E ARNOLD

Arnold, Tedd. Super Fly Guy: Fly Guy visits the school cafeteria and gets the lunch lady fired.

E BERENSTAIN
Berenstain, Stan & Jan. The Berenstain Bears and the Baby Chipmunk: When Sister finds a
baby chipmunk in the yard, the Bear family cares for it in their home until it lets them know that it is no
longer a baby.

E BROWN
Brown, Marc Tolon. Arthur Breaks the Bank: Arthur starts saving the money he earns to buy a
surprise birthday present for D.W. (Arthur series)

PP BROWN
Brown, Marcy. The Well-mannered Monster: A young girl and her monster friend demonstrate
good behavior and manners. (We Both Read series)

P CAPUCCI
Capuccilli, Alyssa Satin. Biscuit: In this first book of the Biscuit series, readers join the yellow
puppy as he gets ready for his nighttime routine, makes new friends, and learns something new.

P CHEN
Chen, Chih-Yuan. Guji Guji: Crocodile Guji Guji was raised by a family of ducks and things are
great until one day he meets three crocodiles who tell him that he isn’t a duck. When they ask Guji
Guji to help them trap the ducks, he feels torn and must decide who he is, what he is, and what’s
really important.

P CRONIN
Cronin, Dorothy. Diary of a Fly: A young fly discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about
being an insect, including the dangers of flypaper and that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

P DIAKITE
Diakite, Penda. I Lost My Tooth in Africa: While visiting her father’s family in Mali, a young girl
loses a tooth, places it under a calabash, and receives a hen and a rooster from the African Tooth
Fairy.
P DILLAN
Dillan, Leo. Rap A Tap Tap: Here’s Bojangles, Think of That!: In illustrations and rhymes
describes the dancing of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, one of the most famous tap dancers of all time.

J GN FALLER
Faller, Regis. The Adventures of Polo: Polo the dog sets out from his home and enjoys many
adventures, including sailing his boat on top of a whale, roasting hot dogs over a volcano, and taking
a ride in a spaceship built from a mushroom. (A wordless book)

PP GOWAR
Gowar, Mick. Leo’s New Pet: Leo’s new pet hamster escapes from its cage before Leo has even
decided on a name.

E GUEST
Guest, Elissa Haden. Iris & Walter True Friends: Walter shows Iris how to make friends with his
horse, Rain, and in turn Iris helps Walter deal with a problem at school. (Iris & Walter series)

PP HILLERT
Hillert, Margaret. The Purple Pussycat: A stuffed pussycat comes to life at night and sets out to
explore the world. (Includes reading activities)

PP HILLERT
Hillert, Margaret. It’s Circus Time, Dear Dragon: A boy and his dragon go to the circus where the
dragon performs some unexpected tricks on a high wire. (Dear Dragon series)

PP HOOD
Hood, Susan. Pup and Hound Hatch an Egg: The adventures of two dogs. (Pup & Hound series)

E560 JENKINS
Jenkins, Steve. Prehistoric Actual Size: Creatures like the “Terror Bird" that was big enough to
eat a horse and other prehistoric creatures are shown in their actual size, and a rodent that looked
like a groundhog with horns are pictured in this book in their actual size.

P LEHMAN
Lehman, Barbara. The Red Book: A book about a book, a magical red book, without any words,
and the friendship that develops around it.

P MCKISSA
Mckissack, Pat. Precious and the Boo Hag: Home alone with a stomachache while the family
works in the fields, a young girl faces up to the horrifying Boo Hag that her brother warned her about.

PP MARZOLL
Marzollo, Jean. I Spy Funny Teeth: Riddles: Simple text challenges the reader to find objects
hidden in the photographs.

E MINARIK
Minarik, Dise Holmelund. A Kiss for Little Bear: Little Bear’s thank-you kiss from grandmother
gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks’ romance.
PP NAMM
Namm, Diane. Pick a Pet: Choosing a pet as a birthday gift proves to be difficult for a young girl as
she and her parents visit a zoo, a farm animal petting zoo, and a pet store.

P NUMEROF
Numeroff, Laura Joffee. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is
likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child’s day. (Series)
:
E PARISH
Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia: Amelia Bedelia is a housekeeper who gets into all kinds of trouble
just because she always does exactly what people tell her to do. (Amelia Bedelia series)

J PARK
Park, Barbara. Junie B. Jones: Junie B. Jones is a very adventurous first-grader. (Junie B. Jones
series)

P REBER
Reber, Deborah. Meet My Family: Blue introduces all the members of her family, such as Mailbox
and Slippery Soap, as they gather to have their picture taken. (Blues Clues series)

E RECORVI
Recorvits, Helen. My Name is Yoon: Disliking her name as written in English, Korean-born Yoon,
or “shining wisdom,” refers to herself as “cat,” “bird,” and “cupcake,” as a way to feel more
comfortable in her new school and new country.

P REY
Rey, Margret. Curious George: The adventures of a curious monkey. (Curious George series)

J RINGGOL
Ringgold, Faith. Tar Beach: Eight-year-old Cassie Louise Lightfoot dreams of flying above her
1939 Harlem home, claiming all she sees for herself and her family.

E RYLANT
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge & Mr. Putter and Tabby: Well written easy readers about
friendship between a boy and his dog & between and elderly man and his elderly cat. Mr. Putter
depicts age in a positive manner.

PP RYLANT
Rylant, Cynthia. Puppy Mudge Finds a Friend: No one loves to play more than Henry’s puppy
Mudge, and when Fluffy the cat joins Mudge for a play date the games are just beginning. From
running to hiding to climbing galore, these two might just prove that dogs and cats really can be
friends.

P SAYRE
Sayre, April. Vulture View: Turkey vultures don’t hunt because they like their food to be already
dead, preferably as stinky as possible.

P SENDAK
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are: Max, a wild and mischievous little boy, is sent to
bed without his supper. From his room he takes a magical journey to an island and becomes king of
the wild things.
E SEUSS
Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat: Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by a cat, who
causes chaos and great commotion.

PP SEUSS
Seuss, Dr. The Foot Book: Beginner text describes all sorts of feet doing all sorts of things.

P SHANNON
Shannon, David. No, David!: David’s mischievousness gets him into all sorts of trouble as his
mother pleads, “No, David!”

P SLATE
Slate, Joseph. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten: Introduces the letters of the
alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten.

P SLOBODK
Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale: Unable to sell a single cap, a peddler walks out into the
countryside, sits down under a tree, and falls asleep. When he wakes up, his caps are mysteriously
missing.

P WEBB
Webb, Steve. Tanka Tanka Skunk!: Tanka the elephant and his friend Skunk keep the beat using
animal names in this rhythmic story just made for marching and clapping.

E WESTON
Weston, Martha. The Dinosuars Meet Dr. Clock: Dr. Clock invents a time machine, but his trip
back to the era of the dinosaurs does not turn out as he had expected.

P WIESNER
Wiesner, David. Flotsam: In this wordless story, a boy finds a camera which floats up onto the
beach and reveals a miraculous work both above and beneath the sea.

P WIESNER
Wiesner, David. Tuesday: Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby
houses while their inhabitants sleep. (wordless book)

PP WILLEMS
Willems, Mo. There is a Bird on Your Head!: Gerald the elephant discovers that there is
something worse than a bird on your head – two birds on your head! Piggy will try to help her best
friend. (Elephant & Piggy series)