Have you heard about the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge? Most libraries are participating and it’s a fun way to encourage families to read and help prepare kids for future academic success.
As an avid reader and book lover, I decided that we won’t just read 1,000 books (you can read the same books 1,000 times if you want), we are reading 1,000 DIFFERENT books. We’re halfway to our goal and here are some of our favorite books so far.
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For the Dino-Lovers
- Rex by Simon James
- Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Bubble Blast by Kallie George
- Dinosaur vs The Library by Bob Shea
- I Love My Dinasour by Caroline Jayne Church
- Dinosoaring by Deb Lund
- Rex Wrecks It! By Ben Clanton
- A Stampede of Dinosaurs by Roger Priddy
- Tyrannosaurus Wrecks by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Monster Madness
- There’s a Monster Your Book by Tom Fletcher
- Monsters Go Night-Night by Aaron Zenz
- Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin
- Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner
- Eat Pete by Michael Rex
- Monster Day at Work by Sarah Dyer
All About Animals
- Xander’s Panda Party by Linda Sue Park
- Moo, Baa, Lalala by Sandra Boyton
- Mother Bruce by Ryan Higgins
- The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland
- The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright
- I’ll Wait Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
- The Grumpy Pets by Kristine A. Lombardi
- Hooray For Hat by Brian Won
- The Tickle Test by Kathryn White
- Is there a dog in this book? By Viviane Schwarz
- Not Norman by Kelly Bennett
Creative Stories For Little Artists
- A Picnic with Monet by Julie Merberg
- The Museum by Susan Verde
- Young Frank Architect by Frank Viva
- Vincent Paints His House by Tedd Arnold
- Colors versus Shapes by Mike Boldt
- The Imaginary Garden by Andrew Larsen
Timeless Favorites + Fun Remixes
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle
- If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff
- Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss
- Just A Mess by Mercer Mayer
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
- Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
- Frankenstein by Jennifer Adams
- The Itsy Bitsy Duckling by Jeffrey Burton
- Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz
- The Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex
Books With A Message
- The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee
- Most People by Michael Leannah
- One Family by George Shannon
- Same Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
- The Sunflower Sword by Mark Sperring
- Neither by Airlie Anderson
- Douglas You’re A Genius by Ged Adamson
Perfect Books For Bedtime
- I Love You Through and Through by Caroline Jayne Church
- Snuggle Puppy by Sandra Boynton
- Dada by Jimmy Fallon
- I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- The Shape of My Heart by Mark Sperring
- Baby Penguins Love their Mama by Melissa Guion
- Because You Are My Baby by Sherry North
- What I Love About You by Susan Farrington
