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The Ultimate Children's Book List for Kids from a Teacher

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Picture Books

 
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A classic and the repetitive language is perfect to help grow early reading skills!
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
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A classic that is fun and helps your child learn letters.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
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I still love this book as an adult. Perfect book to help with perseverance.
The Little Engine That Could
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The Mitten is the perfect winter book and is a good book to help teacher your child reteaching.
The Mitten By: Jan Brett
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This book is a classic. It is another book that helps teach early story retelling.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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This book is heart warming and a classic.
Corduroy
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Any Dr. Seuss book is perfect to help those early rhyming skills.
The Cat in the Hat
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One of my childhood favorites!
Curious George
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A cute new classic
Dragons Love Tacos
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Another new classic
The Day the Crayons Quit
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The perfect book to read before the first day of school.
The Kissing Hand
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The perfect book about sharing and being a friend.
The Rainbow Fish
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Perfect book for that early reader!
Click, Clack, Moo
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Such a fun book that has a fun song to go with it!
Pete the Cat
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Great book to read leading up to kindergarten.
The Night Before Kindergarten
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A great book about loving your name!
Chrysanthemum
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Another perfect book to read leading up to kindergarten.
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
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Such a fun book and you can get active with this one!
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
 
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One of the first books I read on my own. I will always cherish this book.
Make Way for Ducklings
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I love this series of books! It really sparks the creative minds.
Rosie Revere, Engineer
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A great book to celebrate names.
The Name Jar
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Another great book for creativity.
Ada Twist, Scientist
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Such a cute book!
A Bad Case of Stripes
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I love any book from this series. They are so fun!
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
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I love this book.
I Am Enough
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An amazing historical fiction book.
Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914
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An amazing story of Jesus with outstanding illustrations.
Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus
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Chapter Books

 
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An amazing book by a St. Louis author and illustrator. This is the perfect book for any kid 6th and above.
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
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