Kids and Families

K Is for Kindergarten

Books about Kindergarten and Starting School

Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! by Nancy Carlson
Even though Henry is looking forward to going to kindergarten, he is not sure about staying once he first gets there.

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
Ramona meets lots of interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled.

Kindergarten Countdown by Anne Jane Hays
Rhyming text follows an excited little girl as she counts down the days before the start of kindergarten.

Starting School by Johanna Hurwitz
Although placed in separate classes, twins Marius and Marcus prove to be double trouble for their kindergarten teachers.

Max Goes to School by Adria F. Klein
During his day at school, Max listens to and writes a story, plays on the playground, and eats lunch.

Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy by Barbara Park
Frustrated because the rules for her class's Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B. Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, a dead fish, and other unusual replacements.

Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl by Barbara Park
Junie B. Jones has just turned six and is looking forward to her kindergarten graduation, but when grape juice stains the white gown she couldn't resist trying on, she is afraid graduation is ruined.

Welcome to Kindergarten by Anne F. Rockwell
A boy visits the classroom where he will attend kindergarten the following fall and finds out what is in store for him.

Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
To celebrate one hundred days in Miss Bindergarten's kindergarten class, all her students bring one hundred of something to school, including a one hundred-year-old relative, one hundred candy hearts, and one hundred polka dots.

Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
The book introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students visit places around town.

I Love School! by Philemon Sturges
A brother and sister describe the things they love to do during their day at kindergarten.

Mama, Don’t Go! by Rosemary Wells
Yoko loves kindergarten, but she doesn't want her mother to leave--until her new friend helps her realize that "mothers always come back."

My Kindergarten by Rosemary Wells
Emily, Roger, and all their classmates begin their first year of school, and their first year of learning in Miss Cribbage's kindergarten class.

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