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February 17, 2026

PA Promise for Children Releases List of February Books for Kindergarteners

PA Promise for Children has released its list of February books for kindergarteners in its Kindergarten Here I Come newsletter.

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The list is broken down into three categories – Scientific Thinking and Technology, Mathematical Thinking and Expression, and Social-Emotional Development.

The eight books on the list include:

Science Thinking and Technology

  • How a Seed Grows (Helene J. Jordan)
  • Johnny Appleseed: The Legend and the Truth (Jane Yolen)
  • Penguins! (Gail Gibbons)
  • If You Were a Penguin (Wendell and Florence Minor)

Mathematical Thinking and Expression

  • One Mitten (Kristine O’Connell George)
  • Two of Everything (Lily Toy Hong)

Social-Emotional Development

  • Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook (Barbara Park)
  • The Doorbell Rang (Pat Hutchins)

News

January 13, 2025

Kindergarten Here I Am Releases January List of Books

Kindergarten Here I Am has released its list of January books for kindergarteners that cover a variety of topics.

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The books are broken into three categories – social and emotional development, mathematical thinking and expression, and science thinking and technology.

January’s selections include:

Social Emotional Development

  • Corduroy (Don Freeman)
  • Bears (Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak)
  • There’s a Nightmare in My Closet (Mercer Mayer)
  • Dreams (Ezra Jack Keats)

Mathematical Thinking and Expression

  • Art Lesson (Tomie dePaola)
  • The Doorman (Edward Grimm)

Science Thinking and Expression

  • Rainbows (David Whitfield)
  • The Rainbow Fish (Marcus Pfister)

To view the selections, visit Kindergarten Here I Am’s list of January Books for Kindergarteners.