What Makes a Good Preschool Book?

All Through the Day

Castillo, Lauren Nana in the City
40 pp.     Clarion     2014     ISBN 978-0-544-10443-3

dePaola, Tomie Look and Be Grateful
32 pp.     Holiday     2015     ISBN 978-0-8234-3443-5

Fleming, Candace Bulldozer's Big Day
32 pp.     Atheneum     2015     ISBN 978-1-4814-0097-8
Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-0098-5

Golan, Avirama Little Naomi, Little Chick
Illustrated by Raaya Karas.
40 pp.     Eerdmans     2013     ISBN 978-0-8028-5427-8

Henkes, Kevin Waiting
32 pp.     Greenwillow     2015      ISBN 978-0-06-236843-0
Library binding ISBN 978-0-06-236844-7

Kanevsky, Polly Here Is the Baby
Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo.
40 pp.     Random/Schwartz & Wade     2014     ISBN 978-0-375-86731-6
Library binding ISBN 978-0-375-96731-3
Ebook ISBN 978-0-375-98785-4

Portis, Antoinette Wait
32 pp.     Roaring Brook/Porter     2015     ISBN 978-1-59643-921-4

 

ABCs and 123s

Browne, Anthony One Gorilla: A Counting Book
32 pp.     Candlewick     2013     ISBN 978-0-7636-6352-0

Carter, David A. B Is for Box: The Happy Little Yellow Box
16 pp.     Little Simon     2014     ISBN 978-1-4814-0295-8

Cousins, Lucy Count with Maisy, Cheep, Cheep, Cheep!
32 pp.     Candlewick     2015     ISBN 978-0-7636-7643-8

Fisher, Valorie I Can Do It Myself
40 pp.     Random/Schwartz & Wade     2014     ISBN 978-0-449-81593-9

Gehl, Laura One Big Pair of Underwear
Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld.
40 pp.      Simon/Beach Lane     2014     ISBN 978-1-4424-5336-4
Ebook ISBN 978-1-4424-5338-8

Lobel, Anita Playful Pigs from A to Z
40 pp.     Knopf     2015     ISBN 978-0-553-50832-1
Library binding ISBN 978-0-553-50833-8
Ebook ISBN 978-0-553-50834-5

Martin, Bill, Jr Ten Little Caterpillars
Illustrated by Lois Ehlert.
40 pp.     Simon/Beach Lane     2011     ISBN 978-1-4424-3385-4

Ohmura, Tomoko The Long, Long Line
40 pp.     Owlkids     2013      ISBN 978-1-926973-92-0

 

Families

Atinuke Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus!
Illustrated by Lauren Tobia.
32 pp.     Kane/Miller     2015     ISBN 978-1-61067-367-9

Blackall, Sophie The Baby Tree
40 pp.     Penguin/Paulsen     (Penguin Young Readers Group)     2014     ISBN 978-0-399-25718-6

Child, Lauren The New Small Person
32 pp.     Candlewick     2015    ISBN 978-0-7636-7810-4

Dominguez, Angela Santiago Stays
32 pp.     Abrams/Abrams Appleseed     2013     ISBN 978-1-4197-0821-3

Dyckman, Ame Wolfie the Bunny
Illustrated by Zachariah OHora.
32 pp. Little 2015. ISBN 978-0-316-22614-1

Shannon, George One Family
Illustrated by Blanca Gómez.
32 pp.     Farrar/Foster     2015      ISBN 978-0-374-30003-6

Shea, Bob Dinosaur vs. Mommy
32 pp.      Disney/Hyperion      2015      ISBN 978-1-4231-6086-1

Wells, Rosemary Use Your Words, Sophie!
24 pp.      Viking     2015      ISBN 978-0-670-01663-1

Yum, Hyewon The Twins' Little Sister
40 pp.     Farrar/Foster     2014      ISBN 978-0-374-37973-5

 

Bedtime

Choldenko, Gennifer Putting the Monkeys to Bed
Illustrated by Jack E. Davis.
32 pp.     Putnam     2015     ISBN 978-0-399-24623-4

Ebbeler, Jeffrey Click!
 32 pp.     Holiday     2015     ISBN 978-0-8234-3295-0

Farrell, Darren Thank You, Octopus
40 pp.     Dial      2014     ISBN 978-0-8037-3438-8

Fox, Mem Baby Bedtime
Illustrated by Emma Quay.
32 pp.     Simon/Beach Lane      2014     ISBN 978-1-4814-2097-6
Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-2098-3

Ray, Mary Lyn Go to Sleep, Little Farm
 Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal.
40 pp.      Houghton      2014      ISBN 978-0-544-15014-0

Sakai, Komako Hannah's Night
Translated by Cathy Hirano.
32 pp.      Gecko      2014      ISBN 978-1-877579-54-7

Saltzberg, Barney Chengdu Could Not, Would Not Fall Asleep
48 pp.     Disney/Hyperion     2014      ISBN 978-1-4231-6721-1

Shaw, Nancy Sheep Go to Sleep
Illustrated by Margot Apple.
32 pp.      Houghton      2015      ISBN 978-0-544-30989-0

Zoboli, Giovanna The Big Book of Slumber
Illustrated by Simona Mulazzani.
32 pp.     Eerdmans     2014     ISBN 978-0-8028-5439-1

These titles were featured in the December 2015 issue of What Makes a Good…?