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Choosing
books for young children
(Examples of kinds of
books available for young children)
ABC
and Counting Books
**Chicka Chicka
Boom Boom
by
Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert
Wordless
Picture Books
**Good Dog, Carl
by Alexandra Day
Concept
Books
**Color Dance
by Ann Jonas
Pattern
Books
**Brown Bear,
Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric
Carle
Information
Books
**Bugs
by Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright
Traditional
Rhymes and Stories
**The Little Red
Hen
by Byron Barton
Picture
Books
**Abuela
by Arthur Dorros, illustrated by Elisa Kleven
Poetry
**Honey, I Love
by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
Easy-to-Read
Books
**The Foot Book
by Dr. Seuss
Choosing
books for children in grades K-2
Help
your child choose books that he can comfortably read. The
“five-finger” test is a useful guideline for beginning readers.
As your child reads, count the number of words he cannot read per
page. In general, there should be five words or fewer that give him
trouble on each page. If a book contains several pages on which you
count more than five words that he can’t read, consider reading that
book to your child until he develops more reading skill.
Choosing
books for children in grades 3-5
Help
your child choose books that he can comfortably read. The
“five-finger” test is a useful guideline for beginning readers.
As your child reads, count the number of words he cannot read per
page. In general, there should be five words or fewer that give him
trouble on each page. If a book contains several pages on which you
count more than five words that he can’t read, consider reading that
book to your child until he develops more reading skill.
   
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Choosing Books
