READING LIST FOR ENTERING 1ST GRADE

The Tenafly Public School Lists went out this week so if your child hasn't brought one home yet, they should in the next few days. For easier access, I'll be posting each grade's school list here on the Tenafly Library Blog as I add our own call numbers to the lists.

Please keep in mind that these lists are a guildline and not required reading. Tenafly Public Library owns many of the books from the lists, but not all of them. If there is a book on the list you child wishes to read which we do NOT own, we can ILL (Inter-library Loan) the book from another libray in BCCLS or you can visit any nearby library in BCCLS and use your Tenafly Library Card there.

Here is the first of the lists:

(Suggested Books for Students Entering 1st Grade )

READ-ALOUD LIST
These books have been recommended by top national reading and writing experts. Recent award-winning books have been included. We urge you to read books that interest your child. Once you find an author or topic on this list that excites your child, read more books by that same author or on that same topic. Try to select an assortment of fiction and nonfiction titles, if possible. But, the key is for your child to want to read more and more. So, the final word is to read whatever your child wants and have fun!

Ahlborough, Jez. Hit the Ball Duck!
J P Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing!
J 595.789 All Allen, Judy and Humphries, Tudor. Are You a Butterfly?
J 595.76 All Allen, Judy and Humphries, Tudor. Are You a Ladybug?
J 594.3 All Allen, Judy and Humphries, Tudor. Are You a Snail?
J 595.44 All Allen, Judy and Humphries, Tudor. Are You a Spider?
Baker, Jeannie. Home.
J P Barrett, Judith. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
J P Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. (series)
Blanco, Alberto. Angel’s Kite.
J P Brown, Marc. Arthur books * now has chapter books as well J Fic Brown
J P Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
J P Chodos-Irvine, Margaret. Ella Sarah Gets Dressed.
J P Church, Caroline Jayne. Digby Takes Charge.
J P Church, Caroline Jayne. Little Apple Goat.
Cisneros, Sandra. Hairs/Pelitos.
J R Cobb, Annie. Wheels.
J 551.51 Cob Cobb, Vicki. I Face the Wind.
J Readalong Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius.
Cooper, Elisha, Bear Dreams.
Cowley, Joy. Red-Eyed Tree Frog.
J 398.8 Nei Crews, Nina. The Neighborhood Mother Goose.
J 597.3 Dav Davies, Nicola. Surprising Sharks.
J P de Paola, Tomie. Strega Nona.
Deluise, Dom. Charlie the Caterpillar.
Dussling, Jennifer A. Stars.
Earle, Sylvia. Hello Fish! Visiting the Coral Reef.
J P Ehlert, Lois. Growing Vegetable Soup.
Ericsson, Jennifer. A Piece of Chalk.
J P Ernst, Lisa Campbell. The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book.
Falwell, Cathryn. Shape Capers.
Floca, Brian. The Racecar Alphabet.
Fox, Mem. Hunwick’s Egg.
Fox, Mem. Koala Lou, I Love You.
J P Freeman, Don. Corduroy.
J P Freymann, Saxton and Elffers, Joost. Fast Food.
French, Vivian. Growing Frogs.
J P French, Jackie. Diary of a Wombat.
Glaser, Linda. Wonderful Worms.
J 598.4 Gol Goldin, Augusta R. Ducks Don’t Get Wet.
Goodhart, Pippa. Three Little Ghosties.
Greenfield, Eloise. Honey, I Love.
J P Henkes, Kevin. Chester’s Way.
J P Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Moon.
J P Henkes, Kevin. Lilly’s Big Day.
J P Henkes, Kevin. Sheila Rae’s Peppermint Stick.
J P Henkes, Kevin. Owen.
J P Hoban, Russell. A Baby Sister for Frances.
Hoban, Tana. I Read Signs.
Hoose, Phillip and Hoose, Hannah. Hey, Little Ant.
J P Hubery, Julia. A Friend for All Seasons.
Hurwitz, Johanna. Rip-Roaring Russell.
Hutchins, Pat. The Doorbell Rang.
Jackson, Ellen. It’s Back to School We Go! First Days From Around the World.
J P James, Simon. Little One Step.
J P Janovitz, Marilyn. We Love School!
J 573.8 Jen Jenkins, Steve & Page, Robin. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
J P Juster, Norton. The Hello, Goodbye Window.
Kajikawa, Kimiko. Sweet Dreams: How Animals Sleep.
Keats, Ezra Jack. Regards to the Man in the Moon.
Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer and Noyed, Robert. Pigs.
Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer and Noyed, Robert. Pumpkins.
Lehman, Barbara. The Red Book.
J P Livingston, Myra Cohn. Calendar.
J P London, Jonathan. Baby Whale’s Journey.
J P Long, Melinda. How I Became a Pirate.
MacLean, Christine Kole. Everybody Makes Mistakes.
J P Carle Martin Jr., Bill. Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?
J P Martin Jr., Bill. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
J P Mayo, Margaret. Roar!
J 398.2 Mor Morales, Yuyi. Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book.
Neubecker, Robert. Wow! City!
J P O’Connor, Jane. Fancy Nancy.
J P O’Connor, Jane. Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy.
Osborne, Mary Pope. Kate and the Beanstalk.
Polacco, Patricia. Babushka’s Doll.
Polacco, Patricia. Just Plain Fancy.
Raczka, Bob. 3-D ABC: A Sculptural Alphabet.
Ravishankar, Anushka. Tiger on a Tree.
J P Recorvits, Helen. My Name is Yoon.
J 599 Panda Ryder, Joanne. Little Panda – The World Welcomes Hua Mei at the San Diego Zoo.
Sayre, April Pulley and Sayre, Jeff. One Is a Snail Ten is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book.
Schafer, Kevin. Penguins ABC.
Schafer, Kevin. Penguins 123.
Schwartz, David. Life Cycle series. - Wood Frog J597.89 SCH, Green Snake J597.96 SCH
J P Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Lemons Are Not Red.
J P Sierra, Judy. Wild About Books.
Sill, Catherine. About Reptiles: A Guide for Children.
Simon, Seymour. Wild Bears.
Simon, Seymour. Planets Around the Sun.
Stadler, John. Big and Little.
J P Steptoe, John. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters; An African Tale.
Swineburne, Stephen. Safe, Warm, and Snug.
Tokuda, Yukihisa. I’m a Pill Bug.
Urbigkit, Cat. Puppies, Puppies Everywhere!
J P Voake, Charlotte. Here Comes the Train.
J P Waber, Bernard. Lyle, Lyle Crocodile.
Wellington, Monica. Truck Driver Tom.
J P Whybrow, Ian. Bella Gets Her Skates On.
J P Willems, Mo. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
J P Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale.
Williams, Karen Lynn. Galimoto.
J P Williams, Vera. A Chair for My Mother.
J P Wood, Audrey. The Napping House.
J P Yolen, Jane. How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?
J P Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon.

**A Note on Call Numbers: J P = Picture books and are all shelved alphebetically by author, find them through the yellow arched doorways. J ###.# are nonfiction books and are shelved numerically on the taller shelves at the end of the Children's Room.