FIRST EASY READERS
Berenstain Old Hat New Hat
Bonsall And I mean it, Stanley
Coxe Big Egg
Eastman *Go, Dog, Go
Hawkins Jen the Hen
Leonard My Pal Al
Le Sieg Ten Apples Up on Top
Matthias I Love Cats
McKissack Who is Who?
Moncure Stop! Go! Word Bird
Ruane *Boats, Boats, Boats
Seuss *Hop on Pop
Stadler Cat at Bat
Vogel Come on, Play Ball
Wolcott My Shadow
Ziefert Little Red Hen
NOW I CAN READ!
Bulla Daniel’s Duck
Chorao Oink and Pearl
Coerr *The Josefina Story Quilt
Cole Bony-Legs
Coville Sarah’s Unicorn
Eastman *Are You My Mother?
Hoban Arthur’s Honey Bear
Hoff *Danny and the Dinosaur
Kessler Old Turtle’s Winter Games
Kleve I See a Sign
LeSieg Wacky Wednesday
Lewis *Hill of Fire
Lobel *Days with Frog and Toad
Marshall *Three By the Sea
Minarik *Little Bear
Monjo *The Drinking Gourd
Parish *Amelia Bedelia
Roop Keep the Lights Burning Abby
Rylant *Henry and Mudge
Rylant Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea
Schwartz In a Dark, Dark Room
Seuss *Green Eggs and Ham
Stadler Snail Saves the Day
Tidd The Best Pet Yet
Wetterer Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
Wiseman *Morris and Boris
Yolen Commander Toad in Space
Sleeping Ugly
Ziefert Rabbit and Hare Divide an Apple
DON’T MISS THESE!
Bang Wiley and the Hairy Man
Kessler Old Turtle’s 90 Knock-Knocks, Jokes, and Riddles
Marshall Fox on Wheels
Quackenbush Detective Mole and the Secret Clues
Ready…Set…Read! The Beginning Reader’s Treasury compiled by Cole and Calmenson
Rockwell The Story Snail
Ross *M & M and the Haunted House Mystery
Sharmat Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps
Zion Harry and the Lady Next Door
All these authors have written other good books, as well. Starred books titles, and others, may be available in Spanish.
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Nonfiction Titles to Help You Choose More Great Books
Barstow Beyond Picture Books: a guide to first readers
Wilson Books for Children to Read Alone
This recommended list prepared by School and Public Librarians Association of the Monterey Bay Area (SPLAMBA) 10/01