Books for Specific Phoneme Practice
This extended list of books focusing on specific phonemes is from a book by Fish, M. (2010). Here's how to treat childhood apraxia of speech. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing. (www.pluralpublishing.com) and is produced below with permission. Many of these books will be available in school or public libraries. The links provided below go to the Amazon bookstore. Another list of similar books is Books, Stories, and Games that Reinforce Speech Sound Targets (http://crokebeck.tripod.com/articbks.htm/).
Addressing /p, b, m, w/
- /b/ Boynton, S. (2005). Belly Button Book! New York: Workman Publishing.
- /m/ Brown, M. W. (2001). My World. New York: HarperCollins.
- /p/ Brown, M. W. (2003). Sheep Don't Count Sheep. New York: Margaret K.McElderry.
- /m/ Burton, V. L. (1977). Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
- /b/ Ceelen, V. (2008) Baby Baby. New York: Random House.
- /w/ Edwards, P. D. (2003). The Worrywarts. New York: HarperCollins.
- /w/ Gackenbach, D. (1977). Harry and the Terrible Whatzit. New York: Scholastic.
- /w/ Keats, E. J. (1964). Whistle for Willie. New York: Scholastic.
- /m/ Marzollo, J. (2003a). Mama Mama. New York: HarperFestival.
- /p/ Marzollo, J. (2003b). Papa Papa. New York: HarperFestival.
- /b/ Massie, D. R. (1963). The Baby BeeBee Bird. New York: HarperCollins.
- /p/ Numeroff, L. J. (2003). When Sheep Sleep. New York: Abrams Books.
- /m/ Perkins, A. (1969). Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb. New York: Random House.
- /m/ Ricklen, N. (1988). Mommy and Me. New York: Little Simon.
- /m/ Riley, L. A. (1997). Mouse Mess. New York: Blue Sky Press.
- /m/ Seuss, Dr. (1960). Green Eggs and Ham. New York: Random House.
- /p/ Seuss, Dr. (1961). Ten Apples on Top. New York: Random House.
- /b/ Tarsky, S. (1994). Kiss the Boo Boo. New York: Penguin Books.
Addressing /t, d, n/
- /d/ Edwards, P. D. (1999). Dinorella. New York: Hyperion Books.
- /n/ English, J. A. (2000). Know Your Noses. New York: Golden Books.
- /t, n/ Galdone, P. (1986). The Teeny Tiny Woman. London: Sandpiper Books.
- /d/ Haskamp, S. (2007). Eight Silly Monkeys. Los Angeles: Piggy Toes Press.
- /d/ Hutchins, P. (1987). The Doorbell Rang. New York: Scholastic.
- /d/ Johansson, C. (2006). Just Like Daddy. New York: Little Simon.
- /t, d/ Long, E. (2005). Tickle the Duck! New York: Little Brown & Company.
- /n/ Martin, B., Jr., & Archembault, J. (1985). Here are My Hands. New York: Henry Holt & Company.
- /d/ Ricklen, N. (1988). Daddy and Me. New York: Little Simon.
- /n, d/ Shannon, D. (1998). No, David! New York: Blue Sky Press.
- /t, d/ Stone, R. (1975). Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! New York: Random House.
Addressing /k, g/
- /k/ Alborough (1999). Duck in the Truck. New York: HarperCollins.
- /g/ Dunrea, O. (2002). Gossie and Gertie. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
- /g/ Eastman, P. D. (1961). Go, Dog, Go! New York: Random House.
- /k/ Edwards, P. D. (2004). Clara Caterpillar. New York: HarperCollins.
- /k/ Ginsberg, M. (1988). The Chick and the Duckling. Fullerton, CA: Aladdin Books.
- /k/ Ginsberg, M. (1989). Good Morning Chick. New York: Greenwillow Books.
- /k/ McKloskey, R. (1941). Make Way for Ducklings. New York: Puffin Books.
- /k/ Root, P. (2003). One Duck Stuck. Summerville: MA: Candlewick Press.
- /k/ Speed, T. (1997). Two Cool Cows. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
- /g/ Tyler, J. (2006). Big Pig on a Dig. Eveleth, MN: Usborne Books.
- /g/ Yurcheshen, R. (2000). My Gum is Gone. Washington, D.C.: Magination Press.
- /k/ Zimmermann, H. W. (1989). Henny Penny. New York: Scholastic.
Addressing /h/
- Miller, M. (1997). Whose Hat?. New York: HarperTrophy.
Addressing /f/
Addressing /s, z, ʃ, dʒ/ and /s/ Clusters
- /z/ Butler, J. (2004). Whose Nose and Toes? New York: Viking Children's Books.
- /s/ clusters Buehner, C. (2002). Snowmen at Night. New York: Dial Books.
- /z/ Calmenson, S. (1991). Zip, Whiz, Zoom! New York: Joy Street Books.
- /s/ clusters Carle, E. (2002). "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth. New York: Penguin Group.
- /s/ clusters Eastman, P. D. (1962). Snow. New York: Random House.
- /s/, /s/ clusters Edwards, P. D. (1998). Some Smug Slug. New York: Katherine Tegen Books.
- /z/ Elias, J., & Strum, J. (1992). Whose Toes are Those? Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Books.
- /s/ clusters Joosse, B. (1999). Snow Day. London: Sandpiper Books.
- /dʒ/ Kalan, R. (1981). Jump, Frog, Jump! New York: Mulberry Books.
- /s/ clusters Rosen, M. (1989). We're Going on a Bear Hunt. New York: Walker Books.
- /ʃ/ Shaw, N. (1989). Sheep on a Ship. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
- /ʃ/ Shaw, N. (1991). Sheep in a Shop. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
- /s/ Trapani, I. (1998). The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishing.
Addressing /l, r, ɝ, ɚ/
- /ɚ/ Barton, B. The Three Bears. (1991) New York: HarperFestival.
- /l/ Buller, J. (1988). I Love You, Goodnight. New York: Simon and Schuster.
- /l/ Carle, E. (1996). Little Cloud. New York: Puffin Books.
- /r, ɚ/ Carle, E. (2005) 10 Little Rubber Ducks. New York: HarperCollins.
- /ɚ/ Degan, B. (1986). Jamberry. Pine Plains, NY: 60 Live Oak Media.
- /ɚ ɝ/ Eastman, P. D. (1960). Are You My Mother? New York: Random House.
- /r/ Edwards, P. D. (2003). Rosie's Roses. New York: Katherine Tegen Books.
- /l/ Gerth, M. (2000). Ten Little Ladybugs. Los Angeles: Piggy Toes Press.
- /r, ɚ ɝ/ Heilbroner, J. (1962). Robert the Rose Horse. New York: Random House.
- /ɚ ɝ/ Seuss, Dr. (1984). The Butter Battle Book. New York: Random House.
- /r, r clusters, ɚ ɝ/ Wood, D. & A. (1984). The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear. Wiltshire: Child's Play International.
- /ɚ ɝ/ Viorst, J. (1972). Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Addressing /θ, ð/
Addressing Varied Phonemes
- /b, g, gz/ Carter, D. A., (1988). How Many Bugs in a Box. New York: Simon &
Schuster.
- /t, k/ Katz, K. (2005). Ten Tiny Tickles. New York: Margaret K. McElderry.
- /b, m, tʃ/ Martin, B., Jr., & Archembault, J. (1989). Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom. New York: Aladdin Books.
- /f, ʃ/ Seuss, Dr. (1960) One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. New York: Random House.
- /ʃ, dʒ, p/ Shaw, N. (1986) Sheep in a Jeep. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
- /s, l/ Wood, A. (1999). Silly Sally. New York: Red Wagon Books.
- /b, s/ Zelinsky, P. D. (1990). The Wheels on the Bus. New York: Dutton Books.
added June 16, 2012