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Great Stories to Share with Kindergartners & Kindergarten Classrooms

ALL BY MYSELF By Ivan Bates  [Picture Book BA]
Maya the little elephant decides that she wants to pick leaves to eat by herself but the tree is very tall. Maya’s friends offer their help, but Maya's mother might have the answer.

BEAR WANTS MORE! By Karma Wilson  [Picture Book WI]
When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends. But, he still wants more!

BOB By Tracey Pearson  [Picture Book PE]
While looking for someone to teach him how to coock-a-doodle-doo, a rooster named Bob learns to sound like many different animals and finds that his new skills come in handy.

BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM By Lisa Wheeler. [Picture Book WH]
A variety of wacky animals get stuck in a gooey-ooey mess of bubble gum. Lively lyrical rhyme and hilarious colorful illustrations make this story perfect for reading aloud.

COME ALONG, DAISY! By Jane Simmons  [Picture Book SI]
“Come along, Daisy,” says Mama Duck. But Daisy the duckling does not. She is too busy chasing dragonflies and bouncing on lily pads. Then, when she looks around, Mama duck isn’t there anymore!

COSMO ZOOMS! By Arthur Howard [Picture Book HO]
Cosmo the dog discovers a special talent when he accidentally takes a nap on a skateboard.

COW BUZZED By Andrea Zimmerman  [Picture Book ZI]
The farm animals give one another a cold with hilarious results, passing along their distinctive voices along with the coughs, sniffles, and sneezes.

CRUNCH MUNCH By Jonathan London  [Picture Book LO]
Moo-o-o-o chew, Crunch munch, Lippity-lap! Young listeners get ready to gobble and giggle and join the fun as various animals eat.

DO MONKEYS TWEET? By Melanie Walsh  [Picture Book WA]
Do little mice purr? Do butterflies growl? Do horses bark? This fun picture book asks such silly questions and then tells which animals make the specific sound.

DOWN IN THE WOODS AT SLEEPYTIME By Carole Lexa Schaefer  [Picture Book SC]
It’s sleepytime down in the woods, but not one of the baby animals is ready to go to bed. The bear cubs want to play, the little hedgehogs are hungry, the bunnies are peek-a-booing, and their mamas are at their wits’ end!  Will Wise Grandma Owl finally find a way to settle everyone down to sleep?

DUCK IN THE TRUCK By Jez Alborough  [Picture Book AL]
Duck’s truck is stuck in the muck. Can anyone help him get his truck unstuck? Or, is he out of luck? Find out in this rollicking read-aloud!

FARMER DUCK By Martin Waddell [Picture Book WA]
When a kind and hardworking duck nearly collapses from overwork, while taking care of a farm because the Farmer is too lazy to do so, the rest of the farm animals rally together in a hilarious series of events that chase the Farmer out of town.

HARRY THE DIRTY DOG By Gene Zion [Picture Book ZI]
When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots!

HAVE YOU GOT MY PURR? By Judy West [Picture Book WE]
Little listeners will delight in this noisy barnyard tour. They can join in as each familiar animal makes its distinctive sound, right up to the last, satisfying purr, purr.

HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE AND SEE THE WORLDBy Marjorie Priceman [Picture Book PR]
Since the market is closed, the reader is led on a fantastic journey around the world to gather the ingredients for making a delicious apple pie. Includes a yummy recipe for apple pie.

MIXED-UP CHAMELEON By Eric Carle  [Picture Book CA]
A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itself.

ONE DOG CANOE By Mary Casanova  [Picture Book CA]
A girl and her dog set out in their canoe one morning, only to be insistently joined by a series of animals, large and small, with hilarious results.

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE DINOSAUR STOMP  By Carol Diggory Shields. [Picture Book SH]
When it’s rock ‘n’ roll time during the prehistoric era, many different kinds of dinosaurs gather to twist, twirl, and tromp at a Saturday night party.

SILLY LITTLE GOOSE! By Nancy Tafuri [Picture Book TA]
A silly little goose surprises a variety of farm animals as she tries out a few odd places to make her nest before finally settling on an old straw hat. Children will enjoy making animal sounds and giggling to the repeated refrain, “Silly Little Goose!”

SPOTS, FEATHERS, AND CURLY TALES By Nancy Tafuri [Picture Book TA]
What has spots? What has feathers? The author knows just what questions young children will love to hear – and answer about the unique characteristics of farm animals. A delightful, interactive story.

THIS AND THAT By Julie Sykes  [Picture Book SY]
Cat is busy on the farm borrowing bits and scraps from her farm friends – some straw from Pig, some hay from Goat, some of Sheep’s soft wool. But whatever does she need them for? “This and that,” says the cat. A happy surprise is in store for Cat’s friends as well as for listeners!

VERY LAZY LADYBUG By Isobel Finn  [Picture Book FI]
A lazy ladybug that never learned how to fly decides she wants to go somewhere, but she cannot find an animal to give her a peaceful ride.

WHOSE BABY AM I? By John Butler [Picture Book BU]
Features an adorable baby animal on each page asking the question, “Whose baby am I?” with the answer on the following page.

WIGGLE WAGGLE By Jonathan London. [Picture Book LO]
Wiggle waggle! Clippity-clop! Boing! Boing! Boing! Young listeners are invited to hop, flop and wiggle along in an animal parade that will make everyone want to jump up and dance!

WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND? By Nancy Tafuri.  [Picture Book TA]
Bird comes to feel less shy when Bunny helps her rebuild her ruined nest, showing her what a good friend can be.

YIP! SNAP! YAP! By Charles Fuge [Picture Book FU]
Different dogs make a variety of doggy sounds encouraging children to join in.

ZOOM! ZOOM! ZOOM! I’M OFF TO THE MOON! By Dan Yaccarino. [Picture Book YA]
5 …4…3…2…1…0…Blast off! A boy gets in a spaceship and takes an exciting trip to the moon.