1000 Books Before Kindergarten Favorite Reads

Some favorites from children who’ve participated in the program:

(each title is linked to our catalog for easy ordering)

A Bear for Breakfast by Jennifer King

A Big Guy Took My Ball! By Mo Willems

A Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds

A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman

A Potty for Me by Karen Katz

Amigos by Eric Carle

And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss

Animals Hide and Seek by Bastien Contraire

Another by Christian Robinson

Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat

Are You a Cow? by Sandra Boynton

Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

Bad Kitty Does Not Like Dogs by Nick Bruel

Bear Snores On by Kama Wilson

Before After by Jean Jullien

Belly Button Book by Sandra Boynton

Big Words for Little Geniuses by James and Sue Patterson

Biscuit Wants to Play by Alyssa S Capucilli

Biscuit’s Day at the Farm by Alyssa S Capucilli

Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton

Boats by Byron Barton

Boats for Papa by Jessixa Bagley

BooBoo

Bread and Jam for Francis by Russell Hoban

Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin

Bunnies by Kevan Atteberry

Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems

Cat in the Hat Comes Back

Cecily Parsley’s Nursery Rhymes

Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Counting Kisses by Karen Katz

Courage by Bernard Waber

Daniel Tiger by various authors

Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by Julie Gassman

Dog Wants to Play by Christine McDonnell

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! By Mo Willems

Dr. Seuss ABC by Dr. Seuss

Festivals of the World China by Colin Cheong

Frankenstein by Ludworst Bemonster

Freight Train by Donald Crews

Fruits in Suits by Jared Chapman

Germs by Ross Collins

Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae

Go, Dog, Go! by P. D. Eastman

Go to Bed, Monster! By Natasha Wing

Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears by Corey Rosen Schwartz

Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

Goodnight Moon

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker

Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Berger

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Hansel and Gretel Ninja Chicks by Corey Rosen Schwartz

Happy Pig Day by Mo Willems

Harold and Hog Pretend for Real by Mo Willems

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Have You Seen My Dragon? By Steve Light