What Will We Build?
Create your own storytime at home or in the classroom using this thematic starter. You'll find links to selected books in our catalog on this page and a downloadable PDF that includes additional elements like songs/rhymes and suggested materials.
A storytime full of tools, trucks, and fun interactive stories all about building.
Books for babies:
- Tip Tip, Dig Dig. Emma Garcia.
- 10 Little Excavators. Annie Bailey.
Books for toddlers:
- Construction. Sally Sutton.
- Construyendo. Sally Sutton.
- Construir una carretera. Sally Sutton.
- Mighty, Mighty Construction Site. Sherri Duskey Rinker.
- Blocks. Irene Dickson.
- Bulldozer’s Big Day. Candace Fleming.
- Smashy Town. Andrea Zimmerman.
- These Hands. Hope Lynne Price.
- Play with Clay! Jenny Pinkerton.
- A Beautiful House for Birds. Grace Lin.
- Road Builders. B.G. Hennessy.
Books for preschoolers:
- Let’s Build a House. Mike Lucas.
- Journey of the Midnight Sun. Shazia Afzal.
- The Stack. Vanessa Roeder.
- Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building. Christy Hale.
- Building. Henry Cole.
- Jabari Tries. Gaia Cornwall.
- One Little Lot. Diane C. Mullen.
- Build a House. Rhiannon Giddens.
- Bird Builds a Nest. Martin Jenkins.
- The Thingity-Jig. Kathleen Doherty.
- Harold and the Purple Crayon. Crockett Johnson.
- Hey Otter! Hey Beaver! Brian Pinkney.
- Find Out About Animal Homes. Martin Jenkins.
- The Digger and the Flower. Joseph Kuefler.
- A Girl Can Build Anything. e.E. Charlton-Trujillo.
Books for school-age:
- Oye, Muro. Susan Verde.
- Sam and Dave Dig a Hole. Mac Barnett.
- Building Zaha. Victoria Tentler-Krylov.
- Building Our House. Jonathan Bean.
Building structures encourages skill development in young children. Some of these skills are; hand-eye coordination, cooperation, creativity, problem-solving, and spatial awareness.
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