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Ages 3–5

Preschool

Curated books for preschool readers — sorted by Fern, reviewed by humans.

Cover of Everybody has a house & Everybody eats

Everybody has a house & Everybody eats

Mary McBurney Green

Cover of I love hugs

I love hugs

Lara Jones

Cover of Alice's Birthday Pig

Alice's Birthday Pig

Tim Kennemore

Cover of A honey of a day

A honey of a day

Janet Perry Marshall

celebrationcommunity

Cover of The crazy cousins

The crazy cousins

Sally Rippin

Cover of A Thanksgiving wish

A Thanksgiving wish

Michael Rosen

gratitudefamily

Cover of Silly Mommy, Silly Daddy

Silly Mommy, Silly Daddy

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

Cover of Daddy, Why?

Daddy, Why?

Lin Fong-O'Neill

Cover of Look and Say

Look and Say

Felicity Brooks, Jo Litchfield

observationfamily

Cover of Paddington's world

Paddington's world

Annie Auerbach

Cover of A cold night

A cold night

Emanuele Bertossi

generositykindness

Cover of The Berenstain Bears and the trouble with commercials

The Berenstain Bears and the trouble with commercials

Stan Berenstain

media literacyconsumerism

Cover of Firehouse Fun

Firehouse Fun

Joan Holub

community helperscuriosity

Cover of "Smile!" said Dad

"Smile!" said Dad

Jane Buxton

familyhappiness

Cover of My home

My home

Jillian Cutting

Cover of A perfect pet for Peyton

A perfect pet for Peyton

Gary D. Chapman

Cover of All about Christmas

All about Christmas

Pamela Jane

christmasfamily

Cover of Gecko's Echo

Gecko's Echo

Lucy Rowland

natureself-discovery

Cover of Welcome to Roarsville

Welcome to Roarsville

Sheila Sweeny

familyacceptance

Cover of Izzy the Very Bad Burglar

Izzy the Very Bad Burglar

Amy Proud

self-acceptanceperseverance

Cover of Where is Little Reynard?

Where is Little Reynard?

Joyce Carol Oates

Cover of Fun with simple spelling

Fun with simple spelling

Michael Berenstain

learningspelling

Cover of Best milk

Best milk

Carothers, Kate RN

breastfeedingfamily

Cover of Roberto says "adios"

Roberto says "adios"

Rosemary Carter

friendshipfamily

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