Children's Books that Enhance the Development of Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Skills
Books that contain the elements of rhyme and alliteration invite young children to attend to the phonemes that comprise our language. The following are a few favorites that I have enjoyed with my students. I have divided the titles into four categories: Poetry, Books with Alliteration, My Personal Favorites, and Math Books that contain rhyme.
Poetry
Andreae, G. & Wojtowycz, D. (1996). Rumble in the jungle. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
Andreae, G. & Wojtowycz, D. (2001). Commotion in the ocean. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
Bowman, P. (1988). Favorite nursery rhymes. London: Conran Octopus Limited.
Brown, M. (1995). Hand rhymes. New York, NY: Puffin Unicorn Books.
Cooper, K. (1995). Too many rabbits and other fingerplays about animals, nature, weather, and the universe. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
Degan, B. (1983). Jamberry. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
Larrick, N. (1989). Songs from mother goose. New York, NY: Harper and Row Publishers.
O'Neill, M. & Wallner, J. (1961). Hailstones and halibut bones. New York, NY: Doubleday.
Prelutsky, J. (1986). Ride a purple pelican. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books.
Robinson, F. (1993). A frog inside my hat: A first book of poems. New York, NY: Troll Associates.
Books with Alliteration
Base, G. (1986). Animalia. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc..
Blackwell, D. (1989). An abc bestiary. New York, NY: Farrar Strauss, Giroux.
Kirk, D. (1990). Miss spider's abc. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.
Zschock, M.D. (2001). Journey around boston from a to z. Beverly, MA: Commonwealth Editions.
Zschock, M.D. (2001). Journey around cape cod from a to z. Beverly, MA Commonwealth Editions.
My Personal Favorites
Bang, M. (1991). Yellow ball. New York, NY: William Morrow.
Berenstain, S. & Berenstain, J. (1966). The bear's picnic. New York, NY: Random House.
Emberly, B. (1967). Drummerhoff. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Children.
Flemming, D. (1991). In the tall, tall, grass. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
Guarino, D. (1989). Is your mama a llama?. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc..
Langstaff, J. (1957). Over in the meadow. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace and Company.
Martin, B. Jr. & Archambault, J. (1989). Chick chicka boom boom. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc..
Martin, B. Jr. (1983). Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
Martin, B. Jr. (1991). Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear? . New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company.
Rosen, M. (1989). We're going on a bear hunt. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Seuss, Dr. (1960). Green eggs and ham. New York, NY: Random House.
Shaw, N. (1986). Sheep in a jeep. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
Other "Sheep" books by the same author and publisher include: Sheep on a ship. (1989)., Sheep in a shop. (1991).,and Sheep out to eat. (1992).
Slate, J. (1996). Miss bindergarten gets ready for kindergarten. New York, NY: Dutton Children's Books.
Wood, A. (1982). Quick as a cricket. Singapore: Child's Play International Ltd..
Yektai, N. (1987). Bears in pairs. New York, NY: Bradbury Press.
Math Books
Counting books that contain rhyme provide an opportunity to integrate the development of Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Skills into the mathematics curriculum. Some of my favorites include:
Baker, K. (1994). Big fat hen. New York, NY: Harcourt Brace and Company.
Bang, M. (1983). Ten, nine, eight. New York, NY: Mulberry Books.
Christelow, E. (1989). Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
Grossman, V. & Long, S. (1991). Ten little rabbits. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
LeSieg, T. (1961). Ten apples up on top! New York, NY: Random House.