Fort Morgan Public Library

At night, a host of woodland creatures plays with a child's red sled.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow Mrs. Garcia's class on a hunt in and around school for examples onomatopoeia--words that imitate the sound of what they name.

Speeding along in a road race determined to be the first one to cross the finish line, five rival mice are challenged by a series of obstacles, from mud puddles to a hungry cat, before they are assisted by a friendly goose.

Toddlers love trains and the noises they make. Listen Up! Train Song uses repeating verse and bright photographs to match this enthusiasm with a unique take on the conceptual sound book that is perfect for reading aloud. Each spread uses onomatopoeia to highlight the ting-a ling! of subway door chimes, the chuff-a-gruff-a! of a diesel engine, and more. And after the children have sung along through the colorful pages, a final note to caregivers offers...

When a warthog sneezes while carrying soup to the table, he begins an onomatopoeic chain reaction that involves the whole family.

Uses photograhs and simple sentences to introduce words that sound like what they mean: whack, splat, splash, clink, slam, thud, bang, clang, whack, crack, smash, crash.

Uses photograhs and simple sentences to introduce words for different feelings that sound like what they mean, such as: tee hee, ah-choo, boo hoo, whee, hmm, yuck.

A counting book featuring the sounds and sights of a team of sled dogs preparing for a race.

Uses photograhs and simple sentences to introduce words that sound like what they mean: sizzle, crackle, glug, slurp, swoosh, fizz, shatter, clatter, crinkle, tinkle, sizzle, fizzle.

Introduces onomatopoeia and asks what it might be like to be such a word, letting readers discover how these words live and how they help build sentences.