Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase a downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 34 (Aug) FARMS
Character Trait: Sharing
Bible Verse: Do not forget to do good and to share with others. Hebrews 13:16a

1. Brown, Margaret Wise. The Country Noisy Book. Harper and Row, 1940. OP
2. Windsor, Merrill. Baby Farm Animals. National Geographic, 1984.
3. Isenbart, Hans-Heinrich. Baby Animals on the Farm. Putnam, 1989. OP
4. Mills, Patricia. Until the Cows Come Home. North-South Books, 1993. OP
5. Watson, Clyde. Applebet: An ABC. Farrar, 1982.
6. Francoise. Jeanne-Marie Counts Her Sheep. Scribner’s, 1951. OP
7. Petersham, Maud and Miska. The Box With Red Wheels. Macmillan, 1949. OP

Activities: Visit a farm or a petting zoo or someplace where you can see and touch the farm animals. Talk about what farmers do. Visit one of the farms where you can harvest your own vegetables or fruit. Or go to a farmers’ market and talk to the farmers there about what they do.

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase a downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 33 (Aug) POETRY/MOTHER GOOSE
Character Trait: Mercy
Bible Verse: Blessed are the merciful; for they will be shown mercy. Matthew 5:7

1. Anglund, Joan Walsh. In a Pumpkin Shell. Doubleday, 1975.
2. Lines, Kathleen, compiler. Lavender’s Blue: A Book of Nursery Rhymes. Merrimack, 1982.
3. Jeffers, Susan, illustrator. Mother Goose: If Wishes Were Horses and Other Rhymes. Dutton, 1979. OP
4. Domanska, Janina. If All the Seas Were One Sea. Macmillan, 1971.
5. Provensen, Alice and Martin. Old Mother Hubbard. Random, 1977. OP
6. Wildsmith, Brian, illustrator. Mother Goose. Oxford, 1982.
7. Brown, Margaret Wise. Red Light, Green Light. Scholastic, 1992.

Hey, I sold two copies of my curriculum book, Picture Book Preschool. I hope y’all enjoy it and find it useful. (Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase an updated, downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.)

Also Carmon has a list of Agrarian Picture Books. It looks like a great supplement to Picture Book Preschool.

Also, today is the birthday of Gail Gibbons (b. 1944), picture book author and illustrator extraordinaire. I list ten of her books in my curriculum, and there are many more that are excellent also but just wouldn’t fit. For a field-trip-in-a-book, try any of these books by Gail Gibbons.

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase a downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 32 (July/Aug) CLOTHING
Character Trait: Service
Bible Verse: Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth. I John 3:18.

1. Freeman, Don. A Pocket for Corduroy. Viking, 1978.
2. Peek, Merle. Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers. Clarion, 1985.
3. Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale. Addison-Wesley, 1940.
4. Beskow, Elsa. Pelle’s New Suit. Harper, 1929.
5. DePaola, Tomie. Charlie Needs a New Cloak. Prentice, 1976.
6. Ziefert, Harriet. A New Coat for Anna. Knopf, 1986.
7. Mitgutsch, Ali. From Cotton to Pants. Carolrhoda, 1981.

Activities: Play dress up. You can find good dress up clothes at a garage sale or thrift store. Visit a dry goods store where material and thread and sewing notions are sold. If you sew, let your child help you sew or watch you sew a simple garment.

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase a downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 31 (July) MATHEMATICS
Character Trait: Honesty
Bible Verse: Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:7

1. Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno’s Counting Book. Harper Collins, 1977.
2. Hoban, Tana. Count and See. Macmillan, 1972.
3. Giganti, Paul Jr. Each Orange Had 8 Slices. Greenwillow, 1992.
4. Macmillan, Bruce. Eating Fractions. Scholastic, 1991.
5. Giganti, Paul Jr. How Many Snails? Greenwillow, 1988.
6. Cook, Bernadine. The Little Fish That Got Away. Addison-Wesley, 1956. OP
7. Slobodkina, Esphyr. The Wonderful Feast. Greenwillow, 1993.

Activities: Make a habit of counting with your child. Things to count could include blocks, toy cars, raisins, pennies, etc.

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week.

WEEK 30 (July) WORDS AND MESSAGES
Character Trait: Sincerity
Bible Verse: By the word of the Lord the heavens were made. Psalm 33:6

1. Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia. Harper, 1963.
2. Merriam, Eve. Epaminondas. Follett, 1968. OP
3. Petersham, Maud and Miska. A Bird in the Hand. Macmillan, 1951. OP
4. Merriam, Eve. A Gaggle of Geese. Knopf, 1960. OP
5. Minarik, Else Homelund. A Kiss for Little Bear. Harper, 1968.
6. Keats, Ezra Jack. A Letter to Amy. Harper Row, 1968.
7. Krauss, Ruth. A Hole Is To Dig. Harper, 1952.

Activities: Play word games this week: rhyming words, written messages to each other, picture writing.

If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the preschool curriculum, Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early, or a set of the picture books listed in Picture Book Preschool, click on the PBP link at the top of this page for more information.

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase a downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 29 (July) THE OCEAN/THE BEACH
Character Trait: Wonder and Awe
Bible Verse: The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. Psalm 95:5

1. Brown, Margaret Wise. The Seashore Noisy Book. HarperCollins, 1941. OP
2. MacDonald, Golden and Leonard Wisegard. The Little Island. Doubleday, 1946.
3. Zion, Gene. Harry by the Sea. Harper, 1965.
4. Ardizzone, Edward. Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain. Oxford, 1978.
5. Crews, Donald. Harbor. Greenwillow, 1982.
6. McCloskey, Robert. Time of Wonder. Viking, 1957.
7. McCloskey, Robert. One Morning in Maine. Viking, 1952.

Activities: Visit the beach, if possible. If not, make a pretend beach. Use a sandbox or an old swimming pool filled with sand. Dampen the sand and turn on the yard sprinkler. Have fun in the water and sand; then hose everybody down afterwards.
Start a seashell collection if you live near the ocean. If not, try to get a few seashells to show your child. Talk about what seashells are (homes for beach animals).

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase an updated, downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 27 (June) THE UNITED STATES – TRAVEL
Character Trait: Courage
Bible Verse: . . . the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

1. Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno’s USA. Philomel, 1983.
2. Munro, Roxie. The Inside-Outside Book of Washington, D.C. Dutton, 1987.
3. Feeney, Stephanie. A Is for Aloha. University Press of Hawaii, 1980.
4. Sandin, Joan. The Long Way to a New Land. Harper and Row, 1981.
5. Turner, Ann. Dakota Dugout. Macmillan, 1985.
6. Sandin, Joan. The Long Way Westward. Harper and Row, 1981.
7. Crews, Donald. Parade. Greenwillow, 1983.

Activities: Look at a map of the U.S. Find the places you are reading about. Find your own home state. Find the place(s) you will visit on your vacation if you are planning one soon.

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase an updated, downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 26 (June) SUMMERTIME
Character Trait: Creativity
Bible Verse: God . . . provides us with everything for our enjoyment. I Timothy 6:17

1. Spier, Peter. Bored—Nothing To Do. Doubleday, 1978. OP
2. Udry, Janice May. The Moon Jumpers. Harper and Row, 1959.
3. Hoban, Russell. Nothing To Do. Harper, 1964. OP
4. McCauley, Jane. Animals in Summer. National Geographic, 1988.
5. Brown, Margaret Wise. The Summer Noisy Book. HarperCollins, 1979. OP
6. Branley, Franklyn. Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll. Harper, 1985.
7. Gardner, Beau. The Look Again . . . And Again And Again And Again Book. Lothrop, 1983. OP

Activities: Make a list of things to do when your child is bored. What activities can your child do all by himself?

Picture Book Preschool is a preschool/kindergarten curriculum which consists of a list of picture books to read aloud for each week of the year and a character trait, a memory verse, and activities, all tied to the theme for the week. You can purchase an updated, downloadable version (pdf file) of Picture Book Preschool by Sherry Early at Biblioguides.

WEEK 25 (June) ASIA
Character Trait: Appreciating Others’ Differences
Bible Verse: (Jesus said) This is my command: Love each other. John 15:17

1. Haskins, James. Count Your Way Through China. Carolrhoda, 1987.
2. Say, Allen. The Bicycle Man. HoughtonMifflin, 1982.
3. Yashima, Taro. Crow Boy. Viking, 1955.
4. Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki Tembo. Holt, 1968.
5. Bishop, Claire. The Five Chinese Brothers. Coward, 1938.
6. Lobel, Arnold. Ming Lo Moves the Mountain. Greenwillow, 1982.
7. Flack, Marjorie. The Story About Ping. Viking, 1933.

Discuss: How do people live differently in Asia than in the U.S.? How should we treat people who seem different from us?
Activities: James Haskins also wrote Count Your Way Through Japan and Count Your Way Through Korea (same publisher). Read these if you have time and compare the countries. Which one would you rather live in?