Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Ida Waugh's Alphabet Book by Amy E. Blanchard

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Ida Waugh's Alphabet Book by Amy E. Blanchard (1888). This is a story in verse in which each verse features a letter of the alphabet.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Child's Abc Home Book by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Child's ABC Home Book by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a primer which features illustrated letters of the alphabet, vocabulary, and short reading passages.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Child's Abc Home Book by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Child's ABC Home Book by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a primer which features illustrated letters of the alphabet, vocabulary, and short reading passages.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Mother Hubbard's Melodies:a Book for Nurseries by W. L. Allison

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Mother Hubbard's Melodies: A Book for Nurseries by Wm. L. Allison (1892), a collection of illustrated poems.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Baby's Rhyme Book by Laura E. Richards, Ed.

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Baby's Rhyme Book by Laura E. Richards, Ed (1886). It features illustrated poems and songs.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Holiday Album: Easy Reading for Children by Sarah S. Baker

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Holiday Album: Easy Reading for Children by Sarah S. Baker [1870]. It includes illustrated stories, letters of the alphabet, vocabulary and more.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Songs for My Children by Jane Dunbar Chaplin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Songs for My Children by Jane Dunbar Chaplin (1861), an extensive collection of children's songs/poems.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Baby's Book of Fables by Frederick Warne and Co.

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Baby's Book of Fables by Frederick Warne and Co., (1880?) a picture book of fables.
eBook
Other

Children's Books Forever

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Download for free classic children's books for use with SMARTboards, overhead projectors, or PowerPoint presentations.
Handout
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Secret of the Dance Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teaching guide for "Secret of the Dance," a story written by Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow and illustrated by Darlene Gait, provides a synopsis of the story and discussion of aboriginal masks and culture, as well as an explanation...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Routledge's Coloured Picture Book by George Routledge

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Routledge's Coloured Picture Book by George Routledge [1870], an illustrated collection of fairy tales including "Little Red Riding Hood and "Beauty and the Beast."
Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: That's Hockey Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teaching guide for That's Hockey, a story written by David Bouchard, gives a synopsis of the story and teaching ideas. The book is about a boy's traditional Canadian experience of playing street hockey.
eBook
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...
eBook
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read these beloved classic stories with their original illustrations. 23 books for children, including The Three Little Pigs and Denslow's Humpty Dumpty. 6 novels for teens, including Poe's The Raven and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. All...
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Keeping Quilt

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A review of "The Keeping Quilt" by Patricia Polacco, a story about a Russian immigrant mother and family as well as other resources for teaching young readers.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Magdaline and Raphael

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Magdaline and Raphael, a book of children's literature.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Our Farm Friends Abc

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Our Farm Friends ABC, a book of children's alphabet book with farm themes.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Siam and Java

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Siam and Java by Thomas W. Knox, a children's fiction book.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Belle's Pink Boots

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Belle's Pink Boots by Joanna H. Mathews, a children's fiction book.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Little Soldier's a.b.c. By Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Little Soldier's A.B.C. by McLoughlin Bros. (c1894), a children's alphabet book, illustrated with military scenes from the American Civil War and soldiers.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Babes of the Year by Edith M. Thomas

For Students K - 1st
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's picture book Babes of the Year by Edith M. Thomas. It features color illustrations of little girls and a poem for each month of the year.
Activity
Can Teach

Can Teach: Themed Book Lists

For Students K - 1st
This site has lists of books for teachers and students categorized by theme. Includes alphabet books, sports and folk tales.
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African American Literature Book Club

African American Literature Book Club: Mirandy and Brother Wind by Mc Kissack

For Students K - 1st
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia C. McKissack is a Caldecott Honor Book, based on the cakewalk, a once popular dance in the African-American culture. This site contains a review of the book.
eBook
Library of Congress

Book Turner: Children's Literature: Baseball a B C

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn the pages of this scanned copy of Baseball A B C. Read along with the story and look at the pictures of this alphabet book about a group of boys playing a baseball game. From the collection of classic books in the Library of...