Six favorites from the 42-book kindergarten decodable set. Each one practices a single sound pattern, so your child can sound out nearly every word. See the full set on our decodable books page.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 21 pages, 175 words, about 3 minutes
Pup loves mud a little too much, and the dash to the tub is the story. It practices the short u sound in one-syllable words, a favorite first decodable.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 145 words, about 3 minutes
Short a words in VC, CVC, and CV patterns, with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten sight words only. At 145 words and about 3 minutes, it is a gentle first read.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 180 words, about 3 minutes
Short u practice in VC and CVC patterns. It pairs naturally with Pup in the Mud, and at 180 words it is still a 3-minute read.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 16 pages, 120 words, about 3 minutes
Built on the letter n and the n sound. Every parent of a nap-fighter will feel seen.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 17 pages, 120 words, about 3 minutes
The letter p and the p sound in CVC words. Short enough for a tired beginner, complete enough to feel like a real book.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 23 pages, 250 words, about 4 minutes
Ben spends the day with friendly farm animals who nap, peep, rub, hop, and play, from a fat cat on a mat to a pig in the mud. Every word uses short vowel sounds and simple VC and CVC patterns, so a beginning reader can sound out nearly the whole story.
Fourteen read-alouds for kindergarten, from first ABC books to stories about friends, family, and the world around us. Every one is narrated in a real human voice, with words that light up as the story is read aloud.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 175 words, about 2 minutes
A rhyming poem about Mummy's own childhood, for kids who cannot believe she was ever small. Ends in giggles, then yawns.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 190 words, about 2 minutes
The companion poem, this time about Daddy. Short, warm, and easy to make the last book of the night.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 11 pages, 90 words, about 2 minutes
A beginner story that uses only Dolch words for pre-kindergarten, perfect for a first solo read.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 11 pages, 95 words, about 2 minutes
A simple search story for beginners, using Dolch words for pre-kindergarten. Short and confidence building.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 26 pages, 310 words, about 4 minutes
Learn about animals beginning with each letter of the alphabet. 26 pages, 4 minutes, and a natural first ABC book.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 26 pages, 845 words, about 8 minutes
Learn about 26 dinosaurs, one for each letter of the alphabet. 26 pages, 8 minutes, for the dinosaur-mad kindergartner.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 16 pages, 190 words, about 3 minutes
An entertaining and educational book on how we use taste, smell, sight, hearing, and touch.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 240 words, about 2 minutes
Young readers learn the days of the week by sight, pronunciation, and colorful pictures. 8 pages.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 18 pages, 250 words, about 3 minutes
A brightly illustrated, fun, and educational book about the seasons, with riddles and rhymes that prompt kids to guess each one.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 38 pages, 425 words, about 5 minutes
A lovely picture book that teaches about animals and their young ones. 38 pages, 5 minutes.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 9 pages, 440 words, about 6 minutes
A fun, giggle-filled story about friendship and being yourself, as Hoot's goofy adventures unfold.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 11 pages, 215 words, about 3 minutes
Check out all the animals and friends that live at 1600 Forest Road and how they are different yet depend on each other.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Pre-K | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Hearable Book
Lily and Ben love books so much that they start a book club and invite their friends to make it super fun for all. With nothing on the screen and just a real human voice to listen to, it is a calm choice for wind-down time and for little listeners who are not reading yet.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Grade 1 | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 9 pages, 470 words, about 5 minutes
Zimble and Zazz are two fuzzy honeybees with a very important job, and they show the whole hive that making honey works best when everyone sticks together. A teamwork story with a memory game at the end.
Start with listening. Let the narration carry the story while your child follows the words on the tablet. Then move to sounding out with the decodables above. When bedtime comes, switch to our bedtime stories for a calm last book of the night. Kindergarten books here are Level 1 (Pre-Readers) and Level 2 (Easy Readers). When Level 2 feels easy two nights in a row, your child is ready for Grade 1 books.
Most kindergarten books here are Level 1 (Pre-Readers) or Level 2 (Easy Readers). Level 1 books use short words and known sounds. Level 2 books add blends, digraphs, and longer sentences.
Both, in that order. Listen first, with the narration carrying the story. Then follow the words as they light up. Then sound out the decodables. Listening builds the sound-to-letter map that reading later depends on.
Grade 1 decodables and Level 2 Easy Readers across the library. Our decodable books page has the full 47-book 1st grade set.
Join 1,500+ original, human-narrated books for kids, ad-free, and working offline. Read on your child's tablet, at home or anywhere.