Kindergarten books that will get your kids ready for reading success

How do you know which kindergarten books will be right for your child? Children have different skill levels when they enter school for the first time but there are some skills that you should try to build to make learning to read easier.

The number one rule for finding the best books for children is to have your kids really love the stories they’re reading. Find subjects that interest your kids and then try to find books that enhance their learning skills. Teaching reading is easy when your kids are willing and eager to learn.

Find books that build on the following skills if possible:

• Recognize letters

• Learn phonics

• Identify different colors and shapes

• Follow directions

• Recognize letters

• Improve Listening skills

• Familiar with vowels

• Identify sight words

• Read simple sentences

• Recognize Rhyming words

• Enjoy Reading!!!

Books to help with the transition to school

Countdown to Kindergarten by Alison McGhee

First Day, Hooray! By Nancy Poydar

The Ticky-Tacky Doll by Cythia Rylant

School Bus by Donald Crews

Miss Bindergarten series by Joseph Slate

More of our Favorite Books for Kindergarteners

Millons of Cats by Wanda Gag

Arthur's Nose: 25th Anniversary Limited Edition by Marc Brown

The Stupids Die by Harry Allard

A Fish Out of Water by Philip D. Eastman

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Anansi And The Moss-covered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel

White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin R. Tresselt

Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus

Clifford The Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell

Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter

Little Bear (I Can Read Book) by Maurice Sendak

Don’t worry if your kindergartener prefers books geared toward preschool. Just keep reading to your child every day.

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