| Favorite Authors –These will be found in the Picture Book section of a
bookstore or library (alphabetical by author’s last name). Stories, by the
authors listed below, make great read aloud books for family members.
Aesop
Aliki
Mem Fox
Don Freeman
Ezra Jack Keats
Bill Martin, Jr.
Mercer Mayer
William Steig
Harriet Ziefert
Rosemary Wells
Joy Cowley
Kevin Henkes
Max Lucado
Eric Carle
Frank Asch
Tomie dePaola
Lois Ehlert
Dennis Fleming
James Herriot
Steven Kellogg
H.A. Reys
Robert Munsch
Patricia Polacco
Laura Numeroff
Robert McCloskey
Syd Hoff
Arnold Lobel
Cynthia Rylant
Favorite Characters – Stories for these characters will usually be grouped
together.
Arthur by Marc Brown
Clifford by Norman Bridwell
Franklin by Paulette Bourgeois
Little Bill by Bill Cosby
Curious George by H.A. Rey
Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Berenstein Bears by Stan Berenstein
Little Bear by Maurice Sendak
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Mr. Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant
Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant
Stories to promote character education/values:
RESPECT
Stellaluna by Cannon
Chrysanthemem by Henkes
Big Al by Yoshi
Frederick by Lionni
HONESTY
Too Many Tamales by Soto
A Birthday for Frances by Hoban
The Berenstein Bears and the Truth by Berenstain
A Big, Fat, Enormous Lie by Sharmat
COMPASSION
Now One Foot, Now the Other by de Paola
Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs by de Paola
Be Good to Eddie Lee by Fleming
Through Grandpa’s Eyes by Machlachlan
GENEROSITY
The Giving Tree by Silverstein
The Doorbell Rang by Hutchins
The Wednesday Surprise by Williams
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Wood
ACCEPTANCE
The Berenstein Bears’ New Neighbors by Berenstain
The Big Orange Splot by Pinkwater
Arthurs’ Tooth by Brown
What is the Sign for Friend? By Greenburg
FRIENDSHIP
George and Martha by Marshall
The Berenstein Bears Get In a Fight by Berenstain
Best Friends by Kellogg
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Lobel
Ira Sleeps Over by Waber
COOPERATION
A Chair for My Mother by Williams
Frederick by Lionni
The Little Red Hen by Galdone
Swimmy by Lionni
PERSEVERANCE
Amazing Grace by Hoffman
The Carrot Seed by Krauss
Mirette on the High Wire by McCully
Brave Irene by Steig
RESPONSIBILITY
Arthur’s Pet Business by Brown
The Berenstein Bears and the Messy Room by Berestain
Just A Mess by Mayer
SELF-DISCIPLINE
Arthur’s Teacher Trouble by Brown
King Midas and the Golden Touch by Hewitt
The Berenstein Bears and the Bad Habit by Berenstain
I Was So Mad by Mayer
CLASSICS for Ages 5-8
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Viorst
The Cat in the Hat by Seuss
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Johnson
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant by de Brunhoff
The Velveteen Rabbit by Williams
Where the Wild Things Are by Sendak
These books can be found at the C.H. Booth Library in Newtown (to make your
search easy I have included the “call number” for each book).
Would You Rather… John Burningham E BUR
Frozen Noses Jan Carr E CAR
Dad and Me Peter Catalanotto E CAT
I Hate to Go to Bed Katie Davis E DAV
Alphabet Under Construction Denise Fleming E FLE
Little Dog and Duncan Kristine O’Connell George E GEO
Nicky and the Big, Bad Wolves Valerie Gorbachev E GOR
Cat Up a Tree John and Ann Hassett E HAS
Katy No Pockets Emmy Payne E PAY
Henry and Mudge Cynthia Rylant E RYL
Mr. Putter and Tabby Cynthia Rylant ER RYL
Poppleton Cynthia Rylant ER RYL
Lionel Stephen Krensky ER KRE
Alphabet Roger Pare ER PAR
The Kite Mary Packard ER PAC
Elephants Jo Ann Early Macken ER MAC
Pig Picnic Patricia Hubbel ER HUB
Minnie and Moo Cazet ER CAZ
Apples Here! Will Hubbel E HUB
Ten Red Apples Pat Hutchins E HUT
Fall Is Not Easy Marty Kelley E KEL
It’s My Birthday Pat Hutchins E HUT
There’s Nothing to D-O-O-O! Judith Mathews E MAT
All for One Jill Murphy E MUR
My Freight Train Michael Rex E REX
My Race Car Michael Rex E REX
My Fire Engine Michael Rex E REX
Grunt John Richardson E RIC
A Book of Letters Ken Wilson-Max E WIL
A to Z Summer Tracy Nelson Maurer E MAU
Rookie Readers and Welcome Books are two great series for beginning readers.
These are just a few (there are also Rookie Readers Read About Holidays and
Geography) that can be found at the C.H. Booth Library under the following
call numbers (author):
ER ABR (Abraham)
ER AMA (Amato)
ER BRI (Brimmer)
ER BRE (Bredeson)
ER DOU (Douglas)
ER BUR (Burke)
ER FOL (Foley)
ER ECK (Eckart)
ER HUG (Hughes)
ER HIL (Hill)
ER MIL (Miller)
ER KOT (Kottke)
ER WIN (Winne)
ER WAL (Walker)
ER THO (Thomas)
ER OTT (Otter)
ER PIC (Pickering)
ER SNY (Snyder)
ER SAL (Salzmann)
ER MOL (Molter)
Other Series to try, also available at the Booth Library—Phonics Readers, A
Compass Point Early Reader, Weekly Reader, My First Reader and Brand New
Readers, listed by call number (author):
ER BAL (Ballard)
ER FLA (Flanagan)
ER ROO (Root)
ER SCH (Schubert)
ER HEN (Hennessy)
ER FRI (Friend)
ER MAC (Macken)
ER PAC (Packard)
ER PAR (Pare)
ER RAU (Rau)
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