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St. Jerome School Write in your reader's
journal about your book for our "Read for Success Program."
See information in the
introductory letter. Turn the journal into the Library in the
fall to get a coupon to spend at the Book Fair in November. |
Early Readers: These books can be read independently or aloud to a parent.
| Averill, Esther | The Fire Cat |
| Wiseman, Bernard | Morris Goes to School |
| Hoff, Syd | Chester * |
| Kessler, Leonard | Here Comes the Strikeout |
| Minarik, | Little Bear (and series) |
| Bonsall, Crosby | The Case of the Hungry Stranger * |
| Hoban, Lillian | Arthur’s Prize Reader * |
| Van Leeuwen, Jean | Tales of Oliver Pig (and series) |
| Marshall, Edward | Fox on the Job (and series) |
| Rylant, Cynthia - | Henry and Mudge - The First Book (and series) |
| Zion, Gene | Harry and the Lady Next Door |
Short Chapter Books:
| Adler, David A and Natti, Susanna | Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery |
| Avi | Abigail Takes the Wheel |
| Daly-Weir, Catherine | Knights |
| Herman, Gail and Ripken, Cal | Cal Ripken, Jr: Play Ball! |
| Sharmat, Marjorie | Nate the Great (and series) |
Short Chapter Books- more difficult selections:
| Alder, David | Cam Jansen Series |
| hurwitz, Johanna | Busy body Nora (and other Nora books) |
| Osborne, Mary Pope | Magic Tree House Series |
Longer Books:
| Cleary, Beverly | Henry Huggins |
| Cleary, Beverly | Mouse and the Motorcycle |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly | Mary Moon Is Missing |
| Haywood, Carolyn | Betsy's Play School |
| Parish, Peggy | Clues in the Woods (and series) |
| Wilder, Laura Ingalls | Little House Series |
Science - Readable books for the science enthusiast.
| Harper: Science I Can Read Series: | |
| Cowley, Joy and Bishop, Nic | Red-eyed tree frog |
| Hoping,, Lorraine Jean and Wheeler, Jody | Wild Weather |
| Chenery, Janet | Wolfie* |
| Morris, Robert | Dolphin |
| Eyewitness Readers (all levels) | |
| Step-up and Step Into Books from Random House | |
| Cole, Joanne | Hungry Hungry Sharks |
| Milton, Joyce | Whales, the Gentle Giants |
| The Nature Series | Animals Do the Strangest Things |
| Children's Press | New True Series |
Read Aloud Selections
Picture Books - any titles included on the first grade list of picture books can also be read.
| Bunting, Eve | Butterfly House |
| Craft, Charlotte and Craft, Kinuko | King Midas and the Golden Touch |
| Daly, Niki | Jamela's Dress |
| De Paola, Tomie | Big Anthony: His Story |
| Fleischman, Paul and Hawkes, Keven | Weslandia |
| George, Jean | Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary |
| Hearne, Betsy | Steven Brave Women |
| Kipling, Rudyard | Rikki Tikki Tavi |
| Lester, Julius | Sam and the Tigers |
| Mollel, Tololwa M and Lewis, Earl B. | My Rows and Piles of Coins |
| Peet, Bill | Chester the Worldly Pig (and other Bill Peet) |
| Stanley, Dianne | Saving Sweetness |
| Wiesner, David | Sector 7 |
Chapter Books- Good choice to read together
| Burnett, Frances | The Secret Garden |
| Burnett, Frances | A Little Princess |
| Butterworth, Oliver | The Enormous Egg |
| Howe, Deborah | Bunnicula |
| Kipling, Rudyard | The Jungle Book |
| Lawson, Robert | Ben and Me |
| Lawson, Robert | Rabbit Hill |
| Wilder, Laura Ingalls | Farmer Boy |
* See other books in this series by the same author