Books for Storytime

These are some good books to read aloud in a group setting. Suggested age range is 3-5.

Updated July 10, 2025
Southeastern Ohio Regional Library Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library
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Books for Storytime

These are some good books to read aloud in a group setting. Suggested age range is 3-5.

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Nobody hugs a cactus
Goodrich, Carter
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! Celebrated artist and lead character designer of Brave, Ratatouille, and Despicable Me, Carter Goodrich, shows that sometimes, even the prickliest people--or the crankiest cacti--need a little love. Hank is the...
The very impatient caterpillar
Burach, Ross
Paper Book
This clever send-up of every child's biggest challenge--being patient!--is a STEM-friendly, laugh-out-loud comedy about metamorphosis. "Will delight fans of Mo Willems's "Pigeon" series... absolutely charming." -- School Library Journal "Super-charged." -- The...
The hidden rainbow
Matheson, Christie
Paper Book
All the colors of the rainbow are hidden in the garden, but can the little bee find them--with help from the reader Christie Matheson, author of the popular and acclaimed Tap the Magic Tree, brings a garden to life in this bright, interactive picture book about the natural...
Hatch and match
Paul, Ruth
Paper Book
Have fun with colors, patterns, and counting in a search-and-match adventure filled with vibrant, colorful illustrations and a bouncy rhyming text. Every morning, same but new, hear the COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO! Hens jump down, stretch their legs. ...
The most boring book ever
Sanderson, Brandon
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller Listen, this book is boring. We're telling you it's boring. It's in the title of the book--in fact, it's THE MOST BORING BOOK EVER! And created by #1 New York Times bestsellers Brandon Sanderson and Kazu Kibuishi! ...
Tap the magic tree
Matheson, Christie
Paper Book
One brown tree stands lonely and bare. But when readers open this book, they bring magic with them. Tap the tree once, turn the page, and a bright green leaf has sprouted! Tap again--one, two, three, four--and four more leaves have grown on the next page. Pat, clap, wiggle, jiggle,...

Before reading the book, let all the kids know that they'll be the trees in the story. When the book says to tap the tree, or tap the buds, or hug the tree etc, have them tap or hug themselves. (I've read this book without those instructions and had groups of kids all trying to touch the book during the story.)

Wai xing ren ai nei ku = 外星人爱内裤 = Aliens love underpants
Freedman, Claire.
Paper Book
This humorous tale describes how aliens, rather than visiting Earth to take over the planet, really visit to steal your pants.
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