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OxBox Loves Reading - We Want Your Kids to Love It, Too

Work your way through the OxBox Booklist with your child! Reading is a fantastic way to interact with your child, and books often encourage their natural curiosity and thirst for knowledge. 
From Baby Activities:
  • Eat, Sleep, Poop by Alexandra Penfold
  • Can’t & Won’t by Lydia Davis
  • Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
  • Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy by Denise Fleming
  • Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig
  • Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes: A First Book All About You by Judy Hindley
  • Baby Signs by Joy Allen
From 1 Year Old Activities:​
  • Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
  • Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
  • Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
  • Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz
  • More More More Said the Baby by Vera B Williams
  • Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
  • Busy Penguins by John Schindel
  • Peek-a-boo! by Roberta Grobel Intrater
  • Time to Get Dressed! by Elivia Savadier

From 2 Year Old Activities:
  • Ten Little Dinosaurs
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr.
  • Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
  • Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
  • Maisy Series by Lucy Cousins
  • So Much! by Trish Cooke
  • Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
From 3 Year Old Activities:
  • Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
  • Olivia by Ian Falconer
  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
  • Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
  • The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
  • Go, Dog. Go! By P.D. Eastman
  • Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin
  • Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang

From 4 Year Old Activities: 
  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
Special Interests & Activities: 

​Bug Books:Eric Carle is one of our all time favorite authors!  He has so many great bug books including:
  • The Grouchy Ladybug
  • The Very Busy Spider
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  • The Very Lonely Firefly
  • The Very Quiet Cricket
Some other great bug fiction books include:
  • Diary of a Spider by Doreen Kronin
  • Miss Spider’s ABC Book by David Kirk
Children often enjoy looking at non-fiction books with realistic pictures.  These are great for increasing vocabulary.  Here are some suggestions:
  • From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heligiman
  • National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Bugs by Catherine D. Hughes
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