Welcome to Meet the Collection Mondays! Every Monday from now through winter, librarians and staff from the youth services department will discuss each one of the collections they are responsible at the library. We feel this series of posts will be a great way for everyone to know more about the children's and young adult collections and the special care that is given to each one. Today we will begin with the Early Reader Collection.
The Early Reader Collection is comprised of books for children who are learning to read. The collection consists of books with limited and/or repetitive vocabulary and larger print size, specifically designed for beginning readers. These books contain anywhere from one word to several simple sentences per page. Books can be individual stand-alone titles or are part of a series. The collection also contains a number of sets focusing on each letter of the alphabet, plus many sets that help readers develop and proactice their phonics. 
Many people ask if the collection is organized by reading level. Unfortunately, we can not accomodate this request as there are so many ways of interpreting this, due to the fact there are numerous leveled reading programs. However, many of the books are rated by the publisher's own intepretation of a reading level, so parents are encouraged to use this as a way in deciding which reading level is best for their child. We do keep the collection in order by the author's last name, or if it is a series by multiple authors we will shelve it by the name of the series.The Early Reader Collection is housed beween the Juvenile Spanish and Juvenile Non-Fiction Collections. You can spot these books by the green labels on the spines with the letter "E", which represents the term, "Early Reader".
Here are some of my favorite Early Reader Books from my childhood: The Frog and Toad Series, Amelia Bedelia Series, Big Dog Little Dog, Bears on Wheels, I Wish I Had Duck Feet, The Eye Book, and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
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