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Books Every Preschooler Should Know

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A Bad Case of Stripes
A Bad Case of Stripes
by David Shannon Details
In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Details
Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color.
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
by Doreen Cronin Details
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
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Caldecott Medal
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford the Big Red Dog
by Norman Bridwell Details
Emily Elizabeth has a dog. He is big. He is red. He is Clifford!
Corduroy
Corduroy
by Don Freeman Details
A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown Details
A little bunny bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep.
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Shhh: Bedtime Books
Growing Vegetable Soup
Growing Vegetable Soup
by Lois Ehlert Details
A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup.
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
by Karen Beaumont Details
In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places.
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That's Silly!
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Mama, Do You Love Me?
by Barbara M. Joosse Details
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.
No, David!
No, David!
by David Shannon Details
A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
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Caldecott Medal
The Lady with the Alligator Purse
The Lady with the Alligator Purse
by Nadine Westcott Details
The old jump rope/nonsense rhyme features an ailing young Tiny Tim.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle Details
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.
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Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak Details
A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild thing where he becomes their king.
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Dream Big: Ages 3-5
Updated 02/23/2013

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