These are books that a child at the grade level indicated should be able to read. If your child is struggling with the books in his or her grade list, drop down a list to build fluency, comprehension and confidence.

Grade 1

Adventures in Alphabet Town books by Laura Alden
Who Goes Out on Halloween by Sue Alenander
Rusty's Red Vacation, Yolanda's Yellow School by Kelly Asbury
Vets, Gifts for Gus by Peg Ballard
Fish Wish by Bob Barner
Airport, Building a House, Buzz Buzz Buzz, Jack and Fred, The Wee Little Woman
by Byron Barton
Bears in the Night, Bears on Wheels, The Bike Lesson, On the Moon, Old Hat, New Hat by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Just One More Series by Mary Blocksma
And I Mean It, Stanley, Mine's the Best by Crosby Bonsall
Oh, Cats! by Nola Buck
ABC, I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
Light, Harbor, Sail Away, School Bus, Ten Black Dots, Truck by Donald Crews
A High, Low, Near, Far, Loud, Quiet Story, I'll Catch the Moon, Snowball by Nina
Crews
Dreams, Pig Outs, "Gators Out,"Said the Trout by Janie Spaht Gill
ABC Christmas, ABC Easter Bunny, ABC Halloween Witch, ABC Pigs Go to Market,
ABC Pirate Adventure, ABC Santa Claus, ABC Tripletts at the Zoo by Ida DeLage
Across the Stream, Asleep, Asleep, Good Morning Chick, Mushroom in the Rain by
Mirra Ginsburg
Any books by John S. Goodall--no text, just pictures. Good for language development
and letting the child tell the story.
My First Step to Reading books, My Sound Box books by June Belk Moncure
Math Start books by Stuart Murphy
Green Eggs and Ham, Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
David Gets in Trouble, David Goes to School, No, David by David Shannon
Tomorrow's Alphabet by George Shannon




Grade 2

Young Cam Jansen books by David Adler
Bear Detectives, Bear's Christmas, Bear Scouts, Bear's Vacation, Bear's Picnic,
Missing Dinosaur Bone by Stan and Jan Berenstain
I Can Read Mystery books by Crosby Bonsall
Clifford books by Norman Bridwell
D. W. books by Marc Brown
Mortimer's Fun With Words books by Karen Bryant
Harriet, Walt and George books by Nancy Carlson
Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter by Matt Christopher
Everette Anderson's Friend by Lucille Clifton
Triplet Trouble books by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
The Quicksand Book, Legend of the Blue Bonnet by Tomie DePaola
Polk Street School books by Patrickia Reilly Giff
Pinkey and Rex and the New Neighbors by James Howe
Horrible Harry books by Suzy Kline
Tacky books by Helen Lester
Frederick by Le Lionni
Little Bear books by Else Minarik
Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parrish
Henry and Mudge books by Cynthia Rylant
Nate the Great books by Marjorie Sharmot
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig





Grade 3

Cam Jansen books by David Adler
Berenstain Bear Scouts Meet Big Paw by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Freckle Juice by Judy Blum
Arthur Accused, Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest, Arthur and the Scare Your
Pants, Off Club, Arthur Makes the Team, Buster's Dino Dilemma by Marc Brown
Julian, Dream Doctor, Most Beautiful Place in the World by Ann Cameron
Hockey Machine, Spy on Third Base by Matt Christopher
Muggie Maggie, Ramona Quimby books, Henry Huggins books, Ribsy by Beverly
Cleary
There's a Trantula in my Homework by Susan Clymer
Make a Wish Molly, Molly's Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen
Bailey School Kids books by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
PeeWee Scouts books by Judy Delton
26 Fairmount Avenue, Here We All Are, On Our Way, Fin M'Cool by
Tomie DePaola
PeeWee Scouts books by Judy Delton
How to be Cool in Third Grade, Gadget War, Puppy Love, Throw Away Pets,
Wild Things by Betsy Duffey
Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia Maclachlan
Mr. Pin books by Mary Monsell
Skinny Bones by Barbara Park
How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
Encyclopedia Brown Books by Donald Sobol
Box Car Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner




Grade 4

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Super Fudge by Judy Blume
House of Wings by Betsy Byars
Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? by Rebecca Caudill
Supercharged Infield by Matt Christopher
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Amber Brown books by Paula Danziger
Aldo Applesauce, Much Ado About Aldo by Johanna Hurwitz
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Maines
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Best/Worst School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson
Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis
Sachar
A Taste of Blackberries by Doris Buchanon Smith
Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli