• Adventure
  • The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy
  • The Eraserheads
  • Nightsong
  • Red Ted and the Lost Things
  • The Seven Seas
  • Zoom
• Animals
  • A Home for Bird
  • Bats at the Ballgame
  • A Bedtime for Bear
  • A Birthday for Bear
  • But Who Will Bell the Cats?
  • The Cow That Was the Best Moo-ther
  • Fox Walked Alone
  • Guinea Pigs Add Up
  • Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates
  • The Hermit Crab
  • Learning to Fly
  • Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes
  • Lucky Ducklings
  • Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India
  • Nightsong
  • Oh, Harry!
  • Once Upon a Twice
  • One Cool Friend
  • Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under
  • Pigeon & Pigeonette
  • Seababy: A Little Otter Returns Home
  • The Sniffles for Bear
  • Tough Chicks
  • A Visitor for Bear
  • The Voyage of Turtle Rex
  • Wendel's Workshop
  • Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa
  • Zoom
• Anthologies
  • Treasured Classics
  • Zoom
• Bears
  • Bedtime for Bear
  • A Birthday for Bear
  • Otto the Book Bear
  • Red Ted and the Lost Things
  • The Sniffles for Bear
  • Ugly Pie
  • A Visitor for Bear
• Bedtime
  • A Bedtime for Bear
  • The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy
  • Goodnight, Goodnight Contruction Site
• Classics
  • Ant and Grasshopper
  • The Night Before Christmas
  • The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
  • Regards to the Man in the Moon
  • Thumbelina
  • The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
  • Treasured Classics
• Concept
  • Guinea Pigs Add up
  • Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under
• Countries & Cultures
  • Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under
• Dinosaurs
  • Brontorina
  • The Dinosaur Tooth Fairy
  • The Dinosaur's Night Before Christmas
  • The Voyage of Turtle Rex
• Families
  • April and Esme, Tooth Fairies
  • Flora's Very Windy Day
  • Two Little Boys From Toolittle Toys
• Fantasy
  • Little Elephants
• Fiction for the Young
  • April and Esme, Tooth Fairies
  • Little Croc's Purse
• Folk Literature
  • Ant and Grasshopper
  • But Who Will Bell the Cats?
  • Lousy, Rotten, Stinkin' Grapes
  • Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
  • Jacques and the Beanstalk
  • Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India
  • Thumbelina
  • The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
  • Treasured Classics
  • Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa
• Friendship
  • A Home for Bird
  • Ant and Grasshopper
  • Argus
  • Clown
  • Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon
  • Learning to Fly
  • Nugget & Fang
  • Otis and the Tornado
  • Pigeon & Pigeonette
  • Red Ted and the Lost Things
  • The Sea Serpent & Me
  • A Sick Day for Amos McGee
• Historical Fiction
  • Fox Walked Alone
  • Jonah's Whale
• Holidays/Special Days
  • The Dinosaur's Night Before Christmas
  • Drummer Boy
  • The Fourth King: The Story of the Other Wise Man
  • The Gingerbread Pirates
  • The Great Pumpkin Switch
  • I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie
  • Mrs. McMurphy's Pumpkin
  • The Night Before Christmas
  • The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
  • Once Upon a Twice
  • Over the River and Through the Wood
  • The Pumpkin Fair
  • Pumpkin Town!: Or Nothing Is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins
  • Tacky's Christmas
  • Thanksgiving Is Here!
  • Turk and Runt: A Thanksgiving Comedy
  • Turkey Surprise
  • The Ugly Pumpkin
  • The Very Best Pumpkin
• Humor/Nonsense
  • Argus
  • A Bedtime for Bear
  • A Birthday for Bear
  • Brontorina
  • Chopsticks
  • The Cow That Was the Best Moo-ther
  • The Emperor of Absurdia
  • Epossumondas Plays Possum
  • A Flea in the Ear
  • Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates
  • How to Train a Train
  • Manny's Cows: The Niagara Falls Tale
  • A Mighty Fine Time Machine
  • Millie Waits for the Mail
  • On Top of Spaghetti
  • One Cool Friend
  • The Perfect Nest
  • The Sea Serpent & Me
  • The Sniffles for Bear
  • The Storm Is Coming!
  • Tacky Goes to Camp
  • Tough Chicks
  • The Underground Gators
  • A Visitor for Bear
• Insects
  • Ant and Grasshopper
  • Up, Up, and Away
• Nature
  • The Clever Stick
  • The Red Poppy
  • Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
• Nonfiction
  • The Red Poppy
  • Seababy: A Little Otter Returns Home
  • Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
• Oceans, Lakes, Rivers & Ponds
  • The Hermit Crab
  • Nugget & Fang
• Rhythm & Rhythm
  • Bats at the Ballgame
  • Goodnight, Goodnight Contruction Site
  • Guinea Pigs Add up
  • Oh, Harry!
  • Once Upon a Twice
  • Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under
  • The Seven Seas
• Series
  • A Visitor for Bear
  • A Birthday for Bear
  • A Bedtime for Bear
  • The Sniffles for Bear
  • Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India
  • Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa
• Sports
  • Casey Back at Bat
  • Bats at the Ballgame
• Trains, Planes, Cars & Boats
  • How to Train a Train
  • Otis and the Tornado
• Toys
  • Two Little Boys from Toolittle Toys
• Wordless
  • Chalk
  • Clown

 

Easy-To-Read Books

As Children develop their reading skills, parents should read these books aloud. Eventually children will enjoy switching roles and re-reading these books on their own. Never should easy-to-read books replace read-aloud books, as both are needed.

Wordless Books

Children are now ready for more complex wordless books because they require closer attention and examination. Details must be interpreted in order to understand what is happening. This skill will help children in their reading comprehension.

Information Books

At this age, children have an appetite for information about the real world, and they are beginning to understand the existence of faraway places. They are fascinated by what dinosaurs ate, where they lived, and how they looked.

 

First Grade Recent Releases

Ant and Grasshopper
Argus
Little Croc's Purse
Lucky Ducklings
Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India
Oh, Harry!
Nightsong
Nugget & Fang: Friends Forever—or Snack Time?
Otis and the Tornado
Otto the Book Bear
Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under
Seababy: A Little Otter Returns Home
The Seven Seas
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
Treasured Classics
Voyage of Turtle Rex

Folktales

Children now have a greater grasp of the real and make-believe. Stories that were once too frightening are no longer intimidating to them. These tales belong to "once upon a time" and are adventurous places to visit. Stories should contain good triumphing over evil. If there is danger involved, it should demand great courage.

Fairy Tales

Through fairy tales children understand and cope with struggles in life. Characters meet obstacles and are victorious, often gaining a kingdom and along with the respect of everyone. Unlike myths that have tragic endings, or fables that teach lessons, fairy tales should always end happily. Even though children are ready for more sophisticated fairy tales now, they still are not ready for the more gruesome ones.

Concept Books

As children master their letters and numbers, they now enjoy books that go beyond the simple matching object with symbols. Many riddle-like alphabet books are definitely more challenging.

Poetry

Listening is still a priority rather than reading. Children enjoy the rhythmic sounds of verse and enjoy chanting all or parts of a particular favorite. Children seem to enjoy nonsense verse and the fun of playing with words.