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Children’s Books for Speech Therapy: The Ultimate List

If you are a speech-language pathologist searching for the best children’s books for speech therapy, check out this blog post! Using books during speech therapy sessions provide a fun way to target articulation and language goals. This article explains why SLPs might use children’s books in speech therapy. Additionally, it provides suggestions for how to use books in speech therapy, as well as suggestions for actual books that target a variety of speech and language skills. There are books listed by target speech sound. Additionally, there are book suggestions for vocabulary development, story retell, sequencing, spatial concepts, wordless picture books, imitating actions, gestures, and sounds, and books that promote diversity and inclusion. Finally, this blog post provides links to 5 websites that SLPs or other educators might use to access free digital libraries.

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Why Speech Pathologists Use Children’s Books in Speech Therapy

Books are such a wonderful tool to use with children who have language delays. In fact, shared book reading has been found to have a positive impact on receptive and expressive language skills .

When we read books aloud to children, we are exposing them to a ton of new vocabulary that they wouldn’t typically hear in conversation! The more exposure and direct instruction children have to new vocabulary words ( especially tier II vocabulary words), the better! Think about it: how often would your students hear the word ‘huddle’ in their day to day? But exposure to new vocabulary will also help increase literacy skills! SLPs also know how important vocabulary instruction is, and that it needs to be interactive and fun. Students have to be able to do more than spit out definitions. They need to actually make connections between words and their meanings .

In addition to encouraging vocabulary development, books also provide a wonderful way to increase narrative skills. Skills like retelling stories, summarizing, and sequencing can be directly taught through appropriate children’s books.

Books can also be a fantastic tool for targeting comprehension goals.

Speech sound targets can be addressed using books as well during speech therapy sessions.

Finally, books provide a fun way to keep kids engaged during speech therapy sessions.

How To Use Books in a Speech Therapy Session

It’s easy to incorporate books in a speech therapy session! Engaging stories encourage language learning. Children’s books are a wonderful way to target a variety of speech and language objectives.

Here are some ideas that school SLPs could try during therapy sessions in academic settings or outpatient speech therapy:

Identify tier II vocabulary in the book. Discuss the definitions of unknown vocabulary terms both before, and during, a story read-aloud. Have the students write target vocabulary words on index cards, and draw pictures or write sentences to pair with that definition.
Incorporate the strategy of dialogic reading into your story read-aloud.
Find any target word that pairs with a specific speech sound. Write those words on a dry-erase board while reading, then review them after the story read aloud.
Discuss any figurative language while reading a story aloud.
Sort pictures related to the book into different categories. For example, if reading The Little Blue Truck, one might sort farm animal pictures and vehicle pictures into separate piles.
Answer comprehension questions about the story.
Review the story grammar elements using a graphic organizer (plot, setting, point of view, characters, and conflict).
Have students retell the story using their own words. Provide a list of transition words to help them out.
Describe story characters or objects using a multisensory tool, such as the Expanding Expression Toolkit.

The Best Children’s Books for Speech Sounds and Articulation Therapy

Did you know that children with speech sound disorders sometimes struggle with storytelling? That can be an issue because storytelling and reading success go hand in hand !

SLPs can incorporate literacy into speech therapy sessions while targeting articulation. There are too many book options to list!

The best part is that, typically, you can use (almost) any book of your choice to target any speech sound. If the text doesn’t directly state words with the target sound, then we describe what we see in the picture using our target sound.

Still, it can be super nice to have a set of books that target specific speech sounds in your therapy room. Check out the following books for articulation therapy:

P Sound-Loaded Books

“Peek a Who” by Nina Laden

“The Pout-Pout Fish” by Deborah Diesen

“Pig the Pug” by Aaron Blabey

B Sound-Loaded Books

“Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle

“Bear Snores On” by Karma Wilson

T Sound-Loaded Books

“The Tiptoeing Tiger” by Philippa Leathers

“Ten Apples Up on Top!” by Dr. Seuss

D Sound-Loaded Books

“Five Little Ducks” by Raffi

“Dinosaur Dig” by Penny Dale

K Sound-Loaded Books

“Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type” by Doreen Cronin

“Whose Chick Are You?” by Nancy Tafuri

G Sound-Loaded Books

“Giggle, Giggle, Quack” by Doreen Cronin

“Gooey Gummy Geese” by Angela Holzer

F Sound-Loaded Books

“The Foot Book” by Dr. Seuss

“Hooray for Fish” by Lucy Cousins

TH Sound-Loaded Books

“The Tooth Book” by Dr. Seuss

“The Mighty Thor” by Billy Wrecks

S Sound-Loaded Books

“The Seals on the Bus” by Lenny Hort

“Silly Sally” by Audrey Wood

S-Blend Sound-Loaded Books

“Sneezy the Snowman” by Maureen Wright

“There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Spoon” by Lucille Colandro

“The Snail and the Whale” by Julia Donaldson

SH Sound-Loaded Books

“Sheep in a Jeep” by Nancy Shaw

“Sheep Blast Off!” by Nancy Shaw

“Sheep in a Shop” by Nancy Shaw

CH Sound-Loaded Books

“Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

J (DJ) Sound-Loaded Books

“Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae

“Jump” by Scott M. Fisher

R and R Blend Sound-Loaded Books

“Raccoon on His Own” by Jim Arnosky

“Room on the Broom” by Julia Donaldson

L and L Blend Sound-Loaded Books

“Llama Llama Red Pajama” by Anna Dewdney

“There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” by Lucille Colandro

Top Childrens Books for Vocabulary Development

Books can provide engaging ways to target vocabulary knowledge and depth.

Have you checked out the ‘Bear’ series by Karma Wilson? If you haven’t, you absolutely need to!

Karma Wilson is one of my favorite children’s book authors. These are the best books for working on vocabulary development! This is because tier II vocabulary words are included in these engaging books for younger students! Tier II vocabulary words are high-frequency words that are important to target during your speech therapy session. Tier II vocabulary words are not super common in everyday conversations, but are not as specific as content-area vocabulary.

One of the best books in the ‘Bear’ series is Bear Feels Scared , but check out any that you see! Some tier II vocabulary words in “Bear Feels Scared” include “scared”, “huddle”, “tremble”, “quake”, “shiver” and “worry”. Check out this blog post to learn how to target learning new vocabulary in speech therapy .

Another great Karma Wilson book is “ Bear Wants More “. Some tier II vocabulary words that a speech therapist could target during a speech and language session might include “ravenous”, “wriggle”, “gobble”, “drowsy”, “gorge”, and “sniff”.

Best Story Retell Children’s Books

Little Blue Truck is a classic book featuring a friendly blue truck and different animals that share in his adventure. In this story, Little Blue takes the time to be a friend to many farm animals and help others out (including a grumpy dump truck). Little kids find the illustrations and rhyming lines enchanting! Repetitive books are fun, as your students can help repeat lines as the story goes on. This book is a fun way to work on narrative sequence and animal sounds!

Tomie DePaola is another children’s author to check out. My favorite is The Knight and The Dragon . This book is really fun for obtaining language samples because although there are words, there are many pages that are illustrations-only and encourage children to talk about the story! The best part about this story is the unlikely best friends that pair up in the end!

P.S. Want to learn how to best assess preschool narrative skills ? Some research indicates that interactive conversations with your younger students are the preferred way to do this!

My Favorite Children’s Books for Spatial Concepts

A speech language pathologist will want to try reading “Where’s Spot?” by Eric Hill when targeting spatial concepts. This book is engaging for younger learners working on early language development. The book contains a lift-the-flap component to keep kids interested!

Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins is a great book for teaching prepositions to younger children. In this story, a hen goes for a walk while being trailed by a sneaky fox! There are tons of opportunities for discussing spatial vocabulary during a speech therapy session while looking at the pictures in this book!

An additional children’s book that targets spatial concepts (prepositions) using colorful dogs is the classic book Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman . And since children of all ages love animals, a good dog book is always a win in speech therapy!

Wordless Picture Books for Speech Therapy

Want to try using some wordless picture books? These provide a perfect way to target all sorts of objectives in articulation and language therapy!

One of my favorite wordless picture books is Chalk by Bill Thompson . Students can help tell the story while looking at the different pictures. Your students can practice using target words in a variety of sentence structures. Try writing a target word, like a conjunction, on a sticky note. Stick it onto a page and see if your student can come up with a sentence to describe the picture using that target word.

The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney is another fantastic option. It includes beautifully-drawn illustrations. This story tells the tale of a lion who spares a mouse. The mouse then goes on to help free the lion later in the story.

Another wordless picture book series is the Wimmelbooks. There are no words, but each page has a TON of exciting action and characters. Younger students could simply label action words. Older students can follow characters from page to page and tell a story. Check out My Big Wimmelbook: Dinosaurs or My Big Wimmelbook- Cars and Things That Go .

Books for Imitating Actions, Gestures, Sounds, and Exclamations

SLPs know how gesture development is an important precursor to language development ! That’s why it’s important to incorporate imitating gestures into your therapy session.

I love the simple illustrations in the Leslie Patricelli board books that are just so engaging for my younger students! These are wonderful, quick books for working on expressive language or a speech disorder. Though advertised as toddler books, my younger preschoolers still loved them! These were wonderful books for my preschool students with special needs. I paired them with gestures and exclamations. Check out the silly book Yummy, Yucky to get started. Your students can imitate a thumbs up, or thumbs down gesture, and practice exclamations like “ewww!”

this book can be used to target imitating gestures during speech therapy sessions (Yummy Yucky by Leslie Patricelli)

Hoping to try books written by SLP authors? One great pick is The Big Book of Exclamations , written by Teri Kaminski Peterson and Chris McAllister. Bonus- they’ve also written a part two ( Talk with Me! The Big Book of Exclamations 2 ). Young children will be engaged by this interactive book, and it’s easy to modify language modeling based on a child’s ability.

Dear Zoo is such a great book and another classic! It is sturdy and contains interactive, “lift the flap” features. Work on labeling animals, animal sounds, and other language or imitation skills. This board book will be a favorite for young children.

Top Children’s Speech Therapy Books for Sequencing

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? This is a classic book by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle that a speech therapist might try out in therapy! The unique illustrations and engaging rhythm are very appealing to young children.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is a wonderful way to discuss the life cycles of butterflies! The beautiful transformation from caterpillar to butterfly is very enchanting for children to see, and the illustrations are a hit. If you happen to own a felt board, check out these Very Hungry Caterpillar felt board pieces that can be paired with the story. This book provides a great way to work on vocabulary, sequencing, and more!

Another personal favorite is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff . In fact, my SLP coworkers and I even dressed up as characters from the Laura Numeroff book series one year at Halloween! This is a classic story that is fun and engaging and can easily be used to address sequencing skills.

The Mitten by Jan Brett is another great children’s book that can be used to target sequence of events! Nicki loses his mitten in the snow, but many grateful animals soon snuggle inside to stay warm.

The Best Interactive Books for Speech Therapy

Are you wanting to use interactive books in speech therapy? My favorite books, both written by Bill Cotter, include Don’t Push the Button! and Don’t Push the Button: A Halloween Treat! These fun books will have your students shaking the book, pushing buttons, and shouting when instructed- and of course, they’ll be giggling the entire time!

this is a fun interactive book for speech therapy that can be used with preschool and elementary speech and language students (Don't Push the Button by Bill Cotter)

Another fun interactive book option that speech language pathologists could recommend that parents try at bedtime is Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson .

Best Children’s Books for Speech Therapy that Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Check out Max and the Tag-Along Moon by Floyd Cooper ! This is a comforting story about a little boy and his grandpa. The swervy-curvy car ride home and the beautiful text and illustrations will make this story a favorite in your speech therapy room!

The children’s book Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña is absolutely worth checking out! In this story, a boy and his grandmother take a bus ride after church through a busy city. Along the way, he meets many diverse people. At his final stop, his grandmother encourages him to see the beauty in his surroundings.

All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold is a wonderful book where children from all backgrounds go to a school that promotes love and inclusion. It promotes being kind to all, despite our differences.

Dreamers by Yuyi Morales has the most beautiful illustrations! This is the inspiring true story of the author who immigrated to the United States with her son. They had to be resilent and faced times of confusion and lonliness in a new country. They discovered the public library and an enthusiastic love for books and reading, which allowed them to have hope and finally feel at home.

Best Books for Upper Elementary

In case you missed it, I reviewed my f avorite books for upper elementary students in a previous post . In that post, I provided suggestions for how to use books in speech therapy with older students. I also provided a list of my absolute favorite books to use with 4th and 5th graders. Make sure to check it out!

5 Websites with Free Digital Libraries for SLPs and Educators

Although I always prefer a hard copy of a book if possible, it doesn’t hurt to know how to access a digital copy! This is especially important for a busy speech pathologist who travels between buildings.

Here are a list of websites or apps that school SLPs and educators might wish to check out for free digital copies of books:

Open Library is one possible option for SLPs or other educators ( https://openlibrary.org/ )
Project Gutenberg has a library of over 70,000 free e-books! ( https://www.gutenberg.org/ )
Check out Storyline Online, which features videos with well-known actors reading stories aloud ( https://www.storylineonline.net/ )
Epic! is a must-check out digital library site that is free for educators! ( https://www.getepic.com/ )
Check out Bookshare, a federally-funded library of ebooks that is FREE for educators! ( https://www.bookshare.org/ )

Incorporating Yoga and Children’s Books into Speech Therapy Sessions

Speech pathologists can pair this yoga mat book companion with any book. It’s the perfect way to target story retell and story elements!

First, your student will listen to the story. Then, he will identify the characters, setting, and problem. He will additionally describe events in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Finally, your student will explain the solution to the problem and identify any lessons learned from the story.

After each part of the story retell task, your student will complete a yoga pose!

This is a yoga mat book companion for speech therapy. It can be used for story retell and story elements. Created by The Pedi Speechie

In summary, Speech-Language Pathologists often use children’s books in speech therapy. Books can provide an engaging way to promote language skills, speech sound skills, and literacy. SLPs might wish to target a variety of speech and language objectives using a book during a speech therapy session.

Scroll up to read a list of suggested books sorted by target goal area for speech therapy. Finally, SLPs might wish to access free digital libraries in addition to reading paper copies of the best children’s books.

Speech therapists may also wish to read about the best books for 4th and 5th graders .

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13+ Best Children’s Books for Speech Therapy

Today I am beyond excited to share my latest blog post outlining a few of my favorite children’s books for speech therapy.

Plus learn a fun way a Speech-Language Pathologist could use one of these great books in their next speech therapy sessions to target specific goals.

In addition, I’ve included digital versions of the following books. **Please be sure to preview the digital versions of the books prior to reading or watching with your child or student. I have previewed all the videos myself, but you know your child or student best and your/their comfort levels with different words or detailed illustrations.**

Children’s Books for Speech Therapy

Here is a list of over 13 of the best children’s books for speech therapy that are perfect for a Speech Language Pathologist or parent looking for a fun and engaged way of working on different speech sounds and language goals.

Be sure to check out the additional growing list of great activities at the bottom of this page and add some of these children’s books for speech therapy to your school supplies list this year.

1. Bear Snores On

Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman is one of those favorite books of young readers that is all about a bear who sleeps through the long winter while his friends join him inside his cave inorder to find safety during a winter storm.

BONUS: If you like these types of books then it would be worth it to check out the new books in this bear series. There are a lot of books perfect for adding to your book collection. Such as the following books: Bear’s New Friend, Bear Can’t Sleep, Bear Stays Up for Christmas, Bear Feels Scared, Bear Feels Sick, Bear’s Loose Tooth.

Articulation:

S- Blends- snores, sleeps, stays

Language Skills

Sequencing – Read this book and have your stores retell the order of animals that come into the bear’s den while he is asleep to practice sequencing and order.
Vocabulary – This book has some great elementary vocabulary. Have students describe the words heap, slurp, scuttles, tunnel up, flutter, mutter, twitter, clutter, den, lair, cave, woods, winter, and bear.
What does bear feel like in the winter?
What do you think bear is thinking when he wakes up?
What do you think bear feels when he wakes up? How do you know?
How do the other animals feel when bear sneezes and why?
What do you think will happen when mouse starts the fire?
What do you think the hare will do?
What do you think badger will do with mouse and hare?
Do you think the animals will wake bear up?
Who do you think will wake bear up?
How do you think the animals will make bear feel better?
What animal was sleeping?
What season was it in the story?
Why was bear sleeping?
What are the three different animals that go into bears cave?
What food did the animals eat?

Language Expansion

Making Requests – A great activity to practice language expansion is to make hot cocoa or chocolate milk with your child or student. Practice correct conversational skills, following directions or have them describe how the drink tastes.

Social Skills

During this story, bear wakes up and sees that his friends are having fun without him. He feels upset, and then his friends find a way to include him. This is a great situation to discuss with students to increase social skills.

Digital Version:

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is a beautiful story about a caterpillar who eats a variety of different foods before emerging as a butterfly. This book is perfect for students with a language disorder and working on new words, such as hatches, searches, days of the week, names of fruit, and more.

Articulation:

This is a great book to go on a sound hunt using all the pictures in the book! Have your students look and listen for worlds that have a specific sound. Use some of the ideas below to get started!

/K/ sound – Caterpillar, came, cone, cake, cocoon
/S/ Blends – started, still, strawberries, slice, stomachache, small, stayed
/L/ Sound (initial, medial & final) – light, little, lay, leaf, look, lollipop, caterpillar, watermelon, small, hole, apple

Language Skills:

Basic Concepts – This book is a great tool to go over basic concepts with your student. Go over descriptive concepts by recounting topics in the book such as big vs little, and all the colors. You could also cover quantity concepts by ordering the days one through five. This book also covers temporal concepts such as days of the week, morning, day and night.
Vocabulary – The Hungry Caterpillar is a book filled with some great vocabulary practice words. Here are some ideas: Chrysalis, butterfly, nibbled, cocoon, metamorphosis, larva, pupa, hatch, emergy, wiggle, slice, hungry and the days of the week.
Grammar – Practice grammar with this story as well! Target the present and past tense verbs as you read. Also practice marking the plural nouns that are read. Have your students practice the verb actions they see in the pictures.
Sequencing – This is a great story to practice sequencing with. Have students retell the story while focusing on sequencing concepts such as first, then, next, when, after, last. You can also have your students sequence the order of foods the caterpillar ate. (EXAMPLE: First he ate an apple. Second he ate two pears etc). Another idea is to sequence the days of the week. (EXAMPLE: Mon – 1 apple, Tuesday – 2 pears, Wed – 3 plums etc)
Describing – This book has some amazing illustrations that are great for providing description practice. Have your students describe a caterpillar vs a butterfly. You could also prompt your students to describe the different food in this story. Turn it into a taste testing activity and describe different fruits as juicy, sour, sweet, crunchy, the color, size and shape, or the category of food.
Past Tense Verbs – This story uses many irregular past tense verbs such as lay, came, ate, was, felt, built and some irregular past tense verbs such as stayed, called and started.
Show me the butterfly and tell me your favorite color on it.
Count the number of holes on the leaf and then turn the page.
Point to a red piece of fruit, and then touch the orange.
Put your finger onto the caterpillar and then slide your finger toward the sun.
Put a finger onto the egg and tap your thumb on the moon.
Who is this book about?
Where is the egg on this page?
What happened to the caterpillar when he ate all the food and then the green leaf?
What is a caterpillar’s small home called?
What did the caterpillar in the story turn into?
2 Syllable – morning, tiny, cocoon, apple, hungry
3 Syllable – lollipop, butterfly, chocolate, strawberry
4 Syllable – Caterpillar, watermelon, stomachache
Opposites – There are lots of opposites in this story! Look for these as you read – moon/sun, caterpillar/butterfly, junk food/healthy food, skinny/plump, small/big, and hungry/full.
Category Ideas – Practice language expansion skills by practicing categories with your students. After reading the book, practice sorting fruits, vegetables and junk food. You could look at what the caterpillar eats and sort food vs insects. This is a great bridge into a quick discussion on if the food eaten was healthy food or junk food.
Comparing and Contrasting – As you read through this story, compare and contrast the food. Discuss with your students how two foods are the same and different (EXAMPLE: Both the strawberry and apple are red, but a strawberry is soft and an apple is crunchy.)

3. Happy to Be Me

Happy to Be Me by Emma Dodd is a great way to work on identifying different body parts which are functional words that might be some of your students’ first words. The story goes through each body part and thanks each of them for the amazing things that they help us do. Plus the best part is the book teaches our students to celebrate what makes them, them!

Practice TH Articulation with the “Thank You” repetition in this story.

Language Skills:

Body Part Vocabulary – Use this story to go over the following body parts: mouth, toes, thumbs and fingers, hands, ears, eyes, head, nose, tongue, legs, lips, teeth
Rhyming – Practice rhyming with your student and highlight the multiple rhymes in the story as well: wiggle/giggle, to/you, hold/told, smell/well, lap/nap, chew/you, above/love.

4. Press Here

Press Here by Herve Tullet is one of those favorite interactive books that many Speech Pathologists love to use when working in the schools and is a huge hit with younger children. This is a silly book filled with verbs allowing your child to work on their language development by following directions of the action given, such as press here and then making more dots appear on the next page.

Colors – This book is great for your young children who need a little extra help working on identifying colors. Simply give them a simple direction, such as “Touch the red dot.”
Following Directions – Read the story and have your student follow the 1-step directions. For example, “blow on the page” or “tap the circle.” Some of the directions do get a little more complex, such as “tap only the yellow circles” or “tilt the book to the left”.
Basic Concepts – Descriptive Concepts (small, medium, large, colors, gently, hard), Quantity Concepts (counting, all, just, only, more, once, twice), Location Concepts (left, right, middle).
Vocabulary Action Verbs – shake, tap, blow, rub, turn, tilt, or clap.
Past Tense Verbs – Have the student retell you what action they or their classmate just took. For example, Sam could say, “Jason just tapped the red dot.”
Answering WH-Questions – Ask your student’s simple questions about what they or their classmate just did. For example, “What color of dot did you just tap?”
Predicting – Have the child or student try to predict what will happen before you turn the page. “What do you think will happen next?” My students always loved the fun element of surprise when reading this story.
Expressive Language – Expressive language is an important skill to work on your student’s communication skills. Start by having your student explain what happened on each page. For example, if you have them tap the red circle 5 times and the next page shows 5 red circles in a line your student could explain that when they tapped the red circle 5 times it made 5 individual circles appear on the following page.

5. Goodnight Moon

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is perfect for all of those language therapy goals on your caseload. The repetitive text helps children with speech disorders to anticipate what might come next in the story.

Articulation

B Sound – bear, bowl, balloon
G Sound & G-Blends – goodnight, great, green
L Sound – little, light, lady, old, telephone, balloon, bowl, full
M Sound – mitten, mouse, mush, moon, jumping, comb, room
Vocabulary – As you go through the story, have your child or student label the different household items, toys, animals, and clothing. (moon, light, clock, sock, star, bear, chair, red balloon, cow, telephone, mittens, toy house, comb, house, and brush).
Prepositions – There is a mouse hidden in every picture which is great for working on prepositional phrases.
Colors – This book is great for your young children working on identifying colors. Simply have them sort the different vocabulary words by color.
Categorization – As you read the story, have your student category sort the different vocabulary words into one of the following categories, such as toys, clothing, animal, or furniture.

Here are a few additional ideas to expand on the book activity.

Categorization – Give your child or student a room within their school or their house and have them say night night while naming 3-5 objects within each room. For example, if you give them the kitchen they could say, “night night refrigerator”, “night night oven”, “night night toaster”, etc.
Following Directions – If you have a play house or toy animals you could give the student a 1-step or 2-step direction to follow using the toy objects. For example, “put the bear on the chair.”

6. A Bad Case of Stripes

A Bad Case of Stripes (Scholastic Bookshelf)

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon is one of the best books for student’s with a communication disorder working on different perspectives and making inferences. You could have your older students work on interpreting facial expressions and talk about how other people might feel in a given situation.

Why do you think Camilla got stripes?
What do you think will happen when she goes to school?
What could cure Camilla?
Why did the old lady give Camilla lima beans?
Vocabulary – There are some great vocabulary words to target while reading this story! Look for lima beans, examine, normal, experts, therapist, afraid, specialists, multi-colored.
Sequencing – To practice sequencing, have students sequence the events in order of first, next, then, and last.

Social Skills:

Identify Facial Expressions – A good reason to work on facial expressions is that it helps your students interpret how others feel.

7. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen is perfect if you’re looking for one of those repetitive books that you can use in therapy over and over again. This book follows a family getting out into nature and exploring the world before coming back home.

B Sound – bed, beautiful, bear, big, back, bedroom, and stumble.
S-Blends – snowstorm, stairs, splosh, splash, swishy-swashy, stumble, squelch, squelch, and scared.
K Sound – cave, covers, catch, can’t, back, dark, and thick.
W Sound – wavy, wet, we’re, what, whirling, and we.
Story Retell/Sequencing – Due to the repetitive nature of the book along with a clear sequence of events makes this story a great one for story retelling/sequencing.
Spatial Concepts – Have the student practice putting the bear, “over”, “under”, “through”, “up”, “down”. You can grab a bear cutout here .
Descriptive Words/Opposites – As you come across the different descriptive words throughout the text have your students identify the opposites for example, long/short, cold/hot, deep/shallow, wavy/straight, thick/thin, big/little, dark/bright, wet/dry, narrow/wide.
Answering WH-Questions – Ask your students wh-questions. For example, “who is going on a bear hunt?”, “what animal are they hunting?”, “where are they now?”
Vocabulary – As you go through the story, have your child or student label the different nature nouns (snowstorm, bear, mud, cave, grass, river, forest, and trees. You can grab some of these vocabulary words from this Boardmaker Board simply sign in to download your copy here .

This book is filled with different sound effects so here are a few additional ideas to expand on the book activity.

Sound Effects – Have your child or student act out the different sound effects, such as “splashy river” or “howling snowstorm”.
Prepositions – Have your child act out the different prepositions (over, under, and through) with hand gestures or have your child on a bear hunt by printing out some bear pictures or grab a couple of stuffed animal bears and hide them around the house. Then have your child tell you where they found the bears. For example, “the bear was under the chair”.

9. The Little Old Lady That Wasn’t Afraid of Anything

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

The Little Old Lady That Wasn’t Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams and Megan Lloyd is one of the best children’s books out there. This story follows a little old lady who goes on a walk through the forest looking for herbs, nuts, and seeds and on her way home meets various clothing items that try to scare her, but she keeps telling them that she is not afraid of anything! This book is great for your older children who wouldn’t be afraid of scary clothing items following a lady home.

BONUS: If you like this story then it would be worth it to check out the different old lady series of books to add to your list of great speech therapy books. Covering the following favorite topics: There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Clover, There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Bell, There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Rose, There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Chick, There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Turkey, etc.

L Sound – lady, little, left, long, look, locked, old, walk, suddenly, stumbled, whistled, bravely, silly, middle, wiggle, still
L-Blends – clomp, gloves, sliver, black, clap, closed
S Sound – seeds, suddenly, so, safe, sat, saw, said, seemed, forest, whispered, whistled, inside, once, nuts, pants, pace, us
S-Blends – spices, started, stopped, stop, sliver, stumbled, scary, scare
Z Sound – closed, was, herbs, spices, seeds, shoes, gloves
R Sound – ran, rocked, afraid, afternoon, forest, orange, early, farther, through, shirt, scary, started, sliver, herbs, dark, whispered, garden, her, far, were, hear, faster, near, door, chair, fire, answer, ear
T Sound – time, two, talk, tall, afternoon, cottage, started, faster, nuts, pants, startled, brighten, whistled, left, not, went, forest, collect, night, shirt, white, hat, out, quite, fast, sat, quiet, next
Clothing Vocabulary – As you go through the story, have your child or student label the different clothing items (gloves, hat, shoes, pants, shirt).
Verbs – Have the student retell you what action each clothing item took. For example, “The pants wiggled.” To take it one step further you could have the child act out the action verb.
Answering WH-Questions – Ask your students wh-questions. For example, “Which item goes clap, clap?”, “Why was the old lady in the forest?”, “Where was the old lady headed to after it got dark?”, or “What action does the hat do?”
Sound Effects – Have your child or student act out the different sound effects, such as “pants wiggling” or “gloves clapping”. (Shoes – stomp your feet, Pants – wiggle your body, Shirt – shake your arms, Hat – nod your head, Gloves – clap your hands).
Categorization – If you have some play clothes or pictures of clothing items you could have the child practice separating out the clothes into different categories. For example, you could have your child or student identify clothing that fall into summer clothes versus winter clothes.

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11. Dear Zoo

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell is one of those highly engaging flap books about a young boy who writes to the zoo asking them to send him a pet. The illustrations along with the lifting of the flaps helps to encourage joint attention in a fun and interactive way.

B Initial – This book is perfect for working on the b sound, because on every page you send the animal ‘back’ and each animal comes in a ‘box’.
Basic Concepts – You can have the child or student work on the concepts ‘ open ’ and ‘ close ’ as they use the flaps. In addition, each animal is given a description, such as “the elephant is too big ” or “the giraffe is too tall ” allowing the student to work on even more concepts.
Answering WH-Questions – This book is perfect for wh-questions. For example, after reading the story together you could ask, “Why couldn’t the boy keep the giraffe for a pet?” The child could then answer, “Because the giraffe is too tall and it couldn’t fit through the front door of my house.”
Answering Yes/No Questions – As you go through the story you could point to an animal and then ask a yes or no question about that specific animal. For example, you could point to the elephant and ask is an elephant purple?
Vocabulary – You can have your child or student practice filling in the blanks at the end of the repetitive sentences by naming the animal under the flaps.
Multisyllabic Words – Another fun activity you could try would be to count or clap out the number of syllables in naming each animal. For example, el-e-phant has 3 syllables.
Categorization – Categorization is a great vocabulary activity. Have your child or student identify animals that fall in all three animal categories of pets, farm animals, and zoo animals. If you have some play animals you could have the child practice separating out the play animals into the different categories.
Reasoning Skills – You could also work on reasoning skills by asking your student what their favorite animal is and have them explain why it is their favorite animal.
Nursery Rhymes – You could even throw in a nursery rhyme, such as Hey, Diddle, Diddle and categorize the animals or make their symbolic noises as well for some extra fun!

12. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst is all about a boy named Alexander who ends up having one thing after another go wrong. However, it might make these very bad days easier when you know it happens to other people as well.

Why did the author write a story about a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day?
Is there a lesson we can learn from the story?
Did Alexander behave appropriately?
Is there any time in the story when he could have behaved differently? Would this have helped make the day better?
Did he make good choices?
What did Alexander’s mother say to help him solve his problem?
Could she have said something that would have helped him solve his problem?
Sequencing – After reading the story, have students practice sequencing by ordering the events first, next, then, to last.
What happened to Alexander’s sweater?
What did Alexander find in his cereal box?
What number did Alexander skip when counting at school?
What did Alexander draw in his invisible picture?
Vocabulary – This story is filled with some great vocabulary practice words such as cereal, sailboat, skateboard, shoestore, downstairs, carsick, crybaby, railroad, undercover, cupcakes

Language Expansion:

For language expansion, carry on from your prediction lesson and predict that Alexander wakes up the next morning to the start of a great day! Have your students write a story about his day. You could also prompt your students to write a story about a terrible, no good, very bad day in their own life. How would their day go badly from waking up to going to bed to fall asleep? Have them title their own story similarly.

13. Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are: A Caldecott Award Winner

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a fun and exciting book all about a boy named Max who dresses up in a wolf outfit and pretends to set sail to an island inhabited by Wild Things who end up naming Max king.

R Articulation: rolled, roared, room, forest, terrible, around, mother, year, far, supper
R Blends Articulation: grew, private, through, trick, frightened
When did Max sail off?
Who called Max a wild thing first?
Who did Max threaten to eat?
Where did Max go in his boat?
Why did Max’s mother send him to bed?
What did the wild things do when they saw Max?
Vocabulary – Practice the following vocabulary words with your students: mischief, private, wild, terrible, claws, frightened, cried, supper, lonely
Story Retell – After reading the story, have your students retell it in a few sentences to practice retelling.
Compare and Contrast – Have your students compare and contrast Max to the Wild Things.

14. The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein follows the main characters a boy and a tree about the gift of giving and the acceptance of another’s ability to love in return. This book is a great read with a great message all about love and acceptance.

Vocabulary – Review these vocabulary words with your students as you read through this story: love, swing, eat, hide, sleep, play, carry, shake, cut, sail, sit, rest, build, speak
What do you think Shel Silverstein wanted us to learn from reading this story?
How did the boy treat the tree throughout the story?
Why do you think the tree is so giving to the boy?
What problems were solved for the boy by the tree?
What could the tree have done differently?
Did the tree have to give all of herself away?
Story retell – After reading the story, have your students retell it in a few sentences to practice retelling.
Compare and Contrast – Compare and contrast the boy vs the tree.

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Here are a few different ways to work on your child’s ability to retell past events using these fun visuals.

Sequencing and Retelling Short Stories FREEBIE by Speech Language Lady is a great short story for story to read and then practice retelling in sequential order. Cut and glue the story back into order to practice retelling with your young students.
The Mitten – Retell a Story by Building a Foundation is a whole retell activity to set that accompanies a short story. Print in color or black and white!
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Retelling Pictures and Story Cards by Courtney N is a clear, ready to go activity to help teach retelling. This includes free story cards and a pocket chart station to be used with a big group when reading the story.
Retell Story Hands by Blue SKies with Jennifer White is an activity that uses hands to identify the setting, plot and characters to help students gather details to retell the story.

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100+ Children’s Books for Speech-Language Development

Categorized by target sounds.

Reading to your child is so important, especially if your child has a speech or language disorder. Reading aloud to your child will activate their imagination, expand their understanding of the world around them and help them develop their expressive (talking) and receptive (listening / understanding) language skills. Your child’s brain is developing each and every day from birth, so start reading to your children daily, right away.

Need help finding a book? The speech and language pathologists at Kidmunicate have compiled a growing list of 100+ Children’s books for speech language development. We arranged the list based on sounds. So if your pre-schooler or school age child is having a problem producing a particular sound then choose a book from that sound category and emphasize the sound. It’s important to note that a child practicing a sound incorrectly can be counterproductive. It’s always a good idea to work with a pediatric speech pathologist first. A good pediatric speech pathologist will teach your child how to produce the sound correctly and will also show you how to coach your child.

We also assembled a list of books that build a child’s vocabulary. We have arranged a list of books for animals, clothing, body parts, counting, colors, food, and prepositions. Check them out below.

Here are some tips for reading children’s books for speech-language development:

Tips for reading to infants and toddlers

Read to your child daily because his or her brain is developing every day.
It’s ok to read your child’s favorite book over and over again. The repetition will help, but continue to expose them to other great books.
Chose books with rhymes.
Choose books with a wide variety of vocabulary words. (Animals, colors, body parts, clothing, numbers, etc.)
Build up their reading time tolerance. Start with shorter sessions and continually add time.
Point to and talk about the pictures.
Ask your child questions. Where is the dog?
Read the story and then pause to let them fill in the words. Use real objects like plastic animals, cars or food to allow your child to see, hear and feel the objects you are reading about.
Relate the story to them if you can. The bear is a baby just like you.
For toddlers, follow the words spoken with your finger to connect the words with the sounds.

Tips for reading to pre-schoolers and school children

Read to your child daily. Again his or her brain is developing every day.
Read books that are on their reading level.
Emphasize sounds or syllables that your child may be struggling with. We have listed the books by sounds to help you find some great books to use to practice particular sounds.
Ask your child questions about the sounds. What sound does baby? – Pointing to it to start. What other words start with a /b/ sound?
Relate the story to them if you can.
Encourage them to read as much as they can. When they get tired, you can pick up where they left off.
It is still a good idea to read to them often even after they know how to read.
Read the story and then pause to let them fill in the words. (Emphasize trouble sounds)
Use real objects like plastic animals, cars, or food to allow your child to see, hear, and feel the objects you are reading about.
If you have both an infant or toddler and a school-age kid, it’s ok to read to different stages at the same time because children love stories. Read a book for the school-age child, then have the school-age child help you read a book for the infant or toddler.

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Thank you for this wonderful list!

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Feb 27, 2022
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Books Written By Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs)

Updated: Mar 13, 2023

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My first children's book, a baby board book focusing on early words and sounds, is due to be released in June 2023 through Ninewise Publishing !

I've been really excited to connect with other SLP authors and decided to put together this giant list of books that were written by SLPs because:

1) I love when SLPs support one another. If you buy any of these books, consider leaving an Amazon review or sharing about it on social. Instagram accounts have been included so you can follow the authors.

2) There are many reasons SLPs make incredible writers: We have exposure to a wide variety of picture books, know which picture book features lend themselves well to addressing speech-language skills, and get to see how children react to different stories/elements. We also have specialized knowledge in areas like phonemic awareness, vocabulary instruction, and training families to support speech-language development.

3) The world could use more SLP authors, so if writing is a dream of yours, I thought this might serve as some inspiration to get started!

Please note: I have decided not to include SLP textbooks or workbooks due to sheer volume, but recognize that there are many more phenomenal SLP authors out there not listed below!

If you're an aspiring or published SLP author, definitely check out the Facebook group SLP by Day, Author by Night , run by SLP authors, Tali Kellerstein and Rebecca Eisenberg.

Happy reading!

Baby/Toddler Books

Picture books.

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YA & Adult Books

Family resource books.

Let's Go, Puppy!

by Holly Rosensweig, SLP

@spiffyspeech &

@storybookconnection

Follow Puppy throughout his day while learning early, functional words and other skills such as pointing and gesture imitation! Includes tips for parents and a list of the earliest-developing speech sounds. This interactive board book is perfect for little ones ages birth to three!

My First Learn-To-Talk Book

by Stephanie Cohen, SLP

@learntotalkwithme

Written by a speech-language pathologist, My First Learn-to-Talk Book is designed to help babies and toddlers master the skills they need as they learn to talk. Reading the book aloud helps caregivers easily model important aspects of communication for little ones―not only through sounds and words, but also with gestures, facial expressions and more!

My First Learn-To-Talk Book: Things That Go

Teaching speech can be as simple as beep-beep ! Created by a speech-language pathologist, My First Learn-to-Talk Book: Things That Go pairs favorite vehicles with a proven approach designed to help youngsters learn to talk.

What Are They Doing? A Fun Book of Animals and Verbs

by Molly McIntyre, SLP

The animals in this book will help your child develop simple sentence structure, are especially helpful for Autistic children and children with language delays, will develop English language skills, and will delight early readers!

Moon Time Rhymes

The pages of this book come alive and are so soothing to you and your little ones. Yumiko East beautifully illustrated these nursery rhymes created for the joy of the sounds themselves. You and your children will love story time together with this brilliantly crafted children’s book.

Let's Go to the Bear Parade!

Big Bears, Little Bears, Pink Bears and more! Another hit with littleones and early readers. This charming book pairs early adjectives or qualities with delightful bears who go on parade. It helps young children describe their world!

Talk with Me! The Big Book of Exclamations 2

by Teri Kaminski-Peterson, M.S. CCC-SLP

This book is filled with carefully designed illustrations which immerse infants and toddlers in the rich language that surrounds in their familiar environments and daily routines. The books are designed to promote speech sound development and imitation of gestures, sounds and words.

by Dianna S. Cook, M.S. CCC-SLP

@pressplayspeak

Feed a monster friend and be ready to open wide with a yummy-yucky variety of food surprises, color and rhythm. Enjoy interactive fun with vowel sounds while stimulating early speech and language development. Perfect for ages 2 and up!

Mirriam-Webster's 150 First Words

by Claire Laties-Davis, M.S. CCC-SLP

For toddlers ages 0-3. Provides opportunities to learn essential words and one-, two-, and three-word phrases connected to 90 everyday objects found in daily activities/routines. 150 single words and short phrases are introduced, then along the border of every scene a photograph of each item is presented as an additional search-and-find activity.

Baby Actions: Baby on the Go Series 1

by Alpin Rezvani, M.A. CCC-SLP & Debbie Shiwbalak, M.A. CCC-SLP

@giftofgabspeech

What better way to encourage language from your children than using this Baby Actions book created by speech pathologists! This book is perfect for ages 0 months and up... it's never too early to expose them to language learning! Provides an innovative way of learning actions words. Includes these actions: bathing, biting, bouncing, coughing, crying, drinking, drooling, eating, flying, hugging, kicking, kissing, laughing, looking and playing.

This is book one in the Baby on the Go Series by SLPs Alpin Rezvani and Debbie Shiwbalak. Other series and iBooks/eBooks written by Alpin Rezvani and Debbi Shiwbalak, including Fruits, Vegetables, Toddler Actions, Environmental Noises, Consonants, Vowels & Diphthongs, Baby Feelings, and Ways to Promote Speech & Language can be found here .

Our Little Adventures: Stories Featuring Foundational Language Concepts for Growing Minds

by Tabitha Paige, M.S. CCC-SLP

@foxhollowstudios

Written and illustrated by SLP Tabith Paige, the three children's board books in the Our Little Adventures box set take parents and toddlers or young children on trips to the farmers market, the forest, and a wildflower meadow.

Wishy Washy: A First Words and Colors Book

This book features strategically chosen first words that include a child's earliest developing sounds, such as m, b, p, t, etc. Also includes guidance on how to foster your child's speech and language development as they grow. Available April 19, 2022!

Oh No! Poo-Poo

by Jennie Bjorem, M.A. CCC-SLP

@bjoremspeech

Beautifully illustrated repetitive board book on a topic that all children love, poo-poo! Filled with functional consonant-vowel consonant-vowel words, you won't believe where Colby's dino goes potty! Your child will giggle while predicting what crazy spot the poo-poo will be in next! Great for toilet-training as in the end, the dino uses the potty!

Oh No! Pee-Pee

by Jennie Bjorem

Beautifully illustrated repetitive board book on a topic that all children love, pee-pee! Filled with functional consonant-vowel consonant-vowel words, you won't believe where Livi's puppy goes potty! Your child will giggle while predicting what crazy spot the pee-pee will be in next! Great for toilet-training as in the end, the puppy uses the potty!

Baby Zoo: The Book of Colors, Numbers and Shapes

by Margaryta Kuzmin, SLP

This board book follows the story of an accident with paint at the zoo with baby animals. The painter figures out a simple solution to get all animals clean and save the day. Your child will learn the name of each animal, colors, numbers, shapes, emotions and other important concepts.

Let's Talk, Baby

by Stephanie Ciatti, SLP

@babblebooks

Turn your baby's babbles into words with Let's Talk, Baby by Stephanie Ciatti. As a Speech Language Pathologist and mom, Stephanie has created a fun and foundational baby book to support speech development starting day one!

Can You Drink a Dinosaur?: A Yes/No Book for Young Talkers

by Cara Tambellini Danielson

@caraspeech

Children learn to answer yes/no questions, learn to speak in sentences, and learn to think critically about scenarios. Children learn to answer basic yes/no questions by comparing silly scenarios to real scenarios: (Can you throw an elephant? NO Can you throw a ball? YES Can you eat a house? NO Can you eat an apple? YES) Children will be laughing and learning as they read this book.

View other books written by SLP Cara Tambellini Danielson including Easy to Say First Words , What can We Do? , and First Book of Verbs here .

by Laura Prestia, SLP

@languagewithlaura

The book takes you through four different scenarios, each targeting early developing sounds. It focuses on common vocabulary words and uses repetitive two- to three-word phrases for practice. The book uses large, easy to follow text and simple illustrations to capture attention.

by Yael Herszkopf Mayer, M.S. CCC-SLP

@learning_with_yaya

This book will help your child learn action words such as eat, sleep, brush, jump, dance, read, and many more! It is part of a collection that also includes an educational video and an animated song. To watch the videos and hear the songs go to learningwithyaya.com or visit the Learning with Yaya YouTube channel.

View other books by SLP Yael Herskopt Mayer including Opposites, Categories, Sounds, and Colors (as well as Spanish versions of each!) here .

by Caley Nunnally, SLP

@learnwithchatterboxes

We are all different! We have different eyes, ears, noses, mouths, and hands . Mine make me ME, and yours make you YOU. The world was made for us to play, learn, and dream. If we were all the same, how boring would that be? Written by an SLP, this book officially launches on April 26th but is available for pre-order now!

Liam's First Cut

by Taye Jones, SLP

@havingoursay

In her debut children's book, "Liam's First Cut, Taye Glover weaves together the beauty of fatherhood, community, and neurodivergence as Liam, a black boy with an autism spectrum disorder, approaches a big rite of passage: his first haircut.

by Stephen Groner, M.S. CCC-SLP

@slp.stephen

"Life's not always smooth, it's not. Sometimes things get stuck. S-s-sometimes a lot." So begins the story of two children who stutter and get stuck in their speech. Written by a person who stutters turned SLP, "Unstuck," with it's down-to-earth prose (stutters included!) and bright illustrations is the story every child who stutters needs to hear to be left with the most important message of all: hope.

A Day With Mom

by Pearl & Sydney Bassard, SLP

@thelisteningslp

During their day together, Julia and her mom have Julia’s favorite breakfast, explore a book fair, and shop at the mall. Along the way, they experience a few surprises that neither of them was expecting. Join Julia and her mom as they find joy in the simplicity of daily life.

Ella Bella Just Can't Tell Ya

by Hallie Sherman, SLP

@speechtimefun

Meet Ella Bella, an adorable young girl struggling to find the right words to say! Follow along as she learns and practices a strategy to help her get her point across. Ella Bella Just Can't Tell Ya will entertain children while teaching them vocabulary and word retrieval strategies.

Sophie's Special Story

by Gabriella Gizzo, M.S. CCC-SLP

@speechsolutions_

This book is about the special bond between an owner and her dog, Sophie. The purpose of this book was to creatively target speech and language goals through Sophie's experiences. It can be used to target articulation, especially /s/ and /s/ clusters, and language goals such as answering WH questions, labeling common objects, increasing vocabulary through descriptions, expanding syntax, describing emotions/feelings, and sequencing and story retell.

Phil Fly's First Flight

by Gabriell Lucchese-Hood, SLP

@gablab.slp & @philflyflies

Phil, a fly, is often misunderstood as a pest. However, he is actually a friendly little guy who loves to take in sights and go on thrilling adventures. A nomad, Phil is off on his next journey to find a temporary home. Amidst his travel, he stumbles upon a strange place he’s never seen before. The accidental discovery he makes changes his life forever in the most amazing way.

This is the first installment in SLP author Gabriell Lucchese-Hood's Phil Fl y series. Find more adventures with Phil here !

Nia Skye's Friend on Wheels!

by Keylonda Wheeler, M.S. CCC-SLP

@keylondawrites

Nia Skye attends her first play and it changes her life forever! Follow her journey of fun with her new friend, Ariyah. Nia Skye and Ariyah show each other kindness and respect. Even though they move about the world in different ways, one thing they have in common is the superpower of PURPOSE! This beautiful story of friendship helps children and grown ups alike begin talks of disabilities, mobility devices, and allyship.

SLP Keylonda Wheeler's next book, Mrs. Key Key's Speech Room is available for pre-order as of 3/01/22! Click here to view it at keylondawrites.com .

Most Exceptional Me

by Tiffany Malas, SLP & Lauren Maerz, SLP

@most_exceptional_me

Sam has out-of-this-world dreams for himself and he just started kindergarten. While he’s looking forward to learning many new things, Sam wasn’t prepared for all the challenges he would face along the way. With a little help and encouragement from his teacher, he learns to explore his emotions so he can do anything he sets his mind to.

Perfectly Poppy

by Tricia Stone-Shumaker, SLP

@the.speech.teach

When the other chickens make fun of Poppy's crooked beak, he is left feeling sad and bleak until Remi takes Poppy on an enlightening journey. The unlikely duo meet a range of new friends who all have something that makes them different. Poppy's travels will introduce children to the beautiful world of inclusivity and show them that being different is what makes them truly exceptional.

Mo, Pip, & Gabby, and the Broken Ears

by Gretchen J. Hanna, SLP

@gretchenhannaslp

Join friends Mo, Pip, and Gabby as they learn about one of the differences which makes them unique. Does Mo really have broken ears?

Parents of children who have difficulty with loud noises, or sensory processing differences, will want to read this with their children. Diversity is celebrated in this book which also makes it ideal for all parents, teachers, and loved ones to read with their young children, ages preschool through 2nd grade.

Aiden Goes to Speech

by Lisa Mortensen, SLP

This is a story about a little boy who, due to his speech difficulties, struggles with feelings of confusion, frustration, and even isolation, until he is introduced to a fun class called Speech. it is appropriate for any young child – certainly those who are experiencing speech difficulties, but for others too because it touches on how other children react to those who experience speech problems and opens up discussions on understanding and acceptance.

How Does Bunjee Feel?

by Josie C. Mott, M.S. CCC-SLP

@thespeechtherapistsway

The first in the You Tell Bunjee Books series, this book is meant to be interactive, encouraging readers to tell the character something. It uses repetitive phrases and pauses to encourage participation. Toddlers will feel empowered when given a turn (ex: "You tell Bunjee ____") and will want to imitate single words and phrases. They will also learn labels of emotions, colors, and actions.

The Monkey Balloon

by Rebecca Eisenberg, M.S. CCC-SLP & Mindy Winebrenner, M.Ed.

@language_during_mealtime

This book takes children on an adventure of a young girl's quest to find her Monkey Balloon. Mimi and her father use their imaginations to take them on a journey of what-ifs, until they find what they are looking for. The bright and engaging Illustrations help create a story that children will choose to read again and again. Language and learning tips are provided at the end of the story.

View Rebecca Eisenberg and Mindy Winebrenner's second book, A Tale of The Monkey Balloon here .

My Second Year of Kindergarten

by Rebecca Eisenberg, M.S. CCC-SLP

Do you have a child or student who is repeating kindergarten? This book tells the story of a young boy named Peter who discovers progress, support, and triumph when repeating kindergarten. This book was designed with a specialized font to assist children that may have reading disabilities.

View other books written by Rebecca Eisenberg here .

Party Animals! A Wild Collection of Speech Sound Poems

by Tali Kellerstein, SLP

@thespeakboutique

This read-aloud book of playfully illustrated poems features an energetic array of animals. Includes a collection of 21 alliterative animal adventure poems, designed to highlight each speech sound through a LOT of repetition – the best way to learn! The back of the book equips everyday readers with information about speech sounds.

A Doll for Me

by Andrea Coke, SLP

@thiscokeisit

What does she do after searching EVERYWHERE, only to find that doll after doll, they ALL look the same?? Determined to not settle, Molly finds the solution to this big problem herself! Every child deserves to see themselves represented in books, toys and dolls. Grab this fun story today and support diversity learning for kids!

View another book by SLP Andrea Coke in the Molly Morningstar series, Carnival Girl here .

by Michele Pollak, M.S. CCC-SLP

@themarvelousmrsmom

During her first moment of crisis as a mom, Dana finds out how capable and heroic she can be. With humor and intriguing details, Dana's adventure as Octo-Mommy captures the attention of moms and children of all ages.

Lola Koala's Travel Adventures

by Dr. Tinita Ortega Kearney, SLP

Lola Koala is an explorer who loves to travel the world. Join her on her many adventures as she helps your child to develop foundational language skills along the way! Each "Lola Koala's Travel Adventures" book is designed to teach children (ages 2-6 years) a specific language skill. check out the many useful resources and companion items here !

by Bethany Johnson, SLP

This book celebrates the incredible accomplishments of kids: they dream big, they get up when they fall down, and they give each day their best. Serves as a reminder to Never Stop living a life full of amazement and wonder, but most importantly, this book encourages each child to Never Stop being themselves. The illustrations and words highlight children of various abilities to promote inclusion and diversity.

Sammy Goes to Speech

by Marissa Siegel, SLP

In this fun book for youngsters, Sammy wants to communicate, but can't. Sammy and his family go on a hunt to find his voice. After looking everywhere, they end up at a speech-language pathologist's office. Along with his stuffy, Mr. Monster, Sammy and his Mom learn new ways to develop his speech and language skills.

Cackle: Friendship, Belonging and Being Yourself

by Freya Magennis, SLP

This is a lively fairy-tale aimed at early readers. Perfect for 5-8 year olds, it's a fun, quirky read and is a celebration of laughter in all its forms! The story explores friendship, belonging to a community and the importance of being yourself.

My Brother Otto

by Meg Raby, SLP

@author.meg.raby

This is a child-friendly, endearing, and fun picture book for children about the love, acceptance, and understanding a sister, Piper, has for her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum. The book provides explanations for Otto’s differences and quirkiness in an easy-to-understand language, and highlights Otto’s desires for adventure and love―just like his peers.

If Feelings Take Over

by Danielle Nichols, SLP

Mike is a great student, but sometimes his organized brain gets taken over by his powerful feelings! Join Mike and his friend as they discover strategies to act calmly, no matter how strongly they feel.

Discussion questions and an application activity are included. This book is appropriate for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

R ock On, Kindness! Pass It On!

by Stepheni Curran, SLP

@scurran0823

Make predictions and learn new vocabulary as you meet Ally and her five best friends. The theme of moving past differences to find common interests and create friendships is reiterated throughout the story.

View another book by SLP Stepheni Curran, Rock on Kindness! Even When Your Heart Hurts! here.

Wendy's Winter Walk

by Cass Kim, M.A. CCC-SLP

@p.a.c.b.speech

This book takes children on a blustery walk through her neighborhood while providing chances to practice speech sounds for W, M, B, and P. It also promotes early reading (phonological awareness) skills. Perfect for reading with children ages 12 months through 6 years.

This book is part of the series Phonological and Articulation Children's Books. View other books by SLP Cass Kim including T ed and Tina Adopt a Kitten , Greg and his Gecko Go Kayaking , Stephanie's Spectacular Aquarium Visit , Theo Chooses to Help , and Lily, Lana, and the Exploricorn here .

Mikaeel and Malaika: The Power of Dua

by Kazima Wajahat, SLP

@kazimawajahat

“Mikaeel and Malaika were brother and sister and they both had one thing in common. They were superheroes. At least they used to be.”

Mikaeel and Malaika are on another mission but there’s one problem. They no longer have superpowers. Or do they? Follow Mikaeel and Malaika as they find their power of Dua.

This Muslim children's book is book two of the Mikaeel and Malaika series which also includes The Quest for Allah’s Love. SLP Kazima Wajahat is also the author of the beloved Cranky Kareem Says Alhamdulillah of The Salams series. View her other children's books here .

Goldilocks 2.0

by Kimberly Delude, M.A. CCC-SLP

@thespeechvine

This book walks you through the pause, prompt and expand strategy that can help promote the growth of language. It takes the guess work out of reading and turns story time into a fun and productive read aloud. Children familiar with the original tale are now tasked with helping the forgetful narrator stay on track and tell the story.

This book is part of Kimberly Delude's Fairy Tales 2.0 children's picture book series. View other Fairy Tales 2.0 books here .

Freddie the Fly: Motormouth; A Story About Learning to Listen

by Kimberly Delude, M.A. CCC- SLP

This book is a humorous take on the problem of talking too much, listening too little, and struggling to wait your turn. Included at the end of the story are tips for parents and educators in starting a discussion with children how to be excited about listening to others and learning from it.

This is the first in Kimberly’s Delude’s children's picture book series Freddie the Fly . View other Freddie the Fly books by Kimberly Delude on Amazon here .

Kindness is Golden

by Macy Gilson, M.S. CCC-SLP

@macy.gilson

This is the debut book in The Golden Stories: An Inclusive Children's Book Series. All of the books in this series follow a first grade class from Golden Elementary School, which sets the gold standard for disability awareness and inclusion.

Kindness Matters!

by Julie Thill-Stellman, SLP

This children's book captures the essential component of early social skills. It was written to help children become better friends, classmates and citizens.

The Mouth With a Mind of Its Own

by Patricia Mervine, M.A. CCC-SLP

Matthew has a problem. His mouth has a mind of its own. His brain thinks one thing, but his mouth says another. He can’t participate in class discussions. He can’t ask the other kids to play with him at recess. He can’t even say his own name! Luckily, he is referred to the school speech therapist, who helps him tame his wild mouth.

There Was a Speech Teacher Who Swallowed Some Dice

A wacky Speech Teacher starts swallowing everything she needs to do speech/language therapy in her school! What could possibly happen? Better look out when those dice begin to roll! This book is a delightfully silly way to introduce students to many of the materials used in speech therapy, and ends with a Speech Room Scavenger Hunt.

How Katie Got a Voice (and a cool new nickname)

This is a story of challenge, triumph, and acceptance. The students and teachers of Cherry Street School all have nicknames that celebrate their differences. But the new girl, Katie, is really different. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. It seems like she can’t do anything! So how can the other students involve her in their activities? And how can they give her a nickname?

Wanda's Words Got Stuck

Lucy Rowland, SLT

@lucymayrowland

Wanda the witch is so shy she can’t talk at school. No matter how hard she tries, the words simply won't come out. But when another quiet little witch named Flo joins her class, it seems that Wanda’s not the only one who gets nervous sometimes. Then disaster strikes at the school-wide magic contest. Will Wanda have the courage to shout out the magic words and save her new friend?

View many other books written by SLT Lucy Rowland, only some of which are pictured above, here .

I Can Do That!

by Dr. Suzy Lederer, SLP

Using natural gestures to support early vocabulary development has been shown to help children learn new words more quickly. This book provides children with multiple opportunities to hear, see, say, and sign early verbs. With built-in interactive reading strategies, strong rhythm and rhyme patterns, and engaging illustrations, it provides a multi-modal reading experience to support early word learning.

This book is part of the Word Sprouts series. Word Sprouts books are designed to help early language and literacy grow! Early language learners will benefit from engaging stories that provide opportunities to learn early vocabulary words and simple phrases/sentences through gestures, pretend play, focused stimulation, imitation, and fun! View other books by Dr. Suzy Lederer here .

My Cow Can Bow

by Dr. Shari Brand Robertson, SLP

Targets front/back contrasts using minimal pairs built right into the story. Students have multiple opportunities to contrast front sounds and back sounds that are included in each sentence. Includes flashcards of targeted minimal pairs (e.g., cap/tap) to reinforce learning and extend the story.

This book is part of the Word Menders series targeting phonological processes, language, and literacy development. View other books by Dr. Shari Brand Robertson, including Shivering Sheep , and Read With Me! , here .

by Elizabeth Redhead Kriston, SLP

This book is designed to help children learn to hear and produce sounds and build core vocabulary through the use of carefully crafted word pairs and opportunities for active participation in the reading interactions. Go by Goat includes flashcards to reinforce learning and extend the story.

This book is also part of the Word Menders series targeting phonological processes, language, and literacy development. View other books by SLP Elizabeth Redhead Kriston, including The Bark Park , Pants on Ants , Miles of Smiles , and Raincaots and Rainbows here .

Run, Turkey, Run!

by Peggy C. Agee, SLP

Mr. Turkey finds hiding places all over the farm - and always just one step ahead of the cook. Prepositions are delightfully highlighted while children are given multiple opportunities to join the fun. Simple, repetitive text and colorful illustrations will keep children engaged. Also includes manipulatives - stick puppet patterns and preposition storycards.

View other books written by SLP Peggy C. Agee, including The Amazing Adventures of Sadie and Sam , and Nonnie's Trunk here .

Our Brain and the Good Breathing Book

by Dianne Lazer, M.A. CCC-SLP & Chris Bauman, M.A. BBEA

This book was cowritten by an SLP and Buteyko Breathing Educator and trainer. It is full of colorful, fanciful and instructive images that support the text about how to breathe well. It provides a good review and background as to why young patients are asked to do various exercises, to develop self-awareness and consequently changes in behaviors, with the resultant benefits to their physical, mental and spiritual health.

The Adventures of Paula & Gigi: Learning Opposites

by Gisella Curioso-Vilchez, M.S. CCC-SLP

@comunicatespeechservices

In this book, you will improve your vocabulary and learn with the twins about opposites. All the activities at the end of the book are designed from easiest to more challenging. Recommended ages 3 to 7.

This is one of three books based on the curious twins, Paula and Gigi, developed and created by Comunícate Speech Services, LLC, and available in English and Spanish. The stories help to improve comprehension, expressive language, speech, reading, and writing skills in children. View these and other books by bilingual SLP, Gisella Curioso-Vilchez here .

Special Like My Sister

by Christina Colonna, SLP

This book is written about a 7-year-old girl named Mary, who wonders how she can be like her best friend and sister Rose, when Rose has a disability and Mary doesn’t. As she starts thinking about all of the ways the two of them are different, she quickly realizes that they have just as many ways that they are alike. Mary discovers that not only are she and her sister similar, they are both special in their own ways.

Chubby Chubby Kitty Fluff

by Meredith & Josh Avren

@avrenbooks & @thepeachiespeechie

Young readers will love to laugh out loud as they're instructed to tap, swipe, shake and otherwise interact with Gus, a chubby fluffy house cat. As they turn each page, they will discover Gus' hilarious reactions. Be sure to download free activities from avrenbooks.com for extra fun and learning to go along with the book.

by Leigh Anne Fortner, SLP

@spreadthelightbooks

Help your child to see the goodness and beauty that surrounds us in this world while also exploring one woman's journey through grief. Discover how love can spread and grow, where this love comes from, and that this love is with them always.

*All net proceeds in 2022 will to to The CALL in Arkansas , a non-profit organization that mobilizes local churches to serve local children and youth placed in foster care.

Scotty the Scarecrow

by Gina Puma, SLP

This book is perfect for Speech-Language Pathologists to address articulation for /s/ and /s/ blends, as well as language skills, during Autumn and Thanksgiving. This story can also be utilized by General/Special Education teachers and/or parents.

Comprehension, target vocabulary, and an articulation list were all created by the author and included at the end of the book to promote your child/student’s language in an engaging way!

Meet the Mermaid Babies

by Emily St. Marie, SLP

@emilystmarie

This is an undersea adventure for early and beginner readers who want more than 'see spot run' content. Aimed at an audience of readers who want to enter a magical world where mermaid babies live in a picturesque lagoon, it's a perfect experience for preschoolers and kindergartners who want to know what the words say and learn to read for themselves.

Billy Gets Talking

by Mehreen Kakwan, M.A. CCC-SLP

This is a preschooler's journey overcoming childhood apraxia of speech. Relatable for the youngest children with a diagnosis of CAS. Examples are provided of how caregivers can incorporate practice into their daily routines.

View other books written (or illustrated!) by Mehreeh Kakwan including Let's Get Talking: A Speech-Language Therapy Companion for a Child's First Functional Words and Tyler Takes a Taste: A Boy and His Family's Journey Through "Picky Eating" and Feeding Disorders here .

An Alphabet Pet Parade in Topsy-Turvy Town, Population 26

by Judith E. Torres, M.A. CCC-SLP

This book can be used by parents, speech-language pathologists, and educators to teach language and literacy concepts such as phonemic awareness, letter names and sounds, opposites, animal vocabulary, verbs, pronouns, and story prediction.

Something to Say Collection

by Eden Molineux, M.S. CCC-SLP

The Something to Say Collection promotes self-advocacy, understanding of speech and language differences, and conversation about embracing diversity. Each book features a character with a communication difference. Characters' strengths and interests are highlighted, while the reader gains an increased understanding of how to support communication.

The Light Was Always There

by Felicity Conlan, SLP

@speechforthestars

Everyone's lives were turned upside down when the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world. This story tells the reality of the pandemic through the eyes of a child. It reminds us that even though there were challenging times, there was some positivity (the light) to all of this - a new appreciation for the little things in life.

My Morning Sounds

by Shawndre Johnson, SLP

See how many sounds your child recognizes in his or her own morning routine. Read the book and incorporate suggestions from the "Tips for Parents" to create special memories with your children as they enjoy talking with books!

Come On, Calm

by Kelsey Brown, SLP

@comeoncalmbook

Disguised as any other picture book, "Come On, Calm!" is just the book parents, teachers, and caregivers need to help their little ones build healthy habits and a shared vocabulary for when they need a break.

Speech Class Rules

by Ronda M. Wojcicki, M.S. CCC-SLP

Created with the vision of educating everyone about speech therapy, this book is being used to introduce the concept of therapy to children recently diagnosed, provide a story and characters that children already in speech can relate to, and help parents, educators, and children not in speech understand what speech and language disorders are all about.

Imagine and Daydream

by Fiorita Di Palma, M.S. CCC-SLP, M. Ed

@ full_bloom_speech

Kaya loves to play outside! As she stomps and splashes, she imagines and daydreams all of the things her hiking stick can be. While Kaya turns an ordinary stick into extraordinary things, she explores nature and meets some friends along the way. Let your imagination run wild as you go on an adventure with Kaya!

Alpaca Pearl Packs for Peru

by Rachel Arntson, SLP

@talkitrockit

Alpaca Pearl is going on an adventure, and she needs your help. This adorable 27 page, 8.5 x 11 inch, paperback book, will engage children in learning vocabulary, problem solving, repeating phrases, and helping Alpaca Pearl pack her suitcase. Children will delight in guessing what Alpaca Pearl will pack. This book includes a 6 page manual giving suggestions on how to read books to children, specific activities for using this book, and simple poems that further enhance this book.

View other books by SLP Rachel Arntson including We Can Talk and I Love (co-written with Chez Raginiak) at Talk It Rock It here .

Bee, Honey Bunny and Me

by Lavelle Carlson, SLP

@slp_storyteller

This delightfully illustrated book will keep children enthralled as they dream along with Leni about the bunnies and the bees to see how Baby Bunny changes her mind about carrots. Will this also help Baby Leni love carrots as she dreams about Baby Bunny and the carrots and bees?

Download free companion activities and view other books written by SLP Lavelle Carlson including at SLP Storytellers .

Polka The Dotted Sock

by Sola Alakuro Oluwande, SLP

This book introduces Polka, a resilient and self-motivated sock who applies positive thinking skills to navigate through a challenging situation and in the end is victorious. Watch out for the surprising but beautiful twist at the end! Polka The Dotted Sock is designed to help children with self-motivation, self-advocacy, resilience, and positive/critical thinking skills.

Sloths Are Slow

by Kimberly Marino, SLP

@eatspeakplay

Written to assist in developmental areas not often covered in early books. Young learners will love engaging with this factual and playful book as they "work" on developing fine and gross motor skills, expressive (talking) and receptive (understanding what is said) language , and cognitive skills (counting and more).

True Friends

by Carol Liu and Beth Ciangulli, M.A. SLP

True Friends tells its story through characters who have special needs. Its aim is to increase understanding and awareness of childhood disabilities, to teach social strategies, and to foster social interactions across perceived boundaries of difference.

T he Big City Dance

by Valerie Doherty, SLP

Moe Doodle is a country mouse who decides to move to the Big City in search of excitement and adventure. Although he finds plenty of fun, he soon realizes he is homesick and missing his friends. Told in bouncing rhyme and rhythm with incorporated dance movements for young listeners and readers, discover how Moe solves his problems while exploring and living in the Big City. Ideal for children of three years and older.

View other books by SLP Valerie Doherty including Moe and Manford and Wonderful Things here .

Colors of Maine

by Davene Fahy, SLP

This book shows a beautiful scene of Maine for each of the 10 colors that children will learn.Readers will appreciate the charming illustrations of Maine which emphasize all of the basic colors of the spectrum. They will enjoy discovering all of the details on the page which have a specific color.

View other books written by SLP, Davene Fahy including Anthony Best , The Boy Who Thought He Was a Plane , and Charlie Who Couldn't Say His Name here .

Growing Up Without My Daddy

by Angela Adley, SLP

Growing Up without My Daddy shares a story of being fatherless through the perspective of a little girl growing up in a big world without feeling the unconditional love and security of a father. This children’s book seeks to help parents guide their little girls through healing the hurt and pain of growing up without their fathers so that they will aspire to become loving and confident young women.

Middle Grade & Miscellaneous Kids' Books

Gratitude Journal for Kids

by Kimberly Scanlon, M.A. CCC-SLP

@scanlonspeech

This is a beautifully designed journal that aims to teach children how to notice the wonderful gifts in life. Practicing gratitude on a daily basis has the power to lift spirits, dampen stress, and create happiness. Using this journal can help your child cultivate an attitude of gratitude.

Epic! Animal Rescue Friends Tales

Epic! Animal Rescue Friends Vol. 6

Epic! Animal Rescue Friends Vol. 7

by Jana Tropper, SLP

At the Animal Rescue Friends shelter, everyone is looking for a way to belong—kids and animals alike. From Epic! Originals, Animal Rescue Friends is a heartwarming graphic novel series filled with humor and furry friendships.

The Picklefry Twins: Mystery in the Bermuda Triangle

by Molly McIntyre, SLP & Kyle Kroupa

This charming book tells the story of the Picklefry twins, Blake and Olivia, who must work together to find their parents’ missing plane in the Bermuda Triangle. Can they solve the mystery of not only their missing parents and their passengers but, why all on the plane are sound asleep? Fans of The Magic Tree House books, Jack Jones series, and The Secret Lake will love this book series.

Kodi's Adventures: How I Learned to Defeat the Time Snatcher

by Mindy Hudon, SLP

@mindyhudonauthor

Mindy Hudon wrote this graphic novel as a tool for SLPs, educators, and caregivers to help children better understand how they can be successful in time management. Readers will identify with Kodi’s setbacks and successes as he learns how to recognize his “time snatchers,” how to take control of his time, and how to become an effective time manager. Mindy shows how Kodi makes simple changes to get big results. Supplementary material includes easy, functional strategies to implement into daily sessions―both in the classroom and at home.

The Celestra

by Hanna Till, SLP

@hannahtillauthor

A riveting and action-packed debut filled with fantastical elements, political turmoil and a slow burn romance perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout. Nera, a woman with no home, no family, and no memories of why; finds herself in an unfamiliar world. Tarak, a man with a mission, a plan, and a destiny; finds a woman lost in the forest and with her, the opportunity to escape the path set in place since his birth. Ithesin, a world filled with lies, secrets, and more magic than even the most noble have yet to encounter.

But My Speech is Fine! Speech Language Pathology: True Stories of a Misunderstood Profession

by Lauren Hermann, SLP

@slp.writer

Unveiling one of the world's best kept secrets, Lauren Hermann took it upon herself to share real stories about the misunderstood profession of speech-language pathology. But My Speech is Fine is a collection of Lauren's on-the-job experiences as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) with featured stories from various SLPs across the U.S. This book is meant to dispel the occupational myths through eye-opening and heart-warming experiences across the lifespan

Abuelita Mita and the Perfectly Imperfect Tortillas

by Sara-Brianna Ocampo, SLP

This story is about the author's meaningful memories about the simple times of cooking with her abuelita and learning more than recipes and techniques. This Spanglish-written story is a snapshot of the time she tried to learn how to make the perfectly round tortilla and failed miserably, but learned so much more in the process. Her wise abuelita took this opportunity to teach her about the significance of finding meaning and importance within rather than judging things by their external appearance.

Lucky: A Novel

by Kristina Parro, SLP

@kristinaparrowrites

This is the story of the American Dream: an epic juxtaposition of glitter and tragedy. Two women- one pop-star, one heiress- are connected through the transcendental nature of time and space. Join America's favorite pop-star, Rhea Harmonia, as she tumbles down an existential rabbit hole... through the story of Rebekah and the Harkness family (of the Standard Oil fortune), American history, Western thinking, math, music, philosophy, and time. Is the American Dream anything but a nightmare?

How Stella Learned to Talk

by Christina Hunger

@hunger4words

An incredible, revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide to teaching your dog to talk from SLP Christina Hunger, who has taught her dog, Stella, to communicate using simple paw-sized buttons associated with different words. This book is part memoir and part how-to guide. It chronicles the journey Christina and Stella have taken together, from the day they met, to the day Stella “spoke” her first word, and the other breakthroughs they’ve had since. It also reveals the techniques Christina used to teach Stella, broken down into simple stages and actionable steps.

Sitting in the Sadness

by Elizabeth Bowman, SLP

@sitting_in_the_sadness & @elizsicuso

This poetry collection is for the courageous souls willing to sit in the sadness, grieve, and reflect. To be genuinely attached to someone, lose them, then feel insurmountable pain proves that you are unique, beautiful, and capable of true love. This book is for you.

One American's Story: War, PTSD, Politics, Parkinson's and the Pandemic Through the Eyes of a Vietnam Veteran

by Jim Fawcett and Kathleen Depperschmidt, SLP

This book reads as a conversation with Jim, a 75-year-old Vietnam War Veteran. It details Jim's struggles to live the life he wanted, while serving first his country, then his family, as well as his business and government endeavors. He shares his unique insight from these experiences, and relates the events in our current national and world stage to the ongoing nature of conflict, political and social upheaval and addresses the pandemic that raged while this book was being written.

Sis, You Got This! From Surviving to Thriving as a Minority Speech-Language Pathologist

by Barbara Fernandes, M.S. CCC-SLP

@geekbarbara

This is a story meant to be a beacon of hope and inspiration for the minority women in speech-language pathology. It follows the autobiographical accounts of Barbara Fernandes, an adult immigrant to the US, as she embarks on her journey as a CSD student learning both English and Spanish. It tells of her struggles facing isolation, microaggressions, and her own internal battles to eventually become one of the most successful entrepreneurs within the SLP field.

by Peggy Moffitt Earnest, SLP

Jake is just beginning his freshman year at Brighton High School. He is not just any high school student, he is a young man with Down syndrome who LOVES to sing. This is a fictional story of the many ways Jake influences his friends and family for the better, even without speech. It is geared toward young adults and touches on many current topics such as inclusion, kindness, friendship and bullying. Mostly, it is about the priceless lessons that Jake’s attitude can teach the typical world.

Assistive Techonlogy in Special Education: Resources to Support Literacy, Communication, and Learning Differences

by Joan L. Green, SLP

@joanlipmangreen

This book presents a wealth of practical, well-organized information* to help families, teachers, and therapists find effective solutions for students with learning, literacy, and cognitive challenges. This third edition features new affordable tools to improve and compensate for challenges related to speaking, understanding, reading, writing, and thinking and remembering, as well as strategies to help students become more organized and efficient.

*Includes lists of apps, websites, and other assistive tech sorted by skill area!

I Used to Have a Handle on Life, but it Broke!

by Dr. Shari Robertson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

This book is the compilation of work that Dr. Shari Robertson presents at her sold-out presentations on this topic. It is divided into two parts: Part I addresses how to manage time and stress in personal and professional settings. Part II focuses on managing difficult people. Both are packed with practical information, personal resources, and Shari's own brand of humor.

View children's books written by Dr. Shari Robertson here or in the picture book section above.

Autumn Nights: 12 Chilling Tales for Midnight

by Cass Kim, SLP (and others)

@cass_kim_writes

This book brings together the very best in spooky, young adult appropriate, tales to tell under a harvest moon. These twelve spooky short stories originate from ten outstanding authors to delight your love of Autumn and get the hairs on the back of your neck standing at alert. Even better- your purchase helps your fellow humans. All profits generated through the sales of this volume of Autumn Nights will be donated to the Feeding America's network of food banks, pantries and meal programs that serve almost every community in the United States.

Wilders: A Dystopian Half-Pocalypse Series

by Cass Kim, SLP

The forest behind Renna’s home is dark and dense. It holds more secrets than she knows. Having grown up in the half-pocalypse, a world balancing against the tide of a blood-borne virus, Renna knows the rules by heart: 1) Stay inside between dusk and dawn. 2) Close and lock the copper and silver screens. 3) Report anyone suspected of infection immediately. Now, at seventeen, Renna will have to survive against the rules.

- An unprecedented attack.

- A strange boy with copper eyes.

Can Renna survive the darkness to save the people she loves?

View other books written by SLP Cass Kim including Phonological and Articulation Children's Books (also listed in the picture book section above) and additional fiction novels here .

My Toddler Talks

Are you concerned that your child is not talking as much as his peers? Is he growing increasingly annoyed because he can’t tell you his wants and needs? Bring out the toys and get ready to shake up your perspective –we’re going to decrease your frustration and learn some tried and true techniques to get your toddler talking!

My Toddler's First Words

Practicing speech language pathologist and bestselling author, Kimberly Scanlon, has applied her advanced expertise in speech therapy for toddlers to create the ultimate, easy-to-understand, resource to assist parents in developing an action plan to effectively model, elicit, track, and expand a toddler’s language.

Alphi, The Dog With Special Aphasia Powers

by Gail Weissman, SLP

This book was designed to educate family members of stroke survivors on how to communcate best with loved ones who have aphasia.

50 Easy Exercises to Get Your Toddler Talking!

50 EASY EXERCISES TO HELP GET YOUR TODDLER TALKING! These fifty exercises are designed with one aim: to get your toddler talking! Whether you want to help them to say their first words or to give their language a boost, these exercises are just what you need.

View other books by Freya Magennis here .

Playing with Purpose

by Emily Cohen, M.A. CCC-SLP

@tandemspeech

This book teaches families and educators of toddlers and young children how to convert play and everyday routines into activities that are both fun AND beneficial for a child’s speech and language development.

Tyler Takes a Taste: A Boy and His Family's Journey Through "Picky Eating" and Feeding Disorders

by Barbara Coven-Ellis M.A. CCC-SLP

@slp.swallowdetective

This is the story of Tyler, a young boy who only eats a few foods, and how he and his family, with the help of a feeding specialist, learn that food doesn't have to be scary and mealtimes don't have to be stressful. Also illustrated by an SLP author, Mehreen Kakwan, M.A. CCC-SLP.

Understanding Your Toddler: A Month-By-Month Development & Activity Guide for Playing With Your Toddler

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP

@learnwithless

This book offers an enrichment curriculum for parents and caregivers of toddlers, with 52 bite-sized "modules" of palatable, research-based developmental information and simple, enriching activities to support your toddler's development in the areas of cognitive, communicative, motor, and social/emotional development. Month by month, learn along with your growing, changing child!

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Thank you for curating this list and providing the link to the FB page, Holly. In 2022, I published Orange S'more-ange with Mascot Books. I hope to publish a collection of picture books that focus on different aspects of phonological and phonemic awareness. -Patty Becker, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

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The best picture books for speech therapy.

books for speech and language therapists

Without a doubt, my passion is literacy-based speech therapy. I LOVE children’s picture books; they are an endless wealth for targeting articulation and language concepts. In this post, you will find all of my recommended picture books that are ideal for use during speech therapy! Most all of these posts have printable lists! This will be a growing list , so make sure you come back periodically to see what new books have been added to the list! You can also find all of my recommended book lists in my Amazon Store for easy shopping!

Seasonal Books for Speech Therapy

Winter: Winter Books for Speech and Language

Spring: 8 Spring Books for Speech Therapy

Summer: Summer Book Companions for Speech Therapy

Fall: Using Fall Books in Speech Therapy

Holiday Books for Speech Therapy

Valentine’s Day: Valentine’s Day Books For Speech Therapy

Valentine’s Day Book Companions

Halloween: Using Halloween Books for Speech Therapy

Thanksgiving: 6 Thanksgiving Books for Speech Therapy

Christmas: 8 Christmas Books for Speech Therapy

Books by Articulation Sound

/R/: The Best R Books for Articulation Therapy

/Sh/: Book Lists for Articulation: Sh

/L/: L Book List for Articulation Therapy

Books by Type

Cumulative: Using Cumulative Storybooks for Speech Therapy

Repetitive: Repetitive Books for Apraxia of Speech

Diverse Characters: Books to diversify your Speech Therapy Bookshelf

Wordless: Using Wordless Books in Speech Therapy

Books by Genre

Nursery Rhymes: Using Nursery Rhymes in Speech Therapy

Professional Development: The Books every SLP Should Have On Their Bookshelves

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/J/ Book List for Articulation Therapy

Spring Book Companions For Speech Therapy

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The best books for preschool speech therapy.

How do you teach toddlers and preschooler to love books? By making them an active part of the reading process!!

Books are a perfect speech therapy tool for targeting everything from articulation, to wh-questions, to expressive language, to apraxia of speech! Not to mention they are a great way to build vocabulary and story retell skills.

I am sharing FOUR types of books (and my favourite five of each type) that keep toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners students engaged the entire time - even the wiggly ones!

1) Lift the Flap Books: There is something about that element of surprise that children just love! You can easily build anticipation by showing just a part of what is under the flap or slowly lifting the flap.

Some of my favourites are:

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell - watch it on Youtube here

Where is Maisy by Lucy Cousins - watch it on Youtube here

Peek a Who by Nina Laden - watch it on YouTube here

Do Crocs Kiss? by Salina Yoon - watch it on YouTube

Let's Go to the Farm by Fisher Price - watch it on YouTube

2) Repetitive Books: The benefits of repetitive books are that children can predict what is going to be on the next page, making it easy for them to fill in the blanks. The familiar text also helps them comprehend the story. Some of my favourites are:

Oh No! It's a Boo Boo! by Anna Dee SLP

Dada by Jimmy Fallon - watch it on YouTube here

Everything is Mama by Jimmy Fallon- watch it on YouTube here

Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can you?- watch it on YouTube here

Who's Making that Mess? by Phillip Hawthorn - watch it on YouTube

To read all about all of the benefits of repetitive books, check out this blog post!

3) Action Books: Books that encourage kids to MOVE are perfect for little ones. Some of my favorites are:

Shake a Leg by Constance Allen - watch it on Youtube here

Repetitive Season Books by Anna Dee SLP

Dance by Matthew Van Fleet - watch it on YouTube here

We're going on a Bear Hunt by Micheal Rosen & Helen Oxenbury - watch it on YouTube here

Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig and Marc Brown - watch it on YouTube here

4) Interactive Books: Books with moveable pieces and tasks for littles ones to complete are a serious game changer. There is something about giving a child a job to do that makes them super accountable and focused. Some of my favorites are:

Tails by Matthew Van Fleet - watch it on Youtube here

There's a Monster in Your Book - watch it on Youtube here

Hi-Five Animals by Ross Burach - watch it on YouTube here

Never touch a monster - watch it on Youtube

Poke a Dot Book Series (They are all SOO good

I hope this list helps you find some new favourite books that you can use with your little ones.

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Whew! Those are my top 10! It was really, really, really hard to make this list…so you know I have another one coming 🙂 Be on the lookout for Part 2, as well as my upcoming post on books that go with every theme I use in my theme therapy calendar !

Are any of these stories in your top 10??? What do you have that you can't live without?

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I love Brown Bear, Brown Bear! I used it all the time with my elementary groups! Great list!

You can’t be a pediatric SLP and not have that book! Thanks!

I love all your books.. especially Swimmy and The Giving Tree. I also love the Story of Ferdinand (the bull) , Caps for Sale, and Danny and the Dinosaur. The Snow Lion, Are You my Mother, and Blueberries for Sal are others I have enjoyed using throughout the years. Can’t forget Amelia Bedilia, Curious George, and Berenstein Bears…. I love books! 🙂 and love your site so much. Thank you for taking time and sharing!!

Do any of you use themes with your older students (5th-8th)? I am struggling this year for some reason with these kids. I really want to use literature but I cant seem to find book companions for this age. Any suggestions?

Hi Kira! With older students, I typically use whatever is being used in the classroom, whether its a text book or curriculum materials. I hope that helps!

Great books!!! I’ve never read Inch by Inch. Al the rest I love!

Thanks CC! I grew up reading Leo Lionni books, so I might be biased! I love his stories 🙂 Inch by Inch is so good because the worm plays a trick on the bird to get out of harms way…good inferencing! My kiddos love it!

I recently purchased “How I Became A Pirate” at one our book fairs. I am thinking about adding a Pirate theme this year. I can’t live without “Big Pumpkin”, “The Night Before…” series, and “The Rowdy Rooster”. Great Picks!

Love HOW I BECAME A PIRATE ; the Ebook version is the best. I have recently gotten into the LARRY GETS LOST series. Larry the dog gets lost in various cities across the United States. Great fun and good for learning about big cities.

I will have to check that out! Thanks, Jan!

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Over 1200 SLPs Voted: The Best Speech Therapy Books By Goal Area

Thousands of SLPs weighed in to share their favorite speech therapy books and how and why they have come to rely on them to move children through their goals.

The Research is Clear as to Why Storybooks are So Powerful at Improving Communication Skills:

Using speech therapy books provides an excellent way to keep students engaged while addressing their speech and language goals.
Storybooks can be used with all ages and cultures.
They can be used to address a wide range of goals, including articulation, semantics, syntax, comprehension, pragmatics, and discourse skills.
Clinicians can work at different levels depending on the student’s needs.
Students can generalize skills learned in storybook reading to other settings.
Parents can easily become a part of the treatment process at home, which can greatly increase learning and retention of new skills.
We can select books that are meaningful to and representative of each student.

But how do we quickly find the best speech therapy books that we can use with our children?

That’s where our community of thousands of SLPs come in. Yes, there are tons of great speech therapy books to choose from. But here are the primary books that professionals say are their “go to” or “favorite” books because of how powerfully they address a goal for different disorder classes or how engaging they are for different ages. We have organized them here based on goal type.

Go Diego Go! To the Rescue!/ ¡Al Rescate!

Plot: A bilingual (Spanish/English) board book with interactive, and voice output buttons.

Why we like it: It’s a great book for eliciting action words.

From Head to Toe

Plot: Animals provide examples of ways they can move and encourage children to imitate the movements.

Why we like it: This book is great for working on action words and labeling animals. This book can be interactive and there are many opportunities that allow for imitation of actions and gestures.

Spanish: De la cabeza a los pies

Knuffle Bunny

Plot: On an errand to the laundromat, Trixie loses her beloved stuffed bunny, and he gets into mischief left alone overnight.

Why we like it: Students identify with Trixie’s struggle to express herself. They can describe the different actions the bunny does. Good practice with /b/ in English. Good practice with /k/ in Spanish.

Spanish: El conejito Knuffle

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Plot: When a mouse invites himself into the house and is given a cookie, a number of entertaining consequences ensue.

Why we like it: This book uses action words to describe the events of the mouse’s day. It’s a good way to introduce the concept of cause and effect and can be used for sequencing and predicting.

Spanish: Si le das una galletita a un ratón

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Plot: A pig is given a pancake leading to a chain of comical consequences.

Why we like it: Another great book for teaching action words, cause and effect, predictions, and sequencing in a humorous light.

Spanish: Si le das un panqueque a una cerdita

If You Give a Moose a Muffin

Plot: A surprise guest invites himself in and takes advantage of a boy’s hospitality in an entertaining way.

Why we like it: Many action words are included in this book. It’s also great for sequencing and making predictions, working on sentence building, and vocabulary.

Spanish: Si le das un panecillo a un alce

Snowmen at Night

Plot: Follow a town full of snowmen as they have a great time while we are asleep!

Why we like it: It is a hysterical adventure of activities that children can relate to (dancing, sledding, games) told with great pictures and very few words

Froggy Gets Dressed

Plot: A frog goes to play in the snow, only to be reminded by his mother that he needs to put on more clothes each time he attempts to leave the house.

Why we like it: Funny story targeting action words, clothing, seasons, winter vocabulary, repeated sentence structure, and /r/.

Spanish: Froggy se viste

The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything

Plot: The story of a lady who never gets scared, until one night she is followed by haunted clothes that form a scarecrow.

Why we like it: Many action words are included in the text. Repetitive “chorus.” Great for /s/ and /r/ clusters in Spanish, plurals in both Spanish and English, and naming clothing.

Spanish: La viejecita que no le tenía miedo a nada

Speech Therapy Books for Describing

The following are great books to use in speech therapy for describing because they have rich imagery. Describing is an important skill to address in speech therapy because it supports a child’s ability to make connections and associations around the object they are describing. When working on describing, children can think about object categories, attributes, function, and location. This ultimately supports vocabulary development and word retrieval because lexical connections to that word/object have been created. Describing is also a great way to facilitate increased utterance length.

The Snowy Day

Plot: This is a young boy’s experience on a snowy day. Peter explores and enjoys the snow in many different ways.

Why we like it: Targets adjectives “slow” and “fast,” sequencing story events, /s/ blends

Spanish: Un día de nieve

Plot: A person requests help from the Zoo to find the perfect pet

Why we like it: A fun lift the flap story with a surprise ending. Children enjoy making predictions about what the perfect pet will be. Good for descriptions and labeling animals.

Spanish: Querido zoo

The Way I Feel

Plot: Children are able to recognize their emotions with colorful illustrations and examples in this book. They learn how to label these emotions and understand why someone might be feeling a certain way.

Why we like it: Books like this are great for speech therapy books for describing emotions and can be used for pragmatic language goals as well.

Spanish: Así me siento yo

Where Are You From?

Plot: A little girl gets asked where she is from by peers and adults. She starts to have questions about her own identity. Her grandfather helps her to find an answer.

Why we like it: This book provides some insight on a question that many of our students may have been asked at one point or another. It opens up conversations related to identity and multiculturalism, especially with older students.

Spanish: ¿De dónde eres?

A Chair for My Mother

Plot: A family must work together with their community to rebuild their home after a fire.

Why we like it: Plot, culture, great opportunities for visualizing and describing.

Spanish: Un sillón para mi mama

The Mixed-Up Chameleon

Plot: When a chameleon realizes it can change, it adds body parts and colors from many animals at once.

Why we like it: This is one of the greatest speech therapy books for 3-5-year-olds to work on body parts, colors, shapes, and comparing and contrasting. Not available in Spanish, but is easily translated.

Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears

Plot: A mosquito tells a lie to an iguana and sets off a series of events. It is a ‘fable-like’ story.

Why we like it: It teaches the value of telling the truth, and is great for visualizing, describing, and sequencing. Can learn different animals, cause and effect, and it has beautiful illustrations.

Spanish: Por qué zumban los mosquitos en los oídos de la gente

Where the Wild Things Are

Plot: A boy imagines himself traveling to a faraway place, makes unlikely friends, and learns to appreciate what he has at home when he returns.

Why we like it: Great for working on /r/ blends, describing, and past tense sentence structures. Can be used with many ages.

Spanish: Dónde viven los monstrous

Speech Therapy Books for Following Directions

Following directions is an important receptive language skill. There is more than one way to use books in speech therapy to target following directions. Some books support this receptive language goal by explicitly giving directions and asking the reader to perform an action. Others have images that are easy to target with the instruction “Point to the __.” Either way, they support a child’s ability to process and retain auditory information by pairing an image with the directions. Practicing following instructions that were introduced in the reading as a follow-up activity without looking at the illustrations in the book provides an added challenge by decreasing visual cues.

Ten Black Dots

Plot: Simple illustrations with different configurations of dots that teach counting.

Why we like it: Teaches counting skills in a fun and imaginative way; invites fun arts and crafts follow-up activities to create different items/animals with black dots for language targets.

Spanish: Diez puntos negros

Plot: This book takes the reader through an interactive experience. Each page gives the reader a different instruction, which causes a dot to change, multiply, and grow. This book is highly engaging and encourages the reader to follow instructions to see what will happen next.

Why we like it: Great book for engaging the reader. This book helps with goals related to following instructions, cause and effect, and descriptions.

Spanish: Presiona aquí

Plot: This book is based on the game Simon Says. The reader is asked to perform several actions throughout the book, but only when “Elmo says.”

Why we like it: This is one of the rare speech therapy books that is appropriate for all young children, including toddlers. There are several opportunities to practice following instructions and there are visual cues to help.

Speech Therapy Books for Naming

These are some of the best speech therapy books for toddlers because their clear, simple illustrations and text are perfect for naming. Young children are able to practice naming the items on the page without relying on the ability to read. The books below include opportunities to name items in several different categories such as days of the week, animals, body parts, colors, and foods. Naming items in related semantic categories helps with vocabulary development. Naming is an important skill because it helps create connections needed for word-finding, and requires retrieval of phonological and semantic information.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Plot: The narrator asks different animals what they see. The response includes another animal of a different color.

Why we like it: This book is familiar to many students. It is good for labeling animals and colors. It also has predictable and repetitive text that allows students to participate in the reading. This book is great for younger students.

Spanish: Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí?

Ten, Nine, Eight

Plot: A girl and her father count down to bedtime, teaching counting skills.

Why we like it: This is a simple bedtime story that teaches counting and labeling in the context of the nursery; invites interactions and opportunities to make tangible connections.

Spanish: Diez, Nueve, Ocho

Go Away, Big Green Monster!

Plot: While turning the pages of this die-cut book, a big green monster grows then disappears.

Why we like it: On each page, a new body part is introduced and described. Good for /r/ and /s/ in English and Spanish. It is best used for ages 3-5 years.

Go Away, Big Green Monster

Spanish: ¡Fuera de aquí, horrible monstruo verde!

Today Is Monday

Plot: Animals march across each page, eating a different food each day of the week.

Why we like it: Introduces animals, foods and days of the week for preschool aged children with a chant like verse. Great for language and phonology.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Plot: A caterpillar moves his way through the life cycle, eating everything in his path.

Why we like it: One of the best speech therapy books for teaching categories (food, colors), introducing the life cycle, comparing and contrasting, and presenting days of the week and numbers.

Spanish: La Oruga Muy Hambrienta

Plot: A boy’s grandmother makes his mittens. He goes for a walk and loses one in the snow. Various animals crawl into it, looking for a warm place to sleep.

Why we like it: Great for sequencing, naming animals, winter vocabulary, and discussing responsibility.

Spanish: El mitón

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Plot: An old lady swallows one animal after another to catch the preceding one.

Why we like it: Good story for targeting animal vocabulary, colors, sequencing, and /s/ and /l/ clusters (English) and /r/ clusters (Spanish). Although written in English, this story is easily translated into Spanish.

Speech Therapy Books for Sequencing

Sequencing is an important skill for narrative language development. Sequencing gives a child a structure to learn how to tell stories and past events. Children learn to include the details of a story or event in the correct order to facilitate listener understanding when working on sequencing goals in speech therapy. Many sequencing stories include familiar themes such as days of the week or numbers, which helps when retelling events in the correct order. Sequencing also facilitates making predictions because a child is able to predict what happens next when the story follows a familiar sequence. The following books all have a clear beginning, middle, and end that make them well-suited to work on sequencing in speech therapy.

Plot: A girl airs out her wool clothes in the sun. Her stocking falls and the hedgehog ends up wearing it on his head. All the other animals come by and laugh at him.

Why we like it: Practicing /r, s, l/, descriptions, and learning new vocabulary (winter, animals).

Spanish: El gorro de lana

The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle’s Wedding

Plot: A Cuban folktale about a rooster who is trying to get clean on the way to his uncle’s wedding and encounters humorous setbacks.

Why we like it: Great for children aged 5-7, and can be used to teach animals, compare and contrast, teach ‘if’…’then’ and consequences of actions.

Spanish: El gallo que fue a la boda de su tío

Plot: When a little boy tries to rescue his kite from a tree, he throws item upon item trying to get it down, resulting in everything getting stuck!

Why we like it: Amusing story- kids will laugh out loud. Great for teaching predictions, sequencing, /r/ clusters, and teaching expectations.

Spanish: Atrapados

The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred

Plot: The story of how a maiden and farm animals work together to make the rice pudding for the fiesta.

Why we like it: Good for sequencing, teaching animal names/categories, and beautiful illustrations for describing. The story is told in English with Spanish words incorporated.

Ten Little Rubber Ducks

Plot: 10 rubber ducks are swept overboard off a cargo ship and travel to different parts of the world.

Why we like it: This is a great speech therapy book for teaching counting, colors, sequencing, and part-whole relationships.

Spanish: Diez patitos de goma

The Napping House

Plot: A granny is dozing in her cozy bed when a sleepy child crawls on top and starts dreaming. One by one, animals pile up and join in the nap. Finally, a wakeful flea interrupts their slumber, which topples the pile of sleepers.

Why we like it: This book is great for labeling, describing, and sequencing. It also allows for a discussion about cause and effect.

Spanish: La casa adormecida

The Gingerbread Man

Plot: A couple makes a child out of gingerbread. He comes to life and escapes them.

Why we like it: Kids love chanting along to the rhythm of the story. Action words, sentence building, and Spanish /r/ and /r/ blends.

Spanish: El Hombre de Pan de Jengibre

The Grouchy Ladybug

Plot: The story of a ladybug who picks fights with animals much larger than herself.

Why we like it: Language targets include: concepts of time, increasing sizes, cycle of day to night, and also great for teaching cooperation and expected/unexpected behaviors.

Spanish: La Mariquita Malhumorada

The Rainbow Fish

Plot: A proud fish learns a lesson about valuing inner beauty and friendship.

Why we like it: Lovely illustrations, a fairly predictable story that is good for vocabulary building, semantic mapping, and teaching predictions and inferencing. Great story for working on social/pragmatic skills (friendship building/initiating play).

Spanish: El pez arcoiris

Speech Therapy Books for WH Questions

Repetition is important for little ones with language delays because we know that they need to hear a word or sentence many times for it to be understood and used correctly. Repetitive books for speech therapy also encourage participation as the child has multiple opportunities to respond to a question with a similar answer. The following books rely on repetition and are predictable, making them an excellent resource for addressing wh questions.

Are You My Mother?

Plot: A baby bird goes in search of his mother who has gone to look for something for him to eat.

Why we like it: With simple words and illustrations, this humorous book can be used to target vocabulary, interrogatives, and prediction making.

Spanish: ¿Eres mi mama?

Creepy Carrots

Plot: Jasper the Rabbit loves eating the carrots that grow in Crackenhooper Field. Every time he passes by he stops and grabs carrots, until one day the carrots start following him.

Why we like it: Lots of fun pictures and an interesting narrative. It encourages readers to make predictions and there are many opportunities for asking WH questions.

Spanish: Las zanahorias maléficas

I Went Walking

Plot: A little boy goes for a walk and greets a series of animals on the way.

Why we like it: It is one the classic speech therapy books that is great for practicing first-person statements, past tense, animals, and simple sentence structure.

Spanish: Salí de paseo

The Gigantic Turnip

Plot: A farmer and his wife find a giant turnip in their garden that requires cooperation from all the animals on the farm to unroot.

Why we like it: Great story for working on wh- questions, /r/ clusters (Spanish), seasons, and vegetable/planting vocabulary.

Spanish: El nabo gigante

Those Shoes

Plot: Jeremy wants a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone seems to be wearing. His grandma says they don’t have room for “wants”.

Why we love it: It teaches students about culture, friendship, and the ins and outs of life.

Spanish: Esos zapatos

The Very Busy Spider

Plot: A spider busy spinning her web cannot be persuaded by other farm animals to leave her work.

Why we like it: Lots of action words and can be used to practice labeling farm animals.

Spanish: La araña muy ocupada

Whose Mouse Are You?

Plot: A mouse is looking for his family and receives a delightful surprise at the end of the story.

Why we like it: The author’s use of rhyming in English and Spanish makes it great for targeting articulation and phonological skills for preschool-aged children.

Spanish: ¿De quien eres, ratoncito?

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Plot: Another story in a similar format to Brown Bear, each animal introduces the consecutive animal and the sound it makes.

Why we like it: Similar to it’s predecessor, it is helpful for working on expanding vocabulary, action words and first person utterances.

Spanish: Oso polar, oso polar, ¿que es ese ruido?

Speech Therapy Books Targeting Articulation

The best speech therapy books to use for articulation have repeated phonemes and often include alliteration. These books provide children the opportunity to listen for and identify target sounds, which is an important skill when working on those sounds in speech therapy. Words that are chosen as therapy targets from books are meaningful practice for students because they will likely see these words again. The words are in a context that children are familiar with and using books may help with the generalization of articulation skills in the classroom.

Books provide opportunities for addressing different skill levels. For example, using books in speech therapy lets your move up and down a scale of difficulty between sounds at the word, sentence, paragraph, or conversation level. Using books to target articulation is also ideal because it ties speech therapy to the curriculum.

Speech Therapy Books for Articulation in English

Speech therapy books for s sounds.

Silly Sally

Plot: Silly Sally has a unique way of getting around. This story is a cumulative rhyme about her trip to town and all of the animals that she meets along the way.

Why we like it: This book can be used for targeting speech and language goals. Some possible language goals include naming animals and action words.

Sid and Sam

Plot: Two friends, Sid and Sam, sing in different ways together until Sam wants to stop and Sid keeps singing.

Why we like it: several opportunities to practice /s/ sounds with the use of alliteration in the text

Silly Tilly

Plot: Silly Tilly is a duck who likes to entertain the other farm animals with her silly actions. Although the other animals do not appreciate her antics at first, they realize that Silly Tilly makes the farm a happy place.

Why we like it: Children can enjoy reading about the silly things that Silly Tilly does

Speech Therapy Books for S Clusters

“Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!”

Plot: The other animals are in distress when the elephant needs to sneeze. Last time, the elephant’s sneeze left the animals in disarray.

Why we like it: Appropriate for older children. This story provides examples of descriptive words and is also good for working on vocabulary.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Plot: This book expands on the familiar song about the itsy bitsy spider. Not only does the spider climb up the water spout, but it also climbs into the kitchen and through the house.

Why we like it: Children’s familiarity with the song allows them to participate in the reading.

Some Smug Slug

Plot: This story tells about a slug that climbs up a challenging slippery slope. Several different creatures in the garden try to stop him from climbing. But why?

Why we like it: Several opportunities to practice a variety of s-clusters. Also, there’s a surprise ending.

Stick and Stone

Plot: Stick and Stone are alone until Stick defends Stone from Pinecone and they become best friends.

Why we like it: Simple story that provides the opportunity to discuss friendship and kindness

Speech Therapy Books for L Sounds

Little Blue and Little Yellow

Plot: Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends. One day, they hug each other and turn green. Upon returning home, they find that their families no longer recognize them.

Why we like it: This story explores concepts such as differences, tolerance, and friendship in a unique way.

Lola at the Library

Plot: Lola and her mother go to the library. Lola enjoys activities at the library and picking out her books. She especially enjoys reading the books when she gets home.

Why we like it: Discusses the routine of going to the library. Appropriate for younger children.

Lion Lessons

Plot: A boy wants to be a lion. He takes lessons and learns that being a lion is not as easy as he thought it would be. Then he learns the most important lesson, looking out for your friends.

Why we like it: The reader is tempted to try practicing their lion skills along with the book. This book is also great for action words.

Speech Therapy Books for L Clusters

Flip, Float, Fly

Plot: A nonfiction book that talks about how seeds move and eventually end up in the place they will grow.

Why we like it: One of few nonfiction books on the list. It is fun to compare different types of seeds in the book. This book allows for a variety of activities including bringing seeds into the lesson. In addition to multiple L- clusters, there are several action words also in this book.

The Little Airplane

Plot: Pilot Small has an adventure in his little airplane.

Why we like it: Simple plot that is great for young airplane lovers.

Speech Therapy Books for R Sounds

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry & the Big Hungry Bear

Plot: A little mouse picks a red ripe strawberry. The big hungry bear can smell the strawberry from a mile away and the little mouse needs to hide it quickly.

Why we like it: The text allows for R to be targeted in all word positions.

Ribbit Rabbit Robot

Plot: A rabbit, robot, and frog find a magic lamp. A genie appears and gives a warning, but the rabbit and robot do not heed the warning when making their wishes.

Why we like it: Lots of opportunities to practice initial R. With simple text, the pictures help tell the story and the book can be used for picture description tasks as well.

Speech Therapy Books for R Clusters

Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion

Plot: This book is a twist on the classic Little Red Riding Hood story. Little Red meets a hungry lion on the way to visit her Auntie Rosie. Little Red outsmarts the lion and causes him to change his ways.

Why we like it: Amusing storyline. There are lots of words including R and R-clusters in the texts. This book is great for targeting language goals as well.

Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Plot: This book is a retelling of the classic nursery rhyme. The story starts with five frogs on a log and counts down as each frog jumps into the pool.

Why we like it: Predictable and familiar text.

Speech Therapy Books for Articulation in Spanish

Spanish speech therapy books for s sounds.

El pez pucheros

Plot: A fish has a persistent frown. He meets several sea creatures that try to convince him to change his expression, but nothing works. One day he meets a special fish who shows him his lips are meant for something other than pouting.

Why we like it: There are several opportunities to practice /s/ in all word positions in this book. There is also an English version called The Pout-Pout Fish.

¿No Te Sientes Bien, Sam?

Plot: Sam the bear doesn’t feel well. His mother tries to give him medicine, but he does not like the way it tastes. His mother finds a way to make Sam feel better. They spend quiet time together watching the snow fall.

Why we like it: Simple plot that includes a topic that many children can relate to. Opportunities to practice /s/. There is an English version as well.

¿Quieres ser mi amigo?

Plot: Lola bunny and Simon dog are neighbors who never speak. They do not take the time to get to know one another until they both see a falling star.

Why we like it: Nice plot that lends itself to conversations about friendship and empathy. The English version is “On the Night of the Shooting Star.”

Spanish Speech Therapy Books for R Sounds

Evelyn del Rey se muda

Plot: An award-winning story about two best friends who spend every moment together, until one of them has to move away.

Why we like it: This book has several opportunities to practice R in Spanish. There is also an English version available.

Oso no para de roncar

Plot: A bear is asleep in his cave on a cold winter night. Different animals arrive to take shelter from a snow storm and start a party in the bear’s cave. The bear is upset when he wakes to find the other animals there.

Why we like it: This story has several opportunities to practice R in Spanish. It is also appropriate for targeting language goals such as labeling, describing, and sequencing.

¡Me rompí la trompa!

Plot: Elephant tells his friend Piggie the crazy story behind his broken trunk.

Why we like it: This is a short, funny story that all ages can enjoy. This book has opportunities to practice R clusters in Spanish

Speech Therapy Books That Target Fluency Disorders

Many times students with fluency disorders have not ever met another person who stutters. Being able to connect with another person who experiences some of the same challenges that they do is helpful in building a positive attitude about their own communication. Although SLPs may not have more than one student who stutters at a time on their caseload, they can present the perspective of another person who stutters through specific speech therapy books that have been written by people who stutter. These books allow students to connect with the author as another person who stutters and identify with some of the challenges the author describes.

Using books in fluency therapy provides opportunities to discuss self-perception as it allows for students to have conversations about their feelings about their own disfluencies. Fluency strategies can also be targeted during the reading or as part of a story retell.

Our 3 Favorite Fluency Disorder Speech Therapy Books

I Talk Like a River

Plot: A boy becomes discouraged when his stutter impacts his communication in school. His father encourages him by comparing his son’s speech to the river they both love.

Why we like it: This book promotes discussion about different types of stuttering and the variability of a stutter.

When Oliver Speaks

Plot: Oliver is a boy who stutters. When it is his turn to present a project in front of the class, he does his best to avoid it. With the help of his mother, Oliver learns to accept his stutter and is prepared to present to the class.

Why we like it: This book was written by a boy who stutters with the help of his mother. This book can lead to conversations about feelings related to a stutter and self-disclosure.

A Boy and A Jaguar

Plot: This book is a memoir written by Dr. Alan Rabinowitz about his experiences as a person who stutters. When Alan was young, his stutter was so severe that he had difficulty communicating. However, when speaking with animals, he was fluent. Alan dreamed of being able to use his voice to help animals.

Why we like it: This book is appropriate for older children as it raises issues related to wildlife conservation. Dr. Alan Rabinowiz was a renowned conservationist and a person who stuttered.

Speech Therapy Books Targeting Voice Disorders

Voice therapy can involve concepts such as resonance, pitch, and vocal hygiene that are unfamiliar to most children. Using books as part of voice therapy can help provide examples and imagery of these concepts. Books also introduce vocabulary related to vocal habits and voice in a way that children can understand with pictures that accompany the story.

Books help students understand the different ways voices can be used and help them recognize how they use their own voices. Students benefit from the examples provided in books that detail how voices can be adjusted and when they should be adjusted depending on the situation. A critical component of voice therapy is understanding complicated concepts that can be explained in a familiar context by incorporating books into treatment.

Our 2 Favorite Voice Disorder Speech Therapy Books

Plot: Decibella has earned her nickname because of her loud voice. Her teacher shows her that she can adjust the volume of her voice depending on the situation.

Why we like it: Good for discussing vocal volume as part of voice therapy. Children have the opportunity to practice each type of voice.

Voices Are Not for Yelling (ages 4-7)

Plot: This book discusses indoor and outdoor voices and when to use each.

Why we like it: This book can also be used to help with teaching children to use their words to resolve conflicts.

Spanish: La voz no es para gritar

Related links: How to Read Books with Children with Language Delay – ASHA.org

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10 Terrific Storybooks for Speech Therapy and How To Use Them.

What are your favorite story books for speech therapy.

That’s what I asked nine talented SLP blogger friends and I’m excited to share their favorites with you and check them out for myself!

If you’ve stopped by Speech Sprouts before, you know I think literature-based therapy is terrific. The cat’s meow. Awesome. Outstanding. The bee’s knees. Fabulous. (Maybe I like synonyms and idioms a little bit too?)

Find some new favorite story books for speech therapy in this list

There are a few books here that are new to me too. I can’t wait to head to the library to check out these adorable children’s books.

Of course I’ll share one of my favorites too. I hope you find several perfect for your own speech therapy literacy-based sessions. So here goes:

1. The Pout-Pout Fish Goes To School by Deborah Diesen

Ashley from Sweet Southern Speech shares how she uses the Pout Pout Fish in speech therapy. She writes, “ The Pout-Pout Fish series of books offer an excellent opportunity to use imagery for vocabulary building. Just look at his face on the cover!”

2. Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One by Kate Duke

6. Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Colette from The Speech Meadow shares this favorite in her blog post on Bringing Children’s Lit Into Speech . She says Dear Zoo is not only great for teaching the names of different zoo animals, but it also uses describing words such as jumpy, fierce, grumpy and naughty which might be new to the children. Children love to act out the different descriptions!

7. The Apple Pie Tree by Zoee Hall

I hope you’ve discovered a couple new story book titles for your speech therapy room., now, where’s my library card i’m going to need it.

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Spring Books for Literacy-based Speech Therapy

Reading books with children encourages a love for literature, provides multiple opportunities to build vocabulary in a meaningful way, and an engaging way to build speech and language skills. These are a few of my favorite Spring-themed books and a short-list of targeted goals that can be addressed using the books.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog by Lucille Colandro

SOUND SYSTEMS: Target velars, fricatives, glides, and consonant blends easily with this adorable story! Students can even practice carryover of their sounds (k, g, s, l, sh, th, r, blends) while targeting language concepts too.

LANGUAGE: Target identification and labeling of basic vocabulary found in the print and in the pictures, work on wh-questions and yes/no questions, description of items, irregular past tense verbs, and practice sequencing and story retell!

Too Many Carrots by Katy Hudson

SOUND SYSTEMS: Target velars, fricatives, glides, and consonant clusters (k, g, s, sh, th, l, r, clusters) easily with this cute story about a little rabbit with too many carrots and some wonderful friends.

LANGUAGE: Target semantic features (functions, part/whole, description), adjectives, answering wh-questions, and story retell!

Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman

SOUND SYSTEMS: Target velars, fricatives, glides, and consonant clusters (k, g, s, sh, th, l, r, clusters) in this story. Students can work on the generalization of their articulation skills while summarizing the story.

LANGUAGE: Target vocabulary building for adjectives, using context clues to build vocabulary for Tier II verbs, and answering wh-questions!

If you do not want to go through the books and make your own lists, I have created an easy cheat sheet for articulation words and language concepts you can target for each book! You can grab your free cheat sheet below.

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This list of books for parents, children and professionals has been compiled by the apraxia community. It includes books to help with sound practice, stories about children dealing with speech difficulties and books to inform parents and professionals about childhood apraxia of speech. Check out each category below!

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Books with information about speech development, speech disorders and other comorbid issues.

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Books that emphasize only a few specific words/sounds throughout to encourage repetitive speech practice of the same few words often with varying intonation.

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Fun stories to read to children to help build awareness, confidence and acceptance of differences.

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Speech develops through a mixture of repetition, imitation, and practice. Two key elements for learning speech are hearing how the different pieces of speech sound, and watching how those individual sounds are made.

Normal speech development varies from child to child, but the research is clear: reading to and with children helps build language comprehension and strengthen verbal expression. The purpose and goal of Phonological and Articulation Children's Books (P.A.C.B.) is to promote early language learning skills, and to provide targeted speech sound practice for children as they develop. These books are also excellent for including extra practice for children in speech therapy, or with delayed speech.

Each book provides 140-300+ opportunities for kids to see, hear, and practice the sounds specified in the subtitles.

Please check out the "Resources by Sound" tab. This section provides free specific sound resources that support fun activities, instructional sounds videos, song lyrics (based on P.A.C.B. stories) that pair with nursery rhyme melodies, and additional tips to guide parents as they help their children with sound learning.

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Children’s Books for Speech Therapy Support at Home

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If your child is in speech therapy and you’re looking for ways to support their progress at home, these children’s books for speech therapy may help! This article was written with help from a licensed speech therapist who I used to work with.

Children’s books are truly wonderful and one of my favorite topics to discuss! Reading with your child allows you to spend quality time with them while supporting their speech and language development in a variety of ways. The best part is that your child won’t even know that they’re learning along the way since reading and listening to you read can be an enjoyable experience.

But there are thousands of books out there…which books should you read? There’s no right answer, but I’m here to share some of my best suggestions to help you get started.

I’ve accumulated a lot of books over the years and so I put together a list of some of my favorite books for young children. These books are great for parents looking to read more with their child or support their speech and language development, and can be useful speech therapy books for toddlers!

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What is speech therapy & how do they use books?

Speech and language therapy is a type of therapy provided by a speech-language pathologist that can support a child’s speech and language skills (among other things) due to a delay, disability, or difference, such as language disorders or speech disorders.

Speech therapists often incorporate books to build a number of communication skills and hit a variety of speech targets during therapy sessions. Some specific targets include:

Vocabulary (exposure and teaching of common and new and different words)
Comprehension; answering questions
Inferencing
Perspective Taking
Recalling and retelling
Phonemic and Phonological Awareness (e.g., rhyming, connecting sounds)
Using longer utterances
Understanding directions
Identifying the main idea
Figurative Language
Non-verbal language cues (e.g., facial expressions)
Speech sounds within natural contexts (e.g., auditory bombardment of individual sounds or articulation targets)

Books can also help support increasing your child’s attention span, imagination, and understanding of new concepts and expectations around them. Keep reading to take a look at my list – these book suggestions would all be great speech therapy books for toddlers and young children.

Pro Tip #1: As many of our readers are already aware, prior to this phase of my life, I was a full time special educator and I LOVED when it was time to target specific goals around reading. Not only did I get to build my student’s skills to become independent readers, but I saw countless kids fall in love with reading.

I was lucky enough to be in a position to introduce all sorts of children’s literature, and it was the best gift to see them ignite their love of reading. One piece of advice I would like to convey to my readers is that there are so many great activities that align with the books I’m sharing. So, you can continue to make learning fun while also getting crafty with your littles!

Suggestions for reading a book with your child

Whether there are specific language goals you’re working towards or general reading skills, these suggestions can help you get the most out of your time together with books.

Sit together

This seems self-explanatory but we felt it should be included. The first step to reading with your child is to try to have your child sit on your lap and look at the book with you or facing you (so they can see your face, facial expressions, and the book).

It’s completely ok if your child can’t sit through the entire book! As you continue to read with your child, they will be able to sit through books for longer periods of time. If your child doesn’t seem to enjoy reading books with you, search for books about topics they enjoy.

Repetitive text

For young readers, look for books with repetitive text (such as the Old Lady series). Books with repetitive text allows your child to participate more when reading.

Let them help

Try pausing mid-sentence and/or pointing to pictures to see if your child will help you “read” the book by saying phrases they know or naming pictures.

Make your voice fun

Use your voice to make the book more interesting! Using inflection and tone can help your child understand the meaning of the story and to keep your little one engaged.

You can also emphasize onomatopoeias, like “BOOM” or “CRASH” to engage your child’s interest and increase participation while reading (and add some of your own in along the way!).

Get creative

Use the pictures to expand on or make up your own story – it’s ok to not read every word on the page! This can help support your child’s imagination and creativity as they make up their own story.

I love wordless picture books for this reason; we often focus too much on the words on the page and wordless books allow each person to create their own characters, problems, and solutions.

They’re also a great option for readers of all ages since there’s no expectation for the child to focus on and read the words on the page.

Go beyond the pages

The end of the book doesn’t mean the experience has to be over! There are so many fun activities you can use to support continued learning, such as acting out the book.

It’s also beneficial to re-read books and focus on different things each time (e.g., first words, next time a particular sound, then sequencing, etc.)

Pro Tip #2: Don’t get too hung up on the recommended age range for each book, as you’re the one reading it. You’ll be able to get into a groove of how to adjust higher level books down to the level of a younger child. It’s ok to not read ALL the words!

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My Favorite Children’s Books for Speech Therapy Support

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle is a classic book with repetitive language that also introduces colors and animal names.

The Old Lady series by Lucille Colandro are super silly, great stories that most little kids love! These classic books introduce unique vocabulary words (themed and seasonal/holiday) that you may not see elsewhere and phonemic awareness through rhyming.

These books are also great for early sequencing skills (check out these book companion in the TPT store that support sequencing with the Old Lady books). You can also get the entire book series here .

Swimmy by Leo Lionni is an ocean themed book that focuses on overcoming adversity through teamwork. about a little guy who overcomes adversity through teamwork; great for working on animal vocabulary.

The Bear series by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman are great books for teaching rhyming, preparing for new experiences, and teaching new skills (e.g., saying thank you, understanding feelings).

Each book introduces new seasonal vocabulary words making this series perfect for any time of year. A couple of my favorites include Bear’s Loose Tooth, Bear Feels Sick, and Bear Stays Up.

Speaking of bears, I also love Baby Polar Bears’ Snow-Day by Michael Teitelbaum. This book is one of many examples of how to bring in vocabulary about science, the seasons, habitats, and animal vocabulary into a fun read that combines fiction and nonfiction.

Great read for a snowy day!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is another classic that supports new vocabulary, such as foods, colors, and counting, as well as sequencing through the life cycle of a butterfly.

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein was one of my favorite books as a child and it’s aged so well! I like to read this book around holidays, and we discuss giving without expectation. This book is great for all age groups.

Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak has detailed illustrations that are perfect for describing (the characters and settings) and using your imagination to create fantasies.

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is one of the best children’s books for rhyming, repetition, describing, and teaching vocabulary.

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson is one of my favorite books that discusses the importance of friendship and being kind of others.

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon talks about being yourself and not worrying what others think of you – such an important topic for children! This book is good for colors, patterns, and talking about likes and dislikes.

The Shine-A-Light Books series are one of the best series for vocabulary, such as body parts, gardens, transportation (one of kids’ favorite things!), etc.

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina is one of the lesser known books that finds its way to my favorites list not only because of how much I love the incorporation of rhyming, but the illustrations are really captivating! Plus, my kids love this book about monkey business!

I came across this picture book box set by Margaret Wise Brown , where I love each book for a different reason. You’re able to target a variety of concepts like numbers, actions words, and nursery rhymes (great for phonemic awareness!).

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10 Ways to Increase Engagement With Speech Therapy Books

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When it comes to reading books in your speech therapy sessions, it’s hard to keep all the students engaged. And, your therapy time is short, so keeping kids attentive is important for therapy. Today, on the Real Talk SLP podcast, we are talking about 10 ways to increase engagement when reading speech therapy books. You will get practical tips for your literacy-based speech therapy sessions that you can use tomorrow!

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Engagement Strategies to Use With Speech Therapy Books

Here are the engagement strategies mentioned in this podcast episode to help with literacy-based speech therapy:

Use iconic gestures – to help teach vocabulary, use it with predictive texts, allows another way to show the child understands the word if they are non-speaking.
Shared Book Reading Strategies – pointing to vocabulary and giving kid friendly definitions of words as well as asking questions that help with making personal connections with the characters.
Novel effects app you can use your phone or iPad. It has lots of our favorite books and would be perfect to use in your small groups or your whole class lessons. With this app, it provides sound effects and music when you read aloud.
Bring in props for the characters, key vocabulary or items that help with sequencing or story retelling. If your students can handle having a prop, have them raise the prop when they hear a certain phrase or predictive text.
Activate background knowledge – Before you read the book, you can activate background knowledge by taking them on a virtual field trip using a platform like Google Earth to see the setting of the book. You can show them some YouTube videos, sing a song, etc. I talk more about activities you can do before you read the book in episode 114 .

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6. Kids retell the story – After you read the book, have students retell the story in their own words and use book creator to help them make their own story version.

7. Do think alouds – Using think aloud questions help with comprehension and staying engaged with the book. Use graphic organizers or anchor charts to talk about characters and elements in the story.

8. Give each child a story element to hold up when they hear their story element come up in the story.

9. Incorporate movement – stand and share, turn to your partner and whisper about the character.

10. Ask an essential questions – Have an essential question that draws in their personal experience? We include book cheat sheets with essential questions in the Themed Therapy SLP membership .

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Are you looking for Christmas books for speech therapy? Can you tell that writing book reviews is my jam? If you aren’t already following along on instagram , I have a speech room library page that I solely use for book reviews. I created blog posts for my favorite Fall Picture Books About Leaves and the Top 17 Thanksgiving Picture Books You Need To Know for Speech and Language Therapy. So let’s keep going and discuss the best Christmas books to use during speech therapy!

First and foremost, before you work with any students, make sure to interview their parents regarding the holidays that they celebrate. My school sends home a parent questionnaire and that allows us to know exactly what each family celebrates so that we can make sure each celebration is included.

At my school, we’ve always focused on celebrating the lights of different holidays. It’s a great way to include all holidays. You can read more about how I do this HERE? Another way that you can still have fun during the month of December and not have to worry about any religious holidays within your families is by doing a Gingerbread theme. Gingerbread is a great theme because you can use it with all students and there are SO many ways to have fun with gingerbread . Check out my favorite gingerbread toys, activities and teletherapy ideas!

I separated these Christmas books for speech therapy into two different categories-books to use for Early Intervention and books to use for Preschool/ Elementary age students. You can find most of these books on Amazon. Affiliate links are included.

Christmas Books for Early Intervention:

Santa’s Cookie is Missing-Illustrated by Anne Passchier

📊Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

✏️ Summary: In this Christmastime mystery, we follow the trail of Santa’s missing cookie. Where did it go? Did someone take it? In the end, readers will find out what happened to Santa’s cookie. Hint: it just might involve the family dog . . . and cat. Baby Beckett LOVES the big die cut center holes in this one! It’s an instant favorite for the baby in our house!

👄 Speech Sounds: K, S

🧠 Language: Where, Inferencing, Labeling Holiday Vocabulary, Labeling locations

📱 AAC: where, look, find, it

👑 Book Type: Picture Book, Board Book

🌳 Themes: Christmas

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: EI, Preschool

Where’s Santa Claus? Illustrated by Ingela Arrhenius

📊Publisher: @NosyCrow

✏️ Summary: I am a big fan of these felt Flap Books from @NosyCrow because they are easy for the little hands to navigate and if your student has fine motor delays, they can still participate. Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of friendly Christmassy creatures hiding behind bright felt flaps. With gold foil on the cover and a mirror on the final page, this is a perfect book to share with very little ones.

👄 Speech Sounds: n/a

🧠 Language: where, labeling, book skills

📱 AAC: where, there, look, find

👑 Book Type: Flap Book, Board Book, Fine Motor Book

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: EI

Jingle, Jingle by Sebastien Braun

📊Publisher: Nosy Crow

✏️ Summary: Large, colorful illustrations capture the holiday season in this “Can You Say It, Too?” flip the flap book. You’ll flip the flap to see what is hidden behind Santa sleigh, a snowman, a blue door and a Christmas tree. The toddler will not only discover the name of the hidden creature but also learn to make the same sound the creature makes.

👄 Speech Sounds: Environmental sounds, Animal noises

🧠 Language: WHO questions,

📱 AAC: look, find, who

👑 Book Type: Board Book, Lift the Flap, Picture Book

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: EI, Preschool

Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin

📊Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

✏️ Summary: It’s the night before Christmas and all through the farm, not a creature is stirring, not even a…duck?

Farmer Brown is busy decorating his home in preparation for Santa’s arrival on Christmas Eve! All seems calm in the barnyard, but Farmer Brown isn’t the only one who is getting ready…

Once again, Duck has gotten the whole barnyard STUCK in quite a predicament! Will anyone be able to un-stuck Duck and save Christmas?

👄 Speech Sounds: K, R, S blends, CV and VC (Ho, Ho, Uh-oh)

🧠 Language: simple retelling, labeling nouns and verbs

📱 AAC: down, no, bad, good, help

👑 Book Type: Picture Book, Repetitive Text

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: EI, Preschool, Early Elementary

Little Blue Truck’s Christmas by Alice Schertle Illustrated by Jill McElmurry

📊Publisher: Houghton Milton Harcourt

✏️ Summary: It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Little Blue Truck is spreading cheer by delivering Christmas trees to his animal friends. Can you help count each green tree from one to five and back again? Don’t forget to save one for Blue! Beep! Beep! With the gentle rhythm and signature illustration style that made Little Blue Truck a household name, Blue’s new adventure is full of holiday warmth. Sturdy cardstock pages, a compact and child-friendly text, and flashing colored Christmas lights on the final page come together in a novelty gift book that’s sure to be the favorite treat of the season.

👄 Speech Sounds: CVC, P, B, K, R blends,

🧠 Language: Counting, lab

📱 AAC: give, that, here, more, less

👑 Book Type: Picture book, counting book, rhyming book

🌳 Themes: Christmas

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: Preschool, EI

That’s not my Reindeer by Fiona Watt

📊Publisher: Usborne

✏️ Summary: Very young children will delight in meeting the soft and furry reindeer in this colorful touchy-feely book. With simple, repetitive text on every page, children will enjoy joining in and exploring the textures, including a fuzzy neck, velvety ears and a hairy tail.

👄 Speech Sounds: R

🧠 Language: pronoun “my”, negation “not”, expanding MLU

📱 AAC: Not, My

👑 Book Type: Repetitive Text

Christmas Books for Preschool/ Elementary:

Santa Claus the World’s Number One Toy Expert by Marla Frazee

✏️ Summary: How does Santa know how to match the exact right toy with the exact right kid every December? He knows because he’s the world’s number one kid and toy and gift expert, and he works long, long hours the whole year through, taking notes, compiling his research, thinking and testing and changing his mind. Then, at last, he gets it all figured out, and on Christmas morning, he makes magic happen.

👄 Speech Sounds: S, L blends

🧠 Language: Process/How to,

📱 AAC: pick, look, think, find, give

👑 Book Type: Picture Book

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: Preschool, Elementary

Santa Post by Emma Yarlett

📊Publisher: Kane Miller Publishing

✏️ Summary: It’s nearly Christmas Eve when Santa gets a letter – it’s some very late Santa Post. The only problem is, Amy wants just one thing, and Santa can’t read what it is. He asks the elves, Mr. Polar Bear, and the Chief Reindeer for help, and they all do their best, sending back gifts and letters for readers to open, but… is this really what Amy wanted?

👄 Speech Sounds: S, R blends, 3 syllable words,

🧠 Language: Size words, predicting, perspective taking

📱 AAC: good, bad,

👑 Book Type: picture book

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: Preschool, Early Elementary

All the Colors of Christmas by Matthew Paul Turner, Illustrated by Gillian Gamble

I just love this look at Christmas! We were given this set from the publisher. For therapy, I would paperclip the section specific to religious Christmas which is just one color in the book.

📊Publisher: Convergent

✏️ Summary: In his trademark style, Matthew Paul Turner celebrates the Christmas season, particularly the colors that infuse the holiday and all the memorable sensations and experiences—including a festive market, sledding, and nativity scene—connected to those bright hues. Matthew draws his readers into a whirling ribbon of the familiar reds and greens of Christmas, as well as other festive hues, including white, gold, blue, and brown.

👄 Speech Sounds: R blends, L blends, S blends

🧠 Language: Colors, Describing, Vocabulary

📱 AAC: look, happy

👑 Book Type: Diverse Characters, Picture Book

When Santa was a Baby by Linda Bailey & Genevieve Godbout

📊Publisher: Tundra

✏️ Summary: Santa’s parents think their little one is absolutely wonderful , even though he has a booming voice instead of a baby’s gurgle, loves to stand in front of the refrigerator, gives his birthday presents away, trains his hamsters to pull a matchbox sleigh … and has an unusual interest in chimneys. The adorably funny portrait of an oddball kid who fulfills his destiny – and two very proud parents.

👄 Speech Sounds: S, TH, S blends

🧠 Language: inferencing, compare/contrast, predicting

📱 AAC: little, one, same,

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: Early Elementary, Later Elementary

The Little Reindeer by Nicola Killen

📊Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers

✏️ Summary: An enchanting Christmas story about a magical yet unlikely friendship between a little girl and a lost reindeer sure to be a Christmas classic lovingly told and illustrated with red foil highlights and interactive die cuts.

When a jingling sound wakes her from her sleep, a little girl’s dreams come true when she meets a lost reindeer in the forest. They set off on a magical adventure and it becomes a Christmas never to forget. Nicola Killen’s evocative illustrations are sure to enchant in this beautiful book with die cut pages, foil, and flashes of festive red.

👄 Speech Sounds: J, R, L

🧠 Language: figurative language, sequencing, comprehension

📱 AAC: see, look, on, go

Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht Illustrated by Jarvis

📊Publisher: Walker Books

✏️ Summary: Part of the magic of the Christmas season stems from the traditions that families and friends take part in every year: hanging up stockings; putting lights in the windows; and, one of the most important of all, picking out and taking home the Christmas tree. With style and warmth, debut author Patricia Toht and Jarvis, the author-illustrator of Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth, evoke all the rituals of decorating the tree — digging out boxes jam-packed with ornaments and tree trimmings, stringing tinsel, and, at long last, turning on those twinkling lights. Joyously drawn and rhythmically written, this celebration of family, friends, and the holiday season is as merry as the tradition it depicts.

👄 Speech Sounds: K, R blends, S blends,

🧠 Language: descriptive adjectives (piney, sappy, scaly, spiky, short, squat, slim), Verbs, Sequencing

📱 AAC: on, off

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: Preschool, Elementary

Dasher by Matt Tavares

📊Publisher: Candlewick Press

✏️ Summary: Dasher is an adventurous young reindeer with a wish in her heart. She spends her days with her family under the hot sun in a traveling circus, but she longs for a different life — one where there is snow beneath her hooves and the North Star above her head. One day, when the opportunity arises, Dasher seizes her destiny and takes off in pursuit of the life she wants to live. It’s not long before she meets a nice man in a red suit with a horse-drawn sleigh — a man named Santa. And soon, with the help of a powerful Christmas wish, nothing will be the same.

👄 Speech Sounds: R, S, SH, S Blends, TH

🧠 Language: Inferencing, predicting, WH questions

📱 AAC: help, him, find, up

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: Elementary

Little Red Sleigh by Erin Guendelsberger Pictures by Elizaveta Tretyakova

📊Publisher: Source Books

✏️ Summary: The Little Red Sleigh has one big dream―to one day become Santa’s big red sleigh! But all her life, she’s been told she’s too small, she’s too young, she can’t fly, and she certainly can’t meet Santa. Well, this Christmas, with the help of some friends, she’s determined to do the impossible. Little Red Sleigh is a heartwarming children’s Christmas book you’ll want to read again and again. Full of winter joy and Christmas magic, this Christmas book for kids will remind you that no dream is out of reach if you believe.

👄 Speech Sounds: S blends, S, R

🧠 Language: growth mindset, adjectives, sequencing, inferencing, vocabulary

📱 AAC: go, grow, away, help, in, down, find

👑 Book Type: picture book, growth mindset

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: preschool, elementary

The Joyful Book by Todd Parr

📊Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company

✏️ Summary: Whether it’s celebrating a holiday, sharing a meal, or learning new things, The Joyful Book inspires readers of all ages to spread the joy near and far, to loved ones and friends. With his renowned blend of warmth, humor, and heart, Todd Parr encourages young readers to look for all the ways that joy surrounds them.

👄 Speech Sounds: J,

🧠 Language: “is” sentences

📱 AAC: same, different, together, happy, that

👑 Book Type:

🌳 Themes: Holidays, Traditions, Christmas

Red & Lulu by Matt Tavares

📊Publisher: Candlewick Press

✏️ Summary: Red and Lulu make their nest in a particularly beautiful evergreen tree. It shades them in the hot months and keeps them cozy in the cold months, and once a year the people who live nearby string lights on their tree and sing a special song: O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree. But one day, something unthinkable happens, and Red and Lulu are separated. It will take a miracle for them to find each other again. Luckily, it’s just the season for miracles. . . . From Matt Tavares comes a heart-tugging story combining the cheer of Christmas, the magic of New York City, and the real meaning of the holiday season: how important it is to be surrounded by love.

👄 Speech Sounds: L, R, R blends,

🧠 Language: Sequencing, inferencing, perspective taking, describing,

📱 AAC: Go, Together.

👑 Book Type: Fiction, Picture Book

🌳 Themes: Christmas, Traditions

👦🏽 👧🏻 Ages: Preschool, Elementary, Big Kids

I would love to know -What are your favorite Christmas books for speech therapy?!

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2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Articulation:

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3. Happy to Be Me

Language Skills:

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