Big Books for Early Education

Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made. This terrific and suspenseful read-aloud picture book about friendship, sharing, and cookies can also be used to introduce basic math concepts to young children.

Come along with Silly Sally and her silly companions as they parade toward town in a most unusual way. Dance a jig with a pig, play leapfrog with a dog, and even sing a tune with a loon. Playful pictures and rollicking rhymes sweep listeners and readers along on Sally's journey.

With simple text, this book is a delightful way to introduce children to science.

Perfect for young readers, this beautifully illustrated, classic story entertains children while using repetition to help them learn.

Cause and effect take on a whole new meaning with these engaging, humorous books!

Cause and effect take on a whole new meaning with these engaging, humorous books!

Big books by some of children's favorite authors: Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle.

Discover a colorful parade of animals with the child walking in this story.

This book exemplifies the qualities - rhythmic texts, repetivite words, dynamic illustrations, and engaging story lines - that make large-format books so useful in helping children to read and learn.

The Napping House Big Book - A wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion in this tale.

With simple text, this book is a delightful way to introduce children to science.

Features rhyming text and illustrations that introduce the many different adventures that occur on a farm.

18 months - 2 years. When three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, they can't help but wonder where she is. Stunning illustrations from unique and striking perspectives capture the owls as they worry about their mother: What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Not surprisingly, a joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greets her return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never has the plight of young ones… More »

Children will enjoy the rhyming, cumulative tale accompanied by bouncy illustrations. Predictable tale allows children to develop important pre-reading skills.

An all-time favorite with amusing story lines, lively characters, and great pictures.

Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. 32 pages.

Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall. By Denise Fleming. 32 pages. Big Book

The white shape silhouetted against a blue background changes on every page. Is it a rabbit, a bird, or just spilt milk? Keeps children guessing until the end.

When her five little ducks disappear one by one, Mother Duck sets out to find them. Includes musical notation.

Illustrations and rhyming text present ten different endangered animals in this easy-to-read big book.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn.

Owners of human bodies celebrate them by pointing out various parts and mentioning their functions, from hands for catching and throwing to the skin that bundles me in.

An all-time favorite with amusing story lines, lively characters, and great pictures.

Big book by some of children's favorite authors: Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle.