Learner’s Profile Books for Preschool / Lower Elementary
FIC BAL I used to be the baby – Robin Ballard
A young boy describes how he helps to take care of his baby brother.
FIC DE Nana upstairs, Nana downstairs – Tomie de Paola
Tomie de Paola recalls his childhood when his grandmother lived upstairs.
FIC DON The spiffiest giant in town – Julia Donaldson
George the giant buys new clothes but ends up giving them to needy animals.
FIC JAN Next please – Ernst Jandl
Broken toys are repaired in turn by the doctor.
FIC LOB Frog and Toad are friends – Arnold Lobel
Five stories about two friends who care for each other.
FIC PIL A friend for Dragon – Dav Pilkey
Dragon tries to take care of his new friend.
FIC PIL Dragon’s fat cat – Dav Pilkey
Dragon rescues a cat and soon has a new family.
FIC ROH My friend Rabbit – Eric Rohmann
Mouse tries to help his friend Rabbit when his airplane gets stuck in a tree.
FIC SAU So slow! – Julie Sanders and Dave Saunders
Animals encourage a snail to keep climbing a wall so he can get to the meadow.
FIC DAV Party animals – Katie Davis
A small ant wonders if he will get an invitation to the party.
FIC DEA It’s time! – Kathleen W. Deady
A dog spread the news – “It’s time!” – and the animals gather at the barn.
FIC KEA Whistle for Willie – Jack Ezra Keats
A boy learns to whistle so that he can call his dog.
FIC KIR Miss Spider’s tea party
Miss Spider tries to convince other insects that she just wants to be friends.
FIC LIO Frederick – Leo Lionni
Frederick’s storytelling skills help his fellow mice through the long winter.
FIC SHA Duck on a bike – David Shannon
Duck takes a ride on a bike and convinces the others to join in the fun.
FIC HIN What hat is that? – Anna Grossnickle Hines
A mouse tries on hats from various occupations.
FIC JON Alphabet city – Stephen T. Johnson
Realistic paintings of cityscapes with alphabet shapes to discover.
FIC LIO Tillie and the wall – Leo Lionni
Tillie satisfies her curiosity about what is on the other side of the wall.
FIC YOU Seven blind mice – Ed Young
Seven blind mice try to figure out what a large object really is.
FIC CRO Click, clack, moo: cows that type – Doreen Cronin
Cows learn to type and then use their skill to write a letter to the farmer.
FIC FRA I.Q. goes to school – Mary Ann Fraser
I.Q. wants to become “student of the week.”
FIC MAL Belly button boy – Peter Maloney
A boy seeks expert advice to help solve a problem.
FIC SIE Preschool to the rescue – Judy Sierra
The preschool kids save the day by using tools to rescue toys stuck in the mud.
FIC MIT Different, just like me – Lori Mitchell
A young girl notices how other people are both different and similar to her.
FIC LEW Friends – Rob Lewis
Oscar realizes he can be friends with children who have different interests.
FIC WEL Yoko – Rosemary Wells
Children learn to appreciate foods from other cultures.
FIC COO Miss Rumphius – Barbara Cooney
Miss Rumphius tries to make the world more beautiful by planting flowers.
FIC HEN Lilly’s purple plastic purse – Kevin Henkes
Lily realizes she has behaved badly towards her teacher.
FIC LEV Betsy who cried wolf – Gail Carsen Levine
Betsy works hard to fulfill her oath as shepherd.
FIC NEW Mole and the baby bird – Marjorie Newman
Mole realizes he must release the baby bird he has rescued.
FIC PIL The paperboy – Dav Pilkey
A young boy and his dog get up early to deliver papers.
FIC WAD Farmer duck – Martin Waddell
The other farm animals come to the defense of an overworked duck.
FIC ASC The Earth and I – Frank Asch
A boy reflects on his relationship to the natural environment.
FIC BAN When Sophie gets angry – really, really angry… - Mollie Bang
Sophie goes for a walk outside to calm down after becoming angry.
FIC CAR “Slowly, slowly, slowly,” said the sloth – Eric Carle
Sloth defends his “lazy” habits to the other animals in the jungle.
FIC MYE Basho and the fox – Tim Myers
Basho the poet figures out what kind of haiku will please the fox.
FIC BLA Fledgling – Robert J. Blake
A young falcon takes his first flight from the nest.
FIC DUN Baby bird – Joyce Dunbar
Baby bird finally learns to fly, despite the dangers.
FIC MCC Mirette on the high wire – Emily Arnold McCully
Mirette learns to walk the high wire and helps her teacher overcome his fears.
FIC DE Fin M’Coul – Tomie de Paola
Fin’s wife Oonagh uses a clever trick to help Fin defeat the giant Cucullin.
FIC DON The gruffalo – Julia Donaldson
Mouse outwits the predators of the forest – and the gruffalo!
FIC FLE Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! – Candace Fleming
The farmer tries to protect his garden, but the bunnies outsmart him.
FIC HOB It’s simple, said Simon – Mary Ann Hoberman
Simon outwits several animals, but the tiger poses a bigger challenge.
FIC STI Doctor De Soto – William Steig
The mouse dentist has to treat a fox patient without being eaten.
FIC WAL Mouse count – Ellen Stoll Walsh
Ten mice outwit a hungry snake.
FIC KRA Leo the late bloomer – Robert Kraus
Leo the tiger is learning many new skills, it just takes him a little longer.
FIC PIL When cats dream – Dav Pilkey
A romp through the imaginative and artistic dream world of cats.