EARLY READERS : First Level

Antle, Nancy and Sandford, John.
The good bad cat.

Benjamin, Cynthia and Rogers, Jacqueline.
Footprints in the snow.
Pictures and simple text depict forest animals' tracks in the snow as they rush to their homes during a winter storm.

Berenstain, Stan and Berenstain, Jan.
Old hat, new hat.
Can the perfect old hat really be replaced by a new one?

Berenstain, Stan and Berenstain, Jan.
The Berenstain Bears : Big bear, small bear.
Papa and Brother Bear demonstrate the difference between big and small with a variety of objects from hats and heads to suits of clothes.

Berenstain, Stan and Berenstain, Jan.
The Berenstain Bears ride the Thunderbolt.
The Bear family goes on a roller coaster ride.

Blevins, Wiley.
Clifford Phonics Fun, book 3 : Happy Birthday, Clifford!
Whare are Clifford's friends?

Bridwell, Norman.
Clifford makes a friend.
Because Clifford, the big red dog, imitates everything the boy does, he quickly makes a friend.

Brown, Margaret Wise and Karas, G. Brian.
I like bugs.
In brief rhyming text, lists all the types of insects the narrator likes.

Brown, Margaret Wise and Paley, Joan.
I like stars.
A simple poem describing all kinds of stars that appear in the night sky.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin and Schories, Pat.
Biscuit.
A little yellow dog wants ever one more thing before he'll go to sleep.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin and Schories, Pat.
Biscuit finds a friend.
A puppy helps a little duck find its way home to the pond.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin and Schories, Pat.
Biscuit's big friend.
Biscuit, a little puppy, and Sam, a big dog, play together despite their difference in size.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin and Schories, Pat.
Biscuit goes to school.
A dog follows the bus to school, where he meets the teacher and takes part in the activities of the class.

Cohen, Caron Lee and Schindler, S. D.
How many fish?
A school of fish and a group of children frolic in the bay.

Coxe, Molly.
Hot dog.
A dog tries to find a way to cool off on a hot summer day on a farm.

Coxe, Molly.
Big egg.
A mother hen wakes up one morning to find a gigantic egg among the others in her nest and goes in search of the egg's origin.

Coxe, Molly.
Cat traps.
A hungry cat, wanting a snack, tries to catch different animals without much success.

Foster, Kelli C and Gifford, Kerri.
Find Nat.
Through illustrations and a rhyming text the reader is invited to look for Nat the gnat among a group of animals.

Gave, Marc and Rogers, Jacqueline.
Monkey see, monkey do.
Rhyming text relates the antics of monkeys that play all day.

Gregorich, Barbara and Sandford, John.
The gum on the drum.
A bear who loves gum and plays the drums, finds himself in a sticky situation.

Haskins, Lori and Mathieu, Joseph.
Too many dogs.
A man's barbecue is interrupted when he is visited by a bevy of dogs from the neighborhood.

Haskins, Lori and Petrone, Valeria.
Ducks in muck.
Ducks escape from trucks that are stuck in the muck.

Herman, Gail and McCue, Lisa.
The lion and the mouse.
An adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.

Karlin, Nurit.
I see, you saw.
Two cats take a stroll and find a seesaw, which one of them saws.

Mayer, Mercer.
Skating day.
Little Critter enjoys a day of ice skating with his family and friends.

Packard, David and Alley, R. W.
The ball game.
A young player steps up to bat at a crucial point in a baseball game and succeeds in making the play that wins the game.

Ziefert, Harriet and Gorbaty, Norman.
Sleepy dog.
Simple text and illustrations portray a small dog getting ready for bed, sleeping, dreaming, and waking up.


Also see these Phonics Readers

ER BRIDWELL Clifford Phonics Fun
ER MASLEN The Bob Books

GRADES 4 and 5

ADVENTURE STORIES
Avi. Windcatcher
Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer
Korman, Gordon. Island
Korman, Gordon. Everest
Ruckman, Ivy. Night of the Twisters

CAT STORIES
Cleary, Beverly. Socks
Coatsworth, Elizabeth. The Cat Who went to Heaven
LeGuin, Ursula. Catwings
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. The Grand Escape

DOG STORIES
Bunting, Eve. The Summer of Riley
Byars, Betsy. Tornado
Cleary, Beverly. Strider
Cleary, Beverly. Risby
Dover, Roddy. The Giggler Treatment
Gardiner, John Reynolds. Stone Fox
Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller
Hesse, Karen. Sable
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh Season
Graeber, Charlotte Towner. Fudge

ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS
Blume, Judy. Are you there God? It’s me Margaret
Blume, Judy. Just as long as we’re together
Cleary, Beverly Fifteen
Cabot, Meg. The Princess Diaries
Lowry, Lois. Anastasia Krupnik
Yee, Lisa. Millicient Min: Girl Genius

FAMILY STORIES
Fitzgerald, John Dennis. The Great Brain
Horvath, Polly. Everything on a waffle

HORSE STORIES
Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion
Henry, Margaurite. Misty of Chincoteaque


FANTASTIC ANIMAL STORIES
Avi. Poppy
Avi. Poppy and Rye
Avi. Perloo the Bold
Howe,Deborah. Bunnicula
O’Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Risby and the rats of NIMH
Jacques, Brian. Redwall
Wallace, Bill. Upchuck and the Rotten Willy
Wise, William. Christopher Mouse: A tale of a small traveler

SPORTS STORIES
Avi. S.O.R. Losers
Bowen, Fred. Off the Rim
Carter, Anne Laurel. In the Clear
Christopher, Matt. Wingman on Ice
Gutman, Dan. The Million Dollar Shot

SUPERNATURAL STORIES
Nimmo, Jenny. Midnight for Charlie Bone

WOLF STORIES
Avi. The Good Dog
Casanova, Mary. Wolf Shadows
London, Jack. The Call of the Wild
Morey, Walt. Kavik the Wolf Dog

**HISTORICAL FICTION STORIES
Avi. Who Was That Masked Man Anyway
Drucker, Malka. Jacob’s Rescue
Ho, Minfong. Rice without rain
Ho, Minfong. The Clay Marble
Leviton, Sonia. Journey to America
Park. Linda Sue. The Kite Fighters
Paterson, Katherine. The Sign of the Chrysanthemum.

**See also The Royal Diaries by various authors


**OTHER LIBRARIAN FAVORITES
Avi. Who Stole the Wizard of Oz
Babbitt, Natalie. The Search for Delicious
Coerr, Eleanor. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted
North, Sterling. Rascal
White, E.B. The Trumpet of the Swans
Winters, Kay. Voices of Ancient Egypt

NEWBERY AWARD WINNERS
Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira, Kira (2005).
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux (2004).
Park, Linda Sue. A Single Shard (2002).
Sachar, Louis. Holes (1999).
Lowry, Lois. The Giver (1994).
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars (1990).
Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved (1981).
Paterson, Katherine. The Bridge to Terabithia (1978)
Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. E. Basil Frankweiler (1967)
L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinke in Time (1963)
O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins (1961)
Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond (1959)

BOOKS THAT ARE ON ALL THE READING LISTS
Doris, Michael. Morning Girl
Giff, Patricia Rielly. Nory Ryan’s Song
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows

BIOGRAPHY
Cox, Clinton. Houdini
Dyer, Daniel. Jack London : A Biography.
Freeman, Russell. Lincoln Photobiography
Freeman, Russell. Eleanor Roosevelt
Sis, Peter. Tree of Life


**See also many Nonfiction Science books by Seymour Simon

EASY TO READ PICTURE BOOKS

EASY TO READ PICTURE BOOKS
For Beginners

E ALL Who sank the boat?
E APP Rain dance
E ASC The Earth and I
E BAR Things that are most in the world
E BEM Madeline
E BRO Goodnight moon
E BRO The runaway bunny
E BRO Two little trains
E BUN Flower garden
E BUN Scary, scary Halloween
E CAP Happy birthday, Biscuit!
E CAR Have you seen my cat?
E CAR The very hungry caterpillar
E CAR Do you want to be my friend?
E CAR The very busy spider
E CAR The very quiet cricket
E CAR I like me!
E COO Little monster did it!
E COU Maisy’s Bedtime
E COU Maisy’s pool
E COU Maisy on the farm
E COU Maisy dresses up
E CRE Freight train
E CRE Bicycle race
E EHL Growing vegetable soup
E EHL Planting a rainbow
E EHL Eating the alphabet
E EMB Go away big green monster
E FLE In the tall, tall grass
E FLE In a small, small pond
E FLE Barnyard banter
E FLE Lunch
E FOX Night noises
E FOX Boo to a goose
E FOX Zoo-looking
E FRE One lonely sea horse
E GLA Round the garden
E GOM My Friend
E GUA Is your Mama a Llama?
E HUT Good night owl
E HUT Titch
E HUT The wind blew
E HUT Rosie’s walk
E KIR Hush little alien
E KIR Little Miss Spider
E KIT Animal Alphabet
E KRA Mouse in love
E LEN The little farm
E LEO Once I was
E LIO Little Blue and Little Yellow
E MAR Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
E NUM If you give a mouse a cookie
E PAR Stripe
E RAT Good night, gorilla
E SEN Alligators all around
E SEN Chicken soup with rice
E SEN Where the wild things are
E SHA No! David
E SHA David gets in trouble
E SHA David goes to school
E SHA Sheep in a jeep
E SHA Sheep out to eat
E SHA Sheep in a shop
E SHA It looked like spilt milk
E SIL The missing piece
E SIM Come along, Daisy!
E SIM Daisy and the beastie
E SIM Daisy and the egg
E STI Dinosaur Roar!
E TAB Joseph had a little overcoat
E YAC Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! Off to the moon
E WAL Mouse count
E WAR Cookies week

BEGINNING CHAPTER BOOKS

Beginning Chapters
For Grades 2 and 3

The following are series titles unless otherwise indicated.

SCHOOL STORIES
Cohen, Miriam. Second grade friends.
Dadey, Debbie. Bailey School Kids
Kline, Suzy. Horrible Harry
Kline, Suzy. Song Lee
Maccarone, Grace. The Haunting of Grade Three
Martin, Ann M. The Kids in Ms. Coleman’s Class
Sacher, Louis. Marvin Redpost

FAMILY STORIES
Berenstain, Stan and Jan. The Berenstain Bears Chapters
Brown, Marc. Arthur Chapter Books
Byars, Betsy. My Brother Ant
Howe, James. Pinky and Rex
Peterson, John. The Littles
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House Chapter Books

FRIENDSHIP STORIES
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig

GHOST STORIES
Gelsey, James. Scooby Doo Mysteries

HUMOROUS STORIES
Danziger, Paula. Amber Brown
Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones

HISTORICAL FICTION
Byars, Betsy Cromer. The Golly Sisters
Osborne, Mary Pope. The Magic Tree House
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House Chapter Books

See also individual titles
Benchley Nathaniel. George the Drummer Boy
Coerr, Eleanor. Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express
Sandlin, Joan. The Long Way to a New Land
Shea, George. First Flight: The story of the Wright Brothers


MYSTERY STORIES
Adler, David. Cam Jansen
Hinter, Parker C. Clue Jr.
Preller, James. Jigsaw Jones
Roy, Ron. A to Z Mysteries
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Nate the Great
Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Adventures of Benny and Watch

SCIENCE FICTION
Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus Chapter Books
Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad

NEWBERY MEDAL

*The annotations herein are original. However, few concepts or ideas have been borrowed from various reviewers on Amazon.com

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNERS
1922 – 2005

Awarded by the American Library Association, Newbery Medal and Honor books are awarded based on literary merit and their contribution to children’s literature. These books have rich themes, subjects, language and characterizations.

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2005: Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata. A Japanese family survives hardship and tragedy.

2004: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. A young mouse resues a princess.

2003: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi. 14th Century England. A young boy is wrongly accused of a crime.

2002: A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. Korea 12th Century. A young boy apprentices for a master potter.

2001: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck. A city girl goes to live with her country grandmother.

2000: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Searching for his father, Bud, Not Buddy finds a home.

1999: Holes by Louis Sachar. Wrongly accused of theft, Stanley is sent to a detention center to dig holes.

1998: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse. 1920’s Rural America. There’s no place like home. Surviving dust storms.

1997: The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg. 6th grade Quiz Bowl champions.

1996: The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman. Apprentice to a midwife, a homeless girl finds a home.

1995: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. A young girl comes to understand why her mother disappeared.

1994: The Giver by Lois Lowry. A pain-free society is a society without color nor memory.

1993: Missing May by Cynthia Rylant. May’s death enables the family to discover life.

1992: Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. "Doing the right thing" may not mean the same thing to your parents.

1991: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. A playful examination of racial tension. A young legendary character lives and plays on both sides of town, the black side and the white side.

1990: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. AnneMarie’s bravery demonstrates just how Denmark was able to rescue nearly all it’s Jewish population from the Nazis.

1989: Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman. Insect Poetry. Poems of insects.

1987: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman. A Prince and the Pauper story.

1986: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. A Little House on the Prairie type of story.

1985: The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. A Princess battles a dragon and invents a recipe for fire repellant.

1984: Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary. A young boy writes letters to his favorite childhood author.

1983: Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt. A thoughtful novel about real people.

1982: A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard. A book of poems with rich concepts and rich vocabulary.

1981: Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson. Living in her sister’s shadow, a young girl defines her self-worth.

1980: A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832 by Joan W. Blos. 19th Century American Historical Fiction. Rich in verse.

1979: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. A suspenseful murder mystery with a surprise ending.

1978: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. A poignant (moving) story about friendship.

1977: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. The ugliness of slavery and prejudice in the deep south of America. A family’s ability to endure. A challenging read for non-native speakers.

1976: The Grey King by Susan Cooper. A Welsh Fantasy tinged with Arthurian Legend (amazon.com).

1975: M. C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton. Historical Fiction. America. Flashbacks may be confusing.

1974: The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox. American Historical Fiction. Full of suspense and survival.

1973: Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George. Julie depends on wolves for survival.

1972: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien. Fun and adventure. Highly recommended for Grade 4.

1971: Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars. A young girl learns from her mentally disabled brother.

1970: Sounder by William H. Armstrong. Strong spirited individuals battle the evils of prejudice.

1969: The High King by Lloyd Alexander. A fantasy-filled adventure. For Tolkein fans.

1968: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg. Adventure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art after closing time. Highly recommended for Grade 4.

1967: Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt. A young girl dreams of becoming a writer.

1966: I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino. A slave boy apprentices for Master Painter Valezquez. 17th century Spain.

1965: Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska. Bullfighting in Spain.

1964: It's Like This, Cat by Emily Neville. A stray cat has a profound effect on people’s lives.

1963: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Children journey through space and time in search of their lost father.

1962: The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare. Galilee 31 A.D. Combination Historical and Biblical Fiction.

1961: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. A survival story with a young female protagonist.

1960: Onion John by Joseph Krumgold. A homeless man is cared for by the people of Serenity. A feel-good story of friendship. A successful read-aloud.

1959: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. The one friend Kit makes is suspected of witchcraft.

1958: Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith. American Civil War Historical Fiction.

1957: Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorenson. A feel-good Little House of Prairie type of story. Maple sugaring.

1956: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham. High Seas Adventure. A fictionalized biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, the famous navigator. “If you liked Holes, you’ll like this (amazon.com).”

1955: The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong. With perseverance and persistence, young school children are determined to change their world, A good read-aloud for Earth Day.

1954: ...And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold. Sheepherders in Mexico. With appropriate religious overtones.

1953: Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark. An Incan boy searches for his family and his llama. Knowledge of the Spanish Conquest useful.

1952: Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes. The family dog is mysteriously missing.

1951: Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates. An African Prince is subjected to the cruelty of American slavery.

1950: The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli. Medieval England in old English. Appropriate for the times Christian overtones.

1949: King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry. An International Seabiscuit-type story.

1948: The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois. Travel in a Hot Air Balloon to an imaginary island. 75 Amazon.com reviewers give this book Five Stars !!!

1947: Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. A Toy Story. A doll is left behind and must fend for herself.

1946: Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski. The backwoods of Florida, early 1900’s. Early American Farm Life.

1945: Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson. The animals living on the hill anticipate the arrival of a new family. A Wind in the Willows type of story.

1944: Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. American Revolution.

1943: Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray. "A story of perseverance in the face of discouragement (amazon.com)"

1942: The Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds. Bravery. French-Indian War America.

1941: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry. A survival/advenuture story.

1940: Daniel Boone by James Daugherty. Frontier and Pioneer life during the move westward.

1939: Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright. Life on a farm is hard work but full of simple pleasures.

1938: The White Stag by Kate Seredy. European Historical Fiction. Attila the Hun.

1937: Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer. 1890’s New York City. A young girl defies propriety.

1936: Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink. Frontier life. American Civil War.

1935: Dobry by Monica Shannon. Bulgaria 1920’s. Different culture, same dreams (see amazon.com).

1934: Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs.

1933: Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Lewis. 1920’s China.

1932: Waterless Mountain by Laura Adams Armer. A young Navajo boy in 1920’s America.

1931: The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth. 1930’s Japan. Buddhism. A cat has a profound effect on an artist’s life.

1930: Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field. 1800’s. A toy story. The adventures of a world traveler.

1929: The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly. Medieval Poland.

1928: Gay Neck, the Story of a Pigeon by Dhan Gopal Mukerji. A carrier pigeon raised in India is used during World War I.

1927: Smoky, the Cowhorse by Will James. A horse story full of rodeos, thieving and adventure.

1926: Shen of the Sea by Arthur Bowie Chrisman. A collection of short stories. China.

1925: Tales from Silver Lands by Charles Finger. A collection of tales from Central and South America.

1924: The Dark Frigate by Charles Hawes. 17th Century England.

1923: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting. Wild adventures with animals that can talk.

1922: The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon. A well written account of prehistory. Not for Creationists