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The Kindergarten Canon - Page 2

This is "The Kindergarten Canon" by Michael J. Petrilli, published by the Fordham Institute in 2012. It is a list of the must-read picture books for preschoolers including the greatest classics, both old and new.
Note: For folk tales, fairy tales, and fables, you do not need to have read the specific book in the list. Any retelling is acceptable.
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Harry the Dirty Dog (Gene Zion)
Harry the Dirty Dog
41
Gene Zion
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
42
Dr. Seuss
The House on East 88th Street (Bernard Waber)
The House on East 88th Street
43
Bernard Waber
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Numeroff)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
44
Laura Numeroff
In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)
In the Night Kitchen
45
Maurice Sendak
Jack and the Beanstalk (Joseph Jacobs)
Jack and the Beanstalk
46
Joseph Jacobs
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub (Audrey Wood)
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
47
Audrey Wood
Knuffle Bunny (Mo Willems)
Knuffle Bunny
48
Mo Willems
The Lion and the Mouse (Jerry Pinkney)
The Lion and the Mouse
49
Jerry Pinkney
Little Bear (Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak)
Little Bear
50
Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak
The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)
The Little Engine That Could
51
Watty Piper
The Little Red Hen (Paul Galdone)
The Little Red Hen
52
Paul Galdone
Little Red Riding Hood (Charles Perrault)
Little Red Riding Hood
53
Charles Perrault
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
Madeline
54
Ludwig Bemelmans
Make Way for Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
Make Way for Ducklings
55
Robert McCloskey
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Virginia Lee Burton)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
56
Virginia Lee Burton
Millions of Cats (Wanda Gág)
Millions of Cats
57
Wanda Gág
The Real Mother Goose (Blanche F. Wright)
The Real Mother Goose
58
Blanche F. Wright
Olivia (Ian Falconer)
Olivia
59
Ian Falconer
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (Dr. Seuss)
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
60
Dr. Seuss
One Morning in Maine (Robert McCloskey)
One Morning in Maine
61
Robert McCloskey
The Owl and the Pussycat (Edward Lear)
The Owl and the Pussycat
62
Edward Lear
Pat the Bunny (Dorothy Kunhardt)
Pat the Bunny
63
Dorothy Kunhardt
Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
Pinocchio
64
Carlo Collodi
The Poky Little Puppy (Janette Sebring Lowrey)
The Poky Little Puppy
65
Janette Sebring Lowrey
The Princess and the Pea (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Princess and the Pea
66
Hans Christian Andersen
Puss in Boots (Charles Perrault)
Puss in Boots
67
Charles Perrault
Put Me in the Zoo (Robert Lopshire)
Put Me in the Zoo
68
Robert Lopshire
The Rainbow Fish (Marcus Pfister)
The Rainbow Fish
69
Marcus Pfister
Rapunzel (Paul O. Zelinsky)
Rapunzel
70
Paul O. Zelinsky
The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Runaway Bunny
71
Margaret Wise Brown
Sleeping Beauty (Charles Perrault)
Sleeping Beauty
72
Charles Perrault
Snow White (Brothers Grimm)
Snow White
73
Brothers Grimm
The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
The Snowy Day
74
Ezra Jack Keats
Stellaluna (Janell Cannon)
Stellaluna
75
Janell Cannon
Stone Soup (Marcia Brown)
Stone Soup
76
Marcia Brown
The Story About Ping (Marjorie Flack)
The Story About Ping
77
Marjorie Flack
The Story of Babar (Jean De Brunhoff)
The Story of Babar
78
Jean De Brunhoff
The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
The Story of Ferdinand
79
Munro Leaf
Strega Nona (Tomie Depaola)
Strega Nona
80
Tomie Depaola
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