Adler , David A. Y oung Cam Jansen and the Lost T ooth. * Cam uses her photographic memory to help a classmate find the tooth she lost at school.
Applegate, Katherine. Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs.* Upset with the notion that his teacher could get in trouble, Roscoe Riley comes up with a plan to keep the bee antennae on the first graders' heads, and help the drummers stay in their seats during the open house play.
Barnes, Derrick. Brand-New School, Brave New Ruby.* Smart and sassy Ruby is tired of living in the shadows of her three older brothers. But when she finally has a chance to use her outstanding singing voice to stand out from the crowd, things don’t go according to plan.
Benton, Jim. Lunch Walks Among Us.* Franny K. Stein is a young mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy. When she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in—everything is going well until a monster erupts from the trashcan.
Blume, Judy. Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One* A first grader (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One) see each other as a troublemaker and the best loved in the family. These seven delightful stories give readers a peek at the highs and lows of sibling relationships.
Brown, Jeff. Flat Stanley.* Relates the humorous adventures of Stanley, a little boy who wakes up flat, (“four feet tall, about a foot wide, and half an inch thick”) after a bulletin board falls on him during the night.
Cameron, Ann. Julian Secret Agent.* When Julian, his little brother Huey, and their friend Gloria decide to be “crime busters,” they find themselves involved In one adventure after another.
Catling, Patrick. The Chocolate T ouch. A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate.
Clements, Andrew. Jake Drake: Bully Buster.* Jake always felt that he was a bully magnet. Things come to a head when a new boy joins his second grade class and picks on Jake at every opportunity.
Cooper, Ilene. Absolutely Lucy.* Bobby is a shy boy until he gets a beagle puppy named Lucy, who helps him to make new friends.
Danzinger, Paula. Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon.* Third grade is supposed to be fun, but it is a sad time for Amber because her best friend is getting ready to move to a distant state.
Davis, T ony . Roland Wright: Future Knight. * In 1409, skinny, clumsy Roland, the ten-year-old son of a blacksmith, pursues his dream of becoming a knight.
DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson to the Rescue.* After Mercy the pig snuggles down to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken to find the bed teetering on the edge of a giant hole. Mercy Watson to the rescue!
Fleischman, Paul. W eslandia. Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization, and changing his life.
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Number One Kid.* When Mitchell's father gets a new job and his family moves, he and his sister go to a new school where they must make new friends and adjust to new routines.
Harper, Jessica. I Barfed on Mrs. Kenly.* When Cleo has a bout of carsickness on her way to a birthday swimming party, she is terribly embarrassed, but her friend's mother helps her to forget the incident by encouraging Cleo to show off her talent for diving.
Howe, James. Houndsley and Catina.* Catina wants to be a famous writer. Houndsley wants to be an all-star cook. So what should Houndsley say about Catina's seventy-four-chapter memoir? And can Catina find the right words of comfort for Houndsley after the cooking contest fiasco? The subtle dance of friendship is played out in three humorous tales about an unlikely, likable pair.
Hurwitz, Johanna. Peewee's Tale.* When his owner’s parents let him go in Central Park, a young guinea pig learns to survive in the natural world with the help of a “park-wise” squirrel friend.
Kenah, Katharine. The Best Seat in Second Grade. Sam's favorite thing about second grade is the class pet, a hamster named George Washington, so when the class goes on a field trip to a science museum, Sam cannot resist bringing George along.
Klein, Abby. The King of Show-and- T ell. * Freddy’s best friend, Robbie, impresses everyone when he brings a real alligator head to show-and-tell. But when a baby bird falls out of a nest, Freddy hatches a plan. Unfortunately, his mother doesn't like animals in the house. Can Freddy still find a way to be the king of show-and-tell?
Koller, Jackie French. The Dragonling.* Finding a baby dragon accidentally left alive after his older brother’s dragon quest, Darek risks death and the anger of his people to return it safely to the Valley of the Dragons.
Lin, Grace. Ling and Ting.* Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be wonderfully different.
Look, Lenore. Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything.* After Ruby Lu's deaf cousin, Flying Duck, and her parents come from China to live with her, Ruby finds life challenging as she adjusts to her new family, mends her rocky relationship with her friend Emma, and faces various adventures in summer school.
McDonald, Megan. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid.* The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest President of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate President’s Day at school.
McLerren, Alica. Roxaboxen. A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends.
McMullan, Kate. Fluffy Goes to School.* Fluffy the guinea pig suffers many humiliations at the hands of the students in Ms. Day's classroom.
Pennypacker, Sara. Stuart Goes to School.* Worried about his first day at a new school, eight-year-old Stuart wears his magic cape, and hopes that it will help him.
P eterson, John. The Littles Go T o School. * Tom and Lucy Little, two very tiny children, attend school with Henry Bigg, where they encounter problems due to their size.
Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost: A Flying Birthday Cake.* Two days after Marvin sees a glowing green thing like a Flying birthday cake in the night sky, his third grade class is joined by a mysterious new boy with some peculiar habits.
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. Olivia Sharp: The Pizza Monster.* Young detective Nate the Great’s cousin Olivia, an “agent for secrets,” gets to work on a mystery of her own when a schoolmate named Duncan calls to tell her his best friend disappeared at the pizza shop.
Sierra, Judy. Never Kick A Ghost: And Other Silly Chillers. A collection of spooky (and silly!) stories based on traditional folklore.
Simon, Francesca. Horrid Henry and the Secret Club. Four stories about gleefully mischievous Horrid Henry, in which he goes to the dentist, torments his brother, Perfect Peter, creates havoc at a birthday party, and plans revenge when Moody Margaret won't let him into her secret club.
Standiford, Natalie. Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto. Recounts the life of Balto, the sled dog who saved Nome, Alaska in 1925 from a diphtheria epidemic by delivering medicine through a raging snowstorm.
Stern, A.J. Frankly, Frannie.* Frannie Miller, who cannot wait to grow up and work in an office with a swivel chair and her own assistant, causes havoc when she tries to help out while on a school field trip to the local radio station.
Sternberg, Julie. Like Pickle Juice on A Cookie. When nine-year-old Eleanor's beloved babysitter Bibi moves away to, Eleanor must spend the summer adjusting to a new babysitter while mourning the loss of her old one.
T rine, Greg. Melvin Beederman Superhero:The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich. * After graduating from superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for California, where he teams up with Candace Brinkwater to nab the evil McNasty Brothers.
Viorst, Judith. Lulu and the Brontosaurus. Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's.
Books to Read Together
Atwater, Richard. Mr. Popper's Penguins. The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the polar regions.
Bearn, Emily. Tumtum & Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmeg Hall.* Three charming stories about married mice, Tumtum and Nutmeg, who find adventure when they secretly try to help two human siblings who live in a tumbledown cottage with their absent-minded inventor father.
Blume, Judy . T ales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. * Peter, who is tired of having to keep his mischievous two-year-old brother, Fudge, out of trouble, discovers that his pet turtle is missing.
Cleary, Beverly. Otis Spofford. There was nothing Otis Spofford liked better than stirring up A little excitement, particularly at school. And Otis has no problem finding trouble to get into: there’s his losing spitball battle with his teacher, Mrs. Gitler, his surprising affection for the classroom experimental baby rat, and, Otis’ favorite pastime, teasing his neat and well-behaved classmate, Ellen Tebbits.
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In Roald Dahl’s story of magic and sweetness, five children will be lucky enough to discover a golden entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory—will Charlie be one of them?
Eleanor, Estes. The Moffats.* Who else but a member of the Moffat family could accidentally hitch a ride out of town on a boxcar during recess? Or wind up trapped in the breadbox outside the delicatessen ? The four Moffat children and their hard-working widowed mother live together on New Dollar Street in the village of Cranbury. Their seemingly quiet lives are studded with unexpected adventures. This charming book has been making readers smile for over half a century.
Godden, Rumer. The Doll’s House. The adventures, sorrows, and joys of a family of dolls living in an old doll house are related from the dolls' point of view in this charming classic story by Rumer Godden.
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Jenkins, Emily . T oys Go Out. * Lumphy is a stuffed buffalo. StingRay is a stuffed stingray. And Plastic . . . well, Plastic isn't quite sure what she is. They all belong to the nice Little Girl who lives on the high bed with the fluffy pillows. But outside of the Little Girl's room, things can be confusing. Like when Lumphy gets sticky with peanut butter on a picnic: why is he called "dirty"? Or what Will happen to StingRay’s fur when she jumps into the bathtub?
Kaye, M. M. The Ordinary Princess. At her christening, princess Amethyst is given the gift of "ordinariness" by a fairy and, much to the disappointment of her royal parents and her six beautiful, charming, royal sisters, Princess “Amy” grows up to be completely ordinary. Amy is happy being ordinary but when it comes time for her to wed, no prince can be found to marry such an ordinary princess. So Amy takes matters into her own hands, leaving home seeking ordinary experiences and finding an extraordinary adventure.
Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking. * Follow the escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey—but with- out any parents—at the edge of a Swedish Village.
Simmons, Jane. Beryl: A Pig’s Tale. Tired of being mistreated and cooped up, Beryl the piglet escapes her farm and meets a group of wild pigs, whose settlement splits up over the decision of whether to let her stay, and with her new "family" she sets out to find a new home.
White, E. B. The Trumpet of the Swan. Knowing how to read and write is not enough for Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter Swan. His determination to learn to play a stolen trumpet takes him far from his wilderness home.
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House on the Prairie.* A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring prairie dwellers, build a well and fight a prairie fire.
Non-fiction Books
Bishop, Nic. Nic Bishop Frogs. Frogs are an endless source of fascination, especially when looked at through the lens of Nic Bishop’s camera. Amazing images show the beauty and diversity of frogs from around the world, and simple text conveys basic information about these amphibians.
Brooks, Gwyndolyn. Bronzeville Boys and Girls. Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks’s poems celebrate the joy, beauty, and freedom of childhood. A new generation of readers will savor Ms. Brooks's poems in this beautifully reillustrated edition featuring paintings by Caldecott Honor artist Faith Ringgold.
Cor e y,Shana. You Forgot Your Skirt,Amelia Bloomer! The true story of how Amelia Bloomer, a young woman who refused to behave the way nineteenth-century society said a proper lady should, introduced pantaloons to American women, freeing them from the discomfort and constraint of their heavy, tight dresses.
Harper, Charise Mericle. Imaginative Inventions. Written in verse and filled with playful illustrations this book invites readers inside the minds of great inventors, encouraging them to think imaginatively as it offers the origins of everyday items such as roller skates, potato chips, eyeglasses, the vacuum cleaner, marbles, and more.
Jenkins, Steve. Living Color. Red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple: animals can be startlingly colorful. Why are they found in so many shades, and hues? From the scarlet ibis to the blue-tongued skink, author/illustrator Steve Jenkins depicts a world of colorful animals in his signature style. How do the brilliant feathers, scales, shells, and skin of these animals help them survive? Find out in this beautiful book how animals use color to warn predators, signal friends, attract a mate, or hide from their enemies.
Kaczka, Bob. Here’s Looking At Me. Presents a collection of self-portraits of world-famous artists and provides brief accounts of their lives and achievements.
G. Brian Karas. Young Zeus. With the help of six monsters, five gods, an enchanted she-goat, and his mother, young Zeus becomes the god of gods, master of lightning and thunder, and ruler over all.
McCarthy, Meghan. Strong Man: The Story of Charles Atlas. He could tear phone books in half, bend iron bars and pull a 145,000-pound train with his bare hands. But Charles Atlas was once a "97-pound weakling" picked on by bullies. Megan McCarthy brings to life the story of the man whose fitness campaign inspired a nation.
Prince, April Jones. Twenty-one Elephants and Still Standing. When the Brooklyn Bridge was first completed the people of New York were skeptical: Would the grand new structure really stay standing? So P . T . Barnum and his twenty-one elephants paraded across the bridge, proving that the bridge was safe. This illustrated account of a true story brings an amazing moment in New York City history to life for young readers
Rubbino, Salvatore. A Walk In New York. Illustrations and informative text follow a young boy while his father takes him on a tour of Manhattan, and they visit Grand Central Station, the Empire State Building, Union Square Park, and other New York sites and landmarks.
Walker, Sarah. Big Cats. Part of the DK Eye Wonder series, this book offers a simple introduction to the physical- characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of such big cats as the leopard, tiger, and puma. Including vivid color photographs and informative sidebars.
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