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®