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Use these picture books by grade level to find developmentally appropriate read-alouds for pre-K, kindergarten, and early elementary readers. This collection makes it easier to match books to attention span, classroom use, and reading maturity.

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Use these picture books by grade level to find developmentally appropriate read-alouds for pre-K, kindergarten, and early elementary readers. This collection makes it easier to match books to attention span, classroom use, and reading maturity.
The Polar Bear and the Ballerina by Eric Velasquez

The Polar Bear and the Ballerina

Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
Performance, imagination, and family encouragement come together in a graceful story about artistic longing and self-belief.
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We Leap Together by Christopher Silas Neal

We Leap Together

Christopher Silas Neal
Christopher Silas Neal
Movement, timing, and group energy power a story about animals and people acting in rhythm with one another and the world around them.
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Sundust by Zeke Peña

Sundust

Zeke Pena
Zeke Pena
Sunlight, dust, and movement across the borderlands shape a visually bold story rooted in land, family, and cultural place.
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Sparrow by Mary Tebo

Sparrow

Mary Tebo
E.B. Lewis
The appearance of a bird opens into a reflective story about observation, neighborhood life, and the meaning people make around the natural world.
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Our Pebbles by Jarvis

Our Pebbles

Jarvis
Jarvis
A shared object becomes the center of a tender story about friendship, attachment, and what it means to care for something together.
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Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert by Sara Andrea Fajardo

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa: Join the Quest with Peru's Famed Scientist and Potato Expert

Sara Andrea Fajardo
Juana Martinez-Neal
A lively portrait of potato expert Alberto Salas shows science, agriculture, and Peruvian food culture working together through curiosity and care.
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We Go Slow by Maríahadessa Ekere Tallie

We Go Slow

Maríahadessa Ekere Tallie
Aaron Becker
A caregiver and child move gently through the world, finding calm, attention, and affection in a deliberately unhurried day.
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Smiling Eyes by Linda Sue Park

Smiling Eyes

Linda Sue Park
Lenny Wen
A celebration of faces, recognition, and affection invites children to see smiling eyes as a source of beauty, connection, and pride.
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Nunu and the Sea by Isabella Kung

Nunu and the Sea

Isabella Kung
Isabella Kung
A seaside encounter opens into a contemplative story about curiosity, scale, and a child's relationship with the larger natural world.
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If We Were Dogs by Sophie Blackall

If We Were Dogs

Sophie Blackall
Sophie Blackall
Playful hypothetical thinking turns dog behavior into a child-centered exercise in humor, empathy, and noticing one another.
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