ENGLISH & SPANISH BOOK LIST
(Some are in alphabetical order and others are by subject under that letter.)
Compiled by Barbara Pratt (Some of these books I received in a college reading class but the rest I found on my own.)
Last Updated on March 1, 2002

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|*  = baby-preschool | ** = baby-preschool & ages 4-8|Note: Any of the baby-preschool books can be used for beginner readers.

A
The Ant and The Elephant by Bill Peet (Also a giraffe, lion, and rhino are in the book)
Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins

Apple:
Apple Picking Time by Michele Benoit Slawson
How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro
Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg
Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy Hutchings
** Ten Apples Up On Top! by Theo. LeSieg (Dr. Seuss)
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
The Giant Apple by Ursel Scheffler
The Mouse and the Apple by Stephen Butler
Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple by A. H. Benjamin
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons

Alphabet:
** Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault 
* Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss
Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert 

Animals:
Just Me by Marie Hall Ets
Just You and Me by Sam McBratney

B
To Many Balloons by Catherine Matthias (A Rookie Reader) For Beginner Readers
Baby Beluga and a sound recording by Raffi
* Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf (a bull)

Bears:
Ask Mr. Bear 
Bear Shadow by Frank Asch
Bears, Bears Everywhere (A Rookie Reader) For Beginner Readers - Level 2
* Bears On Wheels by Stan and Jan Berenstain
* Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (has bears in it)
** Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (repetitive)
 (Spanish: Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ÀQuŽ Ves Ah’?) by Bill Martin Jr. 
Goldilocks and The Three Bears 
Old Bear by Jane Hissey
The Berenstain Bears On The Moon by Stan and Jan Berenstain
(See: P: Panda Bear & Polar Bear)

Bee:
The Bee (Animal Close-Ups) by Paul Starosta
The Bee (Life Cycles) by Sabrina Crewe
The Honey Makers by Gail Gibbons
The Life and Times of the Honeybee by Charles Micucci

C
Cap for Sale by E. Slobodkina
The Carrot Seed 
 (Spanish: La Semilla de Zanahoria) by Ruth Krauss
Yeh-Shen: The Cinderella Story from China by Di-Ling Louie 

Cat:
Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Caterpillar:
** The Very Hungry Caterpillar 
 (Spanish: La Oruga Muy Hambrienta) by Eric Carle

Circles: (See: M: Mouse cookie books)

COLORS
Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins
Black and White Rabbit's ABC by Alan Baker 
** Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 
 (Spanish: Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ÀQuŽ Ves Ah’?) by Bill Martin Jr. 
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert 
Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? : An Adventure in Color by Tana Hoban 
Los colores / Colors by Clare Beaton
** Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss 
* My Very First Book of Colors by Eric Carle 
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss 
Purple, Green and Yellow by Robert N. Munsch
The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea by Tony Johnston 
Blue:
Big Blue Engine by Ken Wilson-Max

Brown:
Brown Rabbit's Day by Alan Baker
Brown Rabbit's Shape Book by Alan Baker

Gray:
Gray Rabbit's 1,2,3 by Alan Baker
Gray Rabbit's Odd One Out by Alan Baker

Green:
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Henry the Green Engine by Wilbert Vere Awdry 
Little Green Tow Truck by Ken Wilson-Max

Red:
Big Red Fire Truck by Ken Wilson-Max
Little Red Cowboy Hat by Susan Lowell 
Little Red Plane by Ken Wilson-Max
Little Red Riding Hood by J. Marshall and others
James the Red Engine by Wilbert Vere Awdry 
Red Is a Dragon : A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong
The Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood
The Little Red Hen various author
 (Spanish: La Gallinita Roja) by J.H. Berg
The Little Red Hen : (Makes a Pizza) by Philemon Sturges 

Silver:
Big Silver Space Shuttle by Ken Wilson-Max 

White:
White Rabbit's Color Book by Alan Baker

Cookies:
The Doorbell Rang by P. Hutchins
(See: M: Mouse)

Counting (See: N: Numbers)

Cows:
Cow Moo Me by Stephen Losordo
Two Cool Cows
* Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
Inside a Barn in the Country by Allyssa Satin Capucilli 
Wake Up, Wake Up by Brian and Rebecca Wildsmith 
When Cows Come Home

D
Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Stickland
Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
Do Whales Have Belly Buttons?: Questions and Answers About Whales and Dolphins by Melvin Berger
The Doorbell Rang by P. Hutchins
Five Little Ducks: An Old Rhyme by Pamela Paparone
The Chick and the Duckling by Mirra Ginsburg

E
The Baby Eggs Are Hatching by Jack Prelutsky
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

The Ant and The Elephant by Bill Peet 
Edwina the Emu by Sheena Knowles & Rod Clement
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss

F
Farm:
Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming
Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton
Barnyard Song by Rhonda Gowler Greene
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Early Morning in the Barn by N. Tafuri
Farmyard Song by Carol Morley
Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Pam Adams or Kathi Ember
Picnic Farm by Christine Morton
The Cow That Went Oink by B. Most
The Farm Book by Golden Books (I found this at Target.)
The Farm Book by Boyd Smith
The Farm Concert by J. Cowley
There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly by Pam Adams 

Fish:
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Friend:
I'll Always Be Your Friend by Sam McBratney (About a fox)
May I Bring A Friend? by B. DeRegniers
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Frog:
Ask Me If I'm a Frog by Ann Milton
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel
Frog On A Log by Wright Group
Frog Went A-Courtin' by John Lanstaff
Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders by Nancy Parker and Joan Wright
In a Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
Jump, Frog, Jump by Robert Kalan
I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel
In a Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming
* Ribbit!, Ribbit! (Puffy Board Books) by Nan Simon
This is a book that is a version of the song "Five Little Speckled Frogs".
Tuesday by Wiesner
Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta

Fruit:
* Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan Ahlberg
** Jamberry by Bruce Degen

Foot:
How Big Is a Foot? by Rolf Myller 
* The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

G
The Gingerbread Boy by Richard Egielski or Paul Galdone
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The Brave Little Goat of Monsieur Seguin by Alphonse Daudet
Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein (and other animals)
Louie's Goose by H.M. Ehrlich
What Would a Guinea Pig Do? by Kate Duke
How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

H

Hat:
Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Uncle Nacho's Hat / El Sombrero de Tio Nacho by Harriet Rohmer - A story from Nicaragua.

Hen:
The Little Red Hen
 (Spanish: La Gallinita Roja) by J.H. Berg and others
The Little Red Hen : (Makes a Pizza) by Philemon Sturges 
 (Spanish: La Gallinita Roja) by Margot Zemach, Pat McKissack (starter series), McQueen or J. Smith & B. Parkes

Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan Brett

House:
A House is a House For Me by M. Hoberman
In a People House by Theo. Lesieg

K
Koala Lou by Mem Fox
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle
What Do You Do With a Kangaroo? by Mercer Mayer

L
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Little Lamb by Kim Lewis

Leaves:
Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David A. Adler 
Why Do Leaves Change Color? (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science, Stage 2) by Betsy Maestro

Love:
First Grade Valentines by Joanne Ryder 
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney 
I Love My Daddy Because-- by Laurel Porter-Gaylord 
I Love You, Little One by Nancy Tafuri 
Koala Lou by Mem Fox 
Love and Kisses by Sarah Wilson 
Love Is a Handful of Honey by Giles Andreae 
Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch 
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse 
No Matter What by Debi Gliori 
One Very Best Valentine's Day by Joan W. Blos 
Runaway Bunny or in Spanish El Conejito Andarin/the Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown 
Valentine by Carol Carrick 
What Is Love? (What Is?) by Etan Boritzer 
Will You Be My Valentine? by Steven Kroll 

M
It Looked Like Split Milk by Charles G. Shaw
The Mitten by Jan Brett
The Monkey Book by Jan Pfloog (I found this at Target.)
When I was Young in the Mountains by C. Rylant
And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss

Moon:
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The Berenstain Bears On The Moon by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Moose:
If You Give A Mouse A Muffin 
 or in Spanish Si Le Das Un Panecillo a Un Alce by Laura Numeroff
Moose In The Garden by Nancy White Carlstrom

Mother:
A Chair For My Mother by Vera B. Williams - Ages 9-12 or younger
Are You My Mother? and Eres Tu Mi Mama? / Are You My Mother) by P.D. Eastman

Mouse:
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie 
 or Spanish: Si Le Das Una Galletita a un Rat—n by Laura Numeroff
The Best Mouse Cookie by Laura Numeroff
* Mouse Count by Ellen Stroll Walsh
* Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Mouse and the Apple by Stephen Butler
Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple by A. H. Benjamin

N
Uncle Nacho's Hat / El Sombrero de Tio Nacho by Harriet Rohmer - A story from Nicaragua.

Numbers:
** 10 by Keith Haring (Counting to ten is as easy as uno, deux, drei...)
* Mouse Count by Ellen Stroll Walsh
My Baby Brother Has Ten Tiny Toes by Laura Leuck
Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth
Roll Over! by Mordicai Gerstin
Ten in the Bed by Anne Geddes
Ten Apples Up On Top! by Theo. LeSieg
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
Ten Rosy Roses by Eve Merriam
Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Stickland
There Were Ten in a Bed by Pam Adams

P
(Peach, Pear, & Plum:See Fruit)
* Busy Penguins by John Schindel
Everyday Pets by Cynthia Rylant
Las Aventuras De Pinocho/the Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! by Dr. Seuss

Pancakes:
If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle
The Great Pancake Escape by Paul Most

Pumpkin:
Five Little Pumpkins by I. Van Rynbach
I'm a Seed by Jean Marzollo
In a Pumpkin Shell by Joan Walsh Anglund
In the Pumpkin Patch by Teri Sloat
Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy Hutchings
The Berenstain Bear Scouts and the Humongous Pumpkin by Jan and Stan Berenstain - Ages 9-12
Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White

Panda Bear and Polar Bear:
The Amazing Panda Adventure by Francine Hughes
When Panda Came To Our House by Helen Zane Jensen
Ahoy There, Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer 
Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear? 
 (Spanish: Oso Polar, Oso Polar, Que Es Ese Ruido) by Bill Martin Jr.

Pigs:
I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson
If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff 
No School for Penelope Pig by Nicole Rubel 
Piggies by Don and Audrey Wood 
Pigs A to Z. by A. Geisert. 
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! by David McPhail 
Pigsty by MarkTeague 
The Cow That Went OINK by Bernard Most 
The Three Little Pigs by various authors
For beginner readers, check out the one by Betty Miles.

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka 

R
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by V. Aardema
Roll Over by Mordicai Gerstein or M. Peek

Rainbow
Let's Paint a Rainbow by Eric Carle
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Snappy Little Colors : Discover a Rainbow of Colors by Kate Lee
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
What Makes A Rainbow? by Betty Ann Schwartz
S
Como Crece Una Semilla/How a Seed Grows by Alma Flor Ada
* The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Sounds:
* Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
Mean Soup by Betsy Everitt 
Stone Soup : An Old Tale
 or (Spanish: Sopa de Piedras) by Marcia Brown
Stone Soup by Ann McGovern
And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss

Shapes: (See: T and Circles and M: Mouse cookie books)

Sheep:
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw
(Shaw has other sheep books that rhyme.)

T
A Small Tall Tale From The Far Far North by Peter Sis
** Ten Apples Up On Top! by Theo. LeSieg
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 
Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss
The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns

V
Valentine
(See: L: Love)

W
A Picture Book of George Washington by David A. Adler
Icy Watermelon/Sand’a Fr’a (English & Spanish) by Mary Sue Galindo
* Bears On Wheels by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
 This book is an old tale from Italy; about a witch named Strega Nona.
There's a Wocket in my Pocket! by Dr. Seuss
The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Walrus:
Little Walrus Warning by Carol Young 
Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses (Animals of the Oceans) by Judith Walker-Hodge 
Wally the Lost Baby Walrus by Chris Kiana

Whale:
Baby Beluga and a sound recording by Raffi
Do Whales Have Belly Buttons?: Questions and Answers About Whales and Dolphins by Melvin Berger 
The Whale's Song by Dyan Sheldon
A Visual Introduction to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises by Bernard Stonehouse (For older children.)
Blue Whale (Animals in Danger) by Rod Theodorou
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? by Robert E. Wells
Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale by Marcus Pfister
Shh! the Whale Is Smiling by Josephine Nobisso
The Life Cycle of a Whale (The Life Cycle Series) by Bobbie Kalman, Karuna Thal (For older children.)
The Zebra-Striped Whale with the Polka-Dot Tail by Shari F. Donahue

Z

Zoo Books:
Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle
Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
Wallabies and Their Babies by Sarah Craft
The Zoo Book by Jan Pfloog (I found this at Target.)
Giraffes and Their Babies by Sarah Craft
Gorillas and Their Babies by Sarah Craft
Beluga Whales and Their Babies by Sarah Craft
Rhinoceros's Bathtime by Laura Gates-Galvin
Snow Leopards and Their Babies by Sarah Craft
Klondike & Snow: The Denver Zoo's Remarkable Story of Raising Two Polar Bear Cubs by David Kenny
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle
Mother and Baby Zoo Animals by Caroline Arnold
The Trek by Ann Jones
To Many Balloons by Catherine Matthias (A Rookie Reader) For Beginner Readers

MISC:

Others:
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Children 9-12 or older:
A Chair For My Mother by Vera B. Williams - Ages 9-12
James and The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Where the Sidewalk Ends. Shel Sivlerstein

POEMS, RHYMES, RHYTHMS, AND MORE - English:
Consider the Lemming by Jeanne Steig - Ages 4-8
Go Hang a Salami. I'm a Lasagna Hog by J. Agee - Young Adult
If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries by Judith Viorst - Ages 4-8
Noisy Poems by Jill Bennett - Ages 4-8
Poem Stew by William Cole - Ages 4-8
Timid Timothy's Tongure Twisters by Dick Gackenbach

POEMS, RHYMES, RHYTHMS, AND MORE - Spanish:
Adivinanzas Indigenas by Elisa Ramirez
Adivineme Esta by Silvia Castrillon
Cucuru Macara by Silvia Castrillon
Mother Goose on the Rio Grande by Frances Alexander
Patchwork Colcha by by Carmen Tafolla 
Quiquiriqui cocoroco by David Santiago
Rafel Pombo Poemas by Nicolas Lozano
Tope, Tope Tun by Silvia Castrillon
Tortillitas Para Mama by Margot Grigo
Tortillitas Para Mama and Other Spanish Rhymes by Margot Grigo
Zoo Loco by Maria Elena Walsh 
PREDICTABLE BOOK LIST

Cumulative Pattern - English:
Ask Mr. Brar by M. Flack
Chicken Little by S. Kellogg
Hattie and the Fox by M. Fox
The House that Jack Built by D. Cutts
 (Spanish: La Casa Que Juan Construyo) by  D. Castellanos 
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by P. Adams 
The Napping House by A. Wood

Cumulative Pattern - Spanish:
El Barco de Camilo by A. Morgan
El Castillo de Chuchurumbel by A Flor Ada
El Castillo de Chuchurumbel by A. Weissma
Un Dia Caluroso by Wilcox N. Richards

Predictable Plots - English:
Leo the Late Bloomer by R. Kraus
 (In Spanish: Leo el Capullo Tardio)
Lon Po Po by E. Young

Predictable Plots - Spanish:
El Hombrecito de Pan Jenjibre by J. Smith & B. Parkes
El Terrible Tragadabas by J. Hayes
Leo el Capullo Tardio by R. Kraus
 In English: Leo the Late Bloomer
Los Tres Cochnitos by J. Smith & B. Parkes

Repetitive Phrase Pattern - English & Spanish:
De Quien Eres, Rationcito? by R. Kraus
De Ninguna Manera, Jose by J. Hayes 
Guess What? by M. Fox 
Herman the Helper 
 (Spanish: Jose el Gran Ayudante) by R. Kraus
It Could Be Worse by M. Zemach
Just Like Everyone Else by K. Kuskin
Los Animales de Don Vincienco by J. Cowley
Lunes, Martes, Miercoles by J. Hayes
Manzano, Manzano by M. Blocksma
Mariposa, Mariposa by J. Hayes
Milton the Early Riser 
 (Spanish: Milton el Madrugador) by R. Kraus

Rhythm and Rhyme Pattern:
Chicken Soup with Rice by M. Sendak
Follow the Drinking Gourd by J. Winter
Tikki Tikki Tembo by A. Mosel