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In this Issue
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Read to Me is a roundup of the newest board books, picture books, and early readers for children ages 0–8. Whether you’re snuggling up for story time or supporting new readers, these picks are perfect for sharing, rereading, and building a lifelong love of books. |
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Story Rug
by Sophie Blackall
The children of Class 203 are learning to braid. They started with hair and shoelaces, and now the children have brought rags from home. Their braid gets longer and longer until one idea transforms it into an extraordinary surprise for their teacher. Here is the story of a rag rug, woven through with the stories of the scraps used to create it and those told during its making. The result is a special handmade spot where the whole class can gather, ready for more stories.
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What's on Your Mind?: A Calming Book for Busy Brains
by Todd Parr
If your head feels too full... Think about something that tastes good. Stretch all the way up to the sky to pet a giraffe. Laugh out loud for no reason. What's On Your Mind?: A Calming Book for Busy Brains helps little ones sift through overwhelming thoughts, identify feelings, and calm anxiety. Colorful bird characters lead the reader through the book, and interactive pages offer specific tools--such as deep breathing, stretching, and sensory exploration--to relax the mind in a fun and silly way. With Todd's signature simple text and bold art, this is the perfect first book on mindful thinking for the youngest readers.
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All the Ways We Learn
by Chloe Ito Ward
An empowering picture book celebrating the many ways kids learn best. Not every child learns by sitting still and staying quiet. Some kids learn by jumping and tapping their feet. Others by building, drawing, or making a joyful mess. However they learn, all kids deserve to feel proud of and confident in themselves This book celebrates the many brilliant and beautiful ways kids take in the world, helping them feel seen, supported, and loved. Created by a neurodivergent author and illustrator team, with back matter to learn more about neurodivergence and simple accommodations, this is an essential reminder that there's no one right way to learn.
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Fritz: A Mushroom Story
by Kelsey Garrity-Riley
Meet Fritz. He likes rose hip ice cream on warm days and cream of chestnut soup on cold ones. Sometimes, Fritz likes to play with lots of friends. Sometimes, he likes playing with his extroverted best friend Pip (who likes blackberry bramble ice cream on hot days and spicy nettle stew on cold ones). But most often, Fritz likes to spend time all by himself. Time to be quiet. Time to do lots of things or nothing at all. One morning, Fritz decides to have a very Pip-like day, to see what it's like being Pip. The day starts with an exciting morning of berryball, followed by a swim in the puddle pond -- and then blowing bubbles in the violet patch But as the day goes on, Fritz starts getting more and more frazzled -- it's exhausting work being so social when you're an introvert. How can Fritz get the quiet time he needs when there's so much going on?
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A Day Off School
by Oliver Jeffers
A hilarious picture book from the mind of #1 New York Times bestselling creator Oliver Jeffers, about what incredible things you might miss if you take the day off school . . . A whole day off school ALL TO HIMSELF When Herbie has the sniffles, he stays home from school. It's exciting to have time to play Space Blasters and watch cartoons. But by lunchtime, he wonders what fun he might be missing at school. What if there's an extra playtime, a dog on the loose . . . or even A PIRATE INVASION? A hilarious, action-packed story from globally bestselling picture book creator Oliver Jeffers and award-winning illustrator Kevin Waldron.
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Teachers in the Wild
by Brad Davidson
At some point, you’re bound to encounter your teacher in the wild. It’s okay to be excited, awkward, or just plain confused. After all, you’ve never seen them outside of school. But teachers are just like us—they go to the dentist, cheer at soccer games, and take their pets to the vet.
So, don’t panic! With these few simple, amusing strategies, you’ll be ready to handle any surprise teacher sightings like a pro.
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🧸 Board Books for Tiny Readers |
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How Many Babies?
by Forest Xiao
A counting book all about babies. Cue the cuteness and chubby cheeks in a sturdy board book sure to have little ones rapt. One baby peeks out upside down. Three babies share a swing. Eight babies ride in a shopping cart. How many squish in a bed? Childlike illustrations, a happy palette of blue and yellow, and vivid numerals from one to ten catch babies' and toddlers' attention in this adorable counting book.
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Love Veggies with Jamie Oliver: See It, Say It, Eat It, Love It!
by Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver invites the youngest readers to discover the colorful, tasty world of vegetables. Every page of this sturdy board book is packed with sensory fun: touch the textured vegetables, then lift the flap to see what's inside Shuck the corn, pop the peas from their pod, and dig up the carrots--each vegetable brings a delicious surprise to explore. With simple read-aloud words and interactive flaps, Love Veggies makes learning about healthy food fun from the very first taste.
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Oodles of Noodles (a Counting Word Play Board Book for Toddlers)
by Jessie Atkin
This counting book is a silly, tongue-twisting food and animal adventure! Each animal is paired with a favorite food and a unit of measurement--from one box of lox to ten skies full of fries--until all plates are clean and every tummy is full. Children will have endless fun guessing what brand-new, made-up combination of animals and food will appear next!
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All Kinds of Things
by Frances Stickley
A large-format, vividly illustrated board book featuring stylish illustrations that immerse babies and toddlers in the world that surrounds them. This is a whale. This is an anemone. This is a crab. They are all . . . sea creatures. From author Frances Stickley, a trained literacy specialist and teacher, and award-winning illustrator Tim Hopgood, this beautifully designed and illustrated board book invites sharing and resharing with young readers as they explore different environments--from the ocean to the jungle to the city--and find the connections among groups of animals, plants, and objects. Encouraging toddlers' impulse to name and classify with stylish art, this is a book to read together again and again. Listen to the free Stories Aloud audiobook--just scan the QR code on the back cover to hear the book read aloud
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🌱 Stories for Growing Readers
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Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Dino-Rama (Marvel)
by Steve Behling
Join Spidey, Spin, and Ghost-Spider in this thrilling Step Into Reading Step 2 leveled reader as they transform into dinosaurs and go on a fun-filled adventure based on the hit Disney Jr. hit series Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends. When Reptil's jewel shatters, turning everyone on Team Spidey into dinosaurs, the heroes use their new-found dino-powers to stop the villains. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
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One Mad Cat and the Missing Book
by Vicky Fang
Cat is mad - a lot (after all, she's a cat). But when a friend needs her help to solve a mystery, she puts her irritation to the side....Vicky Fang, a rising talent in the kid-lit world, delivers an original take on the graphic-reader format--one whose dryly humorous storytelling and illustrative style hold appeal for both beginning and newly independent readers and adult caregivers alike.
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DK Super Readers Level 2 Pokémon Explore Paldea
by DK
Boost your reading skills as you explore the Paldea region with this fun-filled Level 2 reader, carefully leveled to help children learn to read. Welcome to Paldea. Discover some of the Pokemon that roam this region, learn about their key skills and fun facts, and develop your reading skills as you go The engaging text has been carefully leveled using the Lexile reading scheme so that children are set up to succeed. Colorful Pokemon images, clear vocabulary, and a fun quiz will help young readers build their reading ability and confidence as they learn about the many Pokemon of the Paldea region.
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Cub and Bat
by Will Hillenbrand
Best friends Cub and Bat learn that saying please is the way to a sweet reward in this playful, phonics-based early reader from acclaimed author-illustrator Will Hillenbrand. When Cub sees a swarm of buzzing bees, he can't bee-lieve his luck Cub loves honey . . . and he'll do anything to get it. He gets a big bin. He gets a big box. He climbs on top. But when his plan to take the honey goes sideways, his best friend Bat comes up with an even more satisfying solution: just say please and ask nicely Will Hillenbrand's adorable artwork shines in this lively early reader that will delight the youngest readers with the sweetest treat of all: a journey into a lifelong love of reading. This phonics-based reader offers plenty of practice with the letter b and short vowels.
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The Show Must Go on: Ready-To-Read Level 2
by Joe McGee
The sweetly spooky Junior Monster Scouts series comes to younger readers in a new Level 2 Ready-to-Read format In this sixth book in the series, the show must go on. The Skeleton Band was all set to perform tonight until the trombone player wakes up to a missing arm bone The Junior Monster Scouts are ready to help Will they be able to follow the trail of clues or will the Skeleton Band have to hang up their instruments for good?
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