H E L E N H A L L L I B R A R Y W W W . L E A G U E C I T Y L I B R A R Y . O R G 281-554-1111 Popular Book Series and Favorite Books This list compiles some of the most popular series and favorite books for kids. It’s divided by grade level for easier searching. Source: http://www.benicialibrary.org/kids/booklists/grade/kindergarten

Alphabetized by Book/Series Title

Kindergarten Bear Snores On (Bear books) by Karma Wilson (E WIL) Bob Books Listen and Read (Bob books) by Bobby Lynn Maslen (ER MAS) Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and other books by Bill Martin, Jr. (E MAR) Clifford Goes to Kindergarten (Clifford series) by Norman Bridwell (E BRI and ER BRI and ER PAG) Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss books) by Dr. Seuss (E SEU and ER SEU) Dick and Jane: We Play and Pretend (Dick and Jane series) No author (ER WOR and ER FUN) Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller (E KEL) My New Friend Is So Fun! (Elephant & Piggie series) by Mo Willems (E WIL) Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Pigeon series) by Mo Willems (E WIL) Eloise series by Kay Thompson and various authors (E THO and ER McC, ER McN) Fancy Nancy series by Jane O’Connor (E O’CO and ER O’CO) Farley Found It by Bruce Van Patter (E VAN) Frog and Friends: Best Summer Ever (Frog and Friends series) and other books by Eve Bunting (ER BUN and E BUN) I Can Read Books such as: Biscuit’s First Beach Day (Biscuit series) by Capucilli,Alyssa (ER CAP) The Berenstain Bears: We Love Soccer! (Berenstain Bears series) (ER BER) Love Monster series by Rachel Bright (E BRI) Max & Ruby series, McDuff and the Baby, and other books by Rosemary Wells (E WEL) Olivia series by Ian Falconer (E FAL) Pinkalicious series by Victoria Kann (E KAN and ER KAN Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf and other books by Lois Ehlert (E EHL) Strega Nona series, The Art Lesson, and other books by Tomie DePaola (E DEP) Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold (E RIN) The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Mister Seahorse, and other books by Eric Carle (E CAR) Wemberly Worried and other books by Kevin Henkes (E HEN)

First and Second Grade Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger (E DAN and J-F DANZIGER) Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish (E PAR and ER PAR) Babymouse by Jennifer Holm (J-GN HOLM) The Black Lagoon Series by Mike Thaler (E THA and J-F THALER) Bug Safari by Bob Barner (J 595.7 BAR) Cam Jansen series by David Adler (E ADL and J-M ADL) Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey (J-F PILKEY) A Chair for Always and other books by Vera Williams (E WIL) Chrysanthemum and other books by Kevin Henkes (E HEN) Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type and other books by Doreen Cronin (E CRO and JKIT E CRO) Curious George series by Margret and H. A. Rey (E REY) Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff (ER HOF) Down Girl and Sit by Lucy Nolan (J-F NOLAN) Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella and other books by Jan Brett (E BRE) Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown (J-F BROWN, J-F GREENHUT and ER HAS) Fly Guy series by Tedd Arnold (ER ARN) Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel (E LOB and ER LOB) George and Martha series by James Marshall (ER MAR and E MAR) Gooney Bird series by Lois Lowry (J-F LOWRY) Book Fiesta!, and other books by Pat Mora (E MOR) Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion (E ZIO) Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant (ER RYL) Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester (E LES) Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park (J-F PARK) Kids of Polk Street School series by Patricia Reilly Giff (eBOOK) Koala Lou by Mem Fox (E FOX) Kylie Jean series by M. Peschke (J-F PESCHKE) Little Bear series by Else Holmelund Minarik (ER MIN) Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (E BEM and E MAR) Magic School Bus series (various authors) Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (E McC) Marvin Redpost series by Louis Sachar (J-F SACHAR, eBOOK) Melvin Beederman, Superhero by Greg Trine (J-F TRINE) Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo (J-F DiCAMILLO) Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton (E BUR) Minnie and Moo series by Denys Cazet (ER CAZ and J-F CAZET) Miss Nelson series by Harry G. Allard (E ALL and JKIT E ALL) Move Over, Rover! By Karen Beaumont (E BEA) Mr. Putter & Tabby series by Cynthia Rylant (ER RYL) Nate the Great series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (ER SHA) Skippyjon Jones series by Judith Byron Schachner (E SCH and JKIT E SCH) Secrets of Droon series by Tony Abbott (J-F ABBOTT) Stellaluna by Janell Cannon (E CAN) The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron (J-F CAMERON) Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester (E LES) Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (E SEN)

Third Grade A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy (J-M ROY) Alvin Ho series by Lenore Look (J-F LOOK) Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger (E DAN and J-F DANZIGER) Bailey School Kids by Debbie Dadey (J-F DADEY) Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary (J-F CLEARY) Behold the Umbrellaphant by Jack Prelutsky (J 811.54 PRE) The Blue Ghost by Marion Dane Bauer (J-M BAUER) Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner (J-M WARNER) Bunnicula series by James Howe (J-F HOWE and ER HOWE) Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White (J-F WHITE) The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling (J-F CATLING, eBook, and JBCD J-F CATLING) The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (J-F PENNYPACKER) Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol (J-M SOBOL) Freckle Juice and other books by Judy Blume (J-F BLUME) Fred & Anthony by Elise Primavera (J-F PRIMAVERA) Hank the Cowdog series by John R. Erickson (J-F ERICKSON) Horrible Harry by Suzy Kline (J-F KLINE) Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows (J-F BARROWS) Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald (J-F McDONALD) Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper (J-F HARPER) Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder (J-F WILDER) Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne (J-F OSBORNE) Marvin Redpost by Louis Sachar (J-F SACHAR, eBOOK) Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money by Paul Curtis (J-M CURTIS) Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty Bard MacDonald (JBCD J-F MacDONALD) Muggie Maggie and other books by Beverly Cleary (J-F CLEARY) My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (J-F GANNETT) Pee Wee Scouts by Judy Delton (J-F DELTON) Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka (JBCD J-F SCIESZKA and J-F SCIESZKA ) Wayside School series by Louis Sachar (J-F SACHAR) Wiley & Grampa’s Creature Features series by Kirk Scroggs (J-F SCROGGS) Zero’s Slider by Matt Christopher (J-F CHRISTOPHER)

Fourth and Fifth Grade A Is for Abigail: an Almanac of Amazing American Women by Lynne V. Cheney (J 928.173 CHE) Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz (YA-F HOROWITZ) Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls series by Meg Cabot (J-F CABOT) American Girl series (various authors) Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery (J-F MONTGOMERY) Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer (J-F COLFER and YA-F COLFER) Atherton series by Patrick Carman (J-F CARMAN) The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (J-SF STROUD and YA-SF STROUD) Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, and other books by Kate DiCamillo (J-F DiCAMILLO) Being Teddy Roosevelt by Claudia Mills (J-F MILLS) Bridge to Terabithia and other books by Katherine Paterson (J-F PATERSON) The BFG, and other books by Roald Dahl (J-F DAHL) Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan and other books by E.B. White (J-F WHITE) Chasing Vermeer and other books by Blue Balliett (J-F BALLIETT and J-M BALLIETT) The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis (J-F LEWIS) Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander (J-F ALEXANDER) The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (J-F DUPRAU) Crispin and other books by Avi (J-F AVI and YA-AVI) Crossing Bok Chitto by Tim Tingle (E TIN) Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda (J-F RODDA) A Dog’s Life and other books by Ann M. Martin (J-F MARTIN) Ella Enchanted and other books by by Gail Carson Levine (J-F LEVINE) Eragon by Christopher Paolini (YA-SF PAOLINI) Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClements (J-F DeCLEMENTS) Frindle and other books by Andrew Clements (J-F CLEMENTS) Geronimo Stilton series (J-M STILTON) The Giver quartet by Lois Lowry (J-F LOWRY and YA-F LOWRY) Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine (J-F STINE) Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles) by Suzanne Collins (J-F COLLINS) Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon (J-M DIXON) Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling (J-F ROWLING) Lawn Boy and other books by Gary Paulsen (J-F PAULSEN and YA-F PAULSEN) How Tia Lola Came to Stay by Julia Alvarez (J-F ALVAREZ) Igraine the Brave and other books by Cornelia Funke (J-F FUNKE) The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan (YA-F RIORDAN) Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder (J-F WILDER) A Long Way from Chicago by Christopher Peck (J-F PECK) Mostly Ghostly series by R. L. Stine (J-F STINE) Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene (J-M KEENE) Number the Stars and other books by Lois Lowry (J-F LOWRY) One-Handed Catch by Mary Jane Auch (J-F AUCH) Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan (J-F RIORDAN and YA-F RIORDAN) Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry (J-F BARRY) The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (J-F JUSTER) Phineas L. Macguire series by Frances O’Roark Dowell (J-F DOWELL) Pictures of Hollis Woods and other books by Patricia Reilly Giff (J-F GIFF and JBCD J-F GIFF) Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (YA-F HALE) Redwall series by Brian Jacques (J-F JACQUES) The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (J-F BURNETT) Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket (J-F SNICKET) Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi (J-F DiTERLIZZI) The Thing about Georgie by Lisa Graff (J-F GRAFF) The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (J-M RASKIN) Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls (J-F RAWLS) Wolves of the Beyond series by Kathryn Lasky (J-F LASKY) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (J-SF L’ENGLE) The Year of the Dog, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, and other books by Grace Lin (J-F LIN)