A good preschool read-aloud is short, warm, and easy to join in with. The books on this list use simple words, clear pictures, and stories a 3 to 5 year old can follow and love.
Read aloud every day if you can, even for ten minutes. Let your child point at the pictures, name what they see, and finish a rhyme they already know. That joining in is the start of reading.
These books cover the things preschoolers are learning: animals and the world, feelings and friends, numbers and letters, and the routines of the day. Pick the ones that match what your child is curious about right now.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 11 pages, 85 words, about 2 minutes
This book only uses the Dolch words for Pre-Kindergarten and is a perfect story for beginner readers.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 11 pages, 85 words, about 2 minutes
This book only uses the Dolch words for Pre-Kindergarten and is a perfect story for beginner readers.
Ages: 1 to 3 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 50 pages, 105 words, about 2 minutes
Introduce your little one to numbers and counting up to 50.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Audio Book
Sing along to this popular nursery rhyme.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 31 pages, 65 words, about 1 minutes
Discover the world of opposites that teaches children that everything is not alike.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 11 pages, 150 words, about 2 minutes
You have special rights when you are a special friend. Check out the story of this unusual friendship.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 11 pages, 300 words, about 3 minutes
See what this hen was looking for so many pens.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 1 to 3 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 9 pages, 170 words, about 2 minutes
This fun rhyming book is about a man who loved his van so much that he did something crazy.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 115 words, about 1 minutes
This is a fun, wacky and original nursery rhyme and tongue twister, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 14 pages, 540 words, about 6 minutes
Being a bad sport can be harmful to yourself and others. Learn how to be a good sport.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 27 pages, 825 words, about 9 minutes
This book takes readers on a fun-filled adventure with a group of animal friends, each with a unique personality, as they ride the zoo's train, Choo-Choo!
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 12 pages, 580 words, about 6 minutes
A brightly illustrated book about numbers 0 -10, that teaches counting in a rhyming way. The clock shows numbers in sign language.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 60 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number eight in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 45 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number five in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 55 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number four in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 55 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number nine in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 45 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number one in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 55 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number seven in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 45 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number six in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 45 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number ten in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 45 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number three in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 45 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number two in a rhyming way.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 40 words, about 1 minutes
A brightly illustrated book that teaches the concept of the number zero in a rhyming way.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 250 words, about 3 minutes
Los lectores jóvenes aprenden los días de la semana viendo y pronunciando en éste libro que contiene ilustraciones llenas de color. Young readers learn the days of the week by sight, pronunciation, and colorful pictures.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 5 pages, 160 words, about 2 minutes
This book helps kids understand the concept of fairness and how it applies to their everyday life.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 19 pages, 460 words, about 5 minutes
Teach your children about different fruits that can be used in healthy eating.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 425 words, about 5 minutes
A fun book that improves kids' reading skills and word recognition by similar ending sounds.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 21 pages, 580 words, about 5 minutes
A story about how Ginger and Galvin work hard to make their garden more beautiful than the other. Read the story to find out who wins.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 9 pages, 690 words, about 6 minutes
This is a collection of fun, wacky and original nursery rhymes and tongue twisters, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 4 pages, 70 words, about 1 minutes
This is a fun, wacky and original nursery rhyme and tongue twister, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 5 pages, 170 words, about 2 minutes
This book helps kids understand the concept of honesty and how it applies to their everyday life.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 14 pages, 230 words, about 3 minutes
Jake is deciding what to bake but so many choices are giving him a headache. What will he be able to bake?
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 29 pages, 335 words, about 4 minutes
Introduce your little ones to vocabulary relating to space, planets, the universe, and astronomy.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 18 pages, 165 words, about 2 minutes
A sweet little story about the joy of a kiss and how it is always welcome no matter what time or place.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 500 words, about 5 minutes
Children will learn to use the most commonly occurring affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 405 words, about 4 minutes
Children will learn the most commonly occurring inflections (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 175 words, about 3 minutes
Children will learn what are nouns, frequently occurring nouns, how to form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 5 pages, 305 words, about 4 minutes
Children will learn to form regular plural nouns orally by adding.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 10 pages, 515 words, about 5 minutes
Children will learn the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 280 words, about 3 minutes
Children will learn the conventions of standard English capitalization, capitalizing the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I and recognizing the end punctuation.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 7 pages, 285 words, about 3 minutes
Children will learn what are question words, understand and use interrogatives (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 9 pages, 385 words, about 4 minutes
Children will learn to make simple sentences.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 5 pages, 130 words, about 2 minutes
Children will learn what are verbs, frequently occurring verbs, action verbs.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 12 pages, 230 words, about 2 minutes
This is a fun book about numbers 1 to 10 combined with delightful knock knock rhymes.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 5 pages, 180 words, about 2 minutes
This book helps kids understand the concept of loyalty and how it applies to their everyday life.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 4 pages, 55 words, about 1 minutes
This is a fun, wacky and original nursery rhyme and tongue twister, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 5 pages, 60 words, about 1 minutes
This is a fun, wacky and original nursery rhyme and tongue twister, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 7 pages, 110 words, about 2 minutes
This is a fun, wacky and original nursery rhyme and tongue twister, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 4 pages, 70 words, about 1 minutes
This is a fun, wacky and original nursery rhyme and tongue twister, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 10 pages, 205 words, about 2 minutes
This book teaches children about hygiene in a fun way. It uses funny characters to teach them the importance of blowing your nose and washing your hands.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 27 pages, 315 words, about 3 minutes
Teaches children the alphabet by using letters, words, pronunciation, and colorful illustrations.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 55 pages, 120 words, about 2 minutes
Introduce your little one to numbers and counting up to 100.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 12 pages, 25 words, about 1 minutes
Discover the world of opposites that teaches children that everything is not alike.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 10 pages, 85 words, about 1 minutes
An introduction to the family, relations, and relatives.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 40 words, about 1 minutes
This book is about Ken talking about his father.
Ages: 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 1 - Pre-Readers | Read Along Book | 12 pages, 10 words, about 1 minutes
Introduce your little one to the different equipment and things used with a computer.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 45 words, about 1 minutes
This book is about Ken talking about his grandfather.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 50 words, about 1 minutes
This book is about Ken talking about his grandmother.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 40 words, about 1 minutes
This book is about Ken talking about his mother.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 45 words, about 1 minutes
This book is about Ken talking about his sister.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 30 words, about 1 minutes
This book is about Ken talking about himself.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 60 words, about 1 minutes
This is a fun, wacky and original nursery rhyme and tongue twister, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 65 words, about 1 minutes
This is a fun, wacky and original nursery rhyme and tongue twister, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 22 pages, 160 words, about 2 minutes
Introduce your little one to common positions of things and people.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 8 pages, 225 words, about 3 minutes
This book helps kids understand the concept of respect and how it applies to their everyday life.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 6 pages, 240 words, about 3 minutes
This book helps kids understand the concept of responsibility and how it applies to their everyday life.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 14 pages, 1545 words, about 23 minutes
A well illustrated book with rhyming words and fun sentences that improves kids' reading skills, vocabulary, and word recognition.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 14 pages, 585 words, about 6 minutes
Ser un mal deportista puede ser malo para usted y para otros. Aprende cómo ser un buen deportista.Being a bad sport can be harmful to yourself and others.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 42 pages, 255 words, about 3 minutes
Based on the Dolch pre-primer level, each sight word is pronounced and used in a sentence.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 54 pages, 340 words, about 4 minutes
Based on the Dolch primer level, each sight word is pronounced and used in a sentence.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 10 pages, 180 words, about 2 minutes
A delightful book about being positive, having fun, and being kind to others.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 4 pages, 165 words, about 2 minutes
This book helps kids understand the concept of teamwork and how it applies to their everyday life.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 11 pages, 190 words, about 2 minutes
See what this brave dog discovered while on his early morning jog in the nearby bog.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 11 pages, 285 words, about 4 minutes
This book uses Dolch sight words for Kindergarteners and is a perfect story for beginner readers.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 9 pages, 215 words, about 3 minutes
This book uses Dolch sight words for Kindergarteners and is a perfect story for beginner readers.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 20 pages, 145 words, about 1 minutes
This Benny-Award winning children's book celebrates all the wonderful things that we can do with our hands. It reinforces positive messages for kids of all ages about how to be productive, creative and imaginative.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 5 pages, 165 words, about 2 minutes
This book helps kids understand the concept of trustworthiness and how it applies to their everyday life.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 21 pages, 510 words, about 6 minutes
Teach your children about different vegetables that can be used in healthy eating.
Ages: 3 to 5 years, 5 to 7 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 4 pages, 80 words, about 1 minutes
This is a fun, wacky and original nursery rhyme and tongue twister, guaranteed to make children laugh and squeal with delight!
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 16 pages, 55 words, about 1 minutes
Help your child recognize the 16 common fruits that we eat. This book also helps with the concept of one and many.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 15 pages, 65 words, about 1 minutes
Help your child recognize the different rooms and spaces found inside and around the house.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 10 pages, 40 words, about 1 minutes
Help your child recognize the ten most common things found on the farm.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 20 pages, 70 words, about 1 minutes
Help your child recognize the 20 common vegetables that we eat. This book also helps with the concept of one and many.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 14 pages, 575 words, about 6 minutes
It's not fun to be around someone who whines. Learn what whining means and how to prevent it.
Ages: 5 to 7 years, 3 to 5 years | Grade: Kindergarten | Level 2 - Easy Readers | Read Along Book | 10 pages, 355 words, about 4 minutes
Tess wants to know why she needs to wear a mask. Can she get an answer?
Short stories with clear words and pictures, about things a 3 to 5 year old knows: animals, family, friends, and the world around them. The books on this list are picked for that age, so any of them is a good start.
Yes, that is normal for a preschooler. Pick a shorter book, let them move and point, and stop when they are done. A short, happy listen today builds the habit for tomorrow.
Ten minutes a day is enough to build the habit. Two or three short books, or one longer one, is plenty for a preschooler.
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