English Grade 1
Assignment
Keep a list of books that are either read to the child by the parent or a list of books read by the child. Select from the following recommended list as well as others that may be of interest. Books are generally grouped by curriculum area for the upcoming year.
Recommended
Come Play With Us
- Adler, David, The Babe & I
- Bridwell, Norman, Clifford's Day With Dad
- Couric, Katherine, Brand New Kid
- Eagle, Terry, Kids' Magic Card Tricks
- Howe, James, Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee
- Jeram, Anita, All Together Now
- Marzollo, Jean, Soccer Sam
- Polacco, Patricia, Emma Kate
- Santel, Mark, Soccer Dreamin': The Golden Goal
- Ziefert, Harriet, Brothers Are For Making Mud Pies
- Ziefert, Harriet, Grandpa, Will You Play With Me?
Let's Experiment
- Heiligman, Deborah, From Caterpillar to Butterfly
- Preller, James, Case of the Stinky Science Project
- Showers, Paul, Where Does the Garbage Go?
- Thaler, Mike, The Science Fair from the Black Lagoon
Time Detectives
- Adler, David, Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Adler, David, Picture Book of Rosa Parks
- Byars, Betsy, Golly Sisters Go West
- Garland, Sherry, The Lotus Seed
- Gibbons, Gail, Knights in Shining Armor
- Lichtenheld, Tom, Everything I Know About Pirates
- Platt, Richard, Eyewitness: Pirate
- Tripp, Valerie, American Girl series
- Van Leeuwen, Jean, Oliver, Amanda and Grandmother Pig
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie
Carnival of Animals
- Byars, Betsy, My Brother, Ant
- Cannon, Janell, Stellaluna
- Cannon, Janell, Verdi
- Carle, Eric, Mister Seahorse
- DiCamillo, Kate, Mercy Watson to the Rescue
- Fowler, Allan, Squirrels and Chipmunks
- Hatkoff, Isabella, Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
- Hoff, Syd, The Horse in Harry's Room
- Kipling, Rudyard, Just So Stories
- Lobel, Arnold, Frog and Toad (series)
- McCloskey, Robert, Make Way for Ducklings
- McMillan, Bruce, Nights of the Pufflings
- Whipple, Laura, Eric Carle's Animals, Animals
- Willems, Mo, Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
Magical Tales
- Aardema, Verna, Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale
- Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales
- Aylesworth, Jim, Gingerbread Man
- Baker, Keith, Magic Fan
- Climo, Shirley, Egyptian Cinderella
- Climo, Shirley, Persian Cinderella
- Grimm's fairy tales
- Jaffe, Nina, The Way Meat Loves Salt
- Johnson-Davies, Denys, Goha the Wise Fool
- Lester, Julius, Sam and the Tigers
- Ryan, Pam Muñoz, Nacho and Lolita
- Stevens, Janet, Coyote Steals the Blanket: An Ute Tale
Field to Table
- Creasy, Rosalind, Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes
- Ehlert, Lois, Growing Vegetable Soup
- Florian, Douglas, Vegetable Garden
- Murphy, Andy, Out and About at the Dairy Farm
- Oller, Erika, The Cabbage Soup Solution
- Palmer, Helen, Fish Out of Water
- Ryan, Pam Muñoz, How Do You Raise a Raisin?
PYP Attitudes
- Henkes, Kevin, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
- Kellogg, Steven, Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett
- Shannon, David, A Bad Case of Stripes
- Thornhill, Jan, The Rumor: A Jataka Tale from India
- Wood, Audrey, Elbert's Bad Word
Math
- Long, Lynette, Dealing with Addition
- Leedy, Loreen, Measuring Penny
- Most, Bernard, How Big were the Dinosaurs?
For Fun
- Allard, Harry, Miss Nelson is Missing
- Baker, Barbara, Digby and Kate and the Beautiful Day
- Bemelmans, Ludwig, Madeline
- Buehner, Caralyn, Fanny's Dream
- Bunting, Eve, The Wednesday Surprise
- Calhoun, Mary, Cross-Country Cat
- Cooney, Barbara, Miss Rumphius
- Curtis, Gavin, The Bat Boy and His Violin
- Fletcher, Ralph, Twilight Comes Twice
- Harper, Dan, Telling Time with Big Mama Cat
- Igus, Toyomi, Two Mrs. Gibsons
- Johnson, Stephen T., Alphabet City
- Krensky, Stephen, Lionel in the Summer
- Kvasnosky, Laura McGee, Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door
- Marshall, Edward, Fox in Love
- McDermott, Gerald, Arrow to the Sun
- McKissack, Patricia C., Messy Bessey's School Desk
- Meddaugh, Susan, Hog-Eye
- Mollel, Tololwa M., Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper!
- Mosel, Arlene, Funny Little Woman
- Nodset, Joan, Go Away, Dog
- O'Neill, Alexis, Loud Emily
- Peet, Bill, Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent
- Pinkney, Gloria, Back Home
- Polacco, Patricia, Mrs. Katz and Tush
- Rathmann, Peggy, Officer Buckle and Gloria
- Rylant, Cynthia, Mr. Putter and Tabby (series)
- Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman, Nate the Great (series)
- Simms, Laura, Rotten Teeth
- Smith, Janice Lee, Wizard and Wart (series)
- Steig, William, Brave Irene
- Suen, Anastasia, Man on the Moon
- Dr. Seuss, Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose
- Van Allsburg, Chris, Garden of Abdul Gasazi
- Waber, Bernard, Ira Sleeps Over
- Wood, Audrey, Heckedy Peg
- Yolen, Jane, Commander Toad and the Voyage Home
- Yolen, Jane, Owl Moon
Classics
- Atwater, Richard, Mr. Popper's Penguins
- Baum, L. Frank, Wizard of Oz
- Cleary, Beverly, Ramona Quimby, Age 8
- Collodi, Carlo, Adventures of Pinocchio
- Dahl, Roald, James and the Giant Peach
- Gannett, Ruth Stiles, My Father's Dragon
- King-Smith, Dick, Babe: the Gallant Pig
- Lewis, C. S., The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Selden, George, Cricket in Times Square
- Travers, P. L., Mary Poppins
- White, E. B., Charlotte's Web