Rhyming Books

A was an angler

Domanska, Janina

This nonsense rhyme, based on a Mother Goose verse, introduces the letters from A (Angler) to Z (Zebra).

 

All around the town

Stone, Helen

An alphabet book in rhyme of the many sights to be seen in a city.

 

Alpha Beta Chowder

Steig, Jeanne

Presents an alliterative humorous verse for each letter of the alphabet, including "The Enigmatic Egg," "Mishmash," and "Worrywart."

 

K is for kitten

Leopold, Niki Clark

A rhyming alphabet book which follows a kitten named Rosie from the alley in which she is found to the "ZZzzs" she enjoys with the family that gives her a home.

Alphabet Rhymes

This is the firefighter

Godwin, Laura

In short, rhyming sentences tells the story of firefighters responding to a fire in a building from the time the alarm rings and the firefighters leave the station until they declare "all clear" and return.

 

A planet called home: Eco-Pig’s animal protection

French, Lisa S.

In rhyming text, Eco-Pig and his friends discover visitors in their town of To-Be whose homes had been demolished by mankind.

 

Rhyming dust bunnies

Thomas, Jan

As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger.

Baby bear, baby bear, what do you see

Martin, Bill Jr., pictures by Eric Carle

Illustrations and rhyming text portray a young bear searching for its mother and meeting many North American animals along the way.

 

Beetle Bop

Fleming, Denis

Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the great variety of beetles and their swirling, humming, crashing activities. 

 

Minnie’s Dinner: A multiplying menu

Dodds, Dayle Ann

Rhyming tale of five boys and their father who forget about their chores on the farm to enjoy Minnie's good cooking, each requesting double what the previous one ordered.

 

Goodnight pillow fight

Cook, Sally

Rhyming bedtime conversation between a city full of parents and their children, who are much more interested in playing than sleeping.

 

Rules of the wild: an unruly book of manners

Levin, Bridget

Rhyming text explores how proper behavior for young animals is different from what is expected of young children.

 

Chicka, chicka, 1, 2 , 3

Martin, Bill Jr.

Numbers from one to one hundred climb to the top of an apple tree in this rhyming chant.

 

 

Stories that rhyme