500 Book Challenge

Next year M goes to Kindergarten and while reading has been a part of her life since before she was born we have set ourselves a new reading challenge -- we will read 500 books before Kindergarten!  Check back to see our progress and view M's thoughts on the books. Will you join us?

165) Sisters by David McPhail
164) Welcome to your world baby by Brooke Shields
163) I knew you could! by Craig Norfman
162) Little Critter's the Night Before Christmas by Mercer Mayer 
161) How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
160) Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Liz Mills
159) K is for Kwanza by Juwanda Ford
158) Eight Candles to Light: A Chanukah Story by Jonny Zucker
157) Eloise takes a Bawth by Kay Thompson
156) Moose, Of Course! by Lynn Plourade
155) Fidgety Fish and Friends by Paul Bright
154) The Berenstain Bear's and Mamma's New Job by Stan and Jan Berenstain
153) Martha Gives Advice by Susan Meddaugh
152) The Elves and the Shoemaker retold by Violet Findley
151) Crocodiles! by Irene Trimble
150) It's Time to Sleep, My Love by Nancy Tillman
149) Unitarian Universalism is a Really Long Name by Jennifer Dant
148) Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats
147) Frosty the Snowman by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
146) 12 Days of Christmas by Rachel Isadora
145) Before you were here, Mi Amor by Samantha R. Vamos
144) In November by Cynthia Rylant
143) The Three Little Pigs retold by Violet Findley
142) The Spider and the Beehive retold by Kama Einhorn
141) The Gingerbread Man retold by Violet Findley
140) Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold by Violet Findley
139) The Ugly Duckling retold by Violet Findley
138) The Tortoise and the Hare retold by Violet Findley
137) The Little Red Hen 
136) Love, Splat by Rob Scotton
135) The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
134) Why Lion Roars by Claudia Lloyd
133) Llama llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney
132) Zak the Yak with Books on his Back by John Wood
131) Big Sister, Little Sister by LeUyen Pham
130) Eloise by Kay Thompson
129) Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp
128) Help Me, Mr. Mutt! Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems by Janet Stevens
127) Eloise in Paris by Kay Thompson
126) The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
125) The Rabbi and the Twenty-Nine Witches a Talmudic legend retold by Marilyn Hirsh
124) Spring is Here by Will Hillenbrand
123) The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola
122) Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni
121) Fancy Nancy: Our Thanksgiving Banquet by Jane O'Connor
120) Princess Grace by Mary Hoffman
119) Toot and Puddle by Holly Hobbie
118) Little Pig Joins the Band by David Hyde Costello
117) Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin
116) The Thanksgiving Bowl by Virginia Kroll
115) The Loudest, Fastest, Best Drummer in Kansas by Marguerite W. Davol
114) I'll Always be Your Friend by Sam McBratney
113) Rain by Marion Bauer
112) The Snowflake Princess by Nicola Baxter
111) Emperor Penguins by Roberta Edwards 
110) Snow White by The Brothers Grimm
109) When Superman was Superboy
108) The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle
107) We Help Mommy by Eloise Wilkins
106) A Pony for a Princess by Andrea Posner-Sanchez
105) That New Baby! by Patricia Reif
104) Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
103) I'll Teach My Dog a Lot of Words by Michael Frith
102) Who Wants an Old Teddy Bear? by Ginnie Hofmann
101) Tiggers Don't Climb Trees by A.A. Milne
100) Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
99) The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food by Stan and Jan Berenstain
98) Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
97) Angus and the Ducks by Marjorie Flack
96) Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
95) The Human Body by Gallimard Jeunesse and Sylvaine Peyrols
94) The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey
93) The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five by Stan and Jan Berenstain
92) Frog in the Kitchen Sink by Jim Post
91) From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
90) On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier
89) The Berenstain Bear's Christmas Tree by Stan and Jan Berenstain
88) Mamma Rex & T: The Reading Champion by Rachel Vail
87) Horace and Morris join the Chorus (but what about Dolores?) by James Howe
86) Why Butterflies Go By on Silent Wings by Marguerite W. Davol  
85) The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist by Stan and Jan Berenstain 
84) Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
83) Spot Loves his Mommy by Eric Hill
82) Before you were here, Mi Amor by Samantha Vamos 
81) Ladybug Girl by Jackie Davis and David Soman
80) The Boy who Cried Wolf: A Tale of Sincerity adapted by Mary Rowitz
79) Fidgety Fish and Friends by Paul Bright
78) Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin
77) Backpack Puppy by Sarah Fisch
76) The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems
75) Love, Splat by Rob Scotton
74) Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley
73) A Pirate's Tale: My Adventures on the Sloop John B by Alan Jardine
72) Maisy Makes Gingerbread by Lucy Cousins
71) Grow Flower Grow! by Lisa Bruce
70) You're Aboard Spaceship Earth by Patricia Lauber
69) McDuff's New Friend by Rosemary Wells
68) Little Quack's Bedtime by Lauren Thompson 
67) Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carl
66) Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter
65) Wanda and the Frogs by Barbara Azore
64) Me & You: A Mother-Daughter Album by Lisa Thiesing
63) Chicken Soup by Jean Van Leeuwen 
62) Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors by Joyce Sidman
61) Big Sister Now: A Story about Me and Our New Baby by Annette Sheldon
60) The Wheels on the School Bus by Mary-Alice Moore
59) I'm Your Bus by Marilyn Singer
58) The Bus for Us by Suzanne Bloom
57) What's the Matter, Habibi? by Betsy Lewin
56) Waking up Wendell by April Stevens
55) The Greatest Potatoes by Penelope Stowell
54) Over in the Meadow by John Langstaff
53) Angelina at the Palace by Katherine Holabird
52) Daddy Goes to Work by Jabari Asim
51) Millie Waits for the Mail by Alexander Steffensmeier
50) Calvin Can't Fly: The Story of a Bookworm Birdie by Jennifer Berne
49) A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid
48) Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class by Eileen Spinelli
47) Nibbles: A Green Tale by Charlotte Middleton
46) Don't Make Me Laugh by James Stevenson
45) Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman by Reeve Lindbergh
44) Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo
43) The Berenstain Bears Go Out to Eat by Jan and Mike Berenstain
42) If you give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffie Numeroff, "The Moose is so silly. It wants so many things!"
41) The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores by Stan and Jan Berenstain
41) Stanza by Jill Esbaum
40) A Book by Mordicai Gerstein
39) Olivia Forms a Band by Ian Falconer
38) Mud Flat Spring by James Stevenson, "This book is a little weird." 
37) Go to Sleep Groundhog by Judy Cox
36) Emmett's Pig by Mary Stolz
35) Todd's Box by Paula Sullivan
34) Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus
33) Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet by Diane de Groat
32) Stella Louella's Runaway Book by Lisa Campbell Ernst, "The is a very silly book!"
31) A Cup of Light by Pamela Baxter
30) How do you hug a Porcupine by Laurie Isop
29) The Berestain Bears and the Golden Rule by Mike Berenstain
28) Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don't) by Barbara Bottner, "I love that she found a book she loved because books are awesome!"
27) Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London
26) Snowmen All Year by Caralyn Buehner, "It's awesome and I love awesome books!"
25) Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans, "Her name starts with M just like me!"
24) Fancy Nancy: Stellar Stargazer by Jane O'Connor
23) Everybody Bonjours! by Leslie Kimmelman, "I thought about traveling on an airplane and I think the girl looks like me, we have the same haircut."
22) The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster, "This book made me think of my Nanna."
21) Baby for Sale by Jackie French Koller, "I promise not to sell my baby sister."
20) Fishing at Long Pond by William T. George, "I think maybe this book is about New Hampshire!"
19) Meet the Barkers: Morgan and Moffat go to school by Tomie DePaola
18) The No-Good Do-Good Pirates by Jim Kraft, "I love Pirates! I love so many things!"
17) Ernest, the Moose who doesn't Fit by Catherine Rayner
16) Cordelia, Dance! by Sarah Stapler
15) Stars! Stars! Stars! by Bob Barner, "We're learning about space in preschool! But Pluto is NOT a planet and this book says it is."
14) Brontorina by James Howe, "I love that she dreamed of being a dancer!"
13) A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian Black, "A children's parade is a GREAT idea!"
12) Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo, "It has a pink pig!"
11) Henry's Show and Tell by Nancy Carlson, "I wish my school had show and tell."
10)  Pete and Polo's Big School Adventure by Adrian Reynolds
9) Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner, "It made me think of winter."
8) Little Mommy by Sharon Kane, "It's fun because it's about pretending."
7) The Jellybeans and the Big Dance by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans, "My favorite candy is jellybeans so I thought this was a good book."
6) Mercy Watson Thinks like a Pig by Kate DiCamillo, "The pig eats the flowers and makes the sister angry, it's a funny book!"
5) Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, "It's good because there's no strangers in it (see below)"
4) The Berenstain Bears Learn about Strangers by Stan and Jan Berenstain, "It's important to know not to talk to strangers."
3) The Little Goat by Judy Dunn, "Good to read during a thunderstorm."
2) Once there Were Giants by Martin Waddell, "Someday I'll be a giant too!"
1) Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, "A great book!"