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April Read Aloud- There was an Odd Princess Who Swallowed a Pea
https://youtu.be/ggOnLZvkOn4 "There was an odd princess who swallowed a pea, a slipper, a crown, a rose, a queen, and even more! Will this odd princess live happily ever after? Illustrations rendered digitally by Lee Calderon show Princess’s belly growing and...
April Read Aloud- Sally and the Purple Socks
https://youtu.be/AmAADX5jM2c "Sally?s Purple Socks: They keep growing and growing and growing . . . Sally's purple socks have finally arrived and she can't wait to try them on. Oops, she forgot to include the size when she ordered them. But they are so warm and...
April Read Aloud- In the Small, Small Pond
https://youtu.be/r8TF8ca0XcU "Award-winning author/illustrator Denise Fleming gives young readers a frog’s eye view of life in a pond throughout the seasons in the Caldecott Honor Book, In the Small, Small Pond. A child explores the wonders of the natural world...
November Read Aloud- Perfect Square
https://youtu.be/Egzq2y0WS58 Perfect Square by Author, Michael Hall " is the perfect choice for teaching kids to think outside the box! Young readers will learn days of the week and colors of the rainbow, as well as emotional resilience." - Amazon
November Read Aloud- I Dream of an Elephant
https://youtu.be/2o88FhPPerM I Dream of an Elephant takes readers through a wondrous world where they will encounter elephants of many colorful shades that sing, dance, and play. Each page's descriptive sing-song text leaves out the last word, allowing little ones to...
November Read Aloud- Turkey Trouble
https://youtu.be/jtyr3doXbx8 Turkey is in trouble. Bad trouble. The kind of trouble where it's almost Thanksgiving . . . and you're the main course. But Turkey has an idea--what if he doesn't look like a turkey? What if he looks like another animal instead? After many...
November Read Aloud- Perfect Square
https://youtu.be/Egzq2y0WS58 Perfect Square by Author, Michael Hall " is the perfect choice for teaching kids to think outside the box! Young readers will learn days of the week and colors of the rainbow, as well as emotional resilience." - Amazon
November Read Aloud- The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark
https://youtu.be/jHYn0PgZWDI A hilarious retelling of THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, with foil on the cover! "Little fish, little fish, let me come in.""Not by the skin of my finny fin fin!""Then I'll munch, and I'll crunch, and I'll smash your house in!"Mama tells her...
November Read Aloud- I Dream of an Elephant
https://youtu.be/2o88FhPPerM I Dream of an Elephant takes readers through a wondrous world where they will encounter elephants of many colorful shades that sing, dance, and play. Each page's descriptive sing-song text leaves out the last word, allowing little ones to...
October Read Aloud- Pumpkin Eye
https://youtu.be/-Ya_fxYHui8 "A Halloween story with just the right amount of spookiness for preschoolers It's Halloween night! The rising moon lights the way for trick-or-treaters and sets the mood for a spooky celebration where imagination rules." - Amazon...
October Read Aloud- Leaf Man
https://youtu.be/_HAy3YE7jNs "Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much is...
October Read Aloud- Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones
https://youtu.be/rPy-WBJhGSg "Six paleontologists search for bones. When they find them, they dig them up, wrap them, and load them on a truck, bound for the museum. With simple text and vibrant illustrations, young readers explore the process of finding and...
October Read Aloud- Aaaarrgghh, Spider!
https://youtu.be/ZZBQ7XCaLPk The story of a spider who wants to become a family pet. Oops he keeps scaring them instead... see how he finally finds a family of his own.
August Read Aloud- Sea, Sand, Me
https://youtu.be/iCTz00biqRE Uncovering seashells... jumping in the waves... It's a perfect beach day! And what better way to spend it than with a new beach friend? Patricia Hubbell's light verse skips merrily along, while Lisa Campbell Ernst's playful scenes picture...
August Read Aloud- Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse
https://youtu.be/rppBnBkSc3Y "In Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse, Nellie Sue does everything with a western flair. Whether it is cleaning up the animal sty (picking up her stuffed animals) or rounding up cattle (getting the neighborhood kids together for her birthday...
August Read Aloud- How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow
https://youtu.be/Wh33yzFveXQ "The Sun and the Clouds are best friends. Together they keep the world warm, the gardens growing, and the sky full of beautiful rainbows. But one day they get into a fight and refuse to be in the sky together. And that means there are no...
Like a Windy Day
Click the book above to hear the story. "The wind is powerful and stormy, mischievous and unpredictable. In this magical story, a young girl goes soaring, tumbling, and twirling on her own exciting windy-day adventure." - Amazon Sunshine House Preschool Helping you to...
Leaves
Leaves "This simple, charming story of a young bear's first autumn. Bear is surprised when the leaves start falling off the trees, but when he tries to reattach them, it doesn't work. Eventually, he gets sleepy, and burrows into the fallen leaves for a long nap. When...
Dinosaur Roar
Dinosaur Roar Dinosaur Roar! Authors: Henrietta and Paul Stickland "A modern classic" with "rhyming text and eye-catching illustrations" A fun way to introduce dinosaurs to preschoolers. "Every dinosaur is accurately depicted and the book carries the endorsement of...
The Crunching Munching Caterpillar
The Crunching Munching Caterpillar "Caterpillar wants to do more than just munch his way through the blackberry bush--he wants to fly like Butterfly, Bumblebee, and Sparrow, and after a long dreamy nap, he finds that now he really can!" Author: Sheridan Cain ...
The Eensy Weensy Spider
The Eensy Weensy Spider Read Aloud A favorite nursery rhyme. In this story all the imaginative adventures the spider has after sliding down the waterspout--including hugging a baby bug, meeting a frog in a pond, joining a bug parade, and buying shoes--before settling...
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Read Aloud We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. Will you come too? Join a father and his four young children as they cross a field of tall, wavy grass, wade through a deep, cold river, struggle through swampy mud, find...
Bring on the Birds
Bring on the Birds Read Aloud Birds come in all sorts of interesting shapes, sizes, and colors—and many of them can do amazing things as well. From the Blue-footed Booby to the Red-billed Oxpecker, the breadth of bird life depicted in this stunning book will captivate...
The Escape of Marvin the Ape
The Escape of Marvin the Ape Read Aloud When Marvin the Ape makes a break from the zoo, he heads straight downtown to the heart of the action, where he discovers everything the big city has to offer. Dining at the finest restaurants, strolling through museums,...
Children Make Terrible Pets
Children Make Terrible Pets Check out this bestselling, rollicking, and humorous twist on the classic "first pet" story about a young bear and her favorite pet boy! Author: Peter Brown Check out more activities we will be doing for our Pet Themed Week. Sunshine House...
Hush Little Alien
Hush Little Alien Read Aloud "Children see how "others" are put to bed by parents around the universe as a sleepy little alien takes everything from goonie birds to rocket ships on his journey through the night."- Amazon Author: Daniel Dirk Sunshine House...
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School? Read Aloud From the award-winning team of Jane Yolen and Mark Teague. "Everyone's favorite dinosaurs are back--and this time they are going to school. More fun dinosaur antics await. These prehistoric pupils are in a class of their own!"...
Zoomer’s Summer Snowstorm
Zoomer's Summer Snowstorm Read Aloud " It's a hot summer day and Zoomer is all ready to cool off with a snow cone. But when the snow cone–making goes too far, the hot summer day turns icy cold! Luckily Zoomer knows just how to make the best of the situation: He goes...
Bring on the Birds
Bring on the Birds Read Aloud "Brightly colored, richly textured illustrations and an energetic rhyming text introduce young readers to distinctive birds and their unique qualities. From the Blue-footed Booby to the Red-billed Oxpecker, the breadth of bird life...
My Shadow
Click the book above to hear the story. "Inside, outside, climbing up the stairs, or jumping into bed, your shadow may be following you! He may even be one step ahead as you run down the street! Complete with a cast of the whole family, a cat, a dog, and a teddy, this...
Bears in a Band
Click the book above to hear the story. "The little bears pick up their instruments and play a noisy song. They don’t care if the notes are wrong! But uh-oh, Big Brown Bear is fast asleep. Will their lively music wake him up? A small moment of trepidation segues into...
How Do I Love You
Click the book above to hear the story. "A rhyming story about a parent's unlimited love for a child--in the same format as the bestselling book I Love You Through and Through, and with pictures by the same illustrator. "How do I love you? Let me count the ways. I...
Jayde the Jaybird
Click the book above to hear the story. "Jayde is an adorable jaybird with a tiny left wing and a big voice. Although it’s not easy keeping up with the others, it doesn’t stop her from doing what she loves...singing. But Jayde is too shy to share her voice with her...
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, too?
Click the book above to hear the story. "From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes a reassuring tale of a mother’s love for her child. Does a Kangaroo a Mother, Too? answers curious kids who...
A Color of his Own
Click the book above to hear the story. "Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one...
Sitting in my box
Click the book above to hear the story. "What happens when a boy with a book, a tall giraffe, an old gray elephant, a big baboon, a grumpy lion, and a hippopotamus try to squeeze into one tiny cardboard box? Ask the flea! Playful cartoon-like illustrations by Jon Agee...
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star " Iza Trapani takes the earliest readers on a journey across the night sky. With playful verse and bright illustrations Iza Trapani introduces us to our irresistible young heroine as she wishes upon a mischievous, twinkling star. Granting...
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Read Aloud "If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he'll ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache,...
Guinea Pig Party
Guinea Pig Party Read Aloud "Count from 10 and back again with the sweetest-ever guinea pigs! The guinea pigs are having a party, and like many children’s birthday parties, things aren’t going perfectly. But in the end everyone has a good time and the party is a...
When I Was Five
When I Was Five Read Aloud "When Jeremy was five he wanted to be an astronaut or a cowboy--or both. And he had a best friend named Mark. But now he's six and wants to be a major-league baseball player or a deep-sea diver. Jeremy knows things change as you grow up, but...
Turkey Trouble
Turkey Trouble Read Aloud "Turkey is in trouble. Bad trouble. The kind of trouble where it's almost Thanksgiving . . . and you're the main course. But Turkey has an idea--what if he doesn't look like a turkey? What if he looks like another animal instead? After many...
Laughing Giraffe
Laughing Giraffe Read Aloud "In the days long ago, Giraffe was the noisiest animal on the Great African Plain. He shouted a lot and he laughed all the time. This is the story of how the littlest Egret proved to Laughing Giraffe that you don't need to be loud to be...
Ten Little Fish
Ten Little Fish Read Aloud "An undersea counting book that's full of the same vivid imagery and fun story elements that have made their alphabet books so successful!" Amazon Author: Audrey Wood Sunshine House Preschool Helping you to help your child lead their...
I Dream of an Elephant
I Dream of An Elephant Read Aloud "I Dream of an Elephant takes readers through a wondrous world where they will encounter elephants of many colorful shades that sing, dance, and play. Each page's descriptive sing–song text leaves out the last word, allowing little...
The Very Stubborn Centipede
The Very Stubborn Centipede A strong wiled, curious many-legged creature is the main character in this rhyming story. "A centipede latches onto the unsuspecting toe of a woman who tries in vain to make him leave. The antics of the woman and the stubborn centipede are...
Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Read Aloud "A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck--all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with...
All Monkeys Love Bananas
All Monkeys Love Bananas Read Aloud "All monkeys love bananas—don’t they? This adorable and humorous picture book features a poor monkey who just can’t bear the sight of one more piece of the yellow fruit." Sunshine House Preschool Helping you to help your...
In My New Yellow Shirt
In My New Yellow Shirt Read Aloud "When a little boy gets a plain yellow shirt for his birthday, his friend Sam thinks it's a very ordinary gift. But the birthday boy has other ideas. Before long, he has transformed himself into many wonderful yellow things. In this...
Bear Sees Colors
Bear Sees Colors Read Aloud "Colors, colors everywhere! Can you find colors just like Bear? Karma Wilson’s playful text and Jane Chapman’s adorable illustrations creatively introduce colors to the youngest Bear fans, who will delight in discovering a rainbow of fun."...
There was a Coyote that swallowed a Flea
There was a Coyote that swallowed a Flea Read Aloud "There was a coyote who swallowed a flea, Plucked from his knee, that tickly flea. Yippee-o-Ki-Yee! Skinny ol' Coyote delights readers of all ages as he swallows his way through this delicious southwestern-flavored...
If you give a dog a donut
If you give a dog a donut Read Aloud "If you give a dog a donut, he’ll ask for some apple juice to go with it. When you give him the juice, he’ll drink it all up. Then, before you can say “woof” . . . Dog is off on a backyard adventure!" Sunshine House...
Beach House
Beach House Read Aloud "A funny and heartfelt celebration of family, vacations, and the joy of the sea, Deanna Caswell and Amy June Bates capture the essence of summer—building sand castles, jumping the waves, and watching the stars come out after a long day at the...
We All Go Traveling By
We All Go Traveling By Read Aloud "All aboard! This rhythmic I-spy journey to school through various landscapes, is the perfect introduction to colors, modes of transportation, and of course, music! " Sunshine House Preschool Helping you to help your child lead...
The Night Before Summer Vacation
The Night Before Summer Vacation Read Aloud "A little girl and her family are getting ready to go on vacation . . . or at least they are trying to. In the effort to pack everything that will be needed, there's bound to be something overlooked, and what that is...
The Very Greedy Bee
The Very Greedy Bee Read Aloud "MINE! That's what the very greed bee says to anyone who asks him to share. While all the other bees work hard to clean the hive and make honey, the very greedy bee spends all of his time gobbling pollen and guzzling nectar. One day he...
The Busy Little Squirrel
The Busy Little Squirrel Read Aoud Author Nancy Tafuri story has "all the charming features of the fall season, this sweetly illustrated story features country animals, pumpkins, leaves, apples and other signs of autumn.... Will the busy squirrel ever slow down?"...
Tiny Little Fly
Tiny Little Fly Read Aloud "A stunning, bold and funny picture book for the very young." Author Laureate Michael Rosen and illustrator Kevin Waldron. "My oh my! Big elephant tramping, big hippo rolling, big tiger snatching, but off flies the fly... " Sunshine...
My Heart is like a Zoo
My Heart is Like a Zoo Read Aloud In this story we "will learn that a heart can be hopeful, silly, happy, rugged, snappy, or lonely. A heart holds every different feeling, and author-artist Michael Hall captures each one with his bold, graphic artwork. An ideal...
Pete the Cat
Pete the Cat Read Aloud In this book Pete the Cat wakes up feeling grumpy—nothing seems to be going his way. But with the help of some magic sunglasses, Pete learns that a good mood has been inside him all along. Fans of Pete the Cat will love watching him take...
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