Read to Me Library
The Ferst Readers program was created to foster the love of reading and help develop early literacy skills by giving every child his/her own home library. Every book in our Read to Me Library is thoughtfully selected through a comprehensive review process by a team of experts - PhDs in the field of early childhood education, children’s literature, and family literacy, and representatives from our Community Action Teams with experience as librarians, media specialists, preschool teachers or any field related to young children’s literature. Our goal is to provide the highest quality preschool literature for the benefit of the children enrolled in the Ferst Readers program. In order to achieve these high standards, specific criteria have been established to guide the selection of books for the Ferst Readers Read to Me Library.
Upon enrollment in the program every child will receive Read to Me as their first book.
Reading regularly with your children during their preschool years gives them the biggest boost toward a successful education they will ever receive. Children who start kindergarten with early reading experiences are happier and more successful students all through school. We hope that by receiving the Ferst Readers Read To Me Library collection, your family will spend time sharing the pleasure of reading and learning together!
Birth to 1
Books for Babies (Age Birth to 1)

William Bee
Peachtree Publishers

William Bee
Peachtree Publishers

Rourke Publishing
Books4School

Margaret Wise Brown
HarperCollins

Susana M. Manso
Blue Manatee

Kathryn Galbraith
Peachtree Publishers

Rourke Publishing
Books4School

Michael J. Daley
Our Rainbow Press
Illustrated by Lisa M Gardiner
Books4School

Suzanne Bloom
Our Rainbow Press
Age 2 to 3
Books for Toddlers (Ages 2 to 3)

Kevin Luthardt
Peachtree Publishers

Kevin Luthardt
Peachtree Publishers

Diane Adams
Peachtree Publishers

John Butler
Peachtree Publishers

William Bee
Peachtree Publishers

William Steig
HarperCollins

Jackie Urbanovic
HarperCollins

Karen Ruelle
Peachtree Publishers

Anne Grinkel
Peachtree Publishers

Michael J. Daley
Our Rainbow Press

Stella Blackstone
Our Rainbow Press

Suzanne Bloom
Our Rainbow Press

Johnathan London
Our Rainbow Press
Age 4-5
Books for Pre-schoolers (age 4-5)

Susan Stockdale
Peachtree Publishers

Ken Brown
Peachtree Publishers

Melissa Stewart
Peachtree Publishers

Julie Paschkis
Peachtree Publishers

Kathleen Doherty
Peachtree Publishers

Joyce Hesselberth
HarperCollins

Henry Cole
HarperCollins

Maripat Perkins
Peachtree Publishers

JaNay Brown-Wood
Peachtree Publishers

Barbara Juster Esbensen
Our Rainbow Press

Aleksei Tolstoy
Our Rainbow Press

Fox Forgets
Suzanne Bloom
Our Rainbow Press

Barbara Bottner
Peachtree Publishers
This represents a partial list of our Read To Me Library®