Second-Grade Read-Alouds suggested by various colleagues

Read-aloud books for Asha, age 4 and a half

Brianne's read-aloud list 2009

When a Monster is Born (Taylor/Sharratt, 2007) - K/1

The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County (Harrington/Jackson) - K-2

A Little Peace (Kerley, 2007) - gorgeous photos - K-4

Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa (Niki Daly) - 1-3

Conejito: a folktale from Panama (MacDonald) 1-3

Useful in School

A Story with Pictures (Kanninen/Reed) - print awareness - spoofs what a book usually contains (narrative in a certain order; illustrations; etc.)

AA is for Aardvark (Shulman/Petrosino) - letter & phonemic awareness - words with double letters (bubble, puzzle, etc.)

Van Leeuwen/Bond      Papa and the Pioneer Quilt