Letter K: Booklist

Here's a list of our favorite Letter K books:

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle: This book was my 19 month old's very favorite on the list. He loved looking at the pictures of mother and baby animals. Each page starts with the question, "Does a (goes through a series of animals) have a mother, too?" And at the end of the book it asks, "Do mother animals love their babies, too? Yes, just as your mother loves you!" 

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes: This book was loved by both boys (ages 3, 19 mo.) and me. It's about a kitten who sees the moon in the sky and thinks it's a bowl of milk waiting for her. She does everything she can to get it, including climbing a tree and jumping into water seeing the moon's reflection. At the end of the book, the kitten goes home cold, wet and hungry to find a bowl of milk waiting for her on the porch. Cute story. 

A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon by Audrey Penn: This book is about a baby raccoon who is nervous to go to school. Mother raccoon tells him how much fun he'll have and gives him a special kiss on his palm. That way, he could always put his hand up to his cheek and have a kiss from his mother. Another cute story.

Kite Flying by Grance Lin: This book teaches about how to make a kite! We read this before making a kite craft this week. You can read more about it here.

Marsupial Sue by John Lithgow: This book came with a CD recording that my boys both enjoyed listening to while I flipped the pages in this book. It's actually a song - you can listen to it on Youtube as well. This book is about a kangaroo that's not quite happy. She goes around to other animals trying to be something she's not. In the end, the kangaroo realizes it's really not that being who you are. 

Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne: This book is about a mother kangaroo that doesn't have a pouch to carry her baby in. She decides to ask other animals what they do to carry their little ones. After finally asking the wise owl for advice, she hops into the city and finds a man with an apron - a perfect solution with multiple pouches! We read this book before decorating aprons and going on a baby kangaroo hunt. You can read more about it here.  

The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie DePaola: My three loved this book and requested to read it a bunch the past two weeks. It's about a knight who hasn't fought a dragon and a dragon who hasn't fought a knight. They both read books and prepare to fight one another. When the big day comes, they realize they both aren't meant for fighting. Instead, a worker at the palace gives them books on how to BBQ. They read up and start a BBQ stand together. 

Koala Lou by Mem Fox: This book is about a little koala bear who loves to hear his mother say, "Koala Lou, I do love you." As the mother koala has more and more children, life gets busy. The little koala decides to train for the olympics in tree climbing. She trains hard, but when the day comes, she gets second place. As the disappointed koala bear returns home, her mother repeats "Koala Lou, I do love you." 

A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik: This book is about a little bear that draws a picture for his grandmother. He asks the hen to give it to her. The hen completes his request, but then is asked to give the little bear a kiss in return. The kiss is passed around from animal to animal, until it finally reaches little bear. 

Kite Day by Will Hillenbrand: This book is about a bear and a mole that are out flying a kite. They are having so much fun, until it starts to rain and their kite gets stuck in a tree. Disappointed, they look at their kite and soon realize it's stuck in the perfect position - protecting a nest of baby birds from the rain. 

King Midas and the Golden Touch by Charlotte Craft: This book was a bit long for my 19 mo. old, but my three year old enjoyed it. It's about a greedy king that loves everything gold. He is offered a wish and his wish is that everything he touch will turn into gold. His clothes turn into gold and the flowers turn into gold, but he realizes his greed when he touches his daughter and she turns into gold. He is able to take his wish back and realizes what true happiness is all about.