It’s never too early to start reading to the grandkids. It’s just hard to tell who enjoys it more them or us!
100 Books to Read Before Kindergarten
Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard
Old Black Fly BY Jim Aylesworth
Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! By Karen Beaumont
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelimans
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burmingham
Mike Milligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
The Grouchy Lady Bug by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Freight Train by Donald Crews
Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
The Empty Pot by Demi
Llama Llama Red Pajamas by Ann Dewdney
The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
Gossie by Olivier Dunrea
Are You My Mother? By P. D. Eastman
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Chicken Little by Ed Emberley
Olivia by Ian Flaconer
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Time For Bed by Mem Fox
Corduroy by Don Freeman
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
The Three Bears by Paul Galdone
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone
The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Owen by Kevin Henkes
Duck & Goose by Tad Hills
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Jump, Frog, Jump by Robert Kalan
Wolf’s Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Miss Spider’s Tea Party by David Kirk
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Frog and Toad (series) by Arnold Lobel
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
George and Martha by James Marshall
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Elmer by David McKee
Little Bear by Else Minarik
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Curious George by Hans Rey
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner
The True Story of the Three Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Duck On a Bike by David Shannon
No David! By David Shannon
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly by Simms Taback
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Alexander the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judity Viorst
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Legend of Sleeping Bear by Kathy Jo Wargin
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
Flotsam by David Wiesner
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? By Jane Yolen
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
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