Books to Read Before Kindergarten

Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.

In simple, rhythmic prose and stylized pictures, a cat walks through the world, and all the other creatures see and acknowledge the cat.

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. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.

Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.

A mother dog finds eight other animals hiding around the house before finding her lost puppy. Flaps conceal the animals.