Suggested Reading by Grade Level
Entering Grade 1
Carle, Eric Slowly, Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth
Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Moo
Falconer, Ian Olivia
Finchler, Judy Miss Malarkey Doesn’t Live in Room 10
Fleming, Denise Alphabet Under Construction
Fries, Claudia A Pig is Moving In
Gantos, Jack Not So Rotten Ralph
Henkes, Kevin Wemberly Worried
Kalman, Moira What Pete Ate from A-Z
Kelley, True Blabber Mouse
Lester, Helen Tacky and the Emperor
London, Jonathan Let’s Go, Froggy
Martin, Bill Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
McFarland, Lyn Widget
McMullan, Kate I Stink
Meddaugh, Susan Martha Speaks
Middleton, Charlotte Tabitha’s Terrifically Tough Tooth
Numeroff, Laura If You Take a Mouse to School
O’Malley, Kevin My Lucky Hat
Rathmann, Peggy Officer Buckle and Gloria
Rosenberry, Vera Vera’s First Day of School
Rylant, Cynthia The Great Gracie Chase
Shannon, David Duck on a Bike
Slate, Joseph Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten
Small, David Imogene’s Antlers
Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms
Stewart, Sarah The Gardener
Waber, Bernard Fast Food! Gulp! Gulp!
West, Judy Have You Got My Purr?
Whately, Bruce Wait! No Paint
Williams, Suzanne Library Lil
Entering Grade 2
Ada, Alma Flor Daniel’s Pet
Browne, Anthony My Dad
Capucilli, Alyssa Biscuit’s Birthday
Christelow, Eileen Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do
Clements, Andrew Ringo Saves the Day
Creech, Sharon A Fine, Fine School
DeFelice, Cynthia Real, True Dulcie Campbell
DePaola, Tomie Adelita
Ernst, Lisa Goldilocks Returns
Finchler, Judy You’re A Good Sport, Miss Malarkey
Florian, Douglas Summersaults
Henkes, Kevin Wemberly Worried
Hoberman, Mary Ann You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You
Howe, James Horace and Morris Join the Chorus
Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie Wilderness Cat
Krensky, Stephen Lionel at School
Kroll, Steven Patches Lost and Found
Levine, Evan Not the Piano, Mrs. Medley
Lum, Kate What! Cried Granny
McLarey, Kristina When You Take a Pig to a Party
O’Malley, Kevin Little Buggy
Osborne, Mary New York’s Bravest
Palatini, Margie Moosetache
Parish, Herman Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia
Park, Barbara Junie B., First Grader (At Last)
Rylant, Cynthia The Great Gracie Chase
Shannon, David A Bad Case of Stripes
Shulman, Lisa Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop
Sloat, Teri Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep
Weisner, David The Three Pigs
Zschock, Martha Day Journey Around Boston From A to Z
Entering Grade 3
Adler, David Cam Jansen
Asch, Frank Ghost of P.S. 42
Byars, Betsy Tornado
Catling, Patrick The Chocolate Touch
Christopher, Matt You Lucky Dog
Clements, Andrew Brave Norman: A True Story
Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Danziger, Paula Amber Brown is Not a Crayon
DeFelice, Cynthia Real, True Dulcie Campbell
DePaola, Tomie 26 Fairmount Avenue
Florian, Douglas Lizards, Frogs and Polliwogs
Hale, Bruce This Gum for Hire
Hall, Katy Turkey Riddle
King-Smith, Dick Lady Lollipop
Krensky, Stephen Arthur (series)
Lerangis, Peter Presto! Magic Treasure
Murphy, Stuart Jump Kangaroo Jump
Osborne, Mary Pope Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House Series)
Palatini, Margie The Web Files
Park, Barbara Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake
Pilkey, Dav Ricky Ricotta’s Giant Robot
Prelutsky, Jack Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
Rylant, Cynthia The High Rise Private Eyes: Case of the Missing Monkey
Schanzer, Rosalyn Davy Crockett Saves the World
Sharmat, Marjorie Nate the Great and the Stolen Bases
Smith, Lane Pinocchio, the Boy
St. George, Judith So You Want to Be an Inventor
Stanley, Diane Raising Sweetness
Stevens, Janet And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon
Stewart, Sarah The Library
Teague, Mark Dear Mrs. LaRue
Van Allsburg, Chris Zathura, A Space Adventure
Wick, Walter Can You See What I See
Entering Grade 4
Clements, Andrew Jake Drake Know-It-All
Conford, Ellen Annabel the Actress Starring in “Gorilla My Dreams”
DeFelice, Cynthia Ghost of Fossil Glen
Evans, Douglas Elevator Family
George, Kristine Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems
Gutman, Dan Million Dollar Shot
Kline, Suzy Horrible Harry Goes to Sea
Mills, Claudia 7 x 9 = Trouble
Osborne, Mary Pope Tonight on the Titanic (Magic Tree House Series)
Pallotta, Jerry Skull Alphabet Book
Proimos, Jim If I Were In Charge, the Rules Would be Different
Sachar, Louis A Magic Crystal?
Scieszka, Jon Knights of the Kitchen Table
Wardlaw, Lee 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents
(Nutmeg Titles)
Creech, Sharon The Wanderer
Etchemendy, Nancy The Power of Un
Gutman, Dan Babe & Me
Hill, Kirkpatrick The Year of Miss Agnes
Holmes, Barbara Ware Following Fake Man
Park, Linda Sue The Kite Fighters
Robinet, Harriette Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues
Ryan, Pam Munoz Esperanza Rising
Wiles, Deborah Love, Ruby Lavender
Wittlinger, Ellen Gracie’s Girl
Entering Grade 5
Bauer, Marion Runt
Blume, Judy Double Fudge
Clements, Andrew The School Story
DeFelice, Cynthia The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs
Fleischman, Sid The Whipping Boy
Haddix, Margaret Because of Anya
Hermes, Patricia Season of Promise
Ibbotson, Eva Dial-A-Ghost
Martin, Ann The Doll People
McDonald, Megan Judy Moody Gets Famous
Montgomery, Sy The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans
Promios, Jim If I Were In Charge, the Rules Would Be Different
Scieszka, Jon Sam Samurai
Van Draanen, Wendelin Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
Wardlaw, Lee 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents
(Nutmeg Titles)
Creech, Sharon The Wanderer
Etchemendy, Nancy The Power of Un
Gutman, Dan Babe & Me
Hill, Kirkpatrick The Year of Miss Agnes
Holmes, Barbara Ware Following Fake Man
Park, Linda Sue The Kite Fighters
Robinet, Harriette Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues
Ryan, Pam Munoz Esperanza Rising
Wiles, Deborah Love, Ruby Lavender
Wittlinger, Ellen Gracie’s Girl
Entering Grade 6
Barron, T.A. The Lost Years of Merlin
Curtis, Christopher Bud, Not Buddy
DeFelice, Cynthia Death at Devil’s Bridge
DiCamillo, Kate Because of Winn-Dixie
Gaiman, Neil Coraline
Gantos, Jack What Would Joey Do?
Giff, Patricia Reilly Pictures of Hollis Woods
Haddix, Margaret Among the Betrayed
Horvath, Polly Everything on a Waffle
O’Dell, Scott Sarah Bishop
Peck, Richard Fair Weather
Snicket, Lemony The Hostile Hospital
Tolan, Stephanie Surviving the Applewhites
(Nutmeg Titles)
Creech, Sharon The Wanderer
Etchemendy, Nancy The Power of Un
Gutman, Dan Babe & Me
Hill, Kirkpatrick The Year of Miss Agnes
Holmes, Barbara Ware Following Fake Man
Park, Linda Sue The Kite Fighters
Robinet, Harriette Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues
Ryan, Pam Munoz Esperanza Rising
Wiles, Deborah Love, Ruby Lavender
Wittlinger, Ellen Gracie’s Girl
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