100 Books Before Kindergarten

Every book a kindergartner-to-be should meet, chosen from our own catalog — not copied from everyone else’s list.

Ten books for each of ten everyday moments — bedtime, big feelings, first concepts, and more
Print it, stick it on the fridge — your kid colors in a book for every one you finish

Page one of the printable: the checklist's cover page with ten real book covers

Page one of your three-page printable

Bedtime Books That Wind Kids Down

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker

Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton

Pajama Time!

Sandra Boynton

The Going To Bed Book by Sandra Boynton

The Going To Bed Book

Sandra Boynton

Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? by Brianna Caplan Sayres

Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?

Brianna Caplan Sayres

Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

Just Go To Bed by Mercer Mayer

Just Go To Bed

Mercer Mayer

Where's Bearry? by Joe Gatto

Where's Bearry?

Joe Gatto

Peace at Last by Jill Murphy

Peace at Last

Jill Murphy

So Many Bunnies: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book by Rick Walton

So Many Bunnies: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book

Rick Walton

Time for Bed by Mem Fox

Time for Bed

Mem Fox

Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue

Sleep Like a Tiger

Mary Logue

Funny Picture Books

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Dr. Seuss

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss

The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith

The Wonky Donkey

Craig Smith

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

The Day the Crayons Quit

Drew Daywalt

The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

The Book with No Pictures

B.J. Novak

Dinosaur Dance! by Sandra Boynton

Dinosaur Dance!

Sandra Boynton

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

Amelia Bedelia

Peggy Parish

Miss Nelson Is Back by Harry Allard

Miss Nelson Is Back

Harry Allard

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

Dragons Love Tacos

Adam Rubin

Silly Sally by Audrey Wood

Silly Sally

Audrey Wood

Picture Books About Friendship

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

Lindsay Mattick

The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson

The Snail and the Whale

Julia Donaldson

My Friend is Sad (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems

My Friend is Sad (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

Mo Willems

Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

Enemy Pie

Derek Munson

Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson

Bear Feels Scared

Karma Wilson

Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story by Salina Yoon

Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story

Salina Yoon

The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc

The Lion and the Bird

Marianne Dubuc

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Corduroy

Don Freeman

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson

The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers

The Way Back Home

Oliver Jeffers

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

Pumpkin Soup

Helen Cooper

Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale

Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn

Shannon Hale

Dinosaur Books for Kids

Dinosaur Dance! by Sandra Boynton

Dinosaur Dance!

Sandra Boynton

The Iguanodon's Horn by Sean Rubin

The Iguanodon's Horn

Sean Rubin

Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!: A Book of Opposites by Sandra Boynton

Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!: A Book of Opposites

Sandra Boynton

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Carol Diggory Shields

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp

Carol Diggory Shields

Dinosaur Roar! by Paul Stickland

Dinosaur Roar!

Paul Stickland

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

Jane Yolen

The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas by Tom Fletcher

The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas

Tom Fletcher

If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most

If the Dinosaurs Came Back

Bernard Most

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? by Jane Yolen

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?

Jane Yolen

Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki

Digging Up Dinosaurs

Aliki

Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems

Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct

Mo Willems

Dinosaurumpus! by Tony Mitton

Dinosaurumpus!

Tony Mitton

Books to Ease First-Day-of-School Jitters

All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold

All Are Welcome

Alexandra Penfold

Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney

Llama Llama Misses Mama

Anna Dewdney

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

The Kissing Hand

Audrey Penn

Mermaid School by Joanne Stewart Wetzel

Mermaid School

Joanne Stewart Wetzel

Miss Nelson Is Missing! by Harry Allard

Miss Nelson Is Missing!

Harry Allard

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Chrysanthemum

Kevin Henkes

The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The Proudest Blue

Ibtihaj Muhammad

The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco

The Junkyard Wonders

Patricia Polacco

Miss Nelson Is Back by Harry Allard

Miss Nelson Is Back

Harry Allard

The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

The Invisible Boy

Trudy Ludwig

En realidad, es Yefferson by Katherine Trejo y Scott Martin-Rowe

En realidad, es Yefferson

Katherine Trejo y Scott Martin-Rowe

Owen by Kevin Henkes

Owen

Kevin Henkes