101 Books to Read Before Kindergarten

101 Books to read before kindergarten

101 Books to Read Before Kindergarten

Below are 100 picture books we recommend you read to your child before going to Kindergarten. Studies show that reading to your child boosts brain power! The simple and enjoyable act of sharing books help develop pre-reading skills for a solid foundation of learning.


The 101st book is your choice! Be sure to pick up a checklist at the Library. Turn in your completed list for a special certificate and recognition.

Happy Birthday, Moon by Frank Asch
When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
The Mitten by Jan Brett
When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
Biscuit Loves the Library by Alyssa Capucilli
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy L. Carlson
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy White Carlstrom
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung
Fred Stays with Me! by Nancy Coffelt
Parker Looks Up by Parker Curry
Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena
The Empty Pot by Demi
Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox
Corduroy by Don Freeman
The Three Bears by Paul Galdone
Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Where's Spot? by Eric Hill
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins
Harold the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster
The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Pinkerton, Behave! by Steven Kellog
The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel
Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Kraus
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Johnson
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
On Market Street by Anita Lobel
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin, Jr.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Elmer by David McKee
Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
I Stink! by Kate McMullen
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore by David M. McPhail
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina
I Am Abraham Lincoln by Brad Meltzer
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
A Letter for Bob by Kim Rogers
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
No, David! by David Shannon
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Construction by Sally Sutton
Don't Wake Up Tiger by Britta Teckentrup
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Mouse Paint by Vivian Walsh
Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
Don't Let Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food by Jane Yolen
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
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