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Rhyming Stories

Rhymes and Nursery Rhymes

Big Red Barn

Margaret Wise Brown, Felicia Bond (Board Books)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Themes: Animals, Rhyming Stories

"Big Red Barn" depicts a day in the life of farm animals. The story and rhymes by Margaret Wise Brown are gentle and sweet. Felicia Bond's illustrations are realistic and appealing. "Big Red Barn" is a great bedtime story for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3

Bill Martin Jr, Lois Ehlert, Michael Sampson (Hardcover)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Themes: Counting and Number, Rhyming Stories

"Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3" is a follow-up picture book to Bill Martin and Lois Ehlert's "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom". One hundred numbers climb up an apple tree. When bumblebees arrive and order the numbers to get out of the tree, counting starts again, this time backward. Children will enjoy the whimsical rhyming story by Bill Martin and Michael Sampson. Lois Ehlert's artwork is a big plus to this counting book.

The Eye Book (Bright and Early Books)

Dr. Seuss, Joe Mathieu (Hardcover)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Theme: Rhyming Stories

In "The Eye Book (Bright and Early Books)", a boy and a rabbit see all kinds of interesting things. The illustrations closely match the simple rhyming text. The witty texts are written by Dr. Seuss under the name of Theodore Le Sieg. Toddlers and preschoolers can learn the names of familiar and new items while enjoying the rhyming sentences. This picture book can also be used to help children who are just starting to read.

Hop on Pop (Bright and Early Books)

Dr. Seuss (Board Books)

Genres: Fiction - Children's Picture Books, Humorous Stories; Book Theme: Rhyming Stories

"Hop on Pop (Bright and Early Books)" is a great picture book for beginning readers from Dr. Seuss. The rhymes are simple, silly and include many basic sight words. The illustrations are humorous, playful and show what the rhymes mean. Toddlers and preschoolers will enjoy this rhyming story too. "Hop on Pop" is one of our favorite picture books.

Great Day for Up! (Bright and Early Books)

Dr. Seuss, Quentin Blake (Hardcover)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Theme: Rhyming Stories

In "Great Day for Up (Bright and Early Books)", Dr. Seuss shows many meanings of "up" using simple rhyming texts. Illustrator Quentin Blake provides colorful visual clues to the word "up" and the rhymes. "Great Day for Up" is a delightful book for preschoolers, kindergarteners and early readers. Even toddlers can enjoy this story.

He Bear, She Bear (Bright and Early Books)

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain (Hardcover)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Themes: Animals, Jobs People Do, Rhyming Stories

In "He Bear, She Bear (Bright and Early Books)" by Stan and Jan Berenstain, two little bears talk about all kinds of jobs they can do whether they are he bear or she bear. The authors use rhyming words and colorful pictures to talk about the jobs that can relate to toddlers and preschoolers.

Ten Apples Up on Top! (Bright and Early Series)

Dr. Seuss, Roy McKie (Board Books)

Genres: Fiction - Children's Picture Books, Humorous Stories; Book Themes: Animals, Counting and Number, Rhyming Stories

In "Ten Apples Up on Top" by Dr. Seuss, three animals try to see who can balance more apples up on top of their heads. Dr. Seuss tells a funny rhyming story with simple texts and humorous pictures. Preschoolers, kindergarteners and first graders can learn to count from 1 to 10 from this silly counting book from Dr. Seuss. "Ten Apples Up on Top" is a fun picture book to read aloud.