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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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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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Something Like Home

Written by Andrea Beatriz Arango

Titi Silvia leaves me by myself to unpack,
but it’s not like I brought a bunch of stuff.
How do you...

5th - 9th
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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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Faust, Part One

Written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Goethe’s masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the...
9th - 12th
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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

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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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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Scholastic Reader!® Level 1: I Spy™ a Penguin

Written by Jean Marzollo
Simple words and short sentences for the newest readers.
K - K
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Lost. Found.

Written by Marsha Diane Arnold
A bear loses his scarf, only for a series of woodland animals to find it useful until all lay claim...
Pre-K - K
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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: 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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Oaxacan Folk Arts: ABeCedarios

Written by Cynthia Weill
In this enchanting, bilingual book, Mexican folk artists render a beautiful, hand-carved animal for...
K - K
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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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Barnyard Banter

Written by Denise Fleming
In this bouncing, rhyming book by a Caldecott honored author, a goose chases a butterfly across...
Pre-K - 1st
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Buenas Noches, Luna

Written by Margaret Wise Brown and Illustrated by Clement Hurd
In this modern classic, little Bunny says good night to all his favorite things. The perfect book...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Way I Feel

Written and Illustrated by Janan Cain

Helping children identify and express their feelings in a positive manner is important for their...

K - 2nd
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Each Peach Pear Plum

Written by Janet & Allan Ahlberg

In this book
With your little eye
Take a look
And play ‘I spy’

Search for timeless fairytale and nursery...

Pre-K - 1st
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The Jacket I Wear in the Snow

Written by Shirley Neitzel
Charming illustrations turn this cumulative poem into a rollicking rebus. "A take-home favorite and...
K - 2nd
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Scooby-Doo Picture Clue: Snow Ghost

Written by Robin Wasserman
Picture Clue books are based on the traditional "rebus Reader" - using a picture as a tool for...
Pre-K - 1st

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