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)
William Bee
Peachtree Publishers
William Bee
Peachtree Publishers
Rourke Publishing
Books4School
Margaret Wise Brown
HarperCollins
Susana M. Manso
Blue Manatee
Kathryn Galbraith
Peachtree Publishers
Rourke Publishing
Books4School
Michael J. Daley
Our Rainbow Press
Illustrated by Lisa M Gardiner
Books4School
Suzanne Bloom
Our Rainbow Press
Sandra Gross
Blue Manatee
Don Dairo Dormilon
Books4School
Lorianne Siomades
Our Rainbow Press
Stella Blackstone
Books4School
Stella Blackstone
Our Rainbow Press
Molly Fields
Books4School
Eric Carle
HarperCollins
Wheels on the Bus
James Dean
HarperCollins
Juegos de Animales
Whitney Stewart
Books4School
Elizabeth Spurr
Peachtree Publishers
Charles Reasoner
Books4School
Susan Stockdale
Peachtree Publishers
William Bee
Peachtree Publishers
Age 2 to 3
Books for Toddlers (Ages 2 to 3)
Kevin Luthardt
Peachtree Publishers
Kevin Luthardt
Peachtree Publishers
Diane Adams
Peachtree Publishers
John Butler
Peachtree Publishers
William Bee
Peachtree Publishers
Rather Be?
William Steig
HarperCollins
Jackie Urbanovic
HarperCollins
Karen Ruelle
Peachtree Publishers
William Bee
Peachtree Publishers
Anne Grinkel
Peachtree Publishers
Michael J. Daley
Our Rainbow Press
Stella Blackstone
Our Rainbow Press
Suzanne Bloom
Our Rainbow Press
Firefighter Hippo
Johnathan London
Our Rainbow Press
Lorianne Siomades
Our Rainbow Press
Stella Blackstone
Our Rainbow Press
Stella Blackstone
Our Rainbow Press
Lorianne Siomades
Our Rainbow Press
Donald Crews
HarperCollins
Uncle Ian Aurura
Books4School
Charles G. Shaw
HarperCollins
Mitsumasa Anno
HarperCollins
No Lo Tires
Keb' Mo'
Books4School
Uncle Ian Aurora
Books4School
Susan Stockdale
Peachtree Publishers
Melissa Stewart
Peachtree Publishers
Age 4-5
Books for Pre-schoolers (age 4-5)
Susan Stockdale
Peachtree Publishers
Grandma Wolf?
Ken Brown
Peachtree Publishers
Melissa Stewart
Peachtree Publishers
Julie Paschkis
Peachtree Publishers
Kathleen Doherty
Peachtree Publishers
Joyce Hesselberth
HarperCollins
Henry Cole
HarperCollins
Maripat Perkins
Peachtree Publishers
JaNay Brown-Wood
Peachtree Publishers
Barbara Juster Esbensen
Our Rainbow Press
Aleksei Tolstoy
Our Rainbow Press
Suzanne Bloom
Our Rainbow Press
Barbara Bottner
Peachtree Publishers
John O'Brien
Our Rainbow Press
Patrica Hinds
Our Rainbow Press
Kevin Henkes
HarperCollins
Kevin Henkes
HarperCollins
Jumping on the Bed
Eileen Christelow
HarperCollins
the Night I Was Born
Jamie Lee Curtis
HarperCollins
Brian Patten
Peachtree Publishers
Lee Posey
Peachtree Publishers
Peter and Jean Loewer
Peachtree Publishers
Diane Adams
Peachtree Publishers
Maurice Sendak
HarperCollins
This represents a partial list of our Read To Me Library®