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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