Books For Kindergarteners

These are books that supplement different curricula backed by the science of reading. 

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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Written by Verna Aardema and Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
A West African story about how the mosquito became a pest. It started when he told a lie to an iguana who then offends a friendly python.
K - 3rd
18644

Maria Had A Little Llama / María tenía una llamita

Written by Angela Dominguez
With gorgeous, Peruvian-inspired illustrations and English and Spanish retellings, this picture book...
Pre-K - 1st
15254

Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light

Written by Tim Tingle and Illustrated by Karen Clarkson
A Choctaw boy shares memories of his grandmother and the lessons she taught him.
K - 5th
19705

Abuelo and the Three Bears/Abuelo y los tres osos

Written by Jerry Tello
In this flip-over book containing complete English and Spanish texts, Grandfather tells his own...
Pre-K - 1st
15191

Tasunka: A Lakota Horse Legend

Written and Illustrated by Donald F. Montileaux
In this Lakota legend, a young warrior sets out on a search for food and instead discovers a...
1st - 4th
20329

Little Red Gliding Hood

Written by Tara Lazar
Goldilocks needs to win new skates, and a certain wolf does too. Can they team up and win? Whimsical...
K - 2nd
21009

Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas

Written by Natasha Yim and Illustrated by Grace Zong

It's Chinese New Year, and Goldy Luck’s mother wants her to take a plate of turnip cakes to the...

Pre-K - 3rd
20056

In the Garden with Dr. Carver

Written by Susan Grigsby
A fictionalized account of George Washington Carver's visit to a rural Alabama town in the 1900s, to...
2nd - 4th

Green Green: A Community Gardening Story

Written by Marie Lamba

Green grass is wide and fresh and clean for a family to play in, and brown dirt is perfect for...

1st - 2nd
15144

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon

A boy in a drought-ravaged village in Africa wonders how things work. Teaching himself English from...

1st - 3rd

The Ugly Vegetables

Written and Illustrated by Grace Lin

The neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than...

Pre-K - 3rd
17547

The Gigantic Turnip

Written by Aleksei Tolstoy and Illustrated by Niamh Sharkey
Find out what happens when the old woman, the old man, and all twenty-one animals on the farm try to...
Pre-K - 2nd

Rainbow Stew

Written by Cathryn Falwell

Splish, splash, puddle dash! It's a rainy summer day, but the vegetables in Grandpa's garden are...

Pre-K - 1st
17569

We All Went on Safari

Written by Laurie Krebs and Illustrated by Julia Cairns
Join Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe and their Maasai friends as they set out on a counting journey through the...
K - 6th
21161

Bowwow Powwow

Written by Brenda J. Child and Illustrated by Jonathan Thunder
Windy Girl is blessed with a vivid imagination. From Uncle she gathers stories of long-ago...
Pre-K - 2nd
21157

La Princesa and the Pea

Written by Susan Middleton Elya and Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
El príncipe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesn’t agree.

The queen...

Pre-K - 3rd
15274

The Snowy Day

Written and Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
Peter ventures out into the snow and marvels at the tracks he makes, the snowman he builds, and the...
Pre-K - 1st
20811

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

Written by Traci Sorell and Illustrated by Frané Lessac
The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is...
Pre-K - 2nd

Duck for Turkey Day

Written by Jacqueline Jules and Illustrated by Kathryn Mitter

It's almost Thanksgiving, and Tuyet is excited about the holiday and the vacation from school. There...

Pre-K - 3rd
16036

Those Shoes

Written by Maribeth Boelts and Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though...
K - 3rd

Quinito's Neighborhood/El Vecindario de Quinito

Written by Ina Cumpiano and Illustrated by Jose Ramirez

Quinito’s neighborhood is made up of more than just buildings, streets, and shops — it’s made up of...

Pre-K - 3rd
20758

Kunu's Basket: A Story from Indian Island

Written by Lee DeCora Francis and Illustrated by Susan Drucker
Kunu is from the Penobscot Tribe located on Indian Island in Maine. They have a deep tradition in...
3rd - 7th

The Water Princess

Written by Susan Verde and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking water...

K - 3rd
20847

The Boy Who Grew A Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng

Written by Sophia Gholz and Illustrated by Kayla Harren
As a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on...
K - 3rd
21101

We Are Water Protectors

Written by Carole Lindstrom and Illustrated by Michaela Goade
Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues...
Pre-K - 2nd

All the World

Written by Liz Garton Scanlon and Illustrated by Marla Frazee

All the world is here.
It is there.
It is everywhere.
All the world is right where you are.
Now.

Fo...

Pre-K - 3rd

Grace for President (Grace Series, 1)

Written by Kelly DiPucchio and Illustrated by LeUyen Pham

"Where are the girls?"

When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female...

Pre-K - 3rd

At the Mountain's Base

Written by Traci Sorell and Illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre

A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this lyrical...

Pre-K - 3rd
24845

Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment

Written by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry and Illustrated by Brittany Jackson
A visit to Washington, DC’s National Portrait Gallery forever alters Parker Curry’s young life when...
Pre-K - 2nd

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers)

Written by Andrea Beaty and Illustrated by David Roberts

Every morning, Abuelo walks Sofia to school . . . until one day when Abuelo hurts his ankle at a...

K - 1st