Picture Books List: Books for Practicing the S Sound
Here is a list of a few of Hailey’s favorite books for practicing the /s/ sound at home. Each book comes complete with speech sound word lists for /s/. Don’t see one you love listed here? Let us know and we’ll add it! Don’t forget to check out our book of the month resources while you’re here! Looking for more tips for the /s/ sound? Check out Hailey’s YouTube video for teaching a child the /s/ sound and practicing at home. Affiliate links included. For more information about my affiliate links, click here.
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Enjoy!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
A classic with a lot of /s/ sounds throughout!
Here are the /s/ sounds:
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss includes a lot of /s/ sounds in this book, and it’s a fun and silly read.
Some /s/ sounds:
Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff
This is for slightly older kids, as it is longer than some of the other books on this list.
More /s/ sounds:
Seaweed Soup by Stuart J. Murphy and Frank Remkiewicz
This book is just brimming with /s/ sounds! I hope you enjoy it while practicing. You can also practice with same/different and counting with this book!
Some of the many /s/ sounds (there are also s-blends, but we’re focused on /s/ here): seaweed, soup, gooseberry, juice, nicest, bowls, say, guess, so, place, things, set, glass, nice, sandpiper, seagull, something, turtle’s, sees, us, sat, sand, disgusting, said, sipped, soon.
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Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel
A classic! This picture book is on the longer side, but there are a plethora of /s/ sounds.
Some /s/ sounds: mouse, soup, sat, said, sitting, ears, place, yes, knees, flowers, grass, side, nice, second, towns, sight, see, stones, same, sound, outside, soon, else, somewhere, crickets, house, policeman, sit, sick, needs, some, kissed, times, safe, supper.
Wild Symphony by Dan Brown
This is a magical, musical book! I hope you enjoy all of the pictures while you look around for /s/ sounds. There are a lot of s-blends in this book as well.
/S/ sounds: secret, soon, mouse, surprise, seas, let’s, sunrise, say, birds, song, symphony, kangaroos, bounce, asleep, kittens, fence, sometimes, seem, eels, silent, graceful, clumps, sing, sizes, colors, peaceful, place, feels, yourself, sad, dancing, saw, butterflies, faces, nice, soft, voice, hopes.
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall
I love this author’s illustration style! Here is the first book in what is now a little series, if you enjoy this book be sure to check out her other Sea Dog adventures.
The /s/ sounds: miss, Nelson, missing, settle, class, faces, always, something, planes, so, dress, books, business, said, sit, sorry, seven, sign, missed, police, assigned, case, house, seemed, someone, voice, yes.
The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman and Marla Frazee
A book about some very picky children and a very patient mother, and the silly meal they end up making in the end. I hope you enjoy it!
/S/ sounds in the book: seven, silly, so, Peters, except, served, some, softly, Lucy, was, lemons, self, cross, applesauce, apples, precious, soft, fussy, sighed, pins, twins, impossible, passing, secret, such, since, worse, silk, recipe.
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan Higgins
This is a part of the Penelope Rex series, and is all about her first day of school. You can guess by the title, this is a silly one!
Here are the /s/’s: classmates, nervous, nice, this, ponies, sandwiches, juice, surprised, delicious, once, was, saved, seat, sit, notice, friends, sort, sometimes, same, so, he’s, someone’s, CeCe, soon, peeks, dinosaurs.
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri
This is such a fun and silly book, and the illustrations are fantastic. I hope you enjoy it, and get a good laugh! There are a lot of s-blends in here too.
The /s/ sounds: tacos, dragons, secret, friends, guys, so, salsa, sauce, single, troubles, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, parties, conversation, dancing, sound, is, some, buckets, excited, music, second, things, super, house.
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