My Favorite Books For Kids

As a Pre-K teacher, I read more books for kids than books designed for people my age. Here are some of my favorites to read to my class.

1. Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus by Mo Willems

The Pigeon has become one of my favorite characters since reading his books for the first time at work. I read these with a Iago inspired voice that has become one of my staple voices, and many past students still ask me to "do the Pigeon voice" when I see them in the hallway.

2. The Piggie & Elephant series by Mo Willems

Another excellent series from the same author. These books always generate lots of young laughs.

3. Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka

A simple, yet effective tale of two boys who meet and become friends. This is a great one to recite with kids.

4. Where Is My Balloon? by Ariel Bernstein

A fun story about a monkey who accidentally breaks his owl friend's balloon, and struggles to cover up his mistake.

5. Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex

I found this one and read it to my class on Star Wars day. It was an instant classic.

6. The Monster At The End of This Book by Jon Stone

This book stars Grover. Grover's voice is incredibly fun to imitate. So this definitely makes the list.

7. Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman

This book has a hilarious story, complete with fun shark facts. There is a sequel that resolves the dark ending as well.

8. First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg

A great story about Sarah not wanting to go to a new school on her first day, with a great twist ending. This is a book I read every year on the first day of school. Last Day Blues by the same author is also a great one to read on the last day of school.

9. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Well, I have to include a Dr. Seuss book for sure! This one is a lot of fun to read out loud, especially with voices.

10. Who Said Boo? by Phyllis Root

A Halloween staple in my classroom. Short but sweet.

11. We're Going On A Ghost Hunt by Susan Pearson

Another great Halloween read. It is similar to "We're Going On A Bear Hunt," but cooler.

Thanks for reading my list! Now it's time to find some books for my own age group....

A sample of my Pigeon and Grover reading voices: https://voicespice.com/Player.aspx?c=p&h=B299A6FC&j=2824A6