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These titles are for little ones beginning to recognize colors, shapes, letters, numbers, and more. Please note these titles can be found in the Easy section of the library.
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The Color Monster Goes to School
by Anna Llenas
An inviting back-to-school tale starring a mischievous hero finds the shaggy rainbow critter nervously starting school with no idea of what to expect before a friend introduces him to other students and fun-filled classroom activities.
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The Hidden Rainbow
by Christie Matheson
Children are invited to help a busy little bee find all the colors of the rainbow as hidden in a garden, in a collage and watercolor-illustrated story that also incorporates an introduction to related vocabulary words and an explanation of garden ecosystem basics.
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The Button Book
by
Sally Nicholls
An introduction to colors and shapes invites readers to press the mysterious buttons that do different things, from a purple tickle button, to a green button that makes a rude noise, to a yellow bouncing button.
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Color in Nature
by Mari C. Schuh
Flowers use color to attract birds and bees. Frogs and snakes use colors to warn other animals or to hide. Through bright photos and Crayola ® designs, readers will learn about the incredible importance of color in nature. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Mixed: A Colorful Story
by Arree Chung
Each believing that their hue is the best, the three primary colors live in separate parts of the city until Yellow and Blue meet, fall in love, and decide to mix.
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Colors Versus Shapes
by Mike Boldt
Competing for the spotlight, two teams of colors and shapes pose arguments about why Red and his primary pals or Circle's crew should be the stars of the story before both groups learn how to work together.
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A Color of His Own
by Leo Lionni
A little chameleon is distressed that he doesn't have his own color like other animals.
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Music Is a Rainbow
by Bryan Collier
Visually stunning, this touching story follows a young boy who, after losing his parents, feels their warmth and love through the power of music, which teaches him to relax, shine and dream as it fills his soul.
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Brown Is Warm, Black Is Bright
by Sarah L. Thomson
In this extraordinary picture book, poetic text and gorgeous imagery celebrate two essential colors that capture all the richness and depth that life, love and the natural world have to offer.
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Square Cat
by Elizabeth Schoonmaker
Eula, the only square cat in town, finds it hard to fit in, but when her two best friends show her just how a square cat can fit into a round world, she turns her "cattitude" from sad to glad.
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Go, Shapes, Go!
by Denise Fleming
Circles, rectangles, ovals, arcs, and more have fun moving about, along with a mischievous mouse that wants to play, too.
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Hey, Water!
by
Antoinette Portis
A spunky little girl observes how water appears in many different shapes and forms everywhere, from nature and the weather to her home and her own body. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Shapes Are Everywhere!
by Charles Ghigna
Introduces basic shapes and illustrates how they can be found in everyday things, including such items as a breakfast bowl, backpack, kite, and a lemon wedge. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Pick a Circle, Gather Squares: A Fall Harvest of Shapes
by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky
This clever concept book follows a family on a trip to the pumpkin patch and invites children to pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery--apple bushel circles, square hay bales and diamond kites in the autumn sky. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Triangle
by Mac Barnett
After Triangle plays a trick on Square, Square plans to reciprocate but runs into trouble when he tries to enter the triangular doorway of Triangle's home. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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City Shapes
by Diana Murray
Designed for particular appeal to kids growing up in urban environments, a vibrantly illustrated introduction to the shapes that can be found in a bustling city promotes early recognition skills by encouraging youngsters to use their imaginations while looking more closely at their environments. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Circle Under Berry
by Carter Higgins
It's a puzzle. It's a read-aloud. It's a Rubik's cube on paper. This striking, delightfully different exploration of shape, color, and patterns redefines what a picture book can be. Read it once, read it ten times; see something new every time. An elegant and simple approach to explorations of profound depth, this enigmatic, thought-provoking concept book shows young readers that everything in the world can be seen from infinite perspectives. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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I See Triangles
by Czeena Devera
Spot triangles and count in this book. Beginning readers will gain confidence with the Whole Language approach to literacy, a combination of sight words and repetition. Bold, colorful photographs correlate directly to the text to help guide readers as they engage with the book. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Q & U Call It Quits
by Stef Wade
What happens when best friends Q and U quarrel? It's a real quandary, since they have always been quality friends--a true squad. But sometimes, U wants some time to herself--even though Q is lonely because he doesn't always fit in with the other letters without her. When the rest of the alphabet notices the split, they decide they want to do the same. And utter chaos ensues! Can Q and U come together to quell the mayhem and help the letters repair their friendships?
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The Magic of Letters
by
Tony Johnston
A playful rabbit emcee presents an alphabetical journey of the imagination that invites children to unlock the magic of letters on fantastical, vocabulary-inspired spreads that reveal how words have the power to invoke any feeling.
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Z goes first: An Alphabet Story Z-to-A
by Sean Lamb
Tired of being at the end of the alphabet, Z recruits Y to join her as she scoots around to the front and then proceeds to glide past all the other letters in an alphabet adventure.
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Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run!: An Alphabet Caper
by Mike Twohy
A whimsically illustrated alphabet book by the celebrated New Yorker cartoonist incorporates a story about a little mouse whose nap is interrupted by a ball that bounces into his lap, setting off an epic chase from A to Z.
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The Alphabet From the Sky
by Benedikt Gross
A geographer and designer have teamed up to take the alphabet to new heights, by using satellite imagery and computer technology to discover "accidental letters" all over the world. Photographs invite kids to journey around the Earth in 26 letters. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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8: An Animal Alphabet
by Elisha Cooper
A sumptuously illustrated menagerie of alphabetized animals shares fun facts about each and invites children to search and find which animal is secretly depicted eight times on corresponding spreads. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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One-osaurus, Two-osaurus
by Kim Norman
Nine dinosaurs in comical poses play a counting game as they look for the missing tenth dinosaur. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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One is a Pinata: A Book of Numbers
by Roseanne Thong
In rhyming text, Hispanic children count things like pinatas and maracas that can be seen in their neighborhood. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Stack the Cats
by Susie Ghahremani
A smile-inducing story about counting and organizing cats invites the youngest children to attempt counting a stacked group of cats with minds of their own who depart until there is only one proud kitty remaining.
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Everyone Counts
by
Judy Sierra
Diverse animals, led by two rough, tough rhinos, work together to transform an old mall into a zoo--including the bugs the rhinos said were too small to count.
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1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book
by Juana Medina
Count from 1 avocado deer to 2 radish mice and all the way up to 10 clementine kitties - which all add up to one big, delicious salad! Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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123 Numbers and Counting
by Ruth Owen
Teaches counting from one to ten, accompanied by colorful photographs. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
by Bill Martin
A bright picture book by the creators of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom introduces the concept of numbers as one-hundred-and-one numbers are shown participating in various activities in a colorful array of settings. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Goodnight, Numbers
by Danica McKellar
The acclaimed actress, math whiz, and best-selling author of Kiss My Math sneaks secret counting concepts into a seemingly simple bedtime book that invites young children to connect with the real numbers in their world while saying goodnight to everyday objects. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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Billions of Bricks
by Kurt Cyrus
A counting book that leads readers through the day in the life of a construction worker building with bricks.
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Have You Seen My Dragon?
by Steve Light
Traveling among taxis and towers in the heart of an intricately detailed cityscape, a small boy requests help finding his missing dragon, in a story that invites young children to practice counting to 20 and spot the dragon hiding from his friend.
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Where's My Cat?
by Seymour Chwast
This entertaining guessing game and visual puzzle from an award-winning graphic designer transforms simple objects into completely different items, helping readers young and old see the importance of how shapes work together to form more complicated images.
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I Love Dogs!
by Sue Stainton
A playful story features descriptive, rhyming text ideally suited for reading aloud, depicting a wide variety of dogs to love, from spotty dogs and dotty dogs to wrinkly dogs and crinkly dogs.
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Roar Like a Dandelion
by
Ruth Krauss
A previously unpublished manuscript by the award-winning author of The Carrot Seed takes young readers through playful life lessons about connecting with nature.
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From Morning to Night: A Book of Hidden Shapes
by Flavia Ruotolo
This picture book encourages children aged 5+ to look at simple two-color shapes and discover the various meanings they acquire depending on how they're organized on the page. Brief captions further enhance the simple illustrations, giving the most trivial things a poetic connotation. The cereal bowl is not just a cereal bowl, it's "a morning meal." A message in a bottle is "an adventure," and an empty treasure chest a "disappointment." Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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They All Saw a Cat
by Brendan Wenzel
In simple, rhythmic prose and stylized pictures, a cat walks through the world, and each of the creatures it encounters perceives it in it's own unique way.
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Beautiful Hands
by Kathryn Otoshi
A celebration of the many things children can accomplish with their little hands is illustrated with artwork created using thumbprints and handprints.
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At the Same Moment, Around the World by Clotilde PerrinStarting from the Greenwich Meridian that separates east from west in the same way that the Equator separates north from south, this book takes readers eastward around the world, imagining what children are doing at that moment in each of the 24 time zones. Please note, this title can be found in the Easy Non-fiction section of the library.
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