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January 12, 2026

PA Promise for Children Releases January Booklist for Preschoolers

PA Promise for Children has released its list of January books for preschoolers in its Kindergarten Here I Come newsletter. The list includes eight books across four categories.

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PA Promise for Children’s booklist includes four categories – Language and Literacy Skills, Social and Emotional Development, Science Thinking and Technology, and Mathematical Thinking and Expression.

The list includes:

Language and Literacy Skills

  • There’s a Nightmare in My Closet (Mercer Mayer)
  • Dreams (Ezra Jack Keats)

Social and Emotional Development

  • Corduroy (Don Freeman)
  • Bears (Ruth Krauss and Maurice Sendak)

Science Thinking and Technology

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

Mathematical Thinking and Expression

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

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December 9, 2025

PA Promise for Children Releases December Booklist for Preschoolers

PA Promise for Children has released its list of December books for preschoolers in its Kindergarten Here I Come newsletter. The list includes eight books across four categories.

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Pa Promise for Children’s booklist includes four categories – Language and Literacy Skills, Social and Emotional Development, Science Thinking and Technology, and Mathematical Thinking and Expression.

The list includes:

Language and Literacy Skills

  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Bill Martin Jr.)
  • Miss Spider’s ABC (David Kirk)

Social and Emotional Development

  • The Gingerbread Boy (Richard Egielski)
  • Jelly Beans for Sale (Bruce McMillan)

Science Thinking and Technology

  • Shapes All Over Town (Joe Borer)
  • What Magnets Can Do (Alan Fowler)

Mathematical Thinking and Expression

  • Everybody Cooks Rice (Norah Dooley)
  • In the Night Kitchen (Maurice Sendak)

The list can be viewed on PA Promise for Children’s website.

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January 7, 2025

PA Promise for Children Releases List of 12 Books for Kids in the Kitchen

Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children has released a list of books that will help children learn while in the kitchen.

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The list 12 Books for in the Kitchen includes works that are appropriate for infants, toddlers, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten children. Each month, PA Promise for Children releases lists that are aligned with Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards.

The books on the list include:

  • The Doorbell Rang (Pat Hutchins)
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
  • Pancakes, Pancakes! (Eric Carle)
  • The Kids’ Multicultural Cookbook (Deanna F. Cook)
  • Stone Soup (Marcia Brown)
  • We Eat Dinner in the Bathtub (Angela Shelf Medearis)
  • Lunch (Denise Fleming)
  • Chicken Soup with Rice (Maurice Sendak)
  • A Chocolate Moose for Dinner (Fred Gwynne)
  • The Wolf’s Chicken Stew (Keiko Kasza)
  • Jamberry (Bruce Degen)
  • Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up (Mollie Katzen)

For more information, visit PA Promise for Children’s website.