Treasures Theme Bibliography
Kindergarten
Unit 1 – Families
By the Authors and Illustrators:
- Bright Eyes, Brown Skin by Cheryl Willis Hudson
- Friend Frog by Alma Ada
- Me and the Family Tree by Carole Weatherford
- Stars! Stars! Stars! by Bob Barner
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- While You Were Sleeping by John Butler
Related to the Theme:
- And Here’s to You! by David Elliot
- A New Room for William by Sally Grindley
- Bittle by Patricia MacLachlan
- Climb the Family Tree, Jesse Bear by Nancy Carlstrom
- I Am Me by Karla Kuskin
- In My World by Lois Ehlert
- It’s Hard to Be Five by Jamie Lee Curtis
- M is for Music by Kathleen Krull
- Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
- Moosekitos: A Moose Family Reunion by Margie Palatini
- My Family is Forever by Nancy Carlson
- Off to School, Baby Duck by Amy Hest
- Oh, Look! by Patricia Polacco
- Rap a Tap Tap by Leo and Diane Dillon
- The Family Book by Todd Parr
- There’s Only One of Me by Pat Hutchins
- Violet’s Music by Angela Johnson
- When You Visit Grandma and Grandpa by Anne Bowen
Unit 2 Friends
By the Authors and Illustrators:
- Good Morning, Good Night by Michael Grejniec
- My Friend and I by Lisa Jahn-Clough
- Sunflower by Miela Ford
Related to the Theme:
- Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle
- Hi, Harry by Martin Waddell
- Horace and Morris but Mostly Doloresby James Howe
- Hunter’s Best Friend at School by Laura Malone Elliott
- Hunwick’s Egg by Mem Fox
- Little Bear’s Friend by Else Holmelund Minarik
- Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Leonni
- Maisy Cleans Up by Lucy Cousins
- My Best Friend Moved Away by Nancy Carlson
- My Big Brother by Valorie Fisher
- My Friend Rabbitt by Eric Rohmann
- Sumi’s First Day of School Ever by Soyoung Pak
- That’s What Friends Are For by Florence Parry Heide
- Titch and Daisy by Pat Hutchins
- Toot and Puddle by Holly Hobbie
- We Are Best Friends by Aliki
- Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen
Unit 3 Transportation
By the Authors and Illustrators:
- A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
- David Goes to School by David Shannon
- Work by Anne Morris
Related to the Theme:
- A Long Way by Katherine Ayers
- Alphabeep by Debora Pearson
- Bear on a Bike by Sheila Blackstone
- City Signs by Zoran Milich
- Clickety Clack by Amy and Rob Spence
- Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
- Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson
- I Love Boats by Flora McDonnell
- Messenger, Messenger by Robert Burleigh
- My Car by Byron Barton
- My Subway Ride by Paul Dubois Jacobs
- Roads by Marc Harshman
- School Bus by Donald Crews
- The Wheels on the Bus by Raffi
- This Is the Way We Go to School by Edith Baer
- Trucks. Whizz! Zoom! Rumble! by Patricia Hubbell
- Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown
Unit 4 Food
By the Authors and Illustrators:
- Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
- Sleeping Cutieby Andrea Pinkney
- Squeaking of Art: The Mice Go to the Museum by Monica Wellington
Related to the Theme:
- A Cake for Barney by Joyce Dunbar
- A Cow, a Bee, a Cookie, and Me by Meredith Hooper
- Animal Snackers by Betsy Lewin
- Apple Pie Fourth of July by Janet S. Wong
- A Taste of Honey by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
- Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson
- Dim Sum for Everyone! by Grace Lin
- Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
- Food for Thought by Joost Elffers and Saxton Freeman
- Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
- Making Minestrone by Stella Blackstone and Nan Brooks
- Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle
- Potluck by Anne Shelby
- The Beastly Feast by Bruce Goldstone
- The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth
- This Is the Way We Eat Our Lunch by Edith Baer
Unit 5 Animals
By the Authors and Illustrators:
- Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming
- Is That What Friends Do? by Marjorie Newman
- Under the Sea 1, 2, 3: Counting Ocean Life by Barbara Knox
Related to the Theme:
- African Animals ABC: An Alphabet Safari by Sarah L. Schutte
- A Huge Hog is a Big Pig by Francis X. McCall
- Animal Mothersby Atsushi Komori
- Castles, Caves, and Honeycombs by Linda Ashman
- Guji Gujiby Chih-Yuan Chen
- Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino
- Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
- Little Loon and Papa by Toni Buzzeo
- Little One Step by Simon James
- Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
- Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson
- Silly Little Goose by Nancy Tafuri
- Slowly, Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth by Eric Carle
- Tree Frogs by Helen Frost
- What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins
- Where Have You Been? by Margaret Wise Brown
- Who Hops? by Katie Davis
- Whose House Is This? by Elizabeth Gregoire
Unit 6 Neighborhood
By the Authors and Illustrators:
- Coming Home: A Story of Josh Gibson, Baseball’s Greatest Home Run Hitter by Nanette Mellage
- Russ and the Apple Tree by Janet Elizabeth Rickert
- Spring Is Here by Taro Gomi
Related to the Theme:
- At the Firehouse by Anne Rockwell
- Be My Neighbor by Maya Ajmera
- Career Day by Anne Rockwell
- Community Helpers by Bobbie Kalman
- Dig! by Andrea Zimmerman
- Hi, Cat! by Ezra Jack Keats
- Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
- Little House, Little Town by Scott Beck
- Madlenka by Peter Sis
- Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
- My Street by Rebecca Treays
- One Afternoonby Yumi Heo
- On the Town by Judith Caseley
- Sidewalk Circus by Paul Fleischman and Kevin Hawkes
- Something’s Happening on Calabash Street by Judith Ederle and Stephanie Gordon
- The Neighborhood Mother Goose by Nina Crews
- The Night Worker by Kate Banks
- Wake Up! City by Alvin Tresselt
Unit 7 Weather
By the Authors and Illustrators:
- A Snowy Day by Robin Nelson
- Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson
- Explore in a Cave by Dana Meachen Rau
Related to the Theme
- All Year Long by Kathleen Dead
- Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft
- A Winter Day by Douglas Florian
- Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens by Louise W. Borden
- I Know It’s Autumn by Eileen Spinelli
- Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton
- Little Cloud by Eric Carle
- One Dark Night by Hazel Hutchins
- One Hot Summer Day by Nina Crew
- Rain by Manya Stojic
- Right Outside My Window by Mary Ann Hoberman
- Snow by Manya Stojic
- Snow on Snow on Snow by Cheryl Chapman
- Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming
- The Ant and the Grasshopper by Amy Lowry Poole
- The Rain Came Down by David Shannon
- The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
- Toby and the Snowflakes by Julie Halpern
Unit 8 Plants
By the Authors and Illustrators:
- A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting
- One Small Place by the Sea by Tom Leonard
- Snakes (Life Cycles) by Melanie Mitchell
Related to the Theme:
- A Pie in the Sky by Lois Ehlert
- A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry
- Four Friends in a Gardenby Sue Heap
- Have You Seen Trees? by Joanne Oppenheim
- How a Seed Growsby Helene J. Jordan
- Jody’s Beans by Malachy Doyle
- Leo’s Tree by Debora Pearson
- Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming
- One Little Seed by Elaine Greenstein
- Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
- Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
- Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
- Sunflower by Miela Ford
- The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
- The Grandad Tree by Trish Cook
- The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
- The Wind’s Garden by Bethany Roberts
- Two Old Potatoes by John Coy
Unit 9 Amazing Creatures
By the Authors and Illustrators:
- Four and Twenty Dinosaurs by Bernard Most
- Ice by Laura Norbert Wu
- Watching the Seasons by Edana Eckart
Related to the Theme:
- ABC T-Rex by Bernard Most
- A Swim Through the Sea by Kristin Joy Pratt
- Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Bob Barner
- Dinosaur Cousins? by Bernard Most
- Find-a- Saurus by mark Sperring
- Hello, Ocean by Pam Munoz Ryan
- How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by IJane Yolen
- I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown
- Ladybugs by Mia Posada
- Manuelo the Playing Mantis by Don Freeman
- Mister Seahorse byEric Carle
- My Riverby Shari Halpern
- Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
- Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies
- The Icky Bug Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta
- Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
- Walking Through the Jungle by Debbie Harter
- Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Valerie Petron
Unit 10 I Know a Lot!
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