Our Read Aloud Book List for Winter/Spring 2022
Good books expand the imagination. They teach us about so many new things, different cultures, other parts of the world, and multiple perspectives. They can even teach us more about ourselves. They help us become better thinkers and writers. Good books are also really fun to read.
With so many books out there, it can be hard to know which are good books to share with young readers. To make it easier, we have compiled a list of great read aloud books for Winter/Spring 2022. We hope this list can be an inspiring place to start when you take your next trip to the library, when you sit down to read a book aloud, or when your young reader is looking for the next “just right book.”
Pre-Kindergarten (Level PR)
Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
I Am The Storm by Jane Yolen
Marvelous Me: Inside and Out by Lisa Marie Bullard
More great read aloud books for pre-kindergarten:
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
All About the Weather by Huda Harajli
I Broke My Trunk! by Mo Willems
Olivia by Ian Falconer
When We Are Kind/Nihá’ádaahwiinít’íigo (English and Navaho Edition) by Monique Gray Smith
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni
I Got the School Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison
National Geographic Kids: Weather by Kristin Baird Rattini
Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Kindergarten (Level A)
The Camping Trip by Jennifer K. Mann
I Promise by LeBron James
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
More great read aloud books for kindergarten:
Olivia and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer
Our Favorite Day of the Year by A.E. Ali
Are Trees Alive by Debbie Miller
Jonathan and His Mommy by Irene Smalls
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems
A Weekend with Wendell by Kevin Henkes
Shopping with Dad by Matt Harvey
How a Seed Grows by Helene Jordan
Fancy Party Gowns by Deborah Blumenthal
Just Grandma and Me by Mercer Mayer
Jamaica Tag-Along by Juanita Havill
First Grade (Level B)
Some Bugs by Angela Diterlizzi
Pet Show! By Ezra Jack Keats
More great read aloud books for first grade:
I Believe I Can by Grace Byers
The Bugliest Bug by Carol Diggery Shields
Speak Up by Miranda Paul
Grandmother School by Rina Singh
Jamaica’s Blue Marker by Juanita Havill
I’ll Always Love You by Hans Wilhelm
Roller Coaster by Marla Frazee
The Dandelion Seed by Joseph P. Anthony
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Bigmama’s by Donald Crews
My Best Friend by Mary A Rodman
Second Grade (Level C)
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built by Angela Burke Kunkel
The Animal Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of Life on Earth by David Burnie
A Story About Afiya by James Berry
Shortcut by Donald Crews
More great read aloud books for second grade:
A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
What If You Had Animal Eyes? By Sandra Markle
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes
Do Like Kyla by Anglea Johnson
The Power of One: Every Act of Kindness Counts by Trudy Ludwig
Koala Lou by Mem Fox
The Two of Them by Aliki
Saturdays and Teacakes by Lester Laminack
Third Grade (Level D)
Circle Unbroken by Margot Theis Raven
Crab Moon by Ruth Horowitz
How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
More great read aloud books for third grade:
H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination by Christopher Myers
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca
First Big Book of Space by Catherine Hughes
My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother by Patricia Polacco
A Journey Toward Hope by Victor Hinojosa & Coert Voorhees
The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill
My First Book of Planets by Bruce Betts
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
Get Set! Swim! By Jeannine Atkins
We strongly encourage using the wonderful (and free) resources of your local library.