Reading Level: Kindergarten
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Books written at a kindergarten reading level. Reading level reflects text complexity, not age appropriateness.
134 books
This collection of 134 reading level: kindergarten spans picture books through Grade 1. Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a book is right for a child — text difficulty and emotional weight grow at different rates, especially for strong, twice-exceptional, or sensitive readers. HootRated rates every book on this list for both, so you can match to your child's actual readiness on both axes.
Across this list, 98% of the titles are rated Gentle or Mild — appropriate for sensitive readers or kids reading ahead of their emotional comfort zone. 1% are rated Intense or Very Intense, with heavier thematic territory for readers ready to tackle weighty subjects. Average content intensity for the list is 1.1/5.
Use the intensity badges (color-coded green → red) to filter by emotional readiness rather than just age. For more on what each intensity level means, see our rating methodology.
Animal Sounds
Claudette C. Mitchell, Patricia Tefft Cousin, Gracie R. Porter
Hello, doctor
David F. Marx
Mary's art
Susan Blackaby
A Bad, Bad Day
Kirsten Hall
At the Park
Peter Sloan, Sheryl Sloan, Sundance/Newbridge LLC Staff
Where is Max?
Mary Pearson
Animal habitats
Peter Sloan
Mat in the hat
Penny Hansen Findlay
New At The Zoo (New Reader Series)
Frank B. Edwards, Mickey Edwards
Alfie gets in first
Shirley Hughes
At the playground
Patricia Tefft Cousin
Big bear, little bear
Susan Amerikaner
Ella Sarah gets dressed
Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's dairy
Lynley Dodd
Hats!
Dana Meachen Rau
Higher! Higher! (Leslie Patricelli board books)
Leslie Patricelli
My little brother Ben
Karen Cogan
National Geographic Readers
Susan B. Neuman
Owl Moon
Jane Yolen
Planting a Rainbow
Lois Ehlert
Pocket for Corduroy
Don Freeman
Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats
Splendid Friend, Indeed
Suzanne Bloom
Stellaluna
Janell Cannon
Terror at the Zoo
Peg Kehret
The Bear Went over the Mountain (Baby Bear Books)
John Prater
The Berenstain Bears Say Goodnight (Berenstain Bears Toddler Books)
Stan Berenstain
The Little Runaway (Modern Curriculum Press Beginning to Read Series)
Margaret Hillert
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
The hat
Penny Hansen Findlay
Where Do I Live/VIS/d
Claudette C. Mitchell, Patricia Tefft Cousin, Gracie R. Porter
Where's My Teddy?
Jez Alborough
Where's Spot?
Eric Hill
A fox
Alice K. Flanagan
A pet
Alice K. Flanagan
Big Enough/VIS/F
Claudette C. Mitchell, Gracie R. Porter, Patricia Tefft Cousin
City Train
Adria F. Klein
Cooking with the Cat
Bonnie Worth
Fathers (Pebble Books)
Lola M. Schaefer
I can do it all
Mary Pearson
Little Critter's the Picnic (Mercer Mayer's Little Critter)
Mercer Mayer
Little bit
Peg Ballard
Oxford Reading Tree: Level 3: Stories: A Cat in the Tree
Roderick Hunt
The Magic Beans (Modern Curriculum Press Beginning to Read Series)
Margaret Hillert
The Three Little Pigs (Modern Curriculum Press Beginning to Read Series)
Margaret Hillert
The bad men
Penny Hansen Findlay
The men
Penny Hansen Findlay
Twins (Alaphakids)
Sarah Prince
Video Game
Sarah Prince
We Love You, Little Critter!
Mercer Mayer
What comes first?
Lyn Swanson-Natsues
Who is coming?
Patricia McKissack
Andy & Sandy's anything adventure
Tomie dePaola
Big Train Takes a Trip
Adria F. Klein
Biscuit and the Little Pup
Alyssa Satin Capucilli
City Train in trouble
Adria F. Klein
Cleo on the move
Stella Blackstone
Fathers Are Part of a Family
Lucia Raatma
Four fish
Alice K. Flanagan
I Like Painting
Peter Sloan & Sheryl Sloan
Little Lizard's family fun
Melinda Melton Crow
Little Lizard's new friend
Melinda Melton Crow
Moe's Oboe
Kara L Laughlin
Playground Games
Tracy Nelson Maurer
Sam
Alice K. Flanagan
Stop the Bot
Quinlan B. Lee, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster
What we like
Peter Sloan
Who is Little
Agatha Brown
A House for Little Red (Modern Curriculum Press Beginning to Read Series)
Margaret Hillert
Alexander ant cools off
Bloksberg Robin
Andy & Sandy and the first snow
Tomie dePaola
At the Market (I Spy)
Spencer Brinker
Big Dog and Little Dog
Dav Pilkey
Carl and the puppies
Alexandra Day
Case of the Mixed Socks
Cecilia Minden
Case of the Stuck Truck
Cecilia Minden
Cat in the bag
Sara Swan Miller
El jardin de Bessey, la desordenada
Patricia McKissack
I love Easter!
Hans Wilhelm
Left
Alice K. Flanagan
Little Lizard's big party
Melinda Melton Crow
Little Lizard's new baby
Melinda Melton Crow
Math with toys
Rory McDonnell
Maybe A Bear Ate It!
Robie Harris
Meet the Little Engine that could
Watty Piper
On my boat
Robert B. Noyed
Put It Back
Roderick Hunt
Sam's Cap
Dominie Elementary
Sick in bed
Peter Sloan
The Trip
Mercer Mayer
The poky little puppy
Kristen L. Depken
Turn it off!
David F. Marx
Wait, skates!
Mildred D. Johnson
Whose Hat Is It? (My First I Can Read)
Valeri Gorbachev
3, 2, 1, go!
Emily Arnold McCully
Animals on the Farm
Lisa J. Amstutz
At the Sheep Farm
Bruce Esseltine
Bad Kitty does not like snow
Nick Bruel
Big Dog and Little Dog Getting in Trouble (Reader)
Dav Pilkey
Bike Safety
Sarah L. Schuette
Questions parents ask about this list
- What's on this reading level: kindergarten list?
- Reading Level: Kindergarten contains 134 books spanning picture books through Grade 1. Books written at a kindergarten reading level. Reading level reflects text complexity, not age appropriateness. Every book on the list is rated for reading level and content intensity so you can pick what matches your child.
- What age range is appropriate for this list?
- Books on this list span picture books through Grade 1. 131 (98%) are rated Gentle or Mild; 1 (1%) is rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity is 1.1/5. Match the intensity badge to your child's emotional readiness.
- How is this list curated?
- HootRated rates every book on this list for both reading level (text difficulty) and content intensity (emotional weight) — the two axes parents need to choose books. See our methodology for how books make a curated list.