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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)

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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.