QSI SUGGESTED READING LIST
2007
ELEMENTARY AGE LEVEL / BOOK TITLE AND AUTHOR / READINGLEVEL
(GRADE LEVEL) / INTEREST LEVEL
(GRADE LEVEL) / FOUNTAS & PINNELL
LEVEL
3-4 / FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL / 0.8 / K-3 / H
3-4 / KANGAROO SURPRISE
3-4 / WHERE’S MY TEDDY? / 2.2 / K-3
3-4 / MY EGGS
3-4 / WHAT AM I? / 1.2 / K-3 / G
3-4 / WHERE IS PIG?
3-4 / WHAT A PICNIC!
3-4 / ON A FARM / 0.7 / K-3
3-4 / THE PUPPET SHOW
3-4 / FALL / 1.3 / K-3
3-4 / READ,READ.READ
3-4 / SILLY SANDWICH / C
3-4 / RAINDROPS / 1.1 / K-3 / C
3-4 / WEATHER / 1.0 / K-3 / C
3-4 / II’M HUNGRY / 1.2 / K-3 / D
3-4 / THE HAIRCUT / D
5 / THE WRIGHT GROUP SET A-B-C-D
5 / SPOTLIGHT BOX
5 / SPOTLIGHT ON LITERACY
5 / READING A-Z
5 / WHAT HAS STRISPES / K-3 / C
5 / HIDE AND SEEK / 1.8 / K-3 / D
5 / BEAUTIFUL BUGS / K-3 / F
5 / WHO STOLE THE COOKIES? / 1.3 / K-3
5 / A CLEAN HOUSE FOR A MOLE AND A MOUSE / 1.4 / K-3
5 / I’M A CATERPILLAR / 1.3 / K-3
5 / WHAT IS THAT? SAID THE CAT / 1.3 / K-3 / F
5 / HOW FAR I WILL FLY? / F
5 / HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING? / WB
5 / I CAN SEE / A
5 / WHAT LIKE FRUIT / A
5 / BOOT / C
5 / BO AND PTER / C
5 / I LIKE SHAPES / B
5 / HATS AROUND THE WORLD / C
5 / SWING,SWING ,SWING / B
5 / MY CAT MUFFIN / B
5 / THE BALL GAME / B
5 / DON’T BE LATE / D
5 / THE HAIRCUT / D
5 / I LOVE MUD AND MUD LOVES ME / D
5 / NOT ENOUGH WAR / D
5 / WHAT IS BIG? / D
5 / WINTER IS HERE / D
5 / MY DAD’S TRUCK / E
5 / WHISH HAT TODAY? / E
5 / A TREE CAN BE / E
6 / THE CAT’S MEOW / 1.4 / K-3 / O
6 / AN EGG IS AN EGG / 1.4 / K-3
6 / FIVE LITTLE DUCKS / 1.5 / K-3 / F
6 / DOWN BY THE
BOY / E
6 / EVERYTHING GROWS / 1.5 / K-3
6 / COCA CAN’T WAIT / 1.7 / K-3
6 / BET YOU CAN’T
6 / THE CHICK AND THE DUCKLING / 1.3 / K-3 / D
6 / JASPER’S BEANSTALK / 1.3 / K-3
6 / THE GOOD BAD CAT / D
6 / I WENT WALKING / 1.4 / K-3 / C
6 / RAIN / 1.2 / K-3 / V
6 / MY FRIENDS / 1.3 / K-3 / B
6 / WHERE RABBITS COLOR BOOK / 1.3 / K-3
6 / A HOUSE FOR HERMIT CRAB / 2.2 / K-3
6 / SPARKY / 1.5 / K-3 / F
6 / DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR GO TO CAMP / 1.7 / K-3 / H
6 / MORRIS THE MOOSE / 1.5 / K-3 / H
6 / THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER / 1.3 / K-3
6 / MORE SPAGHETTI, I SAY! / 1.0 / K-3 / H
6 / TEN BLAK DOTS / 1.9 / K-3
6 / “BUZZ” SAID THE BEE / 1.4 / K-3 / G
6 / BATHTIME FOR BISCUIT / 1.1 / K-3
6 / BISCUIT FINDS A FRIEND / 1.1 / K-3 / F
6 / TOGETHER / 1.4 / K-3 / C
6 / DOGS / 1.7 / K-3 / B
6 / LEGS / 1.4 / K-3 / B
6 / LUNCH / 1.6 / K-3 / C
6 / MY CATS / 1.2 / K-3 / A
6 / HOW MANY FISH? / 1.3 / K-3 / B
6 / IN THE FOREST / 1.5 / K-3 / C
6 / LUNCH AT THE ZOO / B
6 / MONKEYS / 1.0 / K-3 / B
6 / WHO LIVES IN A TREE? / 1.0 / K-3 / C
6 / WHO LIVES IN THE ARCTIC? / 1.2 / K-3 / B
6 / IS IT ATIME? / 1.5 / K-3 / C
6 / ONE FOR YOU ONE FOR ME / 1.5 / K-3 / C
6 / WAKE ME IN SPRING / 1.9 / K-3 / J
6 / BRED,BREAD,BREAD / 1.5 / K-3 / F
6 / ITCHY,ITCHY CHICKEN POX / 1.6 / K-3 / F
6 / MONSTER MATH PICNIC / 1.7 / K-3
6 / GEORGE SHRINKS / 1.8 / K-3 / H
6 / I WAS WALKING DOWN THE ROAD / 1.5 / K-3 / H
6 / THE NEW BABY CALF / 1.7 / K-3 / H
6 / WHOSE MOUSE ARE YOU? / 1.5 / K-3
6 / MR. PUTTER AND TABBY WALK THE DOG / 1.9 / K-3 / J
6 / THE LITTLE MOUSE,THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY,AND THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR / 1.8 / K-3
6 / HENNY PENNY / 1.7 / K-3 / I
6 / THE GINGERBREAD MAN / 1.9 / K-3 / G
6 / MONSTER MATH SCHOOL TIME / 1.7 / K-3 / G
6 / I SHOP WITH MY DADDY / 1.5 / K-3 / G
6 / HOW HAVE I GROWN? / 3-6
6 / BLACK BEAR CUB / 1.5 / K-3 / L
6 / A LETTER TO AMY / K
6 / HATTIE AND THE FOX / I
6 / THE STOR OF CHICKEN LEKEN / I
6 / ONE MONDAY MORNING / G
6 / YOU’LL SOON GROW INTO THEM,TITCH / 1.8 / K-3 / H
6 / THE BALL GEME / D
6 / LITTLE SISTER / C
7 / LON PO PO: A RED RIDING HOOD STORY FROM CHINA / 2.6 / K-3 / S
7 / HENRY & MUDGE BOOKS / J
7 / AMELIA BEDELIA, BOOKWORM / 2.6 / K-3 / L
7 / MADELINE’S CHRISTMAS / 2.8 / K-3 / K
7 / COLLECTIONS / 2.8 / K-3 / E
7 / PANCAKES,PANCAKES / 2.5 / K-3 / G
7 / SCHOOL DAYS / 2.8 / 3-6 / U
7 / PLAY BALL,AMELIA BEDELIA / 2.8 / K-3 / L
7 / AMELIA BEDELIA AND THE BABY / 2.0 / K-3 / L
7 / THE SNAIL’S SPELL / 2.0 / K-3
7 / NOW ONE FOOT, NOW THE OTHER / 2.7 / K-3
7 / FLAT STANLEY / 2.2 / K-3 / M
7 / THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS / 2.5 / K-3 / Q
7 / SARAH,PLAIN AND TALL / 2.4 / 3-6 / R
7 / FROG AND TOAD TOGETHER / 2.8 / 3-6 / K
7 / ARTHER’S LOOSE TOOTH / 2.0 / K-3 / K
7 / DAYS WITH FROG AND TOAD / 2.1 / K-3 / K
7 / A TIGER CAME TO DINNER / K-3
7 / A MOTHER FOR CHOCO / 2.5 / K-3
7 / SUN UP, SUN DOWN / 2.9 / K-3 / H
7 / SNOW DAY / 2.4 / K-3 / I
7 / THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR / 2.6 / K-3 / J
7 / DIVING DOLPHIN / 2.6 / K-3
7 / MORRIS GOES TO SCHOOL / 2.1 / K-3 / J
7 / LITTLE BEAR’S FRIEND / 2.6 / K-3
7 / HANRY AND THE LADY NEXT DOOR
7 / SAMMY THE SEAL / 2.0 / K-3 / H
7 / HAPPY BIRTHDAY,DANNY AND THE DINOSAUR / 2.1 / K-3 / H
7 / A KISS FOR THE LITTLE BEAR / 1.9 / K-3 / H
7 / DOWN BY THE BAY / 2.5 / K-3 / E
7 / BISCUIT GOES TO SCHOOL / 2.2 / K-3
7 / FATHER BEAR COMES HOME / 2.4 / K-3 / I
7 / SHEEP IN A SHOP / 1.8 / K-3
7 / COOKIE’S WEEK / 1.7 / K-3 / F
7 / PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY / 1.7 / K-3 / E
7 / MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO / 2.1 / K-3 / E
7 / STONE SOUP / 2.9 / K-3 / J
7 / MOUSE SOUP / 2.2 / K-3 / J
7 / THE MAGIC FISH / 2.0 / K-3 / L
7 / INSECTS / 2.7 / K-3 / J
7 / FOX AND HIS FRIENDS / 2.4 / K-3 / J
7 / TOO MANY PUPPIES / 2.2 / K-3 / J
7 / THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ME / 2.0 / K-3 / I
7 / NOISY NORA / 2.8 / K-3 / I
7 / APPLES AND PUMPKINS / 2.7 / K-3 / I
7 / THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT / 2.5 / K-3 / K
7 / THE BREMEN-TOWN MUSICIANS / 2.4 / K-3 / K
7 / CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG / 2.0 / K-3 / J
7 / FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS / 2.4 / K-3 / K
7 / NATHAN AND NICHOLAS ALEXANDER / 2.0 / K-3 / K
7 / BIG AL / 2.0 / K-3 / L
7 / HOW MUCH IS THAT GUINEA PIG IN THE WINDOW? / 2.9 / K-3 / L
7 / KATE AND THE BIG SNOW / 2.9 / K-3 / L
7 / THE PUPPY WHO WANTED A BOY / 2.7 / K-3 / L
7 / TEACH US, AMELIA BEDELIA / 2.8 / K-3 / L
7 / OWL MOON / 2.9 / K-3 / O
7 / THE BOXCAR CHILDREN / 2.1 / K-3 / O
7 / GEORGE WASHINGTON’S MOTHER / 2.9 / K-3 / M
7 / IT’S MINE / 2.9 / K-3 / P
7 / HATTIE AND THE FOX / 2.0 / K-3 / I
7 / THE STORY OF CHICKEN LICKEN / 2.9 / K-3 / I
7 / HENRY AND MUDGE / 2.5 / K-3 / J
7 / STORM IN THE NIGHT / 2.8 / K-3 / N
7 / MISS RUMPHIUS / 2.9 / K-3 / M
7 / A MOMN FOR ANNA GARCIA / I
7 / WENY’S PUPPY / I
7 / MY SLOPPY TIGER GOES TO SCHOOLL / I
7 / TEENY TINY / I
7 / NEIGHBORHOOD SOUP / I
7 / MY SLOPPY TIGER / I
8 / THE SCHOOLYARD MYSTERY / 3.4 / K-3 / L
8 / SARAH ,PLAIN AND TALL / 3.6 / 3-6 / R
8 / RAMON’S WORLD / O
8 / IF I JUST HAD TWO WINGS / 3.9 / 3-6
8 / TALES OF FOURTH GRADE NOTHING / 3.9 / 3-6 / Q
8 / REVOLUTIONARY WAR ON WEDNESDAY / 3.8 / 3-6 / M
8 / KNEE KNOK RISE / 3-6 / S
8 / THE HUNDRED PENNY BOX / 3.4 / P
8 / OH NO, IT’S ROBERT / 3.9 / 3-6
8 / THOMAS EDISON / 4.0 / 5-8 / K
8 / HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS / 3.5 / 3-6 / R
8 / LITTLES GO TO SCHOOL / M
8 / DINOSAURS BEFORE DARK / 3.3 / 3-6 / M
8 / THE CAT ATE MY GYMSUIT / 3.5 / 5-8 / U
8 / PINKY AND REX AND THE BULLY / 3.9 / K-3 / L
8 / PINKY AND REX / 3.9 / K-3 / L
8 / JUDY MOODY / 3.6 / 3-6 / L
8 / THE IMPORTANT BOOK / 3.0 / 3-6
8 / THE KNIGHT AT DAWN / 3.3 / 3.6 / M
8 / A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER / 3.8 / K-3 / M
8 / MARVIN REDPOST: ALONE IN HIS TEACHER’S HOUSE / 3.1 / 3-6 / M
8 / SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE / 3.8 / K-3
8 / I’LL MEET YOU AT THE CUCUMBERS / 3.5 / K-3
8 / THE HAUNTING OF GRADE THREE / 3.6 / 3-6 / O
8 / SKYLARK / 3.3 / 3-6 / R
8 / THE MUSIC OF DOLPHINS / 3.5 / 3-6 / V
8 / IMOGENE’S ANTLERS / 3.0 / K-3 / L
8 / THE DAY I SAW MY FATHER CRY / 3.2 / K-3
8 / THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE / 3.6 / K-3 / L
8 / THE WIND BLEW / 3.3 / K-3 / J
8 / THIS IS THE BEAR AND THE PICNIC LUNCH / 2.8 / K-3
8 / ON THE GO / 2.7 / K-3
8 / PUMPKIN,PUMPKIN / 2.4 / K-3 / E
8 / ALL TUTUS SHOULK BE PINK / 2.3 / K-3
8 / THE DINOSAUR WHO LIVED IN MY BACKYARD / 3.3 / K-3 / I
8 / PACK 109 / 3.5 / K-3 / J
8 / BEAR’S BARGAIN / 3.3 / K-3 / J
8 / BEDTIME FOR FRANCES / 3.4 / K-3 / K
8 / JAMAICA’S FIND / 3.7 / K-3
8 / LITTLE POLAR BEAR AND THE BRAVE LITTLE HARE / 3.2 / K-3 / K
8 / HAPPY BIRTHDAY,MARTIN LUTHER KING / 3.7 / K-3 / L
8 / HARRY AND WILLY AND CARROTHEAD / 3.3 / K-3 / K
8 / THE LITTLES / 3.7 / K-3 / M
8 / THE LEGEND OF THE BLUEBONNET / 3.7 / 3-6 / O
8 / CITY GREEN / 3.1 / K-3 / L
8 / THE CASE OF THE SECRET MESSAGE / 3.5 / 3-6
8 / HORRIBLE HARRY AND THE ANT INVASION / 3.8 / 3-6 / L
8 / THE POPCORN BOOK / 3.3 / K-3 / N
8 / FIVE TRUE DOG STORIES / 3.0 / K-3
8 / CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS / 3.7 / K-3 / M
8 / CAM JANSEN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE U.F.O / 3.9 / 3-6 / L
8 / FIVE BRAVE EXPLORERS! / 3.2 / K-3 / Q
8 / IF YOU LIVED IN COLONIAL TIMES / 3.5 / K-3 / Q
8 / THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE EARTH / 3.5 / K-3 / P
8 / “WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE” THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN / 3.0 / 3-6
8 / TEAMMATES / 2.9 / K-3 / S
8 / THE LITTLE PAINTER OF SABANA GRANDE / 3.2 / K-3 / M
8 / I HAVE A DREAM:THE STORY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING / 3.0 / 3-6 / O
8 / SARAH MORTON’S DAY / 3.3 / K-3 / Q
8 / THE ADVENTURES OF SPIDER / 3.5 / 3-6 / R
8 / WEATHER WORDS AND WHAT THEY MEAN / 3.2 / K-3 / R
8 / PIRATES DON’T WEAR PINK SUNGLASSES / 3.8 / 3-6 / M
8 / THE ADVENTURES OF BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS / 3-6
8 / MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.DAY / 3.4 / K-3 / L
8 / MOTHER HIPPOPOTAMUS / LB
9 / LOVE THAT DOG / 4.1 / 3-6 / T
9 / JESS AND THE RUNAWAY GRANDPA / 4.9 / 3-6
9 / AMBER BROWN IS FEELING BLUE / 4.0 / 3-6 / N
9 / IT’S ALL GREEK TO ME / 4.0 / 3-6 / P
9 / THE VIEW FROM SATERDAY / 4.8 / 3-6 / U
9 / THE SECRET OF GABI’S DRESSER / 4.3 / 3-6
9 / TREASURE ISLAND / 4.8 / 5-8 / F
9 / GOLDSTONE / 4.8 / 5-8
9 / NUMBERING ALL THE BONES / 4.5 / 5-8 / Y
9 / ZLATA’S DAIRY / 4.0 / 5-8 / X
9 / THE BFG / 4.9 / 3-6 / U
9 / STOEN FOX / 4.7 / 3-6 / P
9 / BUNNICULA / 4.9 / 3-6 / Q
9 / LEAVING FOOTPRINTS
9 / THE KID IN THE RED JAKET / 4.5 / 3-6
9 / LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE / 4.3 / 3-6 / Q
9 / CHARLOTTE’S WEB / 4.4 / 3-6 / R
9 / THE BEADED MOCCASINS / 4.8 / 3-6
9 / THE REPORT CARD / 3.5 / 3-6 / R
9 / SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE / 3.9 / 3-6 / P
9 / THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX / 4.1 / 3-6 / U
9 / STANLEY,FLAT AGAIN / 4.3 / K-3
9 / SUPERFUDGE / 4.0 / 3-6 / Q
9 / TALES OF FOURTH GRADE NOTHING / 3.9 / 3.6 / Q
9 / BLACK BEAUTY / 4.2 / 3-6
9 / HOMELESS BIRD / 4.1 / 3-6 / X
9 / ELLA ENCHANTED / 4.2 / 3-6 / U
9 / ARE YOU THERE GOD? ITS ME MARGARET / 4.1 / 3-6 / T
9 / PHOENIX RISING / 3.8 / 5-8 / W
9 / EVERYBODY COOKS RICE / 4.4 / K-3 / M
9 / AMBER BROWN IS NOT CRAYON / 3.8 / 3-6 / N
9 / THE SPRAY-PAINT MYSTERY / 3.6 / 3-6 / O
9 / W.K.KELLOGG / 4.4 / K-3
9 / IN THE CITY / 4.1 / 3-6 / C
9 / A FUNNY MAN / 4.3 / 5-8 / E
9 / BOUNDLESS GRACE / 4.1 / K-3 / M
9 / BORREGUITA AND THE COYOTE / 4.5 / K-3 / O
9 / RUMPELSTILSKIN / 3-6
9 / THE MOST WONDERFUL DOLL IN THE WORLD / 4.6 / 3.6 / O
9 / DOLPHIN’S FIRST DAY / 4.1 / K-3
9 / HURRICANES / 4.3 / 3-6 / T
9 / LLAMA PAJAMAS / 4.2 / 3-6 / N
9 / LUCKY STONE / 4.1 / K-3 / P
9 / THERE’S A HAMSTER IN MY LUNCHBOX / 4.1 / 3-6
9 / TRUE STORIES ABOUT ABRAHAM LINCOLN / 4.6 / K-3 / O
9 / FUR,FEATHERS, AND FLIPPERS / 4.0 / 3-6 / T
9 / SWEET CLARA AND THE FREEDOM QUILT / 4.5 / K-3 / S
9 / A PICTURE BOOK OF HARRIET TUBMAN / 4.7 / K-3 / M
9 / PHOEBE THE SPY / 4.0 / 3-6 / R
9 / IF YOU GREW UP WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON / 4.1 / K-3 / Q
9 / CATWINGS / 3-6 / N
9 / THE SECRET SOLDIER: THE STORY OF DEBORAH SAMPSON / 4.3 / 3-6
9 / THE GOLDEN GOBLET / 4.0 / 5-8 / V
9 / A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO / 4.2 / 5-8 / V
9 / CONFUCIUS: THE GOLDEN RULLE / 4.3 / 3-6
10 / CHILDTIMES / 5.6 / 5-8 / X
10 / RAMONA FOREVER / 5.1 / 3-6 / O
10 / JUSTIN AND THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD / 5.2 / 3-6 / P
10 / LOSER / 5.2 / 3-6 / U
10 / SHILOH / 5.0 / 3-6 / R
10 / COCKROACH COOTIES / 5.1 / 3-6
10 / THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE / 5.7 / 5-8
10 / THE REVENGE OF THE SHADOW KING / 5.1 / 3-6 / Z
10 / THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER / 5.7 / 5-8 / T
10 / TUCK EVERLASTING / 5.4 / 5-8 / V
10 / A TALE OF TWO CITIES / 5.0 / 5-8
10 / LOOKING FOR X / 5.6 / 5-8
10 / JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED THE KEY / 5.1 / 5-8 / T
10 / JULIE OF THE WOLVES / 5.6 / 5-8 / U
10 / OLD YELLER / 5.4 / 5-8 / V
10 / THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH / 5.4 / 5-8 / W
10 / THE PIGMAN / 5.9 / YA / Z
10 / THE MAGNIFICIENT MUMMY MAKER / 5.4 / 5-8
10 / THE LITTLE PRINCE / 5.3 / 5-8 / X
10 / JACOB HAVE I LOVE / 5.8 / 5-8 / X
10 / THE WAR OF THE WORLDS / 5.8 / YA / Z
10 / THE CHOCOLATE WAR / 5.9 / YA
10 / ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS / 5.5 / 5-8 / V
10 / MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN / 5.0 / 5-8 / U
10 / THE WIND OF THE WILLOWS / 5.9 / 5-8
10 / A WRINKLE IN TIME / 5.2 / 5-8 / K
10 / A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE / 5.0 / 5-8 / Z
10 / RAMONA THE BRAVE / 5.6 / 3-6 / O
10 / HOLES BY LOUIS SACHAR / 6.0 / 5-8
10 / THE BOY WHO TURNED INTO A TV SET / 5.5 / 3-6
10 / BET YOU CAN’T / 5.0 / K-3
10 / THE OUTSIDERS / 5.0 / YA / Z
10 / RASCAL / 4.8 / 3-6 / V
10 / RIMANA QUIMBY AGE 8
10 / NUMBER THE STARS / 4.9 / 5-8 / U
10 / MONSTER OF THE MONTH CLUB / 5.3 / 3-6
10 / THE WAR OF THE WORDS
10 / THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE / 5.1 / 3-6 / R
10 / THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER / 5.1 / 3-6
10 / PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH / 5.4 / 5-8 / W
10 / NOTES FROM ALIAR AND HER DOG / 4.0 / 5-8
10 / WRINGER / 5.5 / 5-8 / U
10 / BECOUSE OF WINN-DIXIE / 5.4 / 3-6 / R
10 / THE CONTEST / 5.1 / 3-6 / K