There are so many great children's books being published, it is hard to keep up! 
With this in mind, here is a partial list of some of my favorite children's authors.  
Following this list you will also find a list of begining reading books
and a list of books which reinforce math concepts.  

Happy Reading!

Great Read-Aloud books:

Aliki- Great non-fiction books! 

Frank Asch  - Bear's Shadow, Happy Birthday, Bear's Bargain, Moongame and
others

Paulette Bourgeois - Franklin books   These books often have great stories,
that model/teach good character and manners.

Virginia Lee Burton - Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel   The Little House

Jan Brett- Many classic stories retold, with fabulous illustrations. She has
a great website as well!

Norman Bridwell  - Clifford books

Margaret Brown - Good Night Moon, Little Gorilla, and more

Eric Carle - If you have not read any of these books to your children yet, I
highly recommend a visit to the library! A couple of classics include, The
Very Hungry Caterpillar, and The Very Busy Spider.

Doreen Cronin -  Click Clack,    Moo Cows That Type,    Giggle, Giggle Quack

P.D. Eastman - Are you My Mother?  Go Dog, Go   Big Dog, Little Dog and
others

Marjorie Flack - The Story About Ping   A mischievous Chinese duck has many
adventures when he is separated from the other ducks on a river houseboat.

Mem Fox - Hattie and the Fox,  Sleepy Bears and others

Don Freeman - Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy,  Mop Top

Paul Galdone - Classic stories retold!  The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread
Boy, The Three Little Bears Be sure to read some of the classic fairy tales
to your children.

Elizabeth Guilfoile - Nobody Listens to Andrew 

Eric Hill  - Where's Spot  

Tana Hoban - Great concept books including  I Read Signs, Is it Red, Is It
Yellow, Is it Blue?  Over, Under and Through 

Keiko Kasza -  Grandfather Toads Secrets, The Wolfs Chicken Stew,  A Mother
for Choco

Erza Jack Keats -  The Snowy Day,   Letter To Amy

Leo Lionni - Frederick,  Fish is Fish,  Swimmy,  An Extraordinary Egg, and
others

Jonathan Londan - Froggy Gets Dressed,   Let's Go Froggy!   and more Froggy
books!

Mercer Mayer - There's A Nightmare in My Closet   and others

David McKee -  Elmer,   Elmer and Wilbur

Laura Numeroff  -  If You Take a Mouse to the Movies,   Dogs Don't Wear
Sneakers,  Chimps Dont Wear Glasses

Marcus Pfister -  The Rainbow Fish

Dave Pilkey  - Dogzilla   and others

Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Peter Rabbit and others

Jane O'Connor -  EEK! Stories To Make You Shriek, Teeny Tiny Woman

Lucille Penner -  S-S-S Snakes!

H.A. Rey  - Curious George

Maurice Sendak - Where the Wild Things Are

Dr. Seuss - Cat In The Hat, The Foot Book, Green Eggs And Ham,  Hop On Pop,
and more

Joseph Slate - Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, (and others)

Marilyn Tolhurs - Somebody and the Three Blairs

Judith Viorst - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Bernard Waber - Ira Sleeps Over

Gene Zion-   Harry, The Dirty Dog

 

BEGINNING TO READ BOOKS:

Phonics Readers:

Kelly C. Foster   Bub and Chub   
Nora Gaydos  Animal Antics  
Get Set, Read Series
Now I'm Reading series

Controlled Sight Vocabulary Books:

My First Reader series         I Am King  by Mary Packard
My First I Can Read series -   Oh Cats by Nola Buck
Let Me Read Series             My Puppy by Inez Greene
Viking Easy-to Read books -    The Turnip retold by Harriet Ziefert
Margaret Hillert books         The Baby Bunny, and others 
Hello Reader!  Books         Biscuit by Alyssa Capucilli

I also have a selection of books available in my room. If you are interested
in borrowing some, please send me an e-mail, or a note in the comment
section on your child's homework packet.

 

Math and Literature...a perfect match!

There's no better way to teach a math concept, enhance the learning of a skill than by using wonderful stories!
Below please find a list of some children's books which can do just that.  Books have been organized by the skills they are reinforcing. 

Counting Books:
1 Hunter - Pat Hutchins
1 is One - Tasha Tudor
Fish Eyes - Lois Ehlert
M & M 's Counting Book - Barbara McGrath
Moja Means One: A Swahili Counting Book - Muriel Feelings
Seven Little Monsters - Maurice Sendak
Ten Apples Up On Top - Leo LeSieg
Ten Black Dots - Donald Crews
Ten, Nine, Eight - Molly Bang (counting back)
This Old Man - Carol Jones (counting)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle
Count and See - Tana Hoban
Counting Wildflowers - Bruce McMillan

 

Shape Books:
Brown Rabbit's Shape Book - Alan Baker
Circles, Triangles, and Squares - Tana Hoban
Color Zoo - Lois Ehlert
Round is a Pancake - Joan Sullivan
The Secret Birthday Message - Eric Carle

Size Books:
Angus Thought He Was Big - MacMillan
The Biggest House in the World  - Leo Lionni
The Carrot Seed - Ruth Krauss
The Grouchy Ladybug - Eric Carle   (also reinforces time and order)
Is It Larger? Is It Smaller? - Tana Hoban
Much Bigger Than Martin - Steven Kellog

Sorting Books:
Much Bigger Than Martin - Steven Kellog
Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? - Tana Hoban

Measurement/Time/Money
Chicken Soup With Rice - Maurice Sendak (months)
A House for Hermit Crab - Eric Carle (months)
26 Letters and 99 Cents - Tana Hoban (money)
Ten Pennies for Candy - Bill Martin (money)
Lemonade For Sale -S. Murphy
A Chair for Mother - Vera Williams
How Much is that Guinea Pig in the Window? (Hello Reader)
Clocks and More Clocks   Pat Hutchins (time)
Pooh Bear's New Year's Eve Party - Paul Owen Lewis (time)
What Time is it, Clifford? - N. Bridwell (time)
Ten Beads Tall - Pam Adams (height)
Inch By Inch - Leo Lionni (measurement)

Adding/Subtracting:
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed - Eileen Christelow
The Last Puppy - Frank Asch (taking away)
Roll Over - Merle Peek (taking away)
Rooster's Off to See the World - Eric Carle (joining sets)

Space Words
Over, Under, Through - Tana Hoban
Where's Spot? - Eric Hill