Books for Preschoolers

Preschoolers may enjoy many of the books listed for toddlers, but they'll also like these longer stories

Preschoolers enjoy stories with characters and plot

Caps for Sale (AUD)
by Esphyr Slobodkina
ISBN: 0064431436
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Corduroy (AUD, BR, DLV)
by Don Freeman
ISBN: 9780670063369
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The Gruffalo
by Julia Donaldson; illustrated by Axel Scheffler
ISBN: 0803723865
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The Carrot Seed (AUD, BR)
by Ruth Krauss; illustrated by Crockett Johnson
ISBN: 0060233508
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Little Night
by Yuyi Morales
ISBN: 9781596430884
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Look for simple fairy and folk tales

The Gingerbread Boy
by Richard Egielski
ISBN: 9780064437080
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The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote
by Tony Johnson; illustrated by Tomie de Paola
ISBN: 0698116305
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Zomo the Rabbit
by Gerald McDermott
ISBN: 9780152010102
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Check out alphabet books

Alphabet Under Construction
by Denise Fleming
ISBN: 0805081127
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ABC NYC : A Book About Seeing New York
by Joanne Dugan
ISBN: 9780810958548
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (AUD, BF, BR, DVD)
by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault; illustrated by Lois Ehlert
ISBN: 067167949X
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Preschoolers enjoy humorous stories

Bark, George (BF, BR, DVD)
by Jules Fieffer
ISBN: 0062051865
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Duck on a Bike
by David Shannon
ISBN: 0439050235
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I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
by Karen Beaumont; illustrated by David Catrow
ISBN: 9780152024888
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Knuffle Bunny, Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (BR)
by Mo Willems
ISBN: 9781423102991
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Read stories about familiar things and situations

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
by Margaret Chodos-Lrvine
ISBN: 0152164138
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I Stink (DVD, BF)
by Kate & Jim McMullan
ISBN: 0060298480
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One Hot Summer Day
by Nina Crews
ISBN: 0688133932
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The Snowy Day (AUD, BF, BR, DLV, DVD)
by Ezra Jack Keats
ISBN: 9780670654000
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Look for stories to help preschoolers with their fears and feelings

A Color of His Own
by Leo Lionni
ISBN: 9780375836978
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Giraffes Can't Dance (DVD)
by Giles Andreae; illustrated by Guy Parker Rees
ISBN: 0439287197
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I Am Too Absolutely Small for School
by Lauren Child
ISBN: 0763624039
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Wemberly Worried (TB)
by Kevin Henkes
ISBN: 0688170277
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Read and sing with your preschooler

Miss Mary Mack: A Hand-clapping Rhyme
adapted by Mary Ann Hoberman; illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
ISBN: 0316931187
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The Seals on the Bus
by Lenny Hort; illustrated by G. Brian Karas
ISBN: 0805059520
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (BF, BR, DLV)
by Simms Taback
ISBN: 0670869392
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Don't miss these surefire favorites

Bear Snores On (BF, DLV, DVD)
by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Jane Chapman
ISBN: 0689831870
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The Doorbell Rang (BR, DLA)
by pat Hutchins
ISBN: 0688092349
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First the Egg
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
ISBN: 9781596432727
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Kitten's First Full Moon (BR)
by Kevin Henkes
ISBN: 0060588284
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Not a Box
by Antoinette Portis
ISBN: 9780061123221
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Wild About Books (BF, BR, DVD)
by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Marc Brown
ISBN: 037582538X
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Libros para preescolares en Español

Corduroy
por Don Freeman
ISBN: 0140542523
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Un día de nieve (BF)
por Ezra Jack Keats
ISBN: 0140543635
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Llaman a la puerta
por Pat Hutchins
ISBN: 0688138063
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La primera luna llene de gatita
by Kevin Henkes
ISBN: 9780060872236
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Zomo el conejo
por Gerald McDermott
ISBN: 0152167773
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Choose books YOU like, since you will be reading again and again.

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Available Format Key

AUD = Audio Recording
BF = BookFlix
DLA = Downloadable Audio
DLV = Downloadable Video
DVD = Digital Video Disc
BR = Braille available from BPL and New York Public Library's Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

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