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 42 (Oct) ZOOS AND ANIMALS
Character Trait: Peacemaking
Bible Verse: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Matthew 5:9

1. Baskin, Leonard. Hosie’s Aviary. Viking, 1979. OP
2. Provensen, Alice and Martin. A Peaceable Kingdom: The Abecedarius. Viking, 1978.
3. Freschet, Berniece. Raccoon Baby. Putnam, 1948. OP
4. Miller, Edna. Mousekin’s Family. Prentice-Hall, 1969. OP
5. Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. HoughtonMifflin, 1952.
6. Hirschland, Roger. How Animals Care For Their Babies. National Geographic, 1987.
7. Leaf, Munro. The Story of Ferdinand. Viking, 1964.

Discuss: Help children learn to discern by asking: Could it really happen? Could the story of Ferdinand really happen? What about the mousekin story? The biggest bear?
Activities: Go to the zoo. (And as it turns out, Z-baby is going to the zoo on Saturday! The AWANA Cubbies are having a a zoo trip. What a coincidence.)