I share loads of children’s books here at What Do We Do All Day? and while you can read my tips for reading wordless books, or choosing chapter books I haven’t shared much about how to teach with children’s books. This is because I am not a trained teacher, I don’t homeschool and in our…
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Picture Books for Kids
This is a collection of all of my book lists for children that feature our favorite picture books. Book lists are arranged by theme. You will find folktales from around the world, holiday books, wordless book, our best books of the year as well as titles on many other topics. Happy reading!
Snazzy Jazz Picture Books for Kids
Jazz books are tons of fun for kids. They tend to have wonderful, rhythmic text, colorful and dynamic illustrations, and best of all, these wonderful jazz picture books will introduce your kids to one of the few music forms that originated in North America. You do not have to be jazz fans to enjoy these…
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Nonfiction Books about Explorers: Real Life Adventures
Children love to read books about explorers. I imagine it feeds their vivid imagination as they can so easily see themselves making daring journeys to new places and becoming the heroes of their own stories. That’s a bit of a generalization of course, and yet I do think most humans love a good true adventure…
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Favorite Dragon Picture and Chapter Books
Most kids go through a dragon phase, riding dragons, slaying dragons, being dragons. If your child is in the midst of a dragon obsession then these dragon books for kids are just the thing, no matter what the age. This list of dragon books includes dragon picture books, early chapter books and chapter (“middle grade”)…
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Sweet and Delectable Children’s Books about Teatime
Occasionally I curate a book list that is primarily about satisfying my 6 year old self. My list of books about fairies and dollhouses was one of those lists, and so is this list of children’s books about teatime and tea parties! I was happy to be able to include a diverse selection of tea…
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Picture Books about Lying and Telling the Truth
I love finding books that teach ethical lessons without being excessively moralistic and annoyingly didactic. I’ve gathered a few such picture books about lying and telling the truth to help you discuss the importance of honesty with your children. These picture books address a number of issues about honesty that kids will experience, such as…
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Nonfiction Books about Inventions and Inventors
For kids with curious minds (that’s all the kids in the world), few things are more inspiring than stories of people who invented fascinating products and machines. These nonfiction books about inventions will fill your children’s heads full of marvelous facts and then get them off the couch to try their hand at their own…
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Picture Books You Need to Read this Summer
Will you be spending time reading summer picture books aloud to your children this summer? Hint: the answer is “YES!” And so, you will want to be certain to add these summer picture books to your reading list. This summer reading picture book list is an eclectic mix of classics and contemporary titles. They feature…
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Best Toddler Books, or Books I’ll Miss Reading
When kids are toddlers they tend to like the same books read to them over and over and over again. But that’s great for their brains. Nevertheless, we parents may not exactly enjoy reading them repeatedly. Now that my kids are past the toddler stage, I can look back on some of the best toddler…
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Picture Books about Women Scientists and Women in STEM
Both boys and girls need to learn and read about women leaders in STEM subjects. Although March is Women’s History Month, I hope you will read these biography picture books about women scientists, as well as the titles on my lists of picture books about women in history with your children all year round. I…
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