Top 10 Preschool Reading List + More Excellent Literature

My favorite books for my preschooler are below. My son has a wicker book basket with a great selection of books, just for him. Most preschoolers want to hear the same stories over and over again, which is actually very beneficial. Your child can get so much enjoyment from a few well-written children’s books rather than getting him a new one every time you go to the store. It allows the child more time to enjoy the written language and he has a chance to really understand and process the stories.

Some excellent preschool literature:

1. The Little Red Hen pictures by Lucinda McQueen
2. Richard Scarry’s Please and Thank you Book by Richard Scarry
3. Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
4. Guess how much I loveYou? by Sam McBratney
5. The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
6. Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani
7. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
8. What do you Do with A Kangaroo? by Mercer Mayer
9. Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
10. Noah’s Ark by Peter Spier
11. Peepo by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
12. The Mitten adapted by Jan Brett
13. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess
14. The Greedy Python by Eric Carle
15. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
16. The Real Mother Goose illus. by Blanche Wright *Rand McNally and Co.
17. Play with Me by Marie Ets
18. We help Daddy by Mini Stein
19. Harold and the Purple Crayon
20. Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day
21. 101 Things to do with a Baby by Jan Ormerod
22. Little Cottontail by Carl Memling
23. The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
24. The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle
25. Richard Scarry’s First Word Book
26. There was and Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback
27. The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
28. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? by Bill Martin Jr.
29. Good Night, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 

So, hug your child, pick a story and read a great book!