Children's Books

3 years & up. In Backyard Bugs books, emergent readers learn about a variety of insects that can be found right outside. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. With beautifully illustrated books, children see close up pictures of all the insects and their surroundings Students compare the similarities and differences… More »

2 years & up. Bring the classic story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to life with this Caterpillar Storytelling Prop set! Encourage children to interact with the props by feeding the caterpillar the delicious foods and then transforming him into a beautiful butterfly. Set contains 16 storytelling props. Butterfly converts into a caterpillar with a 15" wingspan. Surface wash.

2 years & up. Bring storytime to life with the Pete the Cat® Doll and 4 Paperback Book Set, the perfect addition to any early childhood classroom or library. Featuring the calm, cool, cat kids love, this set includes four fun-filled stores and a soft, huggable 14.5" Pete the Cat plush. Ideal for promoting early literacy, social-emotional learning, and classroom engagement, these books encourage positive behavior, creativity, and confidence in young learners. Great for circle time, preschool… More »

2 years & up. This unique series, with vivid images of children's everyday lives, supports affirming messages that build healthy confidence and let children know that they are valued. The artwork depicts children and adults of all ages, abilities, and ethnic backgrounds, making this set a perfect addition to any classroom library.

Birth & up. Introduce more wonderful books into your reading center with this Toddler Peacefulness Book Set to Engage Emerging Readers. The gentle, calming words in each book will introduce infants and toddlers to early mindfulness, awareness and peacefulness practices. This set of books promotes literacy, early vocabulary, balance, and collaborative learning.

3 years & up. Promote literacy through the classics with this collection of books and CDs. Each of these beloved children's books tells a captivating story that will keep children interested from beginning to end. Each book also comes with a CD that enables children to hear the stories from multiple voices. This multisensory engagement will substantially develop children's listening and comprehension skills. Titles may vary.

3 years & up. Bring literacy into your science center with this comprehensive Science Exploration Books for Literacy and Early STEM Learning. This collection of science themed books is great for introducing new STEM concepts to your children. These books discuss topics such as leaves changing, magnets, the five senses, and more! Encourage children to ask questions about vocabulary and concepts they're unfamiliar with. Set of 7.

2 years & up. Build foundational literacy and early math skills with the Classroom Board Books - Set of 6, a collection of beloved classics that make learning fun and engaging. Featuring timeless titles like The Little House, Freight Train, Counting Cowns, Moo Moo, Brown Cow, Big Fat Hen, and Quack & Count, this set introduces preschoolers to bright illustrations, rhythmic language, and early number concepts. Perfect for classroom literacy centers, story time, or home reading routines,… More »

3 years & up. Support inclusive classrooms and early cultural awareness with this thoughtfully curated book set. This collection introduces children to diverse families, traditions, languages, and perspectives through engaging, developmentally appropriate stories. Each title promotes social-emotional learning, empathy, and respect while strengthening early literacy skills. Rich illustrations and authentic narratives provide meaningful opportunities for discussion, helping young learners build… More »

3 years & up. This book set consists of classroom read-aloud stories that are filled with fun and rhyme. Each book features rhythmic language and familiar repetition that makes it easy to follow along. Children will recall what is to come next and feel that they are part of each story. Components may vary. Set of 7 books.

3 years & up. Children will start building the cultural bridge of understanding when introduced to a second language and get a glimpse of another culture. This cultural exposure can promote empathy, respect, and open-mindedness. This set of 8 books range from visiting a Mexican market, counting in Spanish, sharing similar holidays, to walking on the beach. An English translation is provided alongside the Spanish text. This dual language approach promotes vocabular expansion, comprehension and… More »

4 years & up. Even children have obstacles to overcome and this book set is actually honest, light, and direct. With issues ranging from asthma, diabetes, autism, Down's syndrome, handicapped, blind and poor eyesight. Each book has a desire for all children to learn and play, and to be accepted for themselves as other children are. Titles may vary.

Birth & up. Introduce more wonderful books into your reading center with this Celebrate Diversity Book Set to Engage Emerging Readers. These beautiful books teach young children that everyone is perfect, just the way they are! This set celebrates families and babies with all the wonderful ways we're the same and different. Each book promotes early literacy and vocabulary development.

3 years & up. Introduce children to the ever changing weather with these exciting Weather Basics Early STEM Learning Books with Photos. This set of books discusses different facts about weather and displays high quality photos of the weather. Encourage children to discuss their favorite weather conditions. Use these books to talk about safety during different weather conditions. Paperback. Set of 6 books approximately 24 pages each.

3 years & up. The Mindfulness Matters book set shows children how they can use mindfulness to help them be calm, regulate emotions, and better their day through breathing techniques and exercise. They can blow away angry thoughts, maintain focus, breathe slowly like an elephant, or relax with a belly breath. Regular practice of mindful breathing can build resilience to life's challenges by fostering a greater sense of inner strength and resourcefulness and social emotional health. Mindful breathing… More »

3 years & up. There's more to these books than interesting stories and engaging illustrations (though there are plenty of those!). These songs encourage exploration and imagination, fun, dance, and movement, farm life and more. Each of these books is meant to be sung, and each book has a QR code that adults can scan to access audio and video accompaniments. These sing-along books add another sensory layer to story time that will help the stories stick.

4 years & up. Immerse children in Indian cultural traditions and experiences with this bright and inclusive book set - Explore Your World: Indian Culture Books. Children will love riding through a bustling city on a tuk tuk taxi, making a rakhi bracelet with their siblings, learning to embrace themselves for who they are, and celebrating Holi, the vibrant festival of colors, as they're transported to India through the beautiful illustrations, engaging characters, and diverse stories found in… More »

3 years & up. Turn children into champions of diversity with this At Home with Diversity and Inclusion book set. From the playground to the barber shop to the plains of Africa, these books explore different parts of the world as well as different ways that children learn to interact with and accept people who are not like them. The examples in these stories will empower children to embrace diversity in their own environments.

3 years & up. Encourage your children to discover and explore the outdoors with these Let's Take a Walk and Explore Nature Early STEM Concepts Books. Children will enjoy learning about the different elements of nature such as rocks, leaves, oak trees, maple trees, flowers, and seeds. Complete with beautiful photographs, children can explore and point out familiar elements they may encounter on walks. For extra learning, have a discussion about ecosystems or the animals that thrive from the different… More »

3 years & up. Children have big feelings and sometimes they need help to understand how their emotions and actions are related. These books will offer stories that children can relate to and help them learn to understand their feelings better. Set of 6 paperback books.

3 years & up. Help your children understand and explore careers with these descriptive Our Community Helpers Paperback Books. Every community needs people to help others stay well, stay safe, and to learn. Read along with your children as they discover what each helper does through simple text and attractive photos. Encourage your children to ask questions about the professions they're unfamiliar with. Set of 10 paperback books.

3 years & up. This fun story set is great for interactive story time or as an addition to your classroom dramatic play center. This set promotes creativity, imagination, fine motor skills, and dramatic play. Encourage children to make the sounds of each animal as they follow along with stories or create their own. This wonderful story set includes a 10" bear puppet, 10 storytelling character props, and a storyboard. The character props include colorful characters and the pieces are surface… More »

12 months & up. Each of these bilingual stories introduce language and learning to young children. Books full of counting, vibrant illustrations, basic vocabulary, letters, capturing kids' fascination with "things that go", learning colors and counting sheep, and social emotional things like holding hands, dancing, reading, and having fun with an affectionate and caring elder. Each book is in both Spanish and English, helping those where ESL skills need to grow. These books are… More »

4 years & up. Beautiful real image pages help children understand the importance of being kind, confident, grateful and mindful. Through these books, children learn about empathy, kindness, honesty, integrity and other moral values. They learn to understand and appreciate the feelings, thoughts and experiences of others, which fosters compassion, tolerance and respect for diversity. These books are great for group read alouds for children who aren't reading on their own yet or solo reading for… More »