GRADED BOOKS

Compiled by S. Kirven

Please note Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) (See Guarini Library homepage (http://www.njcu.edu/Guarini/ - Databases by Title) List of books can be generated from the Search page by Age or Grade Level, and under Reading Metrics by Lexile Range, Reading Level, Interest Level, Point Range. Results are linked to OSCAR, the online library catalog.) ALSO Novelist Jr. K-8 database does the same thing and is linked to our catalog too.

Grade K-1 Adler, David A Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery Juv. H176t Aliki At Mary Bloom’s Juv. A411a Bonsall, Crosby Tell Me Some More Juv. B721t Brown, Marcia How Hippo! Juv. B879h Brown, Margaret The Runaway Bunny Juv. B8791ru Burningham, John Mr. Gumpy’s Outing Juv. B966m Burton, Virginia Lee Katy and Juv.B9747k Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel JuvB94747ms Carle, Eric Grouchy Ladybug Juv. C278g Carle, Eric Very Busy Spider Juv. C278u Carle, Eric Very Hungry Caterpillar Juv.C2787 1987 Carlstrom, Nancy White Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear Juv. C278b Cole, Brock No More Baths Juv. C6888n Cole, William Frances Face Maker Juv.C6897f Crews, Donald Freight Train Juv.625.24.C927f Davis, Gibbs Katy’s First Haircut Juv.D2615k DeRegniers, Beatrice May I Bring a Friend? Juv.D431m Schenk Dillon, Barbara The Beast in the Bed Juv.D5785b Donnelly, Liza Dinosaur’s Halloween Juv.D68 Ehlert, Lois Eating the Alphabet Juv.421.1.E14 Eichenberg, Fritz Ape in a Cape Juv.E34a Emberley, Barbara Juv. 533d Emberley, Ed The wing on a Flea Juv. 534w Flack, Marjorie Angus and the Cat Juv. F571a2 Flack, Marjorie Angus and the Ducks Juv. F571a4 Flack, Marjorie Angus Lost Juv. F571a8 Flora, James Sherwood Walks Home Juv.F632s Foulds, Elfrida Vipont, The Elephant and the Bad Baby Juv.F767e Freeman, Don Corduroy Juv.F855co Gag, Wanda The Funny Thing Juv.G132f Gag, Wanda Millions of Cats Juv.G132m

Sdk 11/12rev. 11/18 Godwin, Laura Best Fall of All Juv. G591b Gramatky, Hardie Hercules Juv. G745h Hall, Kirsten Tooth Fairy Juv. H176t Hoff, Syd Grizzwold Juv. 6 98g Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon Juv. J66hp Kerr, Sue Felt Rosa-Too-Little Juv. F325r Keats, Ezra Jack Peter’s Chair Juv. K25p Krauss, Ruth Carrot Seed Juv. K91ca Langstaff, John Frog went- a- courting Juv. 398.8.F927 Langstaff, John Over ion the Meadow Juv. L285ov Lobel, Arnold How the Rooster Saved the Day Juv. L7972ho Luttrell, Ida Milo’s Toothache Juv. L974m

Marzollo, Claudio Kenny and the Little Kickers Juv. M3925k McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal Juv. M127b Michaels< Anna Best Friends Juv.M6215b Murphy, Jill Peace at Last Juv.M9776p

Nicklaus, Carol Sometimes I Share juv.S697s Nodset, Joan Who took the Farmer’s Hat Juv. 679w Payne, Emmy Katy no Pocket Juv. P346k Preston, Edna Squawk to the Moon Juv. P937s Segal, Lore All the way home Juv.S454a Sendak, Maurice One Was Johnny Juv. S4745on Sendak, Maurice Where the Wild Things Are Juv.S4645w Seuss, Dr. Cat in the Hat Juv. G313ch Shaw, Charles It Looked Like Spilt Milk Juv.S534i Slobodkina, Esphyr Caps for Sale Juv. S6343c Suen, Anastasia Subway Juv.S944s Udry, Janice Juv. 582.16.U27t Ueno, Noriko Elephant buttons Juv. U22e Weiss, Ellen Lucky duck Juv.W4291l Weiss, Ellen Twins Go to bed Juv. W429tg Weiss, Ellen Twins Have a Flight Juv.W429tw Willems, Mo We Are in a Book! Juv.W699w Zemach, Harve Mommy buy me a china doll Juv. 784.4.253m Zion, Gene Harry by the sea Juv. Z79hd Zion, Gene Harry the dirty dog Juv. Z79h Zion, Gene No Roses for Harry Juv. Z79n

Grades 1-2 Ackerman, K. Juv. A182s Allard, Harry Miss Nelson is Missing Juv.A419m Anderson, Hans Christian The Ugly Duckling Juv.398.2.A544ug Anderson, Lonzo The Halloween Party Juv.A547h Babbitt, Natalie Phoebe’s Revolt Juv.B112p Bang, Molly The Paper Crane Juv.B216p Bishop, Claire The Five Chinese Brothers* Juv.B622f Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin Rides A Bike Juv. B772fb And Clark, Brenda Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin In the Dark Juv. B772fd and Clark, Brenda Brown, Margaret Wise Wheel On the Chimney Juv.8791whi Cameron, Polly I Can’t Said the Ant Juv. 817.C182I Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree Juv. C522g Clifton, Lucille Boy Who Didn’t Believe in Spring Juv. (on order)

Sdk 11/12rev. 11/18 Coombs, Pat Dorrie and the Weather Box Juv.C775dw Cristaldi, Kathryn Even Steven and Odd Todd Juv. C845e Daugherty, James P. Andy and the Lion Juv.D238a Kwitz, Mary Deball Little Vampire and the Midnight Bear Juv.K987l Desbarats, Peter Gabrielle and Selena Juv.D443g Devlin, Wende Cranberry Thanksgiving Juv. D489c Ehrlich, Amy Buck-Buck the Chicken Juv. E337b Flack, Marjorie Walter the Lazy Mouse Juv. F571w5 Gaydos, Nora Amazing Animals: 5 Phonics Stories Juv. 428.6.G2859a 2004 Hautzig, Deborah Happy Birthday, Little Witch Juv. H382h Hautzig, Deborah Little Wtch’s Big Night Juv. H382L Hopkins, Lee Bennett Halloween Howls: Holiday Poetry Juv.811.008.H193 Houston, Gloria My Great Aunt Arizona Juv.923.773 H893h Huck, Charlotte S. Princess Furball Juv.398.2H882 Freeman, Don Norman the Doorman Juv.F855n Isadora, Rachel At the Crossroads Juv.Juv.I74g Joose, Barbara M. Dead Guys Tals: A Wild Willie Mystery Juv. J818d Koontz, Robin Michal The Camping Trip Juv. K828c Lin, Grace Ling & Ting Not Exactly the Same Juv.L7353L Lobel, Arnold Days With Frog and Toad Juv. L797d Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad All Year Juv. L797f Maestro, Marco and Geese Find the Missing Piece, School Time Juv. 398.6M186g 1999 Riddle Rhymes McMullan, Kate Pearl Wagner and Three Secrets Juv.M478p Morris, Kimberly Molly in the Middle Juv.M8767m Nicklaus, Carol Sometimes I Share Juv.S697s O’Connor, Jane Eek, Stories to Make You Shriek Juv.)183e Polacco, Patricia The Keeping Quilt Juv. P762k Rau, Dana Meachen Secret Code Juv. R239s Reynolds, Peter, Ish Juv. R4645i Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge: The First Book Juv. R994ha Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge and the Tall House Juv.R994ht San Souci, Robert D. Sukey and the Mermaid Juv.398.21.S194s Scarry, Richard The Best Mistakes Ever! and Other Stories Juv. S2863be Van Leeuwen, Jean Oliver the Mighty Pig Juv. V259o Van Leeuwen, Jean Tales of Oliver Pig Juv. V259ta Wild, Margaret Let the Celebrations Begin Juv. W668L Young, Ed Seven Blind Mice Juv. 398.21.Y71s Ziefert, Harriet A Dozen Dozens Juv. Z65d

Grades 2-3 Adler, David A. Cam Jansen and the Birthday Mystery Juv. A237c Cepeda, Joe. Swing Juv.C399s Christopher, Matt Soccer ‘Cats Juv. C556c Dadey, Debbie Skeletons Don’t Play Tubas Juv. D121s And Thornton-Jones, Marcia Davies, Gillian and Why Worms? Juv. D255w Delacre, Lulu Rafi and Rosi: Carnaval Juv. D3325rc DePino, Catherine Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet: Juv. D419b And McGhee, Alison How to Deal with Bullies DiCamillo, Kate Bink & Gollie Juv.D545b English, Karen Hot day on Abbott Avenue Juv.E587h Giff, Patricia Reilly Kidnap at the Catfish Café Juv. G457k Giff, Patricia Reilly Mary Moon is Missing Juv. G457m Harrington, Janice N. Roberto walks home Juv..H2998r Hautzig, Deborah Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Juv. 398.21.H382n 1993

Sdk 11/12rev. 11/18 Johnson, Angela Do like Kyla Juv. .J662d Klein, Abby Don’t sit on my lunch Juv.K642d Kramer, Robin Look, Lenore Ruby Lu, Brave and True Juv.L363r Low, Alice The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches Marzollo, Jean I am Fire Juv. 614.841.M93i Milton, Joyce Wild, wild wolves Juv. 599.74.M662w Moon, Nicola Alligator tails and Crocodile Cakes Juv.M818a Moon, Nicola J.J. Rabbit and the Monster Juv,M818j Oberman, Sheldon The Always Prayer Shawl Juv. O12a Rosenbloom, Joseph Deputy Dan and the Bank Robbers San Souci, Robert D. The Samurai’s Daughter Juv. 398.2.S2295a Siebert, Diane Mojave Juv. 811.54.S571m Wyeth, Sharon Dennis Something beautiful Juv .W979s

Grade 3 Collier, Bryan Uptown Juv. 974.714 .C699U Compestine, Ying Chang Runaway Rice Cake Juv.C7375r Compestine, Ying Chang Real story of stone soup Juv. 398.2 .C7375r Deedy, Carmen Agra Martina, the beautiful cockroach : a Cuban folktale Juv. 398.2 .D3113ma 2007 Di Camilio, Kate Bink and Gollie Juv.D545b Falcone, L.M. Walking with the Dead Juv.F1827w Grimes, Nikki Make way for Dyamonde Daniel Juv.G862m Hopkinson, Deborah Billy and the Rebel Juv.H797b Howard, Elizabeth F. Virgie goes to school with us boys Juv.H8485V Jordan, Rosklyn Salt in his shoes : Juv. J828s Michael Jordan in pursuit of a dream McDonald, Megan Stink and the incredible super-galactic jawbreaker Juv. M1357si McKissack, Pat Flossie & the fox Juv.M1585fl Medina, Meg. Tìa Isa wants a car Juv. M4916t Mitchell, Margaree King Uncle Jed’s barbershop Juv.M682U Mochizuki, Ken Baseball saved us Juv.M688b Mora, Pat Doña Flor : a tall tale about a giant woman Juv.M8275d with a great big heart Morales, Yuyi Just a minute : a trickster tale and counting book Juv.398.2 .M8283j 2003 Nelson, Vaunda M. The book itch : freedom, truth Juv.N424b & Harlem's greatest bookstore Nolen, Jerdine In my Momma's kitchen Juv.N791i Say, Allen Grandfather’s Journey Juv.920.9952 .S742G Say, Allen Tea with milk Juv.920.7 .S274s Sheth, Kashmira My Dadima wears a sari Juv. S5544m Soto, Gary Too many tamales Juv. S717t Steptoe, Javaka Jones Family Express Juv. S837j Steptoe, John Story of Jumping Mouse: a native American legend Juv. 398.2 .S837s Trice, Linda Kenya’s song Juv\T8234k Woodson, Jacqueline Other Side Juv.W898O Woodson, Jacqueline We had a picnic this Sunday past Juv.W898w

Grade 4 Bellairs, John House With the Clock in the Walls Juv. B435h Bond, Michael A Bear Called Paddington Juv.B711b Brink, Carol R. Caddie Woodlawn Juv.B858c (caution: Contains dated perspectives, see https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2007/03/reflections-on-caddie-woodlawn- teaching.html

Sdk 11/12rev. 11/18 http://orangeswan.blogspot.com/2008/08/caddie-woodlawn-and-dangers-of.html http://newberryproject.blogspot.com/2007/06/more-caddie-woodlawn.htm) Butterworth, Oliver The Enormous Egg Juv.B9888e Byars, Betsy The Not Just Anybody Family Juv.993n Clements, Andrew Frindle Juv. C626f Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach Juv. D1315j Dahl, Roald The Witches Juv.D1315w Fitzgerald, John The Great Brain Juv. F553g Flake, Sharon G Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street Juv.F576br Fleischman, Sid The Whipping Boy Juv. F596w Garfield, James Follow My Leader Juv. Juv. G Giblin, James Cross Did Fleming Rescue Churchill?: A Research Puzzle Juv.G4468d Gipson, Fred Old Yeller Juv. G514o Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague Juv. H523m Kennedy, Richard The Leprechaun’s Story Juv. K539l Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-up files of Juv.k822F Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Lewis, C. S. The Magician’s Nephew Juv. L6372m Little, Jean Home From Far Juv. L778h Lobel, Arnold Juv. L7972fa Lowry, Lois Number the Stars Juv. L921n McCloskey, Robert Homer Price Juv. M127h Maclachlan, Patricia Sarah, Plain and Tall Juv. M159s Medina, Tony DeShawn Days Juv.811.54.M491d Miles, Miska Annie and the Old One Juv. M6435an Peet, Bill Bill Peet: An Autobiography Juv.928.1.P375 Pinkwater, Daniel The Hoboken Chicken Emergency Juv. P655sh Robinson, Barbara The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Juv. R658b Sachs, Marilyn Veronica Ganz Juv. S121v Selden, George The Cricket in Times Square Juv. T471c Sobol, Daniel Encyclopedia Brown Juv. S677e Stearns, Pamela Into the Painted Bear Lair Juv. S799i Stine, R. L. Goosebumps: Ghost Camp Juv. S86g Stine, R.L. Goosebumps Series 2000 Juv. S86j Stolz, Mary The Bully of Barkham Street Juv. S876bu Van deWetering, J. Hugh Pine and Something Else Juv.V244h Van Leeuwen, Jean Great Googlesetin Museum Mystery Juv.V2593g (Three adventurous mice escape from their home at Macy's department store and spend an exciting week in the Guggenheim Museum, creating a sensation in the art world.) White, E.B. Stuart Little Juv.W5833s White, E.B. Trumpet of the Swan Juv. W5833t Wilder, Laura Farmer Boy Juv.W673a Williams, Jay Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine Juv. W724d5

Grade 5 Armstrong, William Sounder Juv. A739s Babbitt, Natalie Tuck Everlasting Juv. B112t Bauer, Marion Dane On My Honor Juv. B344o Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey Juv. B965I Byars, Betsy Cracker Johnson Juv. B993c Collier, James My Brother Sam is Dead Juv. C711m Dubois, William Pene The Giant Juv. D816gi Fitzhugh, Louise Harriet the Spy Juv. F555h Fleishman, Sid By the great horn spooon! Juv. F596b Fleishman, Sid The Ghost in the Noonday Sun Juv. F596g

Sdk 11/12rev. 11/18 Grahame, Kenneth Wind in the Willows Juv. G742w Juster, Norton The Phantom Tollbooth Juv.J96p Lawson, Robert Ben and Me Juv. L4257b L’Engle, Madeline A Wrinkle in Time Juv. 566w McSwigan, Marie Snow Treasure Juv. M175s Morey, Walt Gentle Ben Juv. M845g Norton, Mary The Borrowers Juv. N886bo2 O’Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Juv. O14m O’Dell, Scott The Black Pearl Juv, O23b Paterson, Katherine Bridge to Terabithia Juv. P296b Pearce, Phillippa Tom’s Midnight Garden Juv. P359t Strasser, Todd Help, I’m Trapped in a Movie Star’s Body Juv. S898h Strasser, Todd Help, I’m Trapped in My Principal’s Body Juv. 898hm Strasser, Todd Help, I’m Trapped in a Professional Wrestler’s Body Juv.S898hp \

Grade 6-8 Brooks, Bruce What Hearts Juv. B8725w Cushman, Karen Catherine Called Birdy Juv. C9863c Fox, Paula The Eagle Kite Juv.F793e Freedman, Russell Lincoln: A Photobiography Juv. 923.173 .L736fri Freedman, Russell The Wright Brothers: Juv. 926.2.W947f How They Invented the Airplane George, Jean Craighead Julie of the Wolves Juv. G348j Horowitz, Anthony Scorpia Juv.H8165s (An Alex Rider adventure) Lowry, Lois The Giver Juv.L921g Mc Kissack, Patricia The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural Juv. M1585d McKissack, Patricia Sojourner Truth Ain’t I a Woman Juv. 920.7.T874m

Sources CMC LB1527.F69 1987 Celebrate Literature! Second Grade CMC LB1573.F638 2009 Fountas & Pinnell Leveled book List K-8+ CMC Z1037.A1.T42 1994 Teachers’ Favorite Books for Kids CMC Z1037.A1.T42 1997 More Teacher’s Favorite Books for Kids CMC Z1037 .F847 1990 Books kids will sit still for: the complete read-aloud guide CMC Z1037.F847 1995 More Books Kids Will Sit Still for a read-aloud guide

Databases Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) (See Guarini Library- Databases by Title)

List of books can be generated from the Search page by Age or Grade Level , and under Reading Metrics Lexile Range, Reading Level, Interest Level, and Point Range.

Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature (DAWCL) http://dawcl.com/ List of award winning books can be generated by Age of Reader from the Search page.

Novelist K-8 Plus (See Guarini Library- Databases by Title) Search (Click Advanced Search) by age group, grade level, lexile range, etc. Booktalks and reviews are also available.

Websites College Collaborative for Equity In Literacy Learning (CELL)

Sdk 11/12rev. 11/18 http://cell.msmc.edu/literature/ (150 multicultural texts to help diversify Appendix B of the Common Core. Educators from around the country recommended the books, and awards were consulted)

Great Early Elementary Reads http://www.ala.org/alsc/compubs/booklists/greatreads/greatearlyelemreads (Booklist of books published 2009-2011 divided according to”Starting to Read”, “Reading on My Own”)

Sdk 11/12rev. 11/18