Graded Listing of Children’s Books

Beginning Preprimer 1 Arnosky, Jim. Mouse Colors. Houghton Mifflin, 2001, 46 pp.

Asch, Frank. Little Fish, Big Fish. Scholastic, 1992, 16 pp.

Brown, Craig. My Barn. Greenwillow, 1991, 20 pp.

Cameron, Alice. The Cat Sat on the Mat. Houghton Mifflin, 1994, 30 pp.

Carle, Eric. Do You Want to Be My Friend? Harper, 1971, 30 pp.

Carle, Eric. Have You Seen My Cat? Scholastic, 1987, 24 pp.

Gomi, Taro. My Friends. Chronicle Books, 1990, 32 pp.

Gomi, Taro. Who Hid It? Millbrook Press, 1991, 22 pp.

Grejniec, Michael. What Do You Like? North-South Books, 1992, 28 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. 1 Hunter. Greenwillow, 1982, 22 pp.

McMillan, Bruce. One, Two, One Pair. Scholastic, 1991, 30 pp.

McMillan, Bruce. Beach Ball-Left, Right. Holiday House, 1992, 28 pp.

McMillan, Bruce. Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw. Holiday House, 1993, 30 pp.

Rathmann, Peggy. Good Night, Gorilla. Putnam, 1994, 34 pp.

Rotner, Shelley, & Kreisler, Ken. Faces. Simon & Schuster, 1994, 24 pp.

Rubinstein, Gillian. Dog In, Cat Out. Ticknor & Fields, 1993, 28 pp.

Tafuri, Nancy. Have You Seen My Duckling? Greenwillow, 1984, 24 pp.

Wildsmith, Brian. Cat on the Mat. Oxford, 1982, 16 pp.

Reading Level: Preprimer 1

Easy High-Frequency Words Agee, John. Flapstick. Dutton, 1993, 20 pp.

Appelt, Kathy. Elephants Aloft. Harcourt, 1993, 28 pp.

Asch, Frank. Moonbear’s Books. Simon & Schuster, 1993, 12 pp.

Barton, Byron. Where’s Al? Houghton Mifflin, 1972, 30 pp.

Beck, Ian. Five Little Ducks. Holt, 1992, 24 pp.

Berenstain, Stan, & Berenstain, Jan. Inside Outside Upside Down. Random

House, 1968, 27 pp. Berenstain, Stan, & Berenstain, Jan. Bears on Wheels. Random House, 1969, 32 pp.

Carle, Eric. Do You Want to Be My Friend? HarperCollins, 1976, 30 pp.

Carle, Eric, & Kazuo, Iwamura. Where Are You Going? To See My Friend! Orchard, 2001, 28 pp.

Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. Clarion, 1989, 32 pp.

Clarke, Gus. EIEIO: The Story of Old MacDonald Who Had a Farm. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1992, 24 pp.

Cousins, Lucy. What Can Rabbit See? Tambourine, 1991, 16 pp.

Crews, Donald. School Bus. Greenwillow, 1984, 32 pp. N

de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. Going for a Walk. HarperCollins, 1961, 1993, 24 pp.

Edwards, Frank B. New at the Zoo. Firefly, 1998, 24 pp.

Fleming, Denise. In the Tall, Tall Grass. Holt, 1991, 30 pp.

Florian, Douglas. A Winter Day. Greenwillow, 1988, 22 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. The Chick and the Duckling. Simon & Schuster, 1972, 24 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. Asleep, Asleep. Greenwillow, 1992, 22 pp.

Gomi, Taro. Where’s the Fish? Morrow, 1977, 24 pp.

Greene, Carol. Snow Joe. Children’s Press, 1982, 30 pp.

Henkes, Kevin. SHHHH. Greenwillow, 1989, 20 pp.

Hoban, Tana. One Little Kitten. Greenwillow, 1979, 22 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. Rosie’s Walk. Simon & Schuster, 1968, 30 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. What Game Shall We Play? Greenwillow, 1990, 22 pp.

Jonas, Ann. Now We Can Go. Greenwillow, 1986, 23 pp.

Jonas, Ann. Where Can It Be? Greenwillow, 1986, 30 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. Kitten for a Day. Four Winds, 1974, 30 pp.

Kraus, Robert. Whose Mouse Are You? Simon & Schuster, 1970, 28 pp.

Lillegard, Dee. Where Is It? Children’s Press, 1984, 30 pp.

Mansell, Dom. My Old Teddy. Candlewick Press, 1991, 24 pp.

Maris, Ron. Is Anyone Home? Greenwillow, 1985, 30 pp.

Martin, Bill, Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Holt, 1967,

24 pp. Marzollo, Jean. Ten Cats Have Hats. Scholastic, 1994, 20 pp.

Matthias, Catherine. Out the Door. Children’s Press, 1982, 31 pp.

Matthias, Catherine. Over-Under. Children’s Press, 1984, 29 pp.

McKissack, Patricia. Who Is Who? Children’s Press, 1983, 30 pp.

McKissack, Patricia. Who Is Coming? Children’s Press, 1986, 31 pp.

McKissack, Patricia, & McKissack, Fredrick. Bugs! Children’s Press, 1988, 30 pp. N

McMillan, Bruce. One Sun. Holiday House, 1990, 30 pp.

McMillan, Bruce. Play Day, A Book of Terse Verse. Holiday House, 1991, 30 pp.

Miller, Margaret. Whose Hat? Greenwillow, 1988, 36 pp.

Miller, Margaret. Who Uses This? Greenwillow, 1990, 37 pp. N

Miller, Margaret. Whose Shoe? Greenwillow, 1991, 36 pp. N

Morris, Ann. Tools. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1992, 32 pp. N

Namm, Diane. Little Bear. Children’s Press, 1990, 24 pp.

Peek, Merle. Roll Over! A Counting Song. Clarion, 1980, 24 pp.

Perkins, Al. The Ear Book. Random House, 1968, 28 pp.

Petrie, Catherine. Joshua James Likes Trucks. Children’s Press, 1982, 32 pp.

Pienkowski, Jan. Weather. Simon & Schuster, 1975, 22 pp. N

Pomerantz, Charlotte. Where’s the Bear? Greenwillow, 1984, 32 pp.

Raffi. Wheels on the Bus. Crown, 1988, 28 pp.

Raffi. Five Little Ducks. Crown, 1989, 30 pp.

Raschka, Chris. Yo! Yes! Orchard, 1993, 24 pp.

Rees, Mary. Ten in a Bed. Little, Brown, 1988, 24 pp.

Ruane, Joanna. Boats, Boats, Boats. Children’s Press, 1990, 28 pp. N

Shaw, Charles G. It Looked Like Spilt Milk. HarperCollins, 1947, 30 pp.

Snow, Pegree. A Pet for Pat. Children’s Press, 1984, 32 pp.

Steptoe, John. Baby Says. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988, 24 pp.

Tafuri, Nancy. Early Morning in the Barn. Greenwillow, 1983, 21 pp.

Tafuri, Nancy. Rabbit’s Morning. Greenwillow, 1985, 24 pp.

Tafuri, Nancy. Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails. Greenwillow, 1988, 28 pp.

Tafuri, Nancy. The Ball Bounced. Greenwillow, 1989, 22 pp.

Tafuri, Nancy. This Is the Farmer. Greenwillow, 1994, 24 pp.

Williams, Sue. I Went Walking. Harcourt, 1989, 30 pp.

Wong, Olive. From My Window. Silver Burdett Press, 1995, 32 pp.

Wood, Leslie. The Frog and the Fly. Oxford University Press, 1997, 16 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Turnip. Penguin, 1996, 30 pp.

Reading Level: Preprimer 2 Asch, Frank. Just Like Daddy. Simon & Schuster, 1981, 30 pp.

Barton, Byron. Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones. Crowell, 1990, 30 pp. N

Barton, Byron. My Car. Greenwillow, 2001, 32 pp. N

Bennett, David. One Cow Moo Moo! Holt, 1990, 28 pp.

Brown, Margaret. Where Have You Been? Scholastic, 1952, 32 pp.

Brown, Margaret Wise. Four Fur Feet. Hyperion, 1961, 1994, 21 pp.

Carle, Eric. Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. Picture Book Studio, 1986, 26 pp.

Cohen, Caron Lee. Where’s the Fly? Greenwillow, 1996, 28 pp.

Coxe, Molly. Cat Traps. Random House, 1996, 32 pp.

Coxe, Molly. Big Egg. Random House, 1997, 32 pp.

Crews, Donald. Flying. Greenwillow, 1986, 32 pp.

Dabcovich, Lydia. Sleepy Bear. Dutton, 1982, 22 pp.

dePaola, Tomie. Andy, That’s My Name. Simon & Schuster, 1973, 30 pp.

dePaola, Tomie. The Wind and the Sun. Silver Press, 1995, 28 pp.

Dodds, Ann Dayle. Wheel Away. HarperCollins, 1989, 28 pp.

Ford, Miela. Little Elephant. Greenwillow, 1994, 20 pp. N

Ford, Miela. Bear Play. Greenwillow, 1995, 20 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). The Foot Book. Random House, 1968, 28 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. Across the Stream. Greenwillow, 1982, 21 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. Asleep, Asleep. Greenwillow, 1992, 22 pp.

Gomi, Taro. Coco Can’t Wait. Morrow, 1984, 30 pp.

Gregorich, Barbara. Nine Men Chase a Hen. School Zone, 1984, 16 pp.

Hamsa, Bobbie. Animal Babies. Children’s Press, 1985, 30 pp. N

Herman, Gail. My Dog Talks. Scholastic, 1995, 29 pp.

Herman, Gail. Teddy Bear for Sale. Scholastic, 1995, 29 pp.

Hill, Eric. Where’s Spot? Putnam, 1980, 22 pp.

Hill, Eric. Spot’s First Walk. Putnam, 1981, 22 pp.

Hindley, Judy. The Big Red Bus. Candlewick Press, 1995, 24 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. Little Pink Pig. Greenwillow, 1994, 28 pp.

Jonas, Ann. Splash. Greenwillow, 1995, 22 pp.

Jones, Carol. This Old Man. Houghton Mifflin, 1990, 48 pp.

Kalan, Robert. Jump, Frog, Jump. Greenwillow, 1981, 1995, 30 pp.

Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed. HarperCollins, 1945, 24 pp.

Langstaff, John. Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go. Atheneum, 1974, 26 pp.

Lewison, Wendy Cheyette. “Buzz” Said the Bee. Scholastic, 1992, 30 pp.

Maccarone, Grace. Cars, Cars, Cars. Scholastic, 1995, 24 pp.

Maris, Ron. Are You There, Bear? Greenwillow, 1984, 32 pp.

Martin, Bill, Jr., & Archambault, John. Here Are My Hands. Holt, 1987, 24 pp.

Matthias, Catherine. I Love Cats. Children’s Press, 1983, 32 pp.

Milgrim, David. Why Benny Barks. Random House, 1994, 30 pp.

Milios, Rita. Bears, Bears, Everywhere. Children’s Press, 1988, 32 pp.

Mora, Pat. Listen to the Desert. Clarion, 1994, 22 pp.

Morris, Ann. Shoes Shoes Shoes. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1995, 29 pp. N

Morris, Ann. Work. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1998, 29 pp. N

Moss, Sally. Peter’s Painting. Mondo, 1995, 24 pp.

Nodset, Joan L. Who Took the Farmer’s Hat? HarperCollins, 1963, 28 pp.

Paxton, Tom. Going to the Zoo. Morrow, 1996, 29 pp.

Phillips, Mildred. And the Cow Said “Moo.” Greenwillow, 2000, 32 pp. Rader, Laura. Silly Pig. Sterling, 2005, 32 pp. Raffi. Down by the Bay. Crown, 1987, 32 pp.

Raffi. Shake My Sillies Out. Crown, 1987, 32 pp.

Serfozo, Mary. Who Said Red? Simon & Schuster, 1988, 28 pp.

Snow, Pegeen. Eat Your Peas, Louise. Children’s Press, 1993, 30 pp.

Tolstoy, Alexei. The Great Big Enormous Turnip. Franklin Watts, 1968, 28 pp.

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Pip’s Magic. Harcourt, 1994, 29 pp.

West, Colin. “I Don’t Care!” Said the Bear. Candlewick, 1996, 27 pp.

Yolen, Jane. Hoptoad. Harcourt, 2003, 30 pp.

Yoshi. The Butterfly Hunt. Picturebook Studio, 1990, 24 pp.

Reading Level: Preprimer 3 Alborough, Jez. Duck in the Truck. HarperCollins, 2000, 30 pp.

Anholt, Catherine. Good Days, Bad Days. Putnam, 1991, 24 pp.

Asch, Frank. Water. Harcourt, 1995, 25 pp.

Browne, Anthony. I Like Books. Knopf, 1989, 18 pp.

Browne, Anthony. Things I Like. Knopf, 1989, 18 pp.

Bullock, Kathleen. She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain. Simon & Schuster, 1993, 32 pp.

Cobb, Annie. Wheels. Random House, 1996, 32 pp. N

Crews, Donald. Freight Train. Greenwillow, 1978, 22 pp. N

Donnelly, Liza. Dinosaur Days. Scholastic, 1987, 30 pp. N

Emberley, Ed. Go Away, Big Green Monster. Little, Brown, 1992, 30 pp.

Fleming, Denise. Count. Holt, 1992, 30 pp.

Florian, Douglas. A Beach Day. Greenwillow, 1990, 32 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). The Foot Book. Random House, 1968, 28 pp.

Gomi, Taro. Who Ate It? Millbrook Press, 1991, 22 pp.

Hamm, Diane Johnston. Rockabye Farm. Simon & Schuster, 1992, 24 pp.

Heling, Kathryn, & Hembrook, Deborah. Mouse’s Hide-and-Seek Words. Random, 2003, 32 pp.

Hobsson, Sally. Chicken Little. Simon & Schuster, 2000, 26 pp.

Koch, Michelle. Hoot Howl Hiss. Greenwillow, 1991, 22 pp.

Maccarone, Grace. Oink! Moo! How Do You Do? Scholastic, 1994, 20 pp.

Maris, Ron. I Wish I Could Fly. Greenwillow, 1986, 30 pp.

McMillan, Bruce. Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme. Harcourt, 1995, 30 pp.

Medearis, Angela Shelf. Here Comes the Snow. Scholastic, 1996, 29 pp.

Miller, Margaret. Guess Who? Greenwillow, 1994, 36 pp.

Miller, Margaret. My Five Senses. Simon & Schuster, 1994, 22 pp. N

Minarik, Else Holmelund. It’s Spring. Greenwillow, 1989, 18 pp.

Modesitt, Jeanne. Mama, If You Had a Wish. Green Tiger Press, 1993, 26 pp.

Neasi, Barbara J. Just Like Me. Children’s Press, 1984, 30 pp.

Peek, Merle. Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green

Sneakers. Clarion, 1985, 22 pp.

Pomerantz, Charlotte. Flap Your Wings and Try. Greenwillow, 1989, 22 pp.

Raffi. Everything Grows. Crown, 1989, 28 pp.

Raffi. Tingalayo. Crown, 1989, 30 pp.

Raffi. Spider on the Floor. Crown, 1993, 28 pp.

Rockwell, Anne. Boats. Dutton, 1982, 22 pp. N

Rockwell, Anne. Cars. Dutton, 1984, 22 pp. N

Rockwell, Anne. Sweet Potato Pie. Random House, 1996, 32 pp.

Rohman, Eric. My Friend Rabbit. Roaring Brook Press, 2002, 30 pp.

Rotner, Shelley, & Kreisler, Ken. Citybook. Orchard, 1994, 29 pp.

Russo, Marisabina. Time to Wake Up. Greenwillow, 1994, 22 pp. Seeger, Laura. V. Dog and Bear: Two Friends•Three Stories. Roaring Brook Press, 2007,

32 pp. Sheppard, Jeff. Splash, Splash. Simon & Schuster, 1994, 40 pp.

Stobbs, William. There’s a Hole in My Bucket. Oxford, 1982, 24 pp.

Truus. What Kouka Knows. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1993, 24 pp.

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Hop Jump. Harcourt, 1993, 26 pp.

West, Colin. “Pardon?” Said the Giraffe. HarperCollins, 1986, 16 pp.

Wildsmith, Brian, & Wildsmith, Rebecca. Wake Up, Wake Up. Harcourt, 1993, 16 pp.

Wiseman, B. Morris the Moose. HarperCollins, 1959, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Sleepy Dog. Random House, 1984, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Say Good Night. Viking Kestrel, 1987, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriett. Gingerbread Boy. Viking, 1995, 29 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. I Swapped My Dog. Houghton Mifflin, 1998, 22 pp.

Reading Level: Primer Alborough, Jez. Duck in the Truck. HarperCollins, 2000, 30 pp.

Aldis, Dorothy. Hiding. Viking, 1993, 30 pp.

Alexander, Martha. You’re a Genius, Blackboard Bear. Candlewick Press, 1995, 22 pp.

Aliki. Hush Little Baby. Simon & Schuster, 1986, 30 pp.

Aliki. My Five Senses. Crowell, 1962, 1989, 32 pp. N

Arnold, Kataya. Knock, Knock, Teremok. North-South, 1994, 24 pp.

Arnosky, Jim. Deer at the Brook. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1986, 24 pp. N

Asch, Frank. The Last Puppy. Simon & Schuster, 1980, 24 pp.

Asch, Frank. Moongame. Simon & Schuster, 1984, 28 pp.

Averill, Esther. Fire Cat. HarperCollins, 1960, 64 pp.

Barton, Byron. The Little Red Hen. HarperCollins, 1993, 28 pp.

Berends, Polly Berrien. “I Heard,” Said the Bird. Dial, 1995, 29 pp.

Bogacki, Tomek. The Story of a Blue Bird. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998, 24 pp.

Bonsall, Crosby. And I Mean It, Stanley. HarperCollins, 1974, 32 pp.

Bornstein, Ruth. Little Gorilla. Clarion, 1976, 28 pp.

Bornstein, Ruth Lercher. Rabbit’s Good News. Clarion, 1995, 28 pp.

Brenner, Barbara. Annie’s Pet. Bantam, 1989, 32 pp.

Brenner, Barbara. Too Many Mice. Bantam, 1992, 32 pp.

Brown, Margaret Wise. Big Red Barn. HarperCollins, 1956, 1989, 30 pp.

Burningham, John. Aldo. Crown, 1991, 30 pp.

Calmenson, Stephanie. It Begins with an A. Hyperion, 1993, 28 pp.

Capucilli, Alyssa. Biscuit. HarperCollins, 1997, 26 pp.

Carle, Eric. Little Cloud. Philomel, 1996, 24 pp.

Carle, Eric. Hello, Red Fox. Simon & Schuster, 1998, 27 pp.

Carlson, Judy. Here Comes Kate! Raintree, 1989, 31 pp.

de Brunhoff, Laurent. Babar’s Little Circus Story. Random House, 1988, 32

pp.

Demi. Find Demi’s Sea Creatures. Putnam, 1991, 36 pp. N

de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. How Joe the Bear and Sam the Mouse Got

Together. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1990, 28 pp.

Dorros, Arthur. Alligator Shoes. Puffin, 1982, 22 pp.

Driscoll, Laura. The Bravest Cat! The True Story of Scarlett. Grosset

& Dunlap, 1997, 32 pp. N

Dunbar, Joyce. A Cake for Barney. Orchard, 1987, 30 pp.

Dunbar, Joyce. Seven Sillies. Western, 1993, 30 pp.

Eastman, P.D. Are You My Mother? Random House, 1960, 64 pp.

Eastman, P.D. Go, Dog, Go. Random House, 1961, 64 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Growing Vegetable Soup. Harcourt, 1987, 30 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Planting a Rainbow. Harcourt, 1988, 28 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Color Zoo. Lippincott, 1989, 28 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Feathers for Lunch. Harcourt, 1990, 26 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Fish Eyes, A Book You Can Count On. Harcourt, 1990, 32 pp.

Elting, Mary, & Folsom, Michael. Q Is for Duck. Houghton Mifflin, 1980, 60 pp.

Flack, Marjorie. Ask Mr. Bear. Simon & Schuster, 1932, 32 pp.

Fleming, Denise. In the Tall, Tall Grass. Holt, 1991, 30 pp.

Fleming, Denise. Lunch. Holt, 1992, 28 pp.

Florian, Douglas. Nature Walk. Greenwillow, 1989, 28 pp.

Florian, Douglas. A Carpenter. Greenwillow, 1991, 22 pp.

Fox, Mem. Hattie and the Fox. Bradbury Press, 1987, 30 pp.

Fox, Mem. Time for Bed. Harcourt, 1993, 28 pp.

Fox, Mem. Zoo Looking. Mondo, 1996, 27 pp.

Galdone, Paul. Henny Penny. Clarion, 1968, 30 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). Green Eggs and Ham. Random House, 1960, 62 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). Ten Apples Up on Top. Random House, 1961, 62 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). Hop on Pop. Random House, 1963, 64 pp.

Gelman, Rita Golden. More Spaghetti, I Say! Scholastic, 1977, 30 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. Good Morning, Chick. Greenwillow, 1980, 32 pp.

Greenfield, Eloise. Honey, I Love. HarperCollins, 1978, 16 pp.

Gretz, Susanna. Duck Takes Off. Four Winds, 1991, 24 pp.

Hale, Sara Joseph. Mary Had a Little Lamb. Scholastic, 1990, 26 pp.

Hawkins, Colin, & Hawkins, Jacqui. I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a

Fly. Putnam, 1987, 22 pp.

Hayes, Sarah. This Is the Bear. HarperCollins, 1986, 24 pp.

Hayes, Sarah. This Is the Bear and the Scary Night. Walker, 1992, 24

pp.

Hays, Anna Jane. The Pup Speaks Up. Random House, 2003, 28 pp.

Hill, Eric. Spot Goes to the Circus. Putnam, 1986, 22 pp.

Hillenbrand, Will. Fiddle-I-Fee. Harcourt, 2002, 32 pp.

Hillenbrand, Will. Spring Is Here. Holiday House, 2011, 32 pp.

Hines, Anna Grossnickle. What Joe Saw. Greenwillow, 1994, 30 pp.

Hoberman, Mary Ann. Miss Mary Mack. Little, Brown, 1998, 32 pp.

Holub, Joan. Scat, Cats. Viking, 2001, 30 pp.

Horse, Harry. A Friend for Little Bear. Candlewick, 1996, 30 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. The Doorbell Rang. Greenwillow, 1986, 24 pp.

Isadora, Rachel. Yo, Jo. Harcourt, 2007, 32 pp.

Johnson, Crockett. A Picture for Harold’s Room. HarperCollins, 1960, 64 pp.

Jones, Maurice. I’m Going on a Dragon Hunt. Simon & Schuster, 1987, 30 pp.

Joyce, William. George Shrinks. HarperCollins, 1985, 28 pp.

Kandoian, Ellen. Maybe She Forgot. Dutton, 1990, 28 pp.

Kasza, Keiko. When the Elephant Walks. Putnam, 1990, 26 pp.

Kennedy, Jimmy. Teddy Bears’ Picnic. Holt, 1992, 28 pp.

Klingel, Cynthia, & Noyed, Robert B. Pigs. The Child’s World, 2001, 24 pp. N

Kraus, Robert. Leo the Late Bloomer. Simon & Schuster, 1971, 28 pp.

Kraus, Robert. Come Out and Play, Little Mouse. Greenwillow, 1987, 28 pp.

Lee, Ho Baek. While We Were Out. Kane/Miller, 2003, 30 pp.

Lewison, Wendy Cheyette. Going to Sleep on the Farm. Dial, 1992, 22 pp.

Lionni, Leo. Little Blue and Little Yellow. Astor-Honor, 1959, 36 pp.

Lopshire, Robert. Put Me in the Zoo. Random, 1960, 61 pp.

Maccarone, Grace. “What Is THAT?” Said the Cat. Scholastic, 1995, 28 pp.

Manning, Maurie J. The Aunts Go Marching. Boyds Mill, 2003, 30 pp.

Martin, Bill, Jr. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Holt, 1991,

24 pp.

Mayer, Mercer. There’s a Nightmare in My Closet. Dial, 1968, 28 pp.

McGuire, Richard. Night Becomes Day. Viking, 1994, 32 pp.

McPhail, David. Lost! Little, Brown, 1990, 28 pp.

Medearis, Angela Shelf. Here Comes the Snow. Scholastic, 1996, 29 pp.

Merriam, Eve. The Hole Story. Simon & Schuster, 1995, 32 pp.

Most, Bernard. Hippopotamus Fun. Harcourt, 1994, 31 pp.

Oppenheim, Joanne. The Show and Tell Frog. Bantam, 1992, 32 pp.

Phillips, Joan. My New Boy. Random House, 1986, 32 pp.

Ravishankar, Anushka. Elephants Never Forget. Houghton Mifflin, 2007, 40 pp.

Raschka, Chris. Can’t Sleep. Orchard, 1995, 32 pp.

Rathmann, Peggy. Ruby the Copycat. Scholastic, 1991, 27 pp.

Reiser, Lynn. Bedtime Cat. Greenwillow, 1991, 20 pp.

Robart, Rose. The Cake That Mack Ate. Kids Can Press, 1991, 24 pp.

Rockwell, Anne. What We Like. Simon & Schuster, 1992, 24 pp.

Rotner, Shelley. Pick a Pet. Orchard Books, 1999, 28 pp.

Schade, Susan. Toad on the Road. Random House, 1992, 32 pp.

Schindel, John, & O’Malley, Kevin. What’s for Lunch? Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,

1994, 21 pp.

Shaw, Nancy. Sheep in a Jeep. Houghton Mifflin, 1986, 32 pp.

Stadler, John. Cat at Bat. Dutton, 1979, 32 pp.

Stadler, John. Hooray for Snail! HarperCollins, 1984, 32 pp.

Stadler, John. Snail Saves the Day. Crowell, 1985, 32 pp.

Stadler, John. Cat at Bat Is Back. Dutton, 1991, 32 pp.

Stevenson, James. If I Owned a Candy Factory. Greenwillow, 1968, 1989, 28

pp.

Stoeke, Janet Morgan. A Hat for Minerva Louise. Dutton, 1994, 22 pp.

Taylor, Barbara. A Day at the Farm. Dorling Kindersley, 1998, 32 pp. N

Tripp, Valerie. Baby Koala Finds a Home. Children’s Press, 1987, 24 pp.

Waddell, Martin. When the Teddy Bears Came. Candlewick, 1994, 24 pp.

Wallace, Karen. A Trip to the Zoo. Dorling Kindersley, 2003, 32 pp. N

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse Paint. Harcourt, 1989, 30 pp.

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse Count. Harcourt, 1991, 28 pp.

Watson, John. We’re the Noisy Dinosaurs. Candlewick Press, 1992, 26 pp.

Weiss, Nicki. Where Does the Brown Bear Go? Greenwillow, 1989, 22 pp.

Westcott, Nadine Bernard. I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.

Little, Brown, 1980, 28 pp.

Westcott, Nadine Bernard. The Lady with the Alligator Purse. Little,

Brown, 1988, 22 pp.

Yolen, Jane. Mouse’s Birthday. Putnam, 1993, 26 pp.

Young, Ruth. Who Says Moo? Viking, 1994, 28 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Jason’s Bus Ride. Puffin, 1987, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Strike Four. Viking, 1989, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Dark Night, Sleepy Night. Penguin, 1993, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Little Red Hen. Puffin, 1995, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Oh, What a Noisy Farm! Tambourine, 1995, 27 pp.

Zimmermann, H. Werner. Henny Penny. Scholastic, 1989, 28 pp.

Reading Level: First Grade Aliki. We Are Best Friends. Greenwillow, 1982, 28 pp.

Allen, Jonathan. My Dog. Gareth Stevens, 1987, 30 pp.

Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? Coward-McCann, 1982, 28 pp.

Arnold, Marsha. Quick, Quack, Quick! Random House, 1996, 32 pp.

Arnold, Tedd. Green Wilma. Dial, 1993, 30 pp.

Arnosky, Jim. Come Out, Muskrats. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1989, 22 pp. N

Asch, Frank. Bear Shadow. Simon & Schuster, 1985, 28 pp.

Asch, Frank. Goodbye House. Simon & Schuster, 1986, 28 pp.

Baker, Barbara. Digby and Kate and the Beautiful Day. Dutton, 1998, 48

pp.

Barton, Byron. Airport. HarperCollins, 1982, 32 pp.

Beck, Ian. Home before Dark. Scholastic, 1997, 30 pp.

Blocksma, Mary. Yoo Hoo, Moon. Bantam, 1992, 32 pp.

Borden, Louise. Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens. Scholastic, 1992, 24 pp.

Brenner, Barbara. The Plant That Kept on Growing. Bantam, 1996, 29 pp.

Breslow, Susan, & Blakemore, Sally. I Really Want a Dog. Dutton, 1990, 37 pp.

Bridwell, Norman. Clifford the Small Red Puppy. Scholastic, 1972, 28 pp.

Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Reading Race. Random House, 1995, 24 pp.

Brown, Margaret Wise. Little Donkey, Close Your Eyes. HarperCollins,

1957, 1985, 1995, 26 pp.

Burningham, John. Mr. Gumpy’s Outing. Henry Holt, 1970, 32 pp.

Byars, Betsy. My Brother Ant. Viking, 1996, 32 pp.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin. Inside a Barn in the Country. Scholastic, 1995, 27

pp.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin. Scat, Cat! HarperCollins, 2010, 32 pp..

Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Philomel, 1969, 22 pp.

Carle, Eric. The Very Lonely Firefly. Philomel, 1995, 26 pp.

Carlstom, Nancy White. I’m Not Moving, Mama. Simon & Schuster, 1990, 28 pp.

Cerf, Bennett. Bennett Cerf’s Book of Animal Riddles. Random House,

1964, 62 pp. N

Child, Lydia Maria. Over the River and Through the Woods, A Song

for Thanksgiving. HarperCollins, 1993, 28 pp.

Cole, Joanna. It’s Too Noisy. Crowell, 1989, 28 pp.

Cowen-Fletcher, Jane. Mama Zooms. Scholastic, 1993, 30 pp.

Crews, Donald. Night at the Fair. Greenwillow, 1998, 22 pp.

Dussling, Jennifer. Stars. Grosset & Dunlap, 1996, 32 pp. N

Ehlert, Lois. Snowballs. Harcourt, 1995, 32 pp.

Fowler, Allan. Hearing Things. Children’s Press, 1991, 31 pp. N

Gackenbach, Dick. Claude Has a Picnic. Clarion, 1993, 30 pp.

Galdone, Paul. The Gingerbread Boy. Clarion, 1975, 40 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). The Cat in the Hat. Random House, 1957, 62 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. Random

House, 1957, 62 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.

Random House, 1960, 62 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). Great Day for Up. Random House, 1974, 64 pp.

Goennel, Heidi. The Circus. Tambourine, 1992, 26 pp.

Gretz, Susanna, & Sage, Alison. Teddy Bears at the Seaside. Simon &

Schuster, 1972, 1989, 30 pp.

Guarino, Deborah. Is Your Mama a Llama? Scholastic, 1989, 27 pp.

Harrison, Joanna. Dear Bear. Carolrhoda, 1994, 29 pp.

Hazen, Barbara Shook. Stay, Fang. Atheneum, 1990, 28 pp.

Heller, Nicholas. Happy Birthday, Moe Dog. Greenwillow, 1988, 21 pp.

Hendrick, Mary Jean. If Anything Ever Goes Wrong with the Zoo.

Harcourt, 1993, 27 pp.

Ho, Mingfong. Hush! A Thai Lullaby. Orchard, 1996, 30 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Danny and the Dinosaur. HarperCollins, 1958, 64 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Oliver. HarperCollins, 1960, 64 pp.

Hoff, Syd. The Horse in Harry’s Room. HarperCollins, 1970, 32 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Barkley. HarperCollins, 1975, 32 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Albert the Albatross. HarperCollins, 1988, 32 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Mrs. Brice’s Mice. HarperCollins, 1988, 32 pp.

Howe, James. The Day the Teacher Went Bananas. Dutton, 1984, 28 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. Don’t Forget the Bacon. Greenwillow, 1976, 28 pp.

Johnson, Angela. Do Like Kyla. Orchard Books, 1990, 27 pp.

Johnson, Angela. Shoes Like Miss Alice’s. Orchard Books, 1995, 26 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. Whistle for Willie. Puffin, 1964, 29 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. Old Turtle’s Riddle and Joke Book. Greenwillow, 1986,

48 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. The Gingerbread Man. Holiday House, 1993, 28 pp.

Kuskin, Karla. Which Horse Is William? Greenwillow, 1959, 1987, 21 pp.

Lenski, Lois. Sing a Song of People. Little, Brown, 1965, 1987, 28 pp.

Lobel, Arnold. Grasshopper on the Road. HarperCollins, 1978, 62 pp.

Lowry, Lois. Gooney Bird Greene. Houghton Mifflin, 2002, 96 pp.

Mayer, Mercer. There’s Something in My Attic. Dial, 1988, 29 pp.

McGovern, Ann. Too Much Noise. Houghton Mifflin, 1967, 40 pp.

Milios, Rita. The Hungry Billy Goat. Children’s Press, 1989, 30 pp.

Minarik, Else Holmelund. Little Bear’s Visit. HarperCollins, 1961, 64 pp.

Minarik, Else Holmelund. A Kiss for Little Bear. HarperCollins, 1968, 32 pp.

Most, Bernard. If the Dinosaurs Came Back. Harcourt, 1978, 25 pp.

Most, Bernard. Pets in Trumpets and Other Word-Play Riddles.

Harcourt, 1991, 32 pp. N

Munsch, Robert N. The Dark. Annick Press, 1989, 28 pp.

Nims, Bonnie Larkin. Where Is the Bear? Whitman, 1988, 20 pp.

Nims, Bonnie Larkin. Where Is the Bear in the City? Whitman, 1992, 20

pp.

Noble, Trinka Hakes. The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash. Dial, 1980, 26 pp.

Numeroff, Laura. Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers. Simon & Schuster, 1993, 27 pp.

Oppenheim, Joanne. “Not Now!” Said the Cow. Bantam, 1989, 32 pp.

Oppenheim, Joanne. The Donkey’s Tale. Bantam, 1991, 32 pp.

Parish, Peggy. Dinosaur Time. HarperCollins, 1974, 32 pp. N

Rockwell, Anne. Fire Engines. Dutton, 1986, 22 pp. N

Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby Walk the Dog. Harcourt, 1994, 38

pp.

Simon, Norma. Fire Fighters. Simon & Schuster, 1995, 22 pp.

Siracusa, Catherine. Bingo, the Best Dog in the World. HarperCollins,

1991, 64 pp.

Slavin, Bill. The Cat Came Back. Whitman, 1992, 26 pp.

Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale. HarperCollins, 1947, 42 pp.

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Moon. HarperCollins, 1984, 27 pp.

Trapani, Iza. The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Whispering Coyote Press, 1993, 26 pp.

Weiss, Leatie. My Teacher Sleeps in School. Puffin, 1984, 28 pp.

Westcott, Nadine Bernard. Skip to My Lou. Little, Brown, 1989, 28 pp.

Westcott, Nadine Bernard. I’ve Been Working on the Railroad. Hyperion,

1996, 27 pp.

Wallace, Karen. Diving Dolphin. DK Publishing, 2001, 32 pp.

Williams, Sherley Anne. Working Cotton. Harcourt, 1992, 26 pp.

Wong, Herbert Yee. Eek! There’s a Mouse in the House. Houghton

Mifflin, 1992, 24 pp.

Wood, Audrey. The Napping House. Harcourt, 1984, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Three Little Pigs. Puffin, 1995, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Cow in the House. Viking, 1997, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. A Dozen Ducklings Lost and Found. Houghton Mifflin,

2003, 28 pp.

Reading Level: 2A

Transitional between End of First and Early Second Grade Abercrombie, Barbara. Michael and the Cats. Simon & Schuster, 1993, 18 pp.

Alda, Arlene. Sheep, Sheep, Sheep, Help Me Fall Asleep. Doubleday, 1992, 28 pp.

Adler, David A. Young Cam Jansen and the Double Beach Mystery. Viking, 2002, 32 pp.

Aliki. Best Friends Together Again. Greenwillow, 1995, 28 pp.

Anholt, Laurence. The New Puppy. Western, 1994, 30 pp.

Babbitt, Natalie. Bub or the Very Best Thing. HarperCollins, 1994, 27 pp. Bagert, Brod. Shout! Little Poems that Roar. Dial, 2007, 32 pp. N Baker, Barbara. Digby and Kate. Dutton, 1988, 48 pp.

Ballard, Robin. Cat and Alex and the Magic Flying Carpet. HarperCollins, 1991, 32 pp.

Bancroft, Henrietta, & Van Gelder, Richard G. Animals in Winter. HarperCollins,

1997, 32 pp. N

Barracca, Debra, & Barracca, Sal. The Adventures of Taxi Dog. Dial, 1990,

30 pp.

Bauman, A.F. Guess Where You’re Going, Guess What You’ll Do.

Houghton Mifflin, 1989, 32 pp.

Bayer, Jane. A My Name Is Alice. Dial, 1984, 26 pp.

Benchley, Nathaniel. Oscar Otter. HarperCollins, 1966, 64 pp.

Brenner, Barbara, & Hooks, William H. Ups and Downs of Lion and Lamb.

Bantam, 1991, 48 pp.

Bridwell, Norman. Clifford’s Puppy Days. Scholastic, 1989, 30 pp.

Brown, Craig. Tractor. Greenwillow, 1995, 24 pp.

Brown, Marc. Spooky Riddles. Random House, 1983, 38 pp. N

Brown, Ruth. Ladybug, Ladybug. Dutton, 1988, 26 pp.

Burton, Virginia. The Little House. Houghton Mifflin, 1942, 40 pp.

Byars, Betsy. Hooray for the Golly Sisters. HarperCollins, 1990, 64 pp.

Camp, Lindsay. Keeping up with Cheetah. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1993, 24

pp.

Carlson, Nancy. Arnie and the New Kid. Viking, 1990, 28 pp.

Celsi, Teresa. The Fourth Little Pig. Steck Vaughn, 1990, 23 pp.

Clifton, Lucille. Everett Anderson’s Friend. Holt, 1976, 1992, 20 pp.

Clifton, Lucille. Three Wishes. Doubleday, 1992, 28 pp.

Coffelt, Nancy. Tom’s Fish. Harcourt, 1994, 30 pp.

Cole, Joanna. Hungry, Hungry Sharks. Random House, 1986, 48 pp. N

Cosgrove, Stephen. The Fine Family Farm. Forest House, 1991, 22 pp.

Cowen-Fletcher, Jane. It Takes a Village. Scholastic, 1994, 28 pp.

Crews, Donald. Bigmama’s. Greenwillow, 1991, 30 pp.

Deetlerfs, Renee. Tabu and the Dancing Elephants. Dutton, 1995, 27 pp.

Demarest, Chris L. My Little Red Car. Boyds Mill, 1992, 28 pp.

Demuth, Patrick. Johnny Appleseed. Grosset & Dunlap, 1996, 32 pp. N

de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. It Does Not Say Meow. Seabury Press, 1972, 40 pp.

Dinardo, Jeffrey. The Wolf Who Cried Boy. Grossett & Dunlap, 1989, 30 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Mole’s Hill: A Woodland Tale. Harcourt, 1994, 30 pp.

Everitt, Betsy. Frida the Wondercat. Harcourt, 1990, 30 pp.

Faulkner, Matt. Jack and the Beanstalk. Scholastic, 1986, 48 pp.

Flack, Marjorie. The Story about Ping. Viking, 1933, 1961, 32 pp.

Fowler, Susi Gregg. Fog. Greenwillow, 1992, 30 pp.

Gackenbach, Dick. Dog for a Day. Houghton Mifflin, 1987, 30 pp.

Gág, Wanda. Millions of Cats. Putnam, 1928, 32 pp.

Galdone, Paul. The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Clarion, 1973, 30 pp.

Galdone, Paul. The Three Little Kittens. Clarion, 1986, 30 pp.

Gantos, Jack. Rotten Ralph’s Show and Tell. Houghton Mifflin, 1989, 30 pp.

Garten, Jan. Alphabet Tale. Greenwillow, 1994, 52 pp.

Gibson, Betty. The Story of Little Quack. Little, Brown, 1990, 30 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. Good Morning, Chick. Greenwillow, 1980, 32 pp.

Goodman, Susan E. Pilgrims of Plymouth. National Geographic Society, 2001,

16 pp. N

Greenfield, Eloise. She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl.

HarperCollins, 1974, 1990, 28 pp.

Hall, Katy, & Eisenberg, Lisa. Buggy Riddles. Puffin, 1986, 48 pp. N

Harwayne, Shelley. Jewels, Children’s Play Rhymes. Mondo, 1995, 21 pp.

Havill, Juanita. Jamaica’s Find. Scholastic, 1986, 31 pp.

Havill, Juanita. Jamaica’s Blue Marker. Houghton Mifflin, 1995, 28 pp.

Hazen, Barbara. Fang. Atheneum, 1987, 28 pp.

Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon. Greenwillow, 2004, 32 pp.

Hoban, Lillian. Arthur’s Funny Money. HarperCollins, 1981, 64 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Sammy the Seal. HarperCollins, 1959, 64 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Duncan the Dancing Duck. Clarion Books, 1994, 32 pp.

Hoff, Syd. The Lighthouse Children. HarperCollins, 1994, 32 pp.

Hurwitz, Johanna. New Shoes for Silvia. Morrow, 1993, 28 pp.

Ivimey, John W. Three Blind Mice. Clarion, 1987, 30 pp.

Johnson, Angela. The Leaving Morning. Orchard Books, 1992, 28 pp.

Johnson, Crockett. Harold and the Purple Crayon. HarperCollins, 1955, 1993,

61 pp.

Jordan, Helene J. How a Seed Grows. HarperCollins, 1960, 1992, 30 pp. N

Kasza, Keiko. The Rat and the Tiger. Putnam, 1993, 29 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. Viking, 1962, 32 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. Louie. Greenwillow, 1975, 32 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. Here Comes the Strikeout. HarperCollins, 1966, 64 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. Kick, Pass, and Run. HarperCollins, 1966, 64 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. Super Bowl. Greenwillow, 1980, 56 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. The Big Mile Race. Greenwillow, 1983, 47 pp.

Ketteman, Helen. Not Yet, Yvette. Whitman, 1992, 22 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock. Holiday House, 1988,

28 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. I Took My Frog to the Library. Viking, 1990, 24 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. The Old Woman and Her Pig. Holiday, 1992, 30 pp.

Krensky, Stephen. Lionel at Large. Dial, 1986, 56 pp.

Lee, Huy Voun. At the Beach. Holt, 1994, 26 pp.

Ling, Mary. See How They Grow, Butterfly. Dorling Kindersley, 1992, 21 pp.

N

Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Together. HarperCollins, 1971, 64 pp.

Lobel, Arnold. Owl at Home. HarperCollins, 1975, 62 pp.

Lobel, Arnold. Mouse Soup. HarperCollins, 1977, 62 pp.

Lobel, Arnold. Days with Frog and Toad. HarperCollins, 1979, 64 pp.

Marshall, James. Fox Be Nimble. Penguin, 1992, 48 pp.

Martin, Bill, Jr., & Archambault, John. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Simon &

Schuster, 1989, 30 pp.

Marx, David F. Ramadan. Children’s Press, 2002, 32 pp. N

Marzollo, Jean. Pretend You’re a Cat. Dial, 1990, 26 pp.

Marzollo, Jean. Snow Angel. Scholastic, 1995, 28 pp.

Mayer, Mercer. There’s an Alligator under My Bed. Dial, 1987, 30 pp.

McCully, Emily Arnold. The Grandma Mix-up. HarperCollins, 1988, 64 pp.

McDermott, Gerald. Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti.

Holt, 1972, 34 pp.

McDermott, Gerald. Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West

Africa. Harcourt, 1992, 30 pp.

McPhail, David. The Day the Sheep Showed Up. Scholastic, 1998, 32 pp.

Miles, Betty. Tortoise and the Hare. Simon & Schuster, 1998, 32 pp.

Moore, Inga. Six-Dinner Sid. Simon & Schuster, 1991, 28 pp.

Mozelle, Shirley. Zack’s Alligator. HarperCollins, 1989, 64 pp.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Ducks Disappearing. Atheneum, 1997, 30 pp.

Neitzel, Shirley. The Bag I’m Taking to Grandma’s. Greenwillow, 1995, 30

pp.

Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. HarperCollins, 1985,

30 pp.

Numeroff, Laura. If You Give a Pig a Pancake. HarperCollins, 1998, 30 pp.

Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia Helps Out. Greenwillow, 1979, 64 pp.

Penner, Lucille. Dinosaur Babies. Random House, 1991, 32 pp. N

Pinkwater, Daniel. I Am the Dog. Harper, 2010, 32 pp.

Raffi. Baby Beluga. Crown, 1990, 30 pp.

Reiser, Lynn. The Surprise Family. Greenwillow, 1994, 28 pp.

Rey, H.A. Curious George. Houghton Mifflin, 1941, 54 pp.

Rotner, Shelley, & Kreisler, Ken. Nature Spy. Simon & Schuster, 1992, 26 pp. N

Rounds, Glen. The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Holiday House, 1993, 29 pp.

Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge, The First Book. Scholastic, 1987, 40 pp.

Rylant, Cynthia. Poppleton Everyday. Scholastic, 1997, 48 pp.

Schwartz, Alvin. All of Our Noses Are Here and Other Noodle

Tales. HarperCollins, 1985, 64 pp.

Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. HarperCollins, 1964, 36 pp.

Serfozo, Mary. Who Wants One? Simon & Schuster, 1989, 32 pp.

Sharmat, Marjorie. Mitchell Is Moving. Simon & Schuster, 1978, 46 pp.

Shulevitz, Uri. How I Learned Geography. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008, 30 pp.

Simon, Norma. Cats Do, Dogs Don’t. Whitman, 1986, 29 pp. N

Siracusa, Catherine. No Mail for Mitchell. Random House, 1990, 32 pp.

Slepian, Jan, & Seidler, Ann. The Hungry Thing. Scholastic, 1967, 30 pp.

Slepian, Jan, & Seidler, Ann. The Hungry Thing Returns. Scholastic, 1990, 28

pp.

Stadler, John. The Adventures of Snail at School. HarperCollins, 1993, 64

pp.

Stevenson, James. Will You Please Feed Our Cat? Greenwillow, 1987, 30 pp.

Van Leeuwen, Jean. Tales of Amanda Pig. Dial, 1983, 56 pp.

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. You Silly Goose. Harcourt, 1992, 30 pp.

Wheeler, Cindy. Bookstore Cat. Random House, 1994, 32 pp.

Wilcox, Cathy. Enzo the Wonderfish. Ticknor & Fields, 1983, 30 pp.

Wormel, Mary. Hilda Hen’s Search. Harcourt, 1994, 28 pp.

Wormell, Mary. Hilda Hen’s Happy Birthday. Harcourt, 1995, 28 pp.

Yoshi. Who’s Hiding Here? Picture Book Studio, 1987, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Pete’s Chicken. Tambourine, 1994, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Magic Porridge Pot. Puffin, 1997, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Ugly Duckling. Puffin, 1997, 30 pp.

Zimmerman, Andrea, & Clemesha, David. The Cow Buzzed. HarperCollins, 1993, 28

pp.

Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog. HarperCollins, 1956, 28 pp.

Zion, Gene. No Roses for Harry. HarperCollins, 1958, 28 pp.

Reading Level: 2B Alcott, Susan. Young Amelia Earhart: A Dream to Fly. Troll, 1992, 32 pp.

N

Allard, Harry, & Marshall, James. Miss Nelson Is Missing. Houghton Mifflin,

1985, 32 pp.

Arnosky, Jim. Otters under Water. Putnam, 1992, 24 pp. N

Arnosky, Jim. Every Autumn Comes the Bear. Putnam, 1993, 28 pp. N

Baehr, Patricia. Mouse in the House. Holiday, 1994, 29 pp.

Bang, Molly. The Paper Crane. Greenwillow, 1985, 29 pp.

Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Penguin, 1939, 44 pp.

Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1971, 47 pp.

Blume, Judy. The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo. Bantam

Doubleday Dell, 1981, 39 pp.

Boegehold, Betty D. A Horse Called Starfire. Bantam, 1991, 32 pp.

Brenner, Barbara. Wagon Wheels. HarperCollins, 1978, 64 pp.

Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Pet Business. Little, Brown, 1990, 30 pp.

Coerr, Eleanor. The Josephina Story Quilt. HarperCollins, 1986, 64 pp.

Coerr, Eleanor. Chang’s Paper Pony. HarperCollins, 1988, 64 pp.

Cole, Joanna, & Calmeson, Stephanie. Why Did the Chicken Cross the

Road? And Other Riddles. Morrow, 1994, 64 pp. N

Cosby, Bill. The Best Way to Play. Scholastic, 1997, 33 pp.

Cosby, Bill. The Meanest Thing to Say. Scholastic, 1997, 33 pp.

Cristaldi, Kathryn. Baseball Ballerina. Random, 1992, 48 pp.

Diakité, Penda. I Lost my Tooth in Africa. Scholastic, 2006, 32 pp.

de Paola, Tomie. Charlie Needs a Cloak. Prentice-Hall, 1973, 27 pp.

Disalvo-Ryan, Dyanne. City Green. Morrow, 1994, 30 pp.

Dorros, Arthur. Abuela. Dutton, 1991, 36 pp.

Dorros, Arthur. Radio Man. HarperCollins, 1993, 32 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Harcourt, 1992, 31 pp.

Fowler, Allan. The Biggest Animal Ever. Children’s Press, 1992, 30 pp. N

Fowler, Allan. Frogs and Toads and Tadpoles, Too. Children’s Press, 1992,

32 pp. N

Fowler, Allan. What Magnets Can Do. Children’s Press, 1993, 32 pp. N

Fowler, Allan. The Best Way to See a Shark. Children’s Press, 1995, 31 pp. N

Freeman, Don. Corduroy. Viking, 1968, 32 pp.

Galdone, Paul. Little Red Riding Hood. McGraw-Hill, 1974, 29 pp.

Gibbons, Gail. Farming. Holiday House, 1988, 30 pp. N

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Today Was a Terrible Day. Viking, 1985, 25 pp.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Watch Out, Ronald Morgan. Viking, 1985, 25 pp.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. The Secret at the Polk Street School. Dell, 1987,

72 pp.

Hall, Katy, & Eisenberg, Lisa. Sheepish Riddles. Dial, 1996, 48 pp. N

Heo, Yumi. Father’s Rubber Shoes. Orchard, 1995, 29 pp.

Hoban, Lillian. Arthur’s Pen Pal. HarperCollins, 1976, 64 pp.

Hoban, Russell. Bread and Jam for Frances. HarperCollins, 1964, 31 pp.

Hoberman, Mary Ann. One of Each. Little, Brown, 1997, 30 pp.

Hopkins, Lee Bennett (Ed.). Surprises. HarperCollins, 1986, 64 pp.

Hord, Colleen. Clean and Green Energy. Rourke, 2011, 32 pp. N

Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Aunt Flossie’s Hats (and Crab Cakes

Later). Houghton Mifflin, 1991, 31 pp.

Jaffe, Nina. Sing, Little Sack! Bantam, 1993, 48 pp.

Johnson, Angela. Julius. Orchard, 1993, 30 pp.

Johnson, Dolores. What Kind of Baby-Sitter Is This? Simon & Schuster,

1991, 32 pp.

Johnson, Doug. Never Babysit the Hippopotamuses. Holt, 1993, 28 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. Pet Show! Simon & Schuster, 1972, 32 pp.

Kramer, Sydelle. Wagon Train. Grosset & Dunlap, 1997, 48 pp. N

Kuskin, Karla. Roar and More. HarperCollins, 1956, 1990, 42 pp.

Kuskin, Karla. Something Sleeping in the Hall. HarperCollins, 1985, 64 pp.

Kuskin, Karla. Soap Soup and Other Verses. HarperCollins, 1992, 64 pp.

Kuskin, Karla. City Dog. Clarion, 1994, 27 pp.

Lakin, Patricia. Helen Keller and the Big Storm. Aladdin, 2002, 30 pp.

Lionni, Leo. Swimmy. Knopf, 1963, 28 pp.

Maestro, Marco, & Maestro, Giulio. What Do You Hear When Cows Sing?

and Other Silly Riddles. HarperCollins, 1996, 48 pp. N

Marshall, James. George and Martha Rise and Shine. Houghton Mifflin

1976, 44 pp.

Marzollo, Jean. Soccer Sam. Random, 1987, 48 pp.

McDonald, Megan. Is This a House for Hermit Crab? Orchard, 1990, 26

pp.

McGovern, Ann. Stone Soup. Scholastic, 1968, 32 pp.

Meddaugh, Susan. Tree of Birds. Houghton Mifflin, 1990, 30 pp.

Most, Bernard. A Dinosaur Named after Me. Harcourt, 1991, 32 pp.

Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Moose a Muffin. HarperCollins, 1989,

30 pp.

Oechsli, Kelly. Mice at Bat. HarperCollins, 1986, 64 pp.

Oppenheim, Joanne. “Uh-Oh!” Said the Crow. Bantam, 1993, 32 pp.

Parish, Peggy. Thank You, Amelia Bedelia. HarperCollins, 1964, 30 pp.

Penner, Lucille Recht. The True Story of Pocahontas. Random House, 1994,

48 pp. N

Pilkey, Dav. When Cats Dream. Orchard, 1992, 29 pp.

Platt, Kin. Big Max. HarperCollins, 1965, 64 pp.

Rabe, Tish. On Beyond Bugs! All about Insects. Random House, 1999, 44

pp. N

Rotner, Shelley. Wheels Around. Houghton Mifflin, 1995, 29 pp. N

Rylant, Cynthia. The Relatives Came. Bradbury, 1985, 28 pp.

Sendak, Maurice. Chicken Soup with Rice. HarperCollins, 1962, 32 pp.

Sharmat, Marjorie W. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden.

Delacorte, 1998, 48 pp.

Soto, Gary. Too Many Tamales. Putnam, 1993, 32 pp.

Stead, Philip Christian. A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Roaring Brook Press, 2010, 32 pp.

Stevenson, James. Fun No Fun. Greenwillow, 1994, 30 pp.

Teague, Mark. The Field beyond the Outfield. Scholastic, 1992, 30 pp.

Teague, Mark. Pigsty. Scholastic, 1994, 30 pp.

Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good,

Very Bad Day. Atheneum, 1972, 28 pp.

Waber, Ira. Ira Sleeps Over. Scholastic, 1972, 46 pp.

Waggoner, Karen. The Lemonade Babysitter. Little, Brown, 1992, 29 pp.

Wildsmith, Brian. The Owl and the Woodpecker. Oxford University Press,

1971, 30 pp.

Williams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother. Greenwillow, 1982, 28 pp.

Winrich, Ralph. The Sun. Capstone, 2008, 24 pp. N

Wu, Norbert. Fish Faces. Holt, 1993, 28 pp. N

Yee, Wong Herbert. Mrs. Brown Went to Town. Houghton Mifflin, 1996, 28 pp.

Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon. Philomel, 1987, 32 pp.

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. What Lives in a Shell? HarperCollins, 1994, 26

pp. N

Third-Grade Books

Easy Reading Level: Grade 2 (Interest Level: Grade 3) Alphin, Elaine Marie. A Bear for Miguel. HarperCollins, 1996, 64 pp.

Bolognese, Don. Little Hawk’s New Name. Scholastic, 1995, 48 pp.

Bulla, Clyde Robert. The Chalk Box Kid. Random House, 1987, 57 pp.

Bunting, Eve. December. Harcourt, 1997, 28 pp.

Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities. HarperCollins, 1987, 32 pp. N

Hopkins, L.B. (Ed.). Questions, Poems of Wonder. HarperCollins, 1992, 64 pp.

N

Lundell, Margo. A Girl Named Helen Keller. Scholastic, 1995, 48 pp. N

Penner, Lucille Recht. Sitting Bull. Grosset & Dunlap, 1995, 48 pp. N

Fourth-Grade Books

Easy Reading Level: Grade 2 (Interest Level: Grade 4) Bulla, Clyde Robert. Shoeshine Girl. Crowell, 1975, 84 pp.

Shea, George. Amazing Rescues. Random House, 1992, 48 pp. N

Easy Reading Level: Grade 3 (Interest Level: Grade 4) Abbott, Tony. Danger Guys. HarperCollins, 1994, 69 pp.

Adler, David A. Lou Gehrig, The Luckiest Man. Harcourt Brace, 1997, 30 pp.

N Avi. Man from the Sky. Knopf, 1980, 117 pp.

Ballard, Robert. Finding the Titanic. Scholastic, 1993, 48 pp. N

Berends, Polly. The Case of the Elevator Duck. Random House, 1973, 60 pp.

Blume, Judy. Blubber. Dell, 1974, 153 pp.

Bunting, Eve. Train to Somewhere. Houghton Mifflin, 1996, 32 pp.

Carbone, Elisa. Night Running, How James Escaped With The Help Of His Faithful Dog.

Knopf, 2008, 32 pp. Clymer, Eleanor. The Trolley Car Family. Scholastic, 1947, 216 pp.

Danziger, Paula. Amber Brown Goes Fourth. Putnam, 1995, 101 pp.

DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Candlewick Press, 2000, 182 pp.

Donnelly, Judy. The Titanic Lost and Found. Random House, 1987, 48 pp. N

Donnelly, Judy. Tut’s Mummy Lost ... and Found. Random House, 1988, 48

pp. N

Fritz, Jean. Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln. Grossett & Dunlap, 1993, 48 pp.

N Giff, Patricia Reilly. Shark in School. Delacorte, 1994, 103 pp.

Hall, Lynn. Barry, The Bravest Saint Bernard. Random House, 1973, 48

pp. N

Hirschman, Kris. Oh Baby! Amazing Baby Animals. Scholastic, 2002, 30 pp. N

Kunhardt, Edith. Pompeii ... Buried Alive. Random House, 1987, 48 pp. N

Lears, Laurie. Ian’s Walk, A Story about Autism. Whitman, 1998, 28 pp.

Louie, Ai-Ling. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. Philomel, 1982, 28 pp.

McKissack, Patricia A. Away West. Viking, 2006, 121 pp.

Milton, Joyce. Mummies. Grossett & Dunlap, 1996, 48 pp. N

Mora, Pat. Tomás and the Library Lady. Random House, 1997, 28 pp.

O’Connor, Jim. Comeback! Four True Stories. Random House, 1992, 48 pp. N

Penner, Lucille Recht. Twisters. Random House, 1996, 46 pp. N

Pinkwater, Daniel. Mush: A Dog from Space. Atheneum, 1995, 40 pp.

Prelutsky, Jack. The Beauty of the Beast. Knopf, 1997, 100 pp. N

Sachar, Louis. Wayside School Is Falling Down. Avon, 1989, 179 pp.

Sachar, Louis. Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger. Avon, 1995, 168

pp. Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day. Bantam, 1970, 114 pp.

Steptoe, John. Creativity. Houghton Mifflin, 1997, 28 pp.

Terhune, Albert Payson. Lad, a Dog (retold by Margo Lundell). Scholastic, 1997, 44 pp.

Wells, Robert E. What’s Faster than a Speeding Cheetah? Whitman,

1997, 29 pp. N

Fifth-Grade Books

Easy Reading Level: Grade 3 (Interest Level: Grade 5) Adler, David A. Jeffrey’s Ghost and the Fifth-Grade Dragon. Holt,

1985, 52 pp.

Avi. Silent Movie. Atheneum, 2003, 44 pp. N

Blatchford, Claire H. Going with the Flow. Carolrhoda, 1998, 40 pp.

Bulla, Clyde Robert. White Bird. Random House, 1966, 1990, 63 pp.

Cole, Joanna, & Calmeson, Stephanie. Yours Till Banana Splits. Morrow,

1995, 64 pp. N

Giovanni, Nikki. Spin a Soft Song (Rev. ed.). Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1985, 57

pp. N

Haas, Jessie. Beware the Mare. Greenwillow, 1993, 66 pp.

Hamilton, Virginia. The People Could Fly. Knopf, 1985, 173 pp.

Peck, Robert Newton. Banjo. Knopf, 1982, 80 pp.

Slote, Alfred. Finding Buck McHenry. HarperCollins, 1991, 250 pp.

Easy Reading Level: Grade 4 (Interest Level: Grade 5) Bledsoe, Lucy Jane. Tracks in the Snow. Holiday House, 1997, 152 pp.

Boyd, Candy Dawson. Chevrolet Saturdays. Penguin, 1995, 176 pp.

Bryan, Ashley. Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African American Poetry.

Atheneum, 1997, 26 pp. N

Bunting, Eve. The In-Between Days. HarperCollins, 1994, 119 pp.

Byars, Betsy. Cracker Jackson. Puffin, 1985, 146 pp.

Cohen, Barbara. Thank You, Jackie Robinson. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1974,

125 pp. Coville, Bruce. I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X. Pocket Books, 1994,

180 pp. DeClements, Barthe. Nothing Is Fair in Fifth Grade. Penguin, 1990, 137

pp. Etra, Jonathan, & Spinner, Stephanie. Aliens for Lunch. Random House, 1991, 64

pp.

Gutman, Dan. Honus & Me. Avon, 1997, 138 pp.

Haas, Jessie. Be Well, Beware. Greenwillow, 1996, 66 pp.

Hamm, Diane Johnston. Daughter of Suqua. Whitman, 1997, 154 pp.

Hest, Amy. Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11. Candlewick

Press, 1995, 75 pp.

Howe, James. Bunnicula. Avon, 1979, 98 pp.

Hurwitz, Johanna. The Up and Down Spring. Morrow, 1993, 103 pp.

Marshall, Ken. Inside the Titanic. Little, Brown, 1997, 31 pp. N

McSwigan, Marie. Snow Treasure. Scholastic, 1942, 156 pp.

Myers, Walter Dean. Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights.

Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1992, 150 pp.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh. Dell, 1991, 144 pp.

O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins. Houghton Mifflin, 1960, 192 pp.

Oliver, Diana. McCracken’s Class, Tough Luck, Ronnie. Random House,

1994, 124 pp.

Paulsen, Gary. Mr. Tucket. Delacorte, 1994, 166 pp.

Paulsen, Gary. My Life in Dog Years. Delacorte Press, 1998, 137 pp. N

Prelutsky, Jack. A Pizza the Size of the Sun: Poems by Jack

Prelutsky. Greenwillow, 1996, 159 pp. N

Roop, Peter, & Roop, Connie. Ahyoka and the Talking Leaves. Lothrop, Lee

& Shepard, 1992, 60 pp.

Sachar, Louis. There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom. Random House,

1987, 195 pp.

Simon, Seymour. Animals Nobody Loves. North South Books, 2001, 48 pp. N

Spinelli, Jerry. Wringer. HarperCollins, 1997, 229 pp.

Strasser, Todd. Kidnap Kids. Putnam, 1998, 166 pp.

Tamar, Erika. The Junkyard Dog. Knopf, 1995, 185 pp.

Sixth-Grade Books

Easy Reading Level: Grade 4 (Interest Level: Grade 6) Bunting, Eve. The Waiting Game. Lippincott, 1981, 56 pp.

Byars, Betsy. Summer of the Swans. Viking, 1970, 142 pp.

Coerr, Eleanor. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1977, 64 pp.

Coville, Bruce. Aliens Ate My Homework. Simon & Schuster, Avon, 1993, 179 pp.

Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy. HarperCollins, 1964, 298 pp.

Gantos, Jack. Heads or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1994, 151 pp.

MacLachlan, Patricia. Journey. Delacorte, 1991, 83 pp.

Mills, Claudia. Losers, Inc. HarperCollins, 1997, 150 pp.

Nobisso, Josephine. In English, of Course. Gingerbread House, 2002, 32 pp.

Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. Simon & Schuster, 1987, 195 pp.

Spinelli, Jerry. Crash. Knopf, 1996, 162 pp.

Stolz, Mary. Explorer of Barkham Street. HarperCollins, 1985, 179 pp.

Strasser, Todd. Help! I’m Trapped in the First Day of School. Scholastic, 1994, 114 pp.

Easy Reading Level: Grade 5 (Interest Level: Grade 6) Armstrong, William H. Sounder. HarperCollins, 1969, 116 pp.

Balgassi, Haemi. Tae’s Sonata. Clarion, 1997, 123 pp.

Dygard, Thomas J. Infield Hit. Morrow, 1995, 149 pp.

Fleischman, Sid. The Thirteenth Floor: A Ghost Story. Greenwillow, 1995, 131 pp.

Fletcher, Ralph. Spider Boy. Houghton Mifflin, 1997, 180 pp.

George, Jean C. My Side of the Mountain. Dutton, 1959, 177 pp.

Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller. HarperCollins, 1956, 158 pp.

Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Running Out of Time. Simon & Schuster, 1995, 184 pp.

Harrison, Michael. It’s My Life. Holiday House, 1997, 132 pp.

Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. Scholastic, 1997, 227 pp.

Hurwitz, Johanna. The Down and Up Fall. Morrow, 1996, 165 pp.

Kehret, Peg. Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio. Whitman, 1996, 179 pp.

N Lowry, Lois. Anastasia, Absolutely. Houghton Mifflin, 1995, 119 pp.

Merrill, Jean. The Pushcart War. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1964, 223 pp.

Paulsen, Gary. Woodsong. Puffin, 1991, 132 pp. N

Slepian, Jan. Back to Before. Philomel, 1993, 170 pp.

Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. HarperCollins, 1990, 184 pp.

Taylor, Theodore. The Cay. Avon, 1969, 144 pp.

Seventh- & Eighth-Grade Books

Easy Reading Level: Grade 5 (Interest Level: Grades 7–8) Ayers, Katherine. North by Night: A Story of the Underground

Railroad. Delacorte, 1998, 176 pp. N

Byars, Betsy. Disappearing Acts. Viking, 1998, 120 pp.

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy. Delacorte, 1999, 256 pp.

Duffey, Betsy. Utterly Yours, Booker Jones. Viking, 1995, 116 pp.

Easy Reading Level: Grade 6 (Interest Level: Grades 7–8) Atkin, S. Beth. Voices from the Fields: Children of Migrant Farm

Workers Tell Their Stories. Little, Brown, 1993, 96 pp. N

Collier, James L. My Brother Sam Is Dead. Scholastic, 1974, 216 pp.

Fleischman, Paul. A Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. HarperCollins, 1993, 102 pp. N

Fleischman, Paul. Bull Run. HarperCollins, 1995, 104 pp.

MacLachlan, Patricia. Edward’s Eyes. Atheneum, 2007, 116 pp. Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder. Dial Books, 2000, 230 pp.

Roop, Connie. Girl of the Shining Mountains: Sacagawea’s Story.

Hyperion, 1999, 178 pp. N