Good Books for 4-5 Year Olds
A librarian can help you find these and other books for your child at Skokie Public Library. Click a title to check the Skokie Public Library catalog for the status of the book in the Youth Services collection.
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- Jim Aylesworth (J Picture Book AYL)
- The Gingerbread Man (Youth Nonfiction 398.2 AYL)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Youth Nonfiction 398.2 AYL)
Naughty Little Monkeys - Nancy Carlson (J Picture Book CAR)
- ABC, I Like Me!
Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!
Smile A Lot! - Lois Ehlert (J Picture Book EHL)
- Color Zoo
Snowballs
Waiting for Wings - Keith Faulkner (J Picture Book FAU)
- The Big Yawn
Puzzled Penguin
Wide Mouthed Frog - Denise Fleming (J Picture Book FLE)
- Buster
Lunch
Time to Sleep - Mem Fox (Youth Picture Book FOX)
- The Magic Hat
Sleepy Bears
Where is the Green Sheep? - Paul Galdone
- Henny Penny (Youth Nonfiction 398 G)
Little Red Hen (Youth Nonfiction 398.2452 L)
Three Billy Goats Gruff (Youth Nonfiction 398.2 G) - Mary Ann Hoberman (J Picture Book HOB
- And to Think That We Thought We'd Never Be Friends
The Eensy-Weensy Spider
There Once Was a Man Named Michael Finnegan
The Two Sillies
Whose Garden Is It? - Steve Jenkins (J Picture Book JEN)
- Actual Size (Youth Nonfiction 591.41)
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? - Keiko Kasza (J Picture Book KAS)
- Don't Laugh, Joe
My Lucky Day
The Wolf's Chicken Stew - Arnold Lobel (J Picture Book LOB)
- Fables
Prince Bertram the Bad
A Treeful of Pigs
A Zoo for Mister Muster - David McPhail (J Picture Book MCP)
- Fix-It
Mole Music
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
The Teddy Bear - Laura Numeroff (J Picture Book NUM)
- Beatrice Doesn't Want To
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
What Aunts Do Best/What Uncles Do Best - Dr. Seuss (J Easy Reader SEU)
- The Cat in the Hat
Green Eggs and Ham
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish - David Shannon (J Picture Book SHA)
- David Gets in Trouble
Duck on a Bike
No, David!
The Rain Came Down - Nick Sharratt (J Picture Book SHA)
- Ketchup on Your Cornflakes?
My Mom and Dad Make Me Laugh
Shark in the Park! - Nancy Shaw (J Picture Book SHA)
- Raccoon Tune
Sheep in a Jeep
Sheep Out to Eat - William Steig (J Picture Book STE)
- Doctor De Soto
Pete's a Pizza
Which Would You Rather Be? - Iza Trapani (J Picture Book TRA)
- Froggie Went a Courtin'
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Row Row Row Your Boat
Shoo Fly - Rosemary Wells (Youth Picture Book WEL)
- Bunny Cakes
Felix Feels Better
Max Cleans Up
Shy Charles - Audrey Wood (J Picture Book WOO)
- King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
Napping House
Silly Sally
Ten Little Fish - Jane Yolen (J Picture Book YOL)
- Hoptoad
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Off We Go!