100 Books to Read Before Kindergarten

Bag #1

• Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
  
• The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey
  
• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
  
• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
  
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  
  

Bag #2

• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
  
• Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
  
• A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
  
• Jillian Jiggs to the Rescue by Phoebe Gilman
  
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin and John Archambault

Bag #3

• Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
  
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
  
• The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
  
• The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
  
• Fortunately by Remy Charlip
  
  

Bag #4

• Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
  
• It’s a Tiger by David LaRochelle
  
• Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
  
• Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
  
• Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
  
  

Bag #5 (Travel theme)

• The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
• Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say (only available in this bag)
  
• Journey by Aaron Becker
  
• Night Cars by Teddy Jam
  
• Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
  
  

Bag #6 (Winter theme)

• The Mitten by Jan Brett
  
• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
  
• Brave Irene by William Steig
  
• The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel
  
• Red is Best by Kathy Stinson
  
  

Bag #7 (Chicken theme)

• Chicken, Pig, Cow by Ruth Ohi
  
• Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
  
• The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
  
• Sing a Song of Mother Goose by Barbara Reid
  
• Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins

Bag #8 (Bears theme)

• A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker
• Big Bear Hug by Nicholas Oldland (only available in this bag)
  
• The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland
  
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
  
• Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson

Bag #9 (Dogs theme)

• Harry and the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
  
• Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
  
• Stanley’s Party by Linda Bailey
  
• Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
  
• Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman

Bag #10 Oversized

• Chalk by Bill Thomson
  
• Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
  
• Chester by Melanie Watt
  
• Tuesday by David Wiesner
  
• Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth

Bag #11 Oversized

• Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
  
• The Library by Sarah Stewart
  
• Skinnamarink by Sharon, Lois and Bram
  
• Flotsam by David Wiesner
  
• The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Bag #12

• The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
  
• This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
  
• Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
  
• Jamberry by Bruce Degen
  
• But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
  
  

Bag #13

• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
  
• The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
  
• Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
  
• Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri
  
• Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Bag #14

• Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard
  
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
  
• Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman
  
• Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
  
• Moo, Baa, La La La by Sandra Boynton

Bag #15

• Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
  
• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
  
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
• Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag
  
• The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
  
  

Bag #16

• Not A Box by Antoinette Portis
• The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg (only available in this bag) 
• Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
• Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
• Hooray for Hat by Brian Won

Bag #17

• The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
  
• Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
  
• Stella: Star of the Sea by Marie-Louise Gay
  
• Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
  
• Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill

Bag #18

• Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
  
• Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
  
• The Napping House by Audrey Wood
  
• Baby Beluga by Raffi
  
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
  
  

Bag #19

• There is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems
  
• Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
  
• The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood
  
• Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox
  
• Read Me a Book by Barbara Reid
  
  

Bag #20

• Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
  
• We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
  
• Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino
  
• Hug by Jez Alborough
  
• Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day