Rainbow Fish

Your preschoolers will love to have their very own rainbow fish to love and hug as you read the classic tale by Marcus Pfister.  One artsy mama actually sews stuffed fish from fabric having the kids add on glitter glue and jewel sticks, but you could also just use a paper cut out of a fish as well.  If you're unfamiliar with the story, it's about a beautiful, but vain, fish who learns sharing and having friends is better than being the prettiest fish in the sea.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/02/rainbow-fish-craft.html
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2014/08/rainbow-fish-craft-kids.html

Amazon listing for the book.  

Kwanzaa Book

Green and red strips of paper are woven onto a black scrapbook to make a photo or historical album to help celebrate Kwanzaa with better homes and gardens. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bhg.com/holidays/kwanzaa/crafts/kwanzaa-family-history-book/

Nature Journal

Download this cute nature scrapbook from artchoo.  Kids can draw and record their observations to keep in this little print and fold nature book.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://artchoo.com/junior-naturalist/

Free Children's Audio Books

booksshouldbefree.com offers more than 4,000 free audio books in mp3, itunes and ipod format. You can search by title, author or keyword or browse by genre including fiction, fantasy and mystery. They even have books in multiple languages and offer a top 100 list.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/online-storytime-books-toys/379003588 currently has videos of 17 kids story books including titles such as Pinkalicous and Where the Wild Things Are. 

Kindergarden Reading List

The Woodbridge library of New Jersey has put together a list of 100 books you should read to your kindergartener. The list is organized into different categories including topics such as silly, animals, flying and friends and family

Get the booklist here:
http://www.woodbridge.lib.nj.us/100books.htm

Free Children's Book Downloads

wegivebooks.org offers more than 500,000 free children's books online. You can browse by age range, author or topic. Ages range from 0 to teens. They also have a section for new releases, popular and classic books.