50 Books Your Child Should Read Before Kindergarten
by Education.com
A reading list, for kindergarten? Though they're not exactly required reading, these 50 books, both old and new, make a top-notch reading that young kinders shouldn't miss. They run the gamut from read-alouds that parents can share to early reading practice, and deal with topical subjects (like fear of school), skills kids should master (such as the alphabet), and, of course, flat-out fun! So hunker down and get reading!
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
- Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel or Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott
- Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
- The Berenstain Bears series by Stan and Jan Berenstain
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
- A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
- Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett
- Curious George by H.A. Rey
- Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! By Mo Willems
- Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
- Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
- Froggy Gets Dressed or Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London
- George and Martha by James Marshall
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
- Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
- Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
- How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? By Jane Yolen
- I Stink! By Kate McMullen
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura J. Numeroff
- Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
- Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
- Leo, the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- The Magic School Bus Series by Joanna Cole
- Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
- Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
- Miss Nelson is Missing! By Harry Allard and James Marshall
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
- My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
- Owen by Kevin Henkes
- The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
- Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig
- Pierre: A Cautionary Tale by Maurice Sendak
- Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
- Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
- Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
- Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
- Tough Boris by Mem Fox
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf, by John Scieszka
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- Yoko by Rosemary Wells
