January 7, 2025 PA Promise for Children Releases List of 12 Books for Kids in the Kitchen Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children has released a list of books that will help children learn while in the kitchen. Learn More The list 12 Books for in the Kitchen includes works that are appropriate for infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten children. Each month, PA Promise for Children releases lists that are aligned with Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards. The books on the list include: The Doorbell Rang (Pat Hutchins) The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle) Pancakes, Pancakes! (Eric Carle) The Kids’ Multicultural Cookbook (Deanna F. Cook) Stone Soup (Marcia Brown) We Eat Dinner in the Bathtub (Angela Shelf Medearis) Lunch (Denise Fleming) Chicken Soup with Rice (Maurice Sendak) A Chocolate Moose for Dinner (Fred Gwynne) The Wolf’s Chicken Stew (Keiko Kasza) Jamberry (Bruce Degen) Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up (Mollie Katzen) For more information, visit PA Promise for Children’s website.
December 23, 2024 PA Promise for Children Releases Booklist on Riding in the Car or Bus Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children has released a list of 10 books for children that revolve around riding in a car or bus. Learn More As part of its Learning is Everywhere Calendar, PA Promise for Children has unveiled a list of books that infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarteners, and kindergarteners can enjoy. Included in the list 10 Books for in the Car or on the Bus are: Cars and Trucks and Things That Go – Richard Scarry The Wheels on the Bus – Paul O. Zelinsky The School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon – Mike Thaler Wee Sing in the Car – Wee Sing Riding in My Car – Woody Guthrie Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus – Mo Willem Follow That Bus! – Pat Hutchins Rattletrap Car – Phyllis Root My Car – Byron Barton The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Car Trip – Stan and Jan Berenstain PA Promise for Children’s website also lists additional activities for children if they become bored or restless when traveling.
September 9, 2024 PA Promise Releases Book List for Families and Friends Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children has compiled a list of books that are best for families and friends. Learn More As part of its monthly Learning is Everywhere Calendar, PA Promise for Children has released a printable list of 12 Family and Friends Books. Book List for Families and Friends includes: Ciencia Magica enla sala de estar (Richard Robinson) Please, Baby, Please (Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee) Who’s In My Family (Robie H. Harris) More More More Said the Baby: Three Love Stories (Vera Williams) Annie Rose is My Little Sister (Shirley Hughes) Lion in the Living Room (Caelaach McKinna and A.R. Stone) Crazy Hair Day (Barney Saltzberg) Toot and Puddle, You Are My Sunshine (Holly Hobbie) Guess How Much I Love You (Sam McBratney) Max’s First Word (Rosemary Wells) Hunter’s Best Friend at School (L.M. Elliott) Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson) About PA Promise for Children Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children, also known as PA Promise, is a campaign to help families make good choices about their child’s early learning and choose quality early learning programs that are right for their family. The state’s Office of Early Learning and Development (OCDEL) is the primary partner for PA Promise.