A storytime full of tools, trucks, and fun interactive stories all about building.
Books
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.
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Theme
Let's Play!
STEAM
Literacy Connection
Building structures encourages skill development in young children. Some of these skills are; hand-eye coordination, cooperation, creativity, problem-solving, and spatial awareness.