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Books to Enhance Articulation Skills

The following are a list of possible books to enhance articulation skills. This can be helpful by "bombarding" the child with many opportunities to hear the correct pronunciation of the targeted sound. 

 

Even if your child is "only" listening, she is still gaining the auditory bombardment of the sound and opportunities to hear the correct pronunciation in a controlled setting, not to mention all the other benefits of spending time with you and reading.

 

  • You can use a "closure" technique to elicit certain words, if you feel fairly confident that your child can produce the sound. (For example: "Caps for sale! Fifty cents a ____." letting your child fill in the blank.) 

  • Have the child "read" part of the book with you, if it's a story he is very familiar with. Very repetitive stories are also helpful in eliciting phrases--such as "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, what do you hear?"

 


Articulation Therapy: Picture Book Reading List - Research Guides

 


K SOUND 

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle 

CROSS COUNTRY CAT by Mary Calhoun 

CAPS FOR SALE by Esphyr Slobodkina 

CATS AND CANARY by Michael Foreman 

CAN I KEEP HIM by Steven Kellogg 

CORDUROY by Don Freeman 

MILLIONS OF CATS by Wanda Gag 


D SOUND 

A DARK, DARK TALE by Ruth Brown 

HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING? by Nancy Tafuri 

MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS by Robert McCloskey 


P SOUND 

EACH PEACH, PEAR, PLUM by Janet and Allen Ahlberg 

HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON by Crockett Johnson 

PAT THE BUNNY by Dorothy Kunhardt 

THE PIG'S WEDDING by Helen Heine 

POPPY THE PANDA by Dick Gackenbach 


F SOUND 

FAMILY by Helen Oxenbury 

FEELINGS by Aliki 

FINDERS KEEPERS by Will and Nicholas Mordvinoff 

A FARMER'S ALPHABET by Mary Axariun 

THE FOOT BOOK by Dr. Seuss 

THE FOOLISH FROG by Pete and Charles Seeger 

FIVE LITTLE FOXES AND THE SNOW by Tony Johnston 

ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH by Dr. Seuss 

FIX-IT by David McPhail 

GONE FISHING by Earlene Long 

THE LITTLE FUR FAMILY by Margaret Wise Brown 


M SOUND 

MOON MAN by Tomi Ungerer 

MAMA DON'T ALLOW by Thatchur Hurd 

MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans 

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB by Mary Josepha Hale 

MAX'S FIRST WORD by Rosemary Wells 

MITCHELL IS MOVING by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat 


G SOUND 

GOOD MORNING, CHICK by Mirra Ginsburg 

GOOD-BYE HOUSE by Frank Asch 

GONE FISHING by Earlene Long 

GOODNIGHT MOON by Margaret Wise Brown 

I GO WITH MY FAMILY TO GRANDMA'S by Riki Levinson 


H SOUND 

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle 

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS by many different authors 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOON by Frank Asch 

HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON by Crockett Johnson 

HIPPOS GO BERSERK by Sandra Boynton 

HOLES AND PEEKS by Ann Jonas 

HOW DO I PUT IT ON? by Shrego Watanabe 

HUSH LITTLE BABY by Jeanette Winter 


B SOUND 

I AM A BUNNY by Ole Risom 

HUSH LITTLE BABY by Jeanette Winter 

PAT THE BUNNY by Dorothy Kunhardt 

THE RUNAWAY BUNNY by Margaret Wise Brown 


L SOUND 

I KNOW AN OLD LADY by Nadine Bernard Wescott 

I LOVE MY BABY SISTER by Elaine Edelman 

A LION FOR LEWIS by Rosemary Wells 

THE LITTLE DUCK by Judy Dunn 

THE LITTLE PUPPY, THE LITTLE LAMB, THE LITTLE KITTEN, ETC... by Judy Dunn 

THE LADY AND THE SPIDER by Faith McNulty 

THE LITTLE FUR FAMILY by Margaret Wise Brown 

LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE by Bernard Waber 



SH SOUND 

HUSH LITTLE BABY by Jeanette Winter 

ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH by Dr. Seuss 

SHEEP IN A JEEP by Nancy Shaw 

SHEEP IN A SHOP by Nancy Shaw 

SHHHH! by Suzy Kline 

SHHHHH...BANG by Margaret Wise Brown 

SHINE, SUN! by Carol Greene 


TH SOUND 

THE THANK YOU BOOK, by Francoise Seignobuse 

THINGS I HATE by Harriett Wittels 

THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD by Wally Piper 

AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET by Dr. Seuss 

TEETH by Michael Ricketts 

THANK YOU by Edith Flack Ackley 

THUNDERSTORM by Mary Szilagyi 

THUMP AND PLUNK by Janice May Udry 

THE THINKING BOOK by Sandol Stoddard 

THE THINKING PLACE by Barbara Joosse 

THIS AND THAT AND THUS AND SO by Evaline Nuss 

THIDWICK, THE BIG-HEARTED MOOSE by Dr. Seuss 

THREE BY THE SEA by Edward Marshall 


R SOUND 

ROSIE'S WALK by Pat Hutchins 

ROTTEN RALPH by Jack Gantos 

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD by the Brothers Grimm 


S SOUND 

SWIMMY by Leo Lionni 

BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR by Bill Martin 

SEE AND SAY by Antonio Frasconi 

THE SEAL MOTHER by Mordicai Berestein 

SEARCH FOR SAM by Neil Morris 

SEEN ANY CATS? by Frank Modell 

SEEDS by Terry Jennings 


T SOUND 

THE TEENY-TINY WOMAN by Paul Galdone 

TEN, NINE, EIGHT by Molly Bang 

TOUCH! TOUCH! by Riki Levinson 

TEENY TINY by Jill Bennett 

TASTING by Richard Allington 

TAN TAN'S HAT by Kazuo Iwamura 

TICKLE TICKLE by Helen Oxenbury 

TIGER CAT by Slawomir Wolski 

TIC, TAC AND TOE by Bruno Munari 


FINAL CONSONANTS 

LOUIS THE FISH by Arthur Yorinks 

THE LITTLE DUCK by Judy Dunn 

MOON MAN by Tomi Ungerer 

PERFECT THE PIG by Susan Jeschke 

THE CAT IN THE HAT by Dr. Seuss 

ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH by Dr. Seuss 

CROSS COUNTRY CAT by Mary Calhoun 

CAN I KEEP HIM? by Steven Kellogg 

A DARK, DARK TALE by Ruth Brown 

THE FOOT BOOK by Dr. Seuss 

GOODNIGHT MOON by Margaret Wise Brown 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOON by Frank Asch 

OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM Several versions available 

HOP ON POP by Dr. Seuss 

TEETH by Michael Ricketts 

TIC, TAC, AND TOE by Bruno Munari 

Source: Harriett Hoeprich, M.S., CCC 1995