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Kindergarten 2008-2009

Recommended Nursery Rhyme Books
for Kindergarten Students

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Nursery Rhyme Books

Anglund, Joan Walsh. A Mother Goose Book

Briggs, Raymond. The Mother Goose Treasury

Moore, Raina. The Tall Tale of Mother Goose

Tudor, Tasha. Mother Goose

dePaola, Tomie. Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose

Other Recommended Books

Alexander, Martha. Nobody Asked Me If I Wanted a Baby Sister
     Everyone admires the little boy's baby sister, and he decides to give her away.

Ayelesworth, Jim. Naughty Little Monkeys
     A rhyming tale of monkey mischief told through the letters of the alphabet.

Bridwell, Norman. Clifford the Big Red Dog
     Clifford is a pet dog that is bigger than a two-story house.

Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon
     A bunny says goodnight to everything in his room as it grows darker and darker.

Burton, Virginia Lee. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
     Jobs are scarce for Mike Mulligan because his steam shovel, Mary Anne, is sadly out of date.

Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
     A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads..

Clements, Andrew. Big Al
     A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends he longs for because of his appearance--until the day he saves them all from a fisherman’s net.

Edwards, Pamela. One Duck Stuck
     In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh.

Falconer, Ian. Olivia
     Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.

Freeman, Dan. Dandelion
     Dandelion, the lion, receives an invitation to a party and decides to get a haircut, shampoo, and manicure.

Fox, Mem. Time for Bed
     As darkness falls, animal parents everywhere try to get their children ready for sleep.

Gramatky, Hardie. Little Toot
     Little Toot, the son of the biggest tugboat in New York harbor, plays around until a storm forces him to become a hero.

Hoban, Russell. Bedtime for Frances
     Frances tries many ways to postpone bedtime.

Joose, Barbara. Mama, Do You Love Me?
     A parent’s love is forever even when a young child tests the limits of independence.

Kraus, Robert. Milton, the Early Riser
     Milton, an early rising panda, copes with early morning loneliness.

Mayer, Mercer. There's a Nightmare in My Closet
     A little boy is afraid of the nightmare in his bedroom closet, but one night he decides to confront it.

McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings
     A family of mallard ducks finds living in the Public Garden of Boston a delightful adventure.

Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
     Peter gets into trouble when he does not obey his mother.

Rey, H. A. Curious George
     George, a very curious monkey, finds himself in a nice, safe zoo.

Schenk de Regniers, Beatrice. May I Bring a Friend?
     A small boy brings a giraffe, then a hippo, and then monkeys on his daily visits to see the King and Queen.

Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are
     Max imagines a visit to the land where the wild things are and finds them friendly.

Shaw, Nancy. Sheep in a Jeep
     A flock of hapless sheep drive through the country in the rhyming picture book.

Wells, Rosemary. Noisy Nora
     The middle child in a mouse family does many things to get attention.

Wood, Audrey. King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub
     Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.

Wood, Audrey. The Napping House
     Everyone is asleep in this house, until a wakeful flea causes a commotion with just one bit.

Wood, Don and Audrey. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR
     Little Mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself.

Zion, Gene. Harry, the Dirty Dog
     Harry, a white dog with black spots, does not like to take baths.

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