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.

Character Trait: Purity
Bible Verse: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Matthew 5:8

1. DePaola, Tomie. The Christmas Pageant. Winston Press, 1981. OP
2. Keats, Ezra Jack. The Little Drummer Boy. Macmillan, 1968.
3. Jeffers, Susan, illustrator. Silent Night. Dutton, 1984.
4. Brown, Margaret Wise. On Christmas Eve. Harper, 1985.
5. DePaola, Tomie. The Story of the Three Wise Kings. Putnam, 1963.
6. Spier, Peter. Peter Spier’s Christmas. Doubleday, 1983.
7. Thomas. Jean Gale. If I’d Been Born in Bethlehem. 1954. OP
BONUS: Miller, Edna. Mousekin’s Christmas Eve. Prentice-Hall, 1965
DePaola, Tomie. The Friendly Beasts. Putnam, 1981.

Activities: Involve your child in all the preparations for Christmas. Let them make ornaments for the tree. Bake a birthday cake for baby Jesus. Have a party where Jesus is the welcome guest.
Sing “Happy Birthday” and collect an offering to take to church in honor of the Christ child.

This season would be an excellent time to purchase a copy of Picture Book Preschool either for yourself or for someone you know who has a preschooler or a kindergartner. Although you can begin the curriculum at any time of the year, the booklet actually starts with the first week of January. So get yours now in preparation for a new year of reading together.

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.