Here are our favorite preschool books for the letter Oo!  We love visiting the library and finding new books each week! Reading takes a huge priority in our home — we like to read every morning, noon, and night!  Children will love to read if we give them the tools — I hope this list is helpful to you! My four year old son is incorporating beginning sounds with words all the time — and the reason is because he reads.  We read together, and he reads on his own.  Even looking at the pictures, generating the storyline in his head, and looking at letters — this is reading.  Reading opens a world of imagination and creativity for our children. We are still floating through the alphabet, though in a more relaxed way, and one of the main reasons why we focus on one letter at a time is to find new books from our home library or city’s library.  I will usually collect a small stack of books and read them at breakfast time and try to emphasize the beginning of words. We cycle through the small stack throughout the week during meal or other quiet times in the day. This is a fun way to read new books and reinforce some beginning sound phonics work. Reading benefits a child’s mind, a child’s speech, a child’s life. You can read more about why reading is one of the most important things you can do with your baby or child at 10 reasons to read to your child.  And I am making a preschool list for all of our favorite books from A to Z.  I hope you and your child enjoy our children’s books selections for letter Oo! {This post contains affiliate links, please see my disclosure policy.}

Our list for the Best Preschool Books for Letter Oo

Oscar Cat About Town by James Herriot Oscar is a good-natured stray cat, left by a little girl with the Herriots to be nursed back to health. the country veterinarian and his wife take him into their home, and soon he has become part of their family. But before too long, Oscar starts setting off on his own–running away, only to turn up in the funniest places.

Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one New Englander and his family. The oxcart man packs his goods – the wool from his sheep, the shawl his wife made, the mittens his daughter knitted, and the linen they wove. He packs the birch brooms his son carved, and even a bag of goose feathers from the barnyard geese. He travels over hills, through valleys, by streams, past farms and villages. At Portsmouth Market he sells his goods, one by one – even his beloved ox. Then, with his pockets full of coins, he wanders through the market, buying provisions for his family, and returns to his home. And the cycle begins again.

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. But there is no answer. Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don’t need words. You don’t need anything but hope. Sometimes there isn’t an owl, but sometimes there is.

Olivia by Ian Falconer It’s everyone’s favorite pig…it’s OLIVIA! Join Olivia as she dresses up, sings songs. builds sand castles, naps (maybe), dances, -paints on walls, and—whew!— …finally goes to sleep at last.

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss From counting to opposites to Dr. Seuss’s signature silly rhymes, this book has everything a beginning reader needs! Meet the bumpy Wump and the singing Ying, and even the winking Yink who drinks pink ink. The silly rhymes and colorful cast of characters will have every child giggling from morning to night.

One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey Today is a special day for Sal because she gets to go to Buck’s Harbour with her dad. But when she wakes up to brush her teeth with her baby sister, she discovers something shocking…. Her tooth is loose! And that’s just the start of a huge day!

The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear Owl sets out to woo Pussycat in a boat laden with fruit from their Caribbean island and with a guitar at his side, ready for serenading. As they sail off across the sea, another story unfolds in the water beneath the boat. One by one, exotic sea creatures swim into the picture and a small yellow fish seems to be looking for someone.

Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss From soaring to high heights and seeing great sights to being left in a Lurch on a prickle-ly perch, Dr. Seuss addresses life’s ups and downs with his trademark humorous verse and whimsical illustrations.

Once Upon a Timely by Felicity Brooks Whether you love them “glowingly like a dragon’s fire” or “toweringly like a castle’s spire,” this adverb adventure is perfect for sharing, from once upon a time to happily ever after.

One More Try by Naomi Jones Circle wants to build a tower like the squares do, but he begins to get frustrated when he keeps rolling off. Determined, he tries one more – different – way and… succeeds! This introduction to geometric shapes and the differences between 2D and 3D perspectives also incorporates strong, positive messages about never giving up and using your brain.

Otters vs. Badgers by Anya Glazer The otters and badgers live on either side of the river, but they have never seen eye to eye. One day, shy and gentle otter-baker Francie accidentally ventures into the badger lands in search of a new ingredient and unwittingly sets off a new chapter in the ongoing feud… Can Francie’s amazingly delicious cookies help both sides learn to get along?

I Say Ooh, You Say Aah by John Kane This hilarious interactive book will have everyone giggling gleefully! Young readers help to tell the story by responding to simple verbal or visual cues – the perfect read aloud and fun for the whole family.

This is Owl by Libby Walden Children will want to visit Owl again and again in this hilarious book with flaps, call-outs, and interactive play that will have everyone clapping and flapping along! also available: This is Frog, This is Crab

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