Books for Kindergarteners | Metro Nashville Public Schools

1) Peter & Ernesto: a tale of two sloths

Author

Annable, Graham

Series

Peter & Ernesto volume 3

Formats:

Comic, eBook, Kindle

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"Peter and Ernesto are sloths. Peter and Ernesto are friends. Peter and Ernesto are nothing alike. Peter loves their tree and never wants to leave, while Ernesto loves the sky and wants to see it from every place on earth. So Ernesto leaves to have a grand adventure, and Peter stays behind and frets. Will their separation tear these friends apart...or can it bring them closer together?"--Page [4] of cover.

2) An egg is quiet

Author

Aston, Dianna Hutts

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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Provides an illustrated and rhythmic introduction to eggs for children. Details many different types of eggs, including hummingbird eggs, ostrich eggs, ladybug eggs, dogfish eggs, and dinosaur eggs. Includes egg facts and an illustrated guide to the animals to whom the eggs belong.

3) Animalia

Author

Base, Graeme

Series

Picture Puffins

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An alphabet book with fantastic and detailed pictures, bearing such labels as "Lazy lions lounging in the local library."

4) Ada Twist, scientist

Author

Beaty, Andrea

Series

Questioneers volume 3

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Talking Book

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Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.

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Can the perfect old hat really be replaced by a new one?

6) Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

Author

Brown, Monica

Series

Marisol McDonald volume 1

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Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)

Mismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.
Bilingual English/Spanish.

Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. To Marisol, these seemingly mismatched things make perfect sense

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7) Book! book! book!

Author

Bruss, Deborah

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When the children go back to school, the animals on the farm are bored, so they go into the library in town trying to find something to do.

8) I am enough

Author

Byers, Grace

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Talking Book

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Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.

9) Maybe something beautiful: how art transformed a neighborhood

Author

Campoy, F. Isabel

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Book, eBook, Kindle, Talking Book

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"Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors"--

10) Biscuit

Author

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin

Series

Biscuit (Easy readers)

Formats:

Book, eBook

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Biscuit, a little yellow dog, continues to want just one more thing before he will go to sleep.

11) She persisted: 13 American women who changed the world

Author

Clinton, Chelsea

Series

She Persisted

Formats:

Book, Board Books, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Talking Book

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Profiles the lives of thirteen American women who have left their mark on U.S. history, including Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Margaret Chase Smith, and Oprah Winfrey.

12) Wolf in the snow

Author

Cordell, Matthew

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When a wolf cub and little girl are lost in a snowstorm they must find their way home.

13) Jabari jumps

Author

Cornwall, Gaia

Series

Jabari

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Book, eBook, Kindle, Talking Book

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After Jabari completes his swimming lessons and passes his swim test, he's ready to jump off the diving board--well, very nearly ready. He just needs to work up his courage first.

14) First day jitters

Author

Danneberg, Julie

Series

Mrs. Hartwell's class adventures volume 1

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.

15) One tiny turtle

Author

Davies, Nicola

Series

Read and wonder

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The story of a tiny sea who swims out to sea, then returns after a few years to the beach where she was born to lay her eggs before returning to the sea. Includes many facts about sea turtles.

16) Last stop on Market Street

Author

de la Peña, Matt

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle, Talking Book

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A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

17) The rooster who would not be quiet!

Author

Deedy, Carmen Agra

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"The mayor of the noisy city of La Paz institutes new laws forbidding all singing, but a brave little rooster decides he must sing, despite the progressively severe punishments he receives for continuing to crow. The silenced populace, invigorated by the rooster's bravery, ousts the tyrannical mayor and returns their city to its free and clamorous state"--

18) The pout-pout fish

Author

Diesen, Deborah

Series

Pout-pout fish adventures volume 1

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Talking Book

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The pout-pout fish believes he only knows how to frown, even though many of his friends suggest ways to change his expression, until one day a fish comes along that shows him otherwise.

19) Mixed me!

Author

Diggs, Taye

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Mike is the perfect mix of both his parents - his father with deep brown skin and his mother with creamy skin and honey colored hair. But when people look at his biracial family funny and say they don't match, he doesn't care because he knows he's exactly who he was meant to be.

20) The rabbit listened

Author

Doerrfeld, Cori

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"When Taylor's block castle is destroyed, all the animals think they know just what to do, but only the rabbit quietly listens to how Taylor is feeling"--