The Nurturing Nest Family Child Care & Preschool April 2026 Reading   The following books complement topics and concepts that I will be introducing this month. Choose some books to use with your child at home. Read the books frequently to your child to encourage literacy skills. Reading to children at a young age will encourage them to become good readers themselves later on. Remember, a positive attitude toward reading is contagious!   Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer Ward Whose Egg? by Lynette Evans Hello Bird by Leslie Falconer There Is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems Time to Fly by George Ella Lyon Tummy Trouble by Chris Lensch Birds in my Backyard by Lisa Donovan Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert Paddle Perch Climb: Bird Feet Are Neat by Laurie Ellen Angus Birds from Head to Tail by Stacey Roderick The Story of the Blue Bird by Tomek Bogacki Woodpecker Wham! by April Pulley Sayre On Eagle Cove by Jane Yolen Hummingbirds by Bonnie Bader Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rita Gray Undercover Ostrich Joe Kulka by Joe  A Baby Penguin Story by Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad Follow the Flyway: The Marvel of Bird Migration by Sarah Nelson Can You Dance Like a Peacock? by Rekha S. Rajan Bird Watch by Christie Matheson    Copyright - The Nurturing Nest All Rights Reserved