1st Grade
Early reader books...
- My Toothbrush is Missing by Jan Thomas
- What is Chasing Duck? by Jan Thomas
- Figgy and Boone: Best Brother Ever by Janee Trasler
- Pig Makes Art by Laura Gehl
- Friends Do Not Eat Friends (Thunder and Cluck) by Jill Esbaum
- We Are in a Book by Mo Willems (all Elephant and Piggie books are fantastic!)
- I’m On It (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading) by Andrea Tsurumi
- Ed and Ted and Ted’s Dog Fred by Andy Griffiths
- Hi, Jack! by Mac Barnett & Greg Pizzoli
- That Egg is Mine by Liz Goulet Dubois
- Let’s Make Cake (Bobo and Pup Pup) by Vikram Madan
- I Did It! by Michael Emberley
- Ruby and the Magic Garden (Fairy Hill) by Cari Meister
- We Are Growing by Laurie Keller
- Don’t Worry, BEE Happy by Ross Burach
- Frog Meets Dog by Janee Trasler
- Big Cat by Ethan Long
- The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat
- Trucktown by Jon Scieszka
- Peach and Plum Here We Come! by Tim McCanna (graphic novel)
- Emerson Is Mighty Girl! by Meredith Rusu
- Kit and Kaboodle Take the Train by Michelle Portice
- Unlimited Squirrels in I Lost My Tooth! by Mo Willems
- Nick and Nack Fly a Kite by Brandon Budzi
- Pass the Ball, Mo! by David A. Adler
- Do You Like My Bike? (Hello, Hedgehog!) by Norm Feuti
- The Great Bunk Bed Battle by Tina Kugler
- Slow, Slow Sloths by Bonnie Bader
- Am I a Frog? by Lizzy Rockwell
- Little Big Horse by Dave Horowitz
- We Dig Worms by Kevin McCloskey
- The Lost Kitten (Katie Fry, Private Eye) by Katherine Cox
- Lazy Bear, Crazy Bear by Kevin Bolger
- Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick & David Serlin
- Goat Wants to Eat by Laura Gehl
- Guinness World Records Daring Dogs by Cari Meister
- Snails Are Just My Speed! by Kevin McCloskey
Picture books...
- Like by Annie Barrows and Leo Espinosa
- Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
- Pineapple Princess by Saina Hahn
- Poo-Dunit? A Forest Floor Mystery by Katelyn Aronson
- Ways to Make Friends by Jairo Buitrago
- Gibberish by Young Vo
- Dodos Are Not Extinct! They’re Just in Disguise by Paddy Donnelly
- Mina by Matthew Forsythe
- Don’t Eat Bees (Life Lessons from Chip the Dog) by Mike Boldt
- Pizza with Everything on It by Kyle Scheele
- Looking for a Jumbie by Tracey Baptiste
- Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
- El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera
- Except Antarctica! by Todd Sturgell
- The Little Butterfly That Could by Ross Burach
Easy chapter books...
- Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
- See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by David LaRochelle
- An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! by Mo Willems
- Meet Mo and Jo: The Boulder Brothers by Sarah Lynn
- See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat by David LaRochelle
- Surfs Up by Luke Flowers
- Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
- Kitty and Dragon by Meika Hashimoto
- Pug Blasts Off (Diary of a Pug) by Kyla May
- Kung Pow Chicken by Cindi Marko
- Owly: The Way Home and The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton
- Fenway and the Bone Thieves by Victoria J. Coe
- Doggo & Pupper by Katherine Applegate
- Narwhal Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton
- Princess in Black by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
- Bo’s Magical New Friend (Unicorn Diaries) by Rebecca Elliott
- Rise of the Earth Dragon by Tracey West
- Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue by Paula Harrison
- Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero by Kara West
- Kung Pow Chicken by Cindi Marko
- Smell My Foot (Chick and Brain) by Cece Bell
- Monkey Me by Timothy Roland
- Moldylocks and the Three Beards by Noah Z. Jones
- The Infamous Ratsos by Kara Lareau
- Geeger the Robot Goes to School by Jarret Lerner
- Nugget and Hot Dog by Jason Tharp
- Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqui
- Cornbread & Poppy by Matthew Cordell
- Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott
- Happy Paws: Layla and the Bots by Vicky Fang
- The Party and Other Stories (Fox and Chick) by Sergio Ruzzier
- Press Start! Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy! by Thomas Flintham
- Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot #1 by Dav Pilkey
- Notebook of Doom #1 by Troy Cummings
- King and Kayla and the Case of the Lost Tooth by Dori Hillestad Butler
Nonfiction books...
- Caterpillar to Butterfly by Laura Marsh
- Jungle Animals by Camilla Gersh
- Amazing Dogs by Laura Buller
- Fly Guy Presents Snakes by Tedd Arnold
Source: Imaginationsoup.net