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Rhyming books help with the pre-reading skill of phonological awareness: the ability to hear the smaller sounds in words.
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Giraffes can't dance
by Giles Andreae
Since his skinny legs won't cooperate when he wants to get down and boogie, Gerald the giraffe dreads going to the Great Jungle Dance, until he discovers his own unique rhythm.
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I ain't gonna paint no more!
by Karen Beaumont
Excited with the art he has created on the walls, a young artist decides to continue on with his vibrant creations--soon painting the floors, ceiling, and himself in the process!
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How do you wokka-wokka?
by Elizabeth Bluemle
A young boy who likes to "wokka-wokka, shimmy-shake, and shocka-shocka" gathers his neighbors together for a surprise celebration.
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Two little trains
by Margaret Wise Brown
The Geisel Award-winning illustrator of The Watermelon Seed and North, South, East, West presents an evocative rerendering of Margaret Wise Brown’s classic about two trains and their cross-country journey. 75,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Señor Pancho had a rancho
by René Colato LaÃnez
As Old MacDonald sings of farm animals that moo and woof, Señor Pancho sings of those that jii and guau, until the animals realize they understand each other and get together for a fiesta.
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Farmyard beat
by Lindsey Craig
The nighttime antics of toe-tapping, happily dancing sheep, cows and pigs result in the emission of raucous animal noises that eventually awaken Farmer Sue.
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Dancing feet!
by Lindsey Craig
A board book rendition of a popular title combines whimsically rollicking text with collage-style art by the creator of the Emmy Award-winning Arthur series in an interactive tale about an exuberant group of dancing animals.
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Jamberry
by Bruce Degen
A little boy walking in the forest meets a big lovable bear that takes him on a delicious berry-picking adventure in the magical world of Berryland.
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Llama Llama red pajama
by Anna Dewdney
A whimsical classic is presented in a sturdy, toddler-friendly edition and combines lighthearted rhyming text and expressive artwork in the story of a little llama who cannot quite manage bedtime.
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Room on the broom
by Julia Donaldson
Having dropped her wand, bow, and hat while flying through the skies, the witch is elated when a cast of animals returns her possessions, so she welcomes their request for a ride on her magical broom.
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In the tall, tall grass
by Denise Fleming
As he inches his way along, a little caterpillar meets the other creatures that are busy in the tall grass.
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I love my hat
by Douglas Florian
Farmer Brown heads to town on his tractor and picks up some animals along the way who each sing about the clothes they are wearing, until it is Farmer Brown's turn to sing about the new clothes he has bought in town.
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Good night, sleep tight
by Mem Fox
A gentle nighttime tale by the best-selling team of Where Is the Green Sheep? finds young Bonnie and Ben enjoying their babysitter's bedtime nursery rhymes so much that they resist going to bed and beg to hear the rhymes over again until all three fall asleep.
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Hide-and-squeak
by Heather Vogel Frederick
A mouse baby leads his father on a merry game of hide-and-squeak at bedtime.
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Red house, tree house, little bitty brown mouse
by Jane Godwin
Simple, skill-building rhymes and high-contrast artwork depict a little mouse who observes the colors of her diverse community, posing a search-and-find challenge on every spread.
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Frog on a log?
by Kes Gray
A read-aloud nonsense story features verses that match cartoon animals with designated rhyming seats, from cats that sit on mats and hares that sit on chairs to gophers that sit on sofas and mules that sit on stools.
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Hush! : a Thai lullaby
by Minfong Ho
A lullaby which asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water-buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby.
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All aboard the dinotrain
by Deb Lund
After preparing the boiler and putting the luggage away, the super-sized dinosaurs are ready for their exciting train ride until unexpected twists and turns and a set of bad brakes make it even more memorable than any of them could have expected!
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Chicka chicka boom boom
by Bill Martin
In a rhythmic alphabet chant, all the letters race one another up the coconut tree.
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Amazing airplanes
by Tony Mitton
Rhyming text introduces air travel, from the airport to the flight deck, with information about how planes fly, safety rules, in-flight entertainment, and air traffic control.
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Cool cars
by Tony Mitton
From luxury limousines to speedy sports cars, a wide variety of automobiles are featured through rhyming text and bold illustrations paired with a picture dictionary which identifies car parts to make learning about cars even more fun.
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Tough trucks
by Tony Mitton
Monster trucks, trailer trucks, tankers, dump trucks, and more are presented in a boldly illustrated truck book with playful rhymes that explain the jobs these trucks do and an informative picture dictionary in the back.
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Zin! zin! zin! : a violin
by Lloyd Moss
Clever, rhythmic verse echoes the sounds various instruments create in a playful introduction to musical instruments and groups that begins with a trombone-playing soloist and adds a different instrument on each spread until a full orchestra is assembled.
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The Lorax
by Seuss
A greedy individual, the cantankerous Once-ler, thoughtlessly pollutes the air, land, and water of the Bar-ba-loots' paradise, Truffula Forest, in order to build his giant industry.
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Sheep in a jeep
by Nancy Shaw
Follows a group of hapless sheep as they careen through treacherous landscapes in a jeep.
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Hiccupotamus
by Steve Smallman
.As the jungle animals each bring their unique talent to a musical celebration, they all wonder what the silly hippopotamus is doing.
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Dinosaur roar!
by Paul Stickland
Dinosaurs of every size, color, shape, and personality introduce small children to the concept of opposites, in a brightly illustrated, rhyming concept book.
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Rhyming dust bunnies
by Jan Thomas
As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger.
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Tanka Tanka Skunk! : rhythm and rhyme
by Steve Webb
An innovative and visually stunning picture book uses animal names to introduce rhythmic language and rhyme, as Tanka the elephant and his friend Skunk play drums to keep the beat.
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Dino-racing
by Lisa Wheeler
Meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs compete in three high-speed auto events including drag racing, off-road racing and stock-car racing in an energetic story that combines thought-provoking rhymes with high-action artwork.
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Dino-basketball
by Lisa Wheeler
Plant-eating dinosaurs face meat-eating dinosaurs in a basketball game at Mastadon Square Garden.
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Dino-football
by Lisa Wheeler
Plant-eating dinosaurs face meat-eating dinosaurs in a football game at the Lava Dome on Mega Bowl Sunday.
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Silly Sally
by Audrey Wood
Readers play follow-the-leader as Silly Sally and her zany new companions parade to town, dancing jigs with pigs and singing tunes with loons, but things come to a halt when they are joined by a sheep and they all fall asleep.
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How do dinosaurs go to school?
by Jane Yolen
Youngsters will delight in the hilarious antics of dinosaurs as they ride the bus to school, jump on top of their desks, read their favorite books, and have fun on the playground with all of their friends!
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