HTS Suggested Summer Reading for Nursery, Pre-K and Kindergarten

 from The New York Public Library

 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know

This list and others are available at On-Lion for Kids

http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids/reading/recommended.cfm

  A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER  Vera B. Williams

  BEN'S TRUMPET  Rachel Isadora.

  BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL  Robert McCloskey.

  BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES  Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban.

  BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?  Bill Martin Jr. Illus by Eric Carle.

  CAPS FOR SALE; A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS  Esphyr Slobodkina.

  CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM  Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Illus.by Lois Ehlert.

  CORDUROY  Don Freeman.

  CURIOUS GEORGE  H. A. Rey.

  DEAR ZOO  Rod Campbell.

  DOCTOR DE SOTO  William Steig.

 FARMER DUCK  Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbery.

  FREIGHT TRAIN  Donald Crews.

 GEORGE AND MARTHA  James Marshall.

 GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER!  Ed Emberley.

 GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA  Peggy Rathmann.

 GOODNIGHT MOON  Margaret W. Brown. Illustrated by Clement Hurd.

 GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY  Allen Say.

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOON  Frank Asch.

 HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON  Crockett Johnson.

 HARRY THE DIRTY DOG  Gene Zion. Illustrated by Margaret Graham.

 HENNY PENNY  Illustrated by Paul Galdone.

 HORTON HATCHES THE EGG  Dr. Seuss.

 I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY  Illustrated by Glen Rounds.

 IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE  Laura J. Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond.

 IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE? AN ADVENTURE IN COLOR  Tana Hoban.

 IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE: A YIDDISH FOLKTALE  Retold and illus.by Margot Zemach.

 JOHN HENRY  Julius Lester. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

 JULIUS  Angela Johnson. Illustrated by Dav Pilkey.

 KOMODO!  Peter Sís.

 LEO THE LATE BLOOMER  Robert Kraus. Illustrated by Jose Aruego.

 LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW  Leo Lionni.

 LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD  Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone

 LUNCH  Denise Fleming

 LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE  Bernard Waber

 MADELINE  Ludwig Bemelmans

 MAISIE GOES SWIMMING  Lucy Cousins

 MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS  Robert McCloskey

 MARTHA CALLING  Susan Meddaugh

 MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL  Virginia L. Burton

 MILLIONS OF CATS  Wanda Gág

 MISS NELSON IS MISSING  Harry Allard and James Marshall

 MORRIS' DISAPPEARING BAG  Rosemary Wells

 MOUSE PAINT  Ellen S. Walsh

 MR. GUMPY'S OUTING  John Burningham

 MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE  Retold and illus.by John Steptoe

 MUSHROOM IN THE RAIN  Adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev. Mirra Ginsburg

 OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA  Peggy Rathmann

 OLD BLACK FLY  Jim Aylesworth. Illustrated  Stephen Gammell

 OVER IN THE MEADOW  John Langstaff. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky

 OWEN  Kevin Henkes..

 PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME  Eric Carle

 PEREZ AND MARTINA  Pura Belpré. Illustrated by Carlos Sanchez

 PIERRE: A CAUTIONARY TALE  Maurice Sendak

 ROSIE'S WALK  Pat Hutchins.

 ROUND TRIP  Ann Jonas

 RUMPELSTILTSKIN retold and illustrated  Paul O. Zelinsky

 SEVEN BLIND MICE  Ed Young

 STONE SOUP  Retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown

 STREGA NONA  Tomie De Paola

 SWAMP ANGEL  Anne Isaacs. Ilustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

 SWIMMY  Leo Lionni

 SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE  William Steig

 TEN, NINE, EIGHT  Molly Bang

 THE BOSSY GALLITO: A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLK TALE  Retold by Lucia M. Gonzalez. Illustrated Lulu Delacre.

 THE CARROT SEED  Ruth Krauss. Illustrated by Crockett Johnson.

 THE DAY JIMMY'S BOA ATE THE WASH  Trinka H. Noble. Illus. by Steven Kellogg.

 THE FORTUNE-TELLERS  Lloyd Alexander. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.

 THE JUDGE: AN UNTRUE TALE  Harve Zemach. Illustrated by Margot Zemach

 THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED AND OTHER NURSERY RHYMES  Lucy Cousins

 THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING  Linda Williams. Illus.by Megan Lloyd.

 THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE  Retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone

 THE NAPPING HOUSE  Audrey Wood. Illustrated  Don Wood. Harcourt.

 THE POLAR EXPRESS  Chris Van Allsburg

 THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF MOTHER GOOSE: A TREASURY OF  386 TIMELESS NURSERY RHYMES  Selected and illustrated by Arnold Lobel.

 THE SNOWY DAY  Ezra Jack Keats

 THE STORY OF BABAR, THE LITTLE ELEPHANT  Jean de Brunhoff

 THE STORY OF FERDINAND  Munro Leaf. Illustrated  Robert Lawson

 THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT  Beatrix Potter

 THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF  P.C. Asbjornsen and J.E. Moe. Illus.by Marcia Brown

 THE THREE ROBBERS  Tomi Ungerer

 THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS by A. WOLF  As told to John Scieszka. Illustrated  Lane Smith

 THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR  Eric Carle

 THE WHEELS ON THE BUS  Adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky

 THERE'S A NIGHTMARE IN MY CLOSET  Mercer Mayer

 TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO  Retold by Arlene Mosel. Illustrated by Blair Lent

 TUESDAY  David Wiesner

 TWO OF EVERYTHING: A CHINESE FOLKTALE  Retold and illus. by Lily Toy Hong

 WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT  Retold by Michael Rosen. Illus. by Helen Oxenbury

 WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS  Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Diane Goode

 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE  Maurice Sendak

 WHERE'S SPOT?  Eric Hill

 WHISTLE FOR WILLIE  Ezra Jack Keats

 WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS: A WEST AFRICAN  TALE retold by Verna Aardema. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

 ZOMO THE RABBIT: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM WEST AFRICA          retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott