Early Literacy Practice - Play
From head to toe
by Eric Carle

Join in the fun with the gorillas, giraffes, elephants, and other animals, as they do things like wave their arms and touch their heads while the reader imitates them. 
I went walking
by Sue Williams

A little boy sets out to take a walk and manages to collect a whole managerie of colorful animals along the way
Let's play!
by Hervé Tullet

An adventurous little yellow dot invites young children to come along on an imaginative ride filled with color, motion and shape while exploring myriad feelings. By the creator of Press Here and Mix It Up!
Lola plants a garden
by Anna McQuinn

A backyard adventure starring the heroine from Lola at the Library and Lola Loves Stories finds her planting flower seeds with her mother and carefully tending her garden while waiting for the flowers to grow.
Not a box
by Antoinette Portis

From mountain to rocket ship, a small, imaginative bunny shows that a box is not always just a box but an object that will go as far as the imagination allows.
Lunch
by Denise Fleming

An incredibly ravenous mouse hungrily munches his way from page to page of a pulp paper art picture book and follows his encounters with a green pea, orange carrot, and red apple. 
Zoo zen : a yoga story for kids
by Kristen Fischer

Introduces children to 10 yoga positions as demonstrated by a lively menagerie of zoo animal friends who invite a young girl to learn yoga by imitating animal behaviors and using rhyming and counting to reinforce her growing skills.
Pete the Cat and the cool cat boogie
by Kim Dean

Practicing a totally groovy new dance, Pete the Cat is told by a grumpy neighbor that his moves are all wrong and he resolves to become a better dancer before receiving advice from wise Owl that he will be most cool when he is just himself. 
The Nuts : keep rolling!
by Eric Litwin

A roll down a muddy hill becomes a hilarious chase for Hazel Nut and Wally Nut, who get covered in so much mud that they become as big as elephants. By the co-author of the Pete the Cat series.
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