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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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7 Ate 9

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The Inquisitor's Tale

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Radiant Child

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

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S Is for Sabertooth

S Is for Sabertooth

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Evil Wizard Smallbone

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Thunder Boy Jr.

Thunder Boy Jr.

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Almost Astronauts

The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey

The Land of Stories: An Author's Odyssey

Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

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Minuteman Library Network’s awards listing, includes Caldecott, Newbery and many more….check out the full list of book awards here.

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