APPENDIX A

Books to Read with Children

 

This list is courtesy of Jean Walsh, MS, SLP. She recommends some great books to help young children develop sounds, vocabulary and humor.

Book	Author	Uses
The Baby Goes Beep	Parr, Todd	Baby, “b” words
There’s a Bird on Your Head	Willems, Mo	“b” words
I Can Say That	Lederer, Suzy	Animal names and sounds, No, Hi, Bye
I Can Do That	Lederer, Suzy	Early verbs
I Can Play That	Lederer, Suzy	Early verbs
Have You Seen My Cat	Carle, Eric	Cat
That’s Not My Puppy	Watts, Fiona	Puppy
Five Little Ducks	Raffi	Duck
Silly Sally	Wood, Audrey	Animals, humor
Napping House	Wood, Audrey	Animals, Repetition
Ten Little Fish	Wood, Audrey	Counting
Ten Apples Up On Top	Le Sieg, Dr. Seuss	Apples
My Car	Barton, Byron	Car
Who Stole the Cookies	Moffatt, Judith	Cookies
Bubble Trouble	Packard, Mary	Bubbles
Animal Kisses; Noisy Kisses; Peek-a-boo Kisses; Goodnight Kisses	Saltzberg, Barney	Kisses
Mrs. Wishy Washy	Cowley, Joy	Wash
Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Christmas	Cowley, Joy	Wash, Cold
Smarty Pants	Cowley, Joy	Verbs
Meanies	Cowley, Joy	Early Verbs
Crunch Munch	London, Jack	Eat
Snuggle Wuggle	London, Jack	Hug
Splash	McDonnell, Flora	Hot
Where’s Spot	Hill, Eric	Colors, animal sounds
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb	Perkins, Al	Pair with a drum for Stop, Go using fingers and thumb
Bugs in Space	Carter, David	Bugs, humor
Give a Mouse a Cookie	Numeroff, Laura	Repetition, humor
Take a Mouse to School	Numeroff, Laura	Repetition, humor
Green Eggs and Ham	Dr. Seuss	Repetition, humor
Mix it Up	Tullet, Herve	Verbs, humor
Press Here	Tullet, Herve	Verbs, humor