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 Shadow 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 Fables 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 the Big Snow 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 Make Way for Ducklings 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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