Favorite Books for Pre-K Children

These are books that my Pre-K students have truly loved over the years. These are our best picks! This list contains Amazon affiliate links.

Favorite Books for Pre-K Kids

You can use this to make a list of books to search for at the library or you can purchase them from Amazon.com through these links.
(Don’t forget to look for used or paperback books to lower the price.)


Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems


Knuffle Bunny, by Mo Willems


Knuffle Bunny Too, by Mo Willems


Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, by Eric Litwin


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


Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, by Eric Litwin


The Three Billy Goats Gruff, by Stephen Carpenter


The Little Red Hen, by Jerry Pinkney


Cap for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina


Corduroy, by Don Freeman


Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak


The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle


Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, by Bill Martin Jr.


Go Away Big Green Monster, by Ed Emberley


The Mitten, by Jan Brett


Owl Babies, by Martin Waddell


Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late, by Mo Willems


Rhyming Dust Bunnies, by Jan Thomas


Can You Make a Scary Face?, by Jan Thomas


Mouse Paint, by Ellen Stoll Walsh


Where’s My Teddy?, by Jez Alborough


Leonardo, the Terrible Monster, by Mo Willems


David Gets in Trouble, by David Shannon


There’s a Nightmare in My Closet, by Mercer Mayer


The Pigeon Wants a Puppy, by Mo Willems


An Extraordinary Egg, by Leo Lionni


The Doghouse, by Jan Thomas


Handa’s Surprise, by Eileen Browne


Hey Little Ant, by Phillip and Hannah Hoose


Sheep in a Jeep, by Nancy Shaw

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