Read Aloud

Arena, J., & Gilpin, S. (2013). 100 snowmen. Two Lions.

How do you count to 100? You could count 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . or you could count the snowman way by adding 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 . . . A fun chance to practice counting, this rhyming mathematical picture book is perfect for the Hundredth Day of School--and all winter long. 

Henkes, K. (2000). Wemberlyworried. New York: Greenwillow Books.

Nothing is too big or too small to escape Wemberly's worry. Day and night she worries. In bed, on the playground, or in the car, Wemberly worries. But by far her biggest worry is starting school. With the momentous first day looming, a multitude of new worries fills Wemberly. And this time the list of "what if's" is a mile long. 

Matheson, C. (2013). Tapthe magic tree. Greenwillow Books. 

The book begins with a drawing of a bare, winter tree. The text on the next page asks the child to “tap” the tree once. On the next page a single leaf appears on the same tree, and the child is asked to “tap again” four times. Four more leaves appear on the next page. The interactivity builds, and your child will love adding more leaves with each tap and each turned page, rubbing the tree branches to produce buds, jiggling the tree to cause the blooms to fall, shaking its apples loose, blowing the leaves away for autumn, and counting to ten to bring spring back again. This book goes through the full circle of seasons. 

 Reynolds, A., Brown, P., & Bromley, L. (2012). Creepy carrots! Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Jasper Rabbit loves carrots. He eats them on the way to school. He eats them going to Little League. He eats them going home. Jasper especially loves the free carrots he can grab from Crackenhopper Field any time he wants. At least he does until those creepy carrots start to follow him around. No one else sees what Jasper sees. But that doesn't mean he's wrong in Creepy Carrots 

Wright, M., & Gilpin, S. (2010). Sneezy thesnowman. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children. 

Three children try to warm up shivery Sneezy the Snowman. Drinking cocoa, sitting in a hot tub, and warming up by a bonfire all result in Sneezy melting, followed by his request to "Make me brand new!" Each time, the children rebuild him, contributing some of their winter wear to keep Sneezy warm.