Preschool Children

Preschool children are able to choose books that interest them. They can retell a story, act out a story, and draw pictures about the story. Preschoolers hear the sounds that make words and recognize that printed letters form words.

• Read every day!
• Encourage your child's interest in reading by allowing them to choose books that they like
• Ask a librarian for books that match your child's interests
• Go to Storytime at your local branch
• Encourage your children when they pretend to write or pretend to read

Provide as much reading material as possible. Include picture books, poetry, wordless books, concept books, information books, and children's magazines. Let your child see you reading and writing and talk to your child about what you are doing.

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine

Feast for 10 by Catherine Falwell

Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield

The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin

Bee-bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park

Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

Visit the library often and be sure to ask your librarian for more suggestions. Our Books Aloud! booklist for preschoolers contains lots of recommended titles, too.

• Share alphabet books and counting books
• Encourage your child to read along by running your finger under the text as you read
• Share books with repetition and patterned language and emphasize the sounds that make words
• Attend a Storytime