100 Books to Read Together Before Kindergarten

Do you have little ones at home, not yet school-aged? Have you noticed how they are growing up so fast? Well, what better way to get them prepared for the big wide world ahead than by reading together.

We have an exciting new list of 100 Books to Read Together Before Kindergarten available for you from:

• Your local library branch.
• As a PDF from our webpage – https://www.orl.bc.ca/kids-teens/kids/one-hundred-books
• As a list from our ORL catalogue

Just a few exciting titles and authors are:

1. Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
2. Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson
3. Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
4. Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau
5. Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard

Regular reading aloud helps to create strong parent-child bonds and promotes healthy brain development. Children who are read to more often have improved language and listening skills, experience stronger emotional connections, and gain a lifelong love of reading.

Some benefits of reading are:

• Exercises our brain.
• Improves concentration.
• Teaches about the world around us and beyond.
• Improves vocal and language skills.
• Develops a child’s imagination.
• Helps a child develop empathy.
• IT’S SO MUCH FUN!

When you and your little ones have finished the list, please take it to your nearest ORL branch and collect a prize!