A TEACHERS’ LIST OF FAVORITE STORIES FOR KINDERGARTEN
Fall 2012
Chrysanthemum * Kevin Henkes
Wemberly Worried Kevin Henkes
Snowflake Bentley Jacqueline Martin
Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog Cynthia Rylant
Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle
Scardey Squirrel Melanie Watt
Biscuit Alyssa Satin Capucilli
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly Simms Taback
Bark, George Jules Feiffer
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?* Bill Martin
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom* Bill Martin
Knuffle Bunny (series) Mo Williams
All of the Pigeon books Mo Williams
Stranger in the Woods/Lost in the Woods Carl R., Sams & Jean Stoick
In the Dark, Dark Wood (good for Halloween) David Carter
The Great, Green Fuzz Susan Stevens
Muncha, Muncha Candace Flemming
Ruby In Her Own Time Jonathan Emmet
Owen Kevin Henkes
Stella Queen of the Snow (series) Marie- Louise Gay
Duck and Goose Tad Hills
Bear Snores On (and the rest of the Bear stories in this series) Karma Wilson
Harry and the Dirty Dog Gene Zion
Fancy Nancy (series) Jane O’Connor
The Kissing Hand * Audrey Penn
Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten Joseph Slate
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten * Joseph Slate
Good Night Moon Margaret Wise Brown
Minerva Louise at School Janet Morgan Stoeke
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See Eric Carle
Happy Birthday Moon Frank Asch
Where's My Teddy Jez Alborough
Too Many Pumpkins Linda White
The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything Linda Williams
The Little Scarecrow Boy Margaret Wise Brown
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig Eugene Trivizas
What Joe Saw Anna Grossnickle Hines
Twas the night before Thanksgiving Dav Pilkey
The Stranger Chris Van Allsburg
Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg
Dream Snow Eric Carle
The Littlest Elf by ? (a Golden Book) Nikki Shannon Smith
The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy Jane Thayer
Snowballs Lois Ehlert
Tacky the Penguin Helen Lester
The Mitten Jan Brett
The Wind Blew Pat Hutchins
The Luckiest Leprechaun Justine Korman
Rabbit's Color Book Alan Baker
Do Not Open This Book! Joy Cowley
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle
All Mrs. Wishy-washy books Joy Cowley & Elizabeth Fuller
The Tiny Seed Eric Carle
Cluck, Cluck Who's There? James Mayhew
The Big Red Barn Margaret Wise Brown
The Mysterious Tadpole Steven Kellogg
Underwear! Elise Monsell
Pete's A Pizza William Steig
The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) Philemon Sturges
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, & The Big Hungry Bear Don and Audrey Wood
My lucky day Keiko Kasza
Queenie, one of the family Bob Graham
The stray dog Marc Simont
E-mergency! Tom Lichtenheld & Ezra Fields-Meyer
Z is for Moose Kelly Bingham
Step gently out Helen Frost
Milo's hat Jon Agee
Porcupining : a prickly love story Lisa Wheeler
Espossumondas Plays Possum Coleen Salley
FAVORITE AUTHORS
Jan Brett*
Pat Hutchins
Lois Ehlert
Eric Carle
Audrey Wood
Kevin Henkes
Many thanks to these kindergarten teachers and librarians who love children’s literature and children!
Kathy Davis
Keycia Dalvig
Linda DeCramer
Grace Ann Hanson
Sarah Highlander
Carrie Naparalla
Barb Splittgaber
