Older Toddlers and Preschoolers Informational books provide facts and realistic pictures or photographs about specific topics such as buildings, dinosaurs, trains, nature, geography, seasons, or life in other countries. Picture storybooks tell a story through illustrations and words. One book may have multiple themes. These books use a limited vocabulary, often have rhymes, and are usually predictable. They are designed to help children learn to read and are not meant to be great literature.
Big books are very large versions of popular books.
Some are available in English and Spanish. Reading big books aloud lets a small group of children see the print and the illustrations. This lets children hear the words and follow along with the print as they do during family story times. The large type also helps children tell the difference between print and pictures. All rights reserved.