Dino-Sports Series
By: Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated By:
By: Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated By:
The whole dino- gang is here in Lisa Wheeler’s well-loved sports-themed book! You can have athletic adventures with Raptor and Compy and Tricera and a host of other dino-friends when you settle in to read the exciting play by play! This series is a well-known favorite of the preschool set! And, don’t mis the exciting new Dino-Racing, coming in November!
Don't miss out on these other super amazing Dino-Books:
- Dino-Wrestling
- Dino-Boarding
- Dino-Swimming
- Dino-Basketball
- Dino-Soccer
Check out this Dino-Baseball Play By Play!
If I Were a Jungle Animal
By: Tom and Amanda Ellery
Do you have that kid? The one who wants to play sports but maybe isn’t quite ready? You know the one I mean (I had one!) – the one running down the soccer field and waving at you, or the one tying their shoe out in left field? Then this book is for you and that kid! Morton is out in right field and just as bored as most right fielders can be. Thankfully (for Morton at least, if not for his team!) Morton has a stellar imagination! Take a romp in the imaginary jungle in Morton’s mind, meeting animals and having adventures! And maybe you’ll find out if Morton makes that all important catch!
By: Tom and Amanda Ellery
Do you have that kid? The one who wants to play sports but maybe isn’t quite ready? You know the one I mean (I had one!) – the one running down the soccer field and waving at you, or the one tying their shoe out in left field? Then this book is for you and that kid! Morton is out in right field and just as bored as most right fielders can be. Thankfully (for Morton at least, if not for his team!) Morton has a stellar imagination! Take a romp in the imaginary jungle in Morton’s mind, meeting animals and having adventures! And maybe you’ll find out if Morton makes that all important catch!
Scuba Dog
By: Ann Marie Stephens
Scuba Dog loves the ocean. He loves swimming, sea creatures and adventure on the high seas. Some dogs don’t like those things, especially not his dog friends. Does that stop Scuba Dog? Would you let that stop you? Naw. Scuba Dog just dives in and makes new friends! Join him and his friends on their underwater adventures!
By: Ann Marie Stephens
Scuba Dog loves the ocean. He loves swimming, sea creatures and adventure on the high seas. Some dogs don’t like those things, especially not his dog friends. Does that stop Scuba Dog? Would you let that stop you? Naw. Scuba Dog just dives in and makes new friends! Join him and his friends on their underwater adventures!
Not A Box
By: Antoinette Portis |
Not A Stick
By: Antoinette Portis |
Play is the best way to get your fitness in and these books emphasize the importance of imaginative play. Imagination is the name of the game here, in these creative books. Bold line drawings in primary colors illustrate all the possibilities contained in such simple things as boxes and sticks!
And coming soon from Antoinette Portis,
(while not a sports book, this is one of the cutest books I’ve seen all year):
(while not a sports book, this is one of the cutest books I’ve seen all year):
New and along the same lines as the above titles is What Can You Do With a Box? By Jane Yolen. This book has beautiful multi-media illustrations and is very similar to Portis’ book except here we go well beyond the line drawings that fit so well in Portis’ work.
Wiggle
By: Doreen Cronin Illustrated By: Scott Menchin |
Bounce
By: Doreen Cronin Illustrated By: Scott Menchin |
Stretch
By: Doreen Cronin Illustrated By: Scott Menchin |
These simple, colorful books are great reads for your active little ones, and good beginning picture books. Bright pages, cute illustrations and simply rhyming words make these a favorite for toddlers. These books are interactive and your kids will love moving along with the action words on each page.
From Head to Toe
By: Eric Carle
The quintessential movement book for the preschool years has to be this. It’s a staple for a movement storytime! Watching giraffes bend their necks and monkeys wave their arms is fun, but not as much fun as trying it out for yourself! Kids can wiggle, jiggle, jump and stomp along with a crazy assortment of animals in this fun book, all the while hearing the positive message that they too, can do it!!
By: Eric Carle
The quintessential movement book for the preschool years has to be this. It’s a staple for a movement storytime! Watching giraffes bend their necks and monkeys wave their arms is fun, but not as much fun as trying it out for yourself! Kids can wiggle, jiggle, jump and stomp along with a crazy assortment of animals in this fun book, all the while hearing the positive message that they too, can do it!!
For Our Youngest Readers . . .
Leap, Frog, Leap!
By: Douglas Florian
Illustrated By: Barbara Bakos
Bright, happy illustrations of cavorting animals grace the pages of this sturdy piece of early literature. Inside we learn how animals move. The rhyming text is an important step down the early literacy path. Rhymes help teach “phonological sensitivity” (which is just a fancy expression for sound discrimination) which of course, ultimately helps us build our vocabularies. Plus – kids love bright colors, animals, and action so this one is an obvious winner!
By: Douglas Florian
Illustrated By: Barbara Bakos
Bright, happy illustrations of cavorting animals grace the pages of this sturdy piece of early literature. Inside we learn how animals move. The rhyming text is an important step down the early literacy path. Rhymes help teach “phonological sensitivity” (which is just a fancy expression for sound discrimination) which of course, ultimately helps us build our vocabularies. Plus – kids love bright colors, animals, and action so this one is an obvious winner!
Splish, Splash, Splat!
By: Rob Scotton
This is a miniaturized (and toughened up board book) version of a previous title in the Splat the Cat picture book series. If your little person has an older sibling, you might want to try checking out the picture book version along with the board book and have a family reading session! Which, by the way, is also one of our Summer Reading Program Challenges! Just snap a pic, let us know the title of the book and earn another pin and raffle entry!
By: Rob Scotton
This is a miniaturized (and toughened up board book) version of a previous title in the Splat the Cat picture book series. If your little person has an older sibling, you might want to try checking out the picture book version along with the board book and have a family reading session! Which, by the way, is also one of our Summer Reading Program Challenges! Just snap a pic, let us know the title of the book and earn another pin and raffle entry!
Don't forget to check out these fantastic summer booklists too!