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50 Books Your Child Should Read Before Kindergarten

A reading list, for kindergarten? Although, this is not required reading, these 50 books, both old and new, make up a top-notch reading list that young kinders shouldn't miss. They vary from read-a louds that parents can share to early reading practice. They also deal with subjects (like fear of school), skills students should master (such as the alphabet), and, of course, flat-out fun! So grab a blanket and get reading!

1.Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

2.Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel or Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott

3.Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

4.The Berenstain Bears series by Stan and Jan Berenstain

5.Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

6.The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

7.A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

8.Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

9.Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin

10.Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

11.Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett

12.Curious George by H.A. Rey

13.Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff

14.Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! By Mo Willems

15.Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown

16.Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

17.Froggy Gets Dressed or Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London

18.George and Martha by James Marshall

19.Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

20.Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

21.Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

22.How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? By Jane Yolen

23.I Stink! By Kate McMullen

24.If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura J. Numeroff

25.Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber

26.Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

27.Leo, the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus

28.Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber

29.Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

30.The Magic School Bus Series by Joanna Cole

31.Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh

32.Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

33.Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

34.Miss Nelson is Missing! By Harry Allard and James Marshall

35.Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater

36.My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

37.Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

38.Owen by Kevin Henkes

39.The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

40.Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig

41.Pierre: A Cautionary Tale by Maurice Sendak

42.Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault

43.Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky

44.Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola

45.Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

46.Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

47.Tough Boris by Mem Fox

48.The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf, by John Scieszka

49.Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

50.Yoko by Rosemary Wells