Get Ready for School!
Books to help prepare your child for Kindergarten

Do you have a child entering kindergarten soon? Early learners need to be immersed in language; they need to experience stories, literature and opportunities for beginning writing. Research indicates that the most successful students have been read to often.

Tips to help your child with reading:

• Read to your child daily and ask questions about the story, have them make predictions about what might happen next.
• Teach your child how to recognize and write the letters of the alphabet.
• Encourage your child to show off his/her "reading" and "writing" attempts.
• Encourage your child to connect information and events to life experiences when listening to a story.

Here is a selection of books available at your local library to help prepare kindergarteners and parents for this exciting experience!

Countdown to Kindergarten, by Alison MGhee

Kindergarten Rocks, by Katie Davis

First Day Jitters, by Julie Danneberg

Mouse's First Day of School, by Lauren Thompson

The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn

The Twelve Days of Kindergarten, by Deborah Rose

First Day, Hoorah!, by Nancy Poydar

Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, by Joseph Slate