JUNE, 2008

GRADE 1

RECOMMENDED SUMMER READING LIST FOR STUDENTS

ENTERING GRADE 1 IN SEPTEMBER, 2008

NAME OF BOOK AUTHOR

THE CARROT SEED                                                                                       RUTH KRAUSS

ARTHUR GOES TO CAMP                                                                            MARC BROWN

       (OR ANY “ARTHUR” BOOK)

IF YOU GIVE A MOOSE A COOKIE                                                          LAURA NUMEROFF

WHO TOOK THE FARMER’S HAT?                                                         JOAN NODSET

WHO LIVES HERE?                                                                                       KATHERINE MEAD

ARE YOU MY MOTHER?                                                                              P. D. EASTMAN

THE FIRST DOG                                                                                              JAN BRETT

DO YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND?                                                       ERIC CARLE

KNIGHT AND THE DRAGON                                                                      TOMIE DE PAOLA

LEO THE LATE BLOOMER                                                                        ROBERT KRAUSE

HARRY THE DIRTY DOG                                                                             GENE ZION

OVER IN THE MEADOW                                                                              PAUL GALDONE

MOONBEAR’S SKYFIRE                                                                               FRANK ASCH

IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA?                                                                        DEBORAH GUARINO

THE RUNAWAY BUNNY                                                                               MARGARET WISE BROWN

CAPS FOR SALE                                                                                               ESPHRY SLOBODKIN

LITTLE BEAR                                                                                                  E. MINARIK

THE GIVING TREE                                                                                         SILVERSTEIN

THE DAY JIMMY’S BOA ATE THE WASH                                            KELLOG

ANY GEORGE AND MARTHA BOOK                                                       MARSHALL

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE,

   NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY                                                                       RUTH KRAUSS