Family - Ages: 0-6 Years
Ayliffe, Alex. Slither, Swoop, Swing. Penguin Group. 1992.
In this colourful book for young children, the animals are all on the move.
Baby Playtime. DK Publishing. 2010.
A board book that encourages early word recognition by featuring pictures of popular
playtime toys.
Baicker, Karen. I can do it too! Handprint Books. 2003.
A book about a young girl who is learning to do the things her encouraging family
members do so well.
Baker, Keith. LMNO Peas. Beach Lane Books. 2010.
A great alphabet book filled with illustrations of peas that keep busy with an activity for
each letter of the alphabet.
Boynton, Sandra. Barnyard Dance. Workman Publishing. 1993.
In this board book the barnyard animals happily twirl, spin, prance, and swing!
Demi. Kites: Magic Wishes that Fly Up to the Sky. Dragonfly Books. 1999.
Older children will enjoy this beautifully illustrated book that blends history and
storytelling and that includes instructions for kite making.
Dwell Studio. Touch and Feel: Town. Blue Apple Books. 2010.
Babies will benefit from the textures and colours of this touch and feel book about
things found around town.
Eastman, P.D. Go, Dog. Go! Beginner Books. 1961.
An action-packed storybook about dogs who climb trees, drive cars, and generally run
around.
Ehrlich, Fred. Does a Giraffe Drive? Blue Apple Books. 2007.
A book about locomotion: from galloping giraffes to cars, trains, and planes.
Goble, Paul. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. Atheneum Books. 1978.
Horses and buffalo stampede across the pages of this book, which tells the story of a
Native American girl and her love of horses.
Krouse, Amy. Little Hoot. Chronicle Books. 2008.
Both you and your child will enjoy this little book about an owl that just doesn’t want to
stay up late!
Law, Diane. Come Out and Play. NorthSouth. 2006.
Learn to count to ten in English, Spanish, German, French, and Chinese.
Lies, Brian. Bats at the Library. Houghton Mifflin Company. 2008.
Book-loving bats spend an exciting night at the library as they explore, share stories,
and dream up adventures.
Long, Loren. Otis. Philomel Books. 2009.
Otis, a friendly little tractor, befriends a young calf with whom he can play, but things
change when the farmer brings in a new yellow tractor.
McLeod, Emilie Warren. The Bear’s Bicycle. Little, Brown, and Company. 1975.
A boy and his teddy bear go for a ride on their bicycles, teaching us how to be safe
when we ride our bikes.
Munsch, Robert. Zoom! Scholastic. 2003.
Lauretta settles for nothing less than the flashy 92-speed model when she and her
mother go shopping to replace her old wheelchair. Children will love this fast-paced
story and its independent heroine.
Pandell, Karen. Animal Action ABC. Hand Print Books. 1996.
An alphabet board book that, for every letter, includes an action for your child.
Piper, Watty. The Little Engine that Could. Philomel Books. 2005.
Revisit the story that has been read by families for decades: “I think I can, I think I
can….”
Rockwell, Lizzy. The Busy Body Book. Crown Publishers. 2004.
A book that encourages children to be active and that includes facts about the human
body as well as suggestions for activities.
Roy, Ron. Three Ducks Went Wandering. Clarion Books. 1979.
Three little ducks are contentedly unaware of the disasters they manage to avoid as
they wander from the barnyard.
Stevens, Janet. The Tortoise and the Hare. Holiday House. 1984.
An adaptation of the well-known Aesop fable that reminds us of the value of
perseverance and hard work.
Tibo, Gilles. The Best Goalie Ever. Scholastic. 2009.
Nicholas agrees to fill-in for his hockey team’s goalie but realizes he’s never stopped a
puck before!
Wood, Audrey. Silly Sally. Harcourt. 1992.
A board book for 1 to 3 year olds about Silly Sally’s acrobatic journey to town and the
animals she meets on the way.