Thank you so much for your purchase of Playing Preschool Year 1. I am delighted to have you here and can’t wait to for the upcoming year of learning to unfold for your family.
A Reminder About Books
While the books in Playing Preschool have been carefully selected and vetted for developmental appropriateness and adherence to the unit’s theme, they are suggestions only.
Only a few times in Playing Preschool does an activity align exactly with a book. The vast majority of book titles can be exchanged for any book that aligns with the topic. For example, any children’s book on apples can be used. I have merely offered a few recommendations.
Thoughts on Collecting Books
Do not feel any pressure to buy every book used in the program. Check out books from the library, look online, borrow from neighbors, ask friends on Facebook – see what your community has to offer.
After finishing a unit, if a book became a treasured favorite, that’s a better reason to buy a book now that the relationship with the text has been established.
Download the Year 2 Book List
Print this PDF book list for Playing Preschool Year 2. Use it as a quick reference for books in your current unit and to find future recommendations.
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1: Apples
I Like Myself!
by Karen Beaumont
Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
I’m Like You, You’re Like Me
by Cindy Gainer
Big Feelings
by Alexandra Penfold
I am Human
by Susan Verde
Why Do We Cry?
by Fran Pintadera
2: Animals
I Like Myself!
by Karen Beaumont
I Like Myself!
by Karen Beaumont
I Like Myself!
by Karen Beaumont
I Like Myself!
by Jan Brett
I Like Myself!
by Marianne Berkes
Over in the Arctic: Where the Cold Winds Blow
by Marianne Berkes
3: Alphabet
Q is for Duck
by Mary Elting
Oops Pounce Quick Run
by Mike Twohy
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin Jr
Alphabet Adventure
by Audrey Wood
Z is for Moose
by Kelly Bingham
AlphaOops!: The Day Z Went First
by Alethea Kontis
4: Blocks
When I Build with Blocks
by Niki Alling
Block City
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Be a Maker
by Katey Howes
Dreaming Up
by Christy Hale
Rex Wrecks It!
by Ben Clanton
Blocks: Let’s Share
by Irene Dickson
5: Environment
The Earth Book
by Todd Parr
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
by Melanie Walsh
We Planted a Tree
by Diane Muldrow
Why Should I Recycle?
by Jen Green
We are Extremely Very Good Recyclers
by Lauren Child
Don’t Throw That Away
by Lara Bergen
6: Numbers
I Know Numbers
by Taro Gomi
Deep Deep Puddle
by Mary Jessie Parker
1-2-3 Peas
by Keith Baker
Anno’s Counting Book
by Mitsumasa Anno
Quack and Count
Keith Baker
The Icky Bug Counting Book
by Jerry Pallotta
7: Systems
Simple Machines
by D.J. Ward
Stick and Stone
by Beth Ferry
Simple Machines
by David A. Adler
How Do You Lift a Lion?
by Robert E. Wells
Simple Machines
by Allan Fowler
Pull, Lift, and Lower
by Michael Dahl
8: Shapes
The Shape of Things
by Dayle Ann Dodds
Mouse Shapes
by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes
by Tana Hobanl
Round is a Mooncake
by Roseanne Thong
When a Line Bends a Shape Begins
by Rhonda Gowler Greene
City Shapes
by Diana Murray
9: Solids and Liquids
What is the World Made of?
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
by Ginger Garrett
Water
by David Palatnik
Many Kinds of Matter: A Look at Solids, Liquids, and Gases
by Jennifer Boothroyd
Change It!: Solids, Liquids, Gases and You
by Adrienne Mason
What is a Liquid?
by Jennifer Boothroyd
10: Maps & Directions
Me on the Map
by Joan Sweeney
Mapping Sam
by Joyce Hesselberth
My Map Book
by Sara Fanelli
What is a Liquid?
by Jennifer Boothroyd
Mapping Penny’s World
by Loreen Leedy
Rosie’s Walk
by Pat Hutchins
11: Balls
The Ball Book
by Joshua David Stein
Duck and Goose
by Tad Hills
A Ball for Daisy
by Chris Raschka
The Field
by Baptiste Paul
Ball
by Mary Sullivan
A Big Guy Took My Ball
by Mo Willems
12: Size
Measurement
by Penny Dowdy
Actual Size
by Steve Jenkins
Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?
by Robert E. Wells
The Best Bug Parade
by Stuart J. Murphy
Who Sank the Boat?
by Pamela Allen
Just a Little Bit
by Ann Tompert
13: Patterns
A-B-A-B-A A Book of Pattern Play
by Brian P. Cleary
Pattern
by Henry Pluckrose
Teddy Bear Patterns
by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
My First Book of Patterns
by Bobby and June George
Pitter Pattern
by Joyce Hesselberth
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails: Patterns & Shapes…Naturally
by Betsy Franco
14: Magnets
A Look at Magnets
by Barbara Alpert
Magnets: Pulling Together, Pushing Away
by Natalie M. Rosinsky
Magnet Push and Magnets Pull
by David A. Adler
What Makes a Magnet?
by Dr. Franklyn M. Branley
What Can Magnets Do
by Allan Fowler
15: Texture
Sort it by Texture
by Nicholas O’Hara
Spiky, Slimy, Smooth
by Jane Brocket
I Feel a Foot!
by Maranke Rinck
Textures
by Katie Wilson
See, Touch, Feel: A First Sensory Book
by Roger Priddy
What is Touch?
by Jennifer Boothroyd
16: Science Experiments
What is Science?
by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
What is a Scientist?
by Barbara Lehn
I Use Science Tools
by Kelli Hicks
What Sinks? What Floats?
by Rozanne Williams
Scientist, Scientist, Who do You See?
by Chris Ferrie
11 Experiments that Failed
by Jenny Offill
17: Health
Me and My Amazing Body
by Joan Sweeney
Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, Yawn
by Melvin Berger
X-Ray Me!: Look Inside Your Body
by Felicitas Horstschafer
Germs Are Not For Sharing
by Elizabeth Verdick
The Busy Body Book
by Lizzy Rockwell
The Tooth Book: A Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums
by Edward Miller
18: Rhyming Words
A Frog in the Bog
by Karma Wilson
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
by Jan Thomas
The Gruffalo
by Julia Donaldson
Sheep in a Jeep
by Nancy E. Shaw
Dog on a Frog?
by Kes & Claire Gray
Nothing Rhymes with Orange
by Adam Rex
19: Rocks
Rocks: Hard, Soft, Smooth, Rough
by Natalie M. Rosinsky
If You Find A Rock
by Peggy Christian
Scribble Stones
by Diane Alber
A Rock Can Be
by Laura Purdie Salas
Let’s Go Rock Collecting
by Roma Gans
A Rock is Lively
by Dianna Hutts Aston
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