Kindergarten Reading List


Author
Portis, Antoinette
Call Number
J 553.7 POR
Summary
Splashy illustrations and simple text explore water in its many shapes and forms.
Author
Kurtz, Kevin
Call Number
J 570 KUR
Summary
Using a wide variety of stunning photographs, author Kevin Kurtz poses thought-provoking questions to help readers determine if things are living or nonliving. For example, if most (but not all) living things can move, can any nonliving things move? As part of the Compare and Contrast series, this is a unique look at determining whether something is living or nonliving.
Author
Raczka, Bob
Call Number
J 811.6 RAC
Summary
Who says words need to be concrete? This collection shapes poems in surprising and delightful ways.Concrete poetry is a perennially popular poetic form because they are fun to look at. But by using the arrangement of the words on the page to convey the meaning of the poem, concrete or shape poems are also easy to write!
Summary
From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator for Walt Disney Studios, Mary wouldn't play by the rules. At a time when studios wanted to hire men and think in black and white, Mary painted twinkling emerald skies, peach giraffes with tangerine spots, and magenta horses that could fly.
Author
Morales, Yuyi
Call Number
J BIO MORALES
Summary
An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story. (2019 Pura Belpré winner)
Author
Markel, Michelle
Call Number
J BIO NEWBERY
Summary
A picture book chronicle of the life of children's book pioneer John Newbery describes how he imagined books filled with stories, science and games before becoming a celebrated author and publisher, changing the literary world forever.
Author
Sendak, Maurice
Call Number
J CALDECOTT SENDAK
Summary
A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king. (1964 Winner)
Title
Tuesday
Author
Wiesner, David
Call Number
J CALDECOTT WIESNER
Summary
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep. (1992 winner)
Author
Jenkins, Steve
Call Number
J E 591.47 JEN
Summary
Trickiest! introduces readers to some of the slyest animals on the planet.
Author
Bové, Jennifer
Call Number
J E 599.773 BOV
Summary
Introduces wolves, describing their physical features, what they eat, where they live, and how they care for their young.
Author
Arnold, Tedd
Call Number
J E ARNOLD
Summary
When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong.
Author
Burnell, Heather A.
Call Number
J E BURNELL
Summary
Unicorn and Yeti run into each other (literally) while looking for sparkly things, and despite some differences, (for instance Unicorn is magic, Yeti is not, Yeti likes snowball fights, Unicorn can not throw snowballs)--the two become friends over a shared love of hot chocolate with rainbow sprinkles.
Author
Fenske, Jonathan
Call Number
J E FENSKE
Summary
A little squirrel counts as he tosses nuts, one at a time, into a bigger squirrel's mouth until he discovers that it is possible to have enough.
Author
Flowers, Luke
Call Number
J E FLOWERS
Summary
Told in rhyme, Moby Shinobi tries to put his ninja skills to work helping Papa Peppy in the pizza shop, but everything he does ends in ruined pizza--until the key to the cabinet where the secret sauce is stored gets lost.
Author
Harper, Charise M
Call Number
J E HARPER
Summary
Yellow Bird has found a button and wants to share it with Red Bird and Blue Bird. This is just an ordinary button. It does not do anything when you press it. But when Red Bird and Blue Bird give it a try, they are delighted to find that the button does not do nothing, and that is something.
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