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Book Blasters read laters

KINDERGARTEN BOOK CLUB

Each session we present several books to vote on for future meetings. As only one gets chosen, we list the remainders here so that bookclub members who liked a title that did not win have a reference list.

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P.S. This is also a great list for birthday presents within the age group.

2023/24 Kindergarten

  • Lady Lollipop by Dick King-Smith

  • Rabbit and Bear: Rabbit's Bad Habits by Julian Gough & Jim Field

  • The King's Equal by Katherine Paterson

  • My Dad the Dragon by Jackie French 

  • Badir and the Beaver by Shannon Stewart

  • Minton Goes! by Anna Fienberg and Kim Gamble

  • Humphrey's Really Shelly Racing Day by Betty G. Birney

  • Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny by John Himmelman

  • The Amazing World of Stuart by Sara Pennypacker

  • The Giraffe and the Belly and Me by Roald Dahl

  • The Magician's Boy by Susan Cooper

  • Minton Goes! by Anna Fienberg and Kim Gamble

  • Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot By Anna Branford

2021/22 Kindergarten

  • The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin

  • Lady Lollipop by Dick King Smith

  • Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley

  • Owly: The Way Home by Andy Runton

  • Good Dog: Home is Where the Heart Is by Cam Higgins

  • School of Monsters by Sally Rippin

2019/20 Kindergarten/Grade 1

  • Dear Hound by Jill Murhpy

  • The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale

  • Wolf Pie by Brenda Seabrooke

  • Emmaline and the Bunny by Katherine Hannigan

  • Magical Animal Adoption Agency by Kallie George

  • Little Wolf´s book of badness by Ian Whybrow

  • My dad the Dragon by Jackie French

  • Princess Posey and the First grade parade by Stephanie Greene

  • Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry

  • Jake Drake, teacher’s pet by Andrew Clements

2017/18 Kindergarten/Grade 1

  • The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up by Jill Tomlinson

  • Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith

  • Mo’s Mischief by Yang Hongying

2015/16 Kindergarten/Grade 1

  • The King’s Equal by Katherine Patterson

  • How To Save Your Tail by Mary Hanson

  • Daisy Dawson by Steve Voake

  • Kah-Lan The Adventurous Sea Otter by Karen Autio

  • The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

  • The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans

2013/14 Kindergarten

  • The Life of Ty by Lauren Myracle

  • Marty McGuire by Kate Messner

  • Jasper John Dooley: Star of the Week by Caroline Adderson

  • The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up by Jill Tomlinson

  • Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst

  • Wolf Pie by Brenda Seabrooke

  • It Was a Dark and Stormy Night by Allan Ahlberg

  • No Pets Allowed by Irene Watts

  • Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot by Anna Branford

  • Floyd the Flamingo by Tiffany Stone

  • My Dad the Dragon by Jackie French

  • Commander Toad and the Space Pirates by Jane Yolen

  • Fat Lawrence by Dick King Smith

  • Bruno for Real by Caroline Adderson

  • I, Bruno by Caroline Adderson

  • Rainbow Shoes by Tiffany Stone

  • Henrietta gets a Letter by Martine Murray

  • How to Save your Tail by Mary Hanson

  • Little Wolf’s Book of Badness by Ian Whybrow

2011/12 Kindergarten

  • Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol

  • Please Write in This Book by Mary Amato

  • Moose’s Big Idea by Stephanie Greene

  • Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater

  • I, Bruno and Bruno for Real by Caroline Adderson

  • Fat Lawrence by Dick King Smith

  • The Dragons of Wayward Crescent by Chris D’Lacey

  • Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks

  • Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke

  • Moose’s Big Idea by Stephanie Green

  • A Mouse Called Wolf  by Dick King-Smith​​

2009/10 Kindergarten

  • ​​Harry The Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks

  • Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins

  • Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires

  • The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson

  • 3 Animal Stories by Jill Tomlinson

  • The Last Gold Diggers by Harry Horse

  • The Story of the Seagull and the Cat Who Taught her to Fly by Luis Sepulveda

  • Little Pear by Eleanor Frances Lattimore

  • The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith

  • Oggie Cooder by Sarah Weeks

  • Ruby Lu, Brave and True by Lenore Look

  • On the Road Again by Marie Louise Gay and David Homel

  • Marvin Redpost: Alone in his Teacher’s House by Louis Sachar

2007/8 Kindergarten

  • 2nd Big Big Book for Tashi by Anna Fienberg

  • Lady Lollipop by Dick King-Smith

  • Three Favorite Animal Stores by Jill Tomlinson

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

  • Farm Fun by Jenny Nimmo

  • The Countess's Calamity by Sally Gardner

  • Little Wolf's Book of Badness by Ian Whybrow

  • There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George

  • The Mouse Family Robinson by Dick King-Smith

  • Canadian Flyers #6: Pioneer Kids by Frieda Wishinsky

  • A Puppy is For Loving by Mary Labatt

2022/23 Kindergarten

  • The Heartwood Hotel by Kallie George​

  • My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

  • Humphrey's Really Wheely Racing Day by Betty G. Birney

  • The Magician's Boy by Susan Cooper

  • Bad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick Bruel 

  • The Boy in the Oak by Jessica Albarn 

  • The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: A New Friend by Poppy Green

  • Wind Riders #1 Rescue on Turtle Beach by Jen Marlin

  • Lady Lollipop by Dick King-Smith

  • The Big Big Big Book of Tashi by Anna and Barbara Fienberg 

  • A Dark and Stormy Night by Allan and Janet Ahlberg

  • The Blue Vase by Katarina Jovanovic

  • Oggie Cooder by Sarah Weeks

  • Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry

  • Dumb Creatures by Jeanne Willis

  • Bake Sale by Sara Varon

  • Big Mambo by Erik Craddock

  • The Big Adventures of Babymouse: Once Upon a Messy Whisker by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm

  • Rupert Annual 2023

2020/21 Kindergarten/Grade 1

  • Charlie and Mouse by Laurel Snyder

  • The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up by Jill Tomlinson

  • Bake Sale by Sara Varon

  • Coyote Tales by Thomas King

  • The Big Big Book of Tashi by Anna and Barbara Fienburg

  • The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin

  • Dolphin SOS by Roy and Slavia Miki

  • Princess Pistachio by Marie-Louise Gay

  • Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat by Pip Jones

  • Dear Hound by Gill Murphy

  • Clover's Luck by Kallie George

  • Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry

2018/19 Kindergarten/Grade 1

  • Bake Sale by Sara Veron

  • Daisy Dawson is On Her Way by Steve Voake

2016/17 Kindergarten/Grade 1

  • Floyd the Flamingo by Tiffany Stone

  • Coyote Tales by Thomas King

  • Henrietta Gets A Letter by Martine Murray

  • Puddle Goblins by David Melling

  • A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith

  • Moose’s Big Idea by Stephanie Greene

  • Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks

2014/15 Kindergarten

  • ​​My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

  • Lady Lollipop by Dick King Smith

  • The Story of a Seagull and the Cat who taught her to fly by Luis Sepulveda

  • Mr. Karp’s Last Glass

  • The Word Eater by Mary Amato

  • Dolphin SOS by Roy and Slavia Miki

  • Princess Pistachio by Marie-Louise Gay

  • Humphrey’s Really Wheely Racing Day by Betty G. Birney

  • Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny by John Himmelman

  • Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot by Anna Branford

  • Squishy McFluff the Invisible Cat by Pip Jones

  • Unfortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman

  • Commander Toad and the Space Pirates

  • Fat Lawrence​​

2012/13 Kindergarten

  • Agent Amelia – Ghost Diamond! by Michael Broad

  • Daisy Dawson and the Secret Pond by Steve Voake

  • Dinosaur Trouble by Dick King-Smith

  • Lady Lollipop by Dick King-Smith

  • Balto and the Great Race by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

  • Jasper John Dooley – Star of the Week by Caroline Adderson

  • Amazing World of Stuart by Sara Pennypacker

  • Princess Posy and the First Grade Parade by Stephanie Greene

  • Hamster Magic by Lynne Jonell

  • Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins

  • Fat Lawrence by Dick King Smith

  • Rootabaga Stories by Carl Sandburg

  • Owly: The Way Home & Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton

  • Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith

  • Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer

  • Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School by Emily Jenkins

2010/11 Kindergarten

  • Wolf Pie by Brenda Seabrooke

  • It Was a Dark and Stormy Night by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

  • I, Bruno by Caroline Adderson

  • Moose’s Big Idea by Stephanie Green

  • Oi, Caveman by Alan MacDonald

  • Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

  • My Dad The Dragon by Jackie French

  • The Giraffe, Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl

2008/9 Kindergarten

  • Balto and the Great Race by Elizabeth Kimmel

  • Three Favourite Animal Stories- Jill Tomlinson

  • Elsie Piddock by E. Farjeon

  • To Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up by Jill Tomlinson

  • Cat & Mouse In A Haunted House by G. Stilton

  • Jacob’s Little Giant by B, Smucker

  • Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins

  • Puddle Goblins by David Melling

  • How to Save Your Tail by Mary Hanson

  • Minton Goes! Driving and Trucking by Anne Fienberg & Kim Gamble

  • Very Serious Children by Caroline Adderson

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

  • Mo’s Mischief Four Troublemakers by Hongyin Yang

  • Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

  • The Girl with 500 Middle Names by Margaret Peterson

  • Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater

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