What Georgia’s Reading: Early Reader Recommendations

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By East Cobb UMC Preschool Staff

Check out these fun titles for preschoolers and early readers:

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry

Tender and empowering, Hair Love is an ode to loving your natural hair—and a celebration of daddies and daughters everywhere.

Pete the Cat Take-Along Storybook Set by James Dean and Eric Litwin

Pete the Cat is a groovy, blue cat. No matter where he goes, Pete the Cat always keeps his cool. He loves surfing, playing baseball and guitar, spending time with his friends, and trying new things. This groovy set includes Pete the Cat: Construction Destruction; Pete the Cat: Cavecat Pete; Pete the Cat: Robo-Pete; Pete the Cat: Go, Pete, Go!; and Pete the Cat and the Treasure Map.

Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees

This is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it’s harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend.

Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne

For over 90 years, Winnie the Pooh and his friends Piglet, Owl, Tigger, and Eeyore have endured as children continue to experience the magic of their adventures in the Hundred-Acre Wood.

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister and J. Alison James

This is a story about a beautiful, colorful, and shiny fish with metallic scales who learns to make friends by sharing his most prized possessions.

Georgia’s students can enjoy free, anytime/anywhere access to thousands of digital books and news articles through July 31 with Renaissance myON. Read online using any internet-enabled device or read offline with free mobile apps.

eRead Kids is a collection of e-books and audio books for kids in pre-K through fourth grade features a mix of nearly 20,000 fiction and nonfiction titles. All you need to access is a library card and PIN.