Read the books listed below with your children and encourage them to produce their target sounds correctly. For example, if your child is working on the /b/ sound review the /b/ book list and read these books with your child to practice speech sounds. If your child can read, allow him/her to read the story aloud. If your child is not yet reading, have the child re-tell you the story aloud with his/her best speech sounds.
If your child is not yet producing his/her target sounds at the sentence/reading level this activity may be challenging, but it is still good practice. However, if your child has difficulty reading the story with his/her target sounds, reduce the pressure and have the child identify words/pictures within the story that begin or end with the target sound.
Bones by Stephen Krensky
The Bear in the Book by Kate Banks
The Baby Beebee Bird by Diane Redfield Massie
Busy Boats by Tony Mitton
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Bob Barner
How Many Bugs in a Box by David A. Carter
Ah-Choo by Christine Taylor-Butler
Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo by Kevin Lewis
Mac and Cheese by Sarah Weeks
Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox by Grace MacCarone
Chicken Said, “Cluck!” by Judyann Ackerman Grant
Chicks And Chickens by J. Lou Barnes'
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
Say Cheese, Please! by Leslie McGuirk
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Just Me And My Dad by Mercer Mayer
Dog by Matthew Van Fleet
Dig by Andrea Zimmerman
Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton
My Dad by Anthony Brown
No, David! by David Shannon
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Little Bunny Foo-Foo by Michael Rosen
Fidgety Fish and Friends by Ruth Galloway
The Three Little Pigs by Golden Books
Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall
Fuzzy Yellow Ducks by Matthew Van Fleet
Touch and Feel Farm by Dorling Kindersley Publishing
The Dog Who Cried Woof by Bob Barkly
Big Egg by Molly Coxe
Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
Good News, Bad News by Jeff Mack
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
My Gum Is Gone by Richard Yurcheshen
Dig by Andrea Zimmerman
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
Big Pig on a Dig by Jenny Tyler
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Open the Barn Door by Christopher Santoro
Heads by Matthew Van Fleet
Have You Seen My Hat by Jon Klassen
Hippos Go Berserk by Sandra Boynton
Hiccup by Cressida Cowell
Hands Can by Cheryl Willis Hudson
Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
Happy Hiding Hippos by Bobette McCarthy
A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? By Eric Carle
George Washington and the General’s Dog by Frank Murphy
The Complete Adventures of Curious George by H.A. Rey
Oh No, George! by Christ Haughton
Johnny Appleseed: My Story by David L. Harrison
Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnell
Junk, Sweet Junk by Molly Wigand
The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord
Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan
Making Plum Jam by John Warren Stewig and Karen O’Malley
The Animal Hedge by Paul Fleischman
Counting on Calico by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes
Cows Can’t Fly by David Milgrim
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Kiss the Cow by Phyllis Root
Two Cool Cows by Toby Speed
Five Little Ducks by Penny Ives
Have You Seen My Cat by Eric Carle
Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
May I Please Have A Cookie by Jennifer Morris
Cupcake Surprise! by Lynn Kertell
The Croc Takes the Cake by Melinda LaRose
Cake That Mack Ate by Rose Robart
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber
Library Lion by Michelle Knudson
But I Am An Alligator by Lauren Child
Luke’s Own Ladder by Su Swallow
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
5 Little Lady Bugs by Karyn Henley
Big, Small, Little Red Ball by Emma Dodd
Look Book by Tana Hoban
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Smile Lily by Candace Fleming
Cows Can’t Fly by David Milgrim
I Love Planes! by Philemon Sturges
Slip! Slide! Skate! by Gail Herman
Flip-Flops by Nancy Cote
Sledding by Elizabeth Winthrop
Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban
Is Your Mama A Llama by Deborah Guarino
Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley
The Gum on the Drum by Barbara Gregorich
The Mystery of the Missing Muffins by Sheila Higginson
The Mitten by Jan Brett
City Mouse-Country Mouse by John Wallner
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Know Your Noses by Golden Books
Whose Nose and Toes by John Bulter
Nurse Nancy by Little Golden Books
Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, LATE Night by Jane O’Connor
No, David! by David Shannon
Nine Men Chase a Hen by Barbara Gregorich
Two Eyes, A Nose, and a Mouth by Roberta Grobel Intrater
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Hop On Pop by Dr Seuss
Curious George and the Pizza Party by Margret Rey
Pizza Pat by Rita Golden Gelman
I Am Invited to a Party by Mo Willems
A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy
Ten Apples Up On Top! By Dr. Seuss
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood
Roling Rose by James Stevenson
Rosie’s Roses by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Harriet’s Horrible Hair Day by Dawn Lesley Stewart
Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers by Merle Peek
Stars! Stars! Stars! By Bob Barner
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Big Frank’s Fire Truck by Leslie McGuire
A Crack in the Track by W. Rev Audry and Jane Gerver
Five Green and Speckled Frogs by Priscilla Burris
Little Green Truck by Ken Wilson-Max
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
Sid and Sam by Nola Buck
I See, You Saw by Nurit Karlin
Oh, Cats by Nola Buck
Seaweed Soup by Stewart J. Murphy
Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard
Sledding by Elizabeth Winthrop
White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt
Stop that Pickle! by Peter Armour
Snake Supper by Alan Durant and Ant Parker
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
“There are Rocks in My Socks!” Said the Ox to the Fox by Patricia Thomas Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
Sheep on a Ship by Nancy Shaw
Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw
Russel the Sheep by Rob Scotton
Splash! by Ted Jonas
Moonbear’s Shadow by Frank Asch
Splish, Splash! by Sarah Weeks
Tails by Matthew Van Fleet
Teeny Tiny by Jill Bennett
The Fat Cat Sat on a Mat by Nurit Karlin
How The Turtle Got Its Shell by Golden Books
Turtle Turtle Watch Out! by April Pulley Sayre
Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill
In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming
Tails by Matthew Van Fleet
Oh The Thinks You Can Think by Dr. Seuss
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Would You Rather by John Burningham
King Bidgood’s In The Bathtub by Audrey Wood
Tyler Toad and the Thunder by Robert L. Crowe
Thunder Cake by Partricia Polacco
Cousin Ruth’s Tooth by Amy MacDonald
Mouths and Teeth by Elizabeth Miles
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Fix It by David McPhail
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
I Love You Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too? by Eric Carle
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse
Wheels by Annie Cobb
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See by Eric Carle
Why? by Lila Prap
Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill
Going to the Zoo by Tom Paxton
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss
Zip, Whiz, Zoom! by Stephanie Calmenson
Whose Nose? by Jeannette Rowe
Two Eyes, a Nose, and a Mouth by Roberta Grobel Intrater