Incoming Kindergarten Reading List     #

           Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

           When Dinosaurs Came with Everything by Elise Broach

          Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler

          First the Egg by Laura Vacarro Seeger, Caldecott Honor Book

          The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown (Paperback only in Torrance Collection)

          Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett, 2008

          Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems, 2008 Caldecott Honor Book

          From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems (Delombligo de la luna y otros poemas de verano) by Francisco X. Alarcon

          Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett

          The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle

          Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose by Tomie dePaola

          Little Red Riding Hood by Jerry Pinkney

          Little Dog Poems by Kristine O'Connell George

          The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems

          Pete's a Pizza  by William Steig

          Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin, Jr.

          Chicka Chicka ABC by Bill Martin & John Archambault  (Board Book in Torrance Collection)

These books have been recommended by the School Library Journal. You can read their reviews and those by the American Library Association on amazon.com. Most books or authors published before 2004 can also be found on the California Department of Education site Recommended Literature for Kindergarten Through Grade 12- http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/