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 4 Valentines In A Rainstorm Bond, Felicia 1 5th of March Rinaldi, Ann 5 6 Titles: Eagles, Bees and Wasps, Alligators and Crocodiles, Morgan, Sally 1 Giraffes, Sharks, Tortoises and Turtles A Likely Place Fox, Paula 4 A Nightmare in History: The Holocaust 1933-1945 Chaikin, Miriam 5 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 Abraham Lincoln: Our 16th President Luciano, Barbara L. 4 Absolutely Normal Chaos Creech, Sharon 4 Accident, The Carrick, Carol 3 Across Five Aprils Hunt, Irene 5 Updated November 11, 2016 *previously approved at higher grade level 1 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr Across the Stream Ginsburg, Mirra 1 Across the Wild River Gutman, Bill 4 Addie Across the Prairie Lawler, Laurie 4 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 Dadey, Debbie 2 Pizza 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 Dadey, Debbie 3 Soccer Aesop's Fables Watson, Carol 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 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 Viorst, Judith 1 (BOE approved Nov 2015) Updated November 11, 2016 *previously approved at higher grade level 2 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr 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 Seeds Kuchalla, Susan K All About Seeds Berger, Melvin 2 All By Myself Mayer, Mercer 1 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 and Crocodiles Stone, Lynn 3 All-of-A-Kind Family Taylor, Sydney 4 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 Updated November 11, 2016 *previously approved at higher grade level 3 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr 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 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 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 Updated November 11, 2016 *previously approved at higher grade level 4 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr Among the Hidden, 1998* Haddix, Margaret Peterson 4 Amos & Boris Steig, William 2 Amos Fortune, Free Man Yates, Elizabeth 5 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 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 Updated November 11, 2016 *previously approved at higher grade level 5 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr Animals Carle, Eric K Animals At Night Peters, Ralph K 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 Granowsky, Alvin 2 Yourself Little Red Hen Ant and The Dove, The Aesop 1 Ant and the Grasshopper, The: An Aesop's Fable Paxton, Tom K (BOE approved Nov 2015) Antarctica Cowcher, Helen 2 Antarctica Land of Endless Water George, Michael 3 Anteater Named Arthur Waber, Benard 2 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 11, 2016 *previously approved at higher grade level 6 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 Ask Mr. Bear Flack, Marjorie 1 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 Santrey, Laurence 2 Autumn Leaves are Falling Fleming, Maria K Autumn Street Lowry, Lois 5 Avalanche Roth, Arthur 4 Avalanche! Hopping, Lorraine Jean 2 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 Updated November 11, 2016 *previously approved at higher grade level 7 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr 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 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 Ballad of the Civil War, A Stolz, Mary 3 Balto and the Great Race Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody 3 Banana Twist Heide, Florence Parry 4 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 Updated November 11, 2016 *previously approved at higher grade level 8 Elementary Approved Literature List by Title Title Author Gr Bartholomew and The Oobleck Seuss, Dr.