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Kindergarten Readiness

  • Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin

    Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

    by Eric Litwin

    This story, which follows Pete as he discovers the varied parts of his school, has a similar message to other Pete the Cat books: No matter what comes your way, keep grooving on "because it's all good."

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  • Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary

    Ramona the Pest

    by Beverly Cleary

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  • Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

    Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten

    by Joseph Slate

    A rhyming book that also reinforces the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her 26 students (whose names begin with each letter of the alphabet) prepare for the first day of school.

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  • The Berenstain Bears Go to School by Stan and Jan Berenstain

    The Berenstain Bears Go to School

    by Stan and Jan Berenstain

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  • Wipe Clean: My Big Activity Workbook by Roger Priddy

    Wipe Clean: My Big Activity Workbook

    by Roger Priddy

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  • Learn to Read Activity Book by Hannah Braun

    Learn to Read Activity Book

    by Hannah Braun

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  • Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

    Chrysanthemum

    by Kevin Henkes

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  • The Beginner's Bible by Zondervan

    The Beginner’s Bible

    by Zondervan

    This book is great as a first Bible for kids to read on their own. I wouldn't choose it as a read-aloud (there are better options for reading to preschoolers, like this or this, and personally I find the illustrations unappealing), but for a budding reader, I know of no better. Some of the stories are also available as individual I Can Read! books -- we have Joseph and His Brothers -- in case reading a Bible cover to cover is too intimidating to start.

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  • My First Book Of Cutting Kumon Workbook

    My First Book of Cutting

    by Kumon

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  • Phonics for Kindergarten Workbook

    Phonics for Kindergarten

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  • My Book Of Numbers 1-30 Kumon Workbook

    My Book of Numbers 1-30

    by Kumon

    Both the praise and complaints for these early Kumon workbooks seems to run in the same vein: They offer lots of repetition. I found this one about numbers to be just right for teaching my 6-year-olds to form the numerals. Most of our number-sense learning was done with manipulatives, as it should be at this age, but the workbook also helped by reinforcing ordering and counting skills.

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  • Wipe Clean: Starting School Workbook by Roger Priddy

    Wipe Clean: Starting School Workbook

    by Roger Priddy

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  • First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg

    First Day Jitters

    by Julie Danneberg

    There's a bit of a surprise to this book, which may or may not serve your purposes. If your kids might benefit from knowing that not just kids, but teachers, too, get nervous about starting school, then this is your book. The illustrations are lively.

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  • Wipe Clean: Everyday Math Workbook by Roger Priddy

    Wipe Clean: Everyday Math Workbook

    by Roger Priddy

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  • Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann

    Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

    by Siegfried Engelmann

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  • Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne

    Now We Are Six

    by A.A. Milne

    Another collection of enchanting poems by Milne, some featuring Winnie-the-Pooh!

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  • My Book Of Rhyming Words Kumon Workbook

    My Book of Rhyming Words

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  • Kindergarten, Here I Come! by D.J. Steinberg

    Kindergarten, Here I Come!

    by D.J. Steinberg

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  • Wipe Clean: Early Learning Activity Book by Roger Priddy

    Wipe Clean: Early Learning Activity Book

    by Roger Priddy

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