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Themed Children’s Book Recommendations from a Speech Pathologist 📖🎄🎃🍀🐰
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items As a pediatric SLP, I’m always looking for books that spark curiosity, laughter, and rich language opportunities. I love incorporating the current season or holiday to bring a little magic into therapy sessions. These are the books I reach for again ...
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Halloween 🎃
St. Patrick's Day ☘️
Halloween 🎃
Captivating illustrations that your kids are sure to love!
How to Catch a Monster
This lift the flap book is great for littles!
Little Blue Truck's Halloween
I love this series! From the same author as “how to catch a monster”
How to Catch a Witch
A Halloween spin on a classic!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Creepy-Crawly Halloween
TPT has tons of companion resources for this one!
Room on the Broom
Always a hit with my kinder students 🥹
Pete the Cat: Trick or Pete
St. Patrick's Day ☘️
This is always a hit in therapy sessions! The playful rhymes and silly traps keep kids engaged while giving us tons of chances to work on:
Sequencing (“First he tried… then he…”)
Predicting (“What do you think will happen next?”)
Vocabulary around St...
How to Catch a Leprechaun
A fun, festive twist on the classic “Night Before” series. The predictable rhyming pattern makes it great for targeting phonological awareness and articulation in connected speech. I also love using it for retelling practice since kids can easily fol...
The Night Before St. Patrick's Day
Kids love the silly repetition in this one! Perfect for sequencing and repetitive language practice, plus it gives lots of opportunities for WH- questions and vocabulary.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover!
A sweet story that works well for perspective-taking and problem-solving. Great for sparking conversations about friendship and feelings, while keeping the St. Patrick’s Day fun.
Wilford and Blue, Paddy's Day Pincher
The Crayons bring their humor to St. Patrick’s Day! I use this one for inferencing and pragmatic language since the characters’ voices are so distinct. Short and engaging for all ages.
Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Crayons
This playful story encourages prediction skills (“What trap will they try next?”) and imaginative retells. A fun way to blend holiday excitement with narrative language practice.
How to Trap a Leprechaun (Magical Creatures)
A gentle introduction to the holiday with a focus on family traditions and values. Great for working on comprehension questions and connecting the story to kids’ real-life experiences.
The Berenstain Bears' St. Patrick's Day
This is the cutest book with really great characters. Would be appropriate for your younger elementary audience.
My Lucky Day
Pete’s cool attitude makes this one a crowd-pleaser. I like it for story sequencing and problem-solving discussions, plus the rhymes make it fun for articulation practice.
Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase
A silly, Seuss-style story with lots of rhythm and rhyme. Great for targeting phonological awareness and keeping kids engaged with playful, fast-paced language.
Thing One, Thing Two & the Leprechaun
Perfect for the youngest learners! The finger puppet adds an interactive element that keeps kids engaged while targeting early vocabulary and simple sentence practice.
Happy Leprechaun Finger Puppet Plush Book