We've shared plenty of books over the years that help teachers and librarians focus on social-emotional learning skills with their readers. It's important to be able to recognize and regulate one's emotions, but it's also important to encourage positive emotions, peer-bonding, and joyful learning. All of those can come from a laugh-out-loud storytime! Scroll down to see some new picture books that are sure to bring mirth to young readers and build a positive association with books while fostering community.
Storytime is a staple of preschool and kindergarten classrooms as well as library programming for younger children. But storytime has immense benefits for readers of all ages by contributing to a love of reading encouraging reading for fun outside of school. We've gathered a few current and upcoming picture books that make for perfect storytime texts with older readers.
