Language Development and Books
Current research in early childhood development continues to validate the importance and influence of quality, age-appropriate books for young children. The significant positive impact that it has on language development is especially apparent with early reading skills, and the development for a true love of learning. In addition, when the child has the opportunity to sit quietly and listen to a story with a parent, skills such as attention and concentration are being reinforced, which then eventually carry over into a more academic setting – the child’s school.
Pre-K Kindergarten Summer Reading Suggestions
(Most titles are available at any Jacksonville Pubic Library)
| Title | Author |
| Five Little Dinosaurs | Will Grace |
| I Love You, Little One | Nancy Tafuri |
| If You Were My Bunny | K. McMullan & D. McPhail |
| Is Your Mama a Llama? | Deborah Guarino |
| Chameleon | Joy Cowley |
| Count! | Denise Fleming |
| Crayola Counting | Margaret Hilbert |
| Danny and the Dinosaur | Syd Hoff |
| Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur | Syd Hoff (Any title by this author) |
| Exactly the Opposite | Tana Hoban |
| Frances books (series) | Russell Hoban |
| Frog and Toad (series) | Arnold Lobel |
| Goodnight Mr. Duckling | Nancy Tafuri |
| Leo the Late Bloomer | Robert Kraus |
| Have You Seen My Cat? | Eric Carle |
| Flying | Donald Crews |
| I Went Walking | Sue Williams |
| Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails | Nancy Tafuri |
| Big and Little | Samantha Berger |
| Games | Berger |
| In the Woods | Gibson |
| Do You Want to Be My Friend? | Eric Carle |
| Growing Vegetable Soup | Lois Ehlert (Any title by this author) |
| What Can You See | Frizado |
| Mommy, Where Are You? | Joan Nelson |
| Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Tub | Joy Crowley |
| Bugs! | Patricia McKissick |
| I Love My Shadow! | Wilhelm |
| I Love You | Marzollo |
| Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? | Bill Martin |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | Bill Martin (Any title by this author) |
| At the Park | Karen Hoenecke |
| Cat Traps | Molly Coxe |
| Footprints in the Snow | Cynthia Benjamin |
| Six Silly Foxes | Baker |
| The Tooth Fairy | Rex |
| Ten Black Dots | Donald Crews |
NOTE: These books can be read to the child or have the “reading child” read to you.
