Early Ed Inspire — Head Start & Preschool

Themed Book Packs
for Early Childhood Classrooms

Expertly curated collections of high-quality, well-loved children's books — designed for classroom use, affordably priced for Head Start and early childhood programs.

📚 Hand-Selected Titles 🌱 Developmentally Appropriate 🏫 Head Start Ready 💛 Classroom-First Design

Our Book Packs give classrooms their own high-quality collections: books teachers feel confident using every day, sharing with families, and celebrating together.

Browse Our Curated Packs

Click any pack to explore the titles and learning focus — then reach out to order.

🌻 Social-Emotional Learning

Books that build identity, empathy, emotional vocabulary, and belonging.

I Like Myself Sunflowers Grow in Brooklyn Cool Cuts Happy Hair
Social-Emotional

All About Me & Identity Pack

Supports emotional literacy, identity development, family diversity, and a sense of classroom belonging.

Books Included
  • I Like Myself! — Karen Beaumont
  • Sunflowers Grow in Brooklyn — Sharon Baskerville
  • Cool Cuts — Mechal Renee Roe
  • Happy Hair — Mechal Renee Roe
When I Smile The Way I Feel Today I Feel Silly Grumpy Monkey
Social-Emotional

Emotional Literacy Pack

Helps children name, understand, and express their feelings through rich, relatable storytelling.

Books Included
  • When I Smile — Jo Witek
  • The Way I Feel — Janan Cain
  • Today I Feel Silly — Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Grumpy Monkey — Suzanne Lang

📖 Early Literacy & Language

Books that spark phonological awareness, vocabulary, and a love of reading.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Brown Bear Brown Bear Pig the Pug Go Dog Go Alphatrain
Early Literacy

Rhyming & Early Literacy Pack

Encourages phonological awareness, emergent reading skills, and joyful language play through rhythm and rhyme.

Books Included
  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom — Bill Martin Jr.
  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? — Bill Martin Jr.
  • Pig the Pug — Aaron Blabey
  • Go, Dog. Go! — P.D. Eastman
  • Alphatrain — Stephanie Miles & Christin Farley

🔍 STEM & Nature Discovery

Books that build curiosity, observation, and early scientific thinking through the natural world — two complete sets to choose from.

Ten on a Twig Outside In Garden Time My Tree and Me
STEM & Science

STEM & Nature Discovery Pack

Builds wonder and inquiry through the natural world — seasons, plants, weather, and outdoor exploration.

Books Included
  • Ten on a Twig — F. Isabel Campoy
  • Outside In — Deborah Underwood
  • Garden Time — Jill McDonald
  • My Tree and Me — Jo Witek
Waiting for Wings Seed A Seed Grows Pairs in the Garden You Are Light
STEM & Science

STEM & Nature Discovery — Set 2

Explores life cycles, plant science, light, color, and the living wonders found in gardens and nature.

Books Included
  • Waiting for Wings — Lois Ehlert
  • Seed — Maggie Li
  • A Seed Grows — Antoinette Portis
  • Pairs! in the Garden — Smriti Prasadam-Halls
  • You Are Light — Aaron Becker

🔢 Math: Numeracy & Counting

Books that make numbers, patterns, and early math concepts joyful and concrete.

A Stack of Alpacas Scout This is a Book of Shapes One Duck Stuck Freight Train
Math

Numeracy & Counting Pack

Builds number sense, counting, and early math understanding through engaging, playful stories.

Books Coming Soon
  • A Stack of Alpacas — Matt Cosgrove
  • Scout — Gordon McMillan
  • This Is a Book of Shapes — Kenneth Kraegel
  • One Duck Stuck — Phyllis Root
  • Freight Train — Donald Crews

🎨 Creativity & the Arts

Books that spark imagination, celebrate creative expression, and invite children into music, movement, and visual art.

Maybe Something Beautiful Flamingo Flamenco How Do You Dance? Beautiful Oops! Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
Creativity & Arts

Creativity & the Arts Pack

Sparks imagination and celebrates creative expression through visual art, music, dance, and the joy of making something beautiful.

Books Included
  • Maybe Something Beautiful — F. Isabel Campoy & Theresa Howell
  • Flamingo Flamenco — Brooke Jorden
  • How Do You Dance? — Thyra Heder
  • Beautiful Oops! — Barney Saltzberg
  • Have You Ever Seen a Flower? — Shawn Harris

Built from Real Classroom Experience

Early Ed Inspire was founded by an educator who created the Totes for TOTS and Basket of Books lending library programs — programs trusted by Head Start classrooms across the region. Our Book Packs bring that same expertise directly to your shelves.

We don't pick books from a catalog. We pick books from classrooms — titles proven to spark conversations, grow vocabulary, build empathy, and make children want to read again tomorrow.

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Curriculum-Aligned
Every pack supports specific developmental domains and early learning standards.
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Affordable & Flexible
Low per-pack pricing lets program directors stretch budgets further than big-box vendors.
Teacher-Trusted
Titles chosen because classrooms love them — not just because they won an award.