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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

50 books to read before kindergarten...my interpretation

Education.com is an excellent website.  I have no qualms about recommending them for all your educational needs.  However, recently I was directed to a list they wrote about 50 books that kids should read before Kindergarten.  After reviewing the list, I decided it needed to be revised.  Not only was one of the books promoting smoking, but I found out the list was published in 2006.  I feel this list should be updated yearly.   So here for your viewing pleasure is the original list and my revised list.  Comments are always welcome :)
Old List
1. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
2. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel or Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott
3. Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
4. The Berenstain Bears series by Stan and Jan Berenstain
5. Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
6. The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
7. A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
8. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
9. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
10. Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
11. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett
12. Curious George by H.A Rey
13. Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
14. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! By Mo Willems
15. Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
16. Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
17. Froggy Gets Dressed or Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London
18. George and Martha by James Marshall
19. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
20. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
21. Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
22. How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen
23. I Stink! by Kate McMullen
24. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura J. Numeroff
25. Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
26. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
27. Leo, the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
28. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber
29. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
30. The Magic School Bus Series by Joanna Cole
31. Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh
32. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virgina Lee Burton
33. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
34. Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard and James Marshall
35. Mr Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
36. My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
37. Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
38. Owen by Kevin Henkes
39. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
40. Pete's a Pizza by William Steig
41. Pierre: A Cautionary Tale by Maurice Sendak
42.Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
43. Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
44. Strega Nona by Tomie De Paola
45. Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
46. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
47. Tough Boris by Mem Fox
48. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf by John Scieszka
49. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
50. Yoko by Rosemary Wells

New List
1. My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
2. Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert
3. The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
4. The Peace Book by Todd Parr
5. Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
6. Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr. 
7. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
8. The Berenstain Bears series by Stan and Jan Berenstain
9. Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
10. If You Give a...Series by Laura J. Numeroff
11. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judy Barrett
12. The Magic School Bus Series by Joanna Cole
13. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
14. Not A Box by Antoinette Portis
15. Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
16. Five Little Monkeys series by Eileen Christelow
17. Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
18. It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr
19. The Mitten by Jan  Brett
20. L M N O Peas by Keith Baker
21. Say Hola to Spanish by Susan Middleton Elya
22. Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson
23. Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
24. Sometimes I'm Bombaloo by Rachel Vail
25. The Earth Book by Todd Parr
26. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
27. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
28. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
29. Tuesday by David Wiesner
30. Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears retold by Verna Aardema
31. A Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
32. Swimmy by Leo Lionni
33.Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
34.No Hitting! by Karen Katz
35. These are my Hands by Bill Martin Jr.
36. Little Quack's New Friend by Lauren Thompson
37. It's Mine! by Leo Lionni
38. ABC Animal Jamboree by Giles Andreae
39. Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming
40. Listen and Learn and Be Polite and Listen both by Cheri J. Meiners M.Ed
41. Read it, Don't Eat it! by Ian Schoenherr
42. The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
43. The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf
44. The Alphabet Tree by Leo Lionni
45. ABC of Jobs People Do by Roger Priddy
46. I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson
47. Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi
48. Seen Art? by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
49. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
50. Leo, the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus

I stand by my list, although I have a lot more that I feel should be included.  If you want a complete list, leave a comment and I will gladly email it to you :)  As always, I would love to discuss any disagreements with this list and or what should be added and taken out! Peace :)

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