FIRST GRADE SUMMER READING LIST

Below is a list of titles and authors that incoming first graders may enjoy.  This is not a required list but a guide to help you find good books.  Hope to see you this summer at the library.  Happy Reading!
      

Books in Series (check out other books in the series, too!):
Anderson, William.  Billy and Blaze
Bemelmans, Ludwig.  Madeline
Bridwell, Norman.  Clifford the Big Red Dog
Brown, Marc.  D.W. the Picky Eater
Carle, Eric.  The Very Lonely Firefly
Cole, Joanna.  The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane
Hoban, Russell.  Bread and Jam for Frances
Johnson, Crockett.  Harold and the Purple Crayon
Lobel, Arnold.  Frog and Toad All Year
Martin, Bill Jr.  Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Miller, Edna.  Mousekin Takes a Trip
Minarik, Else.  Little Bear
Noble, Trinka Hakes.  The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Rylant, Cynthia.  Henry and Mudge
Seuss, Dr.  Green Eggs and Ham
Shaw, Nancy.  Sheep Out to Eat

Caldecott Award Winners:
Brown, Marcia.  Cinderella
Henkes, Kevin. Kitten's First Full Moon
McCloskey, Robert.  One Morning in Maine
Rathman, Peggy.  Officer Buckle and Gloria
Sendak, Maurice.  Where the Wild Things Are
Young, Ed.  Seven Blind Mice

Classics:
Brown, Margaret Wise.  Scarecrow Boy
Cannon, Janell.  Stellaluna
Emberley, Barbara.  Drummer Hoff
Flack, Marjorie.  The Story About Ping
Gag, Wanda.  Millions of Cats
Leaf, Munro.  Ferdinand
McCloskey, Robert.  Make Way for Ducklings
McMullan, Kate.  If You Were My Bunny

Fairy Tales:
Brett, Jan.  The Mitten
Galdone, Paul.  The Gingerbread Boy
Marshall, James.  Hansel and Gretel

More Authors to Check Out:
Frank Asch
Ezra Keats
Leo Lionni
James Marshall
Mayer, Mercer
Bernard Most
Robert Munsch
Laura Joffe Numeroff

There's always time for a book:
Take a book when you know you'll be waiting.
Take a book to the doctor's office.
Take a book when you travel.
Read a book instead of watching TV.
Get a public library card.
READ!  READ!  READ!