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Kindergarten & First Grade



Last updated: January 25, 2011

Books for the Beginning Reader

Oh, Cats!Oh, Cats! by Nola Buck
How Many Fish?How Many Fish? by Caron Lee Cohen
Look! I Can Tie My Shoes!Look! I Can Tie My Shoes! by Susan Hood
Ethan Out and AboutEthan Out and About by Johanna Hurwitz
What a Week: The Sound of Long EWhat a Week: The Sound of Long E by Cynthia Klingel
I Am Planet EarthI Am Planet Earth by Jean Marzollo
Cat in the BagCat in the Bag by Sara Swan Miller
Mud!Mud! by Charnan Simon

I Can Read All by Myself: Readers

Ready, Set, Read - and Laugh! A Funny Treasury for Beginning ReadersReady, Set, Read — and Laugh! A Funny Treasury for Beginning Readers compiled by Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson
T-Rex Is MissingT-Rex Is Missing by Tomie dePaola
Pirate SchoolPirate School by Cathy East Dubowski
Dino RiddlesDino Riddles by Katy Hall
The Pizza That We MadeThe Pizza That We Made by Joan Holub
Mr. Putter and Tabby Catch the ColdMr. Putter and Tabby Catch the Cold by Cynthia Rylant
Drip, DropDrip, Drop by Sarah Weeks
Make New FriendsMake New Friends by Rosemary Wells
Commander Toad and the Space PiratesCommander Toad and the Space Pirates by Jane Yolen

Beginning Facts: Books About Real Things

Lewis and Clark's Voyage of DiscoveryLewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery by James P. Burger
How Groundhog's Garden GrewHow Groundhog's Garden Grew by Lynne Cherry
I Face the WindI Face the Wind by Vicki Cobb
Two Old Potatoes and MeTwo Old Potatoes and Me by John Coy
The Racecar AlphabetThe Racecar Alphabet by Brian Floca
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins
Those Building MenThose Building Men by Angela Johnson
We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through TanzaniaWe All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania by Laurie Krebs
Dinomania: Things to Do With DinosaursDinomania: Things to Do With Dinosaurs by Mick Manning
Wiggling Worms at WorkWiggling Worms at Work by Wendy Pfeffer
Fire Fighter!Fire Fighter! by Angela Royston
What's Up, What's DownWhat's Up, What's Down by Lola M. Schaefer
On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World's WeatherOn the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World's Weather by Marilyn Singer
World TeamWorld Team by Tim Vyner

Ask Someone to Read These to You

The Bus for UsThe Bus for Us by Suzanne Bloom
Messenger, MessengerMessenger, Messenger by Robert Burleigh
Once Upon a TimeOnce Upon a Time by Niki Daly
BeeguBeegu by Alexis Deacon
The Hunterman and the Crocodile: A West African FolktaleThe Hunterman and the Crocodile: A West African Folktale by Baba Wagué Diakité
Oh No, Gotta Go!Oh No, Gotta Go! by Susan Middleton Elya
Big Rain ComingBig Rain Coming by Katrina Germein
Frog GirlFrog Girl by Paul Owen Lewis
My Name Is YoonMy Name Is Yoon by Helen Recorvits
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the BusDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen

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