I recently saw a meme that said, "It takes a library to raise a child." Here is the 2019 reading list for children from birth to preschool from the Association for Library Service to Children. Check out some of these books from your local library! Read every day. The strongest predictor of school success is whether children have their parents read to them every night. Enjoy the close family time!

2019 ALSC Reading list for children from birth to preschool:

All Kinds of People by Shelley Rotner, photographs by Sheila M. Kelly Holiday House, 2018, ISBN: 9780823439720.

Beach Baby by Laurie Elmquist, illustrated by Elly MacKay Orca Book Publishers, 2016, ISBN: 9781459809543.

Before & After by Jean Jullien Phaidon Press, 2017, ISBN: 9780714874081.

Black Bird Yellow Sun by Steve Light Candlewick Press, 2018, ISBN: 9780763690670.

A Busy Creature's Day Eating! by Mo Willems Disney-Hyperion, 2018, ISBN: 9781368013529.

Flora and the Chicks: A Counting Book by Molly Idle Chronicle Books, 2017, ISBN: 9781452146577.

Good Day, Good Night by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Loren Long HarperCollins, 2017, ISBN: 9780062383105.

Hello Humpback! by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers Harbour Publishing, 2017, ISBN: 9781550177992.

Hello, World! Moon Landing by Jill McDonald Doubleday, 2019, ISBN: 9780525648543.

Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Meg Hunt Chronicle Books, 2015, ISBN: 9781452125329.

Littles: And How They Grow by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by AG Ford Doubleday, 2017, ISBN: 9780399555268.

Little Sunny Sunshine / Sol Solecito by Susie Jaramillo Encantos, 2018, ISBN: 9781945635113.

Lucia the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza, illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez POW!, 2017, ISBN: 9781576878279.

Making Faces: A First Book of Emotions Abrams/Appleseed, 2017, ISBN: 9781419723834.

Nerdy Babies: Space by Emmy Kastner Roaring Brook Press, 2019, ISBN: 9781250312051.

Now by Antoinette Portis Roaring Brook Press/ Neal Porter, 2017, ISBN: 9781626721371.

One Lonely Fish: A Counting Book with Bite! by Andy Mansfield, illustrated by Thomas Flintham Bloomsbury, 2017, ISBN: 9781681192017.

A Parade of Elephants by Kevin Henkes Greenwillow Books, 2018, ISBN: 9780062668271.

Saturday Is Swimming Day by Hyewon Yum Candlewick Press, 2018, ISBN: 9780763691172.

Summer Supper by Rubin Pfeffer, illustrated by Mike Austin Random House, 2018, ISBN: 9781524714642.

Ten Little Toes, Two Small Feet / Diez deditos de los pies, dos piececitos by Kristy Dempsey, illustrated by Jane Massey little bee books, 2018, ISBN: 9781499807073.

Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson Greenwillow Books, 2015, ISBN: 9780062274472.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by David Ellwand Candlewick Press, 2018, ISBN: 9781536202205.

Windows by Julia Denos, illustrated by E. B. Goodale Candlewick Press, 2017, ISBN: 9780763690359.

You and Me by Rebecca Kai Dotlich, illustrated by Susan Reagan Creative Editions, 2018, ISBN: 9781568463216


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