This new book features a wide variety of trucks getting very dirty. But then they all help each other get cleaned up! Help your child wonder why they are all getting cleaned up. Along the way, Point out the fold font and the signs in the…
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8 users like thisFavorite books with rhymes to help children hear the smaller sounds in words.
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- Using delightful rhyme, this is a simple telling of a penguin’s life. The book could be used as a tool for calming down or you could ask questions of your little one about the cold and the babies, etc. Enjoy the sweet time together!
- Start with the heart-warming (literally) end papers! Introduce your child to some new words such as Bruise, valley, and rambling.
- Compare the two-page spreads to those pages that have their own unique illustration. Talk about the thinks your child sees (curtains, a loaf of bread, a few red blocks).Don’t get so engrossed in the smooth rhyme that you miss the wonderful…
- This book was made for one-on-one lap sit reading. The text is emotional as it rhymes about love (and how it’s unconditional). Don’t miss the opportunity to share all the things you love about your child, creating a story of your own.
- This hilarious book will encourage readers to help Chester Van Chime to match up sounds. If you're not hollering out the rhyming words with each of his attempts to rhyme, it's because you are laughing too hard to say anything.
- Each time you turn a page there will be one word highlighted so be sure to point this out to your child and pause for emphasis while reading. With the cadence of the verses, your little one might be able to finish the rhyming words.
- This rhyming book’s illustrations are complete with charming animal characters. Look for Letters Everywhere (on each page) as you go through the alphabet, the text shares moments of love between a mother and child.
- This cumulative tale has both a great rhyme and narrative structure, paired with adorable illustrations of hairy bears and a mama bird who uses their hair to make a nest for her chirpy baby birds. As you no doubt are asked to read it again…
- Blinker, Blinker Little Car has rhyming text set to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” so have fun and sing this one. There are also some words that may not be familiar to kids. Talk, Talk, Talk about what words like; veering,…
- This simple book of mostly rhyming words is equal parts silly and stupendous! Your child will giggle and Have Fun, Telling the Story while Talk Talk Talking about all sort of new words like Sorbet, buffet, and parfait. After you read it…
- A colorful rendition of an old favorite, these dinos stomp, stomp, stomp and pop, pop, pop. Point out the repetitive words and be ready to yawn, yawn, yawn All the Way Home!
- “Who’s that buzzing? Listen. See. A fuzzy, yellow busy…” Can your child spot and finish the answer before you turn the page? There is a lot to talk about in this book that might create an extra spark the next time you take a walk outdoors.
- What is going on? Why do the ostriches run when they see the lion? But one of the ostriches thinks it is fun to run away! Simple pictures and great rhyme but the opportunities for discussion are the best!
- Understanding and recognizing words that rhyme help an early reader to decode words. In addition, this book has full page illustrations with bright colors. There is so much to discover and talk about!
- Look at the beautiful illustrations and talk about what you see. In this book there might be some new words to learn like; dash, scurry, and scamper- exactly what you’d do in a game of Hide and Squeak.
- Baby’s Opposites rhyming text (and vivid illustrations) guide you through the baby’s busy day at the park, ice cream stand, dinner, bath time, bedtime book, and falling asleep. In each event, the baby encounters opposites.
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