Welcome to the webpage of the Hempstead Public School District’s English Language Arts Department.  This page is linked for your information regarding the NYS ELA curriculum and assessments. 

English Language Arts Department
Director- Antoinette Campbell
185 Peninsula Boulevard, Hempstead, New York 11550
516-292-7111 ext. 1417

Grade Kindergarten Reading Book List

 *Reading aloud with your child is a wonderful way to help your child acquire the habit of reading.  We hope that you will enjoy sharing some of the picture books on this list
with your beginning reader.*

 1.  Anno’s Counting Book: By Mitsumasa Anno

 2.  The Adventures of Taxi Dog: By Debra and Sal Barracca

 3.  Do You Want to Be My Friend? By Eric Carle

 4.  Growing Colors: By Bruce McMillan

 5.  In My Garden: By Moria McLean

 6.  Look What I Can Do?  By Jose Aruego

 7.  Alphabet City: By Stephen T. Johnson

 8.  Madeline: By Ludwig Bemelmans

 9.  Getting There:  By Young

 10.  Cat on the Mat: By Brain Wildsmith

 11.  All Fall Down:  Brain Wildsmith

 12.  Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?  By Bill Martin

 13.  Bunny, Bunny:  By Kirsten Hall

 14.  I See Monkeys:  By Deborah Williams

 15.  Apples:  By Deborah Williams

 16.  Have You Seen My Cat?  By Eric Carle

 17.  I Can Write, Can You?  By J. & Salem, L. Stewart

 18.  Ferninand: By Munro Leaf

 19.  Jump Frog:  By Lynn Salem

 20.  My Kite:  By Deborah Williams

 21.  Pancakes for Breakfast:  By Tomie dePaloa

 22.  Sammy at the Farm:  By Karen Evans

 23.  Abuela: By Arthur Dorros

 24. What Am I?  By Deborah Williams

 25.  Up Went the Goat:  By Barbara Gregorich