The Best /L/ Books for Articulation

Often times, selecting books to use in speech therapy can be time-consuming and productivity is lost. I want to create lists to make articulation therapy more efficient. Using a literacy-based approach to articulation therapy is essential in my therapy room. As you know, many of our kids have language goals as well. Books offer a great way to monitor the carry-over of fluent speech. I hope you find this list useful. There are SO MANY great /L/ books. I only am highlighting books where the sound is of high frequency throughout; not just in the title. If you have pre-readers, practice a few high-frequency words from the book beforehand, then when you come to that word in the book, pause to let them say it. I have many other free book lists available too!

Feel free to print the list at the bottom and take it with you to the library. Amazon affiliate links included if you wish to add to your personal library. See all the recommended /L/ books on Amazon.

Initial /L/ books for articulation:

Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anne Dewdney

Is Your Mama A Llama by Deborah Guarino

Lola At The Library by Anna McGuinn

Chewy Louie by Howie Schneider

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth

That’s Not My Lion by Usborne Books

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber

Lost by David McPhail

We’re Going On A Lion Hunt by Margaret Cuyler

/L blend/ Books for Articulation

Fly Guy by Ted Arnold

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson

That’s Not My Sloth by Usborne Books

Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton

Medial /L/ Books for Articulation

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

I Went Walking by Sue Williams

Alexander and the Wind Up Mouse by Leo Lionni

A Color Of His Own by Leo Lionni

The Lady With The Alligator Purse by Mary Ann Hobermann

Olivia by Ian Falconer

Madeline by Bemelman, Ludwig

Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli

Silly Sally by Audrey Wood

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Final /L/ Books for Articulation

The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson

Stop That Ball! by Mike McClintock

Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

You are (Not) Small by Anna Kang

Nonfiction Book Topics For /L/ Articulation

lions, llamas, lizards

police, elephants, alligators, volcanos

snails, owls, mail

airplanes, planets, flowers, butterflies

I hope this list helps you! If you have a favorite book to work on L, drop a comment below and I will update the list! I organized the list by initial, medial, final, and blends. There is a column on the right for you to add your own notes if needed. I like to write where I can locate the book. For instance, I will label them as “mine,” or “library” if I borrow theirs, etc.

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