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50 Books to Read Before Kindergarten:
- I love Saturdays and Domingos, Alma Ada
- Thunder Boy Jr., Sherman Alexie
- Anna Hibiscus, Atinuke
- Ada Twist, Scientist, Andrea Beaty
- Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, Sarah S. Brannen
- Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown
- The Name Jar, Yangsook Choi
- Freight Train, Donald Crews
- The Neighborhood Mother Goose, Nina Crews
- Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Pena
- Strega Nona, Tomi de Paola
- Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons, James Dean
- The Empty Pot, Demi
- Little Roja Riding Hood, Susan Middleton Elya
- Go, Dog, Go!, P.D. Eastman
- Gilberto and the Wind, Maria Hall Ets
- Corduroy, Don Freeman
- Olivia, Ian Falconer
- Time For Bed, Mem Fox
- Everyone Poops, Taro Gomi
- Red: A Crayon’s Story, Michael Hall
- A Birthday for Francis, Russell Hoban
- Amazing Grace, Mary Hoffman
- Jacob’s New Dress, Sarah Hoffman
- The Doorbell Rang, Pat Hutchins
- The Princess and the Pea, Rachel Isadora
- Neville, Norton Juster
- Big Red Lollipop, Ruksana Khan
- Ferdinand, Munroe Leaf
- Henry’s Freedom Box, Ellen Levine
- Dim Sum for Everyone!, Grace Lin
- Frog and Toad are Friends, Arnold Lobell
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Bill Martin Jr
- Emma and Julia Love Ballet, Barbara McClintock
- Arrow to the Sun, Gerald McDermott
- Take Me Out To the Yakyu, Aaron Meshon
- Nino Wrestles the World, Yuri Morales
- Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth, Sanjay Patel
- The Lion and the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
- The Sandwich Swap, Queen Rania
- My Name is Yoon, Helen Recorvits
- School’s First Day of School, Adam Rex
- Tar Beach, Faith Ringgold
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee, Phillip C. Stead
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, William Steig
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Judith Viorst
- Owl Babies, Martin Waddell
- Pecan Pie Baby, Jacqueline Woodson
- Umbrella, Taro Yashima
List compiled by librarian Emma Weiler.
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