PRIME TIME Family Reading Time Bibliographies

PRIME TIME Family Reading Time Bibliographies

PRIME TIME Family Reading Time
Bibliographies
Favorites Series (PRIME TIME 1)
Session 1: The Oral Tradition
A demonstration and background of the oral tradition as it leads
to the written word and reading: Mother Goose rhymes, jump
rope rhymes, poems, including narratives. NO BOOKS
Session 4: Courage
Lon Po Po--Ed Young
Where the Wild Things Are--Maurice Sendak
Abiyoyo--Pete Seeger
Session 2: Fairness
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs--Jon Scieszka
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears --Verna Aardema
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day-Judith Viorst
Session 5: Dreams
Fanny’s Dream--Carolyn Buehner
Amazing Grace--Mary Hoffman
Wagon Wheels--Barbara Brenner
Session 3: Greed
The Talking Eggs/Robert D. San Souci
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters--Steptoe
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock--Eric A. Kimmel
Session 6: Cleverness
Flossie and the Fox--Patricia C. McKissack
The Monkey and the Crocodile--Paul Galdone
Dr. DeSoto--William Steig
Bilingual Favorites Series (PRIME TIME 1B)
Session 1: Introduction
NO BOOKS
Session 2: Fairness / Justicia
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs/ La Verdadera Historia
De Los Tres Cerditos--Jon Scieszka
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears/Por Que Zumban Los
Mosquitos En Los Oidos De La Gente--Verna Aardema
Session 3: Greed / Avaricia
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters/Las Bellas Hijas de Mufaro-John Steptoe
A Spoon for Every Bite/Una Cuchara Para Cada Bocado-retold by Joe Hayes
Session 4: Courage / Valor
Where the Wild Things Are/Donde Viven los Monstruos-Maurice Sendak
The Woman Who Outshone the Sun /La Mujer Que Brillaba
Aún Más Que el Sol--Rosalma Zubizarreta-Ada
Session 5: Determination / Determinación
My Very Own Room /Mi Propio Cuartito--Amada Irma Perez
Uncle Nacho’s Hat /El Sombrero del Tío Nacho--adapted by
Harriet Rohmer
Session 6: Dreams / Esperanza
Amazing Grace /Graciela Asombrosa--Mary Hoffman
Going Home /Regresando al Hogar (translated text insert)-Eve Bunting
*Book titles may vary slightly. In the event that titles are out-of-print, substitutions will be made from the
extended reading lists.
Animal Tales Series (PRIME TIME 2)
Session 1: Introduction
Storyteller and discussion leader discuss history and give
examples of Aesop’s Fables. Storyteller tells some favorite
animal stories. See Extended Reading List for suggestions.
NO BOOKS
Session 4: Curiosity
The Elephant’s Child--Rudyard Kipling
Jumanji--Chris Van Allsburg
“The Donkey and the Dog”--Aesop’s Fables
Session 2: Friendship
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse--Leo Lioni
The Mountain that Loved a Bird--Alice McLerran
“The Lion and the Boar”--Aesop’s Fables
Session 5: Respect
Julius the Baby of the World--Kevin Henkes
Owl Moon--Jane Yolen
“The Baby Crab and Her Mother”--Aesop’s Fables
Session 3: Trickery
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion--Verna Aardema
The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote--Tony Johnson
“The Old Lion and the Fox”--Aesop’s Fables
Session 6: Justice
The Sweetest Fig--Chris Van Allsburg
One Fine Day--Nonny Hogrogian
“The Fox and the Stork”--Aesop’s Fables
Bilingual Animal Tales Series (PRIME TIME 2B)
Session 1: Introduction
NO BOOKS
Session 4: Respect / Respeto
Julius, the Baby of the World / Julius, El Rey de la Casa-Kevin Henkes
The Sweetest Fig / El Higo Mas Dulce--Chris Van Allsburg
“The Fox and the Stork”--Aesop’s Fables
Session 2: Friendship / Amistad
Chato’s Kitchen / Chato y Su Cena*--Gary Soto
Little Half-Chick / Medio Pollito*--Alma Flor Ada
“The Lion and the Boar”--Aesop’s Fables
Session 5: Intelligence / Inteligencia
Borreguita and the Coyote / Borreguita y el Coyote--Verna
Aardema
Seven Blind Mice / Siete Ratones Ciegos--Ed Young
“The Fox and the Crow”--Aesop’s Fables
Session 3: Curiosity / Curiosidad
The Lizard and the Sun / El Lagartijo y el Sol*--Alma Flor Ada
Jumanji--Chris Van Allsburg
“The Donkey and the Dog”--Aesop’s Fables
Session 6: Tradition / Tradición
The Twenty-Five Mixtec Cats--Matthew Gollub
The Guardian of the Swamp--Ann Garrett
“The Tortoise and the Hare”--Aesop’s Fables
Onward and Upward Series (PRIME TIME 3)
Session I: Introduction
NO BOOKS
Session 4: Individuality
Odd Velvet--Mary E. Whitcomb
The Big Orange Splot--Daniel Manus Pinkwater
Swamp Angel--Anne Isaacs
Session 2: Responsibility
Down the Road--Alice Schertle
Heckedy Peg--Audrey Wood
Nutik, the Wolf Pup--Jean Craighead George
Session 5: Kinship
The Black Snowman--Phil Mendez
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother--Patricia Polacco
The Rough-Face Girl--Rafe Martin
Session 3: Ingenuity
Who’s In Rabbit’s House?--Verna Aardema
The Widow’s Broom--Chris Van Allsburg
The Eagle and the Wren--Jane Goodall
Session 6: Sacrifice
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks--Katharine Paterson
The Story of Jumping Mouse--John Steptoe
Why the Sky is Far Away--Mary-Joan Gerson
*Book titles may vary slightly. In the event that titles are out-of-print, substitutions will be made from the
extended reading lists.
Bilingual Onward and Upward Series (PRIME TIME 3B)
Session 1: Introduction
NO BOOKS
Session 4: Kinship / Parentesco
Ruby’s Wish / El Deseo de Ruby--Shirin Yim Bridges
Too Many Tamales! / ¡Qué Montón de Tamales!--Gary Soto
Session 2: Responsibility / Responsabilidad
Dõna Flor / Dõna Flor--Pat Mora
The Crab Man / El Hombre de los Cangrejos--Patricia E. Van
West
Session 5: Loyalty / Lealtad
Tomás and the Library Lady / Tomás y la Señora --Pat Mora
Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge / Guillermo Jorge Manuel
José--Mem Fox
Session 3: Ingenuity / Ingenio
The Widow’s Broom / La Escoba de la Viuda--Chris Van
Allsburg
The Old Man and His Door / El Viejo y Su Puerta--Gary Soto
Session 6: Compassion / Compasión
The Upside Down Boy / El Niño de Cabeza--Juan Felipe
Herrera
Miss Rumphius / Señorita Runfio--Barbara Cooney
Journeys Series (PRIME TIME 4)
Session 1: Leaving
Discussion leaders select one of the following stories to engage
participants in discussions of journeys through time, space, and
one’s imagination
Session 4: Community
Pink and Say--Patricia Polacco
Grandfather’s Journey--Allen Say
Three Cheers for Catherine the Great!--Cari Best
Maebelle’s Suitcase--Tricia Tusa
Mole Music--David M. McPhail
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt--Deborah Hopkinson
Session 5: Discovery
The Bat Boy and His Violin--Gavin Curtis
The Lost Lake--Allen Say
Annie and the Old One--Miska Miles
Session 2: Identity
Stellaluna--Janell Cannon
When Jo Louis Won the Title--Belinda Rochelle
The Missing Piece--Shel Silverstein
Session 6: Patience
A New Coat for Anna--Harriet Ziefert
Amelia’s Road--Linda Jacobs Altman
The Lotus Seed--Sherry Garland
Session 3: Encountering the Other
Molly’s Pilgrim--Babara Cohen
Goin’ Someplace Special--Patricia McKissack
Enemy Pie--Derek Munson
French Series (PT 1F)
Session 2: Cleverness/Habileté
The Monkey and the Crocodile/ Le Singe et le crocodile--Paul
Galdone
Dr. DeSoto/La surprenante histoire du Docteur De Soto-William Steig
Session 4 : Respect/Respect
Julius the Baby of the World/ Jules le plus beau bébé du
monde--Kevin Henkes
The Sweetest Fig/ Une figue de rêve--Chris Van Allsburg
Session 3: Courage/Courage
Where the Wild Things Are/ Max et les maximonstres-Maurice Sendak
Widow’s Broom/ Le balai magique--Chris Van Allsburg
Session 5: Decisions/Décisions
The Giving Tree/L’arbre généreux--Shel Silverstein
Seven Blind Mouse/7
dans le noir--Ed Young
Session 6 : Curiosity/Curiosité
Elephant’s Child/ L’enfant d’éléphant--Rudyard Kipling
Jumanji/Jumanji--Chris Van Allsburg
*Book titles may vary slightly. In the event that titles are out-of-print, substitutions will be made from the
extended reading lists.
It’s a Small World After All: Global Citizenship Education Series
Session 1: Introduction/Communication & Information
Discussion leaders will use this initial session as an opportunity
to introduce participants to the concept of global citizenship: a
mindset influenced by the interconnectivity of the various
levels of modern society (individual, family, town/city,
country, etc.) and the resulting impact on individual and
communal concerns, responsibilities, and culture. Based on the
literature, discussion leaders will also encourage participants to
consider the meaning of communication, its various forms, and
its significance in society.
The Lion and the Mouse--Jerry Pinkney
The Jungle Grapevine--Alex Beard
Session 2: Work & Economy
Peppe the Lamplighter--Elisa Barton
Tar Beach--Faith Ringgold
The Fortune Tellers--Lloyd Alexander
Session 3: Social Justice & Equity
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type--Doreen Cronin
Tops & Bottoms--Janet Stevens
The Bremen-Town Musicians --Ilse Plume
Session 4: Peace & Conflict
How I Learned Geography--Uri Shulevitz
Horton Hears a Who!--Dr. Seuss
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub--Audrey Wood
Session 5: Interdependence
A Chair for My Mother--Vera B. Williams
A Sick Day for Amos McGee--Philip C. Stead
Fish is Fish--Leo Lioni
Session 6: Environment & Sustainability
The Great Kapok Tree--Lynne Cherry
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat --Simms Taback
Ox-Cart Man--Donald Hall
Common Ground Series
SESSION 1: Introduction
NO BOOKS
SESSION 2: Identity
Stellaluna--Janell Cannon
When Jo Louis Won the Title--Belinda Rochelle
The Great Ballgame--Joseph Bruchac
Amelia’s Road--Linda Jacobs Altman
The Lord of the Cranes--Kerstin Chen
The Empty Pot--Demi
Odd Velvet--Mary E. Whitcomb
Amazing Grace--Mary Hoffman
SESSION 3: Family
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters--John Steptoe
Lon Po Po--Ed Young
Three Cheers for Catherine the Great--Cari Best
Too Many Tamales--Gary Young
Tomas and the Library Lady--Pat Mora
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses--Paul Goble
Wagon Wheels--Barbara Brenner
Fanny’s Dream--Carolyn Buehner
SESSION 4: Encounters
Enemy Pie--Derek Munson
The Lotus Seed--Sherry Garland
Flossie and the Fox--Patricia C. McKissack
The True Story of the Three Pigs--Jon Scieszka
Tale of the Mandarin Ducks--Katherine Paterson
Coyote Steals a Blanket--Janet Stevens
Borregita and the Coyote--Verna Aardema
Dr. DeSoto--William Steig
SESSION 5: Journeys
The Monkey and the Crocodile--Paul Galdone
Grandfather’s Journey--Allen Say
Journey Home--Lawrence McKay
Crossing Bok Chito--Tim Tingle
The Eagle and the Wren--Jane Goodall
Going Home--Eve Bunting
Freedom River--Doreen Rappaport
Mud Pony--Caron Lee Cohen
SESSION 6: Community
Follow the Drinking Gourd--Jeanette Winter
A Bus of Our Own--Freddi Evans
The Widow’s Broom--Chris Van Allsburg
Dona Flor--Pat Mora
Abiyoyo--Pete Seeger
The Twenty-Five Mixtec Cats--Verna Aardema
The Big Orange Splot--Daniel Pinkwater
The Rough-Faced Girl--Rafe Martin
*Book titles may vary slightly. In the event that titles are out-of-print, substitutions will be made from the
extended reading lists.
Preschool Bibliographies
Below are the books that should be used with the PRIME TIME Preschool program. Preschool facilitators
working with Family Reading Time programs should receive 8 copies of each title listed. Preschool books
for Family Reading Time programs are sometimes shipped along with those being used in the 6 to 10 year old
session. Preschool facilitators should request the preschool books from the program coordinator when the book
shipment arrives. Program coordinators must include the preschool books in beginning and end of program
book inventories.
Favorites (PTP Series 1) The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst Anansi and the Moss-­‐Covered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins Animal Tales (PTP Series 2) The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney Alexander and the Wind-­‐up Mouse by Leo Lionni Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina The Three Bears by Paul Galdone Where is My Hat by Jon Klassen One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian Onward & Upward (PTP Series 3) The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats Journeys (PTP Series 4) Mole Music by David M. McPhail Is Your Mama a Llama? By Deborah Guarino Finders Keepers by Will LiPreschoolind Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss Global Citizenship (PTP Series 5) Jungle Grapevine by Alex Beard Tar Beach by Faith Ringold Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen Cronin King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback Bilingual Favorites Los Tres Cerditos by Maria Ruis Alexander Y El Dia Terrible, Horrible, Espantoso, Horroroso by Jusith Viorst Ricitos de Oro y los Tres Osos by Candice Ransom Donde Viven los Monstuos by Maurice Sendak Uncle Nacho’s Hat by Harriet Rohmer El Paseo de Rosie by Pat Hutchins Bilingual Animal Tales The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney Dr. Desoto by William Steig Se Venden Goras by Esphyr Slobodkina Julius, El Rey de la Casa by Kevin Henkes Siete Ratones Ciegos by Ed Young La silla de Pedro by Ezra Jack Keats Bilingual Onward & Upward Los Tres Chivitos by Carol Ottolenghi La Gallinita Roja by Lucinda McQueen Clic, Clac, Muu:Vaca Escritoras by Doreen Cronin ¿Tu Mamá es una Llama? By Steven Kellogg Silba por Willie by Ezra Jack Keats La Samilla de Zanahoria by Ruth Kraus
*Book titles may vary slightly. In the event that titles are out-of-print, substitutions will be made from the extended reading lists.