graham. Pudgy Pal Board Book. Wood, Jakki. Moo Moo, Brown Cow. Illus. by Rog Bonner. Grosset & Dunlap, 1996. First Red Wagon Board book. Harcourt Brace, Pragoff, Fiona. Fiona Pragoff Board Books. Simon & 1996. Schuster. Ziefert, Harriet. Board Book. Dorling Kindersley. Baby Days. 1995. Food! 1996. Baby Plays. 1995. Let’s Get Dressed. Illus. by Susan Baum. 1997. Baby Ways. 1994. My Clothes. 1996.

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