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Letter O Book List

Today, we’re sharing 8 books in our Letter O Book List that fit nicely while teaching the letter o. Of course, you are more than welcome to use these books ANY time, but they compliment the activities you’ll find in our free letter o packs:

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Letter O Book List

The books in this list feature these letter o words: octopus, opposites, old, otters, owen, over, ocean and ox.

 

Octopus Opposites by Stella Blackstone isn’t your average opposite book. With brightly colored illustrations, featuring different animals, your child will be entertained. She not only compares different sea animals, but sometimes shows how one sea animal can do opposites, like sea urchin out, sea urchin in. Such a cute book!

 

Old MacDonald Had a Farm with Pete the Cat by James Dean features the groovy, well-loved cat and the classic song of Old MacDonald. While the book has him in some of the illustrations, the song does not mention him, but sticks to the classic words. For my toddler, seeing Pete the Cat was enough, but it may not be for other tots and preschoolers.

 

The Level 1 readers of National Geographic are GREAT! And there are a ton of them! The text is written at a higher level, so older readers {about late 1st grade/early 2nd grade}, but the photographs are interesting enough for preschoolers and some tots. Sea Otters shares lots of information about sea otters, but I don’t read each and every fact with my toddler and preschooler. More than anything, we flip through the book and talk about the pictures {and I can read the text when they ask questions about the pictures.}

 

Owen, by Kevin Henkes- Owen carries his blanket everywhere he goes. When a nosy neighbor keeps mentioning to his parents that it isn’t proper for him to take that blanket everywhere, his parents begin to help him get rid of it. But Owen just won’t have it. He continues to carry it everywhere. But what will happen when he goes to school? Owen’s mom has a plan that just might work!
While the book may be a bit too lengthy for younger toddlers {at least it is for my 3 year old}, preschoolers and up will enjoy the story line.

 

I must say that the images in Over in the Ocean by Marianne Berkes have got to be some of the most amazing images I’ve seen in a picture book in some time! The story is written to the tune and rhythm of Over in the Meadow and is such a fascinating book. It is longer, but my younger ones enjoy it more when we sing the words and add some clapping or even hand motions as we read along.

 

My Very Own Octopus by Bernard Most is a cute book about the benefits of owning an octopus. It’s fun to read the book and then think of other benefits that having a pet octopus would have. With older kids, I’ve compared this book with Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? by Shel Silverstein, as the books are very similar in theme.

 

Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall has got to be one of my favorite books to read around Thanksgiving, but it can be read any time of the year. It follows the journey of a New-Englander throughout the year, showing how life was before TV’s and cars, the fast food drive-thru, and even having lots of cash to spend. The pictures are a wonderful springboard and I love the language such as flax and embroidery needle that kids don’t hear very much these days.

 

 

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