Printable Comprehension

Book Lists for Kids

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In this pack are printable book lists

for 50+ books that can help you
naturally model comprehension
strategies to your learners!

Take it to the library or the store, as

you grab books.

Find the link and a QR code at the

bottom right corner of each list,
which takes you to my blog post.
My post has snippets about each
book to help you as you browse for
books.

If you want books on how to teach

comprehension, I recommend
these!

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 Books for

TEXT-TO-SELF
-Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
-Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber
-You are Special by Max Lucado
-Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
-The Stray Dog by Marc Simont

TEXT-TO-TEXT
-Thank You, Mr. Falkner by Patricia Polacco & More Than Anything by Marie Bradby
-The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant & When Lightning Comes in a Jar by Ernest
L. Polacco
-Crow Boy by Taro Vashima & The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
-Crow Boy by Taro Vashima & Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola
-Leon and Bob by Simon James Jessica by Kevin Henkes

Fairy Tales/Broken Fairy Tales are a Fun Way to Compare Text-to-Text

-The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett, The Gingerbread
Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst, The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone , & The Stinky
Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka
-The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone, The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philomen
Sturges, The Little Red Pen by Janet Stevens, Manana Iguana by Ann Whitford
Paul, & It’s my Birthday by Helen Oxenbury
-The 3 Little Pigs by James Marshall, The True Story of the 3 Little
Pigs by Jon Scieszka, The 3 Little Wolves and the Big, Bad Pig by
Eugene Trivizas, & The 3 Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz
Scan QR Code to find more
a book list from information for each book.
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 Books for

Text-to-Text Fairy Tales Continued…

-Goldilocks and the 3 Bears by James Marshall, Goldilocks and the 3 Dinosaurs by
Mo Willems, Dusty Locks and the 3 Bears by Susan Lowell, Believe Me, Goldilocks
Rocks by Nancy Loewmen, & Goldi Rocks & the 3 Bears by Corey Rosen Schwartz
-Little Red Riding Hood retold by James Marshall, Ninja Red Riding Hood by Corey
Rosen Schwartz, & Little Red Riding Hood by Lisa Campbell Ernst
-3 Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone , The 3 Silly Billies by Margie Palatini, & The 3
Billy Goats Fluff by Rachael Mortimer
-Mr. Wolf’s Pancakes by Jan Fearnley
-Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini

TEXT-TO-WORLD
-Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter
-How Many Days to America? by Eve Bunting
-The Wall by Eve Bunting
-Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting
-A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting
-Dandelions by Eve Bunting
-Cheyenne Again by Eve Bunting
-The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
-The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
-Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki

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a book list from information for each book.
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 Books for Making

Making Predictions
-I Went Walking by Sue Williams
-What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jerkins
-The Stray Dog by Marc Simont
-Elmer & Rose by David McKee
-Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
-Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes
-Dr. DeSoto or Sylvester and Magic Pebble by William Steig
-Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann
-Leon and Bob by Simon James Jessica by Kevin Henkes

Making Inferences
-Elephant & Piggie Books by Mo Willems
-The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big, Hungry Bear by Don &
Audrey Wood
-Ring! Yo? by Chris Raschka
-This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
-My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza
-Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens
-Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini
-Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
-Fables by Arnold Lobel
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a book list from information for each book.
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 Books & Poetry for
(Figurative Language Books are mixed in to this list, too.)
-Puddles by Jonathan London
-I’m in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor
-Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
-Night Sounds, Morning Colors by Rosemary Wells
-Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant
-The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer
-See the Ocean by Estelle Condra
-Bedhead by Margie Palatini
-A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
-Locomotive by Brian Floca
-Two Bad Ants and The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
-White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt
-Fireflies! by Julie Brinckloe
-Rollercoaster by Marla Frazee
Poetry
-Creatures of the Earth, Sea, and Sky by Georgia Heard
-Color me a Rhyme by Jane Yolen
-20th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury selected by Jack Prelutsky
-Where the Sidewalk Ends, Falling Up, A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
-Poetry for Young People Series (great for upper elementary/middle school)
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a combined book list from
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 Books for

-The Empty Pot by Demi

-More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby
-The Wise Woman & Her Secret by Eve Merriam
-The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg
-Sylvester & The Magic Pebble by William Steig
-Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Helen Berger
-You Are Special by Max Lucado
-Who Was? … chapter book series (biographies from people in history)

Mystery Series
-Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
-Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
-Cam Jansen by David A. Adler
-A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
-Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
-Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol
-Hatchet series by Gary Paulsen

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a book list from information for each book.
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 Books with a Clear

-Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber

-Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey
-Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola
-Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
-The Little Engine by Watty Piper
-Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
-Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
-Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
-Jamaica’s Find by Juanita Havill
-Sylvester and Magic Pebble by William Steig
-Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
-A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
-The Stray Dog by Marc Simont
-Waiting is Not Easy! by Mo Willems
-Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

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a book list from information for each book.
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 Books for Teaching

-20th Century Children’s Poetry Treasury selected by Jack Prelutsky

-The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent
-Emma Kate by Patricio Polacco
-Fables by Arnold Lobel
-Just a Dream ,Two Bad Ants, The Stranger, or The Wretched Stone by Chris
Van Allsburg
-The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
-The Story of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe
-My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza
-Charlie Anderson by Barbara Abercrombie
-The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
-Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
-Hatchet series by Gary Paulsen

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a book list from information for each book.
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