Grades K-1: Suggested Picture Books
This reading list was created by your Youth Services Librarians and includes great contemporary and classic books for kids.
Picture books use natural language and are often difficult for beginning readers to read on their own. They are meant to be read aloud by an adult! They help kids develop reading readiness skills and a love of reading & learning, and they give you the chance to snuggle up and read together from a young age!
Froggy Goes to the Library
by Jonathan London
Froggy Goes to Grandma's
by Jonathan London
Froggy's Lemonade Stand
by Jonathan London
Froggy Picks a Pumpkin
by Jonathan London
Froggy Builds a Snowman
by Jonathan London
Froggy For President!
by Jonathan London
Have You Seen My Dragon?
by Steve Light
Bats at the Library
by Brian Lies
The Boy Who Cried Ninja
by Alex Latimer
Me First
by Max Kornell
We Found a Hat
by Jon Klassen
I Want My Hat Back
by Jon Klassen
Johnny Appleseed: A Tall Tale
Stephen Kellogg
The Mightiest
by Keiko Kasza
A Friend for All Seasons
by Julia Hubery and Mei Matsuoka
Claire and the Unicorn: Happy Ever After
by B. G. Hennessy
Lilly's Big Day
by Kevin Henkes
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes
Woolbur
by Leslie Helakoski
Penguin in Peril
by Helen Hancocks
Winners Never Quit
by Mia Hamm; illustrated by Carol Thompson
How the Sun Got to Coco's House
by Bob Graham
Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook
by Michael Garland
Aliens in Underpants Save the World
by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Olive and the Bad Mood
by Tor Freeman
Olive and the Embarrassing Gift
by Tor Freeman
Olive and the Big Secret
by Tor Freeman
Roller Coaster
by Marla Frazee
Waiting for Wings
by Lois Ehlert