Mater Amabilis is a free online Pre-K-8 Charlotte Mason style curriculum for Catholics. The following books are recommended for Pre-K ages 4-5.
Catholic Mosaic
by Cay Gibson
Category: Religious Education
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6
My Big Book of Catholic Bible Stories
by Heidi Hess Saxton
Category: Religious Education
UK Option:
The Lion Storyteller Bible
by Bob Hartman
Category: Religious Education
Little Acts of Grace
by Rosemary Gortler and Donna Piscitelli
Category: Religious Education
Catholic Children's Treasure Box
by Maryknoll Sisters
Category: Religious Education
The Orchard Book of Nursery Stories
by Sophie Windham
Category: Story Time
My First Oxford Book of Stories
by Geraldine MacCaughrean
Category: Story Time
The Big Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook
by Shirley Hughes
Category: Story Time
Dogger
by Shirley Hughes
Category: Story Time
Angus Lost
by Marjorie Flack
Recommended Age: 3
Category: Story Time
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
Recommended Age: 4
Category: Story Time
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Moving Beyond the Page Age 4-5 Literature Package
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Top 10 Books for Toddlers
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in Make Way for McCloskey: A Robert McCloskey Treasury)
The Complete Brambly Hedge
by Jill Barklem
Category: Story Time
Caps for Sale
by Esphyr Slobodkina
Recommended Age: 4
Category: Story Time
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in Harper Collins Treasury of Picture Book Classics)
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
Recommended Age: 4
Category: Story Time
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: Memoria Press Junior Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
Dandelion
by Don Freeman
Category: Story Time
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
Recommended Age: 1
Category: Story Time
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Top 10 Books for Babies
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Harry the Dirty Dog
by Gene Zion; illustrated by Margaret Graham
Recommended Age: 3
Category: Story Time
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Top 10 Books for Toddlers
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Harry and the Lady Next Door
by Gene Zion
Category: Story Time
James Herriot's Treasury for Children
by James Herriot
Category: Story Time
Also: Mater Amabilis Level 1B Book List for Ages 6-7
Also: Memoria Press 3rd Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: Sonlight Level A for Ages 5-7
Katy and the Big Snow
by Virginia Lee Burton
Recommended Age: 4
Category: Story Time
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: Memoria Press Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: What We Read: Winter and Snow
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in Mike Mulligan and More)
Little Bear
by Elsa Holmelund Minarik
Category: Story Time
Also: My Father's World Kindergarten Literature Collection
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Sonlight Grade 1 Readers
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
Little Grey Rabbit Treasury
by Alison Uttley
Category: Story Time
Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey
Recommended Age: 3
Category: Story Time
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Caldecott Medal Winners
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: My Father's World Kindergarten Literature Collection
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in Make Way for McCloskey: A Robert McCloskey Treasury)
Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel
by Virginia Lee Burton
Recommended Age: 4
Category: Story Time
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: Memoria Press 1st Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: What We Read: Trucks and Construction
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in Mike Mulligan and More)
Millions Of Cats
by Wanda Gág
Recommended Age: 3
Category: Story Time
Also: Memoria Press 1st Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Moving Beyond the Page Age 4-5 Literature Package
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
One Morning in Maine
by Robert McCloskey
Category: Story Time
Also: Memoria Press 2nd Grade Read-Aloud Program
Petunia
by Roger Duvoisin
Category: Story Time
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Stone Soup
by Marcia Brown
Category: Story Time
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: My Father's World Kindergarten Literature Collection
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: Top 10 Thanksgiving Picture Books
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
Swimmy
by Leo Lionni
Recommended Age: 4
Category: Story Time
Also: My Father's World Kindergarten Literature Collection
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
The Little House
by Virginia Lee Burton
Recommended Age: 5
Category: Story Time
Also: Caldecott Medal Winners
Also: Moving Beyond the Page Age 6-8 Literature Package
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in Mike Mulligan and More)
The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
Recommended Age: 3
Category: Story Time
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: Memoria Press Junior Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf
Recommended Age: 4
Category: Story Time
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: Memoria Press Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: My Father's World Kindergarten Literature Collection
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: What We Read: Spain and Portugal
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
Category: Story Time
Also: Former Sonlight Books
Also: Memoria Press 2nd Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature
Also: Veritas Press 2nd Grade Literature
Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection
by Rev. W. Awdrey
Category: Story Time
Wheel on the Chimney
by Margaret Wise Brown
Category: Story Time
US Option:
The Year at Maple Hill Farm
by Alice Provensen
Recommended Age: 4
Category: Nature Study
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6
Also: Sonlight Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
US Option:
Crinkleroot's Nature Almanac
by Jim Arnosky
Category: Nature Study
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6
Also: Top 20 Science and Nature Books for Young Children
US Option:
One Small Square: Backyard
by Donald M. Silver
Category: Nature Study
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6
UK Option:
Usborne Book of the Seasons
by Angela Wilkes
Category: Nature Study
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6