All Dressed Up

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Suggested Reading:

Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Ages: Preschool-Grade 1
Froggy is eager to play in the snow, but his mother reminds him he’s forgotten some articles of clothing. Froggy goes in and out of the house, each time putting on something new. A fun read aloud!

Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? by Eve Bunting, 2013
Ages: Preschool-Grade 1
In rhyming text, a duck goes in search of his new socks, asking his animal friends along the way if they’ve seen them. With help from some of his friends, he discovers where his socks are after all – and it wasn’t where he expected!

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback,, Caldecott Medal Book
Ages: Preschool-Grade 3

Author-illustrator Simms Taback cleverly uses to die cuts to show what happens as Joseph’s overcoat grows tattered and worn. Based on a Yiddish folk song, this story teaches that “you can always make something out of nothing.”
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, 2012
Ages: Preschool-grade 2

Pete the Cat is the grooviest cat around. When he loses the buttons on his favorite shirt, he doesn’t cry, he just keeps on singing and being groovy. Kids will have fun counting down as Pete loses each button in this rhythmic read-aloud.
Other recommended titles:
Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman – Preschool-grade 2
Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine, 2003
Feeding the Sheep by Leda Schubert, 2010
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems, 2009