Building Your Classroom Bookshelf
Browse books you can use to support children’s Core Skills
Books We Recommend
This library shares children’s books that can be read to foster each Core Skill. Our book recommendations feature diverse authors, illustrators, and characters. Each book is accompanied by a reading guide, which highlights ways you can engage children while also supporting a specific skill.
Relate
Books that focus on building relationships, supporting self-confidence, and fostering empathy and sense of self
Building Relationships Through Books
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Fostering Empathy and Sense of Self
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Developing Self-Confidence
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Books that support young children's growing understanding of emotions and help build their executive function skills
Move
Books that focus on supporting children's motor skills, self-care, and healthy eating habits
Supporting Motor Skills Through Books
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Supporting Self-Care and Healthy Habits Through Books
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Books that support young children's thinking skills, including imitation, exploration, inquiry, reasoning, and problem-solving
Supporting Imitation and Exploration
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Supporting Inquiry, Reasoning, and Problem-Solving
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Books that introduce mathematical concepts in meaningful and engaging ways
Exploring Early Math with Infants Through Books
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Supporting Numeracy, Operations, and Measurement
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Supporting Geometry, Spatial Sense, and Patterning
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Books that support young children's communication skills, including language and literacy
