Suggested Books to Read Before Kindergarten

Ahlberg, Allan and Janet Each Peach Pear Plum Asch, Frank Happy Birthday, Moon Becker, Bonny A Visitor for Bear Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline Brett, Jan The Mitten Brown, Marcia Once a Mouse Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight Moon Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Burton, Virginia Lee The Little House Campbell, Rod Dear Zoo Cannon, Janell Stellaluna Carle, Eric The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christelow, Eileen Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Crews, Donald Freight Train Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Day, Alexandra Good Dog, Carl De Brunhoff, Jean The Story of Babar: The Little Elephant dePaola, Tomie Strega Nona Dewdney, Anna Llama Llama Red Pajama Eastman, P.D. Go, Dog, Go! Eastman, P.D. Are You My Mother? Ehlert, Lois Color Zoo Emberley, Ed Go Away, Big Green Monster Falconer, Ian Olivia Fox, Mem Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes Freeman, Don Corduroy Gag, Wanda Millions of Cats Henkes, Kevin Owen Henkes, Kevin Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Henkes, Kevin Kitten's First Full Moon Hill, Eric Where's Spot Hutchins, Pat Rosie’s Walk Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day Krauss, Ruth The Carrot Seed Leaf, Munro The Story of Ferdinand Lionni, Leo Little Blue and Little Yellow Litwin, Eric Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad All Year Martin, Bill Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Martin, Bill Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? McBratney, Sam Guess How Much I Love You McCloskey, Robert Make Way For Ducklings Novak, B.J. The Book With No Pictures Numeroff, Laura If You Give a Mouse a Cookie O'Connor, Jane Fancy Nancy Oxenbury, Helen Tickle, Tickle Pinkney, Jerry The Lion & the Mouse Piper, Watty The Little Engine That Could Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Peter Rabbit Raschka, Chris The Hello, Goodbye Window Rathman, Peggy Good Night, Gorilla Rey, H.A. and Margret Curious George Rohmann, Eric My Friend Rabbit Rosen, Michael We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Santat, Dan The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend Seeger, Laura Vaccaro First the Egg Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are Shannon, David No, David! Steig, William Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Taback, Simms Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Tafuri, Nancy Have You Seen My Duckling? Van Allsburg, Chris The Polar Express Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Viorst, Judith Bad Day Walsh, Ellen Mouse Paint Wells, Rosemary Noisy Nora Wenzel, Brendan They All Saw a Cat Wilson, Karma Bear Snores On Wood, Audrey The Napping House Yolen, Jane How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Zion, Gene Harry the Dirty Dog

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