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Best Books for Young Kids (PK-2nd Grade)

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What About Books for Young Kids?

I recently posted a list of my 100 favorite books for Reading for Pleasure. If you have not already seen and/or read that post, click here to read it and to leave a comment. Today I am posting a list of 100 children’s books for young kids for young ones in Pre-Kindergarten to 2nd or 3rd grade. I’m sure you will love them as much as I do. If you would like to learn more, click here to see a full list of all of my book recommendations at Good Reads. If you would like to buy your own book, you may do so from Amazon. *This is not an affiliate marketing or sponsorship link. 

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Though all 100 books on the list are great, many are not the best for young kids (learners). So, I have created this list of Children’s literature suitable for very young learners. Tell us which on our list did you and your child enjoy the most?
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Part 1

  1. Goodnight, Moon
  2. Swimmy
  3. The Velveteen Rabbit
  4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  5. The Rainbow Fish
  6. Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
  7. The Giving Tree
  8. Green Eggs & Ham
  9. The Cat in the Hat
  10. Oh The Places You’ll Go
  11. The Snowy Day
  12. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
  13. Harold & The Purple Crayon
  14. If You Give a Mouse A Cookie
  15. Chrysanthemum
  16. Corduroy
  17. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
  18. Pippi Longstockings
  19. The Gruffalo
  20. Where the Wild Things Are
  21. Cars & Trucks & Things That Go
  22. Sayonara, Mrs. Kackleman
  23. Grandfather’s Journey
  24. The Grouchy Ladybug
    Part 2
  25. The Real Mother Goose
  26. The Little Engine That Could
  27. I Like Myself
  28. The Magic School Bus
  29. My Father’s Dragon
  30. The Very Quiet Cricket
  31. Wayside School Series
  32. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
  33. Are You My Mother
  34. Hair Like Mine
  35. Miss Nelson is Missing
  36. Sylvester & The Magic Pebble
  37. Arthur’s Nose
  38. Llama Llama & the Bully Goat
  39. Madeline
  40. The Runaway Bunny
  41. Good Dog, Carl
  42. Maisy Mouse Series
  43. The Story of Babar the Little Elephant
  44. Jazz
  45. If You Give a Moose a Muffin
  46. Journey
  47. Curious George
  48. The Rainbow Fish
  49. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
    Photo by Josh Applegate on Unsplash

    Part 3

  50. Harry the Dirty Dog
  51. Winnie-the-Pooh
  52. I Went Walking
  53. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
  54. Olivia
  55. The Stranger
  56. Paddle to the Sea
  57. Pachinko
  58. Blueberries for Sal
  59. Extra Yarn
  60. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
  61. A Bear Called Paddington
  62. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
  63. I Want My Hat Back
  64. Stellaluna
  65. Alligator Pie
  66. Eloise
  67. No Mirrors in My Nana’s House
  68. James & the Giant Peach
  69. Please, Baby, Please
  70. Rain Makes Applesauce
  71. Frog & Toad
  72. My Aunt Came Back
  73. A Bad Case of Stripes
  74. The Little Prince

    Part 4

  75. Love You Forever
  76. Whistle for Willie
  77. Tikki Tikki Tembo
  78. Little Bear
  79. Lon Po Po
  80. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
  81. Bread & Jam for Frances
  82. The Polar Express
  83. Miss Rumphius
  84. Little Cloud
  85. Clifford the Big Red Dog
  86. On the Night You Were Born
  87. Ameila Bedeila
  88. Little Owl’s Night
  89. The Bernstein Bears
  90. The Lorax
  91. Islandborn
  92. Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match
  93. Wiggling Worms at Work
  94. Alexander & The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
  95. Dear, Girl
  96. The Poky Little Puppy
  97. Owl Moon
  98. Diary of A Wombat
  99. We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

Happy reading!

—Director Rhone