This teacher's guide for "The Twelve Days of Summer," a book written by Jan Andrews and Susan Rennick Jolliffe, gives instructions on hand and body movements (both seated and standing) that students can do to accompany a reading of the...

An interesting article from The Purple Crayon, a website for children's literature. Discusses the recent trend in children's books toward nonfiction and offers terrific insight into the realities of exposing young children to it.

Teaching children how to pick out best-fit books increases their willingness to read.

Rachna Gilmore, a Canadian author of many children's books, has provided PDF teaching guides for her picture books, early readers, and children's novels. Each guide has themes of the story, discussion questions, and activities.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bright Thoughts for Little Ones by Edward P. Cogger (1883), a picture book of children's stories and letters of the alphabet.

A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Jolly Youngster ABC, a children's poetry and alphabet book.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Dame and Her Donkeys Five from Leadenhall Press, Limited (1888). This is an illustrated story told in verse from the Leadenhall Press Series of Forgotten Books...

Have you ever wanted to know more about the life and work of Paul Fleischman? Use this site to learn more about this famous children's author.

A scanned copy of the 1856 publication of The Alphabet of Virtues, an alphabet book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Little Object Finders ABC, an alphabet book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Illustrated Alphabet of Birds, an alphabet and poetry book for children.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Merry Go-round by A. J. Daryl (1888), a color illustrated book of poems about children's activities and games.

This resource site for the work of the children's author Aliki includes lesson plans and activities for students reading Corn is Maize, Painted Words, Spoken Memories, My Visit to the Zoo, My Visit to the Aquarium, and Wild and Wooly...

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Rosa Bella's Adventures by Palmer Cox (1883), an illustrated book of children's stories and poems.

A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of The Youngster by Cousin Daisy, a book of nursery rhymes, children's stories, and children's poetry.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the illustrated children's book Little Red Riding Hood by R. Andre (1888). This is the tradition "Little Red Riding Hood" folk tale.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Circus Stories: The Monkeys Circus by McLoughlin Bros. (1883), an illustrated book of children's poetry.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Dr Jollyboy's ABC by Gordon Browne, an alphabet book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Favourite Rhymes for the Nursery, a book of poems and nursery rhymes for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Gospel Primer by W. O. Palmer, a religious alphabet book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Jack the Giant Killer by Hugh Thomson, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Lullaby-land by Eugene Field, a book of poems for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Peter in Trouble, a book of poems for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning, a book of poems for children.