Living Book List: Kindergarten

List of gorgeously illustrated, beautifully written, fun, fresh, and whimsical read alouds for your homeschool kindergarten. 390+ titles for every season.

Your purchase comes with 2 digital download PDFs:

1. LIVING BOOK LIST: 95 page pdf with hyperlinked Table of Contents and links to the Amazon listing for each book on the list so you can see a preview of the pages. (Books are organized by category, including seasonal and unit studies and, where helpful, include notes on how to use the book and/or where to find a free ebook copy online.)

2. EASY PRINT VERSION: 16 page black and white version, condensed for easy printing and reference

WHY PAY FOR A BOOKLIST?

This booklist has been my delightful obsession over the past 3 years. Or really my whole life. Because was there ever a time I wasn’t obsessed with books? I’m an English major turned teacher turned author. Books are my passion.

These are the books I’ve found over years of researching favorite authors, publishers, award winners, and beloved illustrators. I’ve asked friends & librarians. I’ve bought vintage books and looked at the recommended book lists in the back. In short–many of these books will take your breath away.

And you won’t be spending years of your life to find them.

THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF BOOKS

There are enough books on here to give you plenty of options when customizing your homeschool curriculum (396+ titles). (But not so many in each category that you’ll feel hit over the head with it.)

Whenever possible, each nonfiction category has 4-5 titles, the perfect amount for a small unit study. For example, the list for “pumpkins” or “butterflies” will have roughly 5 titles per category.

However, for a larger category such as “Fairy Tales” there are more than 30.

SAVING YOU TIME

Having this list up your sleeve as a go-to reference means when you get that idea for an extra learning unit your kids are excited about, you don't have to wait. You can immediately put the right books on hold at the library and be ready to go the next day.

It means when your older kids are reading a chapter book you're excited about, you can quickly find 5 picture books in that same category for your younger kids and suddenly learning becomes about the whole family again.

With this list you won't have to wade through blog articles and book recommendations and then figure out how to sort and organize them. Your master list is done, categorized, linked, and ready for you to get going on the fun stuff--reading them!

I promise, you won't feel ridiculous for buying a book list. It's a tool in your homeschool tool belt and one you'll go to again and again.