Kindergarten Supplemental Reading List
Bible Stories and Catholic Stories:
- New Saint Joseph Beginner’s Bible, by Lawrence G. Lovasik (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- Saint Joseph Beginner Book of Saints, by Lawrence G. Lovasik (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- 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.setonbooks.com)
Recommended Anthologies:
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:
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:
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 1 and BK 2 (available at www.epsbooks.com)
Zaner-Bloser Non-Fiction Literacy books: Early Emergent Level
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. (
www.zaner-bloser.com)
Dorling Kindersley Level 1 Eyewitness Readers
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 (
www.dk.com)
Dr. Seuss Bright and Early Books
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! (
www.seussville.com)
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
