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You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together

10 best books like You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together (Mary Ann Hoberman): Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night, Kids Pick The Funniest Poems: Poems That Make Kids Laugh, Spunky Tells All, Follow Follow, Goldilocks and Just One Bear, Barbie: Thumbelina, I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words, If America Were a Village: A Book about the People of the United States, Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue, Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds)

Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night
AuthorJoyce Sidman
ISBN0547152280
A 2011 Newbery Honor Book


Come feel the cool and shadowed breeze,
come smell your way among the trees,
come touch rough bark and leathered leaves:
Welcome to the night.

Welcome to the night, where mice stir and furry moths flutter. Where snails spiral into shells...
Kids Pick The Funniest Poems: Poems That Make Kids Laugh
AuthorBruce Lansky
Betcha laugh!

This is one of the most popular collections of funny poetry for kids ever published. It’s a classic because it’s the first collection of poems selected by kids! It includes clever creations from some of the most popular names in children’s poetry, including Bill Dodds,...
Spunky Tells All
AuthorAnn Cameron
ISBN0374380007
Spunky the dog would be happy to share all of his secrets, if only his human family spoke his language. But no matter how hard he tries to talk, it's all "yerf!" to them. Through a series of unfortunate miscommunications, his family decides that Spunky wants a friend--specifically, a cat. Spunky can't...
Follow Follow
AuthorMarilyn Singer
ISBN0803737696
Once upon a time, Mirror Mirror, a brilliant book of fairy tale themed reversos - a poetic form in which the poem is presented forward and then backward – became a smashing success. Now a second book is here with more witty double takes on well-loved fairy tales such as Thumbelina and The Little Mermaid.

Read...
Goldilocks and Just One Bear
AuthorLeigh Hodgkinson
ISBN0763661724
In this award-winning author/illustrator’s witty sequel to the traditional Goldilocks story, Little Bear is all grown up and Goldilocks is a distant memory. One day, Little Bear wanders out of the woods and finds himself lost in the Big City. Will he find the city too noisy? Too quiet? Or just right?...
Barbie: Thumbelina
AuthorDiane Wright Landolf
ISBN0375956905
This is an easy reader based on the movie. Since it's written in easy reader style in short, simple sentences leaves a bit out. Words are simple, hardest words are the names. Pages are about 1-3 sentences long, 3-8 word sentences on average. Each page has a picture, a cartoon from the movie. Pictures are...
I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words
AuthorMichael Frith
ISBN0394826922
A lesson in vocabulary
18 November 2013

This story, structured in beautiful meter and excellent rhyme, is about how we set ourselves huge goals, and imagine huge success, only to put it off because we prefer to sit under a tree and pass our days catching the rays from the sun. The protagonist...
If America Were a Village: A Book about the People of the United States
AuthorDavid J. Smith
ISBN1554533449
America, with all its diversity, is not easily defined. David J. Smith's If America Were a Village takes a snapshot - past, present and future - to help define America for children. Using the same successful metaphor of the international bestseller If the World Were a Village, the book shrinks down America...
Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue
AuthorJon Agee
ISBN1423103157
Have you ever gotten tripped up trying to say a silly succession of similar syllables? Of course-everyone has!It can be sometimes frustrating, but it's always funny! For example, you know New York's unique, but did you know that unique New York's also pretty chic? And if you switched your wristwatch...
Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds)
AuthorGeoffrey Kloske
ISBN0689866194
What parent hasn't skipped over words or lines or paragraphs when reading aloud at bedtime? If that's you, you're sure to get a kick out of this book. Parts of it required a certain cultural literacy (that is, familiarity with the original stories) to fully appreciate the humor, and my boys might not all...
Wolf! Wolf!
AuthorJohn Rocco
ISBN1423100123
THE HUNGRY OLD WOLF has been dreaming of a feast, but all he can manage to scrounge up from his garden are a few weeds. One day, he hears a young shepherd boy call "WOLF! WOLF!"

Could it be that the boy is inviting him over for lunch?

This hilarious retelling, with a twist, of the classic Aesop's...
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo, Creak, Pop-Pop, Moo
AuthorJim Aylesworth
ISBN0823423565
The rhyming words tell an entertaining story about life and sounds on the farm for a large family. It showcases their meals, their chores, their playing and their family life, as it follows them from waking up to going to sleep again that night. The illustrations are beautiful, comical, and larger than...
Suki's Kimono
AuthorChieri Uegaki
ISBN1553377524
Suki's favorite possession is her blue cotton kimono. A gift from her obachan, it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit last summer. And Suki is going to wear it on her first day back to school --- no matter what anyone says.

When it's Suki's turn to share with her classmates what she...
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
AuthorMelanie Walsh
ISBN0763641448
Even young children are eager to help the environment — and here is a bright, inviting novelty book that offers simple ways to make a difference.

Do you remember to turn off the tap while you brush your teeth? How about using both sides of the paper when writing and drawing? Or planting seeds...
Silent Letters Loud and Clear
AuthorRobin Pulver
ISBN0823421279
Wretched...dumb...a pain! Mr. Wright's class thinks silent letters should be banned because they make spelling too tricky. but when the unappreciated letters decide to go on strike, the class realizes how important the letters really are. Both new and experienced spellers will appreciate this...
The Neighborhood Mother Goose
AuthorNina Crews
ISBN0060515732
Every day, children the world over sing, shout, and celebrate Mother Goose rhymes. And now there's a new reason to cheer: Nina Crews has added her own remarkable, jazzy style of illustration to a collection of forty-one favorite verses. Whether it's Jack jumping over a candlestick (atop a cupcake),...
I'm Still Here in the Bathtub: Brand New Silly Dilly Songs
AuthorAlan Katz
ISBN0689845510
If you like... "Wheels on the Bus"

and

"Itsy Bitsy Spider,"

you'll go NUTS for

"The Meals at My Camp"

and

"Tiny Baby Brother"!



Songwriter and comedy writer par excellence Alan Katz has done it again! He's turned fourteen favorite...
Dora Goes to School
AuthorLeslie Valdes
ISBN0689864949
Perhaps I would have given this a better rating if I didn't find Dora completely annoying. And the copy of this that I have is a TAG reader so her voice came with it. Mercifully Leap Frog put comparatively few games in it, so it moved a little bit more quickly than it could have.

The only reason I'm...
The 100th Day of School
AuthorAngela Shelf Medearis
This book is about the 100th day of school and the many activities the students do to celebrate it. The students have a calendar marked to know when the 100th day comes and they count up to it. The students count to 100, they learn 100 words for a spelling bee, they plant 100 seeds, put 100 newspapers in ten...
A Second Is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time
AuthorHazel Hutchins
ISBN0439831067
"How long is a second?"
"A second is a hiccup--the time it takes to kiss your mom, or jump a rope, or turn around."

The newest book by acclaimed picture-book creators Hazel Hutchins and Kady McDonald Denton explains units of time in imaginative terms children can understand: A second lasts...
A Hatful of Seuss: Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories: Horton Hears A Who! / If I Ran the Zoo / Sneetches / Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book / Bartholomew and the Oobleck
AuthorDr. Seuss
ISBN0679883886
The story If I Ran the Zoo is about a little kid named Gerald McGrew who is visiting the zoo one day. During Gerald’s visit he finds that the animals at the zoo are not interesting enough. Gerald explains that if he ran the zoo he would have crazier animals and let all of the current animals free. During the...
The Rabbit And The Turtle
AuthorEric Carle
ISBN0545005418
A stunning collection of Aesop's fables from bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle!

Eric Carle brings to life Aesop's fables with his gorgeous illustrations and charming retelling of the classic stories. Designed to engage and delight readers of all ages, this collection contains...
Just Critters Who Care
AuthorMercer Mayer
ISBN0060835591
Another critters book that my kid's all loved. This one, my 5 yr old picked out of a stack of books for his prize for completing our local library summer challenge. Many of the others we had read already so when he saw the critters book, it was an easy choice. He read it to his younger brother's this morning....
Don't Copy Me!
AuthorJonathan Allen
ISBN1907967206
“Don't copy me!” It's a refrain that's well-known to children, parents, and caregivers. Now it's Little Puffin's turn to say the words as three cheeky gull chicks follow him around, imitating his every word and step. And the more the puffin protests, the more the gulls enjoy their silly game. Can...
Tackylocks and the Three Bears
AuthorHelen Lester
ISBN0618224904
How do you keep a crowd of energetic young penguins entertained? Put on a play, perhaps? But will they pay attention through an entire performance? If Tacky’s center stage, they might. Even dressed up in his flowing blond wig and little red “skipping shoes,” everyone’s favorite misfit penguin...
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