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The
following books have been screened by the authors of Straight Talk About Reading and
are recommended for first grade children:
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hardcover, softcover, library binding, with an audio cassette, etc. In most cases,
we have linked to the softcover edition. Please explore other variations if this
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First Grade
Recommended Books
First Grade
Beginning Reader - First Stage
Author |
Title |
Publisher
Copyright Date |
Lexile Score |
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| Brown, Laura Krasny |
Rex and Lilly:
Playtime Rex and Lilly:
Family Time |
Little, Brown, 1995 |
30
40 |
| Seuss, Dr. |
Hop on Pop |
Random House Beginner Books, 1963 |
157 |
| Eastman, P.D. |
Go Dog Go |
Random House Beginner Books, |
< 10 |
| Ziefert, Harriet |
Cat Games |
Penguin, 1988 |
124 |
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Harry Goes to Fun Land |
Penguin, 1987 |
182 |
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A New House for Mole and Mouse |
Penguin, 1987 |
163 |
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Recommended Books
First Grade
Beginning Reader - Second Stage
Author |
Title |
Publisher
Copyright Date |
Lexile Score |
| Bonsall, Crosby |
Who’s Afraid of the Dark |
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90 |
| Cocca-Leffler, Maryann |
Ice Cold Birthday |
Grosset & Dunlap, 1992 |
140 |
| Edwards, Roberta |
Five Silly Fishermen |
Random House, 1989 |
57 |
| Herman, Gail |
What a Hungry Puppy! |
Grosset & Dunlop, 1993 |
66 |
| Hoff, Syd |
Danny and the
Dinosaur Sammy the Seal |
HarperCollins, 1986
HarperCollins, 1959 |
100
40 |
| Parish, Peggy |
Be Ready at Eight |
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140 |
| Seuss, Dr. |
The Cat in the Hat |
Random House, 1985 Houghton Mifflin, 1957 |
150 |
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish |
Random House, 1960 |
260 |
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| Picture Books |
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| Bridwell, Norman |
Clifford the Big Red Dog |
Scholastic, 1963 |
260 |
| Brown, Margaret Wise |
Goodnight Moon |
Harper & Row, 1947 |
250 |
| Bourgeois, Paulette |
Franklin is
Bossy Franklin
is Messy |
Scholastic, 1993 |
220
350 or 210 ? |
| Carle, Eric |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar |
Putnam & Grosset, 1969 |
200 |
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The Very Busy Spider |
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230 |
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Do You Want to Be My Friend? |
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| Crew, Donald |
Freight Train |
Scholastic, 1879 William Morrow |
220 |
| Martin, Jr., Bill and Eric Carle |
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? |
Holt, 1983 |
n/a |
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Recommended Books
First Grade
Beginning Reader - Third Stage
Author |
Title |
Publisher
Copyright Date |
Lexile Score |
| Series Books |
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| Christian, Mary Blount |
Penrod |
Macmillan, (out of print). |
n/a |
| Cosby, Bill |
The Meanest Thing to Say |
Little Bill Books, |
350 |
| Lobel, Arnold |
Frog and Toad All Year |
HarperCollins, |
210 |
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Frog and Toad Together |
HarperCollins, 1970 |
330 |
| Marshall, Edward |
Fox on the Job |
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140 |
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Fox in Love |
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220 |
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Fox on Wheels |
Penguin Books, 1983 |
170 |
| Minarik, Else Holmelund |
Little Bear |
HarperCollins, 1957 |
370 |
| Parish, Peggy |
Amelia Bedelia |
HarperCollins, 1963 |
120 |
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Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia |
HarperCollins, 1972 |
230 |
| Rylant, Cynthia |
Mr. Putter and
Tabby Walk the Dog Henry and Mudge
in the Family Trees |
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270
400 |
| Van Leeuwen, Jean |
Oliver Pig at School |
Penguin, 1990 |
340 |
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| Other Books |
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| Bonsall, Crosby |
The Case of the Hungry Stranger |
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240 |
| Christian, Mary Blount |
The Toady and Dr. Miracle |
Simon & Schuster, 1985 |
290 |
| Hoban, Russell |
Bedtime for Frances |
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360 |
| King, P.E. |
Down on the Funny Farm |
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212 |
| Sharmat, Marjorie |
Nate the Great |
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130 |
| Zion, Gene |
Harry and the Lady Next Door |
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350 |
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| Picture Books |
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| Allard, Harry & James Marshall |
Miss Nelson Is Missing |
Houghton Mifflin, 1977 |
340 |
| Hutchins, Pat |
The Doorbell Rang |
Scholastic, 1986 |
310 |
| Rey, H.A. |
Curious George |
Houghton Mifflin, 1941 |
400 |
| Shaw, Nancy |
Sheep in a Jeep |
Houghton Mifflin |
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| Waber, Bernard |
Ira Sleeps Over |
Houghton Mifflin, 1972 |
310 |
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Recommended Books to Read-Aloud
to a First Grade Student
Author |
Title |
Publisher
Copyright Date |
| Each Chapter is a Different Story |
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| Bennett, William |
The
Children’s Book of Virtues |
Simon & Schuster, 1995 |
| Milne, A.A. |
The World of Pooh |
Penguin, 1926, 1928 |
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| Short Chapter Books |
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| various authors |
The American Girl Collection, series Molly, Addy, Kirsten, Felicity, Samantha |
Pleasant Company, various |
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| Longer Chapter Books |
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| Atwater, Richard and Florence |
Mr. Popper’s Penguins |
Little, Brown, 1938 |
| Lindgren, Astrid |
Pippi Longstocking |
Viking Press, 1950 |
| Warner, Gertrude |
The Boxcar Children This link is to vols. 1-4. There are about
25 in the series, all good. |
Alfred Whitman, 1942 |
| White, E.B. |
Charlotte’s Web |
Harper & Row, 1953 |
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