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Raise A Reader
 

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Book List and Activities to Enjoy:

Bridwell, Norman               Clifford the Big Red Dog
Brown, Margaret Wise       Goodnight Moon
Carle, Eric                          The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Freeman, Don                    Corduroy
Hoban, Lillian                     Bread and Jam for Frances
Johnson, Crockett              Harold and the Purple Crayon
Keats, Jack                        The Snowy Day
Leedy, Loreen                    The Furry News
Lobel, Arnold                      Frog and Toad are Friends
Sendak, Maurice                Where the Wild Things Are
Seuss, Dr.                          The Cat in the Hat
White, E.B.                         Charlotte’s Web

Books for 3, 4 & 5 Year Olds

Abercrombie, Barbara        Charlie Anderson
Auch, Mary Jane                Eggs Mark the Spot
Axtell, David                       We’re Going on a Lion Hunt
Bang, Molly                        Ten, Nine, Eight
Brown, Marc                       Arthur’s Birthday
Brunhoff, Jean de               Babar
Carle, Eric                          Very Hungry Caterpillar
Crimi, Carolyn                    Don’t Need Friends
Demuth, Patricia                Ornery Morning
Dunbar, Joyce                   Tell Me What It’s Like to Be Big
Emberley, Ed                     Go Away, Big Green Monster
Ernst, Lisa Campbell         Zinnia and Dot
Fleming, Candace             Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
Greenfield, Eloise              First Pink Light
Hale, Sarah                       Mary Had a Little Lamb
Hamanaka, Sheila            All the Color of the Earth
Havill, Juanita                   Jamaica and Brianna
Hines, Anna                      Whose Shoes?
Hoffman, Mary                  Amazing Grace
Hort, Lenny                       Seals on the Bus
Jordan, Deloris                 Salt in His Shoes (Michael Jackson)
Kasza, Keiko                    Wolf’s Chicken Stew
King, Stephen                   Henry and Amy
Lester, Helen                    Three Cheers for Tacky
McBratney, Sam               Guess How Much I Love You
Mayer, Mercer                  There’s a Nightmare in My Closet
Murphy, Jill                       Peace at Last
Pinkney, Brian                  Max Found Two Sticks
Steptoe, John                   Baby Says
Sturges, Philemon            Little Red Hen Makes A Pizza
Taback, Sims                    Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Waddell, Martin                Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear?
Wells, Rosemary              Emily’s First 100 Days of School

Books for Beginning Readers

Buck, Nola                        Oh, Cats!
Buck, Nola                        Sid and Sam
Foster                               Big Club
Foster                               A Mop for Top
Frankel, Julie                   Mice
Greene, Carol                  Snow Joe
Haskins, Lori                    Duck in Muck
Hillert, Margaret               The Ball Book

Books for 1st & 2nd Grades

Bonsall, Crosby                Case of the Hungry Stranger (I Can Read)
Christopher, Matt              Jinx Glove
Clifton, Lucille                   Everett Anderson’s Friend
Corbett, Scott                    Dr. Merlin’s Magic Shop
Cox, Molly                         I Like Bugs (Road to Reading, Mile 1)
Daly, Catherine                 Whiskers (Road to Reading, Mile 2)
Hoban, Lillian                   Arthur’s Camp-out (I Can Read)
Hoff, Syd                          Danny and the Dinosaur (Early I Can Read)
Holub, Joan                      Pizza That We Made (Easy to Read)
Holub, Joan                      Scat, Cats (Easy to Read, Level 1)
Hood, Susan                    New Kid (Real Kids Readers)
Hudson, Wade                 I Love My Family
Krensky, Stephen            What A Mess (Step Into Reading)
Leonard, Marcia               Best Friends (Real Kids Readers)
McKissack, P.                   Messy Bessy’s Family Reunion (Rookie)
Rau, Dana                        Secret Code (Rookie Reader)
Ring, Susan                      Polar Babies ( Step into Reading)
Sharmat, M.                      Nate the Great ( mysteries)
Simon, Charnan               I Like to Win ( Real Kids Readers)
Tidd, Louise                      Lost and Found ( Real Kids Readers)
Torrey, Richard                 Beans Baker, Numer Five (Road to Reading)

Early Chapter Books

Adler, David                       Young Cam Jansen
Avi                                      Prairie School
Berenstain, Stan                Berenstain Bears and the Run Amuck Robot
Brown, Marc                      Arthur Makes the Team
Byars, Betsy                      The Golly Sisters Ride Again
Cosby, Bill                          Shipwreck Saturday
Hayes, Geoffrey                 Curse of the Cobweb Queen
Howe, James                     Pinky and Rex and the Just Right Pet
Hurwitz, Johanna               Russell Rides Again
Lobel, Arnold                      Frog and Toad Are Friends
McCully, Emily                   Grandmas at Bat
Mills,Claudia                      Gus and Grandpa
Minarik, Else                      Little Bear
Rylant, Cynthia                  Henry and Mudge
Rylant, Cynthia                  Poppleton
Van Leeuwen, J.                More Tales of Oliver Pig

Chapter Books for 3rd Grade

Adler, David                       Cam Jansen series
Auch, Mary                        I Was a Third Grade Spy
Christopher, Matt               All Star Fever
Conford, Ellen                   Jenny Archer
Duff, Betsy                        Hey New Kid!
Etra, Jonathan                  Aliens for Lunch
Giff, Patricia                      Mary Moon is Missing
Greenwald, Shelia            Rosie Cole series
Hall, Lynn                          Mystery of Pony Hollow
Herman, Charlotte             Max Malone and the Great Cereal Ripoff
King-Smith, Dick                Mr. Potter’s Pets
Kline, Suzy                         Horrible Harry series
Kline, Suzy                         Molly Gets Mad
Levy, Elizabeth                   Night of the Living Gerbil
Osborne, Mary P.               Magic Treehouse series
Park, Barbara                     Junie B.Jones
Pfeffer, Susan B.                Sara Kate, Superkid
Rylant, Cynthis                   Summer Party
Simon,Seymour                 Chip Rogers Computer Wiz
Sincic, Alan                        Edward Is Only a Fish





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