Readers and Early Chapter Books
Readers
Level 1
I Like Bugs Margaret Wise Brown
The Lion and the Mouse Gail Herman
Pete the Cat's Big Lunch James Dean
(there are many Pete the Cat readers)
Big Shark, Little Shark Anna Membrino
A Pig, a Fox, and a Box Jonathan Fenske
Level 2
(some of these may be labeled Level 1, but they read like a higher level, so I've placed them here)
Penny and Her Marble Kevin Henkes
Little Bear Else Holmeland Minkark
Henry and Mudge Cynthia Rylant
Frog and Toad Arnold Lobel
Owl at Home Arnold Lobel
Level 3
Bravest Dog Ever: Story of Balto Natalie Standiford
Wagon Wheels Barbara Brenner
Clara and the Bookwagon Nancy Smiler Levinson
Greg's Microscope Millicent Selsam
Dolphin Robert Morris
Daniels' Duck Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 4
The Titanic: Lost and Found Judy Donelly
Prairie School Avi
Pompeii: Buried Alive! Edith Kunhardt
Tut's Mummy Judy Donelly
Ivy and Bean Annie Barrows
Billy and Blaze C.W Anderson
Pet Vet Series Darrel Odgers and Sally Odgers
Find more great fairy tales and folk tales on the Picture Book list, and even more on the CHESS library fairy tale shelf, or in the 398.2 section of your local library.
Rookie Read About Science series
Level 1
I Like Bugs Margaret Wise Brown
The Lion and the Mouse Gail Herman
Pete the Cat's Big Lunch James Dean
(there are many Pete the Cat readers)
Big Shark, Little Shark Anna Membrino
A Pig, a Fox, and a Box Jonathan Fenske
Level 2
(some of these may be labeled Level 1, but they read like a higher level, so I've placed them here)
Penny and Her Marble Kevin Henkes
Little Bear Else Holmeland Minkark
Henry and Mudge Cynthia Rylant
Frog and Toad Arnold Lobel
Owl at Home Arnold Lobel
Level 3
Bravest Dog Ever: Story of Balto Natalie Standiford
Wagon Wheels Barbara Brenner
Clara and the Bookwagon Nancy Smiler Levinson
Greg's Microscope Millicent Selsam
Dolphin Robert Morris
Daniels' Duck Clyde Robert Bulla
Level 4
The Titanic: Lost and Found Judy Donelly
Prairie School Avi
Pompeii: Buried Alive! Edith Kunhardt
Tut's Mummy Judy Donelly
MercyWatson Kate DiCamillo
Bink and Golly Kate DiCamillo
Ivy and Bean Annie Barrows
Nate
the Great Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Boxcar
Children Gertrude Stein Warner
Billy and Blaze C.W Anderson
GooneyBird Greene Lois Lowry
BetsyTacy Maud Hart Lovelace
Chicken Squad Doreen Cronin
Calpurnia Tate,
Girl Vet Jaqueline Kelly
Mango and Bambang Polly Faber
Animal Adventures
Pet Vet Series Darrel Odgers and Sally Odgers
Books with Boy
Characters (yes, I know! These aren't just for boys. But I often get
requests for "books for boys" or "books for girls", and
this is the least offensive way I can title this category.)
The Chalk Box Kid Robert Bulla
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
Alice Dalgliesh
The MiniatureWorld of Marvin James
Elise Broach
Books with Girl
Characters (see the disclaimer above)
Princess in Black Shannon
Hale
Calpurnia Tate,Girl Vet
Jaqueline
Kelly
Mango and Bambang Polly Faber
Piper Green andthe Fairy Tree Ellen
Potter
Clementine
Sara Pennypacker
Daisy Dawson ison Her Way! Steve
Voake
Fairy
Tales
Cinderella K.Y. Kraft
Beauty and the Beast
Mahlon Craft
The Twelve Dancing Princesses Marianna Mayer
A First Book of Fairy Tales
DK Books
The Rainbow Fairy Book Andrew Lang
Hansel and Gretel Brothers Grimm and Sybille Schenker
Little Red Riding Hood Brothers Grimm and Sybille Schenker
Find more great fairy tales and folk tales on the Picture Book list, and even more on the CHESS library fairy tale shelf, or in the 398.2 section of your local library.
Fantasy
My
Father's Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett
MagicTreehouse (series) Mary Osborne
TimeJumpers (series) Wendy Mass
Historical
Fiction
If you need help
finding books on a specific time period, interests, or age level, ask Mrs.
Meester or your local librarian!)
MagicTree House series Mary Pope Osborne
The Cabin Faced West
Jean Fritz
A Lion to Guard Us
Clyde Robert Bulla
Gold Rush Winter Claire Rudolph Murphy
Mary
on Horseback
Rosemary Wells
Non-Fiction and Biography
Books
by Gail Gibbons
(or
any from the Wells of Knowledge series)
Rookie Read About Science series
Poetry
