Entering Kindergarten
Aylesworth, J. One Crow: A Counting Rhyme.
Bemelmans, L. Madeline.
Brett, J. Annie and the Wild Animals.
Brown, E. No Problem.
Bursik, R. Amelia’s Fantastic Flight.
Carle, E. One, Two, Three to the Zoo.
Carle, E. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Carrick, C. Patrick’s Dinosaurs.
Cohen, M. When Will I
Read?
Ehlert, L. Eating the Alphabet:
Fruits and Vegetables
From A to Z.
Feldman, J. Shapes in Nature.
Freeman, D. Corduroy.
Galdone, P. Henny Penny.
Ginsburg, M. Mushroom in the Rain.
Kellogg, S. The Mysterious Tadpole.
Martin, B. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
McCloskey, R. Blueberries for Sal.
McDermott, G. Anansi the Spider.
Micklethwait, L. I Spy: An Alphabet in Art.
Numeroff, L. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
Potter, B. The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Rey, H.A. Curious George.
Rogers, P. The Shapes Game.
Rosen, M. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
Rounds, G. I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a
Fly.
Sendak, M. Where the Wild Things Are.
Seuss, D. Horton Hatches the Egg.
Shannon, G. Climbing Kansas Mountains.
Steig, W. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.
Viorst, J. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day.
Walsh, E.S. Mouse Paint.
Williams, V. Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe.
Entering 1st Graders
Aardema, V. Borreguita and the Coyote.
Andersen, H. Thumbelina.
Asch, F. Happy Birthday, Moon.
Barrett, J. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Brett, J. Mitten: A Ukranian Folktale.
Cannon, J. Stellaluna.
Carson, J. You Hold Me and I’ll Hold You.
Cristaldi, K. Baseball Ballerina.
Daly, N. Papa’s Lucky Shadow.
DePaola, T. The Legend of the Bluebonnet.
Eastman, P. Big Dog...Little Dog.
Gag, W. Millions of Cats.
Guarino, D. Is Your Mama a Llama?
Henkes, K. Chrysanthemum.
Henkes, K. Julius the Baby of the World.
Hoff, S. Danny and the Dinosaur.
Hutchins, P. The Doorbell Rang.
Isadora, R. Over the Green Hills.
Kellogg, S. Paul Bunyan.
Meddaugh, S. Martha Speaks.
Minarik, E. Kiss for Little Bear.
Minarik, E. No Fighting, No Biting.
Numeroff, L. If You Give a Moose a Muffin.
Polacco, P. Rechenka’s Eggs.
Ringgold, F. Tar Beach.
Rylant, C. Henry and Mudge.
Tarkov, E. Frog Prince.
Waber, B. Ira Sleeps Over.
Wiesner, D. Tuesday.
Williams, V. Something Special for Me.
Wood, A. King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub.
Wood, A. Napping House.
Entering 2nd Grade
Adler, D. A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson.
Barton, B. Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs.
Baylor, B. Hawk, You are My Brother.
Berenstein, S. Berenstein Bears and Too Much Junk
Food.
Bridwell, N. Clifford’s Puppy Days.
Brett, J. Berlioz the Bear.
Brown, M. Arthur’s
Tooth.
Brown, M. Runaway
Bunny.
Bulla, C. The Chalk Box
Kid.
Bunting, E. Summer Wheels.
Burningham, J. Hey! Get Off Our Train.
Byars, B. Hurray for the Golly Sisters.
Giff, P. The Secret at the Polk Street School.
Ginsburg, M. Across the Stream.
Henkes, K. Chester’s Way.
Hoban, L. Arthur’s Prize Reader.
Mahy, M. The Seven Chinese Brothers.
Marshal, J. George and Martha.
McCully, E. Mirette on the High Wire.
McKissack, P. Mirandy and Brother Wind.
Noble, T. The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash.
O’Connor, J. Sir Small and the Dragonfly.
Parish, P. Come Back, Amelia Bedelia.
Park, B. Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly
Bus.
Perrault, C. Puss in Boots.
Peterson, J. I Have a Sister—My Sister is Deaf.
Pinkwater, D. Second-Grade Ape.
Polacco, P. Just Plain Fancy.
Roop, P. Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie.
Steig, W. The Amazing Bone.
Stewart, S. The Gardener.
Zelinsky, P. Rumplestiltskin.
Entering 3rd Grade
Berenstain, S. Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV.
Brett, J. Beauty and the Beast.
Bulla, C. Shoeshine Girl.
Byars, B. The Computer Nut.
Cameron, A. Julian, Secret Agent.
Christopher, M. Catch That Pass!
Clifford, E. Harvery’s
Horrible Snake Disaster.
Cohen, B. Molly’s Pilgrim.
Coville, B. Jeremy
Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher.
Danziger, P. Amber Brown is not a Crayon.
De Paola, T. The Clown of God.
Duffy, B. Gadget War.
Erickson, J. R. The Original Adventures of Hank the
Cowdog.
Estes, E. Hundred Dresses.
Giff, P.R. Snaggle Doodles.
Grahame, K. The Reluctant Dragon.
Heide, F. P. The Shrinking of Treehorn.
Hurwitz, J. School’s Out.
Kellogg, S. Island of the Skog.
Martin, R. The Rough-Face Girl.
Noble, T. Jimmy’s Boa and the Big Splash
Birthday Bash.
Rylant, C. When I Was Young in the Mountains.
Sabuda, R. Saint Valentine.
Sachs, B. The Boy Who Ate Dog Biscuits.
Sharmat, M. Gregory, the Terrible Eater.
Shaw, N. Sheep in a Jeep.
Shumat, M. Nate the Great Goes Undercover.
Steig, W. The Real Thief.
Warner, G. Amusement Park Mystery #25
(Boxcar Children).
Wells, R. Morris’s Disappearing Bag.
Whelan, G. Next Spring an Oriole.
Williams, M. The Velveteen Rabbit.
Entering 4th Grade
Atwater, R. Mr. Popper’s Penguins.
Blume, J. Superfudge.
Burnett, F. H. The Little Princess.
Byars, B. Beans on the Roof.
Calhoun, M. Hot-Air Henry
Christopher, M. The Year Mom Won the Pennant.
Cleary, B. Runaway
Ralph.
Clements, A. Frindle.
Conford, E. Jenny
Archer, Author
(Springboard Books).
Dahl, R. The BFG.
Dalgliesh, A. The Courage of Sarah Noble.
Gannett, R. S. My Father’s Dragon.
Ginsburg, M. Chinese Mirror.
Howe, D. Bunnicula.
Lowery, L. All About Sam.
MacLachlan, P. Sarah, Plain and Tall.
Martin, A. Kristy’s Great Idea (Babysitters Club
#1).
Mochizuki, K. Baseball Saved Us.
Park, B. Skinnybones.
Patterson, N.R. The Shiniest Rock of All.
Peterson, J. The Littles.
Rockwell, T. How to Eat Fried Worms.
Sachar, L. Sideways Stories from Wayside
School.
Scieszka, J. Knights of the Kitchen Table (Time
Warp Trio).
Smith, R.K. The War with Grandpa.
Sobol, D. Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues.
Spinelli, J. Crash.
Spinelli, J. Fourth Grade Rats.
Walter, M. Ty’s One-Man Band.
Warner, G. Deserted Library Mystery #21
(Boxcar Children).
White, E. B. Stuart Little.
Wilder, L. Little House on the Prairie.
Entering 5th Grade
Avi. Who Stole the Wizard of Oz?
Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan.
Baum, L. The Wizard of Oz.
Christopher, M. The Kid Who Only Hit Homers.
Clifford, E. Help! I’m a Prisoner in the Library.
Coolidge, S. What Katy
Did.
Dahl, R. Danny, the
Champion of the World.
DeClements, B. Nothing’s
Fair in Fifth Grade.
Dubois, W.P. The
Twenty-One Balloons.
Edwards, J. The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.
Fritz, J. And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
Gardiner, J. R. Stone Fox.
Getz, D. Almost Famous.
Giff, P. R. Lily’s Crossing.
Harriott, J. The Market Square Dog.
Henry, M. Misty of Chincoteague.
Holling, H.C. Seabird.
Hunkin, O. Dangerous Journey.
Hurwitz, J. Baseball Fever.
Kehret, P. Earthquake Terror.
Leppard, L.G. Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
(Mandie Book #1).
Lindgren, A.E. Pipi Longstocking.
MacDonald, G. The Princess and the Goblin.
Naylor, P. R. Shiloh.
Nesbitt, E. The Enchanted Castle.
Perretti, F. The Door in the Dragon’s Throat
(Cooper Kids Adventure #1).
Price, J. Truth is a Bright Star.
Sachar, L. There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom.
Scieszka, J. Tut, Tut.
Sobol, D. Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace.
Steig, W. Abel’s Island.
St. John, P. Treasures of the Snow.