What Your Preschooler Needs to Know

What Your Preschooler Needs to Know

Four-year-olds ask a million questions a day—What Your Preschooler Needs to Know is here to make sure you have some answers (and maybe even a few fun facts to toss in for bonus points). This beautifully illustrated read-aloud anthology is a one-stop-shop for the core knowledge educators, psychologists, and veteran parents agree helps prepare kids for kindergarten—with zero worksheets in sight.

Inside, you'll find 109 age-appropriate selections, covering everything from the basics to the just-plain-fascinating:

• History told through lively stories and kid-sized projects that make America's past feel fresh and fun.
• Science packed with stunning photos, playful questions, and hands-on ways to explore light, air, water, and the creatures that make kids say "whoa."
• Music featuring classic and new songs perfect for singing, clapping, and marching around the living room.
• Poems & Rhymes because silly verses and tongue twisters aren't just fun—they build rhythm, memory, and pre-reading skills.
• Visual Arts full of bold, colorful art to talk about shape, color, and artistic styles (no art degree required).
• Stories & Fables to curl up with at the end of the day—though we recommend a quick peek first to make sure each one fits your family's values.

Thoughtfully sprinkled throughout are sidebars with conversation starters, game ideas, and playful ways to help your child make connections beyond the page.

It's structured enough to feel like a curriculum but cozy enough to feel like bedtime reading. Whether you're reading one page a day or diving into a subject per week, What Your Preschooler Needs to Know helps you turn everyday reading into something a little more magical—and a lot more meaningful.