We came across this wonderful compilation list that the West Bloomfield Township Public Library put together of the top 100 books to read in Kindergarten. They provide the full list and other early literacy information on their website Grow Up Reading.
Folk and Fairy Tales
| DePaola, Tomie | Strega Nona |
| Galdone , Paul | Henny Penny |
| Galdone, Paul | The Monkey and the Crocodile |
| Kellogg, Steven | Paul Bunyan: A Tall Tale |
| Kimmel, Eric | Anansi and the Talking Melon |
| McDermott, Gerald | Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa |
| Mosel, Arlene | Tikki Tikki Tembo |
| Pinkney, Jerry | The Ugly Duckling |
| Scieszka, Jon | The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf |
| Steptoe, John | Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale |
| Wargin, Kathy-Jo | The Legend of Sleeping Bear |
| Zelinsky, Paul O. | Rapunzel |
Cumulative Stories
| Brett, Jan | The Mitten |
| Brown, Marcia | Stone Soup |
| Burningham, John | Mr. Gumpy’s Outing |
| Ginsburg, Mirra | Mushroom in the Rain |
| Neitzel, Shirley | The Jacket I Wear in the Snow |
| Numeroff, Laura | If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
| Slobodkina, Esphyr | Caps for Sale: The Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business |
| Waring, Richard | Hungry Hen |
| Zemach, Margot | It Could Always Be Worse |
Animal Stories
| Cannon, Janell | Stellaluna |
| Feiffer, Jules | Bark, George |
| Fleming, Denise | Mama Cat has Three Kittens |
| Greene , Rhonda G. | Barnyard Song |
| Hest, Amy | Kiss Good Night |
| Hutchins, Pat | Rosie’s Walk |
| Johnson, Angela | Julius |
| Keats, Ezra Jack | Whistle for Willie |
| Simont, Marc | The Stray Dog |
| Waddell, Martin | Farmer Duck |
| Yolen, Jane | Owl Moon |
Stories in Rhyme
| Bemelmans , Ludwig | Madeline |
| Christelow , Ellen | Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed |
| Guarino, Deborah | Is Your Mama a Llama? |
| Dr. Seuss | Horton Hears A Who! |
| Shannon, David | Duck on a Bike |
| Shaw, Nancy | Sheep in a Jeep |
| Wheeler, Lisa | One Dark Night |
| Yolen, Jane | How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? |
| Young, Ed | Seven Blind Mice |
My Family & Me
| Falconer, Ian | Olivia |
| Hoban, Russell | Bread and Jam for Frances |
| Hoffman, Mary | Amazing Grace |
| Howard, Arthur | When I Was Five |
| Kraus, Robert | Leo the Late Bloomer |
| McBratney, Sam | Guess How Much I Love You? |
| Polacco, Patricia | The Keeping Quilt |
| Rylant, Cynthia | The Relatives Came |
| Viorst, Judith | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day |
| Waber, Bernard | Lyle, Lyle Crocodile |
| Williams, Vera | A Chair for My Mother |
| Zion, Gene | Harry the Dirty Dog |
School Stories
| Carlson, Nancy | Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! |
| Henkes , Kevin | Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse |
| Rathmann, Peggy | Officer Buckle and Gloria |
| Schwartz, Amy | Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner |
| Slate, Joseph | Miss Bindergarten Gets Reading for Kindergarten |
| Wells, Rosemary | Yoko |
| Wild, Margaret | Tom Goes to Kindergarten |
Concepts
| Aylesworth , Jim | Old Black Fly |
| Carle, Eric | The Very Hungry Caterpillar |
| Dodd , Emma | Dog’s Colorful Day: A Messy Story about Colors and Counting |
| Ehlert, Lois | Planting a Rainbow |
| Jonas, Ann | Round Trip |
| Martin, Bill | Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? |
| Meddaugh, Susan | Martha Blah Blah |
| Walsh, Ellen | Mouse Paint |
Classics
| Brown, M. Wise | The Runaway Bunny |
| Burton, Virginia | Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel |
| Freeman, Don | Corduroy |
| Gag , Wanda | Millions of Cats |
| Keats , Ezra Jack | The Snowy Day |
| Leaf, Munro | The Story of Ferdinand |
| Lionni, Leo | Swimmy |
| McCloskey, Robert | Make Way for Ducklings |
| Rey, H.A. | Curious George |
| Steig, William | Doctor De Soto |
| Taback, Simms | Joseph Had a Little Overcoat |
Humorous Stories
| Allard, Harry | Miss Nelson is Missing |
| Bruss, Deborah | Book! Book! Book! |
| Cronin , Doreen | Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type |
| Kasza, Keiko | Wolf’s Chicken Stew |
| Lear, Edward | The Owl and the Pussycat |
| Marshall, James | George and Martha |
| Noble, Trinka H. | The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash |
| Palatini, Margie | Piggie Pie |
| Stadler, Alexander | Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book |
| Wood, Audrey | King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub |
| Rathmann, Peggy | Good Night, Gorilla |
Imagination
| Dorros, Arthur | Abuela |
| Egielski, Richard | Gingerbread Boy |
| Mayer, Mercer | There’s a Nightmare in My Closet |
| Sendak, Maurice | Where the Wild Things Are |
| Shaw, Charles | It Looked Like Spilt Milk |
| Steig, William | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble |
| Teague, Mark | Pigsty |
| Van Allsburg, Chris | Jumanji |
| Wiesner, David | The Three Pigs |
| Wiesner, David | Tuesday |
| Williams, Linda | The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything |
