One summer, my daughter and I read 24 books to earn a free book at our local library! 

 

We read some really great books and did some really fun activities!  Check out your favorite book or find a new one!
 

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The Book List

(I will list these here in the order that we read them!)

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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
 

We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
 

Mother, Mother I Want Another by Maria Polushkin Robbins
 

Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
 

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
 

Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
 

Swimmy by Leo Lionni
 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
 

Jesse Bear, What will You Wear by Nancy White Carlstrom
 

Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
 

The Napping House by Audrey Wood
 

The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
 

True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
 

3 Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdon
 

Corduroy by Don Freeman
 

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
 

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
 

Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
 

Imogene's Antlers by David Small
 

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
 

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
 

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
 

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin, Jr.
 

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins


While the program for earning the free book is now closed, these books are wonderful and there are lots of ideas of communication and language skills to work on while you are reading with your child. The activities are geared towards toddler and preschoolers (ages 2-5).