Books to Read Before Kindergarten

Rhymed text and illustrations invite the reader to play "I Spy" with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters.

Bear's efforts to keep out visitors to his house are undermined by a very persistent mouse.

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: the chairs, a comb, and the air.

A collection of children stories by Virginia Lee Burton.

Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.

Lively and unusual things happen when Carl the dog is left in charge of the baby.

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.

A story for beginning readers about busy dogs of all sizes and colors, engaged in all manner of silly activities.