Recommended booklist, literacy resources, and the owner of Munchkin Place reading a story to a few of  her students on video.

By: Candace Veinotte                                                                                                         October 14, 2026

Owner of Munchkin Place reading a story to students

Below is a link to a video of Miss Candace reading "Moose on the Loose"(Wargin, 2013) to some of the Munchkin Place students. Wargin, K. (2013). Moose on the loose. Sleeping Bear Press.

https://cdn.shopify.com/videos/c/o/v/a07132f938d34943b83af6cc99973fee.mp4

Infant Book List

"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" (Martin & Carle, 2007)by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle (Beautiful illustrations that is written using rhyming words.)

Martin, B., & Carle, E. (2007). Brown bear, Brown bear, What Do You see?.

"Pat the Bunny"(Kunhardt, 2026)by Dorothy Kunhardt ( A touch and feel book that invites babies to explore using sensory skills.)rown bear, what do you see? Puffin Books.

Kunhardt, D. (2026). Pat the Bunny Board Book: The Interactive Classic for Babies and Toddlers with Sturdy Board Pages. Random House.

"Global Babies"(The Global Fund for Children, 2007) by Maya Ajmera (Beautiful pictures of babies from all over the world. Great to add to your diversity book shelf.)

The Global Fund for Children. (2007). Global babies. Charlesbridge.

"First 100 Words"(Priddy, 2011) by Roger Priddy (Great book to help babies learn words, interact with the reader and begin pointing.)

Priddy, R. (2011). First 100 words. Macmillan.

"Where's Spot?" (Hill,2008) by Eric Hill (A fun lift flap interactive book.)

Hill, E. (2008). Where’s spot? Frederick Warne Publishers.

"Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes"(Fox, 2009) by Mem Fox (A rhythmic book that is great for a diversity book shelf.)

Toddler Book List

"Goodnight Moon" (Moon, 2020b) by Margaret Wise Brown (A calming and soothing bedtime poem.)

Moon, G. (2020b). FULL- [PDF] Download Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown eBook-EPUB. In Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4053315

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (Carle, 1979) by Eric Carle: (A classic favorite for children to interact with and explore healthy foods as well as the metamorphous of the caterpillar.)

Carle, E. (1979). The very hungry caterpillar.

"Chicka Chicka Boom Boom"(Martin & Archambault, 1989) by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault (A super fun book that uses rhyming to help teach the alphabet.)

"We Are Water Protectors" (Lindstrom, 2020) By: Carole Lindstrom (A beautifully illustrated Indigenous book with a powerful story.)

Lindstrom, C. (2020). We are water protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner). Roaring Brook Press.

"Big Emotions for Little People"(Lipp, 2025) by Rebekah Lipp(A great book about emotions.)

Lipp, R. (2025).Big Emotions for Little People (C. Phillips, Illus.). Hardie Grant Children's Publishing. 

Preschool Book List

"The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions"(Lienas, 2018) by Anna Llenas (Great for learning about and beginning to understand feelings.)

Llenas, A. (2018). Color Monster: A Story about Emotions.

"Llama Llama Misses Mama"(Dewdney, 2009) by Anna Dewdney (A story that is easy for children to relate to about separation anxiety.)

Dewdney, A. (2009). Llama llama Misses mama. Penguin

"Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" (Willems, 2003) by Mo Willems (Interactive and funny book that brings fun into reading time)

Willems, M. (2003). Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus! Hyperion.

"Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes"  (Litwin & Dean, 2010) by Eric Litwin (Students love to sing along with this fun book.)

Litwin, E., & Dean, J. (2010). Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes. Harper.

Kindergarten

"Where the Wild Things Are"(Sendak, 1988) by Maurice Sendak (An classic book loved by every child that we have read it to. )

Sendak, M. (1988). Where the wild things are. Harper Collins.