I really love the site Enchanted Learning. It is a little online encyclopedia catered to children on a diverse range of subjects, from animals to plants to geography. Enchanted Learning also has an online picture dictionary, illustrated science dictionaries, crafts pages and more. Some materials are also available in other languages. Subjects are arranged thematically and also in alphabetical order for easy navigation.

What I like best about it are the fuss-free printables - they aren’t fancy for sure, but that is EXACTLY how and why I like them. Illustrations are mostly black and whites with only outlines so that helps me save on ink for the printer! Much of the information is free but with membership (it’s WORTH IT, I tell you!), one gets so much more printable material.

I have been so psyched about this site that I’ve been busy all morning reading and downloading…

I’m SUCH a mom…

Life is good, didn’t I tell you? Alhamdulillah.

I have had many stops and starts in homeschooling.

Research was not a problem for me. I found that with Allah’s help, a little ingenuity and tenacity, I did not have to spend money on expensive curricula for Ms Muffet. Within 2 months, I had collected and compiled enough materials for a year’s homeschooling, all on a budget… ma shaa Allah.

Support is also not a problem. My husband is behind me one hundred per cent and my in-laws, whatever their views on homeschooling, have never said a negative word.

Organising has not been a problem either - all the materials are there, systematically sorted and categorised, ready and waiting to be utilised.

So what is it that has been holding me back?

I have come to the painful conclusion that it is my lack of patience that has been ruining every learning opportunity. I would have a number of set goals and when things did not go as planned, I would get frustrated and subconsciously blame Ms Muffet for thwarting my attempts… failing to realise that this whole effort is not about MY DREAMS but about helping HER NURTURE HER OWN!

There were other days when I would get discouraged and hold back… afraid to try for it seemed an insurmountable mountain to overcome. So why even try, right?

Well, today, I read something very interesting. Marty Lane, in “Learning at Home: A Mother’s Guide to Homeschooling” (Sea Change Publications) lists 12 things needed for parents to be successful at homeschooling:

• Genuinely like your child or children and enjoy his, her, or their company
• Have a sense of humor
• Be able to read, write and do basic math and be willing to upgrade your skills as necessary
• Have a commitment to a philosophy that leads you to homeschool
• Be willing to develop communication/listening skills
• Be prepared to receive criticism for your decision to homeschool
• Have a support system or network and/or a supportive partner
• Be able to learn from mistakes
• Be willing to develop limit setting skills
• Be willing to develop patience
• Be willing to develop observational skills
• Be willing to change

I think that the list is applicable to parents in general, homeschooling or not. At any rate, it made me think a great deal about patience. I once told a friend about how I ask Allah always to grant me more sabr in dealing with Ms Muffet and how things just don’t seem to get easier. She laughed and said, “Well, Allah IS helping you whether you realise it or not. We ask for patience, but really, you can’t just ask for it and GET it. It is something that has to be WORKED on - it is only through trials and hardship that you do get patience.”

The Qur’an tells us that Allah is with those who are patient - “O you who believe! Seek Help in Patience and Salaah. Truly, Allah is with those that are patient.” [Qur’an 2:153]

So here I am back on the drawing board, trying very to get back on track and to inject a lot more love and fun into teaching Ms Muffet.

A new day with new challenges… and joys in shaa Allah.

I confess, I am not a library person. I like OWNING books and reading them over and over again.

My father encouraged my siblings and I to read … and we read voraciously. When our hobby became an extremely expensive one, he didn’t turn to the library to feed our appetite for reading. He took us to a quaint second-hand bookstore in a quiet housing estate in Singapore called Serangoon. It was a small outfit with wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling book shelves. The owner set up his well-worn desk outside where several baskets filled with even more used books and magazines were placed. I loved trips to that store.

When my daughter was born, I used to get completely stressed out, worrying about how to entertain her. Motherhood did not come naturally to me - I had to grow into it and I confess, it took a while before I felt comfortable with being a mother. There were days when I was at a complete loss - Itsy Bitsy Spider had been done to death so what was there to do for the remaining 8 hours till her dad came home? I was (am?) a bookworm who didn’t like dealing with people, what more babies, so… I did what I did best.

I read.

Ms Muffet must have been about a month and a half when I read to her “No David!” by David Shannon. It just about blew me away when she paid attention so I kept reading. I joined book clubs and when we left the USA for Singapore, I kept the supply up. I had worried that living in Pakistan would mean fewer books for Ms Muffet - she was used to getting some 15 to 20 new books a month.

But, alhamdulillah, I was delighted to find second-hand bookstores galore. I’ve been able to get a wide variety of books for Ms Muffet, from fiction to science to geography at a fraction of their normal prices.

My daughter is an avid reader, ma shaa Allah, and trips to the bookstores have been frequent so these days, I can’t help but think about my late father. I remember how he would look on indulgently as we rummaged for our favourite reads.

I remember how it was he who planted and nurtured my passion for books.

I am glad I am passing it on.

Ms Muffet and I have a few all-time favourite books. Some are downright funny and others are just so touching they give you the warm fuzzies! Here are some books about the deep and tender relationship between parent and child that I would recommend.

Guess How Much I Love You ~ Good for babies and pre-schoolers
by Sam McBratney (illustrated by Anita Jeram)
I really love the heartwarming message and the beautiful pen-and-wash artwork. In this story, Little Nutbrown Hare prepares for bed and searches for the right words and descriptions to convey how much he loves his father. He says, for example, “This much!” stretching his arms as widely as he can and “I love you as high as I can hop!” However, Big Nutbrown Hare seems to outdo him at every turn! Finally, the little one says that he loves him “right up to the moon”. It seems he has won the competition of affection but once the young one is asleep, the father kisses him goodnight and says, “I love you right up to the moon and back.”

Love IS hard to measure but it is nice to try anyway!

The Runaway Bunny ~ Good for babies and pre-schoolers
by Margaret Wise Brown (illustrated by Clement Hurd)
Margaret Wise Brown is one of Ms Muffet’s favourites. My daughter was thrilled to be reminded of her other books - the bunny is very much like the characters in Goodnight Moon and My World. The picture of the mother fishing for her child in this book is the very same one on the wall of the room in Goodnight Moon.

In this delightful story, a young bunny toys with the idea of running away. To this, his loving mother says, “If you run away, I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.” What follows is an imaginary game. The little one thinks up of all sorts of scenarios - he becomes a fish in a stream, a crocus in a hidden garden and a trapeze artist, among others. His mother, not to be outdone, always thinks of the perfect solution to get him back. Finally, reassured of his mother’s enduring love, the bunny decides he should just stay and be her little bunny.

Anything For You ~ Good for babies and pre-schoolers
by John Wallace
Another lovely tale about unconditional love, with sweet illustrations and warm colours. Little Charlie has tried to be a helpful bear but has inadvertently made an even bigger mess of the garden, home and himself! (I am sure most parents can relate to this!) Asked to go into the tub, he declares to his mum, “I’d do anything for you!” He goes on to give many more examples of how he can prove his love such as climbing to a really tall tree and so on. So when his mum tells him to snuggle into bed and close his eyes to sleep, he holds to his promise and does so without a fuss. His mother kisses him and says that she too would do “anything” for him.

A mother on a forum I frequent received an email that contained the following:

• In-home caregivers tend to spend more time on management tasks and in restricting behaviour and may have fewer dedicated one-on-one interactions and planned and structured activities focused on developing the infants’ self-esteem and physical and cognitive abilities.
• Infants in home-based care may watch considerably more television.
• In-home caregivers generally pander to the children’s wants, often leading the children to assume that they are the centre of attention and that their every demand would be met.
• More importantly, children in home-based care, particularly in the case where the caregiver is the maid or the nanny, also tend to think that adults are there to serve them. Once left unchecked, this attitude and assumption can be detrimental to the child’s further development, particularly their competency in social peer interactions.

I don’t know where this e-mailer got this information from, but I think that this is nothing but a load of crock. First of all, I don’t see any studies or statistics to back up these ludicrous over-generalised claims. And second, I really hate it when these people (whoever they are) question the parents’ abilities to parent their own children! Ohhhhh… QUICK! Let’s get these kids out of their homes and away from their families! Who knows what sort of damage is being inflicted upon these poor children in their homes!

“In-home caregivers tend to spend more time on management tasks and in restricting behaviour and may have fewer dedicated one-on-one interactions and planned and structured activities focused on developing the infants’ self-esteem and physical and cognitive abilities.”
» A lot of big words… all designed to put a lot of self-doubt and instill a serious inferiority complex in mums who choose to take care of their kids. Is this person saying that we are a bunch of flustered, harried homemakers who put our children last on the list of priorities? Sorry, but most mums I know who stay at home do so because they put the needs of their children FIRST and want to make sure they get a headstart in mental, intellectual and spiritual development. “One-on-one interactions and planned and structured activities focused on developing the infants’ self-esteem and physical and cognitive abilities”? That’s what stay-at-home moms DO GIVE their kids, not childcare facilities which cater to so many kids at a time!

“Infants in home-based care may watch considerably more television.”
» Not in my home! We do NOT do TV at all. At any rate, I would say that TV is a problem in ANY home. It is not fair to single out infants or children in home-based care.

“In-home caregivers generally pander to the children’s wants, often leading the children to assume that they are the centre of attention and that their every demand would be met.”
» Again, tarring all stay-home caregivers with the same brush. So all in-home caregivers are spineless creatures who spoil their kids rotten and let them run around willy-nilly doing as they please? Come on! Since when is giving your child attention a crime?

“More importantly, children in home-based care, particularly in the case where the caregiver is the maid or the nanny, also tend to think that adults are there to serve them. Once left unchecked, this attitude and assumption can be detrimental to the child’s further development, particularly their competency in social peer interactions.”
» This is really laughable. Many families with maids (in Singapore) still send their children to child-/day-care or school. Can the person who wrote this drivel do a study on whether these school-going children are hampered developmentally & socially?

I am not against childcare. I know some families really need it and it may be the only place where some children get any stimulation or education, but honestly, these shallow and unsubstantiated claims really annoy me. It is propaganda that seeks to convince us that children can only learn and socialize effectively when it is through THEIR system and it is the exact opposite of what many stay-at-home moms & home educators feel is vitally important - the absolute priority of the family as a unit and as the best place for a child to be educated.

I read and learn every day. I love my kid to bits. I know my kid. And you know what? I am the best person to teach my kid.

I am not going to let anyone tell me anything different.

* Please note that I do not always 100% agree with the content or views expressed in the books I purchase or receive. I avoid books that contain magic, witchcraft, sorcery and the like. I try to ensure that, in reading or retelling the stories, the style, contents and goal are beneficial and that the story helps to explain something about Islam and Islamic values. (Yes, I adapt, adjust and alter!)

• A Baby Sister for Frances by Russel Hoban
• A Bargain for Frances by Russel Hoban
• A Goodnight Kind of Feeling by Tony Bradman & Clive Scruton
• A Week Away by Calvin Irons & Chris Johnston
• ABC by Dr Suess
• Abuela by Arthur Dorros
• Ahoy There Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer
• Ali and the Spider by Rowaa El-Magazy
• All Aboard Reading: Butterflies
• All Aboard Reading: Don’t Wake the Baby! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
• All Aboard Reading: Frogs
• All Aboard Reading: Max & Ruby Play School based on the characters by Rosemary Wells
• All Aboard Reading: Picky Nicky by Cathy East Dubowski & Mark Dubowski
• All Aboard Reading: Shape Spotters
• All Aboard Reading: Sharks!
• All Aboard Reading: Spider’s Lunch – All About Garden Spiders
• All Aboard Reading: Stars
• All Aboard Reading: Turtles
• All Aboard Reading: Water
• All Aboard Thidwick by Dr Seuss
• All About Seeds by Susan Kuchalla
• All Kids Are Gifted: Hello Mummy
• All Kids Are Gifted: Help Me!
• All Kids Are Gifted: I Know, I Know
• All Kids Are Gifted: Just Like Mummy
• All Kids Are Gifted: Look, I’m Flying by Wendy Chua K. Wand
• All Kids Are Gifted: My Special Place
• All Kids Are Gifted: Tell Me, Tell Me
• All Kids Are Gifted: Where Are You?
• Allah Gave Me A Nose To Smell by Rizwana Qamaruddin
• Allah Gave Me A Tongue To Taste by Ayesha Jones
• Allah Gave Me Two Ears To Hear by Amrana Arif
• Allah Gave Me Two Eyes To See by Fatima D’Oyen
• Allah Gave Me Two Hands and Feet by Raana Bokhari
• Allah Gives Us Food by Saniyasnain Khan
• Allah Made Them All series – Birds
• Allah Made Them All series – Flowers
• All-Star Readers: A Day With May by Nat Gabriel
• All-Star Readers: A House for Mouse by Babs Shook
• All-Star Readers: Let’s Jump In! by Susan Hood
• All-Star Readers: Our New Baby by Sue Kueffner
• Amos & Boris by William Steig
• Amr and the Ants by Rowaa El-Magazy
• Animal Families by National Geographic Society
• Animals by Farah Sardar
• Animals in Winter by National Geographic Society
• Anything For You by John Wallace
• Are Trees Alive? by Debbie S Miller
• Are You My Mother? By PD Eastman
• Are You Spring? By Caroline Pitcher & Cliff Wright
• Arthur’s Pet Business by Marc Brown
• Assalamu Alaykum by MS Kayani
• Baby Loves by Michael Lawrence
• Baby Says by John Steptoe
• Be My Friend – A Little Help With Making Friends
• Be Patient Pooh by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! by Dr Seuss
• Bedtime for Frances by Russel Hoban
• Bet You Can’t by Penny Dale
• Better Move On Frog by Ron Maris
• Blueberries For Sal by Robert McCloskey
• Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
• Bunny Day – Telling Time from Breakfast to Bedtime by Rick Waltom & Paige Miglio
• Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
• Catundra by Stephen Cosgrove
• Charlie the Caterpillar by Dom de Luise
• Crictor by Tomi Ungerer
• D.W. All Wet by Marc Brown
• Disney’s My Very First Encyclopedia: Animal
• Disney’s My Very First Encyclopedia: Nature
• Do You Want to Be My Friend by Eric Carle
• Don’t Fidget A Feather by Erica Silverman
• Don’t Talk To Strangers, Pooh! by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Dora’s Chicks by Julie Sykes
• Dora’s Eggs by Julie Sykes
• Dreams by Ezra Jack Keats
• Edie Visits Didi by Matt Wolf
• Ernest & Celestine’s Picnic by Gabrielle Vincent
• Everett Anderson’s Friend by Lucille Clifton
• Farmyard Tales (by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright): Barn On Fire
• Farmyard Tales: Kitten’s Day Out
• Farmyard Tales: Pig Gets Stuck
• Farmyard Tales: The Grumpy Goat
• Farmyard Tales: The Naughty Sheep
• Farmyard Tales: The New Pony
• Farmyard Tales: The Runaway Tractor
• Farmyard Tales: The Silly Sheepdog
• Father Bear Comes Home by Else Holmelund Minarik
• Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed by Eileen Clinstelow
• Flap Your Wings & Try by Charlotte Pomerantz
• Fox In Socks by Dr Seuss
• Franklin Is Lost by Paulette Bourgeois & Brenda Clarke
• Franklin Wants A Pet by Paulette Bourgeois & Brenda Clarke
• Franklin’s New Friend by Paulette Bourgeois & Brenda Clarke
• Frog & Toad Together by Arthur Lobel
• From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
• George Shrinks by William Joyce
• Going to Sleep on the Farm by Wendy Lewison
• Gold Stars: Noisy Train by Sue Graves
• Gold Stars: Red Tractor by Sue Graves
• Gold Stars: Sam Duckling Swims by Sue Graves
• Gold Stars: Tiger’s Spots by Sue Graves
• Gold Stars: What A Bad Goat by Sue Graves
• Gold Stars: Who’s in the Jungle? by Sue Graves
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
• Great Day for Up by Dr Seuss
• Green Eggs & Ham by Dr Seuss
• Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBranty
• Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne
• Harold & The Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
• Henny Penny adapted by Stephen Butler
• Henry & Mudge in Puddle Trouble by Cynthia Rylart
• Hilmy The Hippo Becomes a Hero by Rae Norridge
• Hilmy The Hippo Learns About Creation by Rae Norridge
• Hilmy The Hippo Learns To Be Grateful by Rae Norridge
• Horrie the Hoarder by Gwenda Smyth
• Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr Seuss
• How Joe the Bear & Sam the Mouse Got Together by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
• How to Make an Apple Pie & See The World by Marjorie Priceman
• Hungry Bear by Janet Allison Brown
• I Don’t Want to Go to Bed by Julie Sykes
• I Have A Sister, My Sister Is Deaf by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson
• I Love al-Madinah al-Munawwarah by Dr Abdullah Ghazi & Tasneema Khatoon Ghazi
• I Love To Cuddle by Carl Novak
• I Love You The Purplest by Barbara M Joose
• I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue by Ruth Krauss
• I Went Walking by Sue Williams
• I Wish I Could Fly by Ron Maris
• I Wish I Had Duck Feet by Dr Seuss
• I’ll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Michael Frith
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
• If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Joffe Numeroff
• If You Were Born A Kitten by Marion Dane Bauer
• In a People House by Dr Seuss (Theo Le Sieg)
• It’s Not Easy Being Big by Stephanie St Pierre
• Jamaica Tag-Along by Juanita Havill
• Jamaica’s Find by Juanita Havill
• Jenny’s Journey by Sheila White Stanton
• Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear by Nancy White Carlstrom
• Just Me & My Mom by Mercer Mayer
• Just Shopping With Mom by Mercer Mayer
• King Midas & His Gold by Patricia & Frederick McKissack
• Ladybug, Ladybug by Ruth Brown
• Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
• Lionel At Large by Stephen Krensky
• Little Penguin’s Tale by Audrey Wood
• Little Polar Bear & The Brave Little Hare by Hans de Beer
• Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer
• Little Polar Bear Finds a Friend by Hans de Beer
• Lost! By David McPhail
• Love All Creatures by The Islamic Foundation
• Marvin K Mooney will you please go now by Dr Suess
• Matthew & Tilly by Rebecca C Jones
• Mine, Mine, Mine! – A Little Help With Sharing
• Miss Eva & The Red Balloon by Karen M Glennon
• Mitchell Is Moving by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
• Mog & Bunny by Judith Kerr
• Mouse Tales – Very Tall Mouse & Very Short Mouse by Arnold Lobel
• Mr Brown Can Moo, Can You by Dr Suess
• My Baby by May Nelson
• My Best Book About Big Cats by Christina Gunzi
• My Best Friend by Pat Hutchins
• My Body, Your Body by Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom
• My Father Is In The Navy by Robin McKinley
• My Friends by Taro Gomi
• My Grandpa by Greg Mitchell
• My Mum is a Wonder by Michele Messaoudi
• Nathan’s Balloon Adventure by Lulu Delacre
• Night Night Bear by Janet Allison Brown
• Nitter Pitter by Stephen Cosgrove
• No David! By David Shannon
• Off To School We Go! By Matt Wolf
• Oh Say Can You Say? by Dr Seuss
• Old Henry by Joan W. Bloss
• One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr Seuss
• Our Book of Du`aa for Children by Fadel Abdallah
• Owl & The Dawn Prayer by Hediyah al-Amin
• Ozzy Owl’s Opposites by Maurice Pledger
• Paddington Bear – Michael Brad & Fred Banbery
• Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaola
• Passing On by Mike Dumbleton & Terry Denton
• Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
• Peanut Butter, Apple Butter, Cinnamon Toast by Argentina Palacios
• Pete’s in a Pizza by William Steig
• Pippo & Patty by Matt Wolf
• Pizza In His Pocket Learning to be Thankful to Allah by Jawad Abdul Rahman
• Pooh and the Falling Leaves
• Pooh Helps Out by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Pooh Welcomes Winter by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Pooh’s First Day of School by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Pooh’s First Day of Winter
• Pooh’s Leaf Pile by Isabel Gaines
• Pooh’s Neighbourhood by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Pooh’s Perfect Spring Day
• Pooh’s Scavenger Hunt by Isabel Gaines
• Pooh’s Scrapbook by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Pooh’s Surprise Basket by Isabel Gaines
• Pooh’s Very Hot Summer Day
• Potluck by Anne Shelly
• Prudence’s Goodnight Book by Alona Frankel
• Punky Goes Fishing by Sally G Ward
• Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts (by Saniyasnain Khan): The First Man
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Two Brothers
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Ark of Nuh
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Prophet Hud & the Storm
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: Allah’s Best Friend
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Travels of Prophet Ibrahim
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Builder of the Kaabah
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Honoured Guests
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Pious Man & His Sons
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Treasure House
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: Allah Speaks to Prophet Musa
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The King’s Magicians
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Prophet King
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Queen & The Bird
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Ants’ Panic
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Tale of A Fish
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Old Man’s Prayer
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Sleepers of the Cave
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Iron Wall
• Qur’an Stories for Little Hearts: The Story of the Two Gardens
• Rain by Marianne Dana Bauer
• Rainforest Secrets by Aurthur Dorros
• Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
• Richard Scarry’s Best Picture Dictionary Ever
• Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat by Patricia Reilly Giff
• Roo’s New Baby Sitter by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
• Sasha Visits Sentosa Island
• Sasha Visits the Botanic Gardens
• Sasha Visits the Zoo
• Say Ahhh Pooh! by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Sea Frog, City Frog by Dorothy O Van Woerkom
• Sesame Street Dictionary
• Sheila Rae the Brave by Kevin Henkes
• Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
• Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore
• Sleepy Dog by Harriet Ziefert
• Stars by Roy Wandelmeier
• Step Into Reading: Baker, Baker, Cookie Maker by Linda Hayward
• Step Into Reading: Big Bird Says by Sharon Lerner
• Step Into Reading: Elmo Says Achoo! By Annie Cobb
• Step Into Reading: I Can Do It! by Sarah Albee
• Step Into Reading: The Biggest Cookie in the World by Linda Hayward
• Storybook Friends: Ice Is Nice
• Storybook Friends: Wake Up Lazybones!
• Tea for Ten by Lena Anderson
• Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr Seuss
• Thank You O Allah by Ayesha Bint Mahmood
• The ABC Bunny by Wanda Gag
• The A Book by Stan & Jan Berenstain
• The B Book by Stan & Jan Berenstain
• The Badger’s Bath by Nick Butterworth
• The Cake That Mack Ate by Rose Robert
• The Cat in the Hat by Dr Suess
• The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr Seuss
• The Chick & The Duckling by Mirra Ginsburg
• The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
• The Eye Book by Dr Seuss (Theo Le Sieg)
• The Food We Eat by Farah Sardar
• The Foot Book by Dr Seuss
• The Fox’s Hiccups by Nick Butterworth
• The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown
• The Growing Pains Treasury: Can’t, Shan’t, Won’t
• The Growing Pains Treasury: Rory’s Story
• The Growing Pains Treasury: Tiny’s Big Wish
• The Leaf Raker by Raewyn Caisley
• The Lion & The Mouse by Eve Rice
• The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
• The Naughty Mole (Children’s First Library of Values)
• The New Baby by Mercer Mayer
• The New Baby by Mercer Mayer
• The Salamander Rom by Anne Mazer
• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
• The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Johnathan Langley
• The Wolf’s Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza
• The World Beneath Your Feet by National Geographic Society
• The World Is Big, The World Is Small by Ella Jenkins
• There’s A Wocket in My Pocket by Dr Seuss
• There’s An Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
• Thomas & the School Trip by W Awdry
• Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat by Sara Swan Miller
• Tigger’s Moving Day by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld
• Tinka Elephant’s Nose by Sue Camm
• Together by George Ella Lyon
• Underground Train by Mary Quattlebaum
• Wacky Wednesday by Dr Seuss
• Wait for Me Little Tiger by Julie Sykes
• Wash, Scrub, Brush: A Book About Keeping Clean by Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom
• We are Going On A Trip by Christina Loomis
• What Game Shall We Play? by Pat Hutchins
• What Should We Say? by A.R. Kidwai & F.M. D’Oyen (A selection of prayers for daily use)
• Where Animals Live by Mark Cawardine
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
• Who is Tapping at My Window? By AG Deming
• Whose Baby? by Masayuki Yabuuchi
• Why Am I So Small? by Eun Ju Kim
• William’s Doll by Charlotte Zolotow
• Zaahir & Jamel the Camel at the Mosque by Amatullah alMarwani
• Zaahir & Jamel the Camel Go For Hajj by Amatullah alMarwani