Read to Me Library
The Ferst Readers program was created to foster the love of reading and help develop early literacy skills by giving every child his/her own home library. Every book in our Read to Me Library is thoughtfully selected through a comprehensive review process by a team of experts - PhDs in the field of early childhood education, children’s literature, and family literacy, and representatives from our Community Action Teams with experience as librarians, media specialists, preschool teachers or any field related to young children’s literature. Our goal is to provide the highest quality preschool literature for the benefit of the children enrolled in the Ferst Readers program. In order to achieve these high standards, specific criteria have been established to guide the selection of books for the Ferst Readers Read to Me Library.
Upon enrollment in the program, every child will receive Read to Me as their first book, and upon their 5th birthday, they will receive Wemberly Worried.
Reading regularly with your children during their preschool years gives them the biggest boost toward a successful education they will ever receive. Children who start kindergarten with early reading experiences are happier and more successful students all through school. We hope that by receiving the Ferst Readers Read To Me Library collection, your family will spend time sharing the pleasure of reading and learning together!
Birth to 1
Books for Babies (Age Birth to 1)

Stella Blackstone
Books4School

Susan Stockdale
Peachtree Publishers

Margaret Wise Brown
HarperCollins

Margaret Wise Brown
HarperCollins

Katherine Ann Hayes
Books4School

Stella Blackstone
Our Rainbow Press

Flowerpot Press
Books4School

Maria Carluccio
Our Rainbow Press

Mickenzie Smith
Books4School

Miriam Cohen
Our Rainbow Press

Annie Kubler
Books4School

Britta Teckentrup
Our Rainbow Press

Kathryn Galbraith
Peachtree Publishers

Madeline Carter
Our Rainbow Press

Like a Koala?
John Butler
Peachtree Publishers

John Butler
Peachtree Publishers

Julie Larios
Peachtree Publishers

Margaret Wise Brown
HarperCollins

A, B, C
Nick Butterworth
HarperCollins

Rick Walton
HarperCollins

MacDonald Had a Farm
James Dean
HarperCollins
Age 2 to 3
Books for Toddlers (Ages 2 to 3)

Sibley Flemming
Peachtree Publishers

William Bee
Peachtree Publishers

Susan Stockdale
Peachtree Publishers

Cathryn Sill
Peachtree Publishers

Farmer's Hat?
Joan Nodset
HarperCollins

Robert Kalan
HarperCollins

Aliki
HarperCollins

Ellen Mayer
Our Rainbow Press

Stella Blackstone
Our Rainbow Press

Uncle Ian Aurora
Books4School

Maria Carluccio
Our Rainbow Press

Suzanne Bloom
Our Rainbow Press

Miriam Cohen
Our Rainbow Press

Karen Roosa
Our Rainbow Press

Gladys Rosa-Mendoza
Our Rainbow Press

I Can!
Gladys Rosa-Mendoza
Our Rainbow Press

Susan Stockdale
Peachtree Publishers

Kevin Luthardt
Peachtree Publishers

Satoshi Kitamura
Peachtree Publishers

Library Dog
Lisa Papp
Peachtree Publishers

Mira Ginsburg
HarperCollins

Helen Buckley
HarperCollins

Pat Hutchins
HarperCollins

Ann Jones
HarperCollins
Age 4-5
Books for Pre-schoolers (age 4-5)

Ate My Peas
Danny Schnitzlein
Peachtree Publishers

Mike Reiss
Peachtree Publishers

Mary Ann Rodman
Peachtree Publishers

Cathryn Sill
Peachtree Publishers

Juanita Havill
HarperCollins

Melanie Williamson
Books4School

Helene Jordan
HarperCollins

Arthur Dorros
HarperCollins

Keb'Mo'
Books4School

Jonathan London
Our Rainbow Press

I Live Here
Gladys Rosa-Mendosa
Our Rainbow Press

Laurie Krebs
Our Rainbow Press

Miriam Aroner
Our Rainbow Press

Driver Hippo
Jonathan London
Our Rainbow Press

Stella Blackstone
Our Rainbow Press

Jill Nogales
Peachtree Publishers

with Daddy
Kelly Starling Lyons
Peachtree Publishers

Cathryn Sill
Peachtree Publishers

Cathryn Sill
Peachtree Publsihers

Kevin Henkes
HarperCollins

Holly Keller
Harper Collins

A Pet for Pete
James Dean
Books4School

Esphyr Slobodkina
HarperCollins
This represents a partial list of our Read To Me Library®