Book reading can allow for numerous learning opportunities. This handout details some ways in which families and clinicians can help to build language in infants and toddlers.
That lovely old lady is ready for her fall comeback! What can you make from leaves, clothes, a pumpkin, and rope? Only this old lady knows the secret! With rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of the classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page–a fun story to get ready for the fall season.
A humorous Halloween-themed version of the classic song The Wheels on the Bus…with a few ghoulish tricks and treats up its sleeves! Count from One Spooky Bus up to Ten Goofy Ghosts as this Halloween ride races through town picking up a few unsuspecting passengers along the way.
From the creators behind The Gruffalo is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship with Julia Donaldson’s trademark rhyming text and Axel Scheffler’s brilliant, characterful illustrations. When a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands. It’s a dream come true for the snail, who has never left home before. […]
A gang of excitable skunks is off to the water park for a fun afternoon. Their aquatic antics soon land them in trouble – but perhaps they can put their swimming skills to good use! This engaging, eye-catching series makes learning phonics fun.
Oh no, there’s a shark in the park! Or is there? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text and colorful illustrations by Stephen Cartwright – and you can also listen to the story online. A delight to share with young children, or for beginner readers to read themselves, with parent’s notes on phonics at the back.
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain (Kenya). Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”