Fill Your Class Library with “Just Right: I Can Read” Books That Sing and Rhyme

Favorite classic song/picture books and new titles that support early reading independence:

    ABC Phonics Book
  • ABC Phonics: Sing, Sign, and Read! Nellie Edge, Sign2Me®/Northlight Communications, 2009.
  • All the Pretty Horses, Susan Jeffers, Scholastic, Inc., 1974 (BB).
  • America the Beautiful, Katherine Bates, Atheneum Books, 1993.
  • Baby Beluga, (Raffi Songs to Read), ill. Ashley Wolfe, Crown, 1987 (board book).
  • Bill Grogan’s Goat, Mary Ann Hoberman, ill. Nadine Bernard Westcott, Little, Brown and Company, 2002.
  • Chicken Soup with Rice, Maurice Sendak, Scholastic & Harper & Row, 1962 (BB).
  • Cumbayah, Floyd Cooper, Morrow, 1998.
  • De Colores, A Spanish “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1996.
  • De Colores Bright With Colors, pictures by David Diaz, Marshall Cavendish Children, 2008.
  • Do Your Ears Hang Low?, Caroline Jayne Church, Scholastic, 2002.
  • Down by the Bay, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources Inc., 1988.
  • Down on Grandpa’s Farm, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources Inc., 1994.
  • The Farmer in the Dell, Alexander Wallner, Holiday House, Inc., 1998.
  • Farmyard Song, Carol Morley, Simon & Schuster, 1995.
  • Finger Plays and Action Rhymes, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Five Little Ducks , (Raffi Songs to Read), ill. Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey, Crown, 1989.
  • Five Little Pumpkins, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Five Little Speckled Frogs, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, Peter Spier, Doubleday, 1961.
  • Frog Went A-Courting, Wendy Watson, Lathrop, Lee & Shepard, 1990.
  • Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Aliki, Macmillan, 1986.
  • Goodnight Irene, Buenas Noches Irene, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Illustrated by Annie Kubler, Child’s Play Ltd., 2003.
  • He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, Kadir Nelson, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2005.
  • Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush, Sophie Fatus and Fred Penner, Barefoot Books, 2007.
  • Hush Little Baby, Aliki, Prentice-Hall, 1968. (The Classic!)
  • Hush Little Baby (adaptation), Sylvia Long, Chronicle Books, 1997.
  • I Am Freedom’s Child, Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, DLM Teaching Resources, 1987 (BB).
  • I Can Read Colors, Se Leer Colores, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • I Can Spell Cat, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1994.
  • If You’re Happy and You Know It!, Jane Cabrera, Holiday House, 2003.
  • I Have A Cat, Yo Tengo Un Gato, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., revised 2003.
  • I Know an Old Lady, Rose Bonne, Scholastic, 1961.
  • I Love the Mountains, Amo Los Montes, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1994.
  • If I Could Be An Eagle, Jolene Griffith, The Learning Workshop (800.752.0663), 1999.
  • In a Cabin in a Wood, adapted by Darcie McNally, Dutton, 1991.
  • Inch by Inch, The Garden Song, David Mallett, Harper Collins, 1995.
  • The Itsy Bitsy Spider, by Lorianne Siomade, Boyds Mills Press, 1999.
  • It’s a Very Good Day, by Tom Hunter A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1995.
  • I’ve Been Working on the Railroad, Nadine Bernard Westcott, Hyperion, 1996.
  • Jack-O-Faces, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources Inc., 1988.
  • The Lady with the Alligator Purse, Nadine Westcott, Little, Brown, 1988.
  • Little White Duck, Walt Barrows, Little Brown & Co., 2000.
  • Magic Penny, Malvina Reynolds, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Las Mananitas, A Spanish “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1996.
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb, ill. by Tomi dePaola, Holiday House, 1984.
  • Mary Wore Her Red Dress, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Mary Wore Her Red Dress, Merle Peek, Clarion Books, 1985 (carry-along book and cassette).
  • Miss Mary Mack, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1994.
  • Mi Rancho, A Spanish “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1996.
  • The More We Get Together, Entre Mas Nos Reunimos, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1994.
  • Morningtown Ride, Malvina Reynolds, ill. by Michael Leeman, The Crossing Press, updated 1995.
  • My Aunt Came Back, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book” ™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • My Favorite Things, ill. by Renee Graef, HarperCollins, 2001.
  • Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Oh A-Hunting We Will Go, John Langstaff, Atheneum, 1974.
  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm, ill. by Rosemary Wells, Scholastic, 1998.
  • On Top of Spaghetti, by Tom Glazer, Doubleday & Company Inc., 1963.
  • One Elephant Went Out to Play, Un Elefante Se Balanceaba, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • The Opposite Song, La Cancion de Opuestos, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Over in the Meadow, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Over in the Meadow, Ezra Jack Keats, Scholastic, Inc., 1971.
  • Over the River and Through the Woods, Brinton Turkle, Coward-McCann, 1974.
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly, ill. by Nadine Westcott, Dail Dutton, 1987.
  • Playmate, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1994.
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon, Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton, Sterling Publishing, 2007.
  • Los Pollitos, A Spanish “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1996.
  • Roll Over, Mordicai Gerstein, Crown, 1984.
  • Shake My Smiles Out, (Raffi Songs to Read) ill. by Davis Allender, Crown, 1987.
  • She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain, Emily Coplon, Garth Stevens, 1997.
  • Silent Night, ill. by Susan Jeffers, E. P. Dutton, 1984.
  • Simple Gifts, Chris Raschka, Henry Holt & Co., 1998.
  • Sing a Rainbow, Aurthur Hamilton, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Sing a Song of Sixpence, Tracey Campbell Pearson, Dial, 1985.
  • Six Little Ducks, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1994.
  • Skip to My Lou, Nadine Westcott, Little Brown & Co., 1989.
  • Songs and Rhymes for a Rainy Day, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • The Star Spangled Banner, Peter Spier, Dell, 1992.
  • Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Jack Norworth, Simon & Schuster, 1993.
  • Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Osito Osito, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Jimmy Kennedy, Green Tiger Press, 1983.
  • The Bear Went Over the Mountain, Rosemary Wells, Scholastic, 1988 (board book).
  • The Teddy Bear’s Picnic, ill. by Bruce Whatley, Harper Trophy, 1996.
  • There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Simms Taback, Viking, 1997.
  • There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout, Teri Sloat, Henry Holt & Co., 1998.
  • This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie, Little, Brown, and Company, 1998.
  • This Little Light of Mine, adapted by Rachel Lisberg, Scholastic Inc., 2005.
  • This Old Man, Carol Jones, Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
  • Tingalayo, Raffi, Crown Publishers, 1989.
  • The Twelve Days of Christmas, Jan Brett, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1986.
  • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, ill. by Michael Hague, Books of Wonder, Morrow Junior Books, 1992.
  • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, sign and sing-along board book, Annie Kubler, Child’s Play, 2004.
  • We’re Going on a Lion Hunt, David Axtell, Henry Holt and Co., 1999.
  • What a Wonderful World, George David Weiss & Bob Thiele, ill. by Ashley Bryan, Atheneum Books, 1995 (BB).
  • What Will You Wear, Jenny Jenkins?, ill. by Bruce Whatley, Harper Collins, 2000.
  • The Wheels on the Bus, A “Nellie Edge Read and Sing Big Book”™, Nellie Edge Resources, Inc., 1988.
  • Wheels on the Bus, (Raffi Songs to Read), ill. by Silvie Wickstrom, Crown Publishers, 1988.
  • Yankee Doodle, ill. by Steven Kellog, Simon & Schuster, 1996.
  • You Are My Sunshine, adapted by Steve Metzger, Scholastic Inc., 2001.

* (BB) Big Book also available.

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