It can be overwhelming to pick out books at the library. There are so many it is hard to find the gems for kids at different ages. Here are 45 books your Kindergarten will love to have red to them!
Note: If you are confused with finding your child’s reading level make sure to read Making Sense of Reading Levels!
Books to Read Aloud to Kindergarten Students
Here are some of the BEST books for to read aloud to Kindergarten age kids. You can conveniently order them from Amazon using the links provided so you can read these classics to your child over and over again or print the convenient book marks below to check them out for free from your local library.
A Grand Old Tree by Mary Newell Depalma
Africa Calling by Dan Adlerman 
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni 
Animalia by Graeme Base 
Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss 
Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson 
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle 
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina 
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin Jr. 
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett 
Corduroy by Don Freeman 
Curious George in the Snow by H. A. and Margaret Rey 
Easy Street by Rita Gray 
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel 
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London 
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae 
Goodbye Earth, Hello Moon! by Gabriel Meil 
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney 
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman 
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff (or from this series) 
In the Castle by Anna Milbourne 
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney 
Make Way for Duckling by Robert McCloskey 
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton 
Muncha! Mucha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming 
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell 
Roasted Peanuts by Tim Egan 
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E. Shaw 
Shhhh! Everybody's Sleeping by Julie Marks 
Snow by Uri Shulevitz 
Under the Ground by Anna Milbourne 
Swimmy by Leo Lionni 
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn 
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper 
The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney 
The Mitten by Jan Brett 
The Neighborhood Mother Goose by Nina Crews 
The Snowy Day by Ezra Keats 
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf 
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone 
The Three Pigs by David Wiesner 
The Three Little Rigs by David Gordon (super cute twist on a classic story) 
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson 
Tubby the Tuba by Paul Tripp 
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein >> Plus don't miss 50 Books Kindergartners Can read Themselves! <<
Download FREE List of Books Every Kindergartners Should Read
To make it east to find great books for your new reader I made a printable from this list. Just print and laminate to make a convenient bookmark you can bring along to the library and check off as you read these wonderful books your child will love.
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Did I miss one of your Kindergartners favorite books they like to read themselves? I’d love to add to this life. Feel free to leave me the book title and author in the comments!
