Title Author Gr Elementary Approved Literature List by Title

Home , Blubber (novel), Febold Feboldson, Humbug (The X-Files), Mooncake, Nana on a Dolphin, Pecos Bill

Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

10 for Dinner Bogart, Jo Ellen 3

100 Book Race: Hog Wild in the Reading Room, The Giff, Patricia Reilly 1

11 Birthdays Mass, Wendy 4

12 Ways to Get to 11 Merriam, Eve 2

26 Fairmount Avenue dePaola, Tomie 2

3D Modeling Zizka, Theo 3

3D Printing O'Neill, Ternece 3

4 Valentines In A Rainstorm Bond, Felicia 1

5th of March Rinaldi, Ann 5

6 Titles: Eagles, Bees and Wasps, Alligators and Crocodiles, Giraffes,Morgan, SallySharks, Tortoises and Turtles1

A Likely Place Fox, Paula 4

A Long Walk to Water Park, Linda Sue 5

A Nightmare in History: The Holocaust 1933-1945 Chaikin, Miriam 5

A Rock is Lively Aston, Diana Hutts 1

A, My Name Is Alice Bayer, Jane 2

Abandoned Puppy Costello, Emily 3

ABC Bunny, The Gag, Wanda 1

Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington Harness, Cheryl 2

Abe Lincoln's Hat Brenner, Martha 2

Abel's Island Steig, William 3

Abigail Adams, Girl of Colonial Days Wagoner, Jean Brown 2

Abraham Lincoln Cashore, Kristen 2

Abraham Lincoln, Lawyer, Leader, Legend Fontes, Justine & Ron 2

Abraham Lincoln: Great Man, Great Words Cashore, Kristen 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 1 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Abraham Lincoln: Our 16th President Luciano, Barbara L. 4

Absolutely Lucy Cooper, Ilene 2

Absolutely Normal Chaos Creech, Sharon 4

Accident, The Carrick, Carol 3

Across Five Aprils Hunt, Irene 5

Across the Stream Ginsburg, Mirra 1

Across the Wild River Gutman, Bill 4

Addie Across the Prairie Lawler, Laurie 4

Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse Campbell, Marcy 1

Adventure in Alaska Kramer, Sydelle 3

Adventure in the Haunted House McBrier, Page 3

Adventure of Backyard Sleepout McArthur, Nancy 3

Adventure of the Bailey School Kids: Dragons Don’t Cook PizzaDadey, Debbie 2

Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein, The Hurwitz, Johanna 2

Adventures of Isabel, The Nash, Ogden 2

Adventures of the Bailey School Kids: Zombies Don’t Play SoccerDadey, Debbie 3

Aesop's Fables Watson, Carol 3

Africa Aspen-Baxter, Linda 3

Afternoon of the Elves Lisle, Janet Taylor 4

A-Hunting We Will Go Langstaff, John 1

Air is All Around Us Branley, Franklyn 1

Al Capone Does My Shirts (BOE approved April 2014) Choldenko, Gennifer 4

Alamo, The Goldsworthy, Steve K

Alaska and Hawai'i Howse, Jennfer 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 2 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Albert the Alabatross Hoff, Syd 1

Albert the Running Bear Gets the Jitters Isenberg, Barbara 1

Albert's Toothache Williams, Barbara 2

Aldo Applesauce Hurwitz, Johanna 3

Alex and the Amazing Lemonade Stand (BOE approved Nov 2015)Scott, Liz and Jay 1

Alexander & The Terrible Horrible No Good… Viorst, Judith 1

Alexander & The Wind-Up Mouse Lionni, Leo 1

Alexander Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Viorst, Judith 2

Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday (BOE approved NovViorst, 2015) Judith 1

Aliens for Breakfast Spinner, Stephanie 2

Alison’s Wings, 1996 Bauer, Marion Dane K

Alistair's Elephant Sadler, Marilyn 1

All About Alligators Arnosky, Jim 2

All About Deserts: The Question and Answer Book Sanders, John 3

All about Inclined planes Howse, Jennfer 3

All about Levers Howse, Jennfer 3

All about Pulleys Howse, Jennfer 3

All about Screws Howse, Jennfer 3

All About Seeds Berger, Melvin 2

All About Seeds Kuchalla, Susan K

All about Wedges Tomlijanovic, Tatiana 3

All about Wheels and Axels Banting, Erinn 3

All are Welcome Kaufman, Suzanne & Penfold, AlexandraK

All By Myself Mayer, Mercer 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 3 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

All Keyed Up Christopher, Matt 1

All My Toys Are On The Floor Blocksma, M. 1

All New Jonah Twist Honeycutt, N. 3

Alligator Shoes Dorros, Arthur 1

Alligator With The Lean Mean Smile Nordlicht, Lillian 1

Alligators Gillespie, Katie 3

Alligators and Crocodiles Stone, Lynn 3

All-of-A-Kind Family Taylor, Sydney 4

Alma and How She Hot Her Name Martinez-Neal, Juana K

Almost Starring Skinnybones Park, Barbara 4

Along the Dangerous Trail Gutman, Bill 4

Alpha Kids Series Sundance Publishers K

Alphabatics MacDonald, Suse 1

Always Inventing: The True Story of Thomas Alva Edison Murphy, Frank 2

Always Room for One More Leodhas, Sorche Nic 2

Amanda Pig & Her Big Brother Oliver Van Leeuwen, Jean 1

Amazing Bats Greenway, Frank 3

Amazing Bears Greenway, T. 3

Amazing Birds Parsons, Alexandra 3

Amazing Bone Steig, William 3

Amazing Butterflies and Moths Still, John 3

Amazing Crocodiles and Reptiles Ling, Mary 3

Amazing Days of Abby Hayes, The Mazer, Anne 3

Amazing Gorillas! (BOE approved Nov 2015) Thomson, Sarah L. 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 4 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Amazing Lizards Smith, Trevor 3

Amazing Mark Supraner, Robyn 1

Amazing Monkeys Steedman, Scott 3

Amazing Power of Ashur Fine, The Sobol, Donald 4

Amazing Rescues Shea, George 2

Amazing Sharks Thomson, Sarah L. 1

Amazing Snakes Parsons, Alexandra 3

Amazing Spiders Parsons, Alexandra 3

Amazing World of Butterflies and Moths Sabin, Louis 3

Amazing World of Spiders Craig, Janet 2

Amber Brown is Not a Crayon Danziger, Paula 2

Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Ryan, Pam Munoz 4

Amelia Bedelia Series Parish, Peggy and Herman 1

Amelia's Road Altman, Linda Jacobs 3

American Flag Kissock, Heather K

American Girls Series Shaw-Adler-Tripp 4

American Holiday (10 book set) (BOE Approved Nov 2014) Nelson, Robin 1

Amigo Baylor, Byrd 2

Amigo Means Friend Everett, Louise 1

Aminal, The Balian, Lorna & Lecia 1

Among the Hidden, 1998* Haddix, Margaret Peterson 4

Amos & Boris Steig, William 2

Amos Fortune, Free Man Yates, Elizabeth 5

Amphibians Zayarny, Jack 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 5 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Amphibians Are Animals Holloway, Judith K

An Elf for Christmas Hollands, Judith 2

An Even Break Hite, Sid 5

An Extraordinary Egg Lionni, Leo K

Anansi the Spider McDermott, G. 2

Anastasia Krupnik Lowry, Lois 3

Anazi & The Moss-Covered Rock Kimmel, Eric 1

And I Mean It, Stanley Bonsall, Crosby 1

And Now Miguel Krumgold, Joseph 5

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Fritz, Jean 4

And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry St. Seuss, Dr. 1

Andromeda Rose, Simon 3

Andy Pig's Great Flying Adventure Koci, Marta 1

Anelina Ballerina Holabird, Katharine 2

Angel Child, Dragon Child Surat, Michele Marie 2

Angus Series Flack, Marjorie 1

Animal Ark Series Baglio, Ben 2

Animal Defenses Grambo, Rebecca 3

Animal Families Feinstein, J. 1

Animal Inn Vail, Virginia 3

Animal Strike at the Zoo Wilson, Karma K

Animal, the Vegetable & John D. Jones Byars, Betsy 4

Animals Carle, Eric K

Animals At Night Peters, Ralph K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 6 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Animals Should Definitely Not Act Like People Barrett, Judi 1

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing Barrett, Judi 1

Anna Banana And Me Blegvad, Lenore 1

Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner Schwartz, Amy 1

Anna's Garden Songs Steele, Mary Q. 2

Anne of Green Gables Montgomery, Lucy Maud 5

Annie and the Old One Miles, Miska 2

Annie Bananie Komaiko, Leah 1

Anno's Journey (BOE approved Nov 2015) Anno, Mitsumasa K

Another Point of View Series The Little Red Hen/ Help YourselfGranowsky, Little Red AlvinHen 2

Ant and The Dove, The Aesop 1

Ant and the Grasshopper, The: An Aesop's Fable (BOE approvedPaxton, Nov 2015) Tom K

Antarctica Aspen-Baxter, Linda 3

Antarctica Cowcher, Helen 2

Antarctica Land of Endless Water George, Michael 3

Anteater Named Arthur Waber, Benard 2

Ants Siemens, Jared K

Apple Tree, Apple Tree Blocksma, Mary 1

April Rabbits Cleveland, David 1

April’s Kitten Newberry, Clare 2

Apt. 3 Keats, Ezra Jack 2

Arctic and Antarctic Regions Sabin, Francene 4

Are You There Bear? Maris, Ron 1

Armies of Ants Retan, Walter 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 7 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Arthur Meets the President Brown, Marc 2

Arthur Series Brown, Marc 1

Arthur Series Hoban, Lillian 1

Arthur’s Teacher Trouble Brown, Marc 2

Arthur's Birthday Brown, Marc 2

Arthur's Pet Business Brown, Marc 2

Asia Aspen-Baxter, Linda 3

Ask Mr. Bear Flack, Marjorie 1

Astronaut Kissock, Heather K

At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices (BOE approved Nov 2015)Peacock, Louise 3

At Home in the Rain Forest (BOE Approved April 2013) Willow, Diane 2

At Mary Bloom's Aliki 1

At the Seashore Schwartz, David M. 3

Atlantis, The Lost City Donklin, Andrew 4

Attaboy, Sam! Lowry, Lois 2

Aunt Clara Brown, Official Pioneer Lowery, Linda 3

Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky Ringgold, Faith 5

Australia Hudak, Heather 3

Australia Santrey, Laurence 2

Autumn Leaves are Falling Fleming, Maria K

Autumn Street Lowry, Lois 5

Avalanche Roth, Arthur 4

Avalanche! Hopping, Lorraine Jean 2

Avalanches Kopp, Megan 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 8 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Babar and The Ghost Brunhoff, Laurent de 1

Babe: The Gallant Pig King-Smith, Dick 2

Baby Alligator Clarke, Ginger L. 3

Baby Animals Kuchalla, Susan K

Baby Animals Learn Chanko, Pamela 1

Baby Whales Drink Milk Esbensen, Barbara Juster K

Baby Who Got All the Blame, The Nelson, JoAnne 2

Baby Zoo Animals Kaufman, Elizabeth 2

Babysitters Little Sister #1 “Karen’s Witch” Martin, Ann M. 3

Babysitting Is A Dangerous Job Roberts, Willo Davis 5

Back to Paul Revere Gormley, Beatrice 4

Back to the Day Lincoln was Shot Gormley, Beatrice 4

Back Yard Tent Daniel, Kira 1

Backyard Players Present: Abracadabra, The Spencer, Bevin Rolfs 4

Bad Bear Ahlberg, Allan. 1

Bad Case of Stripes, A Shannon, David K

Badger in the Basement Baglio, Ben 4

Bag Full of Pups Gackenbach, Dick 1

Bag of Smiles, The Cowley, Joy 1

Bah! Humbug? Balian, Lorna 2

Bald Eagle Kissock, Heather K

Ballad of the Civil War, A Stolz, Mary 3

Balto and the Great Race Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody 3

Banana Twist Heide, Florence Parry 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 9 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Banza Wolkstein, Diane 2

Barefoot – Escape on the Underground Railroad Duncan, Pamela 3

Barn Cat Saul, Carol P. K

Barn, The 1994 Avi 3

Barnetts, The Eggleton, Jill 1

Barry the Bravest Saint Bernard Hall, Lynn 2

Bartholomew and The Oobleck Seuss, Dr. 1

Baseball Kissock, Heather K

Baseball Ballerina Cristaldi, Kathryn 1

Baseball Counting Book, The McGrath, Barbara Barbieri 2

Baseball Saved Us Mochizuki, Ken 3

Basil Series Titus, Eve 2

Basketball Kissock, Heather K

Bat Loves the Night (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Davies, Nicola 2

Bat Zamboree Appelt, Kathi 2

Bats Althea 1

Battle of the Class Clowns Baer, Jacqueline A. 2

Battles of Lexington and Concord, The Peacock, Judith 4

Be A Perfect Person In Just 3 Days Manes, Stephen 3

Bea & Mr.Jones Schwartz, Amy 2

Bear and the Fly, The Winter, Paula K

Bear Ate Your Sandwich, The (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Sarcone-Roach, Julia K

Bear Called Paddington Bond, Michael 3

Bear Facts Gentner, Norma L. 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 10 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Bear Shadow Asch, Frank K

Bear’s Busy Year, 1990 Leonard, Marcia K

Bear’s New Friend Wilson, Karma K

Beardance Hobbs, Will 4

Bears Gillespie, Katie 3

Bears Krauss, Ruth 1

Bears Kuchalla, Susan K

Bears 1,2,3 Ziefert, Harriet 1

Bears Are Curious Milton, Joyce 1

Bears on Hemlock Mountain Dalgliesh, Alice 2

Bears, Bears and More Bears Morris, Jackie 1

Bears, Bears Everywhere Connelly, Luella 1

Bears's Toothache McPhail, David 1

Bearstone Hobbs, Will 4

Beast & The Halloween Horror Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Beast in Ms Rooney's Room, The Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Beast in the Bathtub Stevens, Kathleen 1

Beats Me, Claude Nixon, Joan Lowery 2

Beautiful Christmas Tree Zolotow, Charlotte 3

Beauty and the Beast Various Authors 3

Because of Mr. Terupt Buyea, Rob 3

Because of Winn Dixie DiCamillo, Kate 3

Becoming Naomi Leon Ryan, Pam Munoz 4

Bedtime for Bear Stoddard, Sandol 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 11 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Bedtime For Frances Hoban, Russell K

Beetles Watts, Barrie 1

Beetles, Lightly Toasted Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds 5

Beezus & Ramona Cleary, Beverly 2

Begin at the Beginning Schwartz, Amy 1

Behavior Goldsworthy, Steve 3

Behind Rebel Lines Reit, Seymour 5

Behind the Attic Wall Cassidy, Sylvia 5

Ben and Me Lawson, Robert 3

Ben and The Bear Riddell, Chris 1

Ben and the Porcupine Carrick, Carol 3

Ben Franklin and the Magic Square Murphy, Frank 2

Benjamin & Tulip Wells, Rosemary 2

Benjamin Blair and the Case of the Missing Noun Hound Slocum, Allie 1

Benjamin Franklin Davidson, Margaret 4

Benjamin Franklin Roop, Peter and Connie 3

Benji the Bug Olson, Marjorie 1

Benjy & the Power of Zingies Van Leeuwen, Jean 4

Benny's Bad Day Pellowski, Michael 1

Berenstain Bear Series Berenstain, Stan 1

Berenstain Bear’s New Pup, The Berenstain, Stan K

Berenstain Bears' Trouble with Money, The (BOE approved Nov 2015)Berenstain, Stan & Jan 1

Bermuda Triangle Donkin, Andrew 3

Bess’s Log Cabin Quilt Love, D. Anne 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 12 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Best Bug Parade, The Murphy Stuart Y. 1

Best Castle Ever, The Ziefert, Harriet 1

Best Christmas Pageant Ever Robinson, Barbara 3

Best Dressed Bear, The Blocksma, Mary 1

Best Enemies Leverich, Kathleen 2

Best Friends Albright, Molly 3

Best Friends Hollaner, Cass 2

Best Friends Kellogg, Steven 2

B-e-s-t Friends Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Best Little Monkeys in the World Standiford, Natalie 1

Best Man, The Peck, Richard 5

Best Teacher in the World Chardie, Bernice 2

Best Thanksgiving Book Whitehead, Patricia 1

Best Town in the World, The Baylor, Byrd 2

Betsy & the Circus Haywood, Carolyn 2

BFG Dahl, Roald 3

Big Bad Bruce Peet, Bill 3

Big Balloon Race Coerr, Eleanor 1

Big Bird Says Lerner, Sharon 1

Big Block of Chocolate, The Redhead, Janet 1

Big Bunny & the Magic Show Kroll, Steven 3

Big City Port Masestro, Betsy Delvecchio, Ellen 2

Big Fat Enormous Lie Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman 1

Big Fat Hen Daxer, Keith 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 13 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Big Fat Pie Edwards, Pat 1

Big Mamma's Crews, Donald 2

Big Max Platt, Kin 1

Big Orange Splot Pinkwater, D. Manus 1

Big Red Kjelgaard, Jim 4

Big Red Apple Johnston, Tony K

Big Red Barn Brown, Margaret Wise 1

Big Shark’s Lost Tooth Metzger, Steve K

Big Snow, The Hader, Berta K

Big Something, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) Giff, Patricia Reilly 1

Big Tree Buff, Conrad 5

Big Wave, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) Buck, Pearl S. 3*

Bigger Giant, The Green, Nancy 2

Biggest Bear, The Ward, Lynd 1

Biggest Cookie in the World, The Hayward, Linda 1

Biggest Pumpkin Ever Kroll, Steven 3

Bill and Pete dePaola, Tomie 1

Bill Peet: an autobiography Peet, Bill 5

Billy Jo Jive, Super Private Eye Shearer, John 2

Billy the Bird King-Smith, Dick 2

Bingo Brown & The Language of Love Byars, Betsy 5

Binky Bros, Detectives Lawrence, James 1

Binky Brothers & the Fearless Four Lawrence, James 3

Bird Siemens, Jared K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 14 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Bird Watch Jennings, Terry K

Birds Canizares, Susan 1

Birds Goldsworthy, Steve 3

Birds Kuchalla, Susan K

Birds (Now I Know) Kuchalla, Susan 1

Birds Nests Curran, Eileen K

Birds-Life Cycle Books Braithwaite, Althea 1

Birthday Present for Mama Lorian, Nicole 1

Bison Siemens, Jared K

Bison Tomlijanovic, Tatiana 3

Black Bear Adventures Hansen, Mary Lewis 3

Black Beauty Sewell, Anna 4

Black Pearl O'Dell, Scott 5

Black Stallion Farley, Walter 4

Black Star, Bright Dawn* O'Dell, Scott 5

Blackberries in the Dark Jukes, Mavis 3

Blackbird's Nest Harvey, Olive 1

Blair's Nightmare Snyder, Zilpha Keatley 5

Blended Draper, Sharon 3

Blind Flight Milton, Hilary 3

Blind Outlaw Rounds, Glen 3

Blizzard! Snowstorm Fury Turck, Mary C. 2

Blizzard’s Wake Reynolds Naylor, Phyllis 5

Blizzards Wiseman, Blaine 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 15 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Blood Brothers: Four Men of Science Sterne, Emma Gelders 5

Blood on the River (BOE Approved Nov 2014) Carbone, Elisa 5

Blubber Blume, Judy 4

Blue and the Gray, The Bunting, Eve 5

Blue Hill Meadows, The Rylant, Cynthia 2

Blue or Gray? A Family Divided Connell, Kate 5

Blue Ridge Summer Naice, M. 4

Blue Willow Gates, Doris 5

Blueberries For Sal McCloskey, Robert 1

BMX Hudak, Heather 3

Boa Constrictors Bargar & Johnson 2

Boat to Nowhere Wartski, Maureen Crane 5

Bobbsey Twins, Mystery On the Mississippi Hope, Laura Lee 3

Bobby's Zoo Lunn, Carolyn 1

Bobsledding and the Luge Brimner, Larry Dane 2

Body Facts Drew, David 2

Body Maps Drew, David 3

Bollo Caper Buchwald, Art 5

Bony-Legs Cole, Joanna 1

Book About Planets & Stars Reigot, Betty Polisar 2

Book About Your Skeleton, A Gross, Ruth Belor 4

Book of Animal Records, The Drew, David 1

Book Report from the Black Lagoon (BOE approved April 2014) Thaler, Mike 1

Boom Town, 1998 Levitin, Sonia K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 16 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Boreal Forests Miller-Schroeder, Patricia 3

Borrowers, The Norton, Mary 4

Boss For a Week Handy, Libby 2

Boston Coffee Party, The Rappaport, Doreen 3

Boston Tea Party, The Furstinger, Nancy 4

Boxcar Children Warner, Gertrude Chandler 2

Boy and the Ghost, The San Souci, Robert 2

Boy in the Doghouse, A , (1991) Duffey, Betsy 2

Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Littledale, Freya 2

Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, The; Young Readers Edition (BOEKamkwamba, Approved Apr William 2016) 4

Boy Who Remembered Everything Abbott, Jennie 5

Boy who Saved Baseball, The Ritter, John 4

Boy Who Spoke Chimp, The Yolen, Jane 3

Boy Who Wanted a Family, The Gordon, Shirley 3

Brady Fritz, Jean 5

Brain on Quartz Mountain Anderson, Margaret 3

Brave Irene Steig, William 3

Brave Little Steam Shovel Evers, Alf 1

Bravest Blacksmith, The Owens, Thomas 3

Bravest Cat!, The The True Story of Scarlett Driscoll, Laura 1

Bravest Dog Ever, The Standiford, Natalie 1

Bread & Butter Journey Colver, Anne 3

Bread and Jam for Frances Hoban, Russell 2

Breadwinner, The Ellis, Deborah 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 17 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Bremen-Town Musicians Gross, Ruth Belov 1

Brian's Winter Paulsen, Gary 5

Bridge to Terabithia Paterson, Katherine 5

Bright Freedom's Song Houston, Gloria 5

Brighty of the Grand Canyon Henry, Marguerite 5

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Aardema, Verna 1

Broccoli Tapes, The Slepian, Jan 3

Broderick Ormondroyd, Edward 2

Brontosaurus Redhead, J. 2

Brown Bear, Brown Bear Martin, Bill 1

Bubba: The Cowboy Prince Ketteman, Helen 3

Bubblegum Jorgensen, Gail 1

Buck Stops Here Provensen, Alice 2

Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express Coerr, Eleanor 2

Buffalo Hunt Freedman, Russell 4

Buffalo Knife Steele, William O. 3

Bugs McKissack, Pat Fredrick 1

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Dussling, Jennifer 2

Buildings Chessen, Betsy K

Bulb, The Garrard, Ian 1

Bull Run Fleischman, Paul 5

Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! Fritz, Jean 5

Bully of Barkham Street Stolz, Mary 5

Bully Trouble Cole, Joanna 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 18 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Bumblebees Siemens, Jared K

Bumps In The Night Allard, Harry 2

Bunches & Bunches of Bunnies Mathews, Louise 1

Bunnicula Howe, James 2

Bunny Trouble Wilhelm, Hans 1

Bunny Who Found Easter Zolotow, Charlotte 1

Buried Bones Mystery, The (Clubhouse Mysteries #1) (BOE ApprovedDraper, Nov Sharon 2014) M. 3

Buried City of Pompeii, The Tanaka, Shelly 4

Burning Questions of Bingo Brown, The Byars, Betsy 5

Buster Loves Buttons! Manushkin, Fran 1

Buster’s Dino Dilemma Brown, Marc 2

Busy Beavers Dabcovich, Lydia 1

Busybody Nora Hurwitz, Johanna 2

But Names Will Never Hurt Me Waber, Bernard 3

But Not Like Mine Facklam, Margery 1

But Not Stanleigh Cloven, George 1

Butter Battle Book, The Suess, Dr. 1

Butterflies Braithwaite, Althea 1

Butterflies and Moths Bailey, Donna 1

Butterfly Canizares, Susan 1

Butterfly Siemens, Jared K

Butterfly, The Nash, Pamela 1

Buttermilk Cosgrove, Stephen 3

Button Box, The Reid, Margarette 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 19 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Button Soup Disney, Walt K

Buz Egielski, Richard 2

Buzz Buzz Buzz Barton, Byron 1

Buzz Said the Bee Lewison, Wendy K

C is for Colorado Shirley, Gayle 1

C.O.L.A.R. Slote, Alfred 4

Cabin Faced West Fritz, Jean 5

Cabin in Cripple Creek, A Luxa, Sue 4

Cacti Rae, Rowena 3

Cactus Hotel Guiberson, Brenda 1

Caddie Woodlawn Brink, Carol 4

Cake That Mack Ate Robart, Rose 1

Caleb & Kate Steig, William 2

Caleb's Story (BOE Approved November 2014) MacLachlan, Patricia 2

Call it Courage Sperry, Armstrong 4

Cam Jansen Series Adler, David 2

Camouflage Zayarny, Jack 3

Can We Be Friends? Wright, Alexandra 3

Can We Get That Here? Foley, Donna 2

Can You Hear a Shout in Space? Questions and Answers AboutBerger, Space Melvin Exploration and Gilda 4

Can You Hear Me, Grandad? Thomson, Pat 1

Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear Waddell, Martin 2

Canada Canizares, Susan 1

Canada Geese Quilt, The Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 20 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Candy Corn Contest, The Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Can't You Make them Behave King George? Fritz, Jean 3

Caps for Sale Slobodkina, Esphyr 1

Caps, Hats, Socks & Mittens Borden, Louise 1

Captive Indian Boy Hafer, Flora Van Buren 4

Captive, The Hansen, Joyce 5

Capybobby Peet, Bill 2

Cardboard Kingdom, The Sell, Chad 3

Carnival Burden-Patmon, Denise 2

Carnivorous Plants Willis, John 3

Carol Reef Hideway-The Story of a Clown Anemonefish Boyle, Doc 3

Carrot Seed, The Krauss, Ruth and Johnson, Crockett1

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Latham, Jean Lee 5

Cars Rockwell, Anne 1

Cartoon World of Jeff Kinney, The Webster, Christine 3

Case of the Cat's Meow Bonsall, Crosby 2

Case of the Cool Itch Kid Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Case of the Dumb Bells Bonsall, Crosby 2

Case of the Hungry Stranger Bonsall, Crosby 2

Case of the Lost Boy, The (BOE Approved April 2014) Hillestad Butler, Dori 2

Case of the Lost Lookalike Farley, Carol 5

Case of The Missing Cat Palazzo-Craig, Janet 2

Case of the Missing Dinosaur Brandt, Keith 3

Case of the Nervous Newsboy Hildick, E. W. 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 21 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Case of the Scaredy Cats Bonsall, Crosby Newell 1

Case of the Two Masked Robbers, The Hoban, Lillian K

Casey Jones York, Carol Beach 2

Cassie Binegar MacLachlan, Patricia 5

Castle in the Attic Winthrop, Elizabeth 4

Cat Nugent, Samantha K

Cat Ate My Gymsuit Danziger, Paula 5

Cat In The Hat Suess, Dr. 1

Cat In The Hat Comes Back Suess, Dr. 1

Cat Walk Stolz, Mary 3

Cat Who Went to Heaven, The Coatsworth, Elizabeth 3

Cat’s Burglar, The Parish, Peggy 2

Caterpillar and th Polliwog, The Kent, Jack 1

Catwings LeGuin, Ursula 2

Cave Boy Dubowski, Cathy 2

Caves Banting, Erinn 3

Cay Taylor,. Theodore 5

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day-Dreaming of Change Kupperstein, Joel K

Celebrating Presidents’ Day Jardano, Kimberly & Callella-Jones,K Trisha

Celebrating Thanksgiving Kupperstein, Joel K

Celebrating the Powwow Kalman, Bobbie 1

Celery Stalks at Midnight Howe, James 3

Cells and Systems Wallace, Holly 5

Centipedes Siemens, Jared K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 22 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Chains (BOE Approved October 2011) Halse Anderson, Laurie 5

Chair for My Mother Williams, Vera 1

Chalk Box Kid, The Bulla, Clyde Robert 2

Champ On Ice Peters, Sharon 1

Change and Resilience Duhig, Holly 4

Changes Creyling 3

Changes in Latitudes Hobbs, Will 5

Changes, Changes Hutchins, Pat K

Changing Seasons Greydanus, Donald K

Chaparrals De Medeiros, Michael 3

Character Education Series Various Authors K

Charley Skedaddle Beatty, Patricia 5

Charlie & Frog Kane, Karen 2

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dahl, Roald 3

Charlie and The Great Glass Elevator Dahl, Roald 5

Charlie Brown Series Schulz, Charles 1

Charlie Needs A Cloak dePaola, Tomie 1

Charlie’s Raven George, Jean Craighead 4

Charlotte Sometimes Farmer, Penelope 4

Charlotte's Web White, E.B. 3

Chasing Verneer Balliett, Blue 4

Cherries and Cherry Pits Williams, Vera 2

Chester Cricket's New Home Selden, George 5

Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride Selden, George 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 23 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Chester The Wordly Pig Peet, Bill 2

Chick and the Duckling Ginsburg, Mirra 1

Chick Challenge Baglio, Ben 3

Chick That Wouldn’t Hatch, The Daniel, Claire 1

Chicken Forgets Miles, Miska 1

Chicken Little Kellogg, Steven 1

Chicken Pox Party, The Wyeth, Sharon Dennis 2

Chicken Soup with Rice Sendak, Maurice 1

Chicken Squad, The Cronin, Doreen 2

Chickens Siemens, Jared K

Chicken's Aren't the Only Ones Keller, Ruth 1

Child of the Silent Night Hunter, Edith 4

Children Around the World Wilkins, Verna K

Children Of Green Knowe Boston, Lucy M. 5

Child's Garden of Verses, A Stevenson, Robert 3

Chinese New Year Siemens, Jared K

Chinese New Year's Dragon Sing, Rachel 2

Chisholm Trail, The Mercati, Cynthia 4

Chocolate Fever Smith, Robert Kimmel 3

Chocolate Touch Catling, Patrick 3

Choose Your Own Adventure Series Various Authors 2

Christmas Carol Dickens, Charles 5

Christmas Cup, The Patterson, Nancy Ruth 3

Christmas Secret Lexau, Joan 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 24 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Christmas with Ida Early Burch, Robert 5

Christopher Columbus Krensky, Stephen 1

Christopher Columbus McGavern, Ann 3

Chronicles of Narnia Lewis, C. S. 5

Chrysanthemum Henkes, Kevin 2

Cinco de Mayo Carr, Aaron K

Cinco de Mayo Tait, Leia 3

Cinderella Karlin, Barbara 2

Cinderella McKissack, Pat 1

Cinder-Ella Minters, Frances 2

Cinderhazel: The Cinderella of Halloween Lattimore, Deborah Nourse 3

Circle of Gold Boyd, Candy Dawson 4

Circus Days Pare, Roger 1

City Mouse, Country Mouse Wallner, John 1

City of Ember, The DuPrau, Jeanne 4

City Rhythms Nayer, Judy 2

City Storm Parker, Mary 2

Clara and the Book Wagon Levison, Nancy 2

Class Clown Hurwitz, Johanna 3

Class President Hurwitz, Johanna 3

Claude the Dog Gackenbach, Dick 1

Clean House for Mole & Mouse, A Ziefert, Harriet 1

Clementine Pennypacker, Sara K

Clifford Series Bridwell, Norman 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 25 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Cloud Book dePaola, Tomie 2

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Barrett, Judi 1

Clownfish Kissock, Heather K

Clue at the Zoo, The Giff, Patricia Reilly 1

Clue Junior “The Case of the Chocolate Fingerprints” Hinter, Parker 3

Clues in the Woods Parish, Peggy 1

Coal Daly, Ruth 3

Cobras Bargar & Johnson 2

Cock-a-doodle-hoooooo! Manning, Mick K

Collecting Things Is Fun! Graves, Kimberly 1

Columbus Day Carr, Aaron K

Come Away from the Water, Shirley (BOE approved Nov 2015) Burningham, John K

Come On Up! Kim, Joy K

Come Out & Play Little Mouse Kraus, Robert 1

Comeback Dog Thomas, Jane Resh 4

Comets and Meteor Showers Sipiera, Paul 2

Commander Toad Series Yolen, Jane 2

Communities All Over Foley, Donna K

Conquistadores: Building a Spanish Empire in the Americas, TheStein, Conrad 5

Cookies Week Ward, Cindy 1

Copperheads Bargar, Sherie 2

Coral Reef Berger, Melvin 3

Corduroy Freeman, Don 1

Corn Raid, The (A Story of the Jamestown Settlement) Collier, James Lincoln 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 26 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Cougars Tomlijanovic, Tatiana 3

Could Be Worse Stevenson, James 1

Counting Is For The Birds Mazzola, Frank Jr. 3

Country Mouse and City Mouse McKissack, Pat 1

Courage of Sarah Noble, The Dalgliesh, Alice 3

Cows Siemens, Jared K

Crabs Kissock, Heather K

Crack-Of-Dawn Walkers Hest, Amy 3

Crane Wife, The Yagawa, Sumiko 3

Crash, Bang, Boom Spier, Peter 2

Cream of Creature from the School Cafeteria Thaler, Mike 2

Creature Features Jenkins, Steve & Page, Robin K

Creepy Crawlies A to Z Aisworth, Louisa 1

Cricket in Times Square Selden, George 3

Crictor Ungerer, Tom 2

Crisis in Space Apollo 13 Beyer, Mark 4

Crocodile Beat Jorgensen, Gail 1

Crocodiles and Alligators Seventy, V. 1

Cross Country Cat Calhoun, Mary 1

Crow Boy Yashima, Taro 2

Crystals Rose, Simon 3

Cub in the Cupboard Baglio, Ben 4

Cuckoo Clock Cuckoo, The Fuchshuber, Annegert 2

Curious George Series Rey, H.A. & M. 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 27 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Custard Kid, The Deary, Terry 3

Cybil War Byars, Betsy 5

Cygnus the Swan Rose, Simon 3

Dabcovich, Lydia D'adamo, Francesco 5

Dactyl Hill Squad Older, Daniel Jose 4

Dakota Dugout Turner, Ann 1

Dance Away Aruego, Jose 1

Dancing Teepees Sneve, Virginia 2

Dancing with Manatees McNulty, Faith 3

Dandelion Freeman, Don 1

Dandelions Bunting, Eve 2

Danger on Midnight River Paulsen, Gary 3

Danger On Panther Peak Wallace, Bill 5

Danger! Volcanoes Simon, Seymour K

Dangerous Promise, A - The Orphan Train Adventure Nixon, Joan Lowry 5

Daniel's Duck Bulla, Clyde Robert 1

Danny and the Dinosaur Hoff, Syd 1

Daphne's Book Hahn, Mary 5

Dar Tellum:Stranger from a Distant Planet Berry, James 3

Daring Resue of Marlon the Swimming Pig, The Saunders, Susan 2

Dark and Full of Secrets Carrick, Carol 3

Dark Dark Tale Brown, Ruth 1

David’s Journey on the Underground Railroad Sibley, Linda 4

Day at Greenhill Farm, A Nicholson, Sue 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 28 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Day It Snowed Tortillas, The Hayes, Joe 4

Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash Noble, Trinka Hakes 1

Day of the Blizzard (BOE Approved November 2014) Moskin, Marieta 2

Day The Teacher Went Bananas, The Howe, James 1

Day We Walked on the Moon, The Sullivan, George 4

Day you Begin, The Woodson, Jacqueline K

Days With Frog and Toad Lobel, Arnold 1

Day's Work, A Bunting, Eve 3

Deadly Powers of Medusa Osborne, Will 4

Deadly Promise, A Nixon, Joan Lowery 5

Dear America Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie Gregory, Kristiana 4

Dear America My America – The Starving Time Hermes, Patricia 3

Dear America Our Strange New Land Hermes, Patricia 3

Dear Garbage Man Zion, Gene 2

Dear Levi (Letters From the Overland Trail) Woodruff, Elvira 2

Dear Mr. Henshaw Cleary, Beverly 4

Death in the Afternoon, 1996 Chester, Kate 5

Debra Sampson Goes to War Stevens, Bryna 3

December Secrets Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Deciduous Forests Hurtig, Jennifer 3

Decomposers Lappi, Megan 3

DeDe Takes Charge Hurwitz, Johanna 2

Deep in the Forest Turkle, Brinton 1

Deer Webster, Christine 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 29 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Denver Days Luxa, Sue 4

Deputy Dan and the Bank Robbers Rosenbloom, Joseph 2

Deserts Banting, Erinn 3

Destination Everest Glenn, Karen 2

Destination: Antarctica Swan, Robert 5

Diagnostic System, The Stille, Darlene R. 2

Diary of a Sunflower (BOE Approved April 2014) Pugliano, Carol 2

Diary of a Worm Cronin, Doreen K

Dick Whittington Brown, Marcia 3

Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? Caudill, Rebecca 4

Did You Ever See? Einsel, Walter 1

Did You Hear That? Blocksma, Mary 1

Did You Know? Hill, Sandi 1

Diego Rivera Vasquez, Sarah 2

Different Pond, A Phi, Bao 1

Dig a Dinosaur Gentner, Norma 1

Digby Shook Hazen, Barbara K

Digging Up Dinosaurs Aliki 2

Digging Up the Past (The Adventure of Wishbone) Sathre, Vivian 4

Dinner at Alberta's Hoban, Russell 1

Dinosaur Day Donnelly, Liza 1

Dinosaur Days Milton, Joyce 1

Dinosaur Dream Nolan, Dennis 2

Dinosaur Explorer Dixon, Dougal K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 30 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Dinosaur Garden Donnelly, Liza 1

Dinosaur Habitat Griffith, Helen 2

Dinosaur Hunters McMullan, Kate 2

Dinosaur Named Sue, A Robinson, Fay 2

Dinosaur Story Cole, Joanna 2

Dinosaur Time Parish, Peggy 2

Dinosaur Who Wouldn't Go to School Salmon, Michael 2

Dinosaurs Charlesworth, Liza 2

Dinosaurs Elting, Mary 1

Dinosaurs Alive and Well! Brown, Laurie & Marc 2

Dinosaurs Before Dark Osborne, Mary Pope 2

Dinosaurs Travel Brown, Laurie & Marc 2

Dinosaurs, 1987 Gibbons, Gail K

Dinousaurs' Halloween Donnelly, Liza 1

Dirty Beasts Dahl, Roald 1

Disaster at Sea Donkin, Andrew 2

Discovery of the Americans, The Maestro, Betsy and Giulio 2

Dive! Berger, Melvin 3

Diving Dolphins Wallace, Karen 2

Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?: Making Budget Choices (BOELarson, approved JenniferNov 2015) S. 2

Do Not Open Turkle, Brinton 2

Do Whales Have Belly Buttons? Berger, Melvin and Gilda 1

Do You Love Me? Gackenbach, Dick 2

Do You Want to be My Friend? Carle, Eric K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 31 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Doctor DeSoto Steig, William 1

Does 3rd Grade Last Forever? Schanback, Mindy 2

Dog Siemens, Jared K

Dog on Barkham Street Stolz, Mary 3

Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter, The Christopher, Matt 2

Dogsong Paulsen, Gary 5

Doll Bones (BOE Approved April 2014) Black, Holly 5

Dollhouse Murders, The Wright, Betty Ren 4

Dolphin Morris, Robert 1

Dolphin Named Bob, A George, Twig C. 3

Dolphin Treasure (BOE Approved November 2014) Grover, Wayne 2

Dolphins Berger, Melvin 1

Dolphins Bokoske, Sharon 1

Dolphins Siemens, Jared K

Dolphins and Porpoises Gordon, Sharon 1

Dolphins at Daybreak Osborne, Mary Pope 2

Don’t Call Me Beanhead! Wejciechowski, Susan 2

Donkey's Tale Oppenheim, Joanne 1

Don't Make Me Smile Park, Barbara 4

Doodles of Sam Dibble, The Press, J 2

Door In the Wall de Angeli, Marguerite 5

Doorbell Rang Hutchins, Pat 1

Dorrie Series Coombs, Patricia 2

Double Dragon Trouble McMullan, Kate 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 32 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Down By The Bay Raffi 1

Down on the Funny Farm King, Patrick 1

Dozen Dogs Ziefert, Harriet 1

Dr. Seuss's ABC Seuss, Dr. K

Dragon Granowsky, Alvin 1

Dragon Rider Funke, Cornelia 4

Dragonflies Siemens, Jared K

Dragonwings Yep, Laurence 5

Drawn Together Le, Minh K

Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Hale, Christy K

Drift Mayne, William 4

Drinking Gourd, The Monjo, F. N. 2

Drip Drop Gordon, Sharon 1

Drita, My Homegirl Lombad, Jenny 3

Drop Dead Cunningham, Julia 5

Drummer Hoff Emberley, Barbara 1

Duck Lloyd, David 1

Ducks Siemens, Jared K

Each Orange Has Eight Slices Giganti, Paul K

Each Peach Pear Plum Ahlberg, Janet 1

Eagels Baker, Lucy 3

Eagle Feather Bulla, Clyde Robert 2

Eagles Gillespie, Katie 3

Early Thunder Fritz, Jean 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 33 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Earth Brandt, Keith 2

Earth Kissock, Heather K

Earthquack! Palatini, Margie 1

Earthquakes Nault, Jennifer 3

Eating Ice Cream with a Werewolf Green, Phyllis 4

Echidna and the Shade Tree Lofts, Pamela 1

Eclipse Darkness In Daytime Branley, Franklyn Mansfield 2

Eddie's Happenings Haywood, Carolyn 3

Eddie's Menagerie Haywood, Carolyn 3

Eency Weency Spider Oppenheim, Joanne 1

Effles Bath Thompson, R. 1

Egypt Game, The Snyder, Zilpha Keatley 5

El Deafo Bell, Cece 5

Eleanor Everywhere-The Life of Eleanore Roosevelt Kulling, Monica 2

Electricity and Magnetism Adamczyk, Peter 5

Elephant in Trouble Crawford, Thomas 1

Elephant is Child, The – Rudyard Kipling Medley, Linda, Ill. 1

Elephants (BOE Approved October 2011) Depree, Helen K

Elephants Can Paint Too! (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Arnold, Katya K

Elephants Swim Riley, Linda Capus K

Eli Peet, Bill 1

Elihu the Elephant Brennan, Gale 2

Ella Earns Her Own Money (BOE approved Nov 2015) Bullard, Lisa 1

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed (BOE approved Nov 2015) Chodos-Irvine, Margaret K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 34 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Ella the Bad Speller Kraus, Robert 2

Ellen Tebbitts Cleary, Beverly 2

Ellis Island Quiri, Patricia 2

Ellis Island (We the People: Modern America) (BOE approved NovRaatma, 2015) Lucia 3

Ellray Jakes Walks the Plank Warner, Sally 3

Elmer McKee, David K

Elmer And The Dragon Gannett, Ruth Stiles 2

Elves and the Shoemaker, The Littledale, Freya 1

Emil the Eagle LeFleur, Thomas 2

Emily's Runaway Imagination Cleary, Beverly 3

Emma Stevenson, Juliet 2

Emmanuel's Dream - The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu YeboahQuall, Dean & Thompson, Laurie Ann2

Emma's Christmas Trivas, Irene 3

Emma's Pet McPhail, David 2

Emma's Poem Glasser, Linda 3

Emmett's Pig Stolz, Mary 2

Emperor's New Clothes Anderson, Hans Christian Westcott,2 Nadine

Empty Pot, The Demi 2

Empty School House Carlson, Natalie Savage 5

Encounter Yolen, Jane 5

Encyclopedia Brown Series Sobol, Donald 2

Endangered Animals-Zoobooks Wexo, John Bonnett 3

Enormous Crocodile Dahl, Roald 1

Enormous Egg, The Butterworth, Oliver 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 35 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Enormous Turnip Hunia, Fran 1

Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes Ganeri, Anita 2

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (BOE Approved November 2015)Grabenstein, Chris 4*

Escape From Slavery:Five Journeys to Freedom Rappaport, Doreen 3

Escape on the Missouri Thomasma, Kenneth 3

Escape to Witch Mountain Key, Alexander 4

Esperanza Rising* Ryan, Pam Munoz 4

Euphonia and the Flood Calhoun, Mary 2

Europe Watson, Galadriel Findlay 3

Everest - Reaching for the Sky Masoff, Joy 2

Everett Anderson's Goodbye Clifton, Lucille K

Every Soul a Star Mass, Wendy 5

Everybody Needs A Rock Baylor, Byrd 1

Everybody Say Cheese Bates, Betty 4

Everything on a Waffle Horvath, Polly 4

Excuses, Excuses Avitabile, Robert 1

Exploding Frog, The Aesop 1

Exploration and Conquest Maesto, Betsy and Giulio 4

Explorers from Columbus to Armstrong Everett, Felicity 4

Exploring and Mapping the Am. West Alter, Judy 4

Extreme Machines Maynard, Christopher 2

Extreme Sports Platt, Richard 4

Eye of the Needle Sloat, Teri 2

Fables Ginsburg, Mirra 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 36 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Fables Lobel, Arnold 2

Fall Kissock, Heather K

Fallen Spaceman, The Harding, Lee 3

Families Share Williams, Roxanne Lanizak K

Family Apart, A Nixon, Joan Lowery 5

Family Groups Rose, Simon 3

Family Under the Bridge, The Carlson, Natalie Savage 4

Fancy Nancy at the Museum (BOE Approved April 2014) O'Conner, Jane K

Fanny Cosgrove, Stephen 3

Fantail, Fantail Mahy, Margaret 1

Fantastic Frogs Robinson, Fay K

Fantastic Mr. Fox Dahl, Roald 2

Fantastic Voyage* Asimov, Isaac 5

Far North* Hobbs, Will 4

Farewell To Shady Glade Peet, Bill 3

Farmer In The Dell, The Rae, Mary Maki 1

Farming Gibbons, Gail 1

Farmyard Cat, The Anello, Christine 1

Fast Frog Ahlbert, Allan 1

Fat Cat Kent, Jack 2

Fat Cat Sat on the Mat, The Karlin, Nurit K

Fat Men From Space Pinkwater, Daniel 3

Father Fox's Pennyrhymes Watson, Clyde 2

Feathers For Lunch Ehlert, Lois K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 37 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Febold Feboldson- The Fix-it Farmer York, Carol Beach 2

Feeling Things Fowler, Allan 1

Felix and the 400 Frogs Burier, Jon and Schade, Susan 2

Ferrell Davis Peterson, Brian C. 4

Ferret Siemens, Jared K

Ferret in the Bedroom, Lizards in the Fridge Wallace, Bill 5

Fever 1793 Anderson, Laurie Halse 5

Fifth Grade Magic Gormley, Beatrice 5

Fighting Fish (Life Cycles) Schwartz, David M. 3

Fighting Ground, The Avi 5

Finding the Titanic Ballard, Robert D. 3

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous BearMattick, (BOE Lindsay Approved Apr 2016) 4

Fir Tree, The Andersen, Hans Christian 3

Fire Fighter Royston, Angela 2

Fire Flies Brinckloe, Julie 1

Fire Station, The Carr, Aaron K

Fire! Raging Destruction Bondar, Barbara 3

Fire, Fire, Said Mrs. McGuire Martin, Bill 1

Firefly Named Torchy Waber, Bernard 3

First American Colonies Oney, Yannick 2

First Clay Gathering, A Naranjo-Morse, N. 2

First Day Jitters Danneberg, Julie 2

First Dinosaurs, The Dixon, Dougal 2

First Experiences: Going to the Dentist Hewitt, Sally K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 38 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

First Flight McPhail, David 2

First Flight Shea, George 2

First Passover, A Swartz, Leslie 2

First Snow McCully, Emily Arnold K

First Thanksgiving, The Hayward, Linda 1

Fish Nugent, Samantha K

Fish Zayarny, Jack 3

Fish in a Tree Hunt, Lynda Mullaly 3

Fishy Color Story Wylie, Joanne 1

Five Chinese Brothers, The Bishop, Claire Huchet 2

Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Suess, Dr. 2

Five Little Ducks Raffl 1

Five Little Foxes & the Snow Johnston, Tony 1

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Christelow, Eileen 1

Five Minutes Peace Murphy, Jill 1

Five Notable Inventors Hudson, Wade 5

Flag for Our Country, A Spencer, Eve 3

Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll Branley, Franklyn 2

Flat Stanley Brown, Jeff 1

Flight McDowell, Pamela 3

Flight of the White Wolf Ellis, Melvin Richard 5

Flight to Freedom Veciana-Suarez, Ana 5

Flip Series Dennis, Wesley 1

Floating in Space Branley, Franklyn M. 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 39 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Floods Hopping, Lorraine Jean 2

Flora and Ulysses (BOE Approved November 2014) DiCamillo, Kate 3

Flotsam (BOE approved Nov 2015) Wiesner, David K

Flowers Braithwaite, Althea 1

Flunking of Joshua T. Bates Shreve, Susan 3

Flush Hiaasen, Carl 5

Flute’s Journey: The Life of a Wood Thrush Cherry, Lynne 2

Flutterby Cosgrove, Stephen 2

Fly Away Home Bunting, Eve 2

Flying Flea, Callie, and Me, The Wallace, Carol & Bill 3

Flying Saucer Full of Spaghetti, A Krahn, Fernando K

Flying Solo Fletcher, Ralph 5

Fog Magic Sauer, Julie 4

Follow a Raindrop: The Water Cycle Ward, Elsie 2

Follow Me Ziefert, Harriet 2

Follow My Leader Garfield, James 4

Follow The Dream Sis, Peter 2

Following the Mystery Man Hahn, Mary Downing 5

Foolish Rabbit's Big Mistake Martin, Rafe 2

Football Kissock, Heather K

Football That Won, The Sampson, Michael 2

Footprints In The Sand Benjamin, Cynthia 1

For the Love of the Game – Michael Jordan & Me Greenfield, Eloise 3

Forces & Motion Trumbauer, Liza 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 40 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Forecast Hall, Malcolm 2

Forests McClure, Jason 3

Forever Amber Brown Danziger, Paula 2

Forgetful Bears Weinberg, Larry 1

Forgetfuls Give a Wedding Weinberg, Larry 1

Forgotten Door Key, Alexander 5

Fossils Lappi, Megan 3

Fossils Tell of Long Ago Aliki 1

Foundling Fox Korshunow, Irina 2

Foundling, The Carrick, Carol 3

Four Black Puppies Grindley, Sally K

Four Feet, Two Sandles Mohammed, Khadra & Williams, Karen5

Four On The Shore Marshall, Edward 1

Four Scary Stories Johnston, Tony 1

Fourteenth Goldfish, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) Holm, Jennifer 5

Fourth Grade Celebrity Giff, Patricia Reilly 4

Fox and His Friends Series Marshall, Edward 1

Fox Be Nimble Marshall, James 1

Fox On the Box, The Gregorich, Barbara 1

Fox Went Out on Chilly Night Spier, Peter 1

Foxes Braithwaite, Althea 1

Foxes Yasuda, Anita 3

Foxes and Wolves Ripper, Charles 3

Fraction Fun Adler, David 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 41 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Frances Series Hoban, Russell 1

Frankenstein Moved in on the 4th Floor Levy, Elizabeth 3

Franklin in the Dark Bourgeois, Paulette 1

Freaky Friday Rodgers, Mary 5

Freckle Juice Blume, Judy 2

Freddie's Spaghetti Doyle, Catherine 1

Frederick Lionni, Leo K

Frederick Douglass Patterson, Lillie 5

Free At Last Bull, Angela 3

Freedom Crossing Goff Clark, Margaret 5

Freedom Summer (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Wiles, Deborah 4

Freedom Train Sterling, Dorothy 5

Freight-Train Crews, Donald K

Fresh Waters Aspen-Baxter, Linda 3

Fried Feathers for Thanksgiving Stevenson, James 2

Friend is Someone Who Likes You Anglund, Walsh 1

Friendly Book, The Brown, Margaret Wise 1

Friendly Snowman Gordon, Sharon 1

Friends Are a Special Part of Christmas Schulz, Charles 1

Friendship, The Taylor, Mildred 4

Friendship, The Wallace, B. 5

Frindle Clements, Andrew 3

Frog Siemens, Jared K

Frog & Toad Series Lobel, Arnold 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 42 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Frog Goes to Dinner Mayer, Mercer K

Frog Prince Continued, The Scieszka, Jon 2

Frog Prince, The Tarcov, Edith 1

Frog Prince, The Wang, Mary Lewis 1

Frog Went A-Courtin' Langstaff, John 2

Frog, The Nash, Pamela 1

Frogs Canizares, Susan & Moreton, Daniel1

Frog's Home Butterworth, C. 1

From Egg to Robin Canizares, Susan 1

From One to One Hundred Sloat, Teri 1

From Tadpole to Frog Kottke, Jan 1

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil Konigsburg, E. L. 5

Front Desk Yang, Kelly 4

Frosty the Snowman Bedford, Annie North K

Fruits Quinn, Lauren D. 3

Fudge-a-mania Blume, Judy 3

Funny Feet Weiss, Leatie 1

Funny Fingers, Funny Toes Damon, Laura K

Funny Fish Story, A Wylie, Joanne 1

Funny Little Woman, The Mosel, Arlene 1

Funny Old Man And Funny Old Woman, The Barber, Martha 1

Funnybones Ahlberg, Allan 2

Fur Mark, Jan 1

Fury Witch Freeman, D. 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 43 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Futuristic World of Suzanne Collins, The Kopp, Megan 3

Fuzzy Rabbit Billam, Rosemary 1

Gadget War, The Duffey, Betsy 2

Galactic Warlord Hill, Douglas 4

Game Design Austic, Greg 3

Gammage Cup, The Kendall, Carol 5

Garbage Juice for Breakfast Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Garden For A Groundhog, A Balian, Lorna 2

Garden in My Mind, The McCumbee 3

Gas Giants, The Drew, David 3

Gases Siemens, Jared K

Gathering Of Days:New England Girls Journal* Blos, Joan 5

Gemstones Friesen, Helen Lepp 3

Gentle Ben Morey, Walt 5

George Konigsburg, E. L. 5

George & Martha Series Marshall, James 1

George Bush-Story of 41st Presdent Sufrin, M. 4

George the Drummer Boy Benchley, Nathaniel 2

George Washington and the General’s Dog Murphy, Frank 1

George Washington Carver Eliot, T.S. 5

George Washington, Our First Leader Stevenson, Augusta 2

George Washington, Our First President Jackson, Garrett 3

George Washington, Soldier, Hero, President Fontes, Justine & Ron 2

George Washington, Young Leader Santrey, Laurence 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 44 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

George Washington's Breakfast Fritz, Jean 3

George Washington's Socks Woodruff, Elvira 4

George's Marvelous Medicine Dahl, Roald 3

Georgie Bright, Robert 1

Geraldine's Big Snow Keller, Holly 1

Germs Make Me Sick Berger, Melvin 1

Ghost Cadet Alphin, Elaine Marie 4

Ghost Canoe Hobbs, Will 4

Ghost in the Big Brass Bed Coville, Bruce 5

Ghost in the Third Row Coville, Bruce 5

Ghost Named Rhonda, A Greenburg, Dan 3

Ghost of Windy Hill Bulla, Clyde Robert 2

Ghost On The Hill Maccarone, Grace 3

Ghost Town Treasure Bulla, Clyde Robert 4

Ghost With The Halloween Hiccups, The Mooser, Stephen 2

Ghost Wore Gray, The Coville, Bruce 4

Ghost-Eye Tree Martin, Bill & Archambault, John 2

Ghosts Beneath Our Feet Wright, Betty Ren 4

Ghosts of the White House Harness, Cheryl 3

Giant Dinosaurs Rowe, Erna 2

Giant Story Mouse Tale Fushchuber, A 1

Gift for Tia Rosa Taha, Karen 2

Gift Of The Sacred Dog Goble, Paul 3

Gingerbread Boy Galdone, Paul 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 45 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Gingerbread Man Schmidt, Karen 1

Gingerbread Man, Loose in School, The (BOE Approved April 2013)Murray, Laura K

Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, The Dahl, Roald 2

Girl Called Al, A Greene, Constance C. 3

Girl Named Helen Keller, A Lundell, Margo 2

Girl Who Knew It All Giff, Patricia Reilly 3

Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, The (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Goble, Paul 3

Girl Who Owned a City Nelson, O.T. 5

Girl With the Silver Eyes, The Roberts, Willo Davis 5

Giving Tree, The Silverstein, Shel 2

Glaciers Webster, Christine 3

Gloomy Gus the Hippopotamus Brennan, Gale 2

Glorious Flight: Across The Channel, The Provensen, Alice 4

Gnome from Nome, The Cosgrove, Stephen K

Go and Hush the Baby Byars, Betsy 1

Go Free or Die: A Story About Harriet Tubman Ferris, Jeri 5

Go Tell Aunt Rhody Aliki K

Goat in the Garden Baglio, Ben 4

Goats Siemens, Jared K

Gobble, Growl, Grunt Spier, Peter 2

Godzilla Ate My Homework Jones, Marcia Thornton 2

Goggles Keats, Ezra Jack 1

Going West Van Leeuwen, Jean 2

Gold McClure, Jason 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 46 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Gold Cadillac, The Taylor, Mildred 5

Gold Fever McMorrow, Catherine 2

Gold Rush – Life in the Old West, The Kalman, Bobbie 4

Golden Fleece & Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles Colum, Padraic 4

Golden Goose Grimm Brothers 1

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Buehner, Caralyn K

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Marshall, James 1

Goliath Beetles Siemens, Jared K

Golly Sisters Go West Byars, Betsy 2

Gone Fishing Long, Earlene R. 1

Gone-Away Lake Enright, Elizabeth 4

Good Dog, The Avi 4

Good Hunting, Blue Sky Parish, Peggy 2

Good Morning, Chick Ginsburg, Mirra 1

Good News Brenner, Barbara 2

Good Work, Amelia Bedelia Parish, Peggy 2

Good-Bye House Asch, Frank 1

Good-Bye, My Wishing Star Grove, Vicki 3

Goodnight Moon Brown, Margaret Wise 1

Goodnight Owl Hutchins, Pat 1

Goodnight, Goodnight Rice, Eve 2

Gooney Bird Greene Lowry, Lois 2

Gooseberry Park Rylant, Cynthia 3

Gorilla Browne, Anthony 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 47 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Gorilla Did It, The Hazen, Barbara Shook 1

Gorillas Demuth, Patrica 2

Gorillas Simon, Seymour 3

Graduation of Jake Moon, The Park, Barbara 5

Grandpa, Grandpa Cowley, Joy K

Granny Torrelli Makes Soup Creech, Sharon 3

Grasshopper and Crickets Watts, Barrie 1

Grasshopper and the Ants Franklin, P. 2

Grasshoppers Siemens, Jared K

Grasslands Erlic, Lily 3

Gravity Whelan, Piper K

Gravity Is A Mystery Branley, Franklyn 2

Gray Boy Arnosky, Jim 4

Great Attitude, A Hill, Sandi 1

Great Big Enornous Turnip, The Tolstoy, Alexei 1

Great Brain Series Fitzgerald, John 4

Great Cheese Conspiracy Van Leeuwen, Jean 4

Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper Van Leeuwen, Jean 4

Great Day For Up Suess, Dr. 1

Great Easter Egg Mystery Sabin, Fran 2

Great Gilly Hopkins Paterson, Katherine 5

Great Green Turkey Creek Monster Flora, James 1

Great Houdini – World Famous Magician and Escape Artist, TheKulling, Monica 2

Great Race Of The Birds & Animals Goble, Paul 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 48 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Great Seal Kissock, Heather K

Great Soap Bubble Ride Poskanser, Susan Cornell 1

Greatest Treasure, The Demi 2

Great-Grandpa’s in the Litter Box Greenburg, Dan 2

Greedy Cat Cowley, Joy 1

Greedy Goat Bolton, Faye 1

Greek Gods, The Evslin, Benard 4

Green Book Paton-Walsh, Jill 4

Green Book, The Walsh, Jill Paton 3

Green Eggs and Ham Suess, Dr. 1

Green Ghost of Appleville, The Marzollo, Jean 3

Green Lion of Zion Street, The Fields, Julia 2

Green Thumbs Everyone Giff, Patricia Reilly 1

Gregor the Overlander Collins, Suzanne 5

Gregory, the Terrible Eater Sharmat, Mitchell 1

Greg's Microscope Selsam, Millicent 2

Grimm's Fairy Tales Kramer, Nora 4

Grizzly Johnson, Annabel and Edgar 5

Grizzwold Hoff, Syd 1

Grouchy Ladybug, The Carle, Eric 1

Grover Cleaver, Vera and Bill 5

Growing Up Feet Cleary, Beverly 1

Growing Vegetable Soup Ehlert, Lois 1

Growl! Berger, Melvin 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 49 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Guinea Pig Siemens, Jared K

Guinea Pig Gang Baglio, Ben 3

Gum on The Drum, The Gregorich, Barbara 1

Guns for General Washington Reit, Seymour 5

Gus the Greedy Puppy Dale, Jenny 2

Gus Was a Real Dumb Ghost Thayer, Jane 2

Gus, A Beaver Highsmith Taylor, Bonnie 4

Gymnastics Kissock, Heather K

Halloween Dream Dolgin, Phyllis 1

Halloween Performance Bond, Felicia 1

Hamster Nugent, Samantha K

Hamster Hotel Baglio, Ben 3

Hang Tough, Paul Mather Slote, Alfred 4

Hangman's Ghost Trick Corbett, Scott 3

Hannah Whelan, Gloria 2

Hannah’s Journal Moss, Marissa 3

Hansel & Gretel Gross, Ruth Belov 1

Hanukkah! Schotter, Roni 2

Happy , Happy Mother's Day Tripp, Valerie 1

Happy Birthday To You Suess, Dr. 1

Happy Birthday, Dear Duck Bunting, Eve 1

Happy Birthday, Dr. King! Jones, Kathryn D. 2

Happy Birthday, Moon Asch, Frank 1

Happy Day Kraus, Ruth 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 50 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Happy Easter, Little Critter Mayer, Mercer 1

Happy Hippopotami Martin Jr, Bill 1

Happy Honey: The Best Fall of All Godwin, Laura K

Harbor Me Woodson, Jaqueline 4

Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859 Avi 4

Hardy Boys Dixon, Franklin 4

Harold & the Dinosaur Mystery Frost, Erica 2

Harriet the Spy Fitzhugh, Louise 4

Harriet Tubman Sabin, Francene 5

Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild! (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Fox, Mem K

Harry & the Terrible Whatzit Gackenbach, Dick 1

Harry the Dog Series Zion, Gene 1

Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster Clifford, Eth 2

Hatchet Paulsen, Gary 4

Hate that Cat Creech, Sharon 4

Hating Book Zolotow, Charlotte 1

Hattie and the Fox Fox, Mem 1

Haunted House Parish, Peggy 1

Haunting of Cabin 13 Holl, Kristi 4

Haunting of Grade Three Maccarone, Grace 3

Have You Seen Birds? Oppenheim, Joanne 1

Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw? Giff, Patricia Reilly 3

Have You Seen My Cat? Carle, Eric 1

Have You Seen My Duckling? Tafuri, Nancy K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 51 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Have You Seen the Crocodile? West, Colin 1

Hearing Kissock, Heather K

Hearing Things Fowler, Allan 1

Heartbeat Creech, Sharon 4

Heat Waves Corbett, Sean 3

Heavenly Zoo; Legends and Tales Lurie, Alison 5

Hedgehog Siemens, Jared K

Hedgehogs in the Hall Baglio, Ben 4

Helen Keller Davidson, Margaret 5

Helen Keller Graff, Stewart 2

Helen Keller Keller, Helen 4

Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark Hurwitz, Johanna 2

Helga High Up Neuhaus, D. 2

Helga's Dowry dePaola, Tomie 2

Hello Goodbye Dog Gianferrari, Maria K

Hello, Cat, You Need a Hat Gelman, Rita Golden 1

Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs Gilson, Jamie 5

Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library Clifford, Eth 4

Henny Penny Galdone, Paul 1

Henny Penny Zimmerman, H. Werner 1

Henry and Mudge Series Rylant, Cynthia 2

Henry Bear's Park McPhail, David 2

Henry Huggins Cleary, Beverly 4

Henry Reed Series Robertson, Keith 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 52 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Henry Series Cleary, Beverly 3

Herbie Jones and the Second Grade Slippers Kline, Suzy K

Herbie Jones Series Kline, Suzy 3

Herbivores Forgan, Jill 3

Hercules Rose, Simon 3

Here Are My Hands Martin, Bill & Archambault, John 1

Here Comes Hungry Albert Whitehead, Patricia 1

Here Comes the Strikeout Kessler, Leonard 2

Here Comes Winter Craig, Janet 1

Here Is The Tropical Rainforest Dunphy, Madeleine 3

Herman the Great Olsen, Zora 3

Herman the Helper Kraus, Robert 1

Heron Street Turner, Ann 2

Hey, Get Off Our Train Burningham, John 2

Hey, Kid! Gelman, Rhonda 2

Hi, Cat! Keats, Ezra Jack 1

Hibernation McDowell, Pamela 3

Hibernation (Scholastic Reader Level 2) (BOE Approved April 2013)Kosara, Tori K

Higglety Pigglety Pop Sendak, Maurice 2

High Trail to Danger Nixon, Joan Lowery 5

High Wizardry Duane, Diane 5

High-Rise Private Eyes # 4: The Case of the Troublesome Turtle Rylant,(BOE Cynthia Approved April 2013) K

Hill of Fire Lewis, Thomas 1

Hip - Hippo - Ray Ahlbert/Amstutz 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 53 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher Thaler, Mike 1

Hiwawatha and the Peacemaker Robertson, Robbie & Shannin, David2

Hoboken Chicken Emergency Pinkwater, Danial 3

Hockey Durrie, Karen K

Hole is to Dig Krauss, Ruth 1

Holes* Sachar, Louis 4

Holiday Handwriting School, The Pulver, Robin 1

Home Alone Schick, Eleanor 1

Home at Last Raschka, Chris & Williams, Vera 1

Home for a Puppy Gordon, Sharon 1

Home of the Brave (BOE Approved November 2014) Applegate, Katherine 4

Homer Price McCloskey, Robert 2

Homesick, My Own Story Fritz, Jean 5

Homework Hassles Klein, Abby 1

Homework Machine, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) Gutman, Dan 3*

Honey Bus Cutting, Brain & Jullian 1

Hoop Heroes Kramer, Sydelle 2

Hoot* Hiaasen, Carl 4

Hop on Pop Seuss, Dr. K

Horrible Harry Series Kline, Suzy 2

Horse in Harry’s Room, The Hoff, Syd K

Horses Siemens, Jared K

Horton Hatches The Egg Seuss, Dr. 1

Horton Hears A Who Seuss, Dr. 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 54 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Hospital Carr, Aaron K

Hot Air Henry Calhoun, Mary 3

House For a Hermit Crab Carle, Eric 1

House is a House For Me Hoberman, Mary Ann 1

House Mouse - Senate Mouse Barnes, Peter & Cheryl 3

House On Hackman's Hill, The Nixon, Joan Lowery 4

House on the Gulf, The Haddix, Margaret Peterson 5

House That Jack Built Cutts, David 1

House That Jack Built Simon, I. 1

House Without a Christmas Tree Rock, Gail 4

How A Plant Grows Kalman, Bobbie 4

How America Works Holmes, Nigel 3

How and Why Animals Hatch From Eggs Pascoe, Elaine 2

How and Why Spiders Spin Silk Pascoe, Elaine 2

How Big Is A Brachiosaurus? Carroll, Susan 2

How Could You Do It, Diane Pevsner, Stella 5

How do things Grow? Althea 3

How Do We Move Morgan, Sally K

How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head Peet, Bill 2

How I Survived the Oregon Trail Wilson, Laura 2

How Many Days to America Bunting, Eve 2

How Many Snails? Giganti, Paul K

How Much is A Million? Schwartz, David M. 1

How Pizza Came to Queens Khalsa, Dayal Kaur 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 55 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

How Spider Saved Easter Kraus, Robert 1

How Spider Saved Halloween Kraus, Robert 1

How The Grinch Stole Christmas Seuss, Dr. 1

How To Catch A Ghost Mitchell, Betty Jean (Noodles) 1

How to Eat Fried Worms Rockwell, Thomas 3

Howliday Inn Howe, James 4

Hugh Pine Van de Wetering, Janwillem 3

Hula Hoopin Queen, The Godin, Thelma Lynne 3

Human Body Riddle Book, The Fleming, Maria 3

Humbug Rabbit Balian, Lorna 2

Humbug Witch Balian, Lorna 2

Hummingbird’s Life, A Himmelman, John 1

Humpback Whales Siemens, Jared K

Hundred Dresses Estes, Eleanor 3

Hungry Crocodile Webb, Melissa 1

Hungry Thing Slepian, Jan 2

Hungry, Hungry Sharks Cole, Joanna 2

Hunter of Fossils, A Baylor, B. 2

Hunting the Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals Dixon, Dougal 2

Hunting With My Camera Enting, Brian 3

Hurricane Sorneson, Margo 4

Hurricanes Zayarny, Jack 3

Hurricanes! Hopping, Lorraine Jean 2

Hurry Up, Jessie Ziefert, Harriet 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 56 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Hush Little Baby Aliki 1

I Am A Leaf Marzollo, Jean 1

I am Not a Munber Dupius & Kay 5

I Can Be a Baseball Player Greene, Carol 2

I Can Blink Asch, Frank 1

I Can Build A House Wantanabe, Shigeo 1

I Can Read About Christopher Columbus Knight, David 3

I Can Read About Creepy Crawly Creatures Naden, C. J. 1

I Can Read About Dinosaurs Howard, Linda 1

I Can Read About Spiders Merrians, Deborah 1

I Can Read About Trees and Plants Warren, Elizabeth 1

I Can Roar Asch, Frank 1

I Can Take A Walk Wantanabe, Shigeo 1

I Can't Said the Ant Cameron, Polly 1

I Go With My Family to Grandma's Levinson, Riki 1

I Hate My Brother Harry Dragonwagon, Crescent 2

I Just Forgot Mayer, Mercer 1

I Know a Lady Zolotow, Charlotte 1

I Know An Old Lady Boone, R. 1

I Like Books Browne, Anthony 1

I Like Me! Carlson, Nancy 1

I Love You Mary Jane Balian, Lorna 2

I See Patterns Benton, Linda 1

I Spy Noonan, Diana 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 57 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

I Want A Pet Gregorich, Barbara 1

I Want To Be An Astronaut Barton, Byron 1

I Was a Second Grade Werewolf Pinkwater, Danial 2

I was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Lawlor, Island Oral Veronica History Project (BOE approved3 Nov 2015)

I Was Walking Down the Road Barchas, Sarah 1

I Went Walking Williams, Sue K

I Will Not Wear That Sweater Marie, Susan 1

I Wish I Were A Butterfly Howe, James 1

I Wish You More (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Krouse Rosenthal, Amy K

I, Amber Brown Danziger, Paula 2

I’m Sorry, Almira Ann Kurtz, Jane 2

Ice Whelan, Piper K

Ice Cream Soup Herman, Gail 1

Ice Mummy Dubowski, Mark and Cathy East 3

Iceberg Hermit Roth, Arthur 5

Icky, Sticky Gloop Matthews, Morgan 1

I'd Like to Be Kroll, Steven 2

Ida B… and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly)Hannigan, Save Katherine the World 5

Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain Burch, Robert 3

If At First You Do Not See Brown, Ruth 1

If I Could Nayer, Judy 2

If I Ever Mayer, Mercer 1

If I Ran The Circus Seuss, Dr. 1

If I Ran The Zoo Seuss, Dr. 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 58 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

If I Were An Ant Moses, Amy K

If the Dinosaurs Came Back Most, Bernard 1

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Numeroff, Laura Joffe 1

If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln McGovern, Ann 3

If You Grew Up With George Washington Gross, Ruth Belov 3

If You Had Lived at the Time of the American Revolution Moore, Kay 3

If You Lived At The Great San Francisco Earthquake Levine, Ellen 4

If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days Brenner, Barbara 2

If You Made a Million (BOE approved Nov 2015) Schwartz, David M. 3

If You Say So Claude Nixon, Joan Lowery 3

If You Were An Animal Doctor Levine, Ellen 2

If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution Levy, Elizabeth 3

Iggie's House Blume, Judy 3

Igneous Rocks Daly, Ruth 3

Iguana Siemens, Jared K

I'll Fix Anthony Viorst, Judith 2

I'll Meet You At The Cucumbers Moore, Lilian 3

I'm King Of The Castle Watanabe, Shigeo 1

I'm Terrific Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman 3

Images of Beauty: Ugly Duckling, Beauty & Beast Milne, A. A. and Mayer, Marianna 5

Imagine a Day (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Thomson, Sarah L. 4

Imagine a Night (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Thomson, Sarah L. 4

Imani's Gift at Kwanzaa Burden-Patmon, Denise 2

Immigrant Kids (BOE approved Nov 2015) Freedman, Russell 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 59 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Imogene's Antlers Small, David 1

Important People of the Revolutionary War Smolinski, Diane 5

In 1492 Marzollo, Jean 1

In a Dark Dark Room Schwartz, Alvin 1

In A Dark, Dark Wood Melser, June K

In A Pickle and Other Funny Idioms Terban, Marvin 4

In My Garden Cristini, Ermanno and Puricelli 2

In Our Country Canizares, Susan 1

In The Attic Oram, Hiawyn 1

In the Dinosaur's Paw Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

In the Garden McDougall, Jim K

In the Pond Cristini, Ermanno and Puricelli 2

In the Year of the Boar & Jackie Robinson Lord, Bette Bao 4

Incident at Hawk's Hill Eckert, Allan 5

Incredible Journey Burnford, Sheila 5

Independence Day Foran, Jill 3

Indian In the Cupboard Banks, Lynne Reid 4

Indian School, The Whelan, Gloria 2

Indians Silver, D. 1

Insects Are Animals Holloway, Judith K

Inside Out and Back Again Lai, Thanhha 4

Inside the Titanic Marschau, Ken 2

Into the Dream Sleator, William 4

Invaders from Outer Space Kindersley, Porling 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 60 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Invasion from Below the Earth Curtis, Philip 5

Invisible Boy, The (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Ludwig, Trudy 2

Invisible Stanley Brown, Jeff 2

Iqbal (BOE Approved Apr 2016) D'Adamo, Francesco 5

Ira Says Good-Bye Waber, Bernard 1

Ira Sleeps Over Waber, Bernard 1

Is There Room For Me? Pigdon, Keith and Woolley 1

Is Your Mama a Llama? Guarino, Deborah 2

Ish Reynolds, Peter K

Island Boy Cooney, Barbara K

Island of the Blue Dolphins O'Dell, Scott 5

Island of the Skog, The Kellogg, Steven K

Islander, The Rylant, Cynthia 3

It Came From Beneath the Bed Howe, James 2

It Could Still Be a Bird Fowler, Allan 1

It Could Still Be a Fish Fowler, Allan 1

It is the Law Magalnick, Barbara 3

It Looked Like Spilt Milk Shaw, Charles 1

It’s a Fruit, It’s a Vegetable, It’s a Pumpkin Fowler, Allan K

It’s Mine! Lionni, Leo K

Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox Maccarme, Grace 1

It's A Good Thing There Are Insects Fowler, Allan 1

It's Christmas! Prelutsky, Jack 2

It's Halloween Prelutsky, Jack 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 61 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

It's Not the End of the World Blume, Judy 5

It's So Nice To Have A Wolf Around the House Allard, Harry 2

It's Valentine's Day Prelutsky, Jack 2

Ivy + Bean Barrows, Annie 2

Izzy Kline has Butterflies Ain, Beth 4

J.T. Wagner, Jane 2

Jabari Jumps Cornwall, Gaia K

Jack and The Beanstalk Various Authors 1

Jackalope Stevens, Janet 1

Jacket I Wear in the Snow, The Neitzel, Shirley K

Jackie Robinson Brandt, Keith 3

Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball O’Connor, Jim 2

Jacobs Ladder Reading Comprehension Program Various Authors K

Jacob's Rescue, A Holocaust Story Drucker, M. & Halperin, M. 4

Jake Baked the Cake Hennessy, B. G. K

Jake Drake, Know it All Clements, Andrew 2

Jamaica's Find Havill, Juanita 1

Jamberry Degen, Bruce 1

James & the Giant Peach Dahl, Roald 3

James Meets the Prairie Allen, Katy 2

Janet's Thingamajigs Cleary, Beverly 1

Jar of Dreams, A Uchida, Yoshiko 4

Jeanie Blair, Author Extrodinaire Slocum, Allie 3

Jelly Belly Smith, Robert Kimmel 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 62 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Jellyfish Kissock, Heather K

Jenius: the Amazing Guinea Pig King-Smith, Dick 2

Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth, William McKinley, and Me, ElizabethKonigsburg, E.L. 3

Jennifer, Tom Hamill, Juanita 2

Jeremy Bean's St. Pastrick's Day Schertle, Alice 2

Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? Carlstrom, Nancy White 1

Jessica Henkes, Kevin 1

Jigaree, The Cowley, Joy K

Jigsaw Jones Mystery, A (Series) Preller, James 2

Jillian Jiggs Gilman, Phoebe 1

Jim and the Beanstalk Briggs, Raymond 3

Jimmy's Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash Noble, Trinka Hakes 2

Jim's Dog Muffins Cohen, Miriam 1

Jingle Bells Chartier, Normand 1

Jobs People Do Ganeri, Anita K

Joey The Jack-O'Lantern Palazzo-Craig, Janet 1

Jog Frog Jog Gregorich, Barbara 1

John Henry Naden, Corinne 2

John Patrick Norman McHennessey Burningham, John K

Johnny Appleseed Demuth, Patricia K

Johnny Appleseed Moore, Eva 2

Johnny Appleseed York, Carol Beach 2

Johnny Appleseed, 1988 Kellogg, Steven K

Johnny Lions Book Thacher Hurd, Edith K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 63 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Johnny Tremain Forbes, Esther Hoskins 5

Jolly Monsters, The Gordon, Sharon 1

Josefina Story Quilt, The Coerr, Eleanor 1

Journal of William Thomas Emerson: A Revolutionary War Patriot,Denenberg, The (My Barry Name is America) 3

Journey Home* Uchida, Yoshiko 4

Journey Into A Black Hole Branley, Franklyn Mansfield 3

Journey to Ellis Island Bierman, Carol 3

Journey to the River Sea Ibbotson, Eva 5

Juan Ponce de Leon Sakurai, Gail 4

Judge Benjamin Series McInerney, Judith 3

Judy Moody Goes to College, 2008 McDonald, Megan 3

Julian is a Mermaid Love, Jessica K

Julius Hoff, Syd 1

Julius - The Baby of the World Henkes, Kevin 2

Jump, Frog, Jump Kalan, Robert 1

Junie B. Jones Series Park, Barbara 2

Jurassic Dinosaurs Dixon, Dougal 2

Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln – The Story of the Gettysburg AddressFritz, Jean 2

Just a Rainy Day Mayer, Mercer 1

Just Camping Out Mayer, Mercer 1

Just For You Mayer, Mercer 1

Just Go to Bed Mayer, Mercer 1

Just Grandpa and Me Mayer, Mercer 1

Just Like Abraham Lincoln Waber, Benard 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 64 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Just Like Daddy Asch, Frank 1

Just Me & My Little Sister Mayer, Mercer 1

Just Me and My Puppy Mayer, Mercer 1

Just Shopping with Mom Mayer, Mercer 1

Justin & the Best Biscuits in the World Walter, Mildred Pitts 3

Kangaroo Eggleton, Jill 1

Kangaroo, The Granowsky, Alvin 1

Kate Little, Jean 5

Kate's Book Shura, Mary Francis 3

Katie’s Trunk Turner, Ann 2

Katy & The Big Snow Burton, Virginia Lee 1

Katy No-Pocket Payne, Emma 2

Keep Climbing, Girls Richards, Beah 1

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie Roop, Peter 2

Keep Your Mouth Closed, Dear Aliki K

Keeping Healthy Hewitt, Sally K

Kermit the Hermit Peet, Bill 3

Kevin's Grandma Williams, Barbara 1

Key to the Treasure Parish, Peggy 2

Kid in the Red Jacket, The Park, Barbara 4

Kid Who Ran For President, The Gutman, Dan 4

Kid's Money Book, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) McGillian, Jamie Kyle 5

Kids Throughout History: Kids During the American Civil War (BOEWroble, Approved Lisa OctoberA. 2011) K

Kids Throughout History: Kids During the Renaissance (BOE ApprovedWroble, OctoberLisa A. 2011) K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 65 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Kids Throughout History: Kids in Colonial Times (BOE ApprovedWroble, October 2011)Lisa A. K

KidsThroughout History: Kids in Ancient Greece (BOE ApprovedWroble, October 2011)Lisa A. K

KidsThroughout History: Kids in Pioneer Times (BOE Approved Wroble,October 2011) Lisa A. K

KidsThroughout History: Kids in the Middle Ages (BOE ApprovedWroble, October Lisa2011) A. K

King and King Haan, Linda de & Nijland, Stern K

King Arthur Pyle, Howard 5

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Wood, Audrey 1

King Midas Littledale, Freya 1

King's New Clothes, The McKissack, Pat & Fredrick 1

Kiss for Little Bear Minarik, Else Holmelund 1

Kissing Hand, The (BOE Approved April 2014) Penn, Audrey K

Kit Carson Burke, Rick 3

Kites Sail High Heller, Ruth 1

Kitten Crowd Baglio, Ben 3

Kitten in the Cold Baglio, Ben 4

Kitten's First Full Moon (BOE approved Nov 2015) Henkes, Kevin K

Kittens in the Kitchen Baglio, Ben 4

Klondike Gold Rush, The Sheperd, Donna Walsh 4

Knee - Knock Rise Babbitt, Natalie 4

Knights of the Kitchen Table Scieszka, Jon 2

Knots in My Yo-Yo String Spinelli, Jerry 5

Knots On A Counting Rope Martin, Bill & Archambault, John 2

Koalo Lou Fox, Mem 2

Koko's Kitten Patterson, Francine 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 66 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Koko's Story Patterson, Francine 1

Korean Children's Day Suyenaga, Ruth 2

Lady Bugs Braithwaite, Althea 1

Lady Bugs Watts, Barrie 1

Ladybugs Siemens, Jared K

Laila's Wedding Sakakeeny, Kaleel 2

Lamb in the Laundry Baglio, Ben 4

Lamb Who Came to Dinner, The Smallman, Steve K

Lance Armstrong – The Race of His Life Armstrong, Kristin 2

Land Battles of the Revolutionary War Smolinski, Diane 5

Landry News, The Clements, Andrew 3

Landslides McDowell, Pamela 3

Last Dinosaur, The Murphy, Jim 2

Last Look Bulla, Clyde Robert 2

Last Silk Dress, The Rinaldi, Ann 5

Last Treasure, The Anderson, Janet S. 5

Laura Ingalls Wilder Walker, Pamela 3

Lazy Bear, The Wildsmith, Brian 1

Leanin Dog, The Nuzum, KA 4

Left-Handed Shortstop Giff, Patricia Reilly 3

Legand of the India's Paintbrush dePaula, Tomie 2

Legend of Sleepy Hollow Irving, Washington 5

Legend Of The Blue Bonnet, The dePaola, Tomie 2

Legend Of The Milky Way Lee, Jeanne 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 67 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Lemonade Trick Corbett, Scott 2

Lemonade War, The (BOE Approved April 2013) Davies, Jacqueline 2

Lentil McCloskey, Robert 2

Leo And Emily Brandenberg, Franz 1

Leo and Emily and the Dragon Brandenberg, Franz 2

Leo the Lop Cosgrove, Stephen 2

Leo the Lucky Kitten Dale, Jenny 2

Leo-The Late Bloomer Kraus, Robert 1

Leprechauns Never Lie Balian, Lorna 2

Let’s Go Apple Picking! Lakin, Patricia K

Let’s Go Home, Little Bear Waddell, Martin 2

Let's Be Enemies Udry, Janice May 1

Let's Get A Pet Cowley, Joy 1

Let's Get A Pet Greydanus, Rose 1

Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science Series Various Authors 1

Letter for Mr. Lincoln, A Cunningham, Alvin Robert 3

Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt, A De Young, C. Coco 4

Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt, A (1999) DeYoung, C. Coco 3

Lewis and Clark Sabin, Francene 5

Lewis And Clark Stein, R. Conrad 4

Lewis and Clark Expedition, The Bursell, Susan 4

Liar, Liar Ethan McWyer (BOE Approved May 2018) Slocum, Allie 3

Libby On Wednesday Snyder, Zilpha Keatley 5

Liberty Bell Kopp, Megan K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 68 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began Penner, Lucille Recht 2

Library Carr, Aaron K

Life Cycles: Caterpillar to Butterfly Hewitt, Sally K

Life in the Desert Baker, Lucy 3

Life In The Forest Curran, Eileen K

Life in the Meadow Curran, Eileen 1

Life in the Oceans: Animals, People, Plants Baker, Lucy 3

Life In The Pond Curran, Eileen K

Life of a Butterfly, A Bernard, Robin 1

Life of the Butterfly, The Drew, David K

Light A Single Candle Butler, Beverly 5

Light In The Forest, The * Richter, Conrad 5

Lightning Hopping, Lorraine Jean 3

Lightning Thief, The 2005 Riordan, Rick 4

Like Bug Juice on a Burger Sternberg, Julie 3

Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie Sternberg, Julie 3

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse Henkes, Kevin 1

Lily and Miss Liberty Stevens, Carla 2

Lily Learns About Wants and Needs (BOE approved Nov 2015) Bullard, Lisa K

Lily the Lost Puppy Dale, Jenny 2

Lily's Crossing Giff, Patricia Reilly 4

Limestone Caves Gallant, Roy A. 4

Lincoln Memorial Kissock, Heather K

Lincoln: A Photobiography Freedman, Russell 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 69 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Lindgren, Astrid Dubowski, Cathy 1

Lion and the Mouse Aesop 3

Lion to Guard, A Bulla, Clyde Robert 4

Lionel At Large Krensky, Stephen 2

Liquids Rodriguez, Cindy K

Listen to the Rain Martin, Bill & Archambault, John 2

Listen! Tolan, Stephanie 4

Listening Silence, The Root, Phyllis 3

Little Bear Series Minarik, Else Holmelund 1

Little Beaver and the Echo MacDonald, Amy 2

Little Boy Who Loved Dirt & Almost Became Superslob Vigna, Judith 1

Little Britches (The Wild Country) Moody, Ralph 5

Little Bunny's Lunch Nelson, JoAnne 2

Little Christmas Star Craig, Janet 1

Little Critter Series Mayer, Mercer 1

Little Engine That Could Piper, Watty 1

Little Fish That Got Away Cook, B. 1

Little Fox Goes to the End of the World Tompert, A. 2

Little Fox’s Secret Finky, Mary Peace 4

Little Ghost French, Vivian K

Little Gorilla Bornstein, Ruth 1

Little House Burton, Virginia Lee 1

Little House Chapter Book Series Wilder, Laura Ingalls 2

Little House on the Prairie Series Wilder, Laura Ingalls 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 70 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Little Monster Series Mayer, Mercer 1

Little Mouse Makes a Mess Leonard, Marcia 2

Little Old Man Who Could Not Read Black, Irma Simonton 1

Little Owl Leaves the Nest Leonard, Marcia 1

Little Pig's Birthday Leonard, Marcia 1

Little Prince de Saint-Exupery, Antoine 1

Little Quack’s New Friend Thompson, Lauren K

Little Rabbit's Baby Brother Manushkin, Fran 1

Little Rabbit's Baby Sister Leonard, Marcia 1

Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth Bate, Lucy 2

Little Raccoon & The Outside World Moore, Lilian 1

Little Red Hen Galdone, Paul 1

Little Red Hen McQueen, Lucinda 1

Little Red Riding Hood Hyman, Trina Schart 1

Little Shopping, A Rylant, Cynthia 2

Little Soup’s Birthday Peck, Robert Newton 2

Little Sure Shot: The Story of Annie Oakley Spinner, Stephanie 2

Little Tim & The Brave Sea Captain Ardizzone, Edward 1

Little Witch’s Big Night Hautzig, Deborah 2

Littles Go Exploring, The Peterson, John 3

Littles Have A Wedding, The Peterson, John 3

Littles Seno's, The Peterson, John 3

Littles Take a Trip, The Peterson, John 3

Littles, The Peterson, John 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 71 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Littlest Leaguer Hoff, Syd 1

Living in Space Daynes, Katie 2

Lizard Music Pinkwater, Daniel 5

Lizards Home Shannon, George 1

Lizard's Song Shannon, George 1

Lizzie Lies a Lot Levy, Elizabeth 4

Llamas Siemens, Jared K

Loch Ness Monster (Series) Granowsky, Alvin 1

Locked in the Library Brown, Marc 2

Lon Po Po Young, Ed 3

Long Ago in Oregon Lewis, Claudia Louise 3

Long Secret Fitzhugh, Louise 5

Long Way from Chicago, A Peck, Richard 2

Long Way Westward, The Sandin, Joan 1

Longest Journey in the World Morris, William 1

Longest Night, The Guest, Jacqueline 4

Look Out, He's Behind You Bradman, Tony 1

Look Through My Window Little, Jean 5

Look To The North – A Wolf Pup Diary George, Jean Craighead 2

Look What I Can Do Aruego, Jose K

Look...A Butterfly Cutts, David K

Look…What do you see? Rye, Jennifer 3

Looking At Animals in Cold Places Butterfield, Moira 2

Looniverse Stranger Things Lubar, David 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 72 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Lorax, The Seuss, Dr. 1

Lorenzo Waber, Bernard 1

Loser Spinelli, Jerry 4

Lost in the Museum Cohen, Miriam 2

Lost in the Storm Carrick, Carol 1

Lost Star-The Story of Amelia Earhart Lauber, Patricia 4

Lots of Rot Cobb, Vicki 2

Lottery Rose Hunt, Irene 5

Lotus Caves Christopher, John 5

Louis Braille Davidson, Margaret 3

Louisa May Alcott McGill, Marci R. 4

Louisiana Purchase, The Jaffe, Elizabeth 4

Louisiana's Way Home DiCamillo, Kate 4

Lovable Lyle Waber, Bernard 3

Love that Dog Creech, Sharon 4

Love You Forever Munsch, Robert 1

Love, From the Fifth Grade Celebrity Giff, Patricia Reilly 4

Lowji Discovers America, 2005 Fleming, Candace 3

Lucille Lobel, Arnold 1

Lucita Comes Home to Oaxaca Cano, Robin B. 1

Lucky Bear Phillips, Joan 1

Lucky Lottery, The Roy, Ron 3

Lucky Stone, The Clifton, Lucille 2

Lucky's Choice Jeschke, Susan 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 73 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Lulu Walks the Dogs (BOE approved Nov 2015) Viorst, Judith 1

Lunch Money Clements, Andrew 3

Lyle Finds His Mother Waber, Bernard 3

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Waber, Bernard 3

M & M Series Ross, Pat 1

Madeline Series Bemelmans, Ludwig 1

Maggie Marmelstein Series Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman 4

Magic Finger Dahl, Roald 2

Magic Fish Littledale, Freya 1

Magic Hat, The Fox, Mem 1

Magic in the Park Chew, Ruth 2

Magic School Bus at the Waterworks Cole, Joanna 2

Magic School Bus Fights Germs, The Egan, Kate K

Magic School Bus Gets Caught in a Web, The Lane Jeanette 1

Magic School Bus Gets Programmed, The Cole, Joanna 3

Magic School Bus Inside the Earth Cole, Joanna 2

Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Cole, Joanna 3

Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor Cole, Joanna 3

Magic School Bus Rides the Wind, The Capeci, Anne 1

Magic School Bus, The Cole, Joanna 2

Magic School Bus, The : The Wild Whale Watch Moore, Eva 2

Magic Spectacles, The Moore, Lilian 1

Magic Top Mystery O'Connor, Jim and Jane 3

Magic Tree House (Series) Osborne, Mary Pope 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 74 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Magical World of J.K. Rowling, The Pezzi, Bryan 3

Mailing May Tunnell, Michael O. 1

Make Way for Ducklings McCloskey, Robert 1

Making a Law Magalnick, Barbara 3

Mammals Zayarny, Jack 3

Mammals Are Animals Holloway, Judith 1

Man Who Didn't Wash His Dishes, The Krasilovsky, Phyllis 1

Man Who Dropped From the Sky, The Shyne, Kevin 3

Man Who Walked Between the Towers, The (BOE Approved Apr Gerstein,2016) Mordicai 3

Maniac Magee* Spinelli, Jerry 5

Manta Rays Berger, Melvin 1

Manta Rays Kissock, Heather K

Map Is a Picture Rinkoff, Barbara 1

Maps Cicciarelli, Joellyn Thrall K

Maps and Globes Knowlton, Jack 1

Marching to Freedom Story of Martin Luther King Milton, Joyce 4

Mariah Delany Lending Library Disaster Greenwald, Sheila 4

Mars: The Red Planet Demuth, Patricia 2

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Carr, Aaron K

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Foran, Jill 3

Martiner K. Saves the Day Gelman, R. 1

Marvin Redpost “Alone in His Teacher’s House” Sachar, Louis 2

Marvin Redpost “Class President” Sachar, Louis 2

Marvin Redpost “Is He a Girl” Sachar, Louis 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 75 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Marvin Redpost “Kidnapped at Birth” Sachar, Louis 2

Marvin Redpost “Why Pick Me” Sachar, Louis 2

Marvin Redpost: Super Fast, Out of Control Sachar, Louis 3

Mary Anning: The Girl Who Cracked Open the World Pearson, Debora 4

Mary Had a Little Lamb Hale, Sarah 2

Mary Wore Her Red Dress Peek, Merle 1

Masai & I Krou, Virginia 2

Math for the Real World Nonfiction Leveled Books Rosen Publisher K

Math In The Bath (and other fun places, too!) Atherlay, Sara 2

Matt Christopher Sports Series Christopher, Matt 3

Matthew's Dream Lionni, Leo 2

Maui Hooks Hawaii (BOE Approved April 2014) Scheu, Judy 1

Maurice's Room Fox, Paula 3

Max Malone Make a Million Herman, Charlotte 2

Max the Dog That Refused to Die Wayne, Kyra Petrovskaya 5

Maxie the Mutt Peters, Sharon K

Max's Christmas Wells, Rosemary 2

May B Rose, Caroline Starr 4

May Flower McGovern, Ann 3

May I Bring a Friend? De Regniers, Beatrice K

Maybe a Mole Cunningham, Julia 3

Maybe Garden, The Burke-Weiner, Kimberly 1

May'naise Sandwiches and Sunshine Tea Belton, Sandra 1

McBroom Tells The Truth Fleischman, Sid 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 76 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Me and the Weirdos Sutton, Jane 4

Meet …(Series) Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson Various Authors 2

Meet Kirsten Shaw, Janet 4

Meet Our Families Perkins, G.L. K

Meet the Baboon Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Cheetah Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Elephant Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Giraffe Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Hippo Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Hyena Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Impala Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Leopard Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Lincoln Lions Band Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Meet the Lion Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Rhino Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Warthog Gillespie, Katie K

Meet the Zebra Gillespie, Katie K

Megan's Island Roberts, Willo Davis 5

Memorial Day Carr, Aaron K

Memorial Day Hamilton, Lynn 3

Memory Coat, The Woodruff, Elvira 3

Mermaid's Purse, The Polacco, Patricia K

Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Pyle, Howard 5

Merry Christmas from Eddie Haywood, Carolyn 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 77 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad Mayer, Mercer 1

Mesa Verde Goldish, Meish 3

Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled Rockliff,All of France Mara (BOE Approved Apr 2016) 4

Metamorphic Rocks Wiseman, Blaine 3

Metamorphosis Zayarny, Jack 3

Mexico Canizares, Susan & Chanko, Pamela1

Mia Hamm Dougherty, Terri 2

Mice Twice Low, Joseph 2

Midnight Fox Byars, Betsy 4

Midwest, The Wiseman, Blaine 3

Might Mizzling Mouse Henstra, Frisco K

Mighty Machines Oxlade, Chris K

Migration Kopp, Megan 3

Mike and the Magic Cookies Buller, Jon 2

Mike Fink Kellogg, Steven 2

Mike Fink (Folk Tales of America) York, Carol Beach 2

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Burton, Virginia Lee 1

Million Dollar Shot, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) Gutman, Dan 3

Millions of Cats Gag, Wanda 1

Ming Lo Moves the Mountain Lobel, Arnold 1

Miracles on Maple Hill Sorensen, Virginia 5

Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The DiCamillo, Kate 4

Mishmash Cone, Moly 3

Miss Hickory Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 78 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Miss Know-It-All York, Carol 3

Miss Know-It-All Returns York, Carol 3

Miss Nelson Series Allard Jr., Harry G. 1

Miss Rumphius Cooney, Barbara 2

Miss Spider’s Wedding Kirk, David 2

Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo: An Eco Mystery, The George, Jean Craighead 4

Missing Piece Meets Big O Silverstein, Shel 3

Missing Tooth, The Cole, Joanna 2

Mississippi Bridge Taylor, Mildred 5

Misty and Me Girion, Barbara 4

Misty of Chincoteague Henry, Marguerite 3

Mitch and Amy Cleary, Beverly 5

Mitchell is Moving Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman 1

Mitten Tresselt, Alvin 1

Mitzi and Frederick the Great Williams, Barbara 4

Mitzi and the Terrible Tyrannosaurus Williams, Barbara 4

Mixed-Up Magic Cole, Joanna 1

Moffat Series Estes, Eleanor 4

Molly's Monsters Slater, Teddy 1

Molly's Pilgrim Cohen, Barbara 2

Molly's Wish Supraner, Robyn 2

Molly's Wish To Molly's Special Wish Supraner, Robyn 1

Mom, You're Fired! Robinson, Nancy 4

Monarch Butterfly’s Life, A Himmelman, John 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 79 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Monday, Monday, I Like Monday Martin, Bill 1

Mondo “Book Shop” Series Level A - I Various Authors K

Monkey See Monkey Do Gave, Marc 1

Monkeys Whitehead, Patricia K

Monkeys and Apes Morris, Dean 3

Monster & The Baby Mueller, Virginia 1

Monster Books, The (Series) Blance, Ellen & Cook, Ann 1

Monster Movie Cole, Joanna 1

Monster Tracks Delaney, A. 1

Monster Under My Bed, The Gruber, Suzabbe K

Monster Valentines Cole, Joanna 2

Moo Moo, Brown Cow Wood, Jakki K

Moon Kissock, Heather K

Moon and I, The Byars, Betsy 5

Moonbear Series Asch, Frank 1

Mooncake Asch, Frank 1

Moonlight Ormerod, Jan K

Moonwalk The First Trip to the Moon Donnelly, Judy 3

Moose Winnick, Nick 3

More Spaghetti, I Say! Gelman, Rita Golden 1

More Stories Julian Tells Cameron, Ann 2

More Than Anything Else (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Bradby, Marie 2

Morning Dance Aruego, Jose 1

Morris & Boris Series Wiseman, Bernard 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 80 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Morris's Disappearing Bag Wells, Rosemary 2

Mosquitoes Siemens, Jared K

Most Beautiful Place In the World, The Cameron, Ann 3

Mostly Michael Smith, Robert Kimmel 3

Mother Goose Various Authors 1

Mother Rabbit's Son Tom Gackenbach, Dick 1

Mother's Day Mice, The Brett, Jan 1

Mother's Day, El Dia de las Madres Matiella, Ana Consuelo 2

Motion: Push and Pull, Fast and Slow (Amazing Science) Stille, Darlene K

Moto X Hudak, Heather 3

Mount Rushmore Goldsworthy, Kaite K

Mountain Goats Pratt, Laura 3

Mountains Banting, Erinn 3

Mouse and the Motorcycle Cleary, Beverly 2

Mouse Box, The Cowley, Joy 1

Mouse Count Stollwalsh, Ellen K

Mouse Magic Baglio, Ben 3

Mouse Paint Walsh, Ellen Stoll K

Mouse Party (BOE Approved April 2014) Robinson, Fay 1

Mouse Soup Lobel, Arnold 1

Mouse Tales Lobel, Arnold 1

Mr. Brown's Magnificent Apple Tree Winer, Yvonne 1

Mr. Grumpy's John Burningham, John 1

Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers Wennick, Karen 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 81 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Mr. Peabody's Apples Madonna 3

Mr. Popper's Penguins Atwater, Richard 2

Mr. Putter and Tabby Series, Bake the Cake, Pick the Pears, WalkRylant, the Cynthia Dog, Row the Boat, Fly the2 Plane, Pour the Tea

Mr. Tucket, 1995 Paulsen, Gary 4

Mrs. Brice's Mice Hoff, Syd 1

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH O'Brien, Robert 4

Mrs. Grimbles Eggleton, Jill 1

Mrs. Grimbles Grapevine Eggleton, Jill 1

Mrs. Huggins and Her Hen Hannah Dabcovich, Lydia 1

Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash Weeks, Sarah K

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Series MacDonald, Betty 3

Mrs. Pig's Bulk Buy Rayner, Mary 2

Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm Cowley, Joy K

Mud Lewison, Wendy 1

Mudshark (BOE Approved November 2014) Paulsen, Gary 3

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters Steptoe, John 2

Muffy and Fluffy Palazzo-Craig, Janet 1

Muggie Maggie Cleary, Beverly 3

Mumkin Cosgrove, Stephen 3

Mummy, The Will and The Crypt Bellairs, John 5

Munch, Munch, Munch Gentner, Norma 1

Muscles and Bones Usborne Science 4

Museum, The Cutting, Brain & Julian 1

Mustard Graeber, Charlotte 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 82 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

My Brother Sam Is Dead Collier, James Lincoln 5

My Brother, Ant, 1996 Byars, Betsy K

My Daniel Conrad, Pam 4

My Diray From Here to There Perez, Armada Irma 3

My Father's Dragon Gannett, Ruth Stiles. 2

My First Easter dePaola, Tomie 2

My Five Senses Aliki 1

My Global Address Nunn, Tamara 1

My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies Viorst, Judith 1

My Mom Travels a Lot Bauer, Caroline Feller 1

My Name is Sangoel Mohammed & Williams 3

My New Boy Phillips, Joan 1

My Prairie Year (Based on the Diary of Elenore Plaisted) Harvey, Brett 2

My Red Umbrella Bright, Robert 1

My Robot Buddy Slote, Alfred 3

My Secret Hiding Place Greydanus, Rose 1

My Side of the Mountain George, Jean Craighead 4

My Teacher Sleeps in School Weiss, Leatie 2

My Trip to Alpha 1 Slote, Alfred 3

My Visit to the Dinosaurs Aliki 1

Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Author Conan 4

Mysterious Tadpole Kellogg, Steven 2

Mystery at the Jelly Bean Factory Sabin, Francene 3

Mystery in the Night Woods Peterson, John Lawrence 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 83 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Mystery of Death Trap Mine Carey, Mary V. 5

Mystery of Pirate Ghost, The Hayes, Geoffrey 2

Mystery of the Alamo Ghost, The Marsh, Carole 4

Mystery of the California Mission Trail, The Marsh, Carole 4

Mystery of the Coughing Dragon West, Nick 5

Mystery of the Giant Footprints, The Krahn, Fernandoi K

Mystery of the Haunted House, The Shannon, J. 1

Mystery of the Haunted Trail Loarimer, Janet 5

Mystery of the Lost Ring Supraner, Robyn 2

Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten Kellogg, Steven 1

Mystery of the PB & J Jam, The Cosson, M.J. 2

Mystery of the Rocky Mountains, The Marsh, Carole 4

Mystery of the Underground Railroad, The Marsh, Carole 4

Mythical World of Rick Riordan, The Yasuda, Anita 3

Naked Mole-Rat Letters Amato, Mary 5

Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs dePaola, Tomie 1

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Case of the Sneaky SnowmanKeene, Carolyn 1

Nancy Drew Mysteries Keene, Carolyn 5

Napping House Wood, Audrey 1

NASCAR Sprint Cup, The Howse, Jennifer 3

Nasty Stinky Sneakers Bunting, Eve 2

Nate the Great Series Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman 1

National Anthem, The Quiri, Patricia 2

National Geographic Readers: Frogs Carney, Elizabeth K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 84 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

National Geographic Science Readers Series (BOE Approved AprilVarious 2013) Authors K

Natural Disasters - Earthquakes Thompson, Luke 3

Natural Disasters - Volcanoes Thompson, Luke 4

Natural Gas McClure, Jason 3

Naval Warfare of the Revolutionary War Smolinski, Diane 5

Naya Nuki Thomasma, Kenneth 4

Nell the Naughty Kitten Dale, Jenny 2

Nest of Wood Ducks Shaw, Evelyn S. 1

Nettie’s Trip South Turner, Ann 5

Never Ride Your Elephant to School Johnson, Doug K

Never, Ever Shout in the Zoo Wilson, Karma K

New Americans, The Maestro, Betsy and Giulio 2

New Coat for Anna Ziefert, Harriet 2

New Kid Craft, Jerry 3

New Kid at School, The McMullan, Kate 3

New Kid on the Block Prelutsky, Jack 3

Next Spring an Oriole Whelan, Gloria 3

Nicky's Christmas Surprise Ziefert, Harriet 1

Night After Christmas Stevenson, James 2

Night Gardener, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) Auxier, Jonathan 5

Night Journeys Avi 5

Night of the Full Moon Whelan, Gloria 2

Night of the Twisters Ruckman, Ivy 4

Night Swimmers Byars, Betsy 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 85 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Night Walkers, The Coontz, Otto 5

Nightingale, The Anderson, Hans Christian 3

Nighty Nightmare Howe, James 3

Nine, Ten: a September 11 Story Baskin, Nora Raleight 5

Nitter Pitter Cosgrove, Stephen K

No Carrots for Harry Lungerman, Jean 2

No Fighting, No Biting! Minarik, Else Holmelund 1

No Flying in the House Brock, Betty 1

No Jumping on the Bed Arnold, Tedd K

No Mail For Mitchell Siracusa, Catherine 1

No Room For A Sneeze Supraner, Robyn 1

No Such Thing As A Witch Chew, Ruth 3

No Talking Clements, Andrew 3

No Toothe, No Quarter Buller, Jon & Schade, Susan 2

Noah's Ark Spier, Peter K

Nobody Listens to Andrew Guilfoile, Elizabeth 1

Noisy Nora Wells, Rosemary 1

Norma Jean, Jumping Bean Cole, Joanna 1

Norman the Doorman Freeman, Don 3

North America Banting, Erinn 3

North American Indians Gorsline, Douglas 3

North by Night Ayres, Katherine 5

Northeast, The Wiseman, Blaine 3

Not Now, Said The Cow Oppenheim, Joanne 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 86 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Not This Bear Myers, Bernice 1

Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street Schotter, Roni 2

Nothing Here But Stones Oswald, Nancy 4

Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade DeClements, Barthe 4

Not-Just-Anybody Family Byars, Betsy 3

Not-So-Buried Treasure Berenstain, Stan 2

Not-So-Jolly Roger, The Scieszka, Jon 3

Now Let Me Fly: The Story of a Slave Family Johnson, Dolores 4

Now One Foot, Now the Other dePaola, Tomie 2

Number The Stars* Lowry, Lois 4

Nursery School Rabbit Geras, Adele 1

Nutty Can't Miss Hughes, Dean 4

Obadiah Melser, June K

Obon Suyenaga, Ruth 2

Ocean Canizares, Susan & Chanko, Pamela1

Oceans, Lakes, and Rivers Ostopowich, Melanie 3

Octopus Berger, Melvin 1

Octopus, The (Series) Granowsky, Alvin 1

Octopuses Kissock, Heather K

Odd and the Frost Giants Gaiman, Neil 5

Of Colors and Things Hoban, Tana K

Oh Beans! Weiss, Ellen 2

Oh, Honestly Angela Robinson, Nancy 4

Oh, Kojo! How Could You! Aardema, Verna 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 87 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Oh, Were They Ever Happy! Spier, Peter 1

Oh, What a Thanksgiving! Kroll, Steven 3

Oil McClure, Jason 3

Old Bear Hissey, Jane 2

Old Black Fly Aylesworth, Jim K

Old Henry Blos, Joan 2

Old MacDonald Had a Farm Graboff, Abner 1

Old Mother Hubbard Provensen, Alice 1

Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog Marshall, James 2

Old Stormalong York, Carol Beach 2

Old Yeller Gipson, Fred 4

Olden Days Mathieu, Joe 2

Olga Carries On Bond, Michael 4

Oliver & The Runaway Alligator McBrier, Michael 3

Oliver and the Lucky Duck McBrier, Page 2

Oliver Button Is A Sissy dePaola, Tomie 1

Oliver Twist Dickens, Charles 4

Om-Kas-Toe of the Blackfeet Thomasma, Kenneth 4

Omnivores Hudak. Heather 3

On Christmas Eve Brown, Margaret Wise 2

On Market Street Lobel, Arnold 1

On My Honor Bauer. Marion Dane 3

On The Banks Of Plum Creek Wilder, Laura Ingalls 3

On the Far Side of the Mountain George, Jean Craighead 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 88 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

On the field with … Emmitt Smith Christopher, Matt 4

On the Move, 2000 Strandling, Jan K

On The Way Home Wilder, Laura Ingalls 4

Once Upon a Marigold Ferris, Jean 5

Once Upon A Springtime Marzollo, Jean 2

Once Upon MacDonald's Farm Gammell, Stephen 1

Once: A Lullaby Nichol, B. P. 1

One and Only Ivan, The (BOE Approved November 2014) Applegate, Katherine 3

One Cold Wet Night Melser, June and Cowley, Joy 1

One Cool Friend Buzzeo, Toni 2

One Day in the Alpine Tundra George, Jean C. 4

One Day in the Desert George, Jean C. 4

One Day In The Prairie George, Jean Craighead 3

One Day in the Woods George, Jean Craighead 4

One Fine Day Hogrogian, Nonny 2

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Seuss, Dr. 1

One Golden Summer Luxa, Sue 4

One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference (BOE approvedMilway, NovKatie 2015) Smith 5

One Hungry Monster O’Keefe, Susan Heyboer 2

One in The Middle is the Green Kangaroo Blume, Judy 1

One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo, The Blume, Judy 2

One Little Monkey Calmenson, Stephanie 1

One Morning in Maine McCloskey, Robert 1

One Wooly Wombat Trinca, Rod 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 89 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

One Zillion Valentines Modell, Frank 2

One-Eyed Cat Fox, Paula 5

Onion John Krumgold, Joseph 5

Oops Mayer, Mercer 1

Operation: Dump the Chump Park, Barbara 3

Opossum and the Great Firemaker Mike, Jan M. 3

Orange, The (Series) Nash, Pamela 1

Orcas Kissock, Heather K

Organisms Siemens, Jared K

Orion Rose, Simon 3

Orphan and the Doll Friedman, Tracy 3

Orphan Journey Home Ketchum, Liza 4

Orphan of Ellis Island, The (Time Travel Adventures) ( BOE approvedWoodruff, Nov 2015)Elvira 3

Orphan Train Series Nixon, Joan Lowery 2

Orphaned Pup Lapp, Eleanor 5

Oscar Otter Benchley, Nathaniel 1

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great Blume, Judy 2

Otters Goldsworthy, Kaite 3

Our Communities Foley, Donald K

Our Journey West Thompson, Gare 3

Our New Life in America (National Geographic Reading Expeditions)*Thompson, (BOE Gare Approved April 2015) 3

Our Teacher Miss Pool Owen, Richard 1

Out of My Mind (BOE Approved April 2013) Draper, Sharon M. 5

Out of the Bug Jar Thomas, Kathleen 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 90 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Over In the Meadow Various Authors 1

Over the River and Through the Wood Child, Lycia Maria 2

Over the Rugged Mountain Gutman, Bill 4

Overnight At Mary Bloom's Aliki 1

Owen (BOE approved Nov 2015) Henkes, Kevin K

Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship Hatkoff,(BOE Approved Isabella Apr 2016)& Craig and Kahumbu,2 Dr. Paula

Owen Foote: Mighty Scientist Greene, Stephanie 3

Owl At Home Lobel, Arnold 1

Owl at School Nicoll, Helen 1

Owl in the Office Baglio, Ben 4

Owl Moon Yolen, Jane 1

Owliver Kraus, Robert 1

Owls In the Family Mowat, Farley 3

Ox-Cart Man Hall, Donald 1

Paddington Helps Out Bond, Michael 4

Paddle To The Sea Holling, Holling C. 3

Pain And the Great One Blume, Judy 1

Paint Brush Kid, The Bulla, Clyde Robert 2

Paintbox Penguins: A Book about Colors Leonard, Marcia 1

Pancakes, Crackers, and Pizza Eberts, Marjorie and Gisler, Margaret1

Panda, The (Series) Granowsky, Alvin 1

Paper Party, The Freeman, Don 1

Parasites Kopp, Megan 3

Pardon Said the Giraffe West, Colin 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 91 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Park Bench, The Takeshita, Fumiko 3

Parrot, The (Series) Granowsky, Alvin 1

Pat The Bunny Kunhardt, Dorothy 1

Patchwork Bike Clarke, Maxine Beneba K

Patchwork Quilt, The Flournoy, Valerie 2

Pathki Nana, Kootenai Girl Thomasma, Kenneth 3

Patrick's Dinosaurs Carrick, Carol 1

Paul Bunyan Various Authors 2

Paul Revere Sullivan, George 3

Paul the Pitcher Sharp, Paul 1

Pea Patch Jig, The Hurd, Thacher 2

Peak Smith, Roland 5

Peanut Butter & Jelly Haas, Dorothy 3

Pearl and Wagner One Funny Day McMullan, Kate 2

Pearl Harbor Krensky, Stephen 2

Pearl Harbor is Burning! Kudlinski, Kathleen 4

Pecos Bill Kellogg, Steven 3

Pecos Bill (Folk Tales of America) Lyman, Nanci 2

Pee Wee Scouts Series Delton, Judy 2

Pegasus Rose, Simon 3

Pegasus, The (Series) Granowsky, Alvin 1

Penguins Kaufman, Elizabeth Elias 1

Penguins Paint, The Tripp, Valerie 1

Penny and Her Marble (BOE Approved November 2014) Henkes, Kevin 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 92 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Peppermints in the Parlor Wallace, Barbara Brooks 5

Perfect the Pig Jeschke, Susan 1

Perilous Road, The Steele, William O. 5

Perry, A Pronghorn Antelope Highsmith Taylor, Bonnie 4

Perspectives: Language Arts Grades 4-5 by College of WilliamDullaghan, & Mary Center Barbara for Gifted Ed (BOE approved5 Nov 2015)

Pet Show Keats, Ezra Jack 1

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Litwin, Eric K

Pete the Parakeet Gordon, Sharon 1

Peter and the North Wind Littledale, Freya 1

Peter and the Starcatchers Pearson, Ridley and Barry, Dave 4

Peter Pan Barrie, Jim 1

Peter's Chair Keats, Ezra Jack 3

Phantom Tollbooth Juster, Norton 4

Phil the Ventriloquist Kraus, Robert 1

Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe Greene, Bette 5

Phoebe The Spy Griffin, Judith 4

Phoebe's Revolt Babbitt, Natalie 3

Physical Characteristics Goldsworthy, Steve 3

Pick-A-Path Dinosaur Adventure Logan, Nora 2

Picking Apples and Pumpkins Mills, Liz K

Pickle Things Brown, Marc Tolon 1

Picnic McCully, Emily Arnold K

Picnic with Piggins Yolen, Jane 2

Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln, A Adler, David 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 93 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Picture Book of Amelia Earhart, A Adler, David 4

Picture Book of Anne Frank, A Adler, David 3

Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin, A Adler, David 3

Picture Book of Christopher Columbus, A Adler, David 2

Picture Book of George Washington, A Adler, David 2

Picture Book of Harriet Tubman, A Adler, David 3

Picture Book of Helen Keller, A Adler, David 3

Picture Book of Martin Luther King, A Adler, David 3

Picture Book of Sojourner Truth, A Adler, David 4

Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson, A Adler, David 2

Picture the Past - Life on a Pioneer Homestead Isaacs, Sally Senzell 2

Pictures of Hollis Woods Reilly Giff, Patricia 3

Pierre Sendak, Maurice 1

Pig Pig Grows Up (Series) McPhail, David 1

Pig Who Saved the Day, The Crawford, Thomas 2

Piggins Yolen, Jane 2

Piggy In The Puddle, The Pomerantz, Charlotte 1

Piglet in a Playpen Baglio, Ben 4

Pigs Siemens, Jared K

Pigs in Hiding Dubonevich, Arlene 1

Pigs Might Fly King-Smith, Dick 2

Pigs Will Be Pigs Axelrod, Amy 2

Pike of Pike's Peak Baker, Nina 4

Pilgrim Children Had Many Chores Lems-Tardif, Gina K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 94 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Pilot Down, Presumed Dead Phleger, Majorie 4

Pinballs Byars, Betsy 4

Pink and Say Polacco, Patricia 5

Pink is for Boys Pearlman, Robb K

Pinky and Rex and the Bully Howe, James 1

Pinky and Rex and the School Play (BOE Approved April 2013) Howe, James K

Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee Howe, James 2

Pinky Pye Estes, Eleanor 4

Pioneer Cat Hooks, William H. 2

Pioneer Girl – The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Anderson, William 3

Pioneers, The Gorsline, Marie 4

Pippa Mouse Boegehold, Betty Virginia 1

Pippi Longstocking Lindgren, Astrid 3

Pippi on the Run Lindgren, Astrid 2

Pirates! Maynard, Christopher 2

Pizza Monster, The Sharmat, Majorie and Mirchell 2

Plain Girl Sorensen, Virginia 3

Plains Indians Ansary, Mir Tamim 2

Planets In Our Solar System, The Branley, Franklyn M. 2

Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, The McArthur, Nancy 4

Playground Fun Gordon, Sharon 1

Playhouse for Monster Mueller, Virginia 1

Please Don’t Go! Wilhelm, Hans K

Pocahontas and the Strangers Bulla, Clyde Robert 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 95 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Pocket for Corduroy Freeman, Don 1

Pocket Full of Kisses, A (BOE Approved April 2013) Penn, Audrey K

Pokemon – I Choose You West, Tracy 3

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Martin Jr, Bill Carle, Eric K

Polar Bears Baker, Lucy 3

Polar Express, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) Van Allsburg, Chris 3

Police Station Carr, Aaron K

Polk St. Series Giff, Patricia Reilly 3

Polka Dot Private Eye Series Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Pompeii "Buried Alive"! Kunhardt Davis, Edith 3

Ponies Siemens, Jared K

Ponies at the Point Baglio, Ben 4

Pony Express Bailer, Darice 2

Pony Express, The Mercati, Cynthia 2

Pony on the Porch Baglio, Ben 4

Pony Pals “A Pony in Trouble” Betancourt, Jeanne 3

Pony Pals “Detective Pony” Betancourt, Jeanne 2

Pony Pals “Runaway Pony” Betancourt, Jeanne 3

Pony Pals “The Missing Pony Pal” Betancourt, Jeanne 3

Pony Pals “The Wild Pony” Betancourt, Jeanne 3

Pony Parade Baglio, Ben 3

Pony, The (Series) Granowsky, Alvin 1

Pookins Gets Her Way Lester, Helen 1

Poor Old Polly Melser, June K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 96 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Poorly Pig Ahlberg, Allan 1

Popcorn Book dePaola, Tomie 2

Popcorn Dragon, The Thayer, Jane K

Popcorn Popper, The Nelson, JoAnne 2

Poppleton Everyday Rylant, Cynthia 2

Poppleton In Spring Rylant, Cynthia 2

Poppy and the Outdoors Cat Haas, Dorothy 2

Poppy the Panda Gaokenback, Dick 1

Poppy, 1995 Avi 3

Porcupine Named Fluffy, A Lester, Helen K

Porcupine's Pajama Party Harshman, Terry 1

Porposies in Peril Hooks, Gwendolyn 4

Post Office Book, Mail and How Its Moves Gibbons, Gail 2

Postcards From Canada Dawson, Zoe 1

Postcards From… Series Arnold, Helen 2

Potbellied Pig Siemens, Jared K

Powder Puff Puzzle Giff, Patricia Reilly 4

Powwow Coombs, Linda 2

Praying Mantis (Series) Granowsky, Alvin 1

Presidents' Day Carr, Aaron K

Pretty Good Magic Dubowski, Mark and Cathy East 2

Prince of the Pond, The Napoli, Donna Jo 2

Prince's Tooth Is Loose, The Ziefert, Harriet 1

Princess Academy Hale, Shannon 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 97 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Princess Academy, The Hale, Shannon 2

Princess and the Pea, The Stevens, Janet 1

Principal's New Clothes, The Calmenson, Stephanie 2

Printer’s Apprentice, The Krensky, Stephen 2

Proud Taste For Scarlet & Miniver Konigsburg, E.L. 5

Pueblo Storyteller Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane 3

Pumpkin, Pumpkin Titherington, Jeanne 1

Punished!, 2006 Lubar, David 2

Puppies in the Pantry Baglio, Ben 4

Puppy Puzzle Baglio, Ben 3

Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, The Thayer, Jane 3

Purple Climbing Days Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Pushcart War Merrill, Jean 5

Q is for Duck Elting, Mary 2

Quack Said The Billy Goat Causley, Charles 1

Quakes McMorrow, Catherine 2

Quick As A Cricket Wood, Audrey 1

Quiet Place, The Stewart, Sarah 2

Quilt Story, The Johnstone, Tony 2

Rabbit Hill Lawson, Robert 4

Rabbit Race Baglio, Ben 3

Rabbits On Roller Skates Wahl, Jan 1

Rachel Landon, Felling Abandoned Slocum, Allie 3

Rachel’s Journal Moss, Marissa 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 98 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Racing the Sun Pitts, Paul 5

Ragweed, 1999 Avi 3

Railroad! A Story of the Transcontinental Railroad Bailer, Darice 3

Rain Kalan, Robert 1

Rain Spier, Peter K

Rain Forest Ride Andrews, Julia 2

Rain Forest Secrets Dorros, Arthur 2

Rainbow of My Own Freeman, Don 1

Raindrops Roll (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Sayre, April K

Raising a Seeing Eye Dog (BOE Approved October 2011) Glassman, Jackie K

Ralph S. Mouse Cleary, Beverly 3

Ramona Series Cleary, Beverly 2

Rascal* North, Sterling 3

Rat Is Dead and Ant Is Sad Baker, Betty 1

Rattlesnakes: The Snake Discovery Library Bargar, Sharie 2

Ravi's Diwali Surprise Kacker, Anisha 2

Real Hole Cleary, Beverly 1

Real Thief Steig, William 3

Reason for A Flower, The : A Book About Flowers, Pollen andHeller, Seeds Ruth 1

Reconstruction Peacock, Judith 4

Records and Oddities Hopkins, John 2

Red Book, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) Lehman, Barbara K

Red Dog Wallace, Bill 5

Red Hawk and the Sky Sisters Dominic, Gloria 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 99 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Red Is Best Stinson, Kathy 1

Red Riding Hood Marshall, James 2

Red White and Blue-The Story of the American Flag Herman, John 1

Red: A Crayon's Story Hall, Michael 5

Refugees Gratz, Alan 5

Reluctant Dragon, The Shepard, Ernest 5

Remember the Alamo! Mercati, Cynthia 4

Rent a Third Grader Hiller, B. B. 3

Report Card, The Clements, Andrew 3

Reptiles Are Animals Holloway, Judith K

Return of the Indian Banks, Lynne Reid 5

Revolutionary War Home Front, The Smolinski, Diane 5

Revolutionary War on Wednesday Osborne, Mary Pope 3

Revolutionary War Soldiers Smolinski, Diane 5

Revolutionary War, The January, Brendan K

Rhinoceros Wakes Me Up in the Morning, A Goodspeed, Peter 1

Ribsy Cleary, Beverly 3

Riddle of Penncroft Farm, The Jansen, Dorothea 5

Riddle of the Red Purse Giff, Patricia Reilly 3

Riding Freedom Ryan, Pam Munoz 3

Rifles for Watie Keith, Harold 5

Rigby Leveled Reader Collection: Rigby Flying Colors Various Authors 1

Rigby Leveled Reader Collection: Rigby PM Various Authors 1

Rigby: Literacy Tree Series Various Authors K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 100 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Right Number of Elephants, The Sheppard, Jeff 1

Rip Van Winkle Irving, Washington 2

River Parade Day, Alexandra 2

Robbery At the Diamond Dog Diner, The Christelow, Eileen 2

Robert & The Hairy Disaster Seuling, Barbara 2

Robot Series Cook, Ann and Mack, Herb 1

Rocket Siemens, Jared K

Rockets & Spaceships Wallace, Karen 2

Rocks & Minerals (Scholastic True or False) (BOE Approved AprilBerger, 2013) Melvin and Gilda 1

Rocks & Minerals (Wonders of our World) (BOE Approved April 2013)Morris, Neil 3

Rocky Mountain Summer Baxter, Linda 3

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Taylor, Mildred 5

Roll Over! A Counting Song Peek, Merle 1

Roller Skates Calmenson, Stephanie K

Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Room One (BOE Approved October 2011) Clements, Andrew 4

Rooster and The Weather Vane Peters, Sharon 1

Rooster Who Went to His Uncle’s Wedding, The Ada, Alma Flor 1

Rooster's Off To See The World Carle, Eric 1

Root Cellar, The Lunn, Janet 5

Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs (BOEApplegate, Approved Katherine April 2014) 2

Rose Beyond The Wall, The Holl, Kristi 5

Rose in My Garden, The Lobel, Arnold 2

Rosie's Razzle Dazzle Harris, Robie H. 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 101 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Rosie's Walk Hutchins, Pat 1

Rotten Ralph Gantos, Jack 1

Round Trip Jonas, Ann 1

Rub-A-Dub Dub: What's In The Tub? Blocksma, Mary 1

Rub-A-Dub-Suds Peters, Sharon 1

Rubber Rabbit Ahlberg, Allan 1

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer May, Robert 2

Rules* Lord, Cynthia 4

Rumpelstiltskin Zelinsky, Paul 2

Runaway Bunny Brown, Margaret Wise 1

Runaway Ralph Cleary, Beverly 2

Runaway To Freedom: A Story of the Underground Railroad Shucker, Barbara 5

Runt, 2002 Bauer, Marion Dane 3

Russell Rides Again Hurwitz, Johanna 1

S.O.R. Avi 3

Sacagawea Thompson, Kathleen & Gleiter, Jan3

Sacajawea Milton, Joyce 1

Sadako & The Thousand Paper Cranes Coerr, Eleanor 3

Sagebrush Highsmith Taylor, Bonnie 2

Saguard Cactus Berquist, Paul & Shirley 3

Sails Literacy Series Eggleton, Jill K

Sam and the Lucky Money (BOE approved Nov 2015) Chinn, Karen 1

Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt Ernst, Lisa Campbell 2

Sam Patch-The Big Time Jumper York, Carol Beach 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 102 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Sam The Minuteman Benchley, Nathaniel 1

Sam Who Never Forgets (BOE Approved October 2011) Rice, Eve K

Sam, Bangs and Moonshine Ness, Evaline 2

Samantha Slade: Monster Sitter Smith, Susan 4

Sand Cake Asch, Frank 1

Santa Clauses, The Broger, Achim 1

Sarah Bishop O'Dell, Scott 5

Sarah Morton's Day Waters, Kate 2

Sarah, Plain and Tall Maclachlan, Patricia 2

Sarah's Unicorn Coville, Bruce 1

Sassafras Cosgrove, Stephen 2

Save That Raccoon Miklowitz, Gloria 2

Saving The President Brenner, Barbara 5

Savvy, 2008 Law, Ingrid 4

Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers Series Various Authors K

School Carr, Aaron K

School Days Wilder, Laura Ingalls 2

School Days According to Humphrey (BOE approved Nov 2015) Birney, Betty G. 3

School Story, The Clements, Andrew 3

Schooled Korman, Gordon 5

Schoolhouse Mystery Warner, Gertrude 3

Schoolhouse on the Prairie Mercati, Cynthia 2

Science Vocabulary Readers series by Scholastic Various Authors K

Scientists Chanko, Pamela 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 103 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Scorpions Siemens, Jared K

Scrub Dog Of Alaska Morey, Walt 5

Scruffy Stonley, Jack 3

Sea Creatures Faundez, Anne K

Sea Lions Siemens, Jared K

Sea of Ice/The Wreck of the Endurance Keelling, Monica 3

Sea Otters Siemens, Jared K

Sea Songs Livingston, Myra Cohn 2

Sea Turtles Siemens, Jared K

Seabird Holling, Holling C. 4

Seabiscuit Dubowski, Cathy East 1

Seahorse, The (Series) Granowsky, Alvin 1

Seahorses Berger, Melvin 1

Seals Baker, Lucy 3

Season of Promise Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary Hermes, Patricia 2

Seasons Of Arnold's Apple Tree, The Gibbons, Gail 1

Seasons of the Farm Miller, Jane 1

Seasons, The Smith, Ian K

Secession Peacock, Judith 4

Second-Grade Friends Cohen, Miriam 1

Secret Garden, The* Burnet, Frances Hodgson 4

Secret of Foghorn Island, The Hayes, Geoffrey 2

Secret of the Andes Clark, Ann Nolan 5

Secret School, The* Avi 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 104 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Secret Soldier, The: Story of Deborah Sampson McGovern, Ann 3

See How It Grows Graves, Kimberly K

See How It Grows (Series) Nash, Pamela 1

See You In Second Grade Cohen, Miriam 1

See You Tomorrow Charles Cohen, Miriam 1

Seed is a Promise, A. Merrill, Claire 2

Seed, The (Series) Nash, Pamela 1

Seeing Earth from Space Lauber, Patricia 4

Senses Kopp, Megan K

Seven Little Rabbits Becker, John 1

Shackleton Expedition, The Fine, Jill 4

Shadow In Hawthorn Bay Lunn, Janet 5

Shadow Maker, The Hansen, Ron 4

Shadow Nose Levy, Elizabeth 3

Shadow of a Bull Wojciechowska, Maia 4

Shadow of the Wolf Whelan, Gloria 3

Shake My Sakes & All Raffee Picture Books Raffi 1

Shake My Sillies Out Raffi 1

Shark Lady McGovern, Ann 2

Sharks Berger, Melvin 1

Sharks Chessen, Betsey 1

Sharks McGovern, Ann 3

Sharks Sheikh-Milles, Jonathan 3

Sharks Siemens, Jared K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 105 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Shawn and Keeper/Show-and-Tell London, Jonathan 1

Sheep Siemens, Jared K

Sheepdog in the Snow Baglio, Ben 4

Sheila Rae The Brave Henkes, Kevin 2

Shelter Canizares, Susan & Moreton, Daniel1

Sherluck Bones Mystery Book 1 Razzi, Jim 4

Sherman Is A Slowpoke Sharmat, Mitchell 1

Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution Fritz, Jean 5

Shiloh (BOE approved Nov 2015) Reynolds-Naylor, Phyllis 3*

Shipwrecks of the Explorers Smith, KC 5

Shoeshine Girl Bulla, Clyde Robert 4

Shoo, Fly Guy Arnold, Tedd K

Show and Tell Gordon, Sharon 1

Show and Tell Frog, The Oppenheim, Joanne 1

Sick Day for Amos McGee, A (BOE approved Nov 2015) Stead, Philip K

Sideway Stories from Wayside School Sachar, Louis 3

Sight Carr, Aaron K

Sign of the Beaver Speare, Ellizabeth George 4

Sign Painter’s Secret, The: Story of a Revolutionary Girl Hoobler, Dorothy & Thomas 3

Silly Sheep Ahlberg, Allan 1

Silly Tilly’s Valentine Hoban, Lillian K

Silver Whelan, Gloria 2

Silver Dollar Girl Ayres, Katherine 4

Simon A Red Fox Highsmith Taylor, Bonnie 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 106 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Simon Ellis, Spelling Bee Champ Ferguson, Margaret 2

Simple Machines Bains, Rae 3

Simple Pictures Are Best Willard, Nancy 2

Sing Down the Moon O'Dell, Scott 4

Sing, Sam, Sing Larkin, Bruce K

Single Shard, A* Park, Linda Sue 5

Sitting Bull Recht Penner, Lucille 2

Six Foolish Fishermen Elkin, Benjamin 1

Skateboard Party English, Karen 2

Skeleton Hiccups Cuyler, Margery K

Skeletons Wood, Lily 3

Skeletons Inside and Out Daniel, Claire 4

Skelton Inside You, The Blaestrino, Phillip 2

Skinnybones Park, Barbara 3

Skip to My Lou Westcott, Nadine Bernard K

Sky is Full of Stars Branley, Franklyn M. 3

Skyfire Asch, Frank 2

Skylark, Sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall Maclachlan, Patricia 3

Slake's Limbo Holman, Felice 5

Slave Dancer Fox, Paula 5

Sled Surprise, The Barron, Gifford 1

Sleep Out Carrick, Carol 2

Sleeping Ugly Yolen, Jane 2

Sleepover Friends Series Saunders, Susan 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 107 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Sleepy Bear Dabcovich, Lydia 1

Sleepy Book Zolotow, Charlotte 1

Slinky, Scaly Snakes Dussling, Jennifer 2

Sloppy Kisses Winthrop, Elizabeth 1

Slowly, Slowly, Slowly, said the Sloth Carle, Eric 1

Small Pig Lobel, Arnold 2

Smarter than Squirrels Nolan, Lucy 2

Smelling Things Fowler, Allan 1

Snail, The (Series) Nash, Pamela 1

Snail's Spell, The Ryder, Jonne 2

Snake That Went to School Moore, Lilian 2

Snakes Broekel, Ray 1

Snakes Gross, Ruth Belov 2

Snakes Petty, Kate 1

Snakes and Lizards Morris, Dean 3

Snakes and Their Young Bailey, Donna 1

Snakes! Penner, Lucille 2

Sneetches And Other Stories Seuss, Dr. 1

Snow Child, The Littledale, Freya 2

Snow Lion McPhail, David 2

Snow Treasure McSwigan, Marie 4

Snowman, The Briggs, Raymond 1

Snowshoe Trek to Otter River Budbill, David 5

Snowy Day Keats, Ezra Jack 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 108 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

So Can I Facklam, Margery 1

So Sick Ziefert, Harriet 1

So You Want to Be President St. George, Judith & Small, David 3

Soccer Rosenthal, Bert 3

Soccer (BOE Approved October 2011) Herzog, Brad K

Soccer Sam Marzollo, Jean 2

Socks Cleary, Beverly 2

Socksnatchers, The Balian, Lorna 2

Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears Cornelissen, Cornealia 5

Soft Skull Sam Hoff, Syd 1

Solar System Vogt, Gregory 3

Solomon the Rusty Nail Steig, William 2

Solve Them Yourself Mysteries Hitchcock, Alfred 5

Something Queer Series Levy, Elizabeth 2

Something Upstairs Avi 5

Sometimes It's Turkey; Sometimes It's Feathers Balian, Lorna 2

Son For A Day Gerson, Corinne 4

Song and Dance Man Ackerman, Karen 1

Song Lee and the “I Hate You” Notes Kline, Suzy 3

Song of the Hermit Thrush-An Iroquois Legend Dominic, Gloria 4

Song of the Trees Taylor, Mildred 4

Soun Tetoken Thomasma, Kenneth 3

Sound the Jubilee Forrester, Sandra 5

Sounder Armstrong, William H. 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 109 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Soup Series Peck, Robert Newton 4

Space Busters Space Mysteries Parker, Steve 5

Space Case Marshall, Edward 1

Space Rock Buller, Jon 2

Space Station - Accident on Mir Royston, Angela 4

Space Witch Freeman, Don 2

Spacebusters - A Race to the Moon Wilkinson, Philip 4

Spectacles Raskin, Ellen 2

Spelling Bee Gordon, Sharon 1

Spider and the Fly Howitt, Mary 1

Spider, The Nash, Pamela 1

Spiders Gibbons, Gail 1

Spiders are Animals Holloway, Judith 1

Spider's First Day At School Kraus, Robert 1

Spirit of the Wild West, The Owens, L.L. 2

Squanto Friend Of Pilgrims Bulla, Clyde Robert 3

Square Against the World Mercati, Cynthia 3

Square Against the World: Story of a Sod House Mercati, Cynthia 2

Stacy Says Good-bye Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Stage Fright Martin, Ann 4

Stanley Hoff, Syd 1

Stanley and Rhoda Wells, Rosemary 1

Star Spangled Banner, The Spier, Peter 2

Star Wars, Attack of the Clones Arnold, Eric 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 110 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Star Wars, Episode I: Anakin to the Rescue Venn, Cecilia 1

Star Wars, Episode I: Anakin’s Fate Cerasini, Marc 2

Star Wars, Episode I: Danger of the Core Thomas, Jim 2

Star Wars, Luke’s Fate Thomas, Jim 2

Starplace, The Grove, Vicki 5

Statue of Liberty , The Recht, Lucille 1

Stealing Home Denenberg, Barry 4

Stellaluna Cannon, Janell 1

Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Jourey Ruurs 4

Stinker From Space Service, Pamela 4

Stinker's Return Service, Pamela 4

Stock Car Kings Gutelle, Andrew 3

Stone Fox Gardiner, John Reynolds 3

Stone Soup McGovern, Ann 1

Stories In Stone Kittinger, Jo S. 3

Stories Julian Tells Cameron, Ann 2

Storm Chasers – Tracking Twisters Herman, Gail 3

Storm is Coming Tekavec, Heather K

Story of Anne Frank, The Lewis, Brenda Ralph 3

Story of Anne Sullivan, The Selden, Bernice 4

Story of Chicken Licken Ormerod, Jan 1

Story of Christopher Columbus Osborne, Mary Pope 3

Story of Dinosaurs (Now I Know) Eastman, David K

Story of Ferdinand, The Leaf, Munro 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 111 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Story of George Washington Quiet Hero Milton, Joyce 4

Story of Holly and Ivy, The Godden, Rumer 3

Story of Jackie Robinson: The Bravest Man in Baseball, The Davidson, Margaret 4

Story Of Johnny Appleseed, The Aliki 1

Story Of Jumping Mouse, The Steptoe, John 3

Story of Ping, The Flack, Marjorie 2

Story of Sacajawea, The Rowland, Della 3

Story of the Christmas Rose Richardson, I. M. 2

Story of the Kind Wolf, The Nickel, Peter 2

Story Snail, The Rockwell, Anne 1

Strange Creatures That Really Lived Selsam, Millicent 2

Strange Disappearance of Arthur Cluck, The Benchley, Nathaniel 1

Strawberry Girl Lenski, Lois 3

Strawberry Thanksgiving Jennings, Paulla 2

Stray Dog, The Simont, Marc K

Streams to the River, River to the Sea* O'Dell, Scott 4

Strega Nona dePaola, Tomie 2

Strega Nona: Her Story dePaola, Tomie 2

Stringbean's Trip To The Shining Sea Williams, Vera 2

Strongest One of All, The Choi, Y. Kim K

Struggle for a Continent Maestro, Betsy and Giulio 3

Stuart Little White, E. B. 2

Stupids Series Allard, Harry 2

Summer of Riley, The Bunting, Eve 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 112 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Summer of the Monkeys Rawls, Wilson 5

Summer of the Swans Byars, Betsy 5

Summer Pony Doty, Jean Slaughter 2

Summer to Die Lowry, Lois 5

Sunshine Makes the Seasons Branley, Franklyn 1

Super Cluck O’Connor, Jane and Robert K

Super Fudge Blume, Judy 3

Super Storms Simon, Seymour 1

Surprise Party Gordon, Sharon 1

Surprise Party, The Prager, Annabelle 1

Surprise, Surprise Pascal, Francine 2

Surprises Hopkins, Lee Bennett 1

Susan B. Anthony Tremain, J 5

Swamp Monsters Christian, Mary Blount 1

Sweet Touch Balian, Lorna 1

Swim With the Dolphins Kranking, Kathleen W. 2

Swimmy Lionni, Leo 1

Swiss Family Robinson Wyss, Jean Rudolph 5

Sybil Ludington’s Midnight Ride Amstel, Marsha 3

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Steig, William 1

Tacky the Penguin Lester, Helen 1

Tacky-Three Cheers for Tack Lester, Helen K

Tails of the Bronx Pinkwater, Jill 5

Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Potter, Beatrix 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 113 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Tale of Despereaux, The* DiCamillo, Kate 2

Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse & Other Mouse Stories Potter, Beatrix 2

Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Potter, Beatrix 1

Tale of the Bunny Picnic, The Hearn, Diane Dawson 1

Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, The Paterson, Katherine 2

Tales From Silver Lands Finger, Charles 4

Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing Blume, Judy 3

Tales of Amanda Pig Van Leeuwen, Jean 1

Tales of Greek Heroes Green, Roger Lancelyn 4

Tales of Olga da Polga Bond, Michael 3

Tales of Oliver Pig Van Leeuwen, Jean 1

Tales of the American Revolution Hall, Peg 3

Tales of the Old West Hall, Peg 5

Tales of Trickery From the Land of Spook Schwartz, Alvin 4

Tales, Trails & Tommyknockers: Stories from Colorado's PastFriggens, Myriam 4

Talking Earth George, Jean Craighead 5

Tall City, Wide Country Chwast, Seymour 1

Tallyho, Pinkerton! Kellogg, Steven 1

Taste of Blackberries Smith, Doris Buchanan 2

Teacher From The Black Lagoon, The Thaler, Mike 2

Teacher Who Could Not Count, The McKee, Craig 1

Teacher’s Funeral, The Peck, Richard 2

Teddy Bear's Scrapbook Howe, Deborah 3

Teddy On Time Pellowski, Michael 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 114 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Teeny Tiny Bennett, Jill 1

Teeny Tiny Woman O'Connor, Jane 1

Teeny Tiny Woman Seuling, Barbara 1

Tell-Tale Tiger Ahlberg, Allan 1

Ten Loopy Caterpillars Cowley, Joy 1

Terrible Mr. Twitmeyer Moore, Lilian & Adelson, Leone 2

Terrible Thing That Happened at Our House Blaine, Marge 2

Terrible Wave Dahlstedt, Marden 5

Terror Below – True Shark Stories del Prado, Dana 2

Terror on the Amazon – The Quest for El Dorado Gates, Phil 3

Tet: The New Year Tran, Kim-Lan 2

Thank you Mr. Falker Polocca, Patricia 3

Thanksgiving Meachen Rau, Dana 2

Thanksgiving Is … Borden, Louise 1

Thanksgiving Mice Roberts, Bethany K

Thanksgiving Treasure Rock, Gail 5

That Crazy Eddie and the Science Project of Doom Cox, Judy 2

That's Not All Schneider, R. 1

That's Not Santa Kessler, Leonard 1

That's What A Friend Is Hallinan, P. K. 1

The Last of the Mohicans (Take Part Lane, Sheila and Kemp, Marion 4

The Night Before Christmas Moore, Clement C 1

Then and Now Berger, Samantha & Moreton, DanielK

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy* Arnold, Tedd K

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 115 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

There’s a Dragon in my Sleeping Bag, 1994 Howe, James K

There’s an Owl in the Shower George, Jean Craighead 4

There's A Boy In the Girl's Bathroom Sacher, Louis 5

There's A Dragon in My Garden Cutting, Brian 1

There's A Hippopotamus Under My Bed Thaler, Mike 1

There's A Nightmare In My Closet Mayer, Mercer 1

There's A Witch Under the Stairs Smith, Maggie 2

There's An Alligator Under My Bed Mayer, Mercer 1

There's No Such Thing as a Dragon Kent, Jack 2

There's Someone in My Attic Mayer, Mercer 1

Thidwick, The Big-Hearted Moose Seuss, Dr. 1

Thief Lord, The Funke, Cornelia 5

Things Birds Eat, The Chessen, Betsey 1

Things I Like Browne, Anthony K

Third Grade Angels (BOE Approved November 2014) Spinelli, Jerry 3

Third-Story Cat, The Baker, Leslie 2

Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub Gilson, Jamie 4

This Bird Can Fly Canizares, Susan & Moreton, Daniel1

This is the Bear Hayes, Sarah 1

This is the Place For Me Cole, Joanna 2

Thomas 1778-Patriots on the Run Pryor, Bonnie 5

Those Mysterious Dinasaurs Ingoglia, Gina 2

Three Bears Galdone, Paul 1

Three Billy Goats Gruff Various Authors 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 116 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Three Blind Mice Ivimey, John 1

Three By The Sea Marshall, Edward 1

Three Days On A River In A Red Canoe Williams, Vera 2

Three Ducks Went Wandering Roy, Ron 1

Three King's Day Zapater, Beatriz McConnie 2

Three Little Kittens, The Galdone, Paul 1

Three Little Pigs Galdone, Paul 1

Three Little Pigs, The Grace, Ellen 1

Three Little Witches Gordon, Sharon 1

Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig Frivazas, Eugine and Oxenbury, Helen2

Three Names MacLachlan, Patricia 1

Three Native Nations Manos, John K. 4

Three Pennies Crowder, Melanie 4

Three Times Lucky (BOE Approved November 2014) Turnage, Sheila 5

Three Wishes Craig, M. Jean 1

Three Yellow Dogs Cohen, Caron Lee K

Three-Hat Day Geringer, Laura 1

Through Grandpa's Eyes MacLachlan, Patricia 1

Through My Eyes Bridges, Ruby 5

Through the Medicine Cabinet Greenburg, Dan 3

Thump, Bump: Tiny the Dancing Hippo Craig, Janet 1

Thy Friend, Obadiah Turkle, Brinton 1

Tiger is a Scaredy Cat Phillips, Joan 1

Tiger Rising, The* (BOE Approved April 2015) DiCamillo, Kate 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 117 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Tiger Woods/Golf’s Young Master Kramer, S.A. 3

Tight Times Hazen, Barbara Shook 2

Tikki Tikki Tembo Mosel, Arlene 1

Tilly Witch Freeman, Don 2

Time for a Number Rhyme None 1

Time for a Rhyme None 1

TIME for Kids Nonfiction Reader Series (BOE Approved April 2015)Various Authors 2

Time Twister: Journal #3 of a Cardboard Genius (BOE ApprovedAsch, November Frank 2014) 3

Tiny Seed, The Carle, Eric 1

Titanic Lost.. and Found, The Donnelly, Judy 3

To The Top! Kramer, Sydelle 2

Toad Food and Measle Soup McDonnell, Christine 3

Toad Hunt, The Chenery, Janet 1

Today Was A Terrible Day Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Tog the Dog Hawkins, Colin 1

Toliver’s Secret Wood-Brady, Ester 5

Tom and the Two Handles Hoban, Russell 1

Tomato, The Nash, Pamela 1

Tommy at the Grocery Store Grossman, Bill 2

Too Many Rabbits Parish, Peggy 1

Too Many Toys, 2008 Shannon, David K

Too Much Junk Food Berenstain, Stan 1

Too Much Noise McGovern, Ann 1

Tooth Fairy, The Peters, Sharon 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 118 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Tooth Trouble Klein, Abby 1

Top Secret Gardiner, John Reynolds 3

Tornado Byars, Betsy 2

Tornado Alert Branley, Franklyn M. K

Tornadoes Cassie, Brian K

Tornadoes! Hopping, Lorraine Jean 2

Tortoise & The Hare, The Stevens, Janet 1

Tortoise & the Hare, The: Friends At the End Granowsky, Alvin 2

Touch – What do you feel? Wood, Nicholas 3

Tough Luck Karen Hurwitz, Johanna 4

Tough to Tackle Christopher, Matt 3

Town Mouse, Country Mouse Brett, Jan K

Tracker* Paulsen, Gary 5

Trail of Tears, The Bruckac, Joseph 3

Trail of the Screaming Teenager, The Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Trains Gibbons, Gail 1

Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold Fritz, Jean 5

Traveler and the Farmer, The Cowley, Joy 1

Travels Across America Series Leacock, Elspeth 4

Tree In The Trail Holling, Holling C. 1

Tree is a Home, A Kelley, Dr. Alden 1

Tree Is Nice, A Udry, Janice May 1

Tree of Freedom Caudill, Rebecca 5

Tree, The Nash, Pamela 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 119 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Treeful of Pigs Lobel, Arnold 2

Trees Braithwaite, Althea 1

Trees Gordon, Sharon K

Triplet Trouble and the Field Day Disaster, 1996 Dadey, Debbie and Marcia ThorntonK Jones

Trojan Horse, The: How the Greeks won the War Little, Emily 3

Trolley Car Family, The Clymer, Eleanor Lowenton 3

Trouble At The Mines Rappaport, Donna 4

Trouble for Lucy Stevens, Carla 3

Trouble River Byars, Betsy 3

Trouble With Dad, The Cole, Babette 2

Trouble With Mom, The Cole, Babette 2

Trouble With Tuck, The: The Inspiring Story of a Dog Who TriumphsTaylor, TheodoreAgainst All Odds 2

Truck Trouble Royston, Angela 1

True Blue Elste, Joan 2

True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, The (BOE Approved NovemberAppelt, Kathi2014) 3

True Book, A – Geysers Brimner, Larry Dane 2

True Book, A – Glaciers Brimner, Larry Dane 2

True Book, A – The Bill of Rights Quiri, Patricia 3

True Books on Geography Series Peterson, David 2

True Life Treasure Hunts Donnelly, Judy 4

True Story of Corky the Blind Seal Irvine, Georgeanne 2

True Story of Pocahontas, The Penner, Lucille 1

True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Scieszka, Jon 3

Trumpet of the Swan, The White, E.B. 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 120 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Trunk, The Wildsmith, Brian 1

Tuck Everlasting Babbitt, Natalie 5

Turn Homeward, Hanalee Beatty, Patricia 5

Turnabout Haddix, Margaret 5

Turtle and Tortoise Serventy, Vincent 1

Turtle Tale Asch, Frank 1

Turtles (Now I Know) Craig, Janet 1

Tut's Mummy...Lost and Found Donnelly, Judy 3

TV Kid, The Byars, Betsy 3

Twelve Bells for Santa Bonsall, Crosby Newell 1

Twelve Days of Christmas Brett, Jan 2

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Verne, Jules 5

Twenty-One Ballons du Bois, William Pene 5

Twister on Tuesday Osborne, Mary Pope 2

Twisters! Recht Penner, Lucille 2

Two Bad Ants Van Allsburg, Chris 2

Two of Them Aliki 2

Two Times the Fun Cleary, Beverly 1

Two-Thousand Pound Goldfish, The Byars, Betsy 5

Tyrannosaurus Rex Granowsky, Alvin 1

Tyrannosaurus Was a Beast Prelutsky, Jack 2

Tyrone the Double Dirty Rotten Cheater Wilhelm, Hans 2

Ty's One-Man Band Pitts, Mildred K

Uncle Elephant Lobel, Arnold 1

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 121 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Under the Lemon Moon Fine, Edith Hope 2

United States Constitution, The Leebrick, Kristal 4

Unusual Spiders Bailey, Donna 1

Up a Road Slowly Hunt, Irene 5

Upchuck and the Rotten Willy: The Great Escape (BOE ApprovedWallace, November Bill 2014) 3

Upstairs Room, The* Reiss, Johanna 4

Us and Uncle Frank Lowry, Lois 4

Usborne Book of Space Facts, The Becklake, Sue 1

Valentine Bears, The Bunting, Eve 2

Valentine Express, The Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth K

Vanishing Pumpkin, The Johnston, Tony 2

Velveteen Rabbit, The Williamss, Margery 1

Veronica Ganz Sachs, Marilyn 4

Very Busy Spider, The Carle, Eric 1

Very First Thanksgiving Day, The Gowler Greene, Rhonda K

Very Hungrey Caterpillar, The Carle, Eric 1

Very Worst Monster, The Hutchins, Pat 1

View from Saturday, The Konigsburg, E.L. 5

View From the Cherry Tree, The Roberts, Willo Davis 5

Vincent Van Gogh Lucas, Eileen 2

Visiting Day Wooodson, Jacqueline 1

Volcano! Hopping, Lorraine 2

Volcanoes-Mountains that Blow Their Tops Nirgiotis, Nicholas 2

Volcanos! Mountains of Fire Arnold, Eric 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 122 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Wagon Train Kramer, Sydelle 2

Wagon Wheels Brenner, Barbara 1

Wagon, The Johnston, Tony 5

Wagons Ho! A Diary of the Oregon Trail Mercati, Cynthia 2

Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story Hahn, Mary Downing 4

Wait Till the Moon is Full Brown, Margaret Wise 1

Waiting for Sunday Blackburn, C. 1

Wake Up, Groundhog! Hill, Susanna Leonard K

Wake Up, Sun Harrison, David 1

Walk In Wolf Wood Stewart, Mary 5

Walk Two Moons Creech, Sharon 5

Wanderer, The Creech, Sharon 4

Wanted, Mud Blossom Byars, Betsy 4

War Party Steele, William O. 3

War that Saved My Life, The Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker 4

War With Grandpa, The Smith, Robert Kimmel 4

War Within, The Matas, Carol 5

Warton and Morton Series Erickson, Russell E. 3

Washington Irvings, The Headless Horseman Standiford, Natalie 2

Washout, The Carrick, Carol 3

Watch Out for the Chicken Feet In dePaola, Tomie 2

Watch Out, Man-Eating Snake Giff, Patricia Reilly 2

Watch Out, Ronald Morgan Giff, Patricia Reilly 1

Water at the Blue Earth Creel, Ann Howard 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 123 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Water For Dinosaurs And You Gans, Roma 1

Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle Paul, Miranda 1

Water Princess, The Verde, Susan K

Watsons Go to Birmingham Curtis, Chirstopher P. 4

Way To Start The Day, The Baylor, Byrd 1

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger Sacher, Louis 2

Wayside School is Falling Down Scher, Louis 4

We Are Best Friends Aliki 1

We Can Make Graphs Williams, Rozanne Lanozak 1

We Gather Together… Now Please Get Lost! deGroat, Diane K

We Need Directions! DeCapua, Sarah K

We Sing Nursery Rhymes & Lullabies Beall, Pamela Conn 1

We Wish You A Merry Christmas Traditional 1

Weather Fleisher, Julian K

Weather - Poems for All Seasons Hopkins, Lee Bennett 2

Weather Words and What They Mean Gibbons, Gail 2

Wednesday Surprise, The Bunting, Eve 2

Wee Gillis Leaf, Munro 2

Week in the Woods Clements, Andrew 5

Weekly Reader Series: Let's Read About Animals Various Authors K

Welcome Home Jellybean Shyer, Marlene Fanta 5

Well, The Taylor, Mildred 4

Wemberly Worried (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Henkes, Kevin K

We're Back ! A Dinosaur's Story Talbott, Hudson 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 124 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

West, The Thompson, Gare 4

Westing Game, The Raskin, Ellen 5

Wet Cats Gelman, Rita Golden 1

Whale - Gentle Giant Langford, Milton 3

Whale In The Sky Siberell, Anne 2

Whales Berger, Melvin 1

Whales Simon, Seymour 3

Whales & Dolphins (I Can Read About) Anderson, J. I. 1

Whales, The Gentle Giants Milton, Joyce 2

What A Good Lunch Watanabe, Shigeo 1

What About Exploring Space Aims, Leslie 3

What Can You Do with Money? Earning, Spending and SavingLarson, (BOE approved Jennifer Nov S. 2015) 2

What Do Artists Do? Canizares, Susan & Berger, Samantha1

What Do We Buy?: A Look at Goods and Services (BOE approvedNelson, Nov 2015) Robin 2

What Do You Do With a Kangaroo? Mayer, Mercer 1

What Do You Do, Dear? Joslin, Sesyle 2

What Do You Say, Dear? Joslin, Sesyle 1

What Do You See? Nayer, Judy 2

What Happend to Patrick's Dinosaur? Carrick, Carol 2

What Happens to a Hamburger? Showers, Paul 2

What I Did Last Summer Prelutsky, Jack 1

What If They Knew? Hermes, Patricia 3

What if You’d Been at Jamestown? Keller, Ellen 2

What is a Biome? Kalman, Bobbie 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 125 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

What is a Mammal? Day, Jenifer W. 1

What Is A Reptile? Kuchalla, Susan K

What is Money Anyway?: Why Dollars and Coins Have Value Larson,(BOE approved Jennifer Nov S.2015) 2

What Makes an Ocean Wave? Berger, Melvin and Gilda 3

What Makes Day and Night? Branley, Franklyn M. 1

What Next, Baby Bear? Murphy, Jill 1

What Spot? Bonsall, Crosby Newell 1

What the Witch Left Chew, Ruth 3

What to Do About Alice? Kerley, Barbara 3

What Whiskers Did Carroll, Ruth K

What Will the Weather Be? DeWitt, Lynda K

What’s in the Sky? Smith, Ian K

What's Claude Doing? Gackenbach, Dick 1

What's In Fox's Sack? Galdone, Paul 1

What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin Fritz, Jean 4

Wheels On The Bus Raffi 1

When Dinosaurs Came with Everything Broach, Elise K

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Kerr, Judith 5

When I Get Bigger Mayer, Mercer 1

When I Was Young In the Mountains Rylant, Cynthia 1

When It Snows Nelson, JoAnne 2

When Jessie Came Across the Sea (BOE approved Nov 2015) Hest, Amy 3

When Marian Sang Munoz Ryan, Pam 2

When Small is Tall Reit, Seymour 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 126 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

When The Alligator Came To Class Hollander, Cass 2

When the Mountain Meets the Moon Lin, Grace 3

Where Did My Mother Go? Preston, Edna Mitchell 1

Where Do We Keep Money?: How Banks Work (BOE approvedLarson, Nov 2015) Jennifer S. 2

Where Does the Garbage Go? Showers, Paul K

Where is Home, Little Pip?, 2008 Wilson, Karma & Chapman, Jane K

Where the Red Fern Grows Rawls, Wilson 5

Where Wild Things Are Sendak, Maurice 1

Where's My Easter Egg? Ziefert, Harriet 1

Where's Spot? Hill, Eric 1

Where's The Halloween Treat? Ziefert, Harriet 1

While Mrs. Caverlet Was Away Nash, Mary 4

Whingdingdilly Peet, Bill 2

Whipping Boy Fleischman, Sid 3

Whispering Cloth, The Deitz Shea, Pegi 2

Whistle For Willie Keats, Ezra Jack 1

White Bird Bulla, Clyde Robert 3

White Crow Frederick, Shirley K

White Dynamite & Curly Kidd Martin,Archambault 2

White Mountains, The Christopher, John 5

White Snow, Bright Snow Tresselt, Alvin 2

White Stag, The Seredy, Kate 5

White Stallion, The Shub, Elizabeth 2

White Water, Still Water Bosworth, J. Allan 5

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 127 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Who Am I? Jenness, Aylette 2

Who Comes with Cannons? Beatty, Patricia 5

Who Has the Lucky-Duck in Class 4? Twohill, Maggie 4

Who is the Beast? Baker, Keith K

Who Said Boo? Hollaner, Cass 2

Who Said Red? Serfozo, Mary 1

Who Sank the Boat? Allen, Pamela 1

Who Stole The Apples? Heuck, Sigrid 1

Who Took the Farmer's Hat? Nodset, Joan L. 1

Who Wants A Cheap Rhinoceros? Silverstein, Shel 1

Who Was Dr. Seuss? (BOE Approved November 2014) Pascal, Janet B. 2

Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder? (BOE Approved November 2014) Demuth, Patricia 2

Who Was Louis Braille? (BOE Approved November 2014) Frith, Margaret 2

Who Was Thomas Jefferson Fardin, Dennis 3

Who Will Be My Friends Hoff, Syd K

Who’s Hiding? Lanczak Williams, Rozanne 1

Who's Afraid of the Dark? Bonsall, Crosby Newell 1

Who's Buying Who's Selling?: Understanding Consumers andLarson, Producers Jennifer (BOE S.approved Nov 2015) 2

Who's In Rabbit's House? Aardema, Verna 2

Who's That? Stevens, Harry 1

Whose Mouse Are You? Kraus, Robert 1

Why Can't I Fly? Gelman, Rita Golden 1

Why Don't Polar Bears Have Stripes? (BOE Approved Apr 2016) Smith, Katherine K

Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams Fritz, Jean 4

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 128 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's E Aardema, Verna 1

Why Not, Lafayette? Fritz, Jean 5

Why the Sea is Salty Meharry, Dot 4

Wild Cat Peck, Robert Newton 4

Wild Swans, The Andersen, H. C. 3

Wild Weather Tornados Hopping, Lorraine 2

Wild, Wild Wolves Milton, Joyce 1

Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species Wright, Alexandra 3

Will You Sign Here John Hancock? Fritz, Jean 4

William, Where Are You? Gerstein, M. 1

William's Doll Zolotow, Charlotte 2

Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender Ransom, Candace 2

Willy The Wimp Browne, Anthony 1

Willy Wong: American Oakes, Vanya 5

Wind Bacon, Ron 2

Wind Blew, The Hutchins, Pat 1

Wind in the Willows, The Grahame, Kenneth 5

Windcatcher Avi 4

Winged Colt of Casa Mia, The Byars, Betsy 5

Winter According to Humphrey (BOE approved Nov 2015) Birney, Betty G. 3

Winter Day, A Florian, Douglas 1

Winter Pony Doty, Jean Slaughter 2

Winter Worm Business Giff, Patricia Reilly 3

Wise Old Woman, The Uchida, Yoshiko 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 129 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Wish Giver, The Brittain, Bill 5

Wishing Tree, The Chew, Ruth 3

Wish-Washy Day Cowley, Joy 1

Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Speare, Elizabeth George 5

Witch's Christman Bridwell, Norma 1

Witch's Garden, The Chew, Ruth 3

Wizard Of Oz Baum, Lyman Frank 4

Wizard, the Fairy, & The Magic, The Lester, Helen 1

Wobble, the Witch Cat Calhoun, Mary 2

Wobbly Tooth, The Cooney, Nancy Evans 1

Woggle of Witches Adams, Adrienne 2

Wolf's Chicken Stew, The Kasza, Keiko 2

Wolves For Kids Wolpert, Tom 3

Wolves of Willoughby Chase, The Aiken, Joan 5

Wonder (BOE Approved April 2013) Palacio, R.J. 4

Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom, The Cameron, Eleanor 3

Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs Gilman, Phoebe 2

Wonders of the Desert Sabin, Louis 2

Wonders of the Sea Sabin, Louis 2

Woodrow, the White House Mouse Barnes, Peter & Cheryl 3

Woodsong Paulsen, Gary 4

Woosh! A Read-Together Book Melser, June K

World According to Humphrey, The (BOE approved Nov 2015) Birney, Betty G. 3

Worm Day (Mr. Rose's Class) Ziefert, Harriet 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 130 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Wright 3 , The Balliett, Blue 5

Wright Brothers, The Sullivan, George 4

Wrinkle in Time, A L'Engle, Madeleine 5

Writing Places Chanko, Pamela K

Wuggie Norple, The Pinkwater, Daniel M. 2

Wump World, The Peet, Bill 2

Yankee Doodle and the Secret Society Bolin, J. J. 2

Year Down Yonder, A Peck, Richard 2

Year of Billy Miller, The Henkes, Kevin 2

Year of Billy Miller, The (BOE Approved November 2014) Henkes, Kevin 2

Year of the Book, The (BOE Approved April 2014) Cheng, Andrea 3

Year of the Panda, The Schlein, Miriam 2

Yertle The Turtle Seuss, Dr. 1

You and Me, Little Bear Waddell, Martin 1

You Look Funny! Kim, Joy 1

You Look Ridiculous Waber, Bernard 1

You Wouldn’t Want to Sail with Chris Columbus McDonald, Fiona 3

You’ll Soon Grow Into Them Titch Hutchins, Pat K

Young Abe Lincoln- The Frontier Days Harness, Cheryl 2

Young Cam Jansen (Series) Adler, David 1

Young Kangaroo Brown, Margaret Wise 1

Young Mozart Isadora, Rachel 2

Young Wolf and Spirit Horse Shelelman, Janice 1

Your Allowance Hall, Margaret 3

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 131 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr

Your Very Own Robot Montgomery, R. A. 3

You're Going Out There A Kid, But You're Coming Back a Star!Hirsch, Linda 5

Yummers Marshall, James 1

Yummers, Too Marshall, James 1

Yummy, Yummy Grey, Judith 1

Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways (BOE approved Nov 2015) Kvasnosky, Laura McGee 1

Zeppelin – The Age of the Airship Donkin, Andrew 3

Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats Earle, Ann 2

Zucchini Dana, Barbara 2

Updated November 20, 2019 *previously approved at higher grade level 132