1000 Books Before Kindergarten (updated)

I'm not the best at recording every book we read to Seth, and many get read multiple times, but here's an updated list:

 1. All Day Long with Jesus, by Matt Anderson
2. On the Night You Were Born, by Nancy Tillman
3. A Big Guy Took My Ball, by Mo Willems
4. Me and My Mom, by Alison Ritchie
5. Spot Goes to the Beach, by Eric Hill
6. One More Swim, by Caroline Pitcher and Jenny Jones
7. How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends, by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
8. Oh, the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss
9. Hic-Hic-Hiccup, by Warner Brothers Looney Tunes
10. Sid the Squid, Underwater Adventures, by N/A
11. Elmo Loves You, by Sarah Albee
12. Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods that Make My Day, by Jamie Lee Curtis
13. Baby Animals, Gyo Fujikawa
14. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown
15. George and Martha Best of Friends, by James Marshall
16. George and Martha, by James Marshall
17. Peter's Chair, by Ezra Jack Keats
18. Tell Me Again about the Night I was Born, by Jamie Lee Curtis
19. Once Upon an Alphabet, by Oliver Jeffers
20. Five Silly Turkeys, by Salina Yoon
21. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
22. The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats
23. Happy Pig Day, by Mo Willems
24. Waiting is not Easy, by Mo Willems
25. Elephants Cannot Dance, by Mo Willems
26. The Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle
27. Seven Hungry Babies, by Candace Fleming
28. And Then Comes Halloween, by Tom Brenner
29. Careful, Santa, by Julie Sykes
30. Pumpkin Jack, by Will Hubbell
31. Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, by Eric Carle
32. Splat the Cat and the Hotshot, by Rob Scotton
33. Hi, Cat!, by Ezra Jack Keats
34. Black and Bittern was the Night, by Robert Heidbreder
35. The Birthday Cat, by Lesley Anne Ivory
36. A Woggle of Witches, by Adrienne Adams
37. Halloween Is. . ., by Gail Gibbons
38. Moby-Dick, by Jennifer Adams (Baby Lit series)
39. Sheep in a Jeep, by Nancy Shaw
40. But Not the Hippopotamus, by Sandra Boynton
41. Good Night Mr Darcy, by Kate Coombs
42. Ten Tiny Toes, by Caroline Jayne Church
43. Where is Baby's Belly Button, by Karen Katz
44. Bear Snores On, by Karma Wilson
45. I Love You Through and Through, by Bernadette Rosetti Shustak
46. Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson
47. A Christmas Carol, by Jennifer Adams (Baby Lit series)
48. My Little Miracle, by J. Beck and J. Croydon
49. Pumpkin Light, by David Ray
50. I Am Going, by Mo Willems
51. Quack, Daisy, Quack, by Jane Simmons
52. Where's Spot, by Eric Hill
53. Glasses for D.W., by Marc Brown
54. Miss Nelson is Missing, by Harry Allard
55. I Will Surprise My Friend, by Mo Willems
56. Bunny Fairy Tales (Ruby and Max)
57. Twas the Night Before Christmas (Clement C. Moore)
58. Christmas Angels (Claire Freedman)
59. Llama Llama Holiday Drama (Anna Dewdney)
60. Baby's First Christmas (Tomie dePaola)
61. Llama Llama Jingle Bells (Anna Dewdney)
62. Llama Llama Mad at Mama (Anna Dewdney)
63. Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Steven Kellogg
64. The Story of the Easter Bunny (Katherine Tegen)
65. How Spider Saved Easter (Robert Kraus)
66. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems
67. Flight School, by Lita Judge
68. Jack and the Toddler, by Sindy McKay
69. The Leprechaun's Gold, by Pamela Duncan Edwards
70. Easter Engines (Thomas the Tank Engine)
71. Little Bea, Daniel Roode
72. Where's Spot, Eric Hill
73. The Difference Between Babies and Cookies, Mary Elizabeth Hanson
74. Giraffes Can't Dance
75. Little Miss Birthday
76. Clifford and the Big Parade, Norman Bridwell
77. There's a Fly Guy in my Soup, Tedd Arnold
78. The Best Mouse Cookie, Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond
79. The Night Before Mother's Day, Natasha Wing
80. Panda Big and Panda Small, Jane Cabrera
81. Olivia in Venice, by Ian Falconer
82. The Bible for Little Ones, by the Magnificat
83. The School House (Lost Puppies Series), Sesame Street
84. Hand Hand Fingers Thumb, by Al Perkins
85. Estelle Takes a Bath, by Jill Esbaum
86. Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson, by Lesa Cline-Ransome
87. When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky, by Lauren Stringer
88. Polar the Titanic Bear, by Daisy Corning Stone Seddens
89. The Thank You Book, Mo Willems
90. Good-bye Diaper, by Patricia Geis
91. Blankie, by Leslie Patricelli
92. Watch Me Throw the Ball, by Mo Williams
93. Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night, by Anne F Rockwell
94. Splish, Splash Baby, by Karen Katz
95. Curious George Goes to the Costume Party
96. Christmas in the Chicken Coop, by Felicia Bond
97. Moonlight: the Halloween Cat, by Cynthia Rylant
98. Max's Bedtime, by Rosemary Wells
99. My New Friend is so Fun, by Mo Willems
100. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Joffe Numeroff
101. Trick Arrr Treat, by Leslie Kimmelman
102. We're Off to Find the Witch's House, by Mr. Krieb
103. The Pumpkin Fair, by Eve Bunting
104. And Then Comes Halloween, by Tom Brenner
105. We are in a Book, by Mo Willems
106. Today I Will Fly, by Mo Willems 
107. My Friend is Sad, by Moe Willems
108. Trick or Treat on Milton Street, by Lisa Bullard
109. Ten Little Monkeys Trick or Treat,  by Eileen Christelow
110. Broommates, by Margie Palatini
111. The Story of Gettysburg, by Patricia Pingry
112. The Spooky Wheels on the Bus, by Elizabeth J Mills
113. I Love My New Toy, by Mo Willems
114. Ten Creepy Monsters, by Carey Armstrong-Ellis
115. Nuts to You, Lois Ehlert
116. By the Light of the Halloween Moon, by Caroline Stutson
117. Too Many Pumpkins, by Linda White
118. Clifford's First Snow Day, by Norman Bridwell
119. You're Getting a Baby Brother, by Sheila Sweeny HigginsonA 
120. Do Your Ears Hang Low, by Caroline Jayne Church
121. Still a Gorilla, by Kim Norman
122. Eek! It's Halloween (Bear in the Big Blue House)
123. Shoeless Joe and Black Betsy, by Phil Bildner
124. A Visit to Grandma's, by Nancy L. Carlson
125. Turkey Pox, by Laura Halse Anderson
126. Over the River and Through the Wood, by Lydia Maria Child
127.The Thanksgiving Door, by Debby Atwell
128. A Turkey for Thanksgiving, by Eve Bunting
129. Arthur's Thanksgiving, by Marc Brown
130. The Potty Train, by David Hochman
131. Caillou Potty Time
132. Prince of the Potty, by Nora Gaydos
133. Little Kids at Play
134. Snowflake Kisses and Gingerbread Smiles, by Toni Trent Parker
135. The Sun, by Melanie Chrismer
136. Jupiter, by Thomas K Adamson
137. Sun, by Gregory L. Vogt
138. A Christmas Carol, (illustrated) by Brett Helquist
139. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
140. Thomas the Tank Engine, Step 1
141. Caillou Goes Potty
142. Eggs 1, 2, 3 Who Will the Baby be?, by Janet Halfmann
143. Iron Horses, by Verla Kay
144.The Pigeon Wants a Puppy, by Mo Willems
145. Grumpy Bird, by Jeremy Tankard
146. Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails, by Verla Kay
147. There is a Bird on Your Head, by Mo Willems
148. Jack of the Lantern, Katherine Brown Tegen
149. The Mighty Street Sweeper, Patrick Moore
150. What's Your Sound, Hound the Hound?, Mo Willems

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