First Grade Books, Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, Illinois

Highland Park Public Library's

First Grade

Most of the authors listed below have written several other excellent books at this reading level. Click on the title to see if the book is available.

Adventure Stories

Christian, Mary	Go West, Swamp Monsters.
Dubowski, Cathy East	Pirate School.
Farber, Erica	Ooey Gooey.
Hoban, Julia	Quick Chick.
Hoban, Lillian	Arthur's Camp-Out.
Koontz, Robin	Chicago and the Cat: The Camping Trip.
Laurence, Daniel	Captain and Matey Set Sail.
O'Connor, Jane	Molly the Brave and Me.
Watson, Jane	Tanya and the Geese.

Family Stories

Anderson, Peggy	To the Tub.
Black, Sonia	Hanging Out with Mom.
Bottner, Barbara	Marsha Makes Me Sick.
Chorao, Kay	Ups and Downs with Oink and Pearl.
Guilfoile, Elizabeth	Nobody Listens to Andrew.
Himmelman, John	The Clover County Carrot Contest.
Hooks, William H.	Mr. Big Brother.
Lewis, Rob	Too Much Trouble for Grandpa.
Lewis, Thomas	Frida's Office Day.
Minarik, Else	No Fighting, No Biting.
O'Connor, Jane	Splat!
Sharmat, Marjorie	Mooch the Messy.
Slater, Teddy	N-O Spells No!
Sweeney, Jacqueline	Just Call Me J.P.
Udry, Janice May	Thump and Plunk.
Van Leeuwen, Jean	Oliver and Amanda's Halloween.

Folk & Fairy Tales

Cohen, Caron Lee	Digger Pig and the Turnip.
Cole, Joanna	Bony-Legs.
Lexau, Joan	Crocodile and Hen.
Lobel, Anita	The Straw Maid.
McDermott, Gerald	The Fox and the Stork.
McLenighan, Valjean	Know When to Stop.
Miles, Betty	Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Orgel, Doris	Next Time I Will.
Tarcov, Edith	The Frog Prince.
Tchin	Rabbit's Wish for Snow: A Native American Legend.
Wheeler, Cindy	The Emperor's Birthday Suit.
Ziefert, Harriet	Little Red Riding Hood.

Friend Stories

Cocca-Leffler, Maryann	Ice-Cold Birthday.
Cole, Joanna	The Missing Tooth.
De Paola, Tomie	Kit and Kat.
Dewey, Ariane	Splash!
Glass, Julie	A Dollar for Penny.
Godwin, Laura	Happy and Honey.
Gold, Porter	Who's There?
Guest, Elissa Haden	Iris and Walter.
Holub, Joan	Pajama Party.
Hood, Susan	Scaredy-Cat Sleepover.
Jewell, Nancy	Two Silly Trolls.
Krensky, Stephen	Lionel and Louise.
Kwitz, Mary D.	Little Chick's Friend Duckling.
Little, Jean	Emma's Magic Winter.
Lobel, Arnold	Frog and Toad are Friends.
Luttrell, Ida	The Bear Next Door.
Mayer, Mercer	Little Critter's Staying Overnight.
McDonald, Megan	Beezy.
McPhail, David M.	A Bug, A Bear, and a Boy.
Novak, Matt	Newt.
Peters, Lisa Westberg	The Hayloft.
Pilkey, Dav	A Friend for Dragon.
Robins, J.M.	Addie Meets Max.
Ross, Pat	M & M and the Halloween Monster.
Thaler, Mike	Come and Play, Hippo.
Van Leeuwen, Jean	Oliver and Albert, Friends Forever.
Vaughan, Marcia K.	The Lemonade Stand.

Funny Stories

Brenner, Barbara	Too Many Mice.
Brownrigg, Sheri	Best Friends Wear Pink Tutus.
Cole, Joanne	The Clown-Arounds go on Vacation.
Daniel, Claire	The Chick That Wouldn't Hatch.
Eastman, P.D.	Are You My Mother?
Jewell, Nancy	Silly Times with Two Silly Trolls.
Karlin, Murit	The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat.
Lopshire, Robert	I Want to Be Somebody New!
Macdonald, Maryann	Rabbit's Birthday Kite.
Marshall, James	Fox Outfoxed.
McPhail, David M.	The Day the Dog Said, "Cock-a-Doodle Doo!"
Most, Bernard	The Very Boastful Kangaroo.
Palmer, Helen	A Fish Out of Water.
Preller, James	Hiccups for Elephant.
Quackenbush, Robert M.	Henry's Awful Mistake.
Seuss, Dr.	Green Eggs and Ham.
Silverman, Martin	My Tooth is Loose!
Smith, Mary	Orla's Upside-Down Day.
Spirn, Michele	A Know-Nothing Birthday.
Wilmer, Diane	Nuts About Nuts.
Wiseman, Bernard	Morris the Moose.

Ghost & Scary Stories

Ahlberg, Allan	Dinosaur Dreams.
Benchley, Nathaniel	A Ghost Named Fred.
Berenstain, Stan	The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree.
Cazet, Denys	Minnie and Moo Meet Frankenswine.
Dodds, Dayle Ann	Ghost and Pete.
Eaton, Deborah	Monster Songs.
Maitland, Barbara	The Bookstore Ghost.
Ruelle, Karen Gray	Spookier than a Ghost.
	Scary Stories to Read When It's Dark.
Schwartz, Alvin	In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories.
Stamper, Judith Bauer	Five Creepy Creatures.
Wigand, Molly	Aaahh! School Lunch.
Ziefert, Harriet	The Teeny-Tiny Woman.

Historical Fiction

Antle, Nancy	Sam's Wild West Show.
Benchley, Nathaniel	Small Wolf.
Boegehold, Betty	A Horse Called Starfire.
Brenner, Barbara	Wagon Wheels.
Bulla, Clyde Robert	Daniel's Duck.
Byars, Betsy Cromer	The Golly Sisters Go West.
Coerr, Eleanor	Chang's Paper Pony.
Coerr, Eleanor	The Josefina Story Quilt.
Monjo, F. N.	The Drinking Gourd.
Rappaport, Doreen	The Boston Coffee Party.
Sandin, Joan	The Long Way Westward.
Walker, Sally	The 18 Penny Goose.

Magic & Mythical Creatures

Albee, Sarah	The Dragon's Scales.
Asch, Frank	Milk and Cookies.
Bridwell, Norman	A Tiny Family.
Cole, Joanna	Mixed-Up Magic.
Hillert, Margaret	Let's Go, Dear Dragon.
Holub, Joan	Abby Cadabra, Super Speller.
Low, Alice	Zena and the Witch Circus.
Madsen, Ross Martin	Perrywinkle's Magic Match.
Pickett, Anola	Old Enough for Magic.
Smith, Janice Lee	Wizard and Wart in Trouble.
Thomas, Shelley Moore	Good Night, Good Knight.

Mysteries

Adler, David	My Dog and the Green Sock Mystery.
Ahlberg, Allan	Mystery Tour.
Allen, Laura	Rollo and Tweedy and the Ghost at Dougal Castle.
Benchley, Nathaniel	The Strange Disappearance of Arthur Cluck.
Bonsall, Crosby Newell	The Case of the Double Cross.
Cushman, Doug	Inspector Hopper.
Dussling, Jennifer	The Bunny Slipper Mystery.
Hoban, Lillian	The Case of the Two Masked Robbers.
Hooks, William	The Mystery of the Missing Tooth.
Kwitz, Mary	Gumshoe Goose, Private Eye.
Skofield, James	Detective Dinosaur.

Pet Stories

Boland, Janice	A Dog Named Sam.
Bonsall, Crosby Newell	The Amazing, the Incredible Super Dog.
Capucilli, Alyssa	Biscuit.
Ghigna, Charles	Mice are Nice.
Griffith, Helen	More Alex and the Cat.
Herman, R. A.	Pal the Pony.
Hoff, Syd	Barney's Horse.
Kanno, Wendy	Holey Moley Cow.
London, Jonathan	Shawn and Keeper: Show and Tell.
Mozelle, Shirley	Zack's Alligator.
Paterson, Katherine	The Smallest Cow in the World.
Perkins, Al	The Digging-est Dog.
Pomerantz, Charlotte	The Outside Dog.
Reit, Seymour	A Dog's Tale.
Rylant, Cynthia	Henry and Mudge.
Rylant, Cynthia	Mr. Putter and Tabby Feed the Fish.
Siracusa, Catherine	Bingo, the Best Dog in the World.
Snow, Pegeen	A Pet for Pat.
Stolz, Mary	Emmett's Pig.
Walker-Hodge, Judith	Surprise Puppy!
Zion, Gene	Harry and the Lady Next Door.

School Stories

Bliss, Corinne Demas	The Shortest Kid in the World.
Callaghan, Jean Davis	Patty for President.
Coxe, Molly	R is for Radish.
DePaola, Tomie	Hide-and-Seek All Week.
Feder, Paula	Where Does the Teacher Live?
Kraus, Robert	Good Morning, Miss Gator.
Johnston, Tony	Sparky and Eddie: The First Day of School.
O'Connor, Jane	Lulu goes to Witch School.
Oppenheim, Joanne	Show-and-Tell Frog.
Paterson, Katherine	Marvin One Too Many.
Stern, Maggie	George.
Wells, Rosemary	Mama, Don't Go!

Science Fiction

Albee, Sarah	My Best Friend is Out of This World.
Brenner, Barbara	Moon Boy.
Cazet, Denys	Minnie and Moo Save the Earth.
Hillert, Margaret	Up, Up, and Away.
Hoban, Lillian	The Laziest Robot in Zone One.
Johnston, Tony	Alien and Possum: Friends No Matter What.
Marzollo, Jean	Jed's Junior Space Patrol.
Postgate, Daniel	Captain Hog: Mission to the Stars.
Weston, Martha	Space Guys!
Wiseman, Bernard	Bobby and Boo, the Little Spaceman.

Sports

Cartier, Wesley	Marco's Run.
Cristaldi, Kathryn	Baseball Ballerina.
Firmin, Peter	Basil Brush goes Boating.
Hoffman, Joan	The Last Game.
Kessler, Leonard	Kick, Pass, and Run.
McCully, Emily	Grandmas at Bat.
Mills, Claudia	Gus and Grandpa at Basketball.
O'Connor, Jane	Kate Skates.
Oechsli, Kelly	Mice at Bat.
Schade, Susan	Cat on the Mat.
Schecter, Ellen	Swim Like a Fish.
Sharp, Paul	Paul the Pitcher.
Stadler, John	Ready, Set, Go!
Ziefert, Harriet	Mike and Tony, Best Friends.

5/02
SJS

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