Letter B Book List

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

The classic book by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle:  A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck–all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle’s flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin’s singsong text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals.  (Brown Bear Activity pack included)

Blueberries for Sal (Viking Kestrel picture books)Blueberries for Sal (Viking Kestrel picture books)

What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub-Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile Sal’s mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?

The Baby Beebee BirdThe Baby Beebee Bird

It is nighttime at the zoo. The animals are asleep. All is still, until. . .beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi -The baby beebee bird, new to the zoo, is singing his song. . .ALL NIGHT LONG! Nothing the animals do or say will stop him. Until, that is, they come up with a plan to teach the baby beebee bird that nighttime is really best for sleeping — especially for little birds. Help the Children sing the Baby BeeBee bird song –they are sure to learn the b sound!

Beverly Billingsly Borrows a BookBeverly Billingsly Borrows a Book

One very special morning Beverly Billingsly becomes a proud new card-carrying member of the Piedmont Public Library. But what happens when she forgets to return her book by its due date? Will Beverly ever be able to borrow another book?  Beverly and her favorite librarian, Mrs. Del Rubio, prove just how friendly a place the library can be.    Take a class trip to the school library.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Classic Board Books)We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (Classic Board Books)

We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one…. This is a great book for sequencing!  Use the Bear Hunt Sequencing Activities (included in this pack)   Go on a bear hunt!  Make binoculars using toilet paper rolls – you can use fun duct tape to put them together. 

Not a BoxNot a Box

A box is just a box . . . unless it’s not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit shows that a box will go as far as the imagination allows.  Do Not a Box activities (included)

The Pigeon Needs a Bath!The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon’s not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month! Maybe. It’s going to take some serious convincing to try and get the Pigeon to take the plunge.  Do you want to make a pigeon (included)

Big Red BarnBig Red Barn

There were horses and sheep and goats and geese–and a jaunty old scarecrow leaning on his hoe. And they all lived together by the big red barn.  Farm Alphabet book (included) 

Madreen Karle and Meeghan Karle Mousaw
Madreen Karle is a master first grade reading teacher with over 30 years of classroom experience. She taught reading in a special needs and English as a Second Language classroom. After retiring she wrote a reading program to help others learn how to teach reading. She is a trusted educator and author of 5 books to help teach children to read and write. In addition to her books, she is a mentor for 3 websites that give reading teacher tips (Mrs. Karle's Sight and Sound Reading, Mrs. Karle's Reading Patch, and Mrs. Karle's Handwriting Patch). Through her teaching she learned that confidence was the key to learning to read. A child who is not confident at reading does not like to read and struggles to read. Mrs. Karle created "sunshine moments" to help teach children how to grow their confidence and learn to read.

Meeghan Karle Mousaw (Madreen’s daughter) has her Master’s in Special Education. She has 7 years experience teaching children to read online. In addition, she developed a curriculum to teach children handwriting called The Handwriting Patch. With the Handwriting Patch learning is fun because children learn to draw and learn handwriting at the same time. In 2019 The Handwriting Patch curriculum became an amazon best seller the first year it was released, helping thousands of kids learn handwriting with a unique, fun method. She is mom to 6 kids, each with differently learning abilities and struggles.

The Reading Patch was established by the creators of Mrs. Karle’s Sight and Sound Reading. Together they have been featured on the NBC media outlets. Over the last 7 years in their online platform, Madreen and Meeghan have worked tirelessly with teachers, homeschoolers and parents looking to help children learn to read to become a trusted authority in teaching children to read and advocating early literacy skills. They often partner with other educational experts to deliver the most current information to the Reading Patch community.