75 Must-Have Books in a Kindergarten Classroom

I love picture books, and I love reading to young kids. When choosing books to read to kindergartners, it’s important to find ones that will capture and hold their attention. Check out this list for some ideas!

75 must-have books in a kindergarten classroom

1. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
2. All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon
3. Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood
4. Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
5. A Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban & Lillian Hoban
6. Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
7. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr. & Eric Carle
8. Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
9. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault
10. Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
11. Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra
12. David Goes to School by David Shannon
13. The Day Jimmy’s Boa Constrictor Ate the Wash by Trinka Hanks Noble
14. A Day With No Crayons by Elizabeth Rusch
15. Do Monsters Wear Undies? by Mark Smith
16. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
17. Elmer by David McKee
18. Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor
19. Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall
20. First Day Jitters by Julie Daneberg
21. Five Little Monkeys by Eileen Christelow
22. Fly Guy Series by Tedd Arnold
23. George and Martha by James Marshall
24. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
25. Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
26. Harold & the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
27. Harry and the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion & Margaret Bloy Graham
28. Have You Filled a Bucket? By Carol McCloud
29. How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
30. How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them by Laurie Kransy Brown
31. I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Baumont
32. I Love You Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt
33. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
34. Is Your Mama a Llama by Deborah Guarino
35. It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
36. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
37. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
38. Lacey Walker, Nonstop Talker by Christianne C. Jones
39. Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
40. Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus
41. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
42. Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
43. Little by Little by Amber Stewart
44. The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
45. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
46. Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson
47. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
48. The Mitten by Jan Brett
49. The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone
50. The Napping House by Audrey Wood
51. Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
52. Olivia by Ian Falconer
53. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
54. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
55. Pete the Cat Series by Eric Litwin
56. Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood
57. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfisterx
58. Sleep, Black Bear, Sleep by Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple
59. Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
60. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
61. Splat the Cat by Cari Meister
62. Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry
63. The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
64. Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
65. Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
66. Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
67. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback
68. There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
69. The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist
70. Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel & Blair Lent
71. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
72. We Share Everything by Robert Munsch
73. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
74. Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser
75. You Get What You Get by Julie Gassman

Are there any other must have books that you love to read with your students? Add them to the comments below!