Raising Riley Story Time

On My Mother's Lap

"Sitting on his mother's lap, a young Eskimo boy cheerfully gathers his belongings until he, some toys, his puppy, and a blanket are all...

Rabbit loves carrots a little too much. In fact, his carrots are crowding him out of his cozy burrow. When his friends offer to help,...

What is the proper way to ask Mr. Panda for doughnuts? Patiently and politely, Mr. Panda asks the animals he comes across if they would...

Three little pigs set out to seek their fortune. Each pig builds himself a house: one of straw, one of sticks and one of bricks. When a...

The setting for CORDUROY is a department store. One day, a young girl discovers a stuffed bear on the shelf of the toy department while...

Trixie steps lively as she goes on an errand with her daddy, down the block, through the park, past the school, to the Laundromat. For...

A pleasingly tactile exploration of the possibilities inherent in mistakes. "A torn piece of paper... is just the beginning!" Spills,...

The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her...

The acclaimed interactive picture book about the changing seasons. “Like Hervé Tullet’s Press Here, Matheson’s Tap the Magic Tree proves...

PreSchool-Grade 1-Eleven under-the-weather young dinosaurs are featured in this amusing health-etiquette book, a companion to Yolen and...

Encourage Your Child
- When your child tells you the ending words on a page or helps you "read" the story, celebrate together!
Make Reading Together a Habit
- When you read to your child every day, it becomes a routine that your child will remember as comforting!
Point Out the Details
- Notice details and the small changes in the illustrations of a book. It will help your child become a good observer and see differences in the shapes of letters when learning to read.
Predict the Story
- Ask your child to guess what will be on the next page of the book you are reading together!