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Very First Steps into Reading
Flashlight
by Lizi Boyd

In this story without words, a boy explores the woods after dark with a flashlight
Spot, the cat
by Henry Cole

A wordless picture book by the award-winning illustrator of And Tango Makes Three follows the journey of a cat who makes his way through busy city streets, a farmers' market and a park filled with kite-flyers while his beloved boy diligently searches for him.
Skunk on a string
by Thao Lam

A skunk who is unable to escape a balloon that has been tied to his tail is shooed and swatted through a bustling parade, past the windowpanes of city apartments and through a construction zone before landing on top of a Ferris wheel and realizing that he is loving the aerial life.
Sidewalk flowers
by JonArno Lawson

Overview: In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. "Written" by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, Sidewalk Flowers is an ode to the importance of small things, small people, and small gestures
Sunshine
by Jan Ormerod

It's morning, and the first rays of sunlight shine into a little girl's bedroom and wake her up.
The lion & the mouse
by Jerry Pinkney

Vibrant illustrations bring to life this wordless adaptation of this classic Aesop fable about a merciful lion who spared a mouse's life and the unexpected reward he received for his good deed from the tiny hero.
In the tall, tall grass
by Denise Fleming

As he inches his way along, a little caterpillar meets the other creatures that are busy in the tall grass.
Orange pear apple bear
by Emily Gravett

Color, punctuation, rhyme, and rhythm are presented in a concept book about a talented bear with a fascination for fruit that uses only four simple words.
Not a box
by Antoinette Portis

From mountain to rocket ship, a small, imaginative bunny shows that a box is not always just a box but an object that will go as far as the imagination allows.
Yo! Yes?
by Christopher Raschka

A Caldecott Honor Book, ALA Notable Book, Horn Book Fanfare Book, and NCTE Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts follows the blossoming of a friendship between a black and a white boy, depicted in zany illustrations. Reprint.
Sheep in a jeep
by Nancy Shaw

A group of hapless sheep careens through treacherous landscapes in a jeep, in a merry easy-to-read adventure.
Have you seen my duckling?
by Nancy Tafuri

A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling
Rhyming dust bunnies
by Jan Thomas

As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger
Dive, dolphin!
by Shira Evans

Teaches readers all about dolphins, from the classic bottlenose dolphin to the orca
Up, tall and high
by Ethan Long

Through illustrations, fold-outs and simple text, colorful birds--including a penguin and a peacock--demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall and high in three laugh-out-loud situations.
Big Dog and Little Dog wearing sweaters
by Dav Pilkey

Wanting to wear a cozy sweater just like Little Dog, Big Dog tears up his person's bedroom and finds just the right sweater before enlisting Little Dog's help putting it on. By the best-selling creator of the Captain Underpants series. Simultaneous.
Flip-a-word : frog jog
by Harriet Ziefert

Combines simple whimsical rhymes by the award-winning author of A New Coat for Anna with colorful anime-style illustrations in a series of skill-building stories that invites young children to peruse die-cut spreads while becoming familiar with word families that share similar long- and short-vowel sounds.
The bug in the jug wants a hug : a short vowel sounds book
by Brian P. Cleary

Young readers can learn about short vowel sounds through rhymes, repetition, illustrations, and phonics
Chicken said, "Cluck!"
by Judyann Grant

Earl and Pearl do not want Chicken's help in the garden, until a swarm of grasshoppers arrives and her true talent shines
The thing on the wing can sing : a short vowel sounds book with consonant digraphs
by Brian P. Cleary

Young readers can learn about vowels and consonants through rhymes, repetition, illustrations, and phonics
Bake, mice, bake!
by Eric Seltzer

Mice spend a very busy day at Cakes and More baking cakes, pies, tarts, rolls and doughnut holes for their animal customers. Original.
Sea Otters : See the Antics of Sea Otters!
by Inc. Dorling Kindersley

Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interests while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Simultaneous.

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