Kindergarten Summer List 2026
2026 Recommended books for rising Kindergarten students and families including: concept books; picture books to read together; and biography and nonfiction.
- 684 Resources including
- 77 Videos
- 34 Book Readings
- 134 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 48 book results from the CRL "Kindergarten Summer List 2026".
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
by Mo Willems
30+ Resources7 Awards
The Last Stand
by Antwan Eady, Jerome Pumphrey, and Jarrett Pumphrey
30+ Resources9 Awards
The Last Marshmallow
by Grace Lin
25+ Resources1 Awards
One Big Pair of Underwear
by Laura Gehl and Tom Lichtenheld
20+ Resources3 Awards
Over and Under the Pond
by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
20+ Resources4 Awards
Ten Blocks To The Big Wok: A Chinatown Counting Book
by Ying-Hwa Hu
20+ Resources3 Awards
Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle
by Nina LaCour and Kaylani Juanita
20+ Resources2 Awards
Go and Get with Rex
by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka
20+ Resources3 Awards
Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
by Tony Hillery and Jessie Hartland
15+ Resources2 Awards
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree
by Daniel Bernstrom and Brendan Wenzel
15+ Resources1 Awards
Oh Dear, Look What I Got!
by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
15+ Resources3 Awards
Counting on Fall
by Lizann Flatt and Ashley Barron
Book 1 in series
10+ Resources
100 Bugs!: A Counting Book
by Kate Narita and Suzanne Kaufman
10+ Resources1 Awards
Downpour: Splish! Splash! Ker-Splash!
by Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata
10+ Resources4 Awards
Alphabuddies: G Is First!
by Beth Bacon, Eric Barclay, and Karen Kane
5+ Resources1 Awards
Above are books from the CRL "Kindergarten Summer List 2026" that are currently on TeachingBooks.

