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A big collection of children's books and book activities to go with each title.

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ACTIVITIES FOR BOOKS
Book activities to go with favorite children's books.

There are so many amazing books for kids that we love to read over and over again with students.  From classics such as Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to newer finds like Love, Z we want to bring these books to life through book activities that build literacy skills.  It’s all about the joy of reading and playing with books to build early literacy skills.

activities to do with children's books

This is a page you will want to pin (PIN HERE) so that you can reference back to it over and over.  It’s filled with lots of book activity goodies.

Activities Based on Children’s Books

All of the book activities shared on Growing Book by Book are hands-on AND build literacy skills from alphabet recognition to phonological awareness to retelling stories.  Everything is literacy-rich!

Eric Carle Book Activities

lots of Eric Carle activities

From The Very Hungry Caterpillar to A House for Hermit Crab, we have lots of literacy activities to compliment Eric Carle’s amazing work.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities

The Very Busy Spider Activities

A House for Hermit Crab Activities

The Tiny Seed Activities

The Grouchy Ladybug Activities

The Mixed-Up Chameleon Activities

For more preschool book activities, see our list here.—>Preschool Book Activities

Pete the Cat Book Activities

book activities for Pete the Cat

Dive into the first four original Pete the Cat books with these literacy activities.

Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party

Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes

Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes

Pete the Cat and the Four Groovy Buttons

Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

Fairy Tales/Fable and Rhymes Activities

You can build whole units off different fairy tales and fables.  In fact, I highly encourage you to do so!

Jack and the Beanstalk– includes printable activity

Little Red Riding Hood– includes printable activities

Goldilocks and the Three Bears– includes printable activities

The Little Red Hen– includes printable activities

The Three Little Pigs-includes printable activities

The Three Billy Goats Gruff-includes printable activities

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Gingerbread Man Activities

Speaking of units, we have ready to go book-based literacy unit available to you.  See all nine units.—>Preschool Literacy Units

9 UNITS OF LESSON PLANS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

Read for the Record Day Activities

Each October, Jump Start for Reading sponsors Read for the Record Day.  This is a day to see how many people can read the same book on the same day.  It’s always great fun to see which book will be chosen and plan a whole day of book activities around the selected title.

Each year, I provide activities to go along with the selected book.  Check out these past features.

Nigel and the Moon

Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon

Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away

Thank You, Omu!

Maybe Something Beautiful

Quackers

Not Norman: A Goldfish Story

The Bear Ate Your Sandwich

Book Dives

book dive activities

Our Book Dives go deep inside a book with early literacy activities including resources and printables.  See all of my Book Dives HERE.

Titles include:

  1. Three Little Kittens
  2. Little Red Fort
  3. The King of Kindergarten
  4. Stumpkin
  5. Baby Goes to Market
  6. The Table Grandad Build
  7. Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
  8. One Snowy Morning
  9. Hey, Water
  10. Green Pants
  11. Rainbow Stew
  12. Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away
  13. Everybody in the Red Brick Building

Individual Book Activities

Below you will find other book-related activities from old favorites to new finds.  Activities range in age from toddlers to beginning readers.

book ideas for The Jacket I Wear in the Snow

The Jacket I Wear in the Snow

Monsters Love Colors

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Jabari Jumps

The Ugly Vegetables

Creepy Carrots!

Over in the Meadow

Sneezy the Snowman

The Mitten

Something Stinks!

Gustavo the Shy Ghost

Arnie and the Doughnut

Harold and the Purple Crayon

BUBBLE THEMED LITERACY ACTIVITIES

Bubbles…Up!

Not a Box

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Mouse Paint

Bear Snores On

Go Away Big Green Monster

The Dot

The Napping House

Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar?

ROSIE'S WALK BOOK ACTIVITIES

Rosie’s Walk

The Day the Crayons Quit

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Elmer

Planting a Rainbow

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

activities to do with Dragons Love Tacos

Dragons Love Tacos

Madeline

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

If You Give a Moose a Muffin

Pigeon Math

Ten Red Apples

The Snowy Day

Mouse Shapes

Freight Train

Little Blue Truck

Goodnight Construction Site

Pinkalicious

A Rainbow of My Own

Corduroy

Commotion in the Ocean

Room on the Broom

Stick Man

The Snail and the Whale

Little Blue Little Yellow

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Tap the Magic Tree

Holiday Books and Activities

Celebrate a holiday with books and activities.  We have lots to choose from.

Chinese New Year

Valentine’s Day

Easter

Halloween

Christmas

A big collection of children's books and book activities to go with each title.

So many books.  So many book activities.  Wish there was another book on the list?  Let me know below.

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