First Grade Reading List

Here are some of our favorite books to read.

 

Title Author
Bear Shadow Frank Asch
Bear's Bargain Frank Asch
The Last Puppy Frank Asch
Happy Birthday Moon Frank Asch
Madeline Ludwig Bemelmans
Franklin Rides a Bike Paulette Bourgeois
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle
The Very Quiet Cricket Eric Carle
The Grouchy Ladybug Eric Carle
The Very Busy Spider Eric Carle
The Patchwork Quilt Valerie Flournnoy
Rosie's Walk Pat Hutchins
Good Night, Owl! Pat Hutchins
The Doorbell Rang Pat Hutchins
Harry and the Purple Crayon Crocket Johnson
The Snowy Day Ezra Jack Keats
Whistle for Willie Ezra Jack Keats
Peter's Chair Ezra Jack Keats
Pet Show! Ezra Jack Keats
Leo the Late Bloomer Robert Kraus
Ten Apples Up on Top! Theodore LeSieg
Buzz Said the Bee Wendy Lewison
Swimmy Leo Lionni
Alexander and the Windup Mouse Leo Lionni
A Color of His Own Leo Lionni
Mouse Tales Arnold Lobel
Frog and Toad books Arnold Lobel
Owl at Home Arnold Lobel
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin
Just Me and My Puppy Mercer Mayer
Just Me and My Dad Mercer Mayer
Just Me and My Babysitter Mercer Mayer
There's a Nightmare in My Closet Mercer Mayer
There's an Alligator Under My Bed Mercer Mayer
Stone Soup Ann McGovern
Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey
The Paper Bag Princess Robert N. Munsch
Who Took the Farmer's Hat Joan L. Nodset
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Joffe Numeroff
Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss
Are You My Mother? Dr. Seuss
Great Day For Up Dr. Seuss
Hop on Pop Dr. Seuss
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak
Caps for Sale Esphyr Slobodkina
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Judith Viorst
Commander Toad Jane Yolen

 

Here are some great series and leveled books for First graders to read.

Bright and Early
First-Start Easy Reader
Rookie Reader
Beginner Books
I Can Read
Step Into Reading
Hello Reader

Here are some beginning chapter books for First graders.

Series Title Author
Junie B. Jones Barbara Park
Henry and Mudge Cynthia Rylant
Nate The Great Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Frog and Toad Arnold Lobel
Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne
Ramona Beverly Cleary.
Little Bear ElseMinarik.
The Chalk Box Kid Clyde R Bulla
Arthur Lillian Hoban

        

 

Let us know what your favorites are!

 

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