Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Kathleen’s favourite read-alouds

Looking for a last minute Christmas gift—or perhaps a library excursion during the holidays? Here are some favourites from Kathleen McMillan (author: BlueBeary, preschool teacher).

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 Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (64430227)

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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton (059023487X)

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Copy Me, Copycub by Richard Edwards (439217164)

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Red Is Best by Kathy Stinson (092023626X)

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Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (64430170)

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The Biggest House in the World by Leo Lionni (394827406)

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst (689711735)

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Snow Lion by David McPhail (819310980)

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The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (590996347)

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And You Can Be the Cat by Hazel Hutchins (1550372165)

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The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack (590315773)

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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (64431789)

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Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney (1564024733)

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Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman (590745573)

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Timmy Green’s Blue Lake by Donna Bergman

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The Lion’s Share by Chris Conover

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Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran

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A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman (590319701)

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Goodnight, Baby Bear by Frank Asch (439104297)

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Barn Dance by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault (805007997)

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Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig

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Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

2 comments:

Unknown said...

My favorite is Harold and the Purple Crayon, with a close second being "Something for Nothing." But she missed "Blueberries for Sal" and "Make Way for Ducklings" by Robert McClosky.

Tree said...

Great list! So many titles bring back so many good memories...