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Kindergarten Supplemental Reading List


Bible Stories and Catholic Stories:

New Saint Joseph Beginner's Bible, by Lawrence G. Lovasik (available at www.setonhome.org)
Saint Joseph Beginner Book of Saints, by Lawrence G. Lovasik (available at www.setonhome.org)
My Bible Friends Read-and-Do Book, by Robin Currie (available at www.pauline.org)
Brian Wildsmith's Illustrated Bible Stories, Philip Turner
The Parables of Jesus, by Tomie dePaola
The Miracles of Jesus, by Tomie dePaola
Christopher: The Holy Giant, by Tomie dePaola
The Lady of Guadalupe, by Tomie dePaola
An Alphabet of Saints, Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson (available at www.neumannpress.com)
The Angels' Alphabet, by Hilda van Stocku (available at www.bethlehembooks.com)
My First Book About Mary, by Christine V. Orfeo (available at www.pauline.org)

Dictionary:

The American Heritage Picture Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin (available at www.setonhome.org)

Recommended Anthologies:

American Cardinal Readers, Primer (available at www.neumannpress.com)
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know (available at www.coreknowledge.org)
Listen, My Children: Poems for Kindergarteners (available at www.coreknowledge.org)
Read and Learn with Classic Stories, Grade K (ISBN: 1-56189-681-0, available at www.teacherspecialty.com)
The Children's Book of Virtues, edited by William J. Bennett

Nursery Rhymes:

My Mother Goose Library, Iona Opie
The Original Mother Goose, or The Real Mother Goose, illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright
Mother Goose - a color reprint of a 1928 edition (Books of Wonder Classics, available at www.booksofwonder.com)
The Oxford Nursery Treasury, Ian Beck (available at www.oup.com/us/)

Children's Verse:

A Child's Garden of Verses, Stevenson - (Classic Illustrated Edition available at www.chroniclebooks.com)
First Verses - Finger Rhymes, John Foster (available at www.oup.com/us/)
First Verses - Action Rhymes, John Foster (available at www.oup.com/us/)
First Verses - Chanting Rhymes, John Foster (available at www.oup.com/us/)
First Verses - Counting Rhymes, John Foster (available at www.oup.com/us/)

Poems and Stories:

My First Oxford Book of Poems, John Foster (available at www.oup.com/us/)
My First Oxford Book of Stories, Geraldine McCaughrean (available at www.oup.com/us/)

Foreign Languages and Cultures:

International Children's Digital Library (available at www.icdlbooks.org)

Kindergarten Phonetic Readers:

Bob Books First! and Bob Books Fun! by Bobby Lynn Maslen (available at www.scholastic.com)
Short Vowel Words Phonetic Readers and Long Vowel Words Phonetic Readers (available at www.grades123.com)
Primary Phonics storybooks, BK 1and BK 2 (available at www.epsbooks.com)

Zaner-Bloser Non-Fiction Literacy books: Early Emergent Level (www.zaner-bloser.com):

Includes easy readers for Reading, Science, Math, Social Studies, and Spanish. My Alphabet; Blends; Early Emergent Science; Spatial Concepts; Counting; Harry's Math Books; Community Places and Workers; My Special Days.

Dorling Kindersley Level 1 Eyewitness Readers (www.dk.com):

A Day at Greenhill Farm; Truck Trouble; Tale of a Tadpole; Surprise Puppy; Ducking Days; A Day at Seagull Beach; Whatever the Weather; Busy Buzzy Bee; Big Machines; Wild Baby Animals; A Bed for the Winter; Born to be a Butterfly; Feeding Time; Jobs People Do (Firefighter); My Cat's Secret; First Day of Gymnastics; A Trip to the Zoo

Dr. Seuss Bright and Early Books (www.seussville.com):

Dr. Seuss books can help your child develop an awareness of phonetic word patterns. Kindergarten level titles include: Dr. Seuss's ABC; The Foot Book; The Eye Book; The Tooth Book; The Shape of Me and Other Stuff; There's a Wocket in My Pocket; Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?; Great Day for Up!

Theme: Trains

The Big Book of Trains, Dorling Kindersley (www.dk.com)
Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection, (unabridged edition) by The Reverend W. Awdry
Casey Jones's Fireman: The Story of Sim Web, by Nancy Farmer
The Little Engine That Could (original unabridged edition), by Watty Piper
Freight Train, by Donald Crews

Theme: Forest Animals

Look Closer: Forest Life, Dorling Kindersley (www.dk.com)
Look Closer: Tree Life, Dorling Kindersley (www.dk.com)
Wild Animals, Dorling Kindersley (www.dk.com)
Amazing Monkeys (Eyewitness Juniors, www.dk.com)
The Complete Adventures of Curious George, by H.A. Rey
Bonjour, Babar: The Six Unabridged Classics by the Creator of Babar, by Jean De Brunhoff
Corduroy, by Don Freeman
A Rainbow of My Own, by Don Freeman
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin, Jr.
Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina

Theme: Farm Animals

Look Closer: Meadow, Dorling Kindersley (www.dk.com)
Amazing Butterflies and Moths (Eyewitness Juniors, www.dk.com)
Amazing Animal Babies (Eyewitness Juniors, www.dk.com)
On the Farm, Dorling Kindersley (www.dk.com)
Big Red Barn, by Margaret Wise Brown
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
The Story of Ferdinand, by Munro Leaf
The ABC Bunny, by Wanda Gag
The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
The Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown (and other books by Margaret Wise Brown)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter
Floss, by Kim Lewis - other titles by this author/illustrator include: Friends, Little Calf, Little Puppy
Charlie Needs A Cloak, by Tomie dePaola; or A New Coat for Anna, by Harriet Ziefert

Theme: Seasons

DK Explorers: Trees, Dorling Kindersley (www.dk.com)
DK Explorers: Weather, Dorling Kindersley (www.dk.com)
What's the Weather Today, by Allan Fowler (Rookie Read About Science series - Children's Press)
The Little House, and Katy and the Big Snow, by Virginia Lee Burton
The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats
One Summer Day, by Kim Lewis
First Snow, by Kim Lewis

More Kindergarten Classics:

A Was Once an Apple Pie, by Edward Lear (Candlewick Press, 1992)
On Market Street, by Arnold Lobel
Blueberries for Sal; One Morning In Maine; and Make Way For Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey
Are You My Mother, by P.D. Eastman
Prayer For A Child, by Rachel Field
The Carrot Seed, by Ruth Krauss
My Five Senses; and The Listening Walk, by Aliki
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin Jr., and John Archambault
Mad About Madeline: The Complete Tales, by Ludwig Bemelmans
George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends, by James Marshall
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton
Stone Soup, by Marcia Brown
Eloise Wilkin's Poems to Read to the Very Young, Eloise Wilkin (and others illustrated by Eloise Wilkin)
Pooh's Bedtime Book, or Winnie the Pooh, and When We Were Very Young, by A.A. Milne, illustrated by Shepard
Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown



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