BOOKS BECAUSE. . .
-they nurture
Kiss Good Night Mom Pie
-they have rhythm
The Frog Who Wore Red Suspenders
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You
Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
-they are tactile
Book! Max's First Word
Shelia Rae's Peppermint Stick
-they are conceptual
Alphabet Adventures Hello Ocean Ten Seeds
-they are predictable
Dinnertime Duck on a Bike
Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash
-they have character
Dumpy LaRue Olivia Saves the Circus
-they are written and illustrated by familiar authors and illustrators
Big Al The Magic Hat On My Way
-they are amusing and exciting
And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon Raising Sweetness
The Web Files
-they are award winning
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg The Stray Dog The Three Pigs
-they salute the red, white, and blue
Liberty Tulip Sees America We the Kids
-they are written in chapters
Iris and Walter. . . Tooter Pepperday
-they are filled with facts
All About Frogs Gentle Giant Octopus Gulls, Gulls, Gulls
-they are waiting to be read aloud
The Princess Test Runaway Radish
COLLINS 2002