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Today is Monday

Written and Illustrated by Eric Carle

String beans, spaghetti, ZOOOOP, roast beef, fresh fish, chicken and ice cream are the delicious...

Pre-K - 2nd
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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

Written by Alison Jackson and Illustrated by Judy Schachner

I know an old lady who swallowed a pie, a Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry.

And with that...

Pre-K - 2nd
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The Giant Jam Sandwich

Written by John Vernon Lord & Janet Burroway and Illustrated by John Vernon Lord

It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months

Written and Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

This rhyming book cleverly uses a little boy’s love for soup to teach children the months of the...

Pre-K - 1st
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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme

Written and Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

A favorite play rhyme takes on super-duper proportions as two children create a table-sized sandwich...

Pre-K - 1st
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After Dark: Poems about Nocturnal Animals

Written by David L. Harrison and Illustrated by Stephanie Laberis
This collection of twenty-two poems explores the fascinating lives of North American nocturnal animals.
K - 4th
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And the People Stayed Home

Written by Kitty O'Meara

Kitty O’Meara’s thoughtful poem about the pandemic, quarantine, and the future suggests there is...

Pre-K - 3rd
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So Many Bunnies

Written by Rick Walton and Illustrated by Paige Miglio
Little ones can count along with Mother Rabbit through her rambling house and garden as she tucks in...
Pre-K - 3rd
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If You Want to See a Whale

Written by Julie Fogliano and Illustrated by Erin E. Stead
If you want to see a whale, you will need to know what not to look at. Pink roses, pelicans...
Pre-K - 2nd

Leveled Reading Passages Supporting Animalia

This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book Animalia. This PDF has been...

Leveled Reading Passages Supporting Houses and Homes

This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book Houses and Homes. This PDF...

Leveled Reading Passages Supporting A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers

This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book A Visit to William Blake's...

Leveled Reading Passages Supporting Are You An Echo? The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko

This set of leveled reading passages can be used to supplement the book Are You An Echo? The Lost...
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Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman

Written by Reeve Lindbergh and Illustrated by Pamela Paparone
Nobody Owns the Sky is the story of Bessie Coleman, a young African American woman who pursues her...
1st - 4th
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Written by Verna Aardema
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain describes in rhythmic, read-along verse how Ki-pat a resourceful...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Looking Like Me

Written by Walter Dean Myers and Illustrated by Christopher Myers
When you look in a mirror, who do you see?

A boy? A girl? A son? A daughter? A runner? A dancer?

W...

K - 4th
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Chalk

Written by Bill Thomson
On a rainy day, three children discover a bag of magic chalk that brings their drawings, from warm...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Hello Kitty Picture Clue Reader: Camping Adventure

Written by Kris Hirschmann
Hello Kitty and her sister are going camping with their pal Fifi The woods can be dark and spooky at...
K - 1st
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Hello Kitty Picture Clue Reader: Happy Graduation

Written by Jenne Simon
Picture clue readers encourage your child to read along.
K - 1st
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Hello Kitty Picture Clue Reader: Secret Santa

Written by Elizabeth Bennett
Picture clue readers encourage your child to read along.
K - 1st
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Hello Kitty: Fourth of July Stars

Written by Gabrielle Reyes
Picture clue readers encourage your child to read along. This one includes a set of 24 flash cards...
Pre-K - 1st
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Scholastic Reader Level 2: Inside a House That Is Haunted

Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Ghosts, spooks, skeletons and owls take turn scaring each other in a haunted house - but they really...
K - 2nd
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1001 Things to Spot in Fairyland

Written by Gillian Doherty
Discover the magic of fairyland in this enchanting picture book, which will provide hours of puzzle...
K - 2nd
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The Flea's Sneeze

Written by Lynn Downey
The animals are sleeping peacefully in the barn until a flea sneezes. One sneeze can cause a lot of...
Pre-K - 1st

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