Today marks LitWorld's first Read Aloud Day-- a day dedicated to spreading the importance of global literacy.  In an effort to raise awareness and encourage parents to share the experience of reading with their own children, we're continuing our weekly series called What To Read Wednesdays.



Every week, we'll give you a list of books compiled by LitWorld's founder and Executive Director Pam Allyn.  Share this list with other families!



BABY:

    •    The Mommy Book or The Daddy Book by Todd Parr (Little, Brown and Company: 2002)

    •    The Napping House by Audrey Wood and Don Wood (Red Wagon Books: 2000)

    •    Baby! Baby! By Vicky Ceelen (Random House Books for Young Readers: 2008)

    •    Baby Faces by Margaret Miller (Little Simon: 1998)

    •    Bright Baby series by Roger Priddy (Priddy Books)



TODDLERS:

    •    Cowboy Small by Lois Lenski (Random House Books for Young Readers: 2006)

    •    The Litle Fire Engine by Lois Lenski (Random House Books for Young Readers: 2000)

    •    Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book by Dr. Seuss (Random House Books for Young Readers: 1996)



PRESCHOOL:

    •    Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion, illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham (HarperFestival: 2006)

    •    Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (The Viking Press: 1941)

    •    Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola (Editorial Everest: 1999)

    •    Between Earth & Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places by Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Thomas Locker (Voyager Books: 1999)

    •    Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young (Penguin: 1996)



AGES 5-8:

•    The Everything Kid’s Knock Knock Book: Jokes Guaranteed to Leave Your Friends in Stitches by Aileen Weintraub (Adams Media Corporation: 2004)

    •    Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses? by Stanley Coren (Kids Can Press: 2006)

    •    Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney (Puffin: 1982)

    •    Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park, illustrated by Denis Brunkus (Random House Books fof Young Readers)