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100 Books to Share with your Little One

This is a recommended list of books that librarians have put together to get you started on your journey together to share 1000 Books before Kindergarten. These are just suggestions, you can read or listen to!

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

31 items

  • Mr. Panda has a plate of doughnuts to share, but most of the other animals forget to say "Please."
    eBookScholastic Inc., 2014
  • In this story that incorporates Spanish words, Marta explores the world of opposites and animals.
    eBookRoaring Brook Press, 2016
  • Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers.
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2017] — E
  • Henry would like to find a friend at school, but for a boy on the autism spectrum, making friends can be difficult, as his efforts are sometimes misinterpreted, or things just go wrong--but Henry keeps trying, and in the end he finds a…
    eBookChronicle Books LLC, 2019
  • Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.
    BookNew York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2019] — PZ7.B26154 Kin 2019
  • Sam and Dave are sure they will discover something exciting if they just keep digging their hole.
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014. — E
  • In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places.
    BookOrlando, Fla. : Harcourt, Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2005. — E
  • Googly-eyed Monster looks high and low for someone to love him, and then in the blink of an eye love finds him.
    eAudiobookHarperCollins Publishers, 2012
  • In rhyming text, when the whole family and guests show up for the big dinner at Grandma's house, it becomes clear that the house is much too small to hold them all.
    BookWatertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2017] — E
  • A caterpillar learns to be patient while trying to metamorphosize.
    eBookScholastic Inc., 2019
  • When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014. — E
  • Sing, stomp, and clap along with animal friends in this interactive board book. Nod along with groovy giraffe, flap with baby bird, and roar out loud with lion in this sing-along action book that will put a smile on everyone's face. If…
    BookNew York : Holiday House, 2005, c2003. — E
  • Each animal arriving from the zoo as a possible pet fails to suit its prospective owner, until just the right one is found. Movable flaps reveal the contents of each package.
    BookNew York : Little Simon, 2019. — PZ7.C15554 Df 2019
  • The hug machine is available to hug anyone, any time, whether they are square or long, spiky or soft.
    BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2014?] — E
  • Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.
    Book[New York] : Philomel Books, c1987. — E
  • A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self.
    BookNew York : Kokila, [2019] — PZ7.1.P44776 Hai 2019
  • "What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity ..." Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to…
    BookNew York : Roaring Brook Press, 2014. — QC178 .C277 2014
  • Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns.…
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017. — E
  • Little Fish has all sorts of fishy friends in his underwater home, but loves one of them most of all.
    BookCambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2005. — E
  • Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.
    BookNew York : Greenwillow Books, c1978. — E