"...the best books..."

So I got excited about something Rachael was showing me yesterday. In teaching people, especially children, language and speech skills of course they use books. She showed me a list she got in class and I thought it was such a great resource I'm sharing it with you. I know my blog post are random... but... so am I right?

If you want a link (cuz this took ages to format and it's still not the best) here is a spreadsheet with the books sorted alphabetically by title or by author. (If you want it sorted by skill you can do it yourself). Also, if you want to add personal favorites down at the bottom of these spreadsheets, DO IT!!!

So the style will be as follows:

Title
Author
Language Skills

Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?
Bill Martin, Jr
Present Progressive WH-Questions

Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Jr
Present Progressive WH-Questions Pronouns

The Chick and the Duckling
Mirra Ginsburg
Present Progressive

The Very Busy Spider
Eric Carle
Copula Yes/No Questions Contracted Negatives Pronouns

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
Copula Pronouns

My House
Noelle Carter
Copula Possessive Pronouns

The Little Red Hen
Margot Zeniach
Contracted Auxiliary/Modal Do-Support WH-Questions Reflexive Pronouns

Where Can It Be?
Ann Jonas
Contracted Auxiliary/Modal

I'm Not Moving, Mama
Nancy Carlstrom
Contracted Auxiliary/Modal

The Gingerbread Boy
Paul Galdone
Contracted Auxiliary/Modal Contracted Negatives

One Cold Wet Night
Joy Cowley and June Melser
Contracted Auxiliary/Modal Regular Past Tense

The Ball Bounced
Nancy Tafuri
Regular Past Tense

Where Have You Been?
Margaret Wise Brown
Contracted Copula WH-Questions

Oh No!
Scharlaine Cairns
Contracted Copula

Put Me in the Zoo
Robert Lopshire
Modals WH-Questions

To Town
Joy Cowley
Modals

The Monster Party
Joy Cowley
Modals WH-Questions Contracted Negatives

Where Is the Green Parrot?
Thomas and Wanda Zacharias
WH-Questions

Whose Footprints?
Masayki Yabuuchi
WH-Questions Yes/No Questions

The Strange Loud Noise
Janet Slater Redhead
WH-Questions Uncontracted Negatives Reflexive Pronouns

Whose Mouse Are You?
Robert Kraus
WH-Questions Possessive Pronouns

Peek-A-Boo
Janet and Allan Ahlberg
WH-Questions Possessive Pronouns

Who's in the Shed?
Brenda Parkes
WH-Questions

Yes Ma'am
June Melser and Joy Cowley
WH-Questions Do Insertions

Whose Baby Is it?
Masayki Yabuuchi
WH-Questions Pronouns

Pretend You're a Cat
Jean Marzollo and Jerry Pickney
WH-Questions

Who Uses This?
Margaret Miller
WH-Questions

ABC Games
Robert Lopshire
WH-Questions

Henny Penny
Paul Galdone
WH-Questions

Who Will Be My Mother
Joy Cowley
WH-Questions Contracted Negatives Pronouns Possessive Pronouns

Jump Frog Jump
Robert Kalan
WH-Questions Prepositions

Who's Hiding Here?
Yoshi
WH-Questions

Where Does the Brown Bear Go?
Nicki Weiss
WH-Questions Pronouns Possessive Pronouns

I Went Walking Sue Williams
WH-Questions

Who Sank the Boat?
Pamella Allen
WH-Questions

What Do You Do?
Mercer Mayer
WH-Questions

In Our House
Ann Rockwell
WH-Questions

The Bus Stop
Nancy Helllen
Yes/No Questions

Are You My Mother?
P.D. Eastman
Yes/No Questions Possessive Pronouns

Double Trouble
Rose Greydanus
Yes/No Questions

Where's My Daddy?
Shigeo Watanabe
Yes/No Questions

Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss
Do Insertions Uncontracted Negatives

The Spooky Old Tree
Stan and Jan Berenstain
Do Insertions Prepositions

How Do I Put It On?
Shigeo Watanabe
Do Insertions

Who Said Red
Mary Serfozo
Do Insertions

Four Brave Sailors
Mirra Ginsburg
Uncontracted Negatives

It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Charles G Shaw
Contracted Negatives

It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
Marilyn Sadler
Contracted Negatives

Hair Bear
Joy Cowley and June Melser
Contracted Negatives

One Sunday Morning
Uri Shuleintz
Contracted Negatives

One Gorilla
Atsuko Morozunu
Prepositions

A Dark Dark Tale
Ruth Brown
Prepositions

Klippity Klop
Ed Emberley
Prepositions

Cat and Mouse
Phyllis Bartel
Prepositions Possessive Pronouns

On Mother's Lap
Ann Herbert Scott
Prepositions Pronouns

Bears in the Night
Stan and Jan Berenstain
Prepositions

Rosie's Walk
Pat Hutchins
Prepositions Possessive Pronouns

The Very Quite Cricket
Eric Carle
Pronouns

Whose Are They
Masayki Yabuuchi
Pronouns

Herman the Helper
Robert Kraus
Pronouns

Here Are My Hands
Bill Martin and John Auchambault
Possessive Pronouns

Mary Wore Her Red Dress
Merle Peek
Possessive Pronouns