Kindergarten Reads
Our Recommendations
What's the Matter, Marlo?
A picture book about best friends that highlights empathy, as well as anger and sadness, and reminds us that these aren't feelings to run away from, but instead to help each other through.
Author: Andrew Arnold
Call Number: E ARN (Concept)
Farmhouse
A farmhouse where twelve children grow up holds evidence of their stories long after they are gone.
Author: Sophie Blackall
Call Number: E BLA
Hair Love
Zuri's hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it's beautiful. When Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion, he has a lot to learn. But he LOVES his Zuri, and he'll do anything to make her - and her hair - happy. Tender and empowering, Hair Love is an ode to loving your natural hair -- and a celebration of daddies and daughters everywhere.
Author: Matthew A. Cherry
Call Number: E CHE
Norton and the Bear
Annoyed with an oversized bear who likes to copy his style, fashion-conscious Norton the dog goes to increasingly ridiculous lengths in order to maintain his individuality.
Author: Gabriel Evans
Call Number: E EVA
Pokko and the Drum
When Pokko plays her drum in the forest she suddenly finds herself surrounded by an entire band of animal musicians.
Author: Matthew Forsythe
Call Number: E FOR
Brenda is a Sheep
This story is a twist on the classic story of a wolf in sheep's clothing. Brenda, a wolf, is preparing a great sheep feast, but the sheep have a different menu up their wooly sleeves.
Author: Morag Hood
Call Number: E HOO
Grace and Box
After Box delivers a refrigerator, Grace and Box become friends, camping together, going to space, and exploring the depths of the sea, among other adventures. After a few days of playing together, Grace notices that Box is getting some rips and crumples, which she's determined to fix, so they can continue their fun.
Author: Kim Howard
Call Number: E HOW
Fry Bread
Using illustrations that show the diversity in Native America and spare poetic text that emphasizes fry bread in terms of provenance, this volume tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families all across the North American continent.
Author: Kevin Noble Maillard
Call Number: E MAI
Come With Me
Frightened by news of angry people around the world, a young girl gets her parents' help in learning to be compassionate and brave a little at a time.
Author: Holly M. McGhee
Call Number: E MCG
You Matter
Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters,
Author: Christian Robinson
Call Number: E ROB
Cool Cuts
An illustrated, joyful celebration of African-American boys' hairstyles.
Author: Mechal Renee Roe
Call Number: E ROE
The Ramble Shamble Children
Five siblings worry that their shabby old house isn't 'proper' enough, but come to see that it's perfect just the way it is.
Author: Christina Soontornvat
Call Number: E SOO
A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India
A young girl explores the vibrant rainbow of items for sale in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her mother. Includes facts about the items mentioned and markets around the world, as well as photographs taken by the author in her hometown of Chennai, India.
Author: Meera Sriram
Call Number: E SRI
I Want to Be a Vase
An ambitious toilet plunger expresses his desire to be a vase.
Author: Julio Torres
Call Number: E TOR
Because
A series of events, some seemingly very insignificant, lead to a young girl attending a life-changing concert.
Author: Mo Willems
Call Number: E WIL
The Year We Learned to Fly
By heeding their wise grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover the ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world,
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Call Number: E WOO
Horse and Buggy series
In "Dance, Dance, Dance," readers are introduced to best friends Horse and Buggy! Horse likes to dance and Buggy doesn't--until Horse shows him how to get down!
Author: Ethan Long
Call Number: BEGINNING TO READ LON
Ty's Travels series
For Ty's Travels, All Aboard: Ty wishes his family would play with him, but everyone is too busy before dinner-time. Luckily, Ty knows just what to do... Time for fun. Celebrate the power of imagination in All Aboard
Author: Kelly Starling Lyons
Call Number: BEGINNING TO READ LYO
Fish and Wave
When looking for a new friend, a little fish meets a tiny wave. But when that wave grows bigger and bigger, what's a fish to do?
Author: Sergio Ruzzier
Call Number: BEGINNING TO READ RUZ
Squirrel's Family Tree
What makes an oak tree an oak tree and what makes a squirrel a squirrel? In Squirrel's Family Tree, things aren't always what they seem. As squirrel searches for, finds, and hides her acorn treasures beneath the shadows of the great oak trees in the forest, little does she know the role she plays in creating the very environment she forages in.
Author: Beth Ferry
Call Number: J599.36 FER
Everybody Counts
A multicultural mash-up of seek-and-find puzzles and counting exercises, this unique picture book features crowd scenes in various locales ranging from a library to to a supermarket to a marathon race. Captions below each picture offer readers subtle visual cues and invitations to speculate about what they see. End matter includes solutions, additional leading questions, and an invitation to create more scenarios.
Author: Kristin Roskifte
Call Number: J793.73 ROS
Ready for Spaghetti: Funny Poems for Funny Kids
Fizzing with rhythm, energy, and laughter, this perfect gift-book introduction to poetry celebrates the day-to-day routines of early childhood. From the rise-and-shine exuberance of "Up, up, uppity-up!" to the sweet lull of "Hush and a hush/soft and low," colorful pages abound with observations of ordinary moments, from brushing your teeth to digging in a sandbox, that mirror a childlike day-in-the-life.
Author: Michael Rosen
Call Number: J821.914 ROS
Sharice's Big Voice
This inspiring picture book autobiography tells the remarkable story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas.
Author: Sharice Davids
Call Number: J BIO DAVIDS
Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon
The inspiring true story of Fauja Singh, who broke world records to become the first one hundred-year-old to run a marathon, shares valuable lessons on the source of his grit, determination to overcome obstacles, and commitment to positive representation of the Sikh community.
Author: Simran Jeet Singh
Call Number: J BIO SINGH
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
A picture book biography sharing the inspiring and incredible true story of the nation's oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116.
Author: Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Call Number: J BIO WALKER
