Recommended Books for Preschool: animals and their habitats



Recommended Books for Preschool & The World Around Us

Animals . . .

Big Bugs by Keith Faulkner A popup that asks children to guess the names of bugs.

The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent A polliwog watches a caterpillar change and changes, too.

If Frogs Made the Weather by Marion Dane Bauer This child describes the favorite weather of 10 animals.

Snappy Little Bugs by Claire Neilson See the bugs jump, hop and crawl.

Nuts to You! By Lois Ehlert Watch and see what squirrel is digging up now.

Quack by Phyllis Root A duck counting board book.

One Smart Goose by Caroline Jayne Church A goose who likes to wash is the mud is teased.

Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins Little fish and fishy friends found in an underwater home.

Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson Animals have a party in bear’s cave while he sleeps.

The Girl Who Wore Snakes by Angela Johnson Ali discovers someone else loves snakes like she does.

A Boy With A Bunny On His Head by Sean Bryan What can you do with a bunny on your head?

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell A boy writes the zoo and asks for a pet.

Kittens First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes Kitten mistakes the moon for a bowl of milk

Puppies! Puppies! Puppies by Susan Meyers Follow pups as they are born and grow.

1,2 I Love You by Alice Schertle Counting rhymes and animals big and small.

Big & Little by Steve Jenkins Shows different animals and how they compare to each other.

Cool Time Song by Carole Schaefer A hot day on the savannah and the animals that live there.

Forest Tracks by Dee Dee Duffy Look! I see some animal tracks. Listen, who’s there?

Here a Chick, Where a Chick? by Suse MacDonald A counting book to peek and find different barnyard animals.

I Love The Alphabet by Dar Hosta Animals bring the alphabet to life in rhyming verse.

Lizard’s Song by David Shannon Lizard sings about his home and bear wants to join in.

The Mitten by Jan Brett Animals sleep in Nicki’s lost mitten until bear sneezes.

Moon Glowing by Elizabeth Partridge Forest animals are shown preparing for winter.

Noisy Forest! by Harriet Ziefert and Simms Taback Different animals and the noises they make.

Peek-A-Zoo by Marie Cimarusti Guess what animal is hiding behind the flap.

Teeth, Tails & Tentacles by Christopher Wormell An animal counting book.

Wild about Books by Judy Sierra Molly accidentally drives the bookmobile to the zoo.

Whose Baby? by Masayuki Yabuuchi An introduction to animal babies and their names.

Animals Can Be Hard To See by Diane Swanson Facts about animals and their camouflage.

Chameleon, Chameleon by Joy Cowley Simple, photographic introduction to chameleons.

Fuzzy The Duckling by Gisela Buck Part of the Real Baby Animals series.

Breathtaking Noses by Hana Machotka Examines animal noses and how they function.

Weather . . .

Bear Shadow by Frank Asch Bear tries everything he can to get rid of his shadow.

Shadow Night by Kay Chorao Shows shadow puppets made with hands at night.

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett A silly, mixed-up weather story.

Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats A boy’s adventures on a snowy day.

Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco Grandma dispels fear of thunderstorms.

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema How rain comes to relieve drought on the plains.

It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw A game of imagination and what pictures might be.

Helpful Websites:

reserve books or teacher’s collections, sign up for a library cards and get program info.

The website for the Eric Carle Museum

This official Jan Brett website is full of ideas including free activity and project ideas.

David Carter’s website with movies and patterns for how to make popup images.

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