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SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR STUDENTS ENTERING KINDERGARTEN

EVERYBODY BOOKS

Alborough. Duck in the Truck. A duck's truck gets stuck in the muck.

Anholt. Harry's Home. Harry leaves the city.

Bancroft. Felix's Hat. Felix loses his favorite hat.

Bunting. Flower Garden. A birthday surprise for mother.

Daly. Jamela's Dress. Should Jamela wear the wedding cloth?

Ernst. Stella LouellaÃ???s Runaway Book. Will the lost library book be found?

Henkes. Wemberly Worried. A small mouse has big worries.

Hoberman. And to Think That We Thought We'd Never Be Friends. A brother and sister find friendship.

Keller. That's Mine, Horace. Will Horace return the lost toy truck?

Lillegard. Wake Up, House! Objects in a house come alive in poetry.

McCully. Monk Camps Out. A mouse sets out on his first solo night.

Meddaugh. Martha Blah Blah. Letters are missing from Martha's soup.

Murphy. Super Sand Castle Saturday. Whose sand castle is really the biggest?

Soto. Big Bushy Mustache. Ricky chooses a costume to be like his Papi.

Stojic. Rain. Animals of the African savanna enjoy the rain.

Taback. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat. Joseph finds new use for his old, worn coat.

Temple. Tiger Soup. Anansi the spider tricks tiger.

Wells. Yoko. Yoko's first day at school with her sushi lunch.

Young. Seven Blind Mice. Seven mice explore an elephant.

BEGINNER BOOKS

Cole. Bug in a Rug. Lots of stories, poems, and rebuses.

Lobel. Frog and Toad Together. Two good friends and their adventures.

Maestro. Geese Find the Missing Piece. Twenty-two rhyming school riddles.

Nodset. Go Away, Dog. Can they ever be friends?

Pickett. Old Enough for Magic. Can magic undo a mistake?

Rylant. Mr. Putter And Tabby Walk the Dog. Zeke is no dream dog; he's a nightmare.

Schwartz. In a Dark, Dark Room. Seven spooky tales.

Thomas. Good Night, Good Knight. A knight tries to help three dragons sleep.

Van Leeuwen. Amanda Pig On Her Own. Amanda finds new things to do.

RIDDLES, NATURE, PEOPLE, CRAFTS

Brighton. The Fossil Girl. Mary Anning makes a dinosaur discovery.

Brown. Perfect Pigs. Good manners for pigs and kids.

Dorros. This Is My House. Houses all over the world.

Florian. Mammalabilia. Playful poems about aardvarks, lynx, and more.

Leedy. Edible Pyramid. Yummy food thatÃ???s good for you, too.

Maestro. Macho Nacho. Oodles of silly riddles.

Maestro. Sea Full of Sharks. Are there really 350 kinds of sharks?

Markle. Creepy, Crawly Baby Bugs. How do baby bugs live and grow?

McDermott. Musicians in the Sun. A bright, bold Aztec folktale.

SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR STUDENTS ENTERING PREFIRST AND FIRST GRADE

EVERYBODY BOOKS

Flack. The Story About Ping. Little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River.

Henkes. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. It gets her into trouble at school.

Lester. Sam and the Tigers. What can you do when wild cats want your clothes?

Galdone, Paul, Illustrator. The Little Red Hen. "Who will help bake this cake?"

Marshall. George and Martha. Two hippos are best friends - most of the time.

Pinkwater. I Was a Second Grade Werewolf. Is Lawrence really a monster?

Rathman. Officer Buckle and Gloria. Everyone loves the new police dog.

Ringgold. Tar Beach. Cassie dreams of flying from her Harlem rooftop.

Say. Grandfather's Journey. A Japanese American man loves two countries.

BEGINNER BOOKS

Adler. Young Cam Jensen and the Missing Cookie. Girl detective solves a mystery.

Coville. Sarah and the Dragon. Kidnapped by a dragon!

Coxe. The Great Snake Escape. Will the king cobra eat Mirabelle and Maxie?

Cristaldi. Baseball Ballerina. Can she dance and still be a shortstop?

Hoban. Buzby. Buzby the cat takes a job and makes a mess.

Hopkins. Sports! Sports! Sports! From baseball to swimming; a book of poems.

Lewis. Hill of Fire. Volcano grows in PabloÃ???s field.

Lobel. Frog and Toad are Friends. Five stories about two friends.

McCully. Grandmas at Bat. Will they drive the team crazy?

Minarik. Little Bear. Trip to the moon and a birthday party.

Sharmat. Nate the Great. He eats pancakes and solves mysteries.

Swartz. I Saw You in the Bathtub and Other Folk Rhymes. Silly sayings.

Yolen. Commander Toad in Space. Spaceship visits a planet with a hungry monster.

EASY FICTION

Christopher. Dog that Stole Football Plays. Mike's dog can read people's minds.

Cole. Gator Girls. Alligators cram a summerÃ???s worth of fun into a few days.

Greene. Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman. ItÃ???s not easy being the smallest in your class.

King-Smith. Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig. Is JudyÃ???s pet too smart for his own good?

NON-FICTION

Cole. My Puppy is Born. Welcome a baby dog into the world.

Darling. Rain Forest Babies. These infants roar, leap, and swing through trees.

De Paola. Popcorn Book. History, facts, and recipes.

Gibbons. Whales. Huge, amazing mammals!

Golenbock. Teammates. Black baseball player Jackie Robinson makes a friend.

Sweeney. Me and My Place in Space. Planets, the stars, the universe, and you!

The Fossil Girl: Mary Anning's Dinosaur Discovery. Cartoon story of an amazing find.

Wyler. Magic Secrets. Tricks you can learn.

SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR STUDENTS ENTERING SECOND GRADE

EVERYBODY BOOKS

Brett. Town Mouse, Country Mouse. Two mice can't wait to trade lives with each other.

Chinn. Sam and the Lucky Money. Sam surprises even himself when he spends his cash.

Dorros. Abuela. Rosalba and Grandmother fly over New York City.

Kimmel. Anansi and the Talking Melon. Tricky spider makes his friends mad with this joke.

EASY FICTION

Ada. My Name in Maria Isabel. She's the new girl, but don't call her Mary!

Adler. Magic Money. Two friends stop a thief and teach a magic trick, too.

Avi. Abigail Takes the Wheel. Captain's daughter must steer the big ship by herself.

Cameron. The Stories Huey Tells. Making banana spaghetti and tracking wild animals.

Charbonnet. Snakes are Nothing to Sneeze At. Annabel's pet causes problems and scares her best friend.

Christopher. Centerfield Ballhawk. Jose would rather be a slugger than a fielder.

Cohen. Make a Wish, Molly. Terrible birthday party and wonderful surprises.

King-Smith. Mr. Potter's Pet. Lonely man buys a rude talking bird for his first pet.

Kline. Horrible Moves Up to Third Grade. Sidney squashes Harry's pet spider Charles.

LeGuin. Catwings. Flying cats look for a safe place to live.

Leverich. Best Enemies. Priscilla would rather not have Felicity for a friend.

McCully. Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of the Nun's Kung Fu. To win freedom, Mingyi learns martial arts from master Mu Mei.

Medearis. Adventures of Junior and Sugar. Two new friends share a scary movie and rock-hard cookies.

Nichol. Beethoven Lives Upstairs. Madman who writes music moves into Chrisoph's house.

Sachar. Marvin Redpost: Alone in his Teacher's House. Dog sitting for his teacher is no fun for Marvin.

Say. Tea With Milk. In Japan, May is homesick for San Francisco.

Van Leeuwen. Hannah of Fairfield. American Revolution changes everything in 1775.

Wright. Nothing But Trouble. Who wants to hurt Vannie's cranky great-aunt?

FICTION

Cleary. Ralph's Mouse. Ralph isn't sure that school is for mice.

MacDonald. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Silly answers to problems from a lady in an upside-down house.

Parish. Haunted House. Three children find a treasure.

White. Stuart Little. Such a small child! In fact, he is a mouse.

NON-FICTION

Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes. He was a dreamer and a poet.

Crafts for Kids who are Wild about Dinosaurs. Make games, puppets, and decorations.

Hausman. How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet. Why animals look the way they do.

Hoberman. Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers. See yourself in these funny poems.

Johnstone. Cars. Look inside eleven cross sections.

Lottridge. Ten Small Tales. New fairy tales starring animals from all over the world.

Musgrove. Ashanti to Zulu. Twenty-six African cultural traditions.

Parker. Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders. Funny rhymes, detailed pictures and 16 wiggling creatures.

The Real McCoy: The Life of an African-American Inventor. Elijah patented over 50 inventions.

San Souci. The talking Eggs. Kind Blanche and lazy Rose get their rewards!

SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR STUDENTS ENTERING THIRD GRADE

EASY FICTION

Danziger. Forever Amber Brown. Worries about a new step-dad.

Estes. The Hundred Dresses. Will Wanda teach her classmates a lesson?

Merrill. The Toothpaste Millionaire. Rufus never dreams he will be rich.

Peterson. The Littles Go to School. Frightening problems in Henry's classroom.

Scieszka. Summer Reading is Killing Me. Take an ultra-weird vacation adventure.

FICTION

Bowen. The Kid Coach. When Mr. Skelly quits, the team picks a new coach.

Christopher. The Kid Who Only Hit Homers. Sylvester gets some batting help.

DeClements. The Fourth-Grade Wizards. Marianne daydreams in class.

Gardiner. Stone Fox. Willie enters the dog sled race to save the farm.

Giff. Fourth Grade Celebrity. No one knows Casey until she becomes famous.

Hahn. Wait Till Helen Comes. Scary things happen when Heather sees a ghost.

Hyppolite. Seth and Samona. She gets him into so much trouble!

Hurwitz. Aldo Applesauce. It's not easy to make friends in a new neighborhood.

King-Smith. Three Terrible Trins. Three mouse brothers team up against a cat.

Kline. Herbie Jones and the Monster Ball. The strikeout king really wants to play baseball.

Mills. Dynamite Dinah. Longing to be the center of attention.

Myers. Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid. Two boys help a friend with baseball.

Pinkwater. Fat Men from Space. Zany spacemen are after food.

Selden. Cricket in Times Square. Adventures of a cat, a mouse, and a cricket.

Smith. Chocolate Fever. Chuckle for chocolate lovers.

Sobol. Encyclopedia Brown. Solve mysteries along with a boy detective.

Soto. Boys at Work. How can two ten-year-olds earn money?

Taylor. All-of-a-Kind-Family. Five Jewish sisters growing up in 1910.

Taylor. Song of the Trees. Cassie's beloved trees are threatened.

NON-FICTION

Bjork. Linnea in Monet's Garden. Going to Paris to see the artist's garden and paintings.

Bruchac. The Boy Who Lived with Bears. Learn from the animals in six Iroquois tales.

Cerullo. The Truth about Great White Sharks. Excitement from the ocean's depths.

Heifetz. Walk Through the Heavens. Maps and legends chart the starry night sky.

Lesinski. Exotic Invaders. Killer bees, fire ants, and other alien species have arrived!

On the Court with Lisa Leslie. Shooting baskets for the gold.

Prelutsky. The Dragons are Singing Tonight. Funny poems.

Pringle. Coral Reefs. Discover earth's undersea treasures.

Provensen. The Buck Stops Here. Silly rhymes and facts about our presidents.

Satchel Paige. From porter to major league pitcher!

Shannon. More Stories to Solve. 15 mystery folktales from around the world.

SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR STUDENTS ENTERING FOURTH GRADE

FICTION

Alexander. Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth. Traveling through space and time.

Avi. Poppy. Timid mouse defies a tyrannical owl.

Byars. The Cybil War. Best friends turn rivals for the same girl.

Christopher. The White Mountains. Can Will escape before the Tripods control his mind?

Cleary. Dear Mr. Henshaw. Letters to an author help Leigh deal with his problems.

Clifford. Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library. Adventures on a snowy night at your favorite place!

Coville. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. Magic, marbled ball changes Jeremy's life forever.

Dahl. Charlie and the Great Class Elevator. Going up...for a trip to space.

DeAngeli. The Door in the Wall. Robin's handicap doesnÃ???t stop him from saving a medieval city.

DeClements. Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade. But sometimes things get better!

DuBois. The Twenty-One Balloons. Sailing across the Pacific in a balloon in 1883.

Eager. Well-Wishers. Unexpected magic.

Erdrich. The Birchbark House. Joys and perils of an Ojibwa child.

Fleischman. Bandit's Mom. Robber saves Annyrose from an evil hag.

Hahn. Stepping on the Cracks. Should Margaret help hide an army deserter?

Hill. Winter Camp. Two children on their own must survive an Alaskan winter.

Hurwitz. Class President. Does Julio want to be president?

Lawson. Mr. Revere and I. Riding through the Revolutionary War.

Lowry. Number the Stars. Anne Marie saves her friend in Nazi occupied Denmark.

MacBride. Little House on Rocky Ridge. Pioneers start a new life in Missouri.

Mead. Junebug and the Reverend. Walking a cranky senior is one of Junebug's many problems.

Naylor. The Boys Start the War. Four brother feud with the girls next door.

Reeder. Shades of Gray. After the Civil War, Will must live with his 'traitor' uncle.

Robinson. The Best School Year Ever. Those horrible, hilarious Herdmans are still causing trouble.

Sachar. Wayside School is Falling Down. Lots of fun in a 30-story school.

Steig. Abel's Island. Society mouseÃ???s adventures as a castaway.

Wallace. Trapped in Death Cave. Deadly treasure hunt.

Wisler. Mr. Lincoln's Drummer. An 11-year-old earns a medal.

NON-FICTION

Bridges. Through My Eyes. Why would a 6-year-old need a police escort to school?

Dahl. Boy. Favorite author's life is as much fun as his stories.

Hodges. Of Swords and Sorcerers. King Arthur and his knights.

North. Rascal. Life with a pet racoon.

Platt. Castle Diary. 13th century through the life of a page.

Prelutsky. A Pizza the Size of the Sun: Poems. Laugh a minute!

Science Crafts for Kids: 50 Fantastic Things to Invent and Create. You, too, can be a scientist!

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