Children's Books
Children's Books, Leveled Readers, Phonics Readers and Big Books
Phonics Readers, Big Books, Leveled Readers, and Books with CDs
Phonics readers give children opportunities to sound out letters and letter combinations and ultimately recognize words. Sounding out words can lead to reading entire books, and phonics readers are designed to help students do so as they progress through their phonics reading series. Modern Curriculum Press offers several sets of Phonics Practice Readers to assist students and educators at each stage of the phonetic process of learning to read. These readers address short vowels, long vowels, blends and digraphs. Skill Station Readers are also available from Modern Curriculum Press to develop phonetic awareness. The Itty Bitty Phonics Readers Series by Creative Teaching Press provides 36 readers, each with 10 pages. Children get a sense of accomplishment from finishing an entire book after practicing with each small reader’s text and drawings.
After mastering phonics readers and practicing sight words, big books are often a next step for emerging readers. Many students find it exciting to move from small readers to big books and encouraging them to feel this way can help generate a continued interest in reading. Big books are easy for young readers to handle and view, plus they stimulate big enthusiasm for reading with the stories, illustrations, and activities they contain. Candlewick Press offers a series of Sesame Street big books, including Watch Out for Banana Peels, which features Grover, and Hooray for Our Heroes, which features Big Bird. These big books can capture children’s attention by providing additional stories related to the familiar television show. Other big books are also available to address student’s diverse interests and encourage them to practice reading, with Teacher Created Resources offering sets of themed big books for voracious readers.
Leveled Readers by Scholastic, Newmark Learning, Frog Street Press and other publishers help educators guide students through increasingly challenging texts. Each of the 3-2-1 Learn Student Editions by Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt offer students activity pages that cover four curriculum areas and are applicable to their lives. Other leveled readers, such as the Little Leveled Readers Box Sets by Scholastic come as a set of small books appropriate for the reading level indicated. Leveled readers have been carefully assessed for difficulty in order to assign the correct level to them, making it easy for educators to offer students appropriately challenging reading assignments.
Books with CDs can be a particularly useful supplement to phonics readers, big books, and leveled readers. Books with CDs help students match sounds to words as they look at the book and listen to its accompanying CD. Try the Read Listen and Wonder Series by Candlewick Press for K-2 readers interested in the natural world.
Books for Reading Classrooms and Books on Other Subjects
Classroom books, including books for reading classrooms and books on other subjects such as those with content for Science and Social Studies courses, can supplement phonics readers, big books, and leveled readers or replace them at more advanced levels.
Classroom favorites such as Amelia Bedelia, Stuart Little, and Anne Frank: Life in Hiding by Harper Collins are interesting reads as well as great books for discussion because they are relatable and many people are familiar with them. Classic books such as Curious George at the Baseball Game or The Little Red Hen by Houghton-Mifflin also work well for inspiring discussion and are sure to continue to become student favorites. Class Packs of books also help educators bring interesting texts into the classroom. Houghton-Mifflin offers a Classic Fairy Tales Set containing six books, Scholastic offers a Spotlight on Literary Elements set that contains six copies each of eight student books, and Edupress offers My Alphabet Book Pack of 10 so that each student can have his own copy of the classroom text. There’s a classroom favorite, classic, or classroom set available to meet every classroom reading material need.
Learning to read is about sounding out words, recognizing sight words, understanding sentences and so on, but students can also learn about other subjects alongside their reading progress. Books like Surviving the Dustbowl by Teacher Created Resources and The Human Body Pop Up Book by Carson Dellosa can teach students about social studies and science while they practice reading skills.
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The Nodders Book
Beaver's Pond
$16.99This whimsical story introduces the Nodders, magical creatures who leave special treats for Nappers while they snooze! With magic shoes whirring and tiny wings flapping a Nodder will peek in to see if you're napping. Then out of the pocket comes a small...$16.99 -
Wild! Concepts Bilingual Board Books, Set of 4
Child's Play
$23.96Courtney Dicmas introduces babies to basic concepts with her award-winning charm and humor. In Opposites, interactions between animals with drastically different characteristics provides plenty of opportunities to discuss and make comparisons. Colors...$23.96 -
Wild! Bilingual Board Books, Set of 4
Child's Play
$23.96Bedtime can be wild, especially when animal babies are involved. Sometimes messy, always chaotic, and often exhausting, these books offer the perfect opportunity for some quality bonding time! Gentle, colorful and engaging. Courtney Dicmas' wacky style...$23.96 -
Small Senses Bilingual Board Books, Set of 5
Child's Play
$29.98How do young children learn about the five senses? By experiencing them first hand, of course. Exploring the concepts of touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight, these titles feature familiar scenes and fun words that encourage lively chatter. Board book...$29.98Qty in Cart: 0Price:$29.98Subtotal: -
New Baby
Child's Play Books
$23.95This series offers the opportunity for parents and caregivers to discuss the anticipation surrounding the arrival of a new baby. Excitement can also produce anxiety. Gentle text and illustrations are specifically designed to foster conversation. The...$23.95 -
Little Movers Bilingual Books, Set of 4
Child's Play
$23.96Run, climb, crawl or jump--everybody loves to move! Fast, slow, up or down, alone or with friends--Carol Thompson's exquisite illustrations allow us to share the struggles, achievements and sheer delight of children exploring early movement. Perfect for...$23.96Qty in Cart: 0Price:$23.96Subtotal: -
Just Like Me Board Book 4-Book Set
Child's Play Books
$31.95Lift the flaps and see the surprise in each of these board books. Children will find out all about themselves by exploring their feelings from happy to sad, and laughing to crying to name just a few. Each book focuses on different emotions and encourages...$31.95 -
I Like Myself Books, Set of 4
Child's Play
$33.96This is a set of books with shared themes of self-esteem and being genuine. The focus is on confidence, identity and personal growth. Where do you fit in? How do you belong? And how does one act? These are important questions that young children need to...$33.96 -
Amazing Me! Soy Sorprendente!
Child's Play
$19.96With movement comes growth! Wiggling toes to music. Singing loudly. Dancing around a room. All of these natural actions celebrate and channel a young child's energy. Bodily coordination begins at an early age with simple movementsand how it contributes...$19.96Qty in Cart: 0Price:$19.96Subtotal: -
The Boy Who Grew Flowers
Barefoot Books
$9.99Rink is a very unusual boy who grows beautiful flowers all over his body whenever the moon is full. Rink and his family are treated as outcasts even though no one knows his strange botanical secret. But one day a new girl arrives at school, and Rink...$9.99 -
I Took the Moon for a Walk Book
Barefoot Books
$14.99Embark on a dreamy, nighttime jaunt with a young boy and the moon. Overcoming a fear of the dark and discovering the world at night lives at the heart of this poetic tale. Includes notes about the moon and plants and animals that thrive in the wee hours...$14.99 -
Me Reader Box Set, Disney Classics, 8 Books
Pi Kids
$34.99Dive into reading with your favorite Disney characters! Your early reader will love taking that first step from being read to, to reading on her or his own, with Phoenix International Publications' (p i kids) Disney Classic electronic Me Reader Story...$34.99 -
The Lost Kitten
Reycraft Books
$13.95When a hidden kitten crawls out of Papa’s grocery bag, his daughter is determined to make it her own. But Papa knows they must find the real owner. The two walk around their neighborhood searching for the kitten’s home. Every door is a dead end, but each...$13.95Qty in Cart: 0Price:$13.95Subtotal: -
Black Cat, Yellow Bunny
Reycraft Books
$15.95This nearly wordless book shows the slowly developing friendship between a cat and a bunny who meet on a chance encounter in the park. Through small acts of kindness, they reveal the powerful effect this growing friendship has on their lives.Key Features...$15.95Qty in Cart: 0Price:$15.95Subtotal: -
Abuelita's Secret
Reycraft Books
$14.95A boy is living with his family while his father is away. He dreads the first day at a new school because he has nothing special to share about himself. Each family member offers him an object that represents a memory from the summer, but the boy doesn’t...$14.95Qty in Cart: 0Price:$14.95Subtotal: -
Two Wool Gloves
Reycraft Books
$13.95A snowstorm is brewing. Father squirrel must find a place for his family to stay warm, but another animal is hiding out in every place he finds. Then he discovers the perfect place—a glove that someone has lost. As the family snuggles in, the owner of...$13.95Qty in Cart: 0Price:$13.95Subtotal: -
The Radish is Back
Reycraft Books
$15.95A cold wind blows. But my hunger grows. So out in the snow For food, I must go! When Rabbit hops out into snow to forage for food, he can’t believe his luck! He finds two big, beautiful radishes. Then he remembers his friend Monkey might be hungry too...$15.95Qty in Cart: 0Price:$15.95Subtotal: -
The Magic of Ooh La La
Reycraft Books
$15.95High in the clouds is the magical kingdom of Ooh La La, where everyone can create whatever they desire just by imagining it. But one boy’s greatest desire is to go to Earth in search of true happiness. The king allows him to travel there for three days,...$15.95Qty in Cart: 0Price:$15.95Subtotal: -
Crow Brothers/Fox and Monkey
Reycraft Books
$16.95Beautifully illustrated and cleverly designed, this unique flip book features two entertaining tales. In the first tale, two lazy crow brothers watch a hole in their nest get bigger and bigger. Each believes the other will fix it. Will one of them take...$16.95Qty in Cart: 0Price:$16.95Subtotal: -
Dragon's Hometown
Reycraft Books
$13.95A girl longs to return to the island in China where she was born to look for dragons. Her dream finally comes true when her family returns to celebrate Chinese New Year. The girl helps her grandparents prepare for the holiday and then joins in on the big...$13.95Qty in Cart: 0Price:$13.95Subtotal: