Book List for Kindergarten

Book List for Kindergarten

Reading to children is key to successful academic futures. 

Here is a list of books I recommend:

  • Allan, Nicholas. (2000). You’re All Animals. London: Random House Children’s Books

  • Benchley, Nathaniel. Ill. By Arnold Lobel. (1964). Red Fox and His Canoe. New York, NY: Scholastic Books Services

  • Berry, Joy. Ill. By John Costanza. (1982). Let’s Talk About Disobeying. Danbury, CT:Grolier Enterprises Inc.

  • Boynton, Sandra. (1982). But Not the Hippopotamus. NY: Little Simon Books

  • Bridwell, Norman. (1984). Clifford’s Kitten. New York: Scholastic Inc.

  • Bruna, Dick. (1986). I Am a Clown. NY: Methuen Children’s Books

  • Bruna, Dick, (1986). When I’m Big. NY: Methuen Children’s Books

  • Caple, Kathy. (2000). Well Done, Worm! Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press

  • Carle, Eric. (1994). The Very Hungry Caterpillar. NY: Philomel Books

  • Coats, Laura Jane. (1993). Alphabet Garden. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company

  • Cole, Joanna & Calmenson, Stephanie. Ill. By Alan Tiegreen. (1996). Bug in a Rug. New York, NY: William Morrow & Company Inc.

  • Crews, Donald. (1999). Cloudy Day, Sunny Day. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, Inc.

  • Crump, Fred. (1970). Ringo the Raccoon. US: Ideals Publishing Corporation

  • Cushman, Jean. (1980). We Help Mommy. Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company, Inc.

  • Emberely, Ed. (1993). Go Away Big Green Monster. Toronto: Little Brown and Company

  • Fox, Christyan and Diane. (2002). What Shape Is That Piggy Wiggy? NY: Handprint

  • Galdone, Paul. (1968). Henny Penny. NY: Clarion Books

  • Horban, Tana. (1983). I Read Signs. NY: Greenwillow

  • Horban, Tana. (1974). Where Is It? NY: MacMillan Publishing Co. Inc.

  • Katz, Bobbi. (1985). The Runaway Ball. Mexico: Intervisual Communications, Inc.

  • Lee, Dennis. Ill by Marie-Louise Gay. (1985). Lizzy’s Lion. NY: Stoddart Kids

  • Martin, Bill. (1967). Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? NY: Henry Holt and Company

  • Miller, Margaret. (1990). Who Uses This? New York: Greenwillow Books

  • Murray, W. Illustrated by: Martin Aitchison. (1977). I Like To Write. Maine: Ladybird Books

  • Numeroff, Laura Joffe. Ill by: Joe Mathieu. (1993). Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers. NY: Simon & Schuster Books for young readers

  • Numeroff, Laura Joffe. Illustrated by: Felicia Bond. (1985). If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? Toronto: Harper Collin Canada

  • Numeroff, Laura Joffe. Ill by Lynn Munsinger. (1998). What Mommies Do Best

  • Staw, Jenny. (1992). The House That Jack Built. NY: Dial books for young readers

  • Smith, Mavis. (1997). Mind Your Manners, Ben Bunny. Toronto: Scholastic Inc.

  • Walsh, Ellen. Illustrated by: Ellen Walsh. (1989). Mouse Paint. New York: Harcourt Brace Children’s Book

  • Werner, Jane. (1980). Alice in Wonderland Meets the White Rabbit Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company, Inc.

  • Wong, Janet S. Illustrated by: John Wallace. (2001). Grump. New York: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_readiness - Accessed 9/12/08)

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