We recommend that you read the following books with your child. This is not a complete list of the many ageappropriate books that are available, but the titles listed will certainly introduce your child to the exciting world of reading. Any books designated Level One or Step One for early readers are also acceptable. Additional series of books by the same author are listed, at least partially, at the end of this list. (The Grade 1 independent reading program begins in January. Additional details will be provided at that time.) Books in italics are part of the Carden Hall curriculum and should not be read independently ahead of time. Pelle's New Suit 1 Beskow, Elsa Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The 1 Potter, Beatrix Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, The 1 Potter, Beatrix Tale of Peter Rabbit, The 1 Potter, Beatrix 20th Century Children s Book Treasury Schulne, Janet Amazing Grace Hoffman, Mary Angus and the Cat Angus and the Ducks Angus Lost Annie and the Wild Animals Brett, Jan Anno's Counting Book Anno, Mitsumasa Ant and the Elephant April's Kittens Newberry, Clare Are You My Mother? Eastman, P. D. Arthur s Back to School Day Hoban, Lillian Ask Mr. Bear Bear Shadow Asch, Frank Bentley & Egg Joyce, William Best Friends for Frances Hoban, Russell Biggest Bear Ward, Lynn Big Snow, The Hader, Berta and Elmer Blueberries for Sal McCloskey, Robert Brave Irene Steig, William Chick and the Duckling Ginsburg, Mirra Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Archambarelt, John and Martin, Jr., Bill Chicken Little Rader, Laura Chicken Sisters Child's Garden of Verses Stevenson, Robert Louis Child's Good Night Book 1
Children s Book of Virtues Bennett, William J. Classic Poetry Rosen, Michael Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Barrett, Judi Corduroy Freeman, Don Cowardly Clyde Curious George Ray, H. A. Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent Daisy and the Egg Simmons, Jane Danny and the Dinosaur Hoff, Syd Day Jimmy s Boa Ate the Wash, The Noble, Trinka Hakes Dear Mili Grimm, Wilhelm Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo Joyce, William Dogger Hughes, Shirley Don't Forget the Bacon Hutchins, Pat Easter Bunny That Overslept, The Friedrich, Otto and Priscilla Elmer McKee, David 2 Eloise Thompson, Kay Emily Beddard, Michael Emperor and the Kite, The Yolen, Jane Foolish Rabbit's Big Mistake Martin, Rafe Foot Book, The Frederick Lionni, Leo Frederick s Fables Lionni, Leo Frog and Toad Are Friends Lobel, Arnold Gingerbread Boy Galdone, Paul Giving Tree, The Silverstein, Shel Go Dog Go P.D Eastman Good-Night, Owl! Hutchins, Pat Goodnight Moon Grandaddy's Place Griffith, Helen Grandfather Twilight Berger, Barbara Guess How Much I Love You McBratney, Sam Hailstones and Halibut Bones O Neill, Mary
Harry and the Lady Next Door Zion, Gene Harry the Dirty Dog Zion, Gene Hat, The Brett, Jan Home for a Bunny Hop on Pop Hopper Hunts for Spring Pfister, Marcus Hot-Air Henry Calhoun, Mary House on East 88th Street, The Waber, Bernard House Is a House For Me, A Hoberman, Mary Ann Hubert's Hair Raising Adventure If Everybody Did Stover, Jo Ann If You Give a Moose a Muffin If You Give a Mouse a Cookie If You Give a Pig a Pancake Iggy Peck, Architect Beaty, Andrea Important Book, The Invitation to the Butterfly Ball, An Yolen, Jane 3 Ira Sleeps Over Waber, Bernard Island of the Skog Kellogg, Steven It Could Always Be Worse Zemach, Margot Jackalope Stevens, Janet Jolly Postman Ahlberg, Allan & Janet Johnny Appleseed Lindbergh, Reeve Katy and the Big Snow Burton, Virginia Lee King Bidgood's in the Bathtub Woods, Audrey Kiss Good Night Hest, Amy Kissing Hand, The Penn, Audrey Leah s Pony Friedrich, Elizabeth Leo the Late Bloomer Kraus, Robert Lilly s Purple Plastic Purse Hinkes, Kevin Little Bear Minarik, Else Little Bear's Friend Minarik, Else Little Bear Treasury, The Minarik, Else
Little Beaver and the Echo Macdonald, Amy Little Brute Family Hoban, Russell Little Engine That Could, The Piper, Watty Little Fur Family Little House, The Burton, Virginia Little Island, The and Weisgard, Leonard Little Polar Bear de Beer, Hans Little Quack Thompson, Lauren Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth Bate, Lucy Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings, The Bailey, Carolyn Little Red Hen Galdone, Paul Little Scarecrow Boy Little Toot Gramatky, Hardie Love You Forever Munsch, Robert Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Waber, Bernard Madeline Benelman, Ludwig 4 Make Way for Ducklings McCloskey, Robert Manuelo the Playing Mantis Freeman, Don Marianna May and Nursey De Paola, Tomie May I Bring a Friend? De Regniers, Beatrice Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Burton, Virginia Lee Millions of Cats Gag, Wanda Miss Rumphius Cooney, Barbara Miss Spider s Tea Party Kirk, David Mitten, The Brett, Jan Mittens Newberry, Clare Moondance Asch, Frank Mouse Called Wolf King-Smith, Dick Mouse Cookie & More: A Treasury Napping House Woods, Audrey Night Before Christmas, The Moore, Clement C. Nothing at All Gag, Wanda Old Woman Who Named Things, The Ryland, Cynthia
Olivia Falcorner, Ian One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish One Morning in Maine McCloskey, Robert Over in the Meadow Wadsworth, Olive Owl Moon Yolen, Jane Play with Me Ets, Marie Hall Pocket for Corduroy Freeman, Don Poems to Read to the Very Young Frank, Josette (ed.) Polar Express, The Van Allsburg, Chris Prayer for a Child Field, Rachel Purple Coat Hest, Amy Rabbits and Raindrops Arnosky, Jim Rainbow Fish Pfister, Marcus Real Mother Goose, The Any Version Relatives Came Rylant, Cynthia Rooster Crows Petersham, Maud and Miska Runaway Bunny, The Sammy the Seal Hoff, Syd Sebastian: A Book About Bach Winter, Jeanette Serendipity Cosgrove, Stephen Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child s Book of Poems Selected by Schenk de Regniers, Beatrice and White, Mary M. Smudge Newberry, Clare Turlay Snowy Day Keats, Ezra Jack Sometimes It s Turkey, Sometimes It s Feathers Balian, Lorna Stella, Star of the Sea Gay, Marie-Louise Stellaluna Cannon, Janell Stories for All Seasons Carle, Eric Story of Babar de Brunhoff, Jean Story of Ferdinand, The Leaf, Munro Strega Nona De Paola, Tomie Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Steig, William 5
Terrific Trains Milton, Tony There's a Wocket in my Pocket Through Grandpa's Eyes Mae Lachlan, Patricia Thundercake Polocco, Patricia Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day Curtis, Jamie Lee Tomten and the Fox Lindgren, Astrid Too Many Pumpkins White, Linda Toot & Puddle Hobbie, Holly Tree Is Nice Udry, Janice Two Bad Ants Van Allsburg, Chris Veggie Soup Donohue, Dorothy Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Carle, Eric Very Busy Spider, The Carle, Eric We re Going on a Bear Hunt Rosen, Michael What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Jenkins, Steve and Page, Robin When Sophie Gets Angry Really, Really Angry Bang, Molly Where the River Begins Locker, Thomas Where the Wild Things Are Sendax, Maurice Whingdingdilly, The Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge Fox, Mem Wing Shop Woodruff, Elvira Wonderful House, The You Are Special Lucado, Max Z Was Zapped, The Van Allsburg, Chris Biscuit (series) Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Franklin (series) Bourgeois, Paulette Hello Reader (series) New York: Scholastic Progress through Level 1, Level 2, etc. One Snowy Day Scherer, Jeffrey Whales and Dolphins Roop, Peter and Connie, and Schwartz, Carol I Can Read All By Myself Beginner Book (series) New York: Random House Snow Eastman, P.D. A Fish Out of Water Palmer, Helen 6
I Can Read Book (series) New York: HarperTrophy Progress through Level 1, Level 2, etc. Oliver Hoff, Syd Detective Dinosaur Skofield, James Step into Reading (series) New York: Random House I Like Bugs Hot Dog Coxe, Molly 7