Book+Picks

= Reading with your child is the best way to develop literacy skills and spark a life-long love of reading. We have compiled a list of books that are appropriate for K-5 students. Enjoy! =



= Recommended books for Kindergarten readers: =
 * One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
 * In My Garden by Moria McClain
 * Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin
 * Leaves by Karen Hoenecke
 * What Has Wheels? by Karen Hoenecke
 * Flowers by Karen Hoenecke
 * Anno's Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno
 * Growing Colors by Bruce McMillan
 * So Can I by Susan Facklam
 * Look Look Look by Tana Hoban
 * How Many Fish by Caron Lee Cohen
 * Dig Dig by Leslie Wood
 * Count and See by Tana Hoban
 * Look What I can Do by Jose Aruego
 * I Can Write, Can You? by J. Stewart & L. Salem
 * All Fall Down by Brian Wildsmith
 * Bunny Bunny by Kirsten Hall
 * Gregory's Dog by William Stobbs

= Recommended books for First grade readers: = = Recommended books for Second grade readers: =
 * I Can Read Series: "Fancy Nancy- The Show Must Go On!" by Jane O'Connor
 * Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaloa
 * My Kite by Deborah Williams
 * Jump Frog by Lynn Salem
 * Bears by Bobbie Kalman
 * I am Water by Jean Marzollo
 * Wheels by Annie Cobb
 * Go Dog Go by Phillip Eastman
 * Oh A-Hunting We Will Go by John Langstaff
 * Trucks by Anne Rockwell
 * There's a Nightmare in my Closet by Mercer Mayer
 * We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
 * Wheels on the Bus by Mary Ann Kovalski
 * Tidy Titch by Pat Hutchins
 * Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox
 * It's Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall
 * Little Cloud by Eric Carle
 * Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant
 * Spooky Riddles by Marc Brown
 * The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
 * The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
 * Curious George at the Beach by Margaret Rey
 * Danny and the Dinosaur go to Camp by Syd Hoff
 * Danny the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
 * Beezy at Bat by Megan McDonald
 * The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Freya Littledale
 * The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
 * A Busy Year by Leo Lionni
 * Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban
 * Bootsie Barker Ballerina by Barbara Bottner
 * Caps for Sale by E. Slobodkina
 * Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
 * Bravo Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
 * Weather by Vera Webster
 * The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
 * Mummies by Joyce Milton
 * A Promise is a Promise by Robert Munsch
 * Sophie is Seven by Dick King-Smith
 * The Mitten by Jan Brett
 * Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco
 * Touchdown by Matt Christopher
 * Who's in Love with Arthur? by Marc Brown
 * Wild Wild Wolves by Joyce Milton
 * Wednesday Surprise by Eve Bunting

= Recommended books for Third grade readers: = = Recommended books for Fourth grade readers: =
 * Capital Mystery Series: "The Ghost at Camp David" by Ron Roy
 * Amber Brown series by Paula Danzinger
 * Amelia Bedelia Surprise by Peggy Parish
 * The Amazing Bone by William Steig
 * The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
 * Johnny Applesedd by Steven Kellogg
 * Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
 * Librarian from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
 * Zoo by Gail Gibbons
 * Tornadoes by Lorraine Hopping
 * Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
 * Pony Pals series by Jeanne Betancourt
 * Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
 * Frederick by Leo Lionni
 * Magic School Bus series by Joanne Cole
 * Stone Fox by John Reynold Gardiner
 * The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
 * The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
 * Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake by David Sobel
 * White Stallion by Elizabeth Shub
 * Amy's Goose by Efner Holmes
 * Amigo by Byrd Baylor
 * Trouble with Trolls by Jan Brett
 * The Twits by Roald Dahl
 * The Wall by Eve Bunting
 * Wanted- Mud Blossom by Betsy Byars
 * Amazing Spiders by Alexanda Parsons
 * Bunnicula by James Howe
 * Anastais series by Lois Lowry
 * Exploring the Titanic by Robert Ballard
 * Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
 * Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume
 * The American Girls Collection
 * Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body by Todd Strasser
 * James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
 * Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
 * Superfudge by Judy Blume
 * The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
 * Alice the Brave by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
 * Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
 * The Landry News by Andrew Clements
 * Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
 * Blubber by Judy Blume
 * Sounder by William Armstrong
 * Soldier Boy by Brian Burks
 * Sharks by Seymour Simon
 * Our Teacher is Missing by Mary Shura
 * Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
 * The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
 * Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac
 * Felita by Nicholasa Mohr
 * Eat Up, Gemma by Sarah Hayes
 * The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Wright
 * Martin Luther King Day by Linda Lowery
 * Kid Power by Susan Beth Pfeffer
 * Koko's Kitten by Fracine Patterson
 * Journey by Patricia MacLachlan

= Recommended books for Fifth grade readers: =
 * The Borrowers by Mary Norton
 * Boys Against Girls by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
 * The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
 * The BFG by Roald Dahl
 * Jericho's Journey by Clifton G. Wisler
 * The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett
 * The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
 * Holes by Louis Sachar
 * Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
 * The Secret of Nimh by Robert C. Brien
 * The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
 * Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
 * My Own Two Feet by Beverly Cleary
 * Mark Twain by Clinton Cox
 * Dragon Cauldron by Laurence Yep
 * Stealing Home: The Story of Jackie Robinson by Barry Deneberg
 * The Keeping Room by Anna Meyers
 * A Blue-Eyed Daisy by Cynthia Rylant
 * The Black Pearl by Scott O'Dell
 * Letters to Julia by Barbara Ware Holmes
 * Extraordinary Women Scientist by Darlene R. Stille
 * The Dog in the Freezer by Harry Mazer
 * Across the Lines by Carolyn Reeder
 * The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin