Materials and Books

The following items have been authorized for distribution by Embrace Mississippi's Children to emergency shelters and to early care and education programs hard hit by Hurricane Katrina.
 

Materials for Infant (0-12 months) Classrooms
Materials for Toddler (1-2 years of age) Classrooms
Materials for Classrooms Serving Three- and Four-year-olds
Materials for Family Child Care Homes
Materials for Displaced Children Living in Shelters

Materials for Infant (0-12 months) Classrooms

Materials

• 6” soft washable baby dolls (various cultures)

• Sorting toy/activity

• *Board books (from suggested list)

• Soft washable blocks

• Infant toys that make music or noise

• Soft washable balls

• Touch and feel book

Recommended Books

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.

• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

• Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

• Other books by these authors

• Board books showing faces, feelings, color, and shapes using photographs with few words (Board books are books with covers and pages made of thick cardboard.)

• Spanish editions of these books

Materials for Toddler (1-2 years of age) Classrooms

Materials

• Cardboard big blocks

• Durable plastic transportation toys,  6”-12”

• Dolls – multicultural dolls that are soft and washable, 6"

• Large crayons (8 count box)

• 8x11 white paper

• Large knob puzzles

• Plastic farm animals

• Plastic telephones

• Soft, washable balls

• Board books*

• Battery powered CD player

• CD's by Raffi, Hap Palmer, or Greg and Steve

Recommended Books

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

• Jump, Frog, Jump by Robert Kalan

• Board books by Tana Hoban

• Other books by these authors

• Books that show faces, feelings, shapes, and colors (Board books have covers and pages made of thick cardboard.)

• Board books* with real pictures and few words

• Spanish editions of these books

Materials for Classrooms Serving Three- and Four-year-olds

Materials

• 10”-12” plastic multicultural dolls

• Plastic pretend food                                                

• Plastic kitchen utensils and dishes

• Cardboard building blocks

• Plastic transportation vehicles

• Animal puppets

• 8x11 white paper

• crayons (24 count)

• Fiskar scissors

• Glue sticks

• Construction paper in assorted colors

• Washable magic markers (8 count basic colors)

• Assorted rubber balls

• Play dough

• Wooden puzzles with 4 – 11 pieces

• Large floor puzzles

• Liquid tempera paint in primary colors

• Paint brushes

• Battery powered CD player

• Assorted children’s CD’s

• Magnetic alphabet letters-upper and lower case

• Magnetic cookie sheet

• Small dry erase boards

Recommended Books for Three- and Four-year-olds

• Corduroy by Don Freeman

• A House Is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman   

• I Know an Old Lady by Nadine Bernard Westcott

• The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey & Don Wood

• Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Pippa Goodhart

• The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins

• “I Can’t”, Said the Ant by Polly Cameron

• Jamberry by Bruce Degen

• Mice Squeak, We Speak by Arnold Shapiro

• Silly Sally by Audrey Wood

• I Love You: a Rebus Poem by Jean Marzullo

• Good Night Gorilla  by Peggy Rathman

• Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

• The Little Red Hen by Barry Downard

• Leo, the Late Bloomer by Eric Carle

• Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood

• Who Uses This? by Margaret Miller

• In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming

• In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming

• The Carrot Seed  by Ruth Krauss

• Cookie’s Week by Cindy Ward

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear  by Bill Martin, Jr.

• Go Away Big Green Monster  by Ed Emberley

• There’s a Monster in My Closet  by Mercer Mayer

• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie  by Laura Joffe Numeroff

• Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

• Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley

• Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind by Cynthia Rylant

• Anna, Grandpa and The Big Storm by  Carla Stevens

• The Storm Book by  Charlotte Zolotow

• Brave Irene by William  Steig

• Other books by these authors

• Spanish editions of these books

Materials for Family Child Care Homes

Materials for Infants

• 6” soft washable baby dolls (various cultures)

• Sorting toy/activity

• *Board books (from suggested list)

• Soft washable blocks

• Infant toys that make music or noise

• Soft washable balls

• Touch and feel book

Recommended Books for Infants

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.

• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

• Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

• Other books by these authors

• Board books showing faces, feelings, color, and shapes using photographs with few words  (Board books are books with covers and pages made of thick cardboard.)

• Spanish editions of these books

Materials for Toddlers

• Cardboard big blocks

• Durable plastic transportation toys,  6”-12”

• Multicultural, washable dolls, 6”

• Large crayons (8 count )

• 8x11 white paper

• large knob puzzles

• plastic farm animals

• plastic telephones

• Soft, washable balls

Recommended Books for Toddlers

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.

• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

• Other books by these authors

• Board books showing faces, feelings, color, and shapes using photographs with few words  (Board books are books with covers and pages made of thick cardboard.)

• Spanish editions of these books

Materials for Three- and Four-year-olds

• 10”-12” plastic multicultural dolls

• plastic pretend food

• plastic kitchen utensils and dishes

• cardboard building blocks

• plastic transportation vehicles

• animal puppets

• 8x11 white paper

• crayons (24 count)

• Fiskar scissors

• Glue sticks

• Construction paper in assorted colors

• Washable magic markers (8 count basic colors)

• Assorted rubber balls

• Play dough

• Wooden puzzles with 4 – 11 pieces

• Large floor puzzles

• Liquid tempera paint in primary colors

• Paint brushes

• Battery powered CD player

• Assorted children’s CD’s

Recommended Books for Three- and Four-year-olds

• Corduroy  by Don Freeman

• I Know an Old Lady by Nadine Bernard Westcott

• The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey & Don Wood

• Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Pippa Goodhart

• The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins

• “I Can’t”, Said the Ant by Polly Cameron

• Jamberry by Bruce Degen

• Mice Squeak, We Speak by Arnold Shapiro

• Silly Sally by Audrey Wood

• I Love You: a Rebus Poem by Jean Marzullo

• Good Night Gorilla  by Peggy Rathman

• Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

• The Little Red Hen by Barry Downard

• Leo, the Late Bloomer by Eric Carle

• Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood

• Who Uses This? by Margaret Miller

• In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming

• In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming

• The Carrot Seed  by Ruth Krauss

• Cookie’s Week by Cindy Ward

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear  by Bill Martin, Jr.

• Go Away Big Green Monster  by Ed Emberley

• There’s a Monster in My Closet  by Mercer Mayer

• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie  by Laura Joffe Numeroff

• Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

• Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley

• Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind by Cynthia Rylant

• Anna, Grandpa and The Big Storm by  Carla Stevens

• The Storm Book by  Charlotte Zolotow

• Brave Irene by William  Steig

• Other books by these authors

• Spanish editions of these books

Materials for Displaced Children Living in Shelters

Materials

• Balls in various sizes 

• Board Books *  

• Chapter Books 

• Bubbles

• Crayons – all sizes 

• Markers – washable, any color 

• Art paper  

• 8x11 white paper 

• Fiskar scissors    

• Glue sticks   

• Construction paper – assorted colors  

• Play dough in small containers 

• 2 gallon zip-lock bags  

• NEW soft stuffed animals

• Memory games

• Card games

• Decks of playing cards

• Puzzles with varying number of pieces

• Baby wipes

Recommended Books

• In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar  by Eric Carle

• Corduroy by Don Freeman

• I Know an Old Lady by Nadine Bernard Westcott

• The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey & Don Wood

• Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Pippa Goodhard

• The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins

• “I Can’t”, Said the Ant by Polly Cameron

• In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming

• The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

• Cookie’s Week by Audrey Wood

• Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley

• There’s a Monster in My Closet  by  Mercer Mayer

• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff

• Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

• Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley

• Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind by Cynthia Rylant

• Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm by Carla Stevens

• The Storm Book by Charlotte Zolotow

• Brave Irene by William Steig

• Other books by these authors

• Board books (books with covers and pages made from hard cardboard)

• Spanish editions of these books

Embrace Mississippi’s Children
Contact: Lynn Darling (662) 891-8734
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Updated 02/03/2006