1000 Books Before Kindergarten :: 500!

We made it halfway to our goal! We have definitely read a lot faster than I thought I would...I love that my kids LOVE books! :)

You can find the books we have already read here:

• 1-100
• 101-200
• 201-300
• 301-400

1. Betty Goes Bananas by Steve Antony
2. Pete the Cat: Old MacDonald Had a Farm by James Dean
3. Little Yellow Truck by Eve Bunting*
4. Butterfly House by Eve Bunting
5. Pete the Cat: Construction Destruction by James Dean*
6. Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper by Anastasia Suen
7. Everything But the Horse by Holly Hobbie
8. Earthmovers and Diggers by Mary Kate Doman*
9. Bulldozers by Katie Kawa*
10. Tractors by Katie Kawa*
11. Pete the Cat and the Bad Banana by James Dean*
12. Zack at the Dentist by Jonathan London and Jack Medoff
13. Pete the Cat: Meet Pete by James Dean*
14. How Do Dinosaurs Go to Sleep? by Jane Yolen*
15. Garbage Trucks by Julie Murray*
16. Pete the Cat's Groovy Bake Sale by James Dean*
17. Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
18. The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler*
19. School Buses by Julie Murray*
20. Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by James Dean*
21. One Two That's My Shoe! by Alison Murray
22. Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Perfect Pumpkin by Kallie George*
23. Fireman Small-- Fire Down Below! by Wong Herbert Yee
24. Seven Spunky Monkeys by Jackie French Koller and Lynn Munsinger*
25. Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony*
26. Clifford The Big Red Dog by Norman Birdwell*
27. My Toothbrush is Missing! by Jan Thomas
28. The Shepherd's Treasure by Stephanie Parker
29. Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein
30. It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
31. Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
32. Global Baby Bedtimes by Maya Ajmera
33. Pete the Cat and the Tip-Top Tree House by James Dean*
34. Little Bunny's Christmas Tree by Jeanne Modesitt
35. Snowbear's Christmas Countdown by Theresa Smythe*
36. Big Bear's Big Boat by Eve Bunting
37. Max & Ruby Twin Trouble by Rosemary Wells
38. Dinosaurs Don't Have Bedtimes! by Timothy Knapman
39. The Animals' Merry Christmas by Richard Scarry
40. Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin*
41. The Little Snowplow Wishes for Snow by Lora Koehler*
42. I Wish It Would Snow! by Sarah Dillard
43. If Animals Celebrated Christmas by Ann Whitford Paul
44. Old Bear and His Cub by Olivier Dunrea
45. Merry Christmas, Curious George by Cathy Hapka*
46. Song of the Stars by Sally Lloyd-Jones*
47. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss*
48. Merry Christmas, Squirrels! by Nancy Rose
49. The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood
50. The Twelve Days of Christmas by LeUyen Pham
51. 12 Groovy Days of Christmas by James Dean*
52. How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen*
53. The Christmas Bears by Chris Conover
54. Little Chick by Amy Hest
55. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt*
56. Biscuit's Christmas Storybook Collection by Alyssa Satin Capucilli*
57. A Very Fuddles Christmas by Frans Vischer*
58. Sally's Great Balloon Adventure by Stephen Huneck*
59. My Daddy is a Silly Monkey by Dianne Hofmeyer
60. What Dogs Want for Christmas by Kandy Radzinski
61. Spunky Little Monkey by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michael Sampson
62. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle*
63. Christmas Cheer for the Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle*
64. Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Snowy Surprise by Kallie George*
65. I Love My Baby by Sebastien Braun
66. Father Fox's Christmas Rhymes by Clyde Watson
67. Croc & Turtle: Snow Fun! by Mike Wohnoutka
68. Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.*
69. A Long Time that I've Loved You by Margaret Wise Brown*
70. Stretch by Doreen Cronin
71. Click, Clack, Surprise! by Doreen Cronin*
72. What Daddies Like by Judy Carey Nevin
73. Good Night, Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle*
74. A Fox Found a Box by Ged Adamson
75. It's Winter by Joyce Jeffries
76. Bright Christmas by Andrew Clements*
77. Pete the Cat: Snow Daze by James Dean*
78. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss*
79. Go, Pete, Go by James Dean*
80. Red Light, Green Light by Anastasia Suen
81. Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
82. Come Along, Daisy! by Jane Simmons
83. How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
84. The Great Cheese Chase by Laura F. Marsh and Stu Krieger
85. Get With the Beat! by Laura F. Marsh
86. Bee-bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park
87. The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
88. A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker*
89. Daniel Goes to the Playground by Becky Friedman*
90. At the Zoo by Bendon
91. Nighty-Night by Bendon
92. Friends Ask First by Becky Friedman*
93. Sweeter Than the Sweetest Honey by The Daily Grace Co.*
94. Eyes & Nose, Fingers & Toes by Bendon
95. The Fruit of the Spirit by The Daily Grace Co.*
96. Christmas Wombat by Jackie French
97. Counting Christmas by Karen Kratz
98. Snowy Bear by Tony Mitton*
99. Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? by Brianna Caplan Sayres*
100. What's Wrong, Little Pookie? by Sandra Boynton*

*Some of our favorites