Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping by Peggy Parish Animals in the Fall by Gail Saunders-Smith Arthur’s Reading Race by Marc Brown Baby Bear’s Chairs by Jane Yolen The Berenstain Bears by the Sea by Stan and Jan Berenstain Best Friends by Marcia Leonard Big Brown Bear by David M. McPhail Biscuit and the Baby by Alyssa Satin Capucilli Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton A Box Can Be Many Things by Dana Meachan Rau Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Busy, Busy Mouse by Virginia Kroll Clifford and the Halloween Parade by Norman Bridwell Cloudy Day Sunny Day by Donald Crews The Day the Sheep Showed Up by David M. McPhail The Day the Teacher Went Bananas by James Howe Do You Want to Be My Friend? Eric Carle Dogku by Andrew Clements Dozen Dizzy Dogs by William H. Hooks Fluffy Goes to School by Kate McMullan The Golly Sisters Ride Again by Betsy Byars Groundhog Day by Betsy Lewin Harry Takes a Bath by Harriet Ziefert Hippos Go Berserk by Sandra Boynton Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss Huggly Gets Dressed by Tedd Arnold I Am Planet Earth by Jean Marzollo I Am the Artist by Dawn Anderson I Can Snowboard by E. Eckart and Edana Eckart I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown Just Shopping with Mom by Mercer Mayer The Last Puppy by Frank Asch Later, Rover! by Harriet Ziefert The Little Red Hen by Ellen Tarlow Morris the Moose by B. Wiseman My Car by Byron Barton No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling by James Stevenson Planes by Anne F. Rockwell Rabbit’s Party by Eve Bunting Recess Mess: First-Grade Friends by Grace Maccarone Sail Away by Donald Crews Snow Day! by Patricia Lakin Three Bears by Margaret Hillert Top Cat by Lois Ehlert What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss Where Crocodiles Have Wings by Patricia C. McKissack Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
Second Grade Suggested Reading:
Airmail to the Moon by Tom Birdseye Amelia’s Fantastic Flight by Rose Bursik Angel Child, Dragon Child by Michele Maria Surat Babar and the Succotash Bird by Ellen Weiss & Laurent de Brunhoff The Bear’s Picnic by Stan Berenstain The Berenstain Bears Trouble With Pets by Stan Berenstain Bessie Coleman: Daring to Fly by Shannon Zemlicka Cam Jansen & The First Day of School Mystery by David A. Adler Camp Ghost-Away by Judy Delton The Christmas Witch by Joanne F. Oppenheim The Creepy Computer Mystery by Elizabeth Levy Curious George Goes to a Movie by H. A. Rey The Custodian from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler Dahlia by Barbara McClintock A Dandelion’s Life by John Himmelman The Day I Saw My Father Cry by Bill Cosby Doctor Doolittle and His Animal Family by Hugh Lofting Ferryboat Ride! by Anne F. Rockwell Franklin Plays the Game by Paulette Bourgeois The Case of the Golden Key by James Preller The Golly Sisters Go West by Betsy Cromer Byars Good Morning, Chick by Mirra Ginsburg Helen Keller by David A. Adler Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days by Cynthia Rylant Jake Drake, Teacher’s Pet by Andrew Clements John Philip Duck by Patricia Polacco Little Bear’s Visit by Else Holmelund Minarak Little Polar Bear, Take Me Home! by Hans de Beer Lucky Dog Days by Judy Delton Madeline Says Merci: The-Always-Be-Polite Book by John Bemelmans Marciano Max by Rachel Isadora Milk from Cow to Carton by Aliki Miss Rumphius: Story and Pictures by Barbara Cooney The Missing Tooth by Joanna Cole Mr. Putter & Tabby Toot the Horn by Cynthia Rylant Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book by Cynthia Rylant The Magic School Bus Sees Stars by Nancy White Nutik, the Wolf Pup by Jean Craighead George On Mother’s Lap by Ann Herbert Scott Paddington Bear and the Busy Bee Carnival by Michael Bond Possum and the Peeper by Anne Hunter Possum’s Harvest Moon by Anne Hunter Puppy Puzzle by Ben M. Baglio Rudi’s Pond by Eve Bunting Sacagawea: Journey to the West by Jessica S. Gunderson The Secret Garden by Hodgson Frances Burnett Sunset of the Sabertooth by Mary Pope Osborne Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone The Tooth Book by Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg The Unwilling Umpire: A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver by Aliki When Winter Comes by Robert Maass
Third Grade Suggested Reading:
Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest by Marc Brown & Stephen Krensky
Gordon and the New Girl by Suzanne Williams
New Ghoul in School by Marcia Thornton Jones & Debbie Dadey
Amber Brown Sees Red by Paula Danziger
Postcards from Australia by Helen Arnold
The Bald Bandit by Ron Roy
Basketball in Action by Bobbie Kalman & John Crossingham
Brigid Bewitched by Kathleen Leverich
Butterfly Buddies by Judy Cox
The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia Reilly Giff
Cannonball Chris by Jean Marzollo
The Captain Contest by Matt Christopher
The Case of the Elevator Duck by Polly Berrien Berends
The Case of the Secret Message by Parker C. Hinter
Caves by Neil Morris
Circus Pony by Jeanne Betancourt
Clara Barton by Candice F. Ransom
Cuckoo Feathers by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Days of the Knights: A Tale of Castles and Battles by Christopher Maynard
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. Seuss
Dinosaurs: A Companion to Dinosaurs Before Dark by Will Osborne
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements
The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
Food Chain Frenzy by Anne Capeci
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford
From Pictures to Words: A Book About Making a Book by Janet Stevens
Funny Face Fight by Carolyn Keene
A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein
Hank the Cowdog 16: Lost in the Blinded Blizzard by John R. Erickson
The Haunting of Grade 3 by Grace Maccarone
Home to Medicine Mountain by Chiori Santiago & C. Santiago
Horrible Harry and the Dungeon by Suzy Kline
Jimmy’s Boa Bounces Back by Trinka Hanks Noble
Jungle Drums by Graeme Base
Karen’s Chain Letter by Ann M. Martin
A Little Shopping by Cynthia Rylant
Miami Gets it Straight by Patricia C. McKissack
Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker! by Dan Gutman
Old Turtle and the Broken Truth by Douglas Wood
Pet Shop Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Pinky and Rex and the Just-Right Pet by James Howe
Puppies in the Pantry by Ben M. Baglio
Purrfectly Purrfect: Life at the Acatemy by Patricia Lauber
Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco
The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner by Eileen Christelow
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates by Jonah Winter
Space Case by Edward Marshall
There’s a Nightmare in my Closet by Mercer Mayer
My Brother’s Keeper: Virginia’s Civil War Diary by Mary Pope Osborne
Winnie Dancing on Her Own by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Young Riders of the Pony Express by Jessica S. Gunderson
First Grade Suggested Reading
The 100th Day of School by Angela Shelf Medearis
Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping by Peggy ParishAnimals in the Fall by Gail Saunders-Smith
Arthur’s Reading Race by Marc Brown
Baby Bear’s Chairs by Jane Yolen
The Berenstain Bears by the Sea by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Best Friends by Marcia Leonard
Big Brown Bear by David M. McPhail
Biscuit and the Baby by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton
A Box Can Be Many Things by Dana Meachan Rau
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Busy, Busy Mouse by Virginia Kroll
Clifford and the Halloween Parade by Norman Bridwell
Cloudy Day Sunny Day by Donald Crews
The Day the Sheep Showed Up by David M. McPhail
The Day the Teacher Went Bananas by James Howe
Do You Want to Be My Friend? Eric Carle
Dogku by Andrew Clements
Dozen Dizzy Dogs by William H. Hooks
Fluffy Goes to School by Kate McMullan
The Golly Sisters Ride Again by Betsy Byars
Groundhog Day by Betsy Lewin
Harry Takes a Bath by Harriet Ziefert
Hippos Go Berserk by Sandra Boynton
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
Huggly Gets Dressed by Tedd Arnold
I Am Planet Earth by Jean Marzollo
I Am the Artist by Dawn Anderson
I Can Snowboard by E. Eckart and Edana Eckart
I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown
Just Shopping with Mom by Mercer Mayer
The Last Puppy by Frank Asch
Later, Rover! by Harriet Ziefert
The Little Red Hen by Ellen Tarlow
Morris the Moose by B. Wiseman
My Car by Byron Barton
No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling by James Stevenson
Planes by Anne F. Rockwell
Rabbit’s Party by Eve Bunting
Recess Mess: First-Grade Friends by Grace Maccarone
Sail Away by Donald Crews
Snow Day! by Patricia Lakin
Three Bears by Margaret Hillert
Top Cat by Lois Ehlert
What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss
Where Crocodiles Have Wings by Patricia C. McKissack
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
Second Grade Suggested Reading:
Airmail to the Moon by Tom BirdseyeAmelia’s Fantastic Flight by Rose Bursik
Angel Child, Dragon Child by Michele Maria Surat
Babar and the Succotash Bird by Ellen Weiss & Laurent de Brunhoff
The Bear’s Picnic by Stan Berenstain
The Berenstain Bears Trouble With Pets by Stan Berenstain
Bessie Coleman: Daring to Fly by Shannon Zemlicka
Cam Jansen & The First Day of School Mystery by David A. Adler
Camp Ghost-Away by Judy Delton
The Christmas Witch by Joanne F. Oppenheim
The Creepy Computer Mystery by Elizabeth Levy
Curious George Goes to a Movie by H. A. Rey
The Custodian from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
Dahlia by Barbara McClintock
A Dandelion’s Life by John Himmelman
The Day I Saw My Father Cry by Bill Cosby
Doctor Doolittle and His Animal Family by Hugh Lofting
Ferryboat Ride! by Anne F. Rockwell
Franklin Plays the Game by Paulette Bourgeois
The Case of the Golden Key by James Preller
The Golly Sisters Go West by Betsy Cromer Byars
Good Morning, Chick by Mirra Ginsburg
Helen Keller by David A. Adler
Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days by Cynthia Rylant
Jake Drake, Teacher’s Pet by Andrew Clements
John Philip Duck by Patricia Polacco
Little Bear’s Visit by Else Holmelund Minarak
Little Polar Bear, Take Me Home! by Hans de Beer
Lucky Dog Days by Judy Delton
Madeline Says Merci: The-Always-Be-Polite Book by John Bemelmans Marciano
Max by Rachel Isadora
Milk from Cow to Carton by Aliki
Miss Rumphius: Story and Pictures by Barbara Cooney
The Missing Tooth by Joanna Cole
Mr. Putter & Tabby Toot the Horn by Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book by Cynthia Rylant
The Magic School Bus Sees Stars by Nancy White
Nutik, the Wolf Pup by Jean Craighead George
On Mother’s Lap by Ann Herbert Scott
Paddington Bear and the Busy Bee Carnival by Michael Bond
Possum and the Peeper by Anne Hunter
Possum’s Harvest Moon by Anne Hunter
Puppy Puzzle by Ben M. Baglio
Rudi’s Pond by Eve Bunting
Sacagawea: Journey to the West by Jessica S. Gunderson
The Secret Garden by Hodgson Frances Burnett
Sunset of the Sabertooth by Mary Pope Osborne
Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone
The Tooth Book by Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg
The Unwilling Umpire: A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver by Aliki
When Winter Comes by Robert Maass
Third Grade Suggested Reading:
Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest by Marc Brown & Stephen Krensky
Gordon and the New Girl by Suzanne Williams
New Ghoul in School by Marcia Thornton Jones & Debbie Dadey
Amber Brown Sees Red by Paula Danziger
Postcards from Australia by Helen Arnold
The Bald Bandit by Ron Roy
Basketball in Action by Bobbie Kalman & John Crossingham
Brigid Bewitched by Kathleen Leverich
Butterfly Buddies by Judy Cox
The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia Reilly Giff
Cannonball Chris by Jean Marzollo
The Captain Contest by Matt Christopher
The Case of the Elevator Duck by Polly Berrien Berends
The Case of the Secret Message by Parker C. Hinter
Caves by Neil Morris
Circus Pony by Jeanne Betancourt
Clara Barton by Candice F. Ransom
Cuckoo Feathers by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Days of the Knights: A Tale of Castles and Battles by Christopher Maynard
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. Seuss
Dinosaurs: A Companion to Dinosaurs Before Dark by Will Osborne
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements
The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo
Food Chain Frenzy by Anne Capeci
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford
From Pictures to Words: A Book About Making a Book by Janet Stevens
Funny Face Fight by Carolyn Keene
A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein
Hank the Cowdog 16: Lost in the Blinded Blizzard by John R. Erickson
The Haunting of Grade 3 by Grace Maccarone
Home to Medicine Mountain by Chiori Santiago & C. Santiago
Horrible Harry and the Dungeon by Suzy Kline
Jimmy’s Boa Bounces Back by Trinka Hanks Noble
Jungle Drums by Graeme Base
Karen’s Chain Letter by Ann M. Martin
A Little Shopping by Cynthia Rylant
Miami Gets it Straight by Patricia C. McKissack
Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker! by Dan Gutman
Old Turtle and the Broken Truth by Douglas Wood
Pet Shop Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Pinky and Rex and the Just-Right Pet by James Howe
Puppies in the Pantry by Ben M. Baglio
Purrfectly Purrfect: Life at the Acatemy by Patricia Lauber
Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco
The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner by Eileen Christelow
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates by Jonah Winter
Space Case by Edward Marshall
There’s a Nightmare in my Closet by Mercer Mayer
My Brother’s Keeper: Virginia’s Civil War Diary by Mary Pope Osborne
Winnie Dancing on Her Own by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Young Riders of the Pony Express by Jessica S. Gunderson
Multicultural Stories
The Lotus Seed Sherry Garland
Angel Child, Dragon Child Michele M. Surat
Bigmama’s Donald Crews
I Lost My Tooth in Africa Penda Diakite
Tar Beach Faith Ringgold
Cleversticks Bernard Ashley
At the Beach Huy Voun Lee
Fishing Sunday Tony Johnston
So Far From the Sea Eve Bunting
The Keeping Quilt Patricia Polacco
Star of Fear, Star of Hope Jo Hoestlandt
I Love Saturdays y Domingos Alma Flor Ada
Radio Man Arthur Dorros
Under the Lemon Moon Edith Hope Fine
The Mud Pony Caron Lee Cohen
Mama, Do You Love Me? Barbara M Joosse
The Butter Man Elizabeth and Ali Alalou
The Stars in My Geddoh’s Sky Claire Sidhom Matze