Best Picks for Storytime About Cats

Toddler Read Alouds
Along Came Toto by Anni Axworthy
Be Gentle! by Virginia Miller
B is for Baby by Atinuke (2019)
Cat and Mouse by Tomek Bogack
Curious Kittens by Roy Volkmann
I Love Cats by Barney Saltzberg
Kitten's Big Adventure by Mie Araki
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cay, Are You Going to Sleep?  by Bill Martin Jr.
Kitty's Cuddles by Jane Cabrera
Little Spotted Cat by Alyssa Capucilli
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming
Peek-A-Pet by Marie Torres Cimarusti
Three Little Kittens by Tanya Linch

Preschool Read Alouds
Cat and Mouse: A Delicious Tale by Jiwon Oh
Cat Barked by Lydia Monks
Cat Count by Betsy Lewin
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekai -  CROWD PLEASER
Drat That Fat Cat! by Pat Thomson
Kat Writes A Song by Greg Foley (2018)
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Meow: A Day in the Life of Cats by Judy Reinen
Meow Monday by Phyllis Root
This is NOT A Cat! by David LaRochelle (2017) -  Can't wait to use this one!
Where Is That Cat? by Carol Greene
Where Is Tippy Toes?  by Betsy Lewin

Kindergarten Read Alouds

A Cat and A Dog by Claire Masurel
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
Earth Tigerlets, As Explained by Professor Xargle by Jeanne Willis
Farm Fresh Cats by Scott Santoro
Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup
I Don't Want a Cool Cat!  by Emma Dodd
Love That Kitty: The Story of A Boy Who Wanted to Be A Cat by Jeff Jarka
Mrs. Crump's Cat by Linda Smith
Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story by Sam Lloyd
My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World by Giles Bachelet - MY FAVORITE
Never Let Your Cat Make Lunch for You by Lee Harris
Nobody’s Nosier Than A Cat by Susan Bartoletti

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel/Puppet Stories:
Have You Got My Purr? by Judy West
Kitty's Cuddles by Jane Cabrera

Cat version of BINGO
There was a farmer had a cat
And Kitty was her name-o
K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y,
K-I-T-T-Y
And Kitty was her name-o

Cat version of Hokey Pokey
You put your front paw in,
You take your front paw out
You put your front paw in
And you shake it all about...

You do the Kitten Pokey
And you turn yourself about,
That's what it's all about - Meow!

Repeat with: other paw, back paw, tail, etc.

Cat version of 10 Little Indians
One little, two little, three little kitty-cats
Four little, five little, six little kitty-cats
Seven little, eight little, nine little kitty-cats
Ten little kitty-cats in my yarn.