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Read a Great Book with a Great Kid Tonight!

	Margaret Wise Brown: Goodnight Moon, Runaway Bunny, The Important Book Mercer Mayer: Little Critter Books Sesame Street Books: Grover Learns to Read Grosset & Dunlap: Dick and Jane books Mother Goose: Nursery Rhymes Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit Robert Munsch: Love You Forever, The Paper Bag Princess
Dr. Seuss from Seussville: Oh, The Places You'll Go, The Cat in the Hat, Hop on Pop Green Eggs & Ham, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut A.A. Milne: Winnie the Pooh Audrey Penn: The Kissing Hand Virginia Lee Burton: The Little House Alexandra Day & Ned Washington: When You Wish Upon A Star Libba Moore Gray: Mama Had a Dancing Heart Reeve Lindbergh: My Hippie Grandmother, Our Nest Sarah Stewart: The Friend, The Gardener, The Library, The Journey Sam McBratney: You’re All My Favorites
		Carolyn Keene: Nancy Drew Stories Gertrude Chandler Warner: The Boxcar Children Stories J.K. Rowling: All Harry Potter Stories Homer Hickam: Rocket Boys (October Sky) John Muth: The Three Questions (by Leo Tolstoy) Antoine de Saint Exupery: The Little Prince

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Read Little Words to Little Children Everyday!

Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, Guess I'll go eat worms, Long, thin, slimy ones;

Short, fat, juicy ones, Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms.
Down goes the first one, down goes the second one, Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
Up comes the first one, up comes the second one, Oh how they wiggle and squirm.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.

What are little boys made of? Snips and snails,
And puppy dog tails, That's what little boys are made of.

What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice,
And everything nice, That's what little girls are made of.

Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving, Saturday's child works hard for his living,
And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

Rock-a-bye baby, in the tree top When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall And down will come baby, cradle and all

Brahm’s Lullaby

Lullaby, and good night, with pink roses bedight, With lilies o'er spread, is my baby's sweet head.
Lay thee down now, and rest, may thy slumber be blessed!
Lullaby, and good night, your mother's delight,
Shining angels beside my darling abide.

Soft and warm is your bed, close your eyes and rest your head.
Sleepyhead, close your eyes. mother's right here beside you.
I'll protect you from harm, you will wake in my arms.

Guardian angels are near, so sleep on, with no fear.

last updated February 26, 2005

Debra Madonna, COTA, ICCE. St. Mary-Mercy Hospital

Parent College. www.parentcollege.com . email:clarion@storytellerdesign.com

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