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Jane Long Elementary
1200 W Eleventh Street
Freeport, TX 77541
979-730-7185
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I have listed book titles that go along with topics we are learning about or will be learning about in the classroom. You and your child can visit the Freeport Public Library to check out the books at no charge. Your child can also get their very own library card. This will help your child learn responsibility and get them excited about reading.

Books about school
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David Goes to School
by David Shannon
First Day Jitters
by Julie Danneberg
Mouse's First Day of School
by Lauren Thompson
Splash! A Penguin Counting Book
by Jonathan Chester
The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
The Night Before Kindergarten
by Natasha Wing
Tiptoe Into Kindergarten
by Jacqueline Rogers
 
Alphabet books
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A My Name is Alice
by Jane Bayer
ABC I Like Me!
by Nancy Carlson
Alphabatics
by Suse MacDonald
Alphabet Mystery
by Audrey Wood
Alphabet Under Construction
by Denise Fleming
Bad Kitty
by Nick Bruel
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin Jr
Eating the Alphabet Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z
by Lois Elhert
Everything to Spend the Night From A to Z
by Ann Whitford Paul
Rainy Day Alphabet
by Jackie Posner
 
Number books
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Chicka Chicka 123
by Bill Martin Jr
Froot Loops! Counting Fun Book
by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
One White Sail
by S.T. Garne
Poor Puppy
by Nick Bruel
Roar! A Noisy Counting Book
by Pamela Duncan Edwards
The Cheerios Counting Book
by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
The Crayon Counting Book
by Pam Munoz Ryan & Jerry Pallotta
The M&M's Chocolate Candies Counting Book
by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
 
Colors & Shapes books
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Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?
by Eric Carle
Cat's Colors
by Jane Cabrera
Hello, Red Fox
by Eric Carle
Mouse Paint
by Ellen Stoll Walsh
My Crayons Talk
by Patricia Hubbard
Purple, Green and Yellow
by Robert Munsch
The Deep Blue Sea
by Audrey Wood
 
Books about feelings
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Glad Monster Sad Monster: A Book About Feelings
by Ed Emberly
Hurty Feelings
by Helen Lester
My Many Colored Days
by Dr. Seuss
Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day
by Jamie Lee Curtis
When I Care About Others
by Cornelia Spelman
When I Feel Angry
by Cornelia Spelman
When I Feel Jealous
by Cornelia Spelman
When I Feel Sad
by Cornelia Spelman
When I Feel Scared
by Cornelia Spelman
 
Farm books
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Barn Dance
by Bill Martin Jr & John Archambault
Barnyard Banter
by Denise Fleming
Cows in the Kitchen
by June Crebbin
Farmer Duck
by Martin Waddell
Giggle, Giggle, Quack
by Doreen Cronin
I Heard Said the Bird
by Polly Berrien Berends
Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm
by Joy Cowley
Old McDonald Had a Farm
by Illustrated by: Pam Adams
Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud
by Lynn Plourde
The Flea's Sneeze
by Lynn Downey
The Little Red Hen
by Lucinda McQueen
 
Halloween & Pumpkin books
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Five Little Bats Flying in the Night
Five Little Pumpkins
Pumpkin Heads!
by Wendell Minor
Pumpkin Pumpkin
by Jeanne Titherington
Sheep Trick or Treat
by Nancy Shaw
Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins
by Dianne Ochiltree
Spooky Hour
by Tony Mitton
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
by Elizabeth Bennett
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
by Steven Kroll
The Little Olad Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
by Linda Williams
The Littlest Pumpkin
by R.A. Herman
The Night Before Halloween
by Natasha Wing
The Night Before Halloween
The Three Friends and the Pumkins
by Tomie dePaola
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat!
by Lucille Colandro
Trick or Treat Countdown
by Patricia Hubbard
We're Going on a Ghost Hunt
by Marcia Vaughan
What a Scare Jesse Bear
by Nancy White Carlstrom
 
Books about Fall
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Autumn Days
by Ann Schweninger
Every Autumn Comes the Bear
by Jim Arnosky
Fall Changes
by Ellen B. Senisi
Fall Leaves Change Colors
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
by Lois Elhert
Squirrels
by Melvin and Gilda Berger
The Biggest Leafpile
by Steve Metzger
The Falling Leaves and the Scarecrow
by Steve Metzger
The Leaves Are Falling One by One
by Steve Metzger
The Little Scarecrow Boy
by Margaret Wise Brown
The Scarecrow's Hat
by Ken Brown
We're Going on a Leaf Hunt
by Steve Metzger
When Autumn Comes
by Robert Maass
When the Leaf Blew In
by Steve Metzger
Why Do Leaves Change Colors?
by Betsy C. Maestro
 
Thanksgiving books
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10 Fat Turkeys
by Tony Johnston
A Plump and Perky Turkey
by Teresa Bateman
A Turkey for Thanksgiving
by Eve Bunting
Feeling Thankful
by Shelly Rotner & Shiela Kelly
My First Thanksgiving
by Tomie dePaola
One LIttle, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims
by B.G. Hennessy
Over the River: A Turkey's Tale
by Derek Anderson
Thanks for Thanksgiving
by Julie Markes
Thanksgiving Day
by Anne Rockwell
Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks
by Margaret Sutherlad
Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation
by Diane Stanley
The Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving
by Ann McGovern
The Thanksgiving Surprise
by Peggy Archer
This is the Turkey
by Abby Levine
 
Christmas books
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A Pirate's Night Before Christmas
by Philips Yates
Bear Stays up for Christmas
by Karma Wilson
Christmas City
Dream Snow
by Eric Carle
Merry UnChristmas
by Mike Reiss
Olive the Other Reindeer
by Vivian Walsh & J. Otto Seibold
Santa Knows
by Cynthia & Greg Leitich Smith
Santa's New Jet
by David Biedrzycki
Santa's Stuck
by Rhonda Gowler Greene
Snowmen At Christmas
by Caralyn Buehner
The Night Before Christmas
by Clement C. Moore
The Sweet Smell of Christmas
by Patricia M. Scarry
The Three Bears' Christmas
by Kathy Duval
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell!
by Lucille Colandro
 
Books about Winter/Snow
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A Silly Snowy Day
by Michael Coleman
Frozen Noses
by Jan Carr
Grandmother Winter
by Phyllis Root
It's Winter
by Jimmy Pickering
Snow
by Roy McKie & P.D. Eastman
Snow Dance
by Lezlie Evans
Snow Friends
by M. Christine Butler & Tina Macnaughton
Snow is Falling
by Franklyn M. Branley
Snowballs
by Lois Elhert
Snowmen at Night
by Caralyn Buehner
The Biggest Best Snowman
by Margery Cuyler
The Biggest Snowball Ever!
by John Rogan
The Hat
by Jan Brett
The Jacket I Wear In the Snow
by Shirley Neitzel
The Mitten
by Jan Brett
The Mouse That Jack Built
by Cyndy Szekeres
The Snowman
by Raymond Briggs
There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!
by Lucille Colandro
Winter Is Here!
by Kimberly Weinberger
 
Books about Penguins
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Antarctic Antics
by Judy Sierra
Counting Penguins
by Betsey Chessen
Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice
by Steve Metzger
Little Penguins's Tale
by Audrey Wood
Penguin Pete and Little Tim
by Marcus Pfister
Penguins
by Melvin and Gilda Berger
Tacky and the Emperor
by Helen Lester
Tacky the Penguin
by Helen Lester
The Penguin Who Wanted to Fly
by Catherine Vase
This Bird Can't Fly
by Susan Canizares
 
Books about Friendship
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Clifford Makes A Friend
by Norman Bridwell
Clifford's Best Friend
by Norman Bridwell
How To Be a Friend
by Laurie Krasny Brown
How To Lose All Your Friends
by Nancy Carlson
It's My Turn!
by David Bedford
The Best of Friends
by Pirkko Vainio
The Worst Best Friend
by Alexis O'Neill
Two Good Friends
by Judy Delton
 
Valentine's Day books
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Arthur's Valentine
by Marc Brown
Jennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone
by Frieda Wishinsky
Mouse in Love
by Robert Kraus
Olive My Love
by Vivian Walsh
The Night Before Valentine's Day
by Natasha Wing
Valentine Express
by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Valentine Mice!
by Bethany Roberts
What is Valentine's Day?
by Harriet Ziefert
 
Books about Spring
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It's Spring!
Mouse's First Spring
by Lauren Thompson
 
Books about Easter & eggs
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Are You My Mother?
by P.D. Eastman
Bunny My Honey
by Anita Jeram
Celebrating Easter
by Joel Kupperstein
Chickens Aren't The Only Ones
by Ruth Heller
Grumpy Bunnies
by Willy Welch
How Spider Saved Easter
by Robert Kraus
Max's Chocolate Chicken
by rosemary Wells
So Many Bunnies
by Rick Walton
The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings
by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
The Night Before Easter
by Natasha Wing
The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
The Very Bad Bunny
by Marilyn Sadler
 
Books about Fish/Ocean
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Fish Eyes
by Lois Elhert
One Fish Two fish Red Fish Blue Fish
by Dr. Seuss
Smiley Shark
by Ruth Galloway
The Ocean Alphabet Book
by Jerry Pallota
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell
by Lucille Colandro
Tickly Octopus
by Ruth Galloway
Who Eats What?
by Patricia Lauber
 
Books about Summer/Graduation
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Graduation Day Clifford's Puppy Days
by Danielle Denega
Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten
by Joseph Slate
Summer
by Alice Low
The Night Before First Grade
by Natasha Wing
The Night Before Summer Camp
by Natasha Wing
The Night Before Summer Vacation
by Natasha Wing
The Sand Castle Contest
by Robert Munsch
 
Special Topic: Children dealing with death
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After the Funeral
by Jane Loretta Winsch
I Miss You: A First Look at Death
by Pat Thomas
Sad Isn't Bad: A Good Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss
by Michaelene Mundy
Tough Boris
by Mem Fox
 
Special Topic: Children of incarcerated parents
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A Visit With Daddy
by Frank M. Black
A Visit With Mommy
by Frank M. Black
Mama Loves Me From Away
by Pat Brisson
Visiting Day
by Jacqueline Woodson
When Andy's Father Went to Prison
by Martha Hickman
 


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