The Read-Aloud Collection Introduction
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The Read-Aloud Collection Introduction Dear Parents and Educators, Bring Me A Book™ Hong Kong is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting reading aloud to children. In the course of our work with parents, teachers and librarians, we are often asked to recommend books to get families and classrooms started. What you now hold in your hands is a home-grown guide, for your reference the next time you visit a library or bookstore. We have compiled a collection of the best books for reading aloud, from birth to teenage years. Reading together is an activity to be enjoyed as soon as children are born, and certainly should not end when they become independent readers. Reading aloud to children develops their language and literacy skills. It also paves the way for a lifelong love of reading as well as a lifelong love of learning. Most importantly, it helps to strengthen the parent-child bond; and a stable, loving relationship with your child is the best determinant for his or her future success and happiness in school and in life. In “The First 100 Books”, we have selected quality read-aloud books for babies and toddlers that can be enjoyed over and over. If your child has a particular area of interest, or you have life lessons you wish to impart, then look no further than our thematic guide, “Picture Books to Share”. For older children, we suggest “Chapter Books to Share”, and provide the ISBN for illustrated or read-aloud versions of these classic and contemporary stories. A heartfelt thanks to our other committee members for their valuable time and invaluable insight into this guide: BMABHK founder Su Chen, prominent children’s book historian Leonard Marcus, renowned librarian Jeffrey Comer, literacy specialist Diane Frankenstein, children’s book author Christina Matula-Häkli, BMABHK board governor Gweneth Rehnborg and BMABHK executive director Pia Wong. And a big thanks to our eleventh-hour savior Michelle Bang for her proofreading help. May your read-aloud journey be filled with adventure, laughter and discovery! Annie Ho Chairperson Bring Me A Book Hong Kong March 2015 Table of Contents First 100 Books: AGES 0-3 Picture Books to Share: AGES 4-8 Relationships: For Budding Artists . 34 Twists on the Familiar . 51 An Excuse for a Cuddle . 18 I Want to Dance . 35 Imagination / Drama . 52 Sweet Dreams . 19 For Maestros . 36 Just Plain Funny . 53 I Love My Family . 20 For Those Who Miss the Karaoke . 37 Brothers and Sisters . 22 Bookworm: Friends Forever . 23 Life Lessons: Wordless . 54 Animals Are My Friends . 24 Making a Difference . 38 Books and Words . 56 Our Home Our World . 39 Libraries . 58 Interests: Caring for Our World . 40 Writing Letters . 59 A Day in the Life of . 25 Starting School / Moving House . 42 Poetry . 60 Tales of Adventure . 26 I Think I Can . 43 Biography / Non-fiction . 62 Princess Adventures . 28 I Am Different . 44 For Parents . 63 Pirates . 29 The Birds and the Bees / Dinosaurs . 30 Dollars and Sense . 46 Wheels and Wings . 31 When Things Are Bad . 47 Young Gourmet . 33 Fairy Tales / Folk Tales . 49 Chapter Books to Share Ages 8-11, Timeless . 64 Ages 8-11, Contemporary . .66 Ages 11+, Timeless . 69 Ages 11+, Contemporary . 71 Short Story Collections . 73 First 100 Books AIRPORT ANNO’S COUNTING THE BABY’S Byron Barton BOOK CATALOGUE Ill: Byron Barton Mitsumasa Anno Allen Ahlberg ISBN: 978-0812455694 Ill: Mitsumasa Anno Ill: Janet Ahlberg From the excitement of ISBN: 978-0690012873 ISBN: 978-0141343365 arrival to the wonder A counting book Filled with easily of taking off, this bold and colorful book depicting the growth in recognizable objects, introduces young readers to the fun of the a village and surrounding countryside follow the daily lives of five different airport . over time . Gentle watercolor pictures families . By the award-winning Ahlberg encourage children to explore the husband and wife team . mathematical relationships that surround us . BIG RED BARN BLACK ON WHITE BLUE HAT GREEN HAT Margaret Wise Brown Tana Hoban Sandra Boynton Ill: Felicia Bond Ill: Tana Hoban Ill: Sandra Boynton ISBN: 978-0694006243 ISBN: 978-0688119188 ISBN: 978-0671493202 Rhythmic text brought to Familiar shapes using Three earnest animals life by lively illustrations; bold, contrasting black and one misguided from the author of on white graphics, which turkey learn colors, Goodnight Moon . is ideal for infants’ under-developed clothes, and patterns . Featuring the best- Experience the cycle of a day on a farm, eyesight . selling author’s most famous animal where a family of animals peacefully plays characters . and sleeps . BONES, BONES, DINOSAUR BONES Byron Barton Ill: Byron Barton ISBN: 978-0690048254 With vibrant colors PARENTS ARE A CHILD’S FIRST AND and simple rhythmic text, learn how paleontologists search for dinosaur bones MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER and put them back together in a museum . 04 BRING ME A BOOK HONG KONG AGES 0-3 BROWN BEAR, BROWN CAPS FOR SALE THE CARROT SEED BEAR, WHAT DO YOU Esphyr Slobodkina Ruth Krauss SEE? Ill: Esphyr Slobodkina Ill: Crockett Johnson Bill Martin Jr ISBN: 978-0201091472 ISBN: 978-0060233501 Ill: Eric Carle This easy-to-read story When a little boy plants ISBN: 978-0805017441 about a peddler and a a carrot seed, everyone Eric Carle’s flat, boldly band of mischievous tells him it won’t grow . colored collages monkeys is filled with A tale of how a child’s combined with Bill Martin’s singsong text warmth and humor . conviction to stay strong coax readers to discover which animal and believe in himself in the face of doubt comes next . A classic for almost 50 years . is duly rewarded . THE CAT AT NIGHT THE CAT IN THE HAT CHICKA CHICKA Dahlov Ipcar Dr. Seuss BOOM BOOM Ill: Dahlov Ipcar Ill: Dr. Seuss Bill Martin Jr and John ISBN: 978-1934031230 ISBN: 978-0394800011 Archambault See the world through a A timeless classic Ill: Lois Ehlert cat’s eye as he journeys that changed the way ISBN: 978-0671679491 at night through fields, children learned to read . “A told B, and B told farms, forests and even A visiting cat transforms C, I’ll meet you at the the city . Beautifully and a dull rainy day into a top of the coconut tree .” In bright and vividly illustrated . madcap adventure . lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree . CLOSE YOUR EYES COLOR SURPRISES COLOR ZOO Kate Banks Chuck Murphy Lois Ehlert Ill: Georg Hallensleben Ill: Chuck Murphy Ill: Lois Ehlert ISBN: 978-0374313821 ISBN: 978-0689815041 ISBN: 978-0397322596 In this New York Times In this lift-the-flap book, A Caldecott Honor book Book Review ‘Best watch the colors explode introduces geometrical Illustrated Book’ winner, to reveal lively animal shapes and layers them a little tiger lays on his back in the tall shaped surprises . with cut-outs to reveal grass and is worried about what sleep animal faces . might bring . 05 BRING ME A BOOK HONG KONG First 100 Books DAddY CUddLES DAddY KISSES DEAR ZOO Anne Gutman and Anne Gutman and Rod Campbell Georg Hallensleben Georg Hallensleben Ill: Rod Campbell ISBN: 978-0811846745 ISBN: 978-0811839143 ISBN: 978-1416947370 The 25th anniversary edition of this classic lift- the-flap book is about a These best-selling board books show all the ways animal parents care for their little ones . youngster looking for a perfect pet . Sweet, comforting text paired with beautiful illustrations make these stories ideal read- alouds . DINOSAUR! DINOSAUR BONES DINOSAUR ROAR! Peter Sis Bob Barner Paul and Henrietta Ill: Peter Sis Ill: Bob Barner Stickland ISBN: 978-0060759674 ISBN: 978-0811831581 Ill: Paul and Henrietta A wordless story about With a lively rhyming text Stickland a boy in the bath, his toy and vibrant paper collage ISBN: 978-1857142945 dinosaur, and the world illustrations, the author Published in conjunction with the Natural of imagination . dusts off the dinosaur bones found in History Museum, children learn about museums and reminds us that they once opposites with fun-filled rhymes and belonged to living, breathing creatures . bright illustrations . DOWN BY THE FIVE LITTLE DUCKS FOLLOW THE LINE STATION Ill: Penny Ives Laura Ljungkvist Jennifer Riggs Vetter ISBN: 978-0859531412 Ill: Laura Ljungkvist Ill: Frank Remkiewicz A traditional sing along ISBN: 978-0670060498 ISBN: 978-1582462431 rhyme with innovative die Follow the line on a Little fans of trucks and cutting help to develop journey from the city to trains and boats and counting skills . the country, from the planes will love to sing this action-packed, sky to the ocean, from expanded version of the classic rhyme, morning till night . Each scene contains paired with happy and vibrant illustrations . questions designed to get children looking, counting, and thinking . 06 BRING ME A BOOK HONG KONG AGES 0-3 GOOD NIGHT, GOODNIGHT MOON GOSSIE AND GERTIE GORILLA Margaret Wise Brown Olivier Dunrea Peggy Rathmann Ill: Clement Hurd Ill: Olivier Dunrea Ill: Peggy Rathmann ISBN: 978-0060775858 ISBN: 978-0618176762 ISBN: 978-0399230035 In this classic of The lovely illustrated In this simple, yet visually children’s literature, the story of two duckling detailed book, a mischievous gorilla quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, best friends, their follows the zookeeper on his rounds and lulling illustrations combine to make a interactions, and how lets all of the other animals out of their perfect book for the end of the day . they learn to share . cages . GROWING VEGETABLE HAPPY HIPPO, ANGRY HAROLD AND THE SOUP DUCK: A BOOK OF PURPLE CRAYON Lois Ehlert MOODS Crockett Johnson Ill: Lois Ehlert Sandra Boynton Ill: Crockett Johnson ISBN: 978-0152050559 Ill: Sandra Boynton ISBN: 978-0060229351 Together, a father and ISBN: 978-1442417311 One evening Harold child share the joys of Sandra Boynton’s decided to go for a walk planting, watering, watching seeds grow, clever animals exemplify a wide range in the moonlight, bringing and eventually making soup with their of emotions in this hilarious story about along his purple crayon .