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CRRL Grow a Reader Skills: Focusing on Playing

Preschool books that encourage a sense of play and support the Every Child Ready to Read practice of "playing."

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  • Your child will love playing with the spinning wheel, flaps, tabs, and more [in this board book that's been] specially designed for little hands to practice fine motor skills.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Odd Dot, 2023. — FICTION Car
  • Bluey

    What Games Should We Play?

    Lift the flaps to join in all the fun games you can play with Bluey and Bingo!
    Board Book, 2023New York : Penguin Young Readers Licenses, 2023. — FICTION Blu
  • While playing Princesses and Superheroes at his friends' house, Elmo is surprised by a few of their toys. He didn't know that Abby liked superheroes, and he definitely didn't know that princesses could have superpowers! Throughout the afternoon,…
    Board Book, 2024New York, NY : Random House Children's Books, [2024] — FICTION Rey
  • Combining lyrical text with vibrant artwork, this encouraging board book follows the first steps of a curious baby.
    Board Book, 2022New York : Balzer + Bray, [2022] — FICTION Wyn
  • Hey! Look at You!

    a Captivating Mirror Book

    Boynton, Sandra
    With mirrors and mooing and more, "Hey! Look at You!" invites readers to gaze into gigantic, animal-shaped mirrors to see themselves as Boynton's fan-favorite animals!
    Board Book, 2024New York : Boynton Bookworks, [2024] — FICTION Boy
  • Llama Llama can't find his fuzzy llama! Where could he be? Near the blocks? Behind the door? Beneath the bed?
    Board Book, 2020New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2020] — FICTION Dew
  • From fingers that tickle to bellies that need to be gobbled up, toddlers will love playing and laughing, as they learn the names of their body parts.
    Board Book, 2023New York, NY : Little Bee Books, [2023] — FICTION Nic
  • A refreshed edition of the novelty board book classic features sturdy lift-the-flaps on every spread meant for little fingers to play peekaboo.
    Board Book, 2025New York : Little Simon, [2025] — FICTION Kat
  • Alex and their toy best friend, Monkey, invite the reader to join them for a playdate as they build blocks and play pretend.
    Board Book, 2024New York : Rise x Penguin Workshop, 2024. — FICTION Che
  • Ruby and Rufus love the water. They play on the pond every day! But what will they do when the pond turns to ice?
    Board Book, 2019Boston, Massachusetts : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019] — FICTION Dun
  • It's snowing! There's a snow person to build, a hill to ski, and more wintery fun. The best part? Sharing the day with a friend!
    Board Book, 2023Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2023. — FICTION Pat