This book list is to give parents more suggestions for books to share with Kindergarten and First Grade children. This list was created with help from The Children's Literature Lover's Book of Lists written by Joanna Sullivan, Ed.D.
Classics and All-Time Favorites (in ABC order):
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McClosky
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobadkina
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Corduroy (Series) by Don Freeman
Curious George (Series) by H.A. Rey
Eloise (Series) by Hilary Knight
Fables by Arnold Lobel
Frances (Series) by Russell Hoban
George and Martha by James Marshall
Goodnight Moon by Margaretn Wise Brown
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber
Madeline (Series) by Ludwig Bemelmans
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
Mr. Brown Can Moo! by Dr. Suess
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant (Series) by Jean de Brunhoff
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Three Tales of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne