One of my favorite parts of parenting has been reading with my kids. Almost from the time they were born, we've had read alouds going in our family. Board books were gifted, visits to the library were a regular occurrence, and sharing good stories were a normal part of our family culture.
The whole experience has been a delight.... reading on a picnic blanket at the park, snuggling on the couch with a good book, reading before bedtime... the shared moments between parent and child as the day winds down. And getting lost in a really good story.
This was especially true when my kids were in preschool and kindergarten. We would load up on books from the library each week, but I found it really only took 2-3 really good picture books and we'd find ourselves reading them over and over again. My kids loved the predictability of hearing the same book multiple times. Often they were memorize the story so they could flip through the pages and "read" it to themselves.
Now that they're older, I still look back on many of these books with fond memories. These were the portals to new and exciting adventures. And these are the books that I recommend over and over again. These were our Favorite Preschool and Kindergarten Picture Books:
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson
The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Make Way for Duckings by Robert McCloskey
The Little Red Hen (Fairy Tale)
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
Our Apple Tree by Gorel Kristina Naslund
Applesauce Day by Lisa J.Amstutz
The Very Busy spider by Eric Carle
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin Jr & Eric Carle
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Curious George by Margret Rey & H.A. Rey
Go, Do, Go! by P.D. Eastman
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Good Night, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
Ox-Cart Man by DonaldHalle
Around the Year by Tasha Tudo
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
Stone Soup (Fairy Tale)
The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Fairy Tale)
The Autumn Visitors by Karel Hayes
Thanksgiving in the Woods by Phyllis Alsdurf
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Bear says Thanks by Karma Wilson
Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pikney
Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas by Jane Yolen
Gingerbread Mouse by Katy Britain
What are your Favorite Preschool and Kindergarten Picture Books?
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