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Grades Pre-K—3 It's a fact that every book you read makes you a little smarter. During school vacation, it's great to be able to pick and choose the books you feel like reading. On this list are many terrific books that will grab your attention and give you some adventure, some laughs, and some amazing facts. Many of the authors listed have written other wonderful books which you will surely enjoy. Be sure to look for them, too, in the library or bookstore. Find yourself a comfortable spot, settle in, and read up a storm. The reading list has been divided into these categories: Easiest to Read
Bark, George Dog George's mother wants him to bark, but he meows, quacks, oinks, or moos instead. ------------------------------------------------------- Bunny Money With a purse full of money, Ruby takes Max shopping for Grandma's birthday present. ------------------------------------------------------- Come Along, Daisy Watching fish, chasing dragonflies, and bouncing on lily pads, Daisy strays too far from Mama Duck. ------------------------------------------------------- David Goes to School David's teacher wants him to stop yelling, pushing, and causing trouble. ------------------------------------------------------- The Fledgeling With a hawk chasing her, a panicked kestrel soars through city, amusement park, and subway. ------------------------------------------------------- A Friend for Minerva Louise The silly chicken doesn't know the new one in the house is a baby. ------------------------------------------------------- McDuff Moves In A little white lost dog finds the perfect new family. ------------------------------------------------------- Sector 7 On a school field trip to the Empire State Building, a boy takes off with a friendly cloud. ------------------------------------------------------- So Many Bunnies: A Bedtime ABC and Counting Book Old Mother Rabbit puts her 26 children to bed in places that rhyme with each of their names. ------------------------------------------------------- The Squiggle On a walk with her class, a little girl finds a red ribbon and pretends it is many things. ------------------------------------------------------- 10 Minutes Till Bedtime A child gets ready for bed with the help of a large band of happy hamsters. ------------------------------------------------------- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly A hole cut in each page shows the fly, spider, bird, and other animals the hungry old woman eats. ------------------------------------------------------- You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum A young girl and her grandmother enjoy the art museum while the girl's balloon stays outside and tours New York City.
Animal Adventures The Adventures of Sparrowboy ------------------------------------------------------- Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover Party On a cold, snowy night, all the animals want to sleep in Bearsie Bear's warm bed. ------------------------------------------------------- Because of Winn-Dixie Preacher's daughter, Opal, adopts a stray mutt she finds at the local food market. ------------------------------------------------------- Blue-Ribbon Henry Henry, the clever hind leg-walking Siamese cat, becomes a hero at the county fair. ------------------------------------------------------- The Grannyman Old Siamese cat, Simon, is ready to give up, until his family brings home a kitten for him to love. ------------------------------------------------------- The Gruffalo A mouse talks a fox, an owl, and a snake out of eating him by describing the fierce monster he is planning to meet. ------------------------------------------------------- Harry the Poisonous Centipede Harry ignores his mother's warning never to climb the Up-Pipe that leads to the Place of Hoo-mins. ------------------------------------------------------- Heat Wave at Mud Flat The animals of Mud Flat try everything to keep cool. ------------------------------------------------------- Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees Will all the relatives at the family reunion like Henry's big dog, Mudge? ------------------------------------------------------- Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores Two mouse boys leave best friend Dolores behind to join the Mega-Mice, an all-boys clubhouse. ------------------------------------------------------- I, Crocodile A contented Nile crocodile is captured by the Emperor Napoleon, who brings him to Paris. ------------------------------------------------------- The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) The duck, the dog, and the cat are too busy to help the hen create her magnificent pizza. ------------------------------------------------------- Lottie's New Friend Herbie the duck is jealous of best friend Lottie the chicken's glamorous new friend, Dodo the bird. ------------------------------------------------------- Martha Walks the Dog Encountering Bad Dog Bob, talking dog Martha learns that praise works far better than mean words. ------------------------------------------------------- Mouse Practice On the baseball field, young mouse Monk is no good, so he begins practicing at home. ------------------------------------------------------- Not My Dog Though she agrees to adopt her great-aunt's boring brown dog, Preston, Ellie really wants a puppy. ------------------------------------------------------- Olivia Little pig Olivia is very good at wearing people out. ------------------------------------------------------- Poppleton When Poppleton the pig moves to a small town, he makes new friends, visits the library, and helps a sick pal take his pill. ------------------------------------------------------- The Puppy Sister Nick's new puppy, Aleasha, is turning human. ------------------------------------------------------- Rabbit Pirates: A Tale of the Spinach Main Two former rabbit pirates are content running their small café until a wily fox starts dining there. ------------------------------------------------------- Rockin' Reptiles Three alligator friends fight over two tickets to a hot concert. ------------------------------------------------------- Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat Put yourself in your cat's shoes. ------------------------------------------------------- Tornado After a tornado strikes, a family finds a doghouse with a dog in the front yard. ------------------------------------------------------- Verdi A young yellow python declares he will never turn green like the boring grownup snakes.
Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl On her first day of school, Amanda makes friends with a little girl she calls Lollipop. ------------------------------------------------------- Hey, New Kid! New in class, Cody tells lies about himself to get the kids to like him. ------------------------------------------------------- Hooway for Wodney Wat Teased by all the other rodents in school because he can't pronounce his r's, Rodney Rat dreads meeting up with the awful new class bully, Camilla Capybara. ------------------------------------------------------- Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day Junie B. is team captain when two kindergarten classes square off for field day. ------------------------------------------------------- Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse How dare her mean teacher take mouse Lilly's show-and-tell treasures! ------------------------------------------------------- Lunch Bunnies Thinking about the lunchroom worries rabbit Clyde on the first day of school. ------------------------------------------------------- Marco's Monster Jealous when his best friend, Tyrone, is given the role of Main Monster in the class play, Marco gets him in trouble. ------------------------------------------------------- Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten It's the first day of kindergarten, and both the dog teacher and the 26 animals in her class can't wait. ------------------------------------------------------- Off to School, Baby Duck Baby Duck is nervous about starting school until Grandpa reassures her. ------------------------------------------------------- The School Mouse Living in the kindergarten room, mouse Flora learns to read. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank You, Mr. Falker Trish hides the fact that she can't read, but her patient teacher, Mr. Falker, helps her. ------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Goes to School Starting school, Raccoon Timothy meets athletic, smart Claude, who can do everything better.
Kids with Spunk Annabel the Actress Starring in Gorilla My Dreams Annabel's first acting job is as a cake-carrying gorilla at a birthday party for 5-year-old boys. ------------------------------------------------------- Cody Unplugged Cody's mom sends him to Camp Bear for a week in the wilds with no TV and no computer. ------------------------------------------------------- Gina There are only boys in Gina's new neighborhood, and they ignore her until they see her throw a baseball. ------------------------------------------------------- Hot Fudge Hero Bertie decides he is going to become friends with mean Mr. Muckleberg. ------------------------------------------------------- Library Lil Book-loving librarian Lil gets everyone in town to turn off the TV and read. ------------------------------------------------------- More Stories Huey Tells Huey grows sunflowers, plays basketball, and tries to get his dad to quit smoking. ------------------------------------------------------- My Brother, Ant Little brother Anthony drives his big brother crazy sometimes. ------------------------------------------------------- Owen Foote, Frontiersman When two boys try to kick Owen out of his own fort, he needs a "diabolical plan" to teach them a lesson. ------------------------------------------------------- Pinky and Rex and the Bully A tough kid knocks Pinky off his bike and calls him a sissy. ------------------------------------------------------- Raising Sweetness The sheriff, new pa to eight little orphans, receives a letter that no one, including he, can read. ------------------------------------------------------- Sam and the Tigers Sam outwits the tigers who take his clothes. ------------------------------------------------------- Snapshots from the Wedding Flower girl Maya describes each photo taken at Isabel and Rafael's Mexican-American wedding. ------------------------------------------------------- Tea with Milk When her family moves back to Japan, American-born May can't get used to acting like a proper Japanese girl. ------------------------------------------------------- Weslandia Over the summer, outcast Wesley creates his own food crop and civilization from the mysterious new plant he names "swist."
Laugh Out Loud Burnt Toast on Davenport Street The three wishes a fly grants dog Arthur Crandall come true, more or less. ------------------------------------------------------- Chocolatina A chocolate-loving girl finds out the meaning of the saying, "You are what you eat." ------------------------------------------------------- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Farmer Brown's cows write a letter demanding electric blankets. ------------------------------------------------------- Cook-a-Doodle-Doo! With the help of Turtle, Pig, and Iguana, Big Brown Rooster bakes a strawberry shortcake. ------------------------------------------------------- Ding Dong Ding Dong A big ape gets a job washing windows at the Empire State Building to work his way to the top. ------------------------------------------------------- Dinorella: A Prehistoric Fairy Tale Dinorella can't go to the dinosaur dance at dashing Duke Dudley's until her magical Fairydactyl helps out. ------------------------------------------------------- Double Trouble in Walla Walla You'll feel like a ding dong when you read this itty bitty ditty about Lulu and her teachers who can't stop talking in doubles. ------------------------------------------------------- It's My Birthday, Too! On Christopher's birthday, his little brother, Robbie, comes to the party acting like a puppy. ------------------------------------------------------- The Scrambled States of America After Kansas gets bored and invites all the states to the biggest party ever, they decide to switch their spots on the map. ------------------------------------------------------- Zooman Sam Preschooler Sam, brings 30 hats with animal names on them to share on Future Job Day at preschool.
Mysteries, Adventures, and Strange Goings On Benjamin McFadden and the Robot Babysitter A young boy reprograms his robot, Babysitter, for fun but the machine runs amok. ------------------------------------------------------- Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Bashful Beaver The fox detective is hot on the trail again. ------------------------------------------------------- Johnny on the Spot A mysterious inventor fixes Johnny's radio so it broadcasts tomorrow's news today. ------------------------------------------------------- Just Another Ordinary Day Amanda's day is anything but ordinary. ------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile ... Writing the word "Meanwhile ..." on his wall brings Raymond face to face with pirates, a Western posse, and Martians. ------------------------------------------------------- My Life with the Wave After a vacation at the beach, a boy brings his new friend, a wave, back home with him. ------------------------------------------------------- Mystery of King Karfu Check out the casebook of wombat Seymour Sleuth when he heads to Egypt to find a stolen chicken. ------------------------------------------------------- Stella Louella's Runaway Book Book-lover Stella 's library book disappears on Saturday morning, the day it's due. ------------------------------------------------------- Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery Mystery solving Cam, with her picture-taking memory, needs to find a missing baseball.
Poetry, Folklore, and Nonsense Aunt Pitty Patty's Piggy "It's gettin' late, and piggy's by the gate sayin,' "No, no, no, I will not go!" ------------------------------------------------------- Dinosaur Dinner. With a Slice of Alligator Pie: Sing and chant these 40 fun poems. ------------------------------------------------------- Geese Find the Missing Piece: "Where do polar bears learn their ABCs? At a cool school!" ------------------------------------------------------- The Gingerbread Boy The talking cookie's loose in New York City! ------------------------------------------------------- The Hatseller and the Monkeys Stopping for a nap, hatseller BaMusa wakes up and finds his hats are gone. ------------------------------------------------------- Henny-Penny "CHICKABUNGA! The sky is falling!" Henny-Penny squawks when an acorn beans her. ------------------------------------------------------- One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale Rani, a clever village girl from India, teaches the greedy raja a lesson. ------------------------------------------------------- A Pizza the Size of the Sun Prelutsky's third thick collection of witty poems will make you laugh. ------------------------------------------------------- Tasty Baby Belly Buttons: A Japanese Folktale When giants called oni kidnap all the babies of a village, fearless young Uriko sails off to rescue them. ------------------------------------------------------- There's a Zoo in Room 22 There are 26 marvelous pets in Miss Darling's class, each one described in jaunty rhyme. ------------------------------------------------------- Wiley and the Hairy Man In a scary African American folktale, Wiley sets out to trick the cow-footed Hairy Man three times.
Learning New Facts: Nonfiction and Biography An Alphabet of Dinosaurs There's one dinosaur per page in this exciting book. ------------------------------------------------------- Amazing Dinosaurs: The Fiercest, the Tallest, the Toughest, the Smallest Read up on the latest facts and discoveries of your favorite extinct reptiles. ------------------------------------------------------- Bedtime Take a look at sleeping customs around the world and back through ancient times. ------------------------------------------------------- Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest Tour Earth's natural wonders to find the longest river, the highest mountain, or the coldest place. ------------------------------------------------------- Jacks Around the World Learn all different ways to play jacks. ------------------------------------------------------- Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man Known as the Iron Horse, baseball great Lou never missed a game until illness struck. ------------------------------------------------------- Red-Eyed Tree Frog The red-eyed tree frog searches for food and avoids being eaten in a South American rain forest. ------------------------------------------------------- Say Hola to Spanish Have fun learning 70 words in Spanish. ------------------------------------------------------- Snowflake Bentley Wilson Bentley, snow expert and farmer, spent his life photographing snowflakes. ------------------------------------------------------- So You Want to Be President? Discover the good and bad things about our 42 presidents from Washington to Clinton. ------------------------------------------------------- Turn of the Century On New Year's Day of each century from 1000 to 2000, meet a typical child who describes his or her life. ------------------------------------------------------- 26 Fairmount Avenue Tomie dePaola, beloved author and illustrator, recalls his kindergarten year in 1938, when his family built a new house. ------------------------------------------------------- What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? How animals defend themselves. ------------------------------------------------------- Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman After overcoming polio as a child, Wilma went on to win three Olympic gold medals
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