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Guided Reading Book List

It can be difficult finding books that meet your child's reading ability. Below is a list of suggested books according to their guided reading level.

Guided Reading Level I

Airport by Byron Barton Albert the Albatross by Syd Hoff Allergies by Sharon Gordon All Tutus Should Be Pink by Sheri Brownrigg Alligators All around by Ambulances by Marcia Freeman Angus and the Cat by Marjorie Flack Apples and Pumpkins by Ann Rockwell Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman Asthma by Sharon Gordon The Bear’s Bicycle by Emilie McLeod Benny Bakes a Cake by Eve Rice Big Dog, Little Dog by P.D. Eastman The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood The Bike Lesson by Stan and Jan Berenstain Busy Buzzing Bumblebees by Alvin Schwartz Charles M. Schulz by Cheryl Carlson Come and Have Fun by Edith Thacher Hurd The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard by Brendan Hennessy Dragon Gets By by Dav Pilkey Dragon’s Fat Cat by Dav Pilkey Earaches by Sharon Gordon Father Bear Comes Home by Else Minarik Fire Engines by Marcia Freeman A Friend for Dragon by Dav Pilkey Go away, Dog by Joan Nodset Goodnight, Owl! by Pat Hutchins Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox Hello Cat, You Need a Hat by Rita Gelman Henny Penny by Paul Galdone Hiccups for Elephant by James Preller It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler Jim Meets the Thing by Miriam Cohen Just a Mess by Mercer Mayer Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus The Lighthouse Children by Syd Hoff A Look at China by Helen Frost A Look at Mexico by Helen Frost Lost in the Museum by Miriam Cohen Maurice Sendak by Eric Braun Messy Bessey by Patricia McKissack Messy Bessey’s Garden by Patricia McKissack Nana’s Fiddle by Larry Brimner The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood The New Kid by Larry Brimner Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells The Planets by Martha Rustad The Quilt by Ann Jonas A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman Reflections by Ann Jonas Silly Times with Two Silly Trolls by Nancy Jewell Small Pig by Arnold Lobel Spooky Riddles by The Story of Chicken Licken by Jan Ormerod There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle We Just Moved by Stephen Krensky We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen What Are Volcanoes? by Mari Schuh When Will I Read? by Miriam Cohen

Guided Reading Level J

Addie’s Bad Day by Joan Robins Allie’s Dream by Barbara Barber Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman Aunt Eater mystery series by Doug Cushman The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman Blackboard Bear by Martha Alexander Booker T. Washington by Lola Schaefer Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema Camp Big Paw by Doug Cushman The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie dePaola Clouds by Gail Saunders-Smith Curious George and the Ice Cream by Margaret Rey Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel Don’t Be My Valentine by Joan Lexau The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley Egg to Chick by Millicent Selsam The Elephant and the Bad Baby by Elfrida Vipont Eleanor Roosevelt by Lisa Trumbauer The Fire Cat by Esther Averill Fox on Stage by Fox on Wheels by Edward Marshall Fraidy Cats by Stephen Krensky Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London Ghosts by Alvin Schwartz The Grandma Mix-up by Emily A. McCully Granny and the Desperadoes by Peggy Parish A Great Day for up by Dr. Seuss The Great Snake Escape by Molly Coxe Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Gus and Grandpa by Claudia Mills Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion He Bear, She Bear by Stan and Jan Berenstain Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss I Can Read with My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss I Love to Sneeze by Ellen Schecter In a Dark, Dark Room by Alvin Schwartz Jake and the Copycats by Joanne Rocklin Jamberry by Bruce Degen Jane Goodall by Lola Schaefer Jellyfish by Lola Schaefer Kick, Pass and Run by Leonard Kessler A Kiss for by Else Minarik Little Bear by Else Minarik Little Bear’s Friend by Else Minarik Little Bear’s Visit by Else Minarik Little Black, a Pony by Walter Farley Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone A Look at Kenya by Helen Frost Lulu Goes to Witch School by Jane O’Connor Marie Curie by Lola Schaefer Marigold and Grandma on the Town by Stephanie Calmenson Max by Rachel Isadora Messy Bessey’s School Desk by Patricia McKissack Monster Manners by Joanna Cole Moon Boy by Barbara Brenner Morris and Boris at the Circus by Bernard Wiseman Morris Goes to School by Bernard Wiseman Mr. Putter and Tabby series by Cynthia Rylant My Brother, Ant by Betsy Byars The Mystery of the Missing Dog by Elizabeth Levy No More Monsters for Me! by Peggy Parish Norma Jean, Jumping Bean by Joanna Cole The Parakeet Girl by Marilyn Sadler Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats Poppleton series by Cynthia Rylant Porcupine’s Pajama Party by Terry Harshman Pretty Good Magic by Cathy Dubowski Sam and the Firefly by P.D. Eastman Sea Horses by Lola Schaefer She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head by Kathryn Lasky The Show-and-Tell Frog by Joanna Oppenheim Skyfire by Frank Asch The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Sojourner Truth by Helen Frost There’s an Alligator under My Bed by Mercer Mayer Tom the TV Cat by Joan Heilbroner Too Many Rabbits by Peggy Parish Tugboats by Lola Schaefer Two Silly Trolls by Nancy Jewell Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Veterinarians by Dee Ready Wake Me in Spring by James Preller Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Wizard and Wart at Sea by Janice Lee Smith Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery by David Adler Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie by David Adler

Guided Reading Level K

Albert Einstein by Barbara Knox Alison’s Puppy by Marion Bauer Alison’s Wings by Marion Bauer A Baby Sister for Frances by Russell Hoban A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban Ballerina by Kathryn Cristaldi Bat Bones and Spider Stew by Michelle Poploff Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban Benjamin Banneker by Eric Braun Bessie Coleman by Eric Braun The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr The Big, Beautiful, Brown Box by Larry Brimner The Big Tee-Ball Game by Larry Brimner A Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban Bony Legs by Joanna Cole Bootsie Barker Ballerina by Barbara Bottner Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban The Bremen-Town Musicians by Ruth Gross Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard A Busy Guy by Charnan Simon Button Soup by Doris Orgel Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth Heller Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane by Victoria Sherrow Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell Commander Toad series by Jane Yolen Corduroy by Don Freeman Cows by Peter Brady Dancing with the Manatees by Faith McNulty Daniel’s Duck by Clyde Bulla Darcy and Gran Don’t Like Babies by Jane Cutler The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Noble Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish Elaine and the Flying Frog by Heidi Change Families Are Different by Nina Pellegrini Follow that Fish by Joanne Oppenheim Four on the Shore by Edward Marshall Franklin Goes to School by Paulette Bourgeois Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel The Frog Prince by Edith Tarcov The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord The Golly Sisters Go West by Betsy Byars The Golly Sisters Ride Again by Betsy Byars Grandmas at the Lake by Emily A. McCully Grandpa Comes to Stay by Rob Lewis Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson Here Comes the Strikeout by Leonard Kessler Hooray for the Golly Sisters by Betsy Byars Ibis: a True Whale Story by John Himmelman If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino Jamaica and Brianna by Juanita Havill Jamaica’s Find by Juanita Havill John F. Kennedy by Judy Emerson The Know-Nothings by Michelle Spirn A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats Lightning by Helen Frost Lionel and Louise by Stephen Krensky M & M series by Pat Ross by Madeline’s Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans Mae Jemison by Eric Braun The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby Messy Bessey’s Closet by Patricia McKissack The Messy Lot by Larry Brimner Monster Movie by Joanna Cole More Tales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen More Tales of Oliver Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen Mount Rushmore by Lola Schaefer Nate the Great series by Marjorie Sharmat No Tooth, No Quarter! by Jon Buller The Noodle Game by Larry Brimner The Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman The Popcorn Book by Tomie dePaola Rain by Gail Saunders-Smith Rollo and Tweedy and the Ghost at Dougal Castle by Laura Allen Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathman Saving Water by Rebecca Olien The Secret of Foghorn Island by Geoffrey Hayes Sheep by Peter Brady Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes Shipwreck Saturday by Bill Cosby The Sidewalk Patrol by Larry Brimner The Smallest Cow in the World by Soccer Cousins by Jean Marzollo Space Rock by Jon Buller Stan the Hot Dog Man by Ethel & Leonard Kessler Susan B. Anthony by Martha Rustad Theodore Roosevelt by Lola Schaefer The Three Bears by Paul Galdone Three by the Sea by Edward Marshall Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe by Vera Williams Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat by Sara Miller Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog by Sara Miller Wagon Wheels by Barbara Brenner Zack’s Alligator by Shirley Mozelle

Guided Reading Level L

Abraham Lincoln by Lola Schaefer Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse by Leo Lionni Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver by Jean van Leeuwen Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish Animal Tracks by Arthur Dorros Astronauts by Tami Deedrick Beans on the Roof by Betsy Byars The Best Worst Day by Bonnie Graves Cam Jansen series by David Adler The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia R. Giff Cannonball Chris by Jean Marzollo Cargo Ships by Adele Richardson Cesar Chavez by Lola Schaefer Chang’s Paper Pony by Eleanor Coerr Chickens by Peter Brady The Curse of the Cobweb Queen by Geoffrey Hayes Desert Giant: the World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash Dinosaur Babies by Lucille Penner Dinosaur Days by Joyce Milton Dinosaur Hunters by Kate McMullan Diplodocus by Daniel Cohen The Dog that Stole Home by Matt Christopher Dragon Breath by Jan O’Connor The Dragons of Blueland by Ruth S. Gannett Everybody’s Best Friend by Larry Brimner Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams by Avi Football Friends by Jean Marzollo George and Martha series by James Marshall George Washington by Lola Schaefer The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone Grasshopper on the Road by Arnold Lobel Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Mike Graf Gregory, the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo Hill of Fire by Thomas Lewis Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline How Much Is that Guinea Pig in the Window? by Joanne Rocklin Hungry, Hungry Sharks by Joanna Cole Jane Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees by Bette Birnbaum Jennifer, Too by Juanita Havill The Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr Judy Moody by Megan McDonald Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Burton Little Penguin’s Tale by Audrey Wood A Little Shopping by Cynthia Rylant The Long Way Westward by Joan Sandin Magic Fish by Freya Littledale Magic Money by David Adler Maiasaura by Daniel Cohen Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey Martin Luther King, Jr. by Lola Schaefer Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher’s House by Louis Sachar Mary Marony, Mummy Girl by Suzy Kline Mermaid Island by Margaret Frith Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham The Mummy’s Gold by Kate McMullan Old Enough for Magic by Anola Pickett Pee Wee Scouts series by Judy Delton Perfect the Pig by Susan Jeschke Pigs by Peter Brady Pinky and Rex series by James Howe Pony Trouble by Dale Gasque The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston Rescue Helicopters by Rebecca Olien Science – Just Add Salt by Sandra Markle Sets: Sorting into Groups by Michele Koomen Sound, Heat and Light: Energy at Work by Melvin Berger Spoiled Rotten by Barthe DeClements Storms by Seymour Simon Tales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen The Three Blind Mice Mystery by Stephen Krensky Through Grandpa’s Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan Tooter Pepperday by Jerry Spinelli The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford A Very Strange Dollhouse by Jennifer Dussling Weather Poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins Whales – the Gentle Giants by Joyce Milton When the Giants Came to Town by Marcia Leonard Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats Zoo Keepers by Tami Deedrick

Guided Reading Level M

Abby by Wolfram Hanel Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner The Adventures of Ratman by Ellen Weiss Aliens for Breakfast by Jonathan Etra Antarctica by Katie Bagley The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola Arthur and the Lost Diary by Marc Brown Arthur Makes the Team by Marc Brown Aunt Flossie’s Hats by Elizabeth Howard Bailey School Kids series by Debbie Dadey Baseball by Mike Kennedy Baseball Flyhawk by Matt Christopher Basketball by Mike Kennedy The Bears’ Picnic by Stan and Jan Berenstain The Bears’ Christmas by Stan and Jan Berenstain The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh The and the Missing Honey by Stan and Jan Berenstain Blue Ribbon Blues by Jerry Spinelli Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey A Book about Your Skeleton by Ruth Gross Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman Brad and Butter Play Ball! by Dean Hughes Buddy: the First Seeing Eye Dog by Eva Moore Camp Sink or Swim by Gibbs Davis The Case of the Elevator Duck by Polly Brends Catch that Pass by Matt Christopher The Catcher’s Mask by Matt Christopher Center Court Sting by Matt Christopher A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Bulla Cherries and Cherry Pits by Vera Williams Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco Christopher Columbus by Mervyn Kaufman Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett The Copper Lady by Alice and Kent Ross Crackerjack Halfback by Matt Christopher The Curse of the Squirrel by Laurence Yep Dancing with the Indians by Angela Medearis The Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Heide Deer: Graceful Grazers by Jody Sullivan Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley by Rebecca Caudill Dirt Bike Racer by Matt Christopher Don’t Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins The Drinking Gourd by Ferdinand Monjo Elephants: Trunks and Tusks by Adele Richardson Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley Fish by Adele Richardson Five True Dog Stories by Margaret Davidson Five True Horse Stories by Margaret Davidson Football by Mike Kennedy Freckle Juice by Judy Blume Frida Maria: A Story of the Old Southwest by Deborah Lattimore Frogs: Leaping Amphibians by Lola Schaefer From Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Kristin Keller George Washington’s Mother by Jean Fritz The Ghost in Tent 19 by Jim and Jane O’Connor Ghost Town Treasure by Clyde Bulla Groundhogs by Adele Richardson Hard Drive to Short by Matt Christopher Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson The Hit-Away Kid by Matt Christopher House of the Horrible Ghosts by Geoffrey Hayes I Can’t Said the Ant by Polly Cameron I Hate Camping by P.J. Petersen Ice Magic by Matt Christopher Ichthyosaurus by Daniel Cohen Iguanadon by Daniel Cohen Insects by Adele Richardson The Invisible Dog by Dick King-Smith Island Baby by Holly Keller The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg Jenny Archer series by Ellen Conford Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret Wetterer The Kid who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher King Arthur by Marc Brown Letting Swift River Go by Jane Yolen The Lighthouse Mermaid by Kathleen Karr Lily and Miss Liberty by Carla Stephens Little Swan by Adele Geras The Littles series by John Peterson Magic Treehouse series by Mary P. Osborne Mammals by Adele Richardson Manners on the Telephone by Terri DeGezelle Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe by Susan Patron Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney The Mitten by Jan Brett Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck by Patricia R. Giff My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Gannett Mystery in the Night Woods by John Peterson Mystery of the Stolen Bike by Marc Brown Nannies for Hire by Amy Hest Neil Armstrong by Thomas Streissguth Nine True Dolphin Stories by Margaret Davidson No Arm in Left Field by Matt Christopher The Old Rocking Chair by Phyllis Root The One Bad Thing about Father by Ferdinand Monjo One-Eyed Jake by Pat Hutchins The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo by Judy Blume Onion Sundaes by David Adler Owls by Adele Richardson The Paint Brush Kid by Clyde Bulla Pajama Party by Amy Hest A of Amelia Earhart by David Adler A Picture Book of Louis Braille by David Adler A Pocketful of Goobers by Barbara Mitchell Polk Street School series by Patricia R. Giff Rats on the Range by James Marshall Rats on the Roof by James Marshall Red Ribbon Rosie by Jean Marzollo Reptiles by Adele Richardson The Return of Rinaldo the Sly Fox by Ursel Scheffler Rinaldo the Sly Fox by Ursel Scheffler Rip-Roaring Russell by Johanna Hurwitz Rockets by Gregory Vogt Russell Sprouts by Johanna Hurwitz Sable by Karen Hesse Second Grade Friends Again by Miriam Cohen Shortstop from Tokyo by Matt Christopher Skateboard Tough by Matt Christopher Slam Dunk Saturday by Jean Marzollo Soccer by Mike Kennedy Soccer Mania by Erika Tamar Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo Solo Girl by Andrea D. Pinkney Space Stations by Gregory Vogt Speed Skating by Larry Brimner The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock by Bill Peet The Spy in the Attic by Ursel Scheffler Squirrels by Rebecca Olien Star by Jo Ann Simon The Statue of Liberty by Marc Nobleman A Story – A Story retold by Gail Haley Tight End by Matt Christopher Tom Edison’s Bright Ideas by Jack Keller Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto Tyler Toad and the Thunder by Robert Crowe Walter the Warlock by Deborah Hautzig Wingman on Ice by Matt Christopher Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher by Lois Duncan The Year Mom Won the Pennant by Matt Christopher Young Wolf’s First Hunt by Janice Shefelman The Zack Files series by Dan Greenburg Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott

Guided Reading Level N

A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy Abraham Lincoln: President of a Divided Country by Carol Green Adam Joshua Capers series by Janice L. Smith Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger Amphibians by Adele Richardson Ankylosaurus by Daniel Cohen Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm by Carla Stevens Apatosaurus by Daniel Cohen Archaeologists Dig for Clues by Kate Duke Australia by Katie Bagley Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes Behind the Couch by Mordicai Gerstein Benjamin Franklin: a Man with Many Jobs by Carol Greene Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett Black Elk: a Man with a Vision by Carol Greene Blackberries in the Dark by Mavis Jukes The Boonsville Bombers by Alison Herzig Buffalo Woman by Paul Goble Busybody Nora by Johanna Hurwitz The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster by James Preller The Case of the Spooky Sleepover by James Preller Catwings by Ursula LeGuin Christopher Columbus: a Great Explorer by Carol Greene The Cloud Book by Tomie DePaola Danger Guys by Tony Abbott Daniel Boone: Man of the Forests by Carol Greene Don’t Call Me Beanhead by Susan Wojciechowski Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor by Carol Greene Elizabeth the First: Queen of England by Carol Greene The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl Europe by Mike Graf Everglades National Park by Mike Graf Experiment with Water by Bryan Murphy Favorite Greek Myths by Mary P. Osborne Figure Skating by Larry Brimner Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates by Susan Shreve Fly Homer Fly by Bill Peet The Forgotten Heroes: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers by Clinton Cox The Gadget War by Ann Douglas George Washington Carver: Scientist and Teacher by Carol Greene George Washington: First President of the U.S. by Carol Greene A Gift for Mama by Esther Hautzig A Glass Slipper for Rosie by Patricia R. Giff by Christin Ditchfield Good Dog, Bonita by Patricia R. Giff Hannah by Gloria Whelan Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks Hey, New Kid by Betsy Duffey The House on Walenska Street by Charolotte Herman How a Book Is Made by Aliki How Is a Crayon Made? by Frank Oz How to Be Cool in the Third Grade by Betsy Duffey by Christin Ditchfield Invisible Stanley by Jeff Brown It Takes a Village by Jane Cowen-Fletcher Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball by Jim O’Connor Jenius – the Amazing Guinea Pig by Dick King-Smith Johann Sebastian Back: Great Man of Music by Carol Greene John Chapman: the Man Who Was Johnny Appleseed by Carol Greene John Philip Souza: the March King by Carol Greene Julian series by Ann Cameron Katherine Dunham, Black Dancer by Carol Greene Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish Laura Ingalls Wilder: Author of the Little House Books by Carol Greene The Leftovers series by Tristan Howard Lemurs, Lorises, and Other Lower Primates by Patricia Martin Leontyne Price: Opera Superstar by Sylvia Williams Lili the Brave by Jennifer Armstrong Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year by Kate Waters Llama Pajamas by Susan Clymer Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind by Margaret Davidson Ludwig van Beethoven: Musical Pioneer by Carol Greene Luke’s Bully by Elizabeth Winthrop The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl Martin Luther King, Jr.: a Man Who Changed Things by Carol Greene Max Malone series by Charlotte Herman Microscopes by Adele Richardson Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada The Mystery of the Phantom Pony by Lynn Hall Next Spring an Oriole by Gloria Whelan Not-So-Perfect Rosie by Patricia R. Giff Pioneer Cat by William Hooks Pirate’s Promise by Clyde Bulla Pitching Trouble by Stephen Kroll Pompeii… Buried Alive by Edith Kunhardt Pteranodon by Daniel Cohen Puppy Love by Betsy Duffey Rachel Carson: Friend of Nature by Carol Greene Return of the Home Run Kid by Matt Christopher Roberto Clemente: Baseball Superstar by Carol Greene Rumpelstiltskin by Paul Zelinsky Save the Manatee by Alison Friesinger School’s Out by Johanna Hurwitz Second Chance by Stephen Kroll Shadow of the Wolf by Gloria Whelan Shark Lady: The Adventures of Eugenie Clark by Ann McGovern Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Bulla Sidewalk Story by Sharon Mathis Silver by Gloria Whelan Someone Is Following Pip Ramsey by Ron Roy Something Queer mystery series by Elizabeth Levy Song Lee series by Suzy Kline Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Bulla Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown Stegosaurus by Daniel Cohen Striped Ice Cream by Joan Lexau The Summer Olympics by Bob Knotts Telescopes by Adele Richardson Tennis by Christin Ditchfield Thomas Jefferson: Author, Inventor, President by Carol Greene Throw-Away Pets by Betsy Duffey Thurgood Marshall: First Black Supreme Court Justice by Carol Greene The Titanic, Lost… and Found by Judy Donnelly To the Top! by Sydelle A. Kramer A Toad for Tuesday by Russell Erickson Triceratops by Daniel Cohen The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War by Emily Little True-Life Treasure Hunts by Judy Donnelly 26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaola by Christin Ditchfield Voting by Sarah De Capua Walking the Road to Freedom by Jeri Ferris Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar What Makes a Bird a Bird? by May Garelick What’s the Matter, Kelly Beans? by Judith Enderle White Bird by Clyde Bulla Winter Olympics by Larry Brimner Witch Hunt: It Happened in Salem Village by Stephen Krensky : Musical Genius by Carol Greene Wolves: Life in the Pack by Lola Schaefer Working Cotton by Sherley Williams Wrong Way Around Magic by Ruth Chew Yellowstone National Park by Mike Graf Yosemite National Park by Mike Graf You’re Out by Stephen Kroll

Guided Reading Level O

The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein by Johanna Hurwitz Aldo series, Johanna Hurwitz All about Sam by Lois Lowry Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad by Marlene Brill And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? By Jean Fritz Angel Park Soccer Stars series by Dean Hughes Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros The Arctic Ocean by Anne Ylvisaker The Atlantic Ocean by Anne Ylvisaker Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer by Linda Lowery Baseball Fever by Johanna Hurwitz Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki Baseball’s Best, Five True Stories by Andrew Gutelle Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary Benjamin Banneker by Ginger Wadsworth The Blind Pony by Jeanne Betancourt The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady by Betsy Byars Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude C. Warner Bugs by Nancy Parker Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz The Case of the Dirty Bird by Gary Paulsen Charles Lindbergh by Lucile Davis Chocolate Fever by Robert Smith Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz Corn Is Maize by Aliki The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh Cowpokes and Desperadoes by Gary Paulsen Davy Crockett by Kathy Feeney Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar Dragon Bones by Paul Hindman Earthworms by Kevin Holmes Einstein Anderson, Science Detective series by Seymour Simon Eleven Kids, One Summer by Ann M. Martin Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Lucile Davis Face-Off by Matt Christopher The Finch’s Fabulous Furnace by Roger Drury Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack Foolish Gretel by Jennifer Armstrong The Fortune-tellers by Lloyd Alexander Frederick Douglass by Margo McLoone George Washington’s Socks by Elvira Woodruff The Ghost Pony by Jeanne Betancourt Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes Good Grief Third Grade by Colleen McKenna Gorgonzola Zombies in the Park by Elizabeth Levy The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz Gymnastics by Christin Ditchfield Happily Ever After by Anna Quindlen The Haunting of Grade Three by Grace Maccarone Henry Huggins series by Beverly Cleary Her Seven Brothers by Paul Goble Herbie Jones series by Suzy Kline Here Comes McBroom by Sid Fleischman The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes Jason and the Aliens Down the Street by Greg Greer The Key to the Playhouse by Carol York The King’s Equal by Katherine Paterson Lake Huron by Anne Ylvisaker Lake Michigan by Anne Ylvisaker Lavender by Karen Hesse The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola Leif Eriksson by Jason Glaser Like Jake and Me by Mavis Jukes Lions by Kevin J. Holms Lucretia Mott by Lucile Davis Ma and Pa Dracula by Ann Martin Make a Wish, Molly by Barbara Cohen Malcolm X by Lucile Davis Martial Arts by Bob Knotts Mary McLeod Bethune by Margo McLoone Maxie, Rosie and Earl – Partners in Grime by Barbara Park McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm by Sid Fleischman Mieko and the Fifth Treasure by Eleanor Coerr Moons by Gregory Vogt Moonwalk – the First Trip to the Moon by Judy Donnelly The Most Beautiful Place in the World by Ann Cameron The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series by Betty MacDonald Much Ado about Aldo by Johanna Hurwitz Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary Mystery on October Road by Alison Herzig The Night Crossing by Karen Ackerman No One Is Going to Nashville by Mavis Jukes The Not-Just-Anybody Family by Betsy Byars Owl Moon by Jane Yolen The Pacific Ocean by Anne Ylvisaker Patrick Doyle is Full of Blarney by Jennifer Armstrong Pippi Longstocking series by Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary Ramona series by Beverly Cleary Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar Socks by Beverly Cleary Sojourner Truth by Margo McLoone Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May Apple by Mary P. Osborne Stay away from Simon! by Carol Carrick The Story of Benjamin Franklin by Margaret Davidson The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles The Sun by Ralph Winrich Susan B. Anthony by Lucile Davis The Swamp of the Hideous Zombies by Geoffrey Hayes Talk about a Family by Eloise Greenfield Ten True Animal Rescues by Jeanne Betancourt They Led the Way: 14 American Women by Joanna Johnston Tornado by Betsy Byars Track and Field by Bob Knotts Tyrannosaurus Rex by Daniel Cohen Velociraptor by Daniel Cohen The Vicar of Nibbleswick by Roald Dahl Virtual Fred by Vincent Courtney Wall of Names: The Story of the Viet Vets Memorial by Judy Donnelly by June Preszler What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman Wingman by Daniel Pinkwater Wrestling by Christin Ditchfield

Guided Reading Level P

Against the Odds by Joe Layden All About Sam by Lois Lowry Amazing but True Stories by Phyllis Hollander Attaboy Sam by Lois Lowry Baby Island by Carol R. Brink A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch by Jill Murphy Book of Black Heroes from A to Z by Wade Hudson The Bicycle Man by Allen Say Bunnicula by James Howe The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown by Betsy Byars The Canada Geese Quilt by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock Circle of Gold by Candy Boyd The Daring Rescue of Marlon the Swimming Pig by Susan Saunders The Dragon series by Jackie Koller Eddie and the Fire Engine by Carolyn Haywood Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary Emily’s Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald Sobol Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl Felicia the Critic by Ellen Conford Felita by Nicholasa Mohr Finding the Titanic by Robert Ballard Five Brave Explorers by Wade Hudson Five Notable Inventors by Wade Hudson The Forgotten Door by Alexander Key George Washington’s Breakfast by Jean Fritz George’s Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl Gerbilitis by Stephanie Spinner The Ghost Fox by Laurence Yep The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl A Girl Called Al by Constance Greene A Head Full of Notions: A Story about Robert Fulton by Andy Bowen Helen Keller by Stewart Graff Hot Fudge Hero by Pat Brisson Howliday Inn by James Howe The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon B. Mathis Hurricanes: Wild Weather by Lorri Hopping If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War by Kay Moore If You Lived With the Sioux Indians by Ann McGovern If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island by Ellen Levine The Indian School by Gloria Whelan It’s Mine! by Leo Lionni Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang by Mordecai Richler Jazz, Pizzazz, and the Silver Threads by Mary Quattlebaum Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Walter and Mildred Pitts Koi’s Python by Miriam Moore and Penny Taylor Koya Delaney and the Good Girl Blues by Eloise Greenfield Last Chance for Magic by Ruth Chew Last Look by Clyde Bulla A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Bulla The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland The Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole The Magic Squad and the Dog of Great Potential by Mary Quattlebaum Martin’s Mice by Dick King-Smith The Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds The Minpins by Roald Dahl Mixed-Up Max by Dick King-Smith A Nose for Trouble by Nancy Wilson Odds on Oliver by Constance Greene Oh, Brother by Johnnice Wilson One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest by Jean C. George Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat The Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11 by Amy Hest Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl The School Mouse by Dick King-Smith Shoebag by Mary James The Skates of Uncle Richard by Carol Fenner The Spray-Paint Mystery by Angela Medearis Stone Fox by John R. Gardiner The Story of Alexander Graham Bell by Margaret Davidson The Story of Harriet Tubman by Kate McMullen The Tales of Olga da Polga by Michael Bond Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold A Taste of Blackberries by Doris B. Smith