Books for the Beginning Reader
Billy and Milly, Short and Silly! by Eve Feldman
Dogku by Andrew Clements
Pearl and Wagoner by Kate McMullan
Stinky by Eleanor Davis
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Mr. Putter and Tabby by Cynthia Rylant
Ready, Set, Read — and Laugh! A Funny Treasury for Beginning Readers compiled by Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman
T-Rex Is Missing by Tomie dePaola
Pirate School by Cathy East Dubowski
Dino Riddles by Katy Hall
Drip, Drop by Sarah Weeks
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman
Digby and Kate by Barbara Baker
Fly Guy by Ted Arnold
Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems
Zelda and Ivy by Laura Mcgee Kvasnosky
Books About Real Things
What the Sea Saw by Stephanie St. Pierre
Panda Kindergarten by Joanne Ryder
Zoo-ology by Joelle Jolivet
Nic Bishop Frogs by Nic Bishop
Wolfsnail by Sarah C. Campbell
I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakite
If You Decide to Go to the Moon by Faith McNulty
I Face the Wind by Vicki Cobb
How are You Peeling? Foods with Moods by Saxton Freymann & Joost Elffers
At Gleason’s Gym by Ted Lewin
Ballerina Dreams by Lauren Thompson and Joann Ferrara
Two Old Potatoes and Me by John Coy
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins
Those Building Men by Angela Johnson
We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania by Laurie Krebs
Dinomania: Things to Do With Dinosaurs by Mick Manning
What's Up, What's Down by Lola M. Schaefer
Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship by Isabella & Craig Hatkoff & Paula Kahumbu
Ask Someone to Read These to You
A Giraffe and a Half by Shel Silverstein
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning
Zen Shorts by Jon Muth
Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph Bruchac
The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch
Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Rosenthal
There’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
Redwoods by Jason Chin
Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales by Lucy Cousins
The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash
I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll
Martina: The Beautiful Cockroach by Carmen Agra Deedy
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black
Parts and More Parts by Ted Arnold
Robot Zot! by Jon Scieszka
I’m Bad by Kate and Jim McMullan
The Cheese by Margie Palatini
Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates by Patrick O’Brien and Kevin O’Malley
My Name Is Yoon by Helen Recorvits
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Authors to Look For
David A. Adler
Eric Carle
Jan Brett
Stan and Jan Berenstain
Marc Brown
Joanna Cole
Doreen Cronin
Tomie DePaola
Lois Ehlert
Gail Gibbons
Kevin Henkes
Steven Kellogg
Eric Kimmel
Helen Lester
Leo Lionni
James Marshall
David McPhail
Pat Mora
Robert Munsch
Jerry Pinkney
Cynthia Rylant
Richard Scarry
Maurice Sendak
Dr. Seuss
Nancy Shaw
Janet Stevens
Mo Willems
Vera B. Williams
Karma Wilson
Audrey & Don Wood
Jane Yolen
Charlotte Zolotow
Summertime Tales
The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems
Bats at the Library by Brian Lies
Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp by Denise Fleming
Let’s Do Nothing by Tony Fucile
Lousy Rotten Stinking Grapes by Margie Palatini
Night Lights by Susan Gal
Princess Hyacinth (A Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated) by Florence Parry Heide
One Hot Summer Day by Nina Crews
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee
Thunder-Boomer! by Shutta Crum
Wave by Suzy Lee
The Hello-Goodbye Window by Norton Jester
Hats Off for the Fourth of July! by Harriet Ziefert
Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London
Lemonade for Sale by Stuart J. Murphy
Berryessa Union School District
Summertime Recommended Reads
For Kindergarteners and First Graders