PRE-Kindergarten
GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT, CONSTRUCTION SITE
Author: Sherri Duskey Rinker
Illustrator: Tom Lichtenheld Publisher: Chronicle Books Year: 2011 Publisher's Description: As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they'll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play! |
the very grouchy ladybug
Author/Illustrator: Eric Carle
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Year: 1996 Publisher's Description: A grouchy ladybug, looking for a fight, challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength. |
if you give a pig a pancake
Author: Laura Numeroff
Illustrator: Felicia Bond Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Year: 1998 Publisher's Description: If you give a pig a pancake, she'll want some syrup to go with it. You'll give her some of your favorite maple syrup, and she'll probably get all sticky, so she'll want to take a bath. She'll ask you for some bubbles. When you give her the bubbles... |
pete the cat and his four groovy buttons
Author: Eric Litwin
Illustrator: James Dean Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Year: 2012 Publisher's Description: Pete the Cat is wearing his favorite shirt—the one with the four totally groovy buttons. But when one falls off, does Pete cry? Goodness, no! He just keeps on singing his song—after all, what could be groovier than three groovy buttons? |
how do dinosaurs go to sleep
Author: Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Mark Teague Publisher: Blue Sky Year: 2016 Publisher's Description: When parents are ready to say good night, it turns out that sometimes little dinosaurs have other ideas! The dinosaurs try everything to avoid bedtime -- from hiding under the bed, to screaming no! -- and then snuggle in as all the dinosaurs show they really know the right way to go to sleep -- a bath, a story, and a good-night kiss! |
is your mama a llama?
Author: Deborah Guarino
Illustrator: Steven Kellogg Publisher: Scholastic Year: 2004 Publisher's Description: A young llama asks his friends if their mamas are llamas and finds out, in rhyme, that their mothers are other types of animals. |
the night before kindergarten
Author: Natasha Wing
Illustrator: Julie Durrel Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Year: 2014 Publisher's Description: It's the first day of school! Join the kids as they prepare for kindergarten, packing school supplies, posing for pictures, and the hardest part of all—saying good-bye to Mom and Dad. But maybe it won't be so hard once they discover just how much fun kindergarten really is! |
froggy gets dressed
Author: Jonathan London
Illustrator: Frank Remkiewicz Publisher: Viking Penguin Year: 1992 Publisher's Description: Rambunctious Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles of clothing. |
ABC t-rex
Author/Illustrator: Bernard Most
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Year: 2000 Publisher's Description: T-Rex loves the alphabet so much, he wants to eat it up. So he takes a bite or two, and he finds that C is chewy, D is delicious, and K tastes great with ketchup! Go out to eat with T-Rex, get a taste of this appetizing alphabet--and learn a little about food and a lot about fun! |
lola goes to school
Author: Anna McQuinn
Illustrator: Rosalind Beardshaw Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Year: 2019 Publisher's Description: Lola and her family prepare for the first day of school the night before, then get up early, take pictures, and head to class. Lola puts her things in her cubby, chooses her activities, reads, plays, and has a snack. Before she knows it, it's time to sing the good-bye song and rush into Mommy's arms for a warm reunion. |