Books for Kindergarteners & First Graders
A mix of sure fire hits for early elementary children to listen to, and to read on their own! (Updated March 2020)
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Dim Sum Palace
The night before her family goes out for dim sum, Liddy is drawn from her bed by the delicious smells of dumplings, buns and bowls of congee prepared by chefs in a dreamy night kitchen.
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Hard Hat Hank and the Sky High Solution
Rhyming fun with Hard Hat Hank and his construction crew, solving problems as they arise.
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Miss MacDonald Has A Farm
The familiar song gets an update, as this new Farmer MacDonald grows and harvests food, and cooks up a meal to share with her friends.
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City of Leafcutter Ants
Leafcutter ants are experts at building and running a city, and each ant has a specific job to do for the health and success of all.
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What's Inside A Caterpillar Cocoon?
An illustrated exploration of the life cycles, characteristics and environments of moths and butterflies with instructions on how to create a pollinator habitat.
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Buffalo Fluffalo
A sweet and silly buffalo tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is.
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There Are No Dragons in This Book
Even though clues point to the contrary, a dragon reassures the reader that there are no actual dragons in the book.
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Benita and the Night Creatures
Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and other spooky creatures from Peruvian lore. To the creatures' disbelief, Benita is so absorbed by her book that she's not the least bit scared of them.
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Noodles on A Bicycle
Children watch in amazement as the demae, the bicycle food deliverers of Tokyo, zip through the streets with towering stacks of noodle bowls, bringing yummy noodles to hungry people throughout the city.
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Hope in A Jar
When jars filled with their hopes and dreams are destroyed by a terrible storm, Llewellyn and his rabbit friends discover how to keep hope alive.
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