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Suggested reading for students entering
Kindergarten - Grade 2 |
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PICTURE BOOKS TO READ ALOUD All titles can be found in the PICTURE BOOK section under the author’s last name |
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| Allard, Harry | Miss Nelson Books |
| Amico, Tom | The Day the Dog Dressed Like Dad |
| Anderson, Laurie | Turkey Pox |
| Appelt, Kathy | Watermelon Day |
| Ashley, Bernard | Cleversticks |
| Auch, Mary Jane | Souperchicken |
| Blumenthal, Diana | I'm Not Invited? |
| Bunting, Eve | Our Teacher's Having a Baby |
| Cameron, Alice | The Cat Sat On the Mat |
| Carle, Eric | Slowly, Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth |
| Carlson, Nancy | Harriet and the Roller Coaster |
| Compestine, Ying | The Story of Noodles |
| Coyle, Carmela | Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots |
| Creech, Sharon | A Fine Fine School |
| Cronin, Doreen | Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type |
| Cummings, Pat | Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon! |
| DePaola, Tomie | Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile |
| Egan, Tim | Metropolitan Cow |
| Ehlert, Lois | Waiting For Wings |
| Fearnley, Jan | Mr. Wolf's Pancakes |
| Fraser, Mary Ann | I Q Goes to School |
| Frazee, Maria | Roller Coaster |
| Garland, Michael | Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook |
| Gliori, Debi | Penguin Post |
| Hamm, Mia | Winners Never Quit |
| Hedderwick, Mari | Katie Morag Delivers the Mail |
| Henkes, Kevin | Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse |
| Isadora, Rachel | Lili Backstage |
| James, Simon | Baby Brains |
| Kasza, Keiko | The Mightiest |
| Kellogg, Steven | Johnny Appleseed |
| Ketteman, Helen | Bubba the Cowboy Prince |
| Koller, Jackie | No Such Thing |
| Lasky, Katherine | Lunch Bunnies |
| Lester, Helen | Me First |
| McCully, Emily | Mirette on the High Wire |
| McDonnald, Margaret | Pickin Peas |
| McNaughton, Colin | When I Grow Up |
| Captain Abdul;s Pirate School | |
| Marshall, James | Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens |
| Meddaugh, Susan | Martha Speaks |
| Millman, Issac | Moses Goes to a Concert |
| Munsch, Robert | Stephanie's Ponytail |
| Nolen, Jerdine | Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm |
| Novak, Matt | Elmer Blunt's Open House |
| Numeroff, Laura | If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
| Pak, Soyung | Dear Juno |
| Pattison, Darcy | The Journey of Oliver Woodman |
| Peet, Bill | Farewell to Shady Glade |
| Perlman, Janet | Cinderella Penguin |
| Pinkwater, Daniel | Aunt Lulu |
| Polacco, Patricia | Thunder Cake |
| Pomeranc, Marion | The American Wei |
| Pringle, Laurence | Octopus Hug |
| Pulver, Robin | Punctuation Takes a Vacation |
| Rathman, Peggy | Officer Buckle an dGloria |
| Rice, Eve | Sam Who Never Forgets |
| Rodda, Emily | Power and Glory |
| Say, Allen | Grandfather's Journey |
| Seuss, Dr. | The Butter Battle Book |
| Schwartz, Amy | How I Captured a Dinosaur |
| Shannon, David | Duck On a Bike |
| Sierra, Judy | Wild About Books |
| Simon, Francesca | Spider School |
| Stadler, Alexander | Duncan Rumplemayer's Bad Birthday |
| Stenmark, Victoria | The Singing Chick |
| Steig, William | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble |
| Stevenson, James | The Worst Person In the World |
| Sturges, Philomen | The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza |
| Swope, Sam | The Araboolies of Liberty Street |
| Teague, Mark | Dear Mr. LaRue |
| Tchana, Katrin | Oh No, Toto! |
| Viorst, Judith | Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday |
| Waber, Bernard | The House On East 88th St |
| Wells, Rosemary | Bunny Cakes |
| Wiesner, David | The Three Pigs |
| Wilkins, Verna | Dave and the Tooth Fairy |
| Willems, Mo | Don't Let the pigeon Drive th ebus |
| Yolen, Jane | Owl Moon |
| Yorinks, Arthur | Hey Al |
| Zamarano, Ana | Let's Eat |
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EASY READERS TO TRY All titles can be found in the EASY READER section under the author’s last name |
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| Adler, David | Young Cam Jansen |
| Anderson, C.W. | Billy and Blaze |
| Brown, Marc | Rex and Lilly |
| Brown, Margaret Wise | I Like Stars |
| Bulla, Robert | Daniel's Duck |
| Byars, Betsy | The Golly Sisters |
| Capucilli, Alyssa | Biscuit |
| Cosby, Bill | Little Bill |
| Coxe, Molly | Big Egg |
| Cristaldi, Katheirne | Baseball Ballerina |
| Cushman, Doug | Aunt Eater |
| Hoff, Syd | Danny and the Dinosaur |
| Hooks, William | Mr. Bubble Gum |
| Kessler, Leonard | Last One In Is a Rotten Egg |
| Leonard, Marcia | Get the Ball Slim |
| Lobel, Arnold | Frog and Toad |
| McPhail, David | Big Pig and Little Pig |
| Marzollo, Jean | Soccer Sam |
| Milgrim, David | See Pip Point |
| Parrish, Peggy | Amelia Bedelia |
| Rylant, Cynthia | Henry and Mudge |
| Poppleton, Mr. Putter and Tabby | |
| The High Rise Private Eyes | |
| Seuss, Dr. | The Cat In the Hat |
| Thomas, Shelley Moore | Good Night, Good Knight |
| Tyler, Amy | Best Dad In the Sea |
| VanLeeuwen, Jean | Amanda and Oliver Pig |
| Wiseman, Bernard | Morris the Moose |
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GET STARTED WITH EASY CHAPTER
BOOKS All titles can be found in the FICTION section under the author’s last name |
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| Ahlberg, Allen | The Cat Who Got Carried Away |
| The Woman Who Won Things | |
| Arnosky, Jim | Little Champ |
| Bechtold, Julia | Lisze |
| Buster the Very Shy Dog | |
| Blume, Judy | Freckle Juice |
| Brisson, Pat | Bertie's Picture Day |
| Cameron, Ann | The Stories Julian Tells |
| Charbonnet, Gabrielle | Tutu Much Ballet |
| Christopher, Matt | The Dog That Stole the Football Plays |
| The Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter | |
| Cole, Joanna | The Gator Girls |
| Conford, Ellen | Annabel the Actress |
| Danziger, Paula | Amber Brown Series |
| Fine, Anne | The Jamie and Angus Stories |
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Greene, Stephanie |
Owen Foote Series |
| Gutman, Dan | Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess |
| Howe, James | Pinky and Rex Series |
| King-Smith, Dick | Mr. Potter's Pet |
| Kline, Suzy | Horrible Harry Series |
| Kraft, Erik | Lenny and Mel Series |
| MacDonald, Maryann | Secondhand Star |
| Marsden, Carolyn | The Gold Threaded Dress |
| Marchall, James | Rats On the Roof |
| Rats On the Range | |
| Monfried, Lucia | No More Animals! |
| Osborne, Mary Pope | Magic Treehouse |
| Park, Barbara | Junie B. Jones Series |
| Pennypacker, Sara | Stuart's Cape |
| Stuart Goes To School | |
| Peters, Julie Ann | B.J.'s Billion Dollar Bet |
| Peterson, P.J. | The Fireplug Is First Base |
| Pinkwater, Daniel | Werewolf Club Series |
| Pfeffer, Susan Beth | Sara Kate Saves the World |
| Preller, James | Jigsaw Jones Series |
| Proimos, James | Johnny Mutton Series |
| Quindlen, Anna | Happily Ever After |
| Regan, Dian Curtis | The Friendship of Milly and Tug |
| Rylant, Cynthia | The Cobble Street Cousins Series |
| The Lighthouse Family Series | |
| Sachar, louis | Marvin Redpost Series |
| Sincic, Allen | Edward Is Only a Fish |
| Vail, Rachel | Mama Rex and T Series |
| Ziefert, Harriet | Trip Day |
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You may also choose other titles by the same author or read any book from a
series on the list.
Research has proven that the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children. Make time every day to share a book with your child!