Recommended Reading for Pre-K students:-

Note:  these are books someone will probably need to read to the student.  Invest the time; it will be worth it!

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Kindergarten Suggested Reading List

Kindergarten students are exposed to over 2000 books during the school year. The following is a sample.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,                             Judith Viorst

Alligator Baby                                                                      Robert Munsch

Charlie the Caterpillar                                                        Dom Deluise

Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom                                             Bill Martin

Countdown to Kindergarten                                                Nonfiction

Down at the Farm                                                                 Nonfiction

Fish Eyes                                                                               Lois Ehleert

In a Small, Small Pond                                                       Denise Fleming

Little Bear                                                                           Else Minarik

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile                                                           Benard Waber

Miss Bindergarten gets Ready                                         Joseph Slate

Stars, Stars, Stars                                                              Nonfiction

Stone Soup                                                                           Marcia Wise Brown

Tadpole to Frog                                                                   Nonfiction

The Grouchy Ladybug                                                        Eric Carle

The Moon Book                                                                   Nonfiction

The Rainbow Fish                                                                Marcus Pfister

The Very Hungry Caterpillar                                            Eric Carle

Biscuit                                Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Berenstein Bears             Jan and Stan Berenstein

Clifford                                Norman Bridwell

Arthur                                  Marc Brown

Frog and Toad                    Arnold Lobel

Henry and Mudge              Cynthias Rylant

Junie B. Jones                    Barbara Park

Franklin                               Bourgeois

Little Bear                            Minarik

Curious George                  Rey

Olivia                                    Ian Falconer

Various Books by different authors

Including but not limited to:

 ALSO:

The Enormous Turnip                             Alexi Tolstoy

Hattie and the Fox                                    Mem Fox

Sheep in a Jeep                                        Nancy Shaw

A Dozen Dogs                                          Harriet Ziefert

The Foot Book                                          Dr. Seuss

The Eye Book                                           Theo LeSieg

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse                 Kevin Henkes

2nd Grade Reading List

·  Alexander and the Horrible , No Good Very Bad Day - Judith Viorst

·  Amelia Bedelia - Peggy Parish

·  Any title from the Berenstain Bears Series - Stan and Jan Berenstain

·  Any title from the Curious George Series - H. A. Rey

·  Any title from the Henry and Mudge Series - Cynthia Rylant

·  Any title from the Horrible Harry Series - Suzy Kline

·  Any title from the Madeleine Series - Ludwig Bemelmans

·  Any title from the Magic School Bus Series - Cole and Degan

·  Any title from the Magic Tree House Series - Mary Pope Osborne

·  Any title from the Nate the Great Series - Marjorie W. Sharmat

·  Arthur’s Eyes - Marc Brown

·  Corduroy - Don Freeman

·  Flat Stanley - Jeff Brown

·  Frederick - Leo Lionni

·  George and Martha - James Marshall

·  How Much is a Million? - David Kellogg

·  If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Joffe Numeroff

·  Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy - Barbara Park

·  Millions of Cats - Wanda Gag

·  Miss Nelson is Missing - James Allard

·  Miss Rumphius - Barbara Cooney

·  Mouse Soup - Arnold Lobel

·  Owl Moon - Jane Yolen

·  Stellaluna - Janell Cannon

·  Strega Nona - Tomie DePaola

·  Sylvester and the Magic Pebble - William Steig

·  The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein

·  The Great Kapok Tree - Lynne Cherry

·  The Josefina Story Quilt - Eleanor Coerr

·  The Rainbow Fish - Marcus Pfister

·  The True Story of the Three Little Pigs - Jon Scieszka

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4th Grade Read Alouds (Enjoyment)

Assigned/Project Classroom Reads

Summer Books to Read

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5th Grade Suggested Reading List

5th Grade Comedian                                          Elizabeth Levy

Anastasia Krupnik                                            Lois Lowry

Bad Case of Stripes                                           David Shannon

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory                  Roald Dahl

Chicken Soup                                                 

Island of the Blue Dolphins                               Scott O’Dell

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh                    Robert O’Brien

Nothing’s Fair in the 5th Grade                       Barthe DeClements

Old Yeller                                                             Fred Gipson

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry                          Mildred Taylor

Shh, We’re Writing the Constitution             Jean Fritz

Tar Beach                                                            Faith Ringgold

Thank you, Mr. Fauker                                     P. Polacco

The Worst School Year Ever                            Barbara Robinson

Tuck Everlasting                                               Natalie Babbitt

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