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Alder, David.
Adoff, Arnold. EATS. Poetry about food.
Allard, Harry.
Miss Nelson is Missing.
Pretty
and sweet Miss Nelson doesn’t come to school one day, but instead sends “The
Swamp” in her place to teach her students a new kind of lesson. (Series)
Ardizzone, Edward.
Tim and Charlotte
One stormy night, Tim and Ginger rescue a little
girl, washed up on the beach. Who
was she and where did she come from?
One of many of Tim’s seaside adventures. (Series).
(Frameworks)
Arnold, Tedd.
More Parts.
Through zany, brightly colored
illustrations and rhyming verse,
explores common figures of speech that amaze and frighten a young boy. (Series)
(Also,
Fly Guy series)
Aruego, Jose. Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom. Describes how
different animal
species help each other survive.
Auch, Mary Jane. Bantam of the Opera. Luigi the rooster assumes the leading role in the Cosmopolitan Opera Company, when the star and understudy come down with the chicken pox.
Axelrod, Amy.
Pigs Will Be Pigs.
The
pig family searches the house for enough money to by pizza for dinner. (Series)
Barber, Tiki. Game Day. Brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber, two NFL superstars, tell their story and explain how loyalty, determination, and the power of teamwork help all succeed.
Baker, Barbara.
One Saturday Morning.
One
Saturday morning, a family enjoys each other as they work and play together.
Baker, Barbara. One Saturday Afternoon. Bear family’s busy day.
Bemelmans, Ludwig.
Madeline.
Madeline awakens one night
suffering from appendicitis. (Series) (Frameworks)
Bonsall, Crosby.
The Case of the Cat’s
Meow.
Four
private eyes investigate case.
Brown, Margaret Wise.
Goodnight Moon.
A little rabbit getting ready for
bed bids goodnight to everything around him.
A bedtime classic.
(Frameworks)
Bunting, Eve. Fly Away Home. Homeless boy living in an airport is given hope when he sees a trapped bird fly free.
Burningham, John.
Granpa.
A little girl and her grandfather
share special moments. (Frameworks)
Byars, Betsy.
My Brother,
Cannon, Janell.
Verdi.
A young python does not want to grow slow
and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.
Cazet, Denys.
Minnie and Moo Go Dancing.
Two
cow friends get dressed up to attend a party at the farmer’s house. (Series)
Chaconas, Dori.
Cork & Fuzz:
Short and Tall. The friendship
between
Child, Lauren.
But Excuse Me, That is My Book.
When Lola’s favorite book is not on theshelve,
her older brother Charlie, tries to find another book she will enjoy.
Clement, Rod.
Grandpa’s Teeth.
Soon after Grandpa’s teeth disappear from
a glass of water near his bed, officer Rate has the whole town under
investigation.
Coerr, Eleanor.
The Josefina
Story Quilt.
Faith
brings her pet hen, Josefina, on the wagon train to
Cohen, Miriam.
See You in Second Grade.
An end of school swimming party brings
memories of first grade and anticipation of second grade.
Cronin, Doreen.
Click, Clack & Moo, Cows that
Type.
Farmer Brown’s cows can type and are demanding
electric blankets, or else no milk! (Series)(Also,
Diary of a Spider.)
Cushman, Doug.
Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery.
Aunt Eater the anteater solves a series
of mysteries.(Series)
Danziger, Paula.
Amber Brown.
(Series)
Davies, Nicola.
Surprising Sharks.
Sharks come in all shapes and sizes.
Many species from the smallest to the scariest are
described in this informative picture book.
DePaola, Tomi.
Strega Nona.
Strega Nona’s magic pasta pot
causes problems for Big Anthony. (Series)
Dicamillo, Kate.
Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise.
Persuaded by the “treating” to dress up
as a princess for Halloween, Mercy the pig’s trick-or-treat outing has some very
unexpected results. (Series)
Donnelly, Judy.
Titanic: Lost…and Found.
The sinking of the Titanic and
what was found many years later is related in this easy reader.
Ellery, Tom.
If I Had a Dragon.
A boy imagines his little brother can
turn into a dragon for him to play with.
Ernst, Lisa.
Stella Louella’s Runaway Book.
As Stella tries to find her
library book to return, she finds a lot of people who have enjoyed her book.
(Any by this author.)
Esbensen, Barbara.
Who Shrank My Grandmother’s
House?: Poems of Discovery. Discover
what is special in everyday objects in this collection of poems.
Fleming, Denise. The Cow Who Clucked. When a cow loses her moo she searches to see if another animal in the barn has it
Frazee, Marla.
Why Did the Chicken Cross the
Road?
The pictures practically speak for themselves when fourteen
contemporary children’s book illustrators offer their unique answers to this
age-old question.
Gag, Wanda.
Millions of Cats.
An old man brings his lonely wife
millions of cats for pets. (Frameworks)
Geisel, Theodor Seuss.
(Dr. Seuss).
The Lorax.
The Once-ler describes the results of
local pollution problem. (Frameworks) (Any by this author.)
Gibbons, Gail.
The Milk Makers.
One of the many nonfiction books
by this author that give simple information about a great variety of subjects.
(Series)
Gibbons, Gail.
Behold the Unicorns.
Explains the origins, mythology, and folklore of the unicorns, and
discusses the reasons why the mythical animals have retained their popularity
throughout the ages.
(Also,
The Vegetables We Eat.)
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Kids of the
Greenaway, Kate. Under the Window. Collection of poems.
Hall, Katy and Eisenberg, Lisa. Kitty Riddles. A combination of 34 puns with ink-and-watercolor
slapstick cartoons will poease (okay, a-mews) cat lovers and show new readers that the sounds of words
are part of the fun. (Series)
Henkes, Kevin.
Chester’s Way.
Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that
new ways can be just as good.
Henkes, Kevin.
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse.
Lilly’s new purse is a distraction
in school until Lilly learns to use it at the right time.
Hobbie, Holly.
Toot and Puddle.
(Series)
Hoberman, Mary Ann.
You
Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short
Stories to Read Together.
This delightful choreography of
rhythm, rhyme, and repetition begs to be read aloud in tandem by children and
adults, or by any pairing of beginning readers.
Hopkinson, Deborah.
Fannie in the Kitchen.
Fannie Farmer is a mother’s helper in the Shaw house, where the daughter
gives her the idea of writing down precise instructions for measuring and
cooking, which eventually became one of the first modern cookbooks.
Howe, James.
Houndsley and Catina.
Friends
Goundsley and Catina are sad because they do not know when their birthdays are,
but they solve the problem in a thoughtful and creative way.
(Series)
Hughes, Shirley.
Alfie Get in First.
Alfie accidentally locks his mother and baby
sister outside and can’t reach the latch.
The neighborhood is involved in getting the door open. (Series)
(Frameworks)
Johnson, Crockett.
Harold and the Purple Crayon.
Harold’s drawings come to life.
(Series) (Frameworks)
Karas, G. Brian.
On Earth.
The earth and its cycles are simply and
beautifully illustrated in this poetic text. Difficult concepts
are explained through children’s real life experiences.
Keller, Laurie.
Open Wide:
Keller, Laurie.
The Scrambled States of
Ketteman, Helen.
Bubba, the Cowboy Prince:
A Fractured
Kimmel, Eric A.
Anansi and the Talking Melon.
Having
eaten his way into Elephant’s melon, Anansi is too full to crawl out and
delights in playing tricks on Elephant and other animals.
Knudsen, Michelle.
Library Lion.
A lion starts visiting the local
library, but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his
librarian friend.
Koontz, Robin.
Krasnosky, Laura McGee.
Zelda and Ivy.
Whether they’re performing a
circus act, fashioning their tails in the latest style, or working wonders with
“fairy dust,” Zelda and Ivy are sisters with a flair for the dramatic.
Krauss, Ruth.
The Carrot Seed.
Boy
plants and tends a seed that grows into a carrot.
(Frameworks)
Leaf, Munro. The Story of Ferdinand. Ferdinand does not want to be in the bullfights. (Frameworks).
Lester,
Helen.
Hooway for Wodney Wat.
All
his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can’t pronounce his name, but it is
Rodney’s speech impediment that drives away the class bully.
(Also Batter Up Wombat.)
Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Are Friends. Short, delightful tales about best friends.
Lowell, Susan.
Cindy Ellen.
Cindy
Ellen loses one of her diamond spurs at the square dance in this Wild West
retelling of the classic Cinderella story.
McBrier, Page.
Beatrice’s Goat.
A young girl’s dream of attending school
in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is a given
income-producing goat. Based on a
true story about the work of the Heifer Project.
McCloskey, Robert.
Make Way For Ducklings.
Two ducks raise their family in the city
of
McCall, Francis. A Huge Hog is a Big Pig: A Rhyming Word Game. A variety of animals
are introduced with such phrases as a granny nanny,
a soggy doggy, and a loose goose.
McDermott, Gerald.
Raven:
A Trickster Tale from the
McKissack, Patricia. The Honest-to-Goodness Truth. After promising never to lie, Libby learns
it’s not always necessary to blurt out the whole truth either.
Meddaugh, Susan.
Martha Speaks,
Martha Blah Blah.
After eating alphabet soup, Martha
the dog can speak. (Series)
Minarik, Else. Little Bear. Adventures of Little Bear and his family. (Series).
Nixon, Joan Lowery.
Gus
and Gertie and the Lucky Charms.
The fine-feathered heroes Gus and
Gertie return for another slapstick easy-to-read mystery as they arrive at the
Animals’ Winter Olympics with dreams of winning gold as
O’Connor Jane.
Fancy
O’Flatharta, Antoine.
Hurry and ant Monarch.
On her way from
Osborne, Mary Pope.
Stage Fright
on a Summer Night.
Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house
to Elizabethan London, where they become actors in a production of A Midsummer
Night’s Dream and try to rescue a tame bear. (Magic Tree House Series).
Parish, Peggy.
Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor.
A
series of misunderstandings leads literal-minded Amelia to run for mayor.
(Series)
farm. (Series)
Parsons, Alexandra.
Amazing Snakes.
Readers are introduced to many
different subjects through beautiful photographs and clear, concise text.
(Eyewitness Junior Series)
Polacco, Patricia. Thank You Mr. Faulker. At first, Trisha loves school but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problems.
Prelutsky, Jack. For Laughing Out Loud. Collection of humorous poetry.
Potter, Beatrix.
The Tale of
Peter Rabbit.
Tales of Peter Rabbit and his friends.
(Series) (Frameworks)
Rathmann, Peggy.
Officer Buckle and Gloria.
Dog Gloria becomes a star when she
accompanies Officer Buckle on visits to elementary schools. Caldecott Award.
Rayner, Mary.
Mrs. Pig’s Bulk Buy.
Mrs.
Pig teaches her children a ketchup lesson.
Rey, H.A. and Margaret.
Curious George.
George the curious monkey has many
adventures. (Series) (Frameworks)
Reynolds, Peter.
The Dot.
“Just make a mark and see where it take
you.” This sage advice, offered by
her teacher, sets the young heroine on a journey of self-expression, artistic
experimentation, and success.
Rodman, Mary Ann. My Best Friend. At the local swimming pool six-year-old Lily is doing her best to impress seven-year-old Tamika because she wants Tamika to be her best friend. No matter how hard Lily tries, Tamika either ignores her to teases her. Could there be another best friend?
Ryder, Joanne.
Little
Panda:
The World Welcomes Hua Mei at the
Rylant, Cynthia.
The Case of the Puzzling Possum.
Children ready for chapter books will
welcome this latest adventure of private-eye Bunny Brown and her bumbling
raccoon sidekick, Jack (Series)
Rylant, Cynthia.
Henry and Mudge and the Tall
Tree House.
Henry is excited when his Uncle Jake builds him
a tree house but worries that his dog Mudge will not be able to enjoy it.
(Series)
Rylant, Cynthia. Poppleton (Series).
Sachar, Louis.
Marvin Redpost:
A Flying Birghday Cake?
Two days after Marvin sees a
glowing green thing like a flying birthday cake in the night sky, his
third-grade class is joined by a mysterious new boy with peculiar behavior.
(Series)
Schorter, Roni.
The Boy Who Loved Words.
Selig loves and collects words in this
charming story of a boy who finds his life’s purpose through his passion for
words.
Schwartz, David.
If You Hopped Like a Frog.
An introduction to the concept of
ratio, by comparing what humans would be able to do if they had bodies like
different animals.
Scieszka, Jon.
The Frog Prince Continued.
After the frog turns into a
prince, he and the Princess do live happily ever after and the Prince decides to
look for a witch to help him remedy the situation.
Sendak, Maurice.
Where the Wild Things Are.
Young
boy travels to an island of monsters. (Frameworks)
Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Case of
the Fleeing Fang.
Nate
the Great tracks down Annie’s missing dog. (Series)
Silverman, Erica.
Cowgirl Kate and
Smothers, Ethel Footman.
Hard-Times Jar.
Emma, the daughter of poor migrant
workers, longs to won a real book.
When she turns eight and must attend school for the first time, she is amazed to
discover a whole library in her classroom.
Steig, William.
The Amazing Bone.
On her way home from school,
Stevens, Janet.
Tops and Bottoms.
Hare
tricks Bear into a deal involving Bear’s farm.
Stewart, Sarah.
The Gardener.
Stowell, Penelope.
The Greatest Potatoes.
George Crum, son of a former slave and a
Native American was a chef in
Sutcliffe, Jane.
Jesse Owens.
This is a biography of track-and-field
athlete Jesse Owens, from his childhood in
Swope, Sam.
Gotta Go!
Gotta Go!
Although she doesn’t know how
or why, a small creepy-crawly big is certain that she must make her way to
Teague, Mark.
Dear Mrs. LaRue:
Letters from
Thomas, Shelley Moore.
Good Night, Good Knight.
A good knight helps three dragons
who are having trouble getting to sleep.
(Series)
Thompson, Sarah L.
Amazing Dolphins/Amazing Sharks.
Presents an introduction to dolphins and
sharks in simple text and illustrations.
Tolhurst, Marilyn. Somebody and the Three Blairs. Humans and bears reverse roles in this Goldilocks variation.
Weatherby, Brenda. The Trucker. Wesley dreams his toy semi-flatbed truck grows big enough for him to have a trucking adventure but wakes to find he is in the back of his father’s truck.
Williams, Vera.
Three Days on a River in a Red
Canoe.
A
mother, aunt, and two children make a three day camping trip by canoe. (Any book
by this author.) (Frameworks)
Wood, Audrey.
The Bunyans.
Paul Bunyan, his wife, and his children do some ordinary things that
result in the formation of
Whybrow, Ian.
Badness for Beginners:
A Little Wolf and Smellybreff Adventure.
Little Wolf and his brother Smellybreff
get lessons in badness from their Mom and Dad.
They just can’t be naughty enough to suit their parents.
Yolen, Jane.
A Sip of Aesop.
Retells, in verse, thirteen fables by the Greek slave Aesop, including
“The Hare and the Tortoise,” “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” and “The Fox and the
Stork.” (Also
Here’s a Little Poem:
A Very First Book of Poetry.)
Zelinsky, Paul.
Rumpelstiltskin.
A miller’s daughter has to guess a little
man’s name in order to keep her child.
Any book from the
(Series) – Any book from the mentioned series may by read, not just the book listed.
(Frameworks)
– Selected author from the English Language Arts Curriculum Framework for Grades
Pre-K to 2. Generally, any book by
this Frameworks author is acceptable.
In addition to the previous
lists the following are authors, illustrators and suggested readings from the
Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework for Grades PreK-2.
For
reading, listening, and viewing:
Mother Goose nursery rhymes,
Aesop’s fables, Rudyard Kipling’s
Just So Stories, selected Grimm
and Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, selected French fairy tales.
The Bible
as Literature:
Tales including Jonah and
the whale, Daniel and the lion’s den, Noah and the Ark, Moses and the burning
bush, the story of Ruth, David and Goliath.
Picture
Book authors and illustrators:
Edward Ardizzone
Ruth Kraus
Ludwig Bemelmans
Robert Lawson
Margaret Wise Brown
Munro Leaf
John Burningham
Robert McCloskey
Virginia Lee Burton
A.A. Milne
Edgar Parin and Ingri
D’Aulaire
Beatrix Potter
Wanda Gag
Alice and Martin Provensen
Theodore Geisel
H.A. and Margaret Rey
Kate Greenaway
Maurice Sendak
Shirley Hughes
Vera Williams
Crockett Johnson
Poets:
John Ciardi
Rachel Field
David McCord
A.A. Milne
Laura Richards
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