Raising a Reader: Part I

One of the missions of Cherry Hill Public Library is to promote early literacy. Early literacy is what children know about reading before they can actually read. Early literacy can start from the time a child is born. Chanting nursery rhymes, singing songs, and reading stories can help develop language skills as well as comfort and entertain even the youngest child. Big brothers and big sisters can help too. They can act as reading buddies, sharing books with younger children. Here are a few of our favorite board books for sharing with very young children. This is just the beginning of our list. Check back, there's more to come!

P AHL

Each Peach Pear Plum: An “I Spy” Story
by Janet Ahlberg

P BAK

Big Fat Hen
by Keith Baker

P BAN

Ten, Nine, Eight
by Molly Bang

P BAR

My Car
by Byron Barton

P BOY

Moo, Baa, La La La
by Sandra Boynton

P BRO

Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown

P CAM

Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
by Rod Campbell

P COU

Maisy Drives
by Lucy Cousins

P FRA

Hush Little Baby: A Folk Song with Pictures
by Marla Frazee

P FOX

Ten Little Fingers and ten Little Toes
by Mem Fox