GRADE 1 READING LIST – 2017 Are You My Mother? We recommend that you read the following books with your child. This is not a complete list of the many age- Eastman, P. D. appropriate books that are available, but the titles listed will certainly introduce your child to the exciting world of Arthur’s Back to School Day reading. Hoban, Lillian Any books designated “Level One” or “Step One” for early readers are also acceptable. Additional series of books by Ask Mr. Bear the same author are listed, at least partially, at the end of this Flack, Marjorie list. (The Grade 1 independent reading program begins in January. Additional details will be provided at that time.) Bear Books in italics are part of the Carden Hall curriculum Asch, Frank and should not be read independently ahead of time. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bentley & Egg Joyce, William Pelle's New Suit • 1 Beskow, Elsa Best Friends for Frances Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The • 1 Hoban, Russell Potter, Beatrix Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, The • 1 Biggest Bear Potter, Beatrix Ward, Lynn Tale of Peter Rabbit, The • 1 Potter, Beatrix Big Snow, The Hader, Berta and Elmer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

20th Century Children’s Book Treasury Blueberries for Sal Schulne, Janet McCloskey, Robert

Amazing Grace Brave Irene Hoffman, Mary Steig, William

Angus and the Cat Chick and the Duckling Flack, Marjorie Ginsburg, Mirra

Angus and the Ducks Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Flack, Marjorie Archambarelt, John and Martin, Jr., Bill Angus Lost Flack, Marjorie Chicken Little Rader, Laura Annie and the Wild Animals Brett, Jan Chicken Sisters Numeroff, Laura Anno's Counting Book Anno, Mitsumasa Child's Garden of Verses Stevenson, Robert Louis Ant and the Elephant Peet, Bill Child's Good Night Book Brown, Margaret Wise April's Kittens Newberry, Clare

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Children’s Book of Virtues Eloise Bennett, William J. Thompson, Kay

Classic Poetry Emily Rosen, Michael Beddard, Michael

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Emperor and the Kite, The Barrett, Judi Yolen, Jane

Corduroy Foolish Rabbit's Big Mistake Freeman, Don Martin, Rafe

Cowardly Clyde Foot Book, The Peet, Bill Dr. Seuss

Curious George Frederick Ray, H. A. Lionni, Leo

Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent Frederick’s Peet, Bill Lionni, Leo

Daisy and the Egg Frog and Toad Are Friends Simmons, Jane Lobel, Arnold

Danny and the Dinosaur Gingerbread Boy Hoff, Syd Galdone, Paul

Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash, The Giving Tree, The Noble, Trinka Hakes Silverstein, Shel

Dear Mili Go Dog Go Grimm, Wilhelm P.D Eastman

Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Good-Night, Owl! Family Lazardo Hutchins, Pat Joyce, William Goodnight Moon Dogger Brown, Margaret Wise Hughes, Shirley Grandaddy's Place Don't Forget the Bacon Griffith, Helen Hutchins, Pat Grandfather Twilight Easter Bunny That Overslept, The Berger, Barbara Friedrich, Otto and Priscilla Guess How Much I Love You Elmer McBratney, Sam McKee, David Hailstones and Halibut Bones O’Neill, Mary 2 GRADE 1 READING LIST – 2017

Harry and the Lady Next Door Ira Sleeps Over Zion, Gene Waber, Bernard

Harry the Dirty Dog Island of the Skog Zion, Gene Kellogg, Steven

Hat, The It Could Always Be Worse Brett, Jan Zemach, Margot

Home for a Bunny Jackalope Brown, Margaret Wise Stevens, Janet

Hop on Pop Jolly Postman Dr. Seuss Ahlberg, Allan & Janet

Hopper Hunts for Spring Johnny Appleseed Pfister, Marcus Lindbergh, Reeve

Hot-Air Henry Katy and Calhoun, Mary Burton, Virginia Lee

House on East 88th Street, The King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Waber, Bernard Woods, Audrey

House Is a House For Me, A Kiss Good Night Hoberman, Mary Ann Hest, Amy

Hubert's Hair Raising Adventure Kissing Hand, The Peet, Bill Penn, Audrey

If Everybody Did Leah’s Pony Stover, Jo Ann Friedrich, Elizabeth

If You Give a Moose a Muffin Leo the Late Bloomer Numeroff, Laura Kraus, Robert

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Numeroff, Laura Hinkes, Kevin

If You Give a Pig a Pancake Little Bear Numeroff, Laura Minarik, Else

Iggy Peck, Architect Little Bear's Friend Beaty, Andrea Minarik, Else

Important Book, The Little Bear Treasury, The Brown, Margaret Wise Minarik, Else

Invitation to the Butterfly Ball, An Yolen, Jane 3 GRADE 1 READING LIST – 2017

Little Beaver and the Echo Macdonald, Amy McCloskey, Robert

Little Brute Family Manuelo the Playing Mantis Hoban, Russell Freeman, Don

Little Engine That Could, The Marianna May and Nursey Piper, Watty De Paola, Tomie

Little Fur Family May I Bring a Friend? Brown, Margaret Wise De Regniers, Beatrice

Little House, The Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Burton, Virginia Burton, Virginia Lee

Little Island, The Millions of Cats Brown, Margaret Wise and Gag, Wanda Weisgard, Leonard Miss Rumphius Little Polar Bear Cooney, Barbara de Beer, Hans Miss Spider’s Tea Party Little Quack Kirk, David Thompson, Lauren Mitten, The Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth Brett, Jan Bate, Lucy Mittens Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings, The Newberry, Clare Bailey, Carolyn Moondance Little Red Hen Asch, Frank Galdone, Paul Mouse Called Wolf Little Scarecrow Boy King-Smith, Dick Brown, Margaret Wise Mouse Cookie & More: A Treasury Little Toot Numeroff, Laura Gramatky, Hardie Napping House Love You Forever Woods, Audrey Munsch, Robert Night Before Christmas, The Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Moore, Clement C. Waber, Bernard Nothing at All Madeline Gag, Wanda Benelman, Ludwig Old Woman Who Named Things, The Ryland, Cynthia 4 GRADE 1 READING LIST – 2017

Olivia Runaway Bunny, The Falcorner, Ian Brown, Margaret Wise

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Sammy the Seal Dr. Seuss Hoff, Syd

One Morning in Maine Sebastian: A Book About Bach McCloskey, Robert Winter, Jeanette

Over in the Meadow Serendipity Wadsworth, Olive Cosgrove, Stephen

Owl Moon Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child’s Book Yolen, Jane of Poems Selected by Schenk de Regniers, Beatrice and Play with Me White, Mary M. Ets, Marie Hall Smudge Pocket for Corduroy Newberry, Clare Turlay Freeman, Don Snowy Day Poems to Read to the Very Young Keats, Ezra Jack Frank, Josette (ed.) Sometimes It’s Turkey, Sometimes It’s Polar Express, The Feathers Van Allsburg, Chris Balian, Lorna

Prayer for a Child Stella, Star of the Sea Field, Rachel Gay, Marie-Louise

Purple Coat Stellaluna Hest, Amy Cannon, Janell

Rabbits and Raindrops Stories for All Seasons Arnosky, Jim Carle, Eric

Rainbow Fish Story of Babar Pfister, Marcus de Brunhoff, Jean

Real Mother Goose, The Story of Ferdinand, The Any Version Leaf, Munro

Relatives Came Strega Nona Rylant, Cynthia De Paola, Tomie

Rooster Crows Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Petersham, Maud and Miska Steig, William

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Terrific Trains Where the River Begins Milton, Tony Locker, Thomas

There's a Wocket in my Pocket Where the Wild Things Are Dr. Seuss Sendax, Maurice

Through Grandpa's Eyes Whingdingdilly, The Mae Lachlan, Patricia Peet, Bill

Thundercake Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge Polocco, Patricia Fox, Mem

Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Wing Shop Make My Day Woodruff, Elvira Curtis, Jamie Lee Wonderful House, The Tomten and the Fox Brown, Margaret Wise Lindgren, Astrid You Are Special Too Many Pumpkins Lucado, Max White, Linda Z Was Zapped, The Toot & Puddle Van Allsburg, Chris Hobbie, Holly • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tree Is Nice Udry, Janice Biscuit (series) Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Two Bad Ants Van Allsburg, Chris Franklin (series) Bourgeois, Paulette Veggie Soup Donohue, Dorothy Hello Reader (series) New York: Scholastic Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Progress through Level 1, Level 2, etc. Carle, Eric Titles include: One Snowy Day Very Busy Spider, The Scherer, Jeffrey Carle, Eric Whales and Dolphins Roop, Peter and Connie, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Schwartz, Carol Rosen, Michael I Can Read All By Myself Beginner Book What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? (series) New York: Random House Jenkins, Steve and Page, Robin Titles include: Snow When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Eastman, P.D. Really Angry A Fish Out of Water Bang, Molly Palmer, Helen

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I Can Read Book (series) New York: HarperTrophy Progress through Level 1, Level 2, etc. Titles include: Oliver Hoff, Syd Detective Dinosaur Skofield, James

Step into Reading (series) New York: Random House Titles include: I Like Bugs Brown, Margaret Wise Hot Dog Coxe, Molly

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