Fun Books to Read

For Grades K and 1

Bemelmans, Ludwig

Madeline

Berenstain, Jan and Stan

The Berenstain Bears

Brett, Jan

The Gingerbread Baby *

Brown, Marc

Arthur series*

Burton, Virginia Lee

Mike Mulligan

Carle, Eric

The Very Hungry Caterpillar*

Cole, Joanna

Bully Trouble

Conrad, Pam

The Tub People

Crews, Donald

School Bus

DeBrunhoff, Jean de

Babar series

DePaola, Tomie

Strega Nona *

Flack, Margery

Ping

Fleming, Denise

In the Small Pond

Freeman, Donald

Cordurory

Galdone, Paul

The Three Bears

Gibbons, Gail

Frogs (and other non-fiction)

Henkes, Kevin

 Lily's Purple Plastic Purse

Hoban, Russell

Bread and Jam for Frances

Hoff, Syd

Danny and the Dinosaur

Hoffman, Mary

Amazing Grace

Hopkins, Lee Bennett

More Surprises

Hughes, Shirley

Big Alfie and Annie Rose Storybook

Keats, Ezra Jack

The Snowy Day

Kellogg, Steven

The Mysterious Tadpole

Kimmel, Eric

Anansi and the Talking Melon

Lionni, Leo

Swimmy

Lobel, Arnold

Frog and Toad series

Marshall, James

The Three Little Pigs

Mayer, Mercer

There's a Nightmare in My Closet

McCloskey, Robert

Make Way for Ducklings

Minarik, Else

Little Bear series

Neitzel, Shirley

Jacket I'll Wear in the Snow

Numeroff, Laura

If a Mouse Eats a Cookie

Payne, Emmy

Katy No Pocket

Pfister, Marcus

The Rainbow Fish

Piper, Water

Little Engine That Could

Potter, Beatrix

Peter Rabbit

Rice, Eve

Sam Who Never Forgets

Rockwell, Anne

The Toolbox

Rylant, Cynthia

Henry and Mudge series

Sendak, Maurice

Where the Wild Things Are

Seuss, Dr.

Green Eggs and Ham

Sharmat, Marjorie

Nate the Great series

Slobodkin, Esphyr

Caps for Sale

Van Leeuwen

More Tales of Amanda Pig

Waber, BernardBemelmans

Ira Says Goodbye

Wells, Rosemary

Bunny Money

Ziefert, Harriet

A Dozen Dogs

Zion, Gene

Harry by the Sea