The following books are included in the Memoria Press Junior Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program. These books can be purchased as a package from Memoria Press or directly from Amazon or another retailer. You may also be interested in the complete Memoria Press Jr. Kindergarten Curriculum.
The Little Red Hen
by Paul Galdone
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
The House That Jack Built
illustrated by J.P. Miller
Mr. Pine's Purple House
by Leonard Kessler
Curious George
by H.A. Rey
Recommended Age: 3
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Madeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
Also: What We Read: France
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
My Shadow
by Robert Lewis Stevenson, illustrated by Glenna Lang
Charlie Needs a Cloak
by Tomie dePaola
Barndance
by Bill Martin Kr. & John Archambault
Tikki Tikki Tembo
by Arlene Mosel
Also: Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: What We Read: China
Noah's Ark
by Barbara Shook Hazen & Diane Muldrow
The Quilt Story
by Tony Johnston
Also: Moving Beyond the Page Age 4-5 Literature Package
In November
by Cynthia Rylant
Also: Top 10 Thanksgiving Picture Books
The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
The Little Drummer Boy
by Ezra Jack Keats
Also: Top 25 Christmas Picture Books
The Friendly Beasts
by Tomie dePaola
Around the Year
by Tasha Tudor
The Mitten
by Jan Brett
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Snow
by Cynthia Rylant
Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Officer Buckle and Gloria
by Peggy Rathmann
Recommended Age: 6
Also: Caldecott Medal Winners
Never Tease a Weasel
by Jean Conder Soule
The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
Recommended Age: 3
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
The Golden Egg Book
by Margaret Wise Brown
Home for a Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss
Also: Sonlight Grade 1 Readers
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
One Fine Day
by Nonny Hogrogian
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Caldecott Medal Winners
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
by Paul Galdone
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: What We Read: Nordic Countries
Andy and the Lion
by James Daugherty
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Chester's Way
by Kevin Henkes
The Story of Little Babaji
by Helen Bannerman
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6
Also: What We Read: India
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Ten Little Rubber Ducks
by Eric Carle
The Empty Pot
by Demi
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
The Relatives Came
by Cynthia Rylant
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade