Books for birth to 6 from Multcolib Every ChildLike this list

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• As Babies Dream

  Newman, Lesléa,

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  (Read) Perfect for cuddling up for a bedtime read, this book is soothing to littles while older children will enjoy pointing out animals throughout.

• Bumblebee Grumblebee

  Elliot, David, 1952-

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  (Talk) Playing with sounds is a key step to being able to read, and rhyming books like this are perfect for having fun with language.

• Trashy Town

  Zimmerman, Andrea Griffing

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  (Sing) This rhythmic story can be read, chanted, or even sung to whatever tune makes your heart happy.

• Chirp!

  Murphy, Mary, 1961-

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  (Write) Kids can trace the silhouettes of birds throughout the book, mimicking movements that will be writing later on.

• Together

  Damluji, Mona,

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  (Read) With lots of wonderful vocabulary and repeated use of the concept of one and together, there are lots of opportunities for older children to contribute to the reading, while younger children will enjoy finding the frog on each page spread.

• Press Here

  Tullet, Hervé,

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  (Play) Readers clap their hands, tap and tilt the book, and other elements to move their whole body while interacting with the story.

• Bee-bim Bop!

  Park, Linda Sue

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  (Sing) The repeated refrain of Bee-bim Bop! begs to be sung or chanted while you bounce a baby on your lap as older kids hop or stomp to the rhythm.

• Where Are the Eggs?

  Lin, Grace,

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  (Talk) Part of the Storytelling Math series, these books are filled with questions to discuss and simple activities to try at home and see what happens.

• Grandma's Tiny House

  a Counting Story!

  Brown-Wood, JaNay,

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  (Write) Toddlers and preschoolers can find and point to the cat and dog on each page spread to develop finger muscles, while older children can help count on their fingers as each family member brings more food.

• How We Eat

  Fuente-Lau, Shuli de la,

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  (Talk) As kids see how other people eat like them or different than them, it's a good opportunity to talk about sameness and difference, like how a capital A and a lowercase a are still the same sounds.

• Lola Plants a Garden

  McQuinn, Anna,

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  (Play) After reading about Lola's gardening adventures, encourage children to pretend play making a garden of their own... or give them dirt and let them dig to their heart's content.

• Baby Goes to Market

  Atinuke,

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  (Read) Older kids can recognize the pattern of the story and predict what will happen next while younger kids can find baby on every page or help count each item baby puts in the basket.

• Bodies Are Cool

  Feder, Tyler,

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  (Play) Reading this story leads very naturally into locating, moving, and talking about all the wonderful parts of the body many people have.

• Tell Me a Lion Story

  Kramer, Kara,

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  (Talk) Take turns filling in the blanks in the story with each child's favorite words.

• Is Everyone Ready for Fun?

  Thomas, Jan, 1958-

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  (Play) Jumping, dropping, and pretending are built right into this story, and children will love to play along.

• Noisy Night

  Barnett, Mac,

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  (Talk) With lots of opportunities for older kids to look at clues and predict who is in the next apartment, younger kids won't be left out as they make noises along with the story.

• Dog's Colorful Day

  a Messy Story About Colors and Counting

  Dodd, Emma, 1969-

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  (Write) Kids of all ages can trace dog's spots and the splish-sploshing word separate from the other text. Also fun to pair with finger painting to strengthen finger muscles for fine motor control later on.

• From Head to Toe

  Carle, Eric,

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  (Play) Tots, toddlers, and preschoolers will enjoy making movements along with animals on the page and coming up with new motions of their own.

• Owl Babies

  Waddell, Martin,

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  (Read) Simple text about 3 nervous little owls waiting for their mother to come home is build for a dramatic and fun read-aloud that even tots and toddlers respond to.

• The Little Red Fort

  Maier, Brenda (Brenda J.),

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  (Play) As Ruby builds her fort, kids can figure out how to act out various motions like hammering, sawing, and building.