Day five of Bobbie Noonan’s Child Care 12 Days of Christmas Gifts Blog includes one of our favorites…BOOKS!
We recommend for 15 months-Two year olds board books. The children in our Young Nursery and Nursery look at books when they are getting ready for nap time, sitting quietly on rugmats, or any other time during the day. Board books are durable and a great fit for this age group. One of their favorite board books is Bill Martin's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? They also love books with their favorite characters.
The Junior room at Bobbie Noonan’s loves the classic story There is a Monster at the End of This Book starring Grover. Another favorite is Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes. This book comes with a catchy tune that three year olds can not get enough of!
The three year olds also enjoy Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
We recommend for 4 year old children, Caldecott Award and Honor books. Caldecott Awards are chosen based on the artist with the most distinguished American picture book for children, which means the pictures are outstanding! The teachers enjoy sitting with the children and reading the stories to the children, but they LOVE to flip through the pages, allowing the children to tell their own story.
Below is a link for a list of the Caldecott books
- Casey at the Bat illustrated by Christopher Bing, written by Ernest Thayer (Handprint)
- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type illustrated by Betsy Lewin, written by Doreen Cronin (Simon & Schuster)
- Olivia by Ian Falconer (Atheneum)
- When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang (Scholastic)
- Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (Putnam)
- Owl Moon , illustrated by John Schoenherr; text: Jane Yolen (Philomel)
- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (Viking)
Lastly, for our Kindergarten friends, easy reader books are a great gift. Five and six year olds are beginning to develop their reading skills in Kindergarten. These books come in a variety of different themes that they really enjoy.
Scholastic offers a variety of the "Best Easy Readers" at the link below.
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