Guided Reading Book List It can be difficult finding books that meet your child's reading ability. Below is a list of suggested books according to their guided reading level. Guided Reading Level I Airport by Byron Barton Albert the Albatross by Syd Hoff Allergies by Sharon Gordon All Tutus Should Be Pink by Sheri Brownrigg Alligators All around by Maurice Sendak Ambulances by Marcia Freeman Angus and the Cat by Marjorie Flack Apples and Pumpkins by Ann Rockwell Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman Asthma by Sharon Gordon The Bear’s Bicycle by Emilie McLeod Benny Bakes a Cake by Eve Rice Big Dog, Little Dog by P.D. Eastman The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood The Bike Lesson by Stan and Jan Berenstain Busy Buzzing Bumblebees by Alvin Schwartz Charles M. Schulz by Cheryl Carlson Come and Have Fun by Edith Thacher Hurd The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard by Brendan Hennessy Dragon Gets By by Dav Pilkey Dragon’s Fat Cat by Dav Pilkey Earaches by Sharon Gordon Father Bear Comes Home by Else Minarik Fire Engines by Marcia Freeman A Friend for Dragon by Dav Pilkey Go away, Dog by Joan Nodset Goodnight, Owl! by Pat Hutchins Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox Hello Cat, You Need a Hat by Rita Gelman Henny Penny by Paul Galdone Hiccups for Elephant by James Preller It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler Jim Meets the Thing by Miriam Cohen Just a Mess by Mercer Mayer Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus The Lighthouse Children by Syd Hoff A Look at China by Helen Frost A Look at Mexico by Helen Frost Lost in the Museum by Miriam Cohen Maurice Sendak by Eric Braun Messy Bessey by Patricia McKissack Messy Bessey’s Garden by Patricia McKissack Nana’s Fiddle by Larry Brimner The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood The New Kid by Larry Brimner Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells The Planets by Martha Rustad The Quilt by Ann Jonas A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman Reflections by Ann Jonas Silly Times with Two Silly Trolls by Nancy Jewell Small Pig by Arnold Lobel Spooky Riddles by Marc Brown The Story of Chicken Licken by Jan Ormerod There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle We Just Moved by Stephen Krensky We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen What Are Volcanoes? by Mari Schuh When Will I Read? by Miriam Cohen Guided Reading Level J Addie’s Bad Day by Joan Robins Allie’s Basketball Dream by Barbara Barber Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman Aunt Eater mystery series by Doug Cushman The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman Blackboard Bear by Martha Alexander Booker T. Washington by Lola Schaefer Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema Camp Big Paw by Doug Cushman The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss Charlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie dePaola Clouds by Gail Saunders-Smith Curious George and the Ice Cream by Margaret Rey Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel Don’t Be My Valentine by Joan Lexau The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley Egg to Chick by Millicent Selsam The Elephant and the Bad Baby by Elfrida Vipont Eleanor Roosevelt by Lisa Trumbauer The Fire Cat by Esther Averill Fox on Stage by James Marshall Fox on Wheels by Edward Marshall Fraidy Cats by Stephen Krensky Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London Ghosts by Alvin Schwartz The Grandma Mix-up by Emily A. McCully Granny and the Desperadoes by Peggy Parish A Great Day for up by Dr. Seuss The Great Snake Escape by Molly Coxe Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Gus and Grandpa by Claudia Mills Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion He Bear, She Bear by Stan and Jan Berenstain Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss I Can Read with My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss I Love to Sneeze by Ellen Schecter In a Dark, Dark Room by Alvin Schwartz Jake and the Copycats by Joanne Rocklin Jamberry by Bruce Degen Jane Goodall by Lola Schaefer Jellyfish by Lola Schaefer Kick, Pass and Run by Leonard Kessler A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Minarik Little Bear by Else Minarik Little Bear’s Friend by Else Minarik Little Bear’s Visit by Else Minarik Little Black, a Pony by Walter Farley Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone A Look at Kenya by Helen Frost Lulu Goes to Witch School by Jane O’Connor Marie Curie by Lola Schaefer Marigold and Grandma on the Town by Stephanie Calmenson Max by Rachel Isadora Messy Bessey’s School Desk by Patricia McKissack Monster Manners by Joanna Cole Moon Boy by Barbara Brenner Morris and Boris at the Circus by Bernard Wiseman Morris Goes to School by Bernard Wiseman Mr. Putter and Tabby series by Cynthia Rylant My Brother, Ant by Betsy Byars The Mystery of the Missing Dog by Elizabeth Levy No More Monsters for Me! by Peggy Parish Norma Jean, Jumping Bean by Joanna Cole The Parakeet Girl by Marilyn Sadler Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats Poppleton series by Cynthia Rylant Porcupine’s Pajama Party by Terry Harshman Pretty Good Magic by Cathy Dubowski Sam and the Firefly by P.D. Eastman Sea Horses by Lola Schaefer She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head by Kathryn Lasky The Show-and-Tell Frog by Joanna Oppenheim Skyfire by Frank Asch The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Sojourner Truth by Helen Frost There’s an Alligator under My Bed by Mercer Mayer Tom the TV Cat by Joan Heilbroner Too Many Rabbits by Peggy Parish Tugboats by Lola Schaefer Two Silly Trolls by Nancy Jewell Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Veterinarians by Dee Ready Wake Me in Spring by James Preller Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Wizard and Wart at Sea by Janice Lee Smith Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery by David Adler Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie by David Adler Guided Reading Level K Albert Einstein by Barbara Knox Alison’s Puppy by Marion Bauer Alison’s Wings by Marion Bauer A Baby Sister for Frances by Russell Hoban A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban Baseball Ballerina by Kathryn Cristaldi Bat Bones and Spider Stew by Michelle Poploff Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban Benjamin Banneker by Eric Braun Bessie Coleman by Eric Braun The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr The Big, Beautiful, Brown Box by Larry Brimner The Big Tee-Ball Game by Larry Brimner A Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban Bony Legs by Joanna Cole Bootsie Barker Ballerina by Barbara Bottner Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban The Bremen-Town Musicians by Ruth Gross Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard A Busy Guy by Charnan Simon Button Soup by Doris Orgel Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth Heller Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane by Victoria Sherrow Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell Commander Toad series by Jane Yolen Corduroy by Don Freeman Cows by Peter Brady Dancing with the Manatees by Faith McNulty Daniel’s Duck by Clyde Bulla Darcy and Gran Don’t Like Babies by Jane Cutler The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Noble Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish Elaine and the Flying Frog by Heidi Change Families Are Different by Nina Pellegrini Follow that Fish by Joanne Oppenheim Four on the Shore by Edward Marshall Franklin Goes to School by Paulette Bourgeois Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel The Frog Prince by Edith Tarcov The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord The Golly Sisters Go West by Betsy Byars The Golly Sisters Ride Again by Betsy Byars Grandmas at the Lake by Emily A. McCully Grandpa Comes to Stay by Rob Lewis Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson Here Comes the Strikeout by Leonard Kessler Hooray for the Golly Sisters by Betsy Byars Ibis: a True Whale Story by John Himmelman If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino Jamaica and Brianna by Juanita Havill Jamaica’s Find by Juanita Havill John F. Kennedy by Judy Emerson The Know-Nothings by Michelle Spirn A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats Lightning by Helen Frost Lionel and Louise by Stephen Krensky M & M series by Pat Ross Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline’s Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans Mae Jemison by Eric Braun The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby Messy Bessey’s Closet by Patricia McKissack The Messy Lot by Larry Brimner Monster Movie by Joanna Cole More Tales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen More Tales of Oliver Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen Mount Rushmore by Lola Schaefer Nate the Great series by Marjorie Sharmat No Tooth, No Quarter! by Jon Buller The Noodle Game by Larry Brimner The Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman The Popcorn Book by Tomie dePaola Rain by Gail Saunders-Smith Rollo and Tweedy and the Ghost at Dougal Castle by Laura Allen Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathman Saving Water by Rebecca Olien The Secret of Foghorn Island by Geoffrey Hayes Sheep by Peter Brady Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes Shipwreck Saturday by Bill Cosby The Sidewalk Patrol by Larry Brimner The Smallest Cow in the World by Katherine Paterson Soccer Cousins by Jean Marzollo Space Rock by Jon Buller Stan the Hot Dog Man by Ethel & Leonard Kessler Susan B.