Reading Corner

Reading is fun! You can explore new places and learn about animals, people and so much more through books. Ask a grown-up in your family to take you to the local public library to choose some books, and then read them together.

Does your family have a favorite book? E-mail us at healthykansas@kdheks.gov and tell us about your favorite book. We may include your suggestion on our website.

Note to parents and caregivers: Reading with children can open them up to whole new worlds of ideas and information! If you read to your child at least 20 minutes a day, you are helping prepare them for success in school. Here are some fun books for young children on a variety of topics that you can find at your local public library.

Food

• Bread and Jam for Francis by Russell Hoban
• Dim Sum for Everyone by Grace Lin
• Eating the alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert
• Lunch by Denise Fleming
• Spaghetti Eddie by Ryan Sanangelo
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
• Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens
• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

Your Body

• Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
• My Daddy Is a Pretzel: Yoga for Parents and Kids by Baron Baptiste
• My Five Senses by Aliki
• I Stink! by Kate McMullan

Silly Fun

• A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
• The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
• Go Dog Go! by P.D. Eastman
• Sam and the Firefly by P.D. Eastman
• Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
• Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
• Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
• Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
• The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
• Corduroy by Don Freeman
• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Reader’s Pick:

Joel C. of Topeka recommends Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Virginia Lee Burton) because: “I love the pictures of the giant steam shovel and the story has a really good ending.”

Parents, might we recommend for you...?

• Animal, Vegetable, Mineral by Barbara Kingsolver

Send us your favorite books too! Email healthykansas@kdheks.gov and tell us about your favorite read.