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Concept
Booklist
PreK
& Kindergarten Booklist
1st Grade Booklist
2nd Grade Booklist
3rd Grade Booklist
4th Grade Booklist
5th Grade Booklist
6th Grade Booklist
Concept
Booklist
ALPHABET
ABC I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
The letters of the alphabet introduce
children to the alphabet and reinforce positive self-esteem.
JE Carlson
ABC Under the Sea by Barbara
Knox
Introduces ocean creatures through photographs and
brief text that describe one animal for each letter of the
alphabet.
JE Knox
Click Clack ABC by Doreen
Cronin
Farmyard animals guide readers through the alphabet.
JE Cronin
Farms ABC by B.A. Hoena
Introduces farms through photographs and text using one
word for each letter of the alphabet.
JE Hoena
Goodnight Moon ABC: an Alphabet Book
by Margaret Wise Brown
Search for things in the great green room as you learn
your ABCs.
JE Brown
LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
Busy little peas introduce their favorite occupations, from
astronaut to zoologist.
JE Baker
M is for Mitten by Annie
Appleford
Each letter of the alphabet represents
something in or from the state of Michigan.
JE Appleford
My Little House ABC by Laura
Ingalls Wilder
An alphabet book depicting various aspects of pioneer
life.
JE Wilder
Puddle’s ABC by Holly Hobbie
Puddle teaches his friend Otto the letters of the
alphabet so that Otto can write his name.
JE Hobbie
The Sleepy Little Alphabet by
Judy Sierra
It's sleepy time in Alphabet Town.
All 26 letters of the alphabet get themselves ready for
bed.
JE Sierra
COUNTING
1 2 3 to the Zoo
by Eric Carle
Each car on the train has one more zoo
animal than the one before, from the first car with an
elephant to the last with ten birds.
JE Carle
Click Clack 1 2 3
by Doreen Cronin
Hilarious farmyard animals help readers
count their way through the barnyard from 1 to 10.
J Board C
Duck and Goose 1 2
3 by Tad Hills
One goose. Two ducks. Three friends.
Duck and Goose are counting from 1 to 10.
J Board H
The Michigan
Counting Book by Kathy-Jo Wargin
Count your way through the state of
Michigan!
JE Wargin
My Little House 123
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Count one house, two trees, three books, and other objects
found in the frontier and pioneer life of Laura Ingalls Wilder
and her family.
JE Wilder
One Duck Stuck
by Phyllis Root
Increasingly larger groups of animals
try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh.
JE Root
Rainbow Fish 123
by Marcus Pfister
Count along as Rainbow Fish swims over,
under, around, and through the numerals one through ten.
JE Pfister
Teddy Bear Counting
by Barbara McGrath
A fun cast of teddy bears introduce
numbers from one to twelve.
JE McGrath
Ten Little Fish
by Audrey Wood
Ten little fish swim along an ocean
reef, each finding a different reason to leave until there is
only one left.
JE Wood
Ten Nine Eight
by Molly Bang
Numbers from ten to one are part of this
lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to bed.
JE Bang
COLORS
Blue Goose by
Nancy Tafuri
When Farmer Gray goes away for the day,
Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick, and White Duck get together
and paint their black and white farm.
JE Tafuri
Color Kittens
by Margaret Wise Brown
While the color kittens are trying to
make green paint, their mixing leads to pink,
orange and purple.
JE Brown
A Color of His Own
by Leo Lionni
A chameleon is upset that he doesn't
have his own color like other animals.
JE Lionni
Colors by
Richard Scarry
See examples of everyday things that are
red, blue, yellow, green, pink, black, and white, and how we
can make more colors by mixing colors.
JE Scarry
Froggy Green
by Anna Walker
Olive likes fairy pink. Lucy
likes polka dot orange. Joe likes froggy green. All his
friends like different colors. Which color do you like best?
JE Walker
Hello Red Fox
by Eric Carle
Guests at Little Frog's birthday party
include the red fox, the purple butterfly, the orange cat, and
other colorful animals.
JE Carle
Little Blue and
Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
A little blue spot and a little yellow
spot are best friends, and when they hug each other they
become green.
JE Lionni
The Mixed Up
Chameleon by Eric Carle
When a surprise visit to the
zoo makes the chameleon realize it can change its shape and
size as easily as its color, it ends up wanting to be like all
the animals in the zoo at once, with hilarious results.
JE Carle
What Does Bunny
See?: A Book of Colors and Flowers by Linda Sue Park
A rabbit wanders through the various
flowers and colors of a cottage garden.
JE Park
SHAPES
Baby’s Shapes
by Karen Katz
An introduction to shapes. Common
objects are represented by shapes such as cookies are circles.
J Board K
Color Farm by
Lois Ehlert
The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig, and other
animals on a farm are made up of colorful shapes such
as square, circle, rectangle, and triangle.
JE Ehlert
Cubes, Cones,
Cylinders by Tana Hoban
Photographs of all kinds of shapes, including cubes,
cones, and spheres.
JE Hoban
I Spy Shapes in Art
by Lucy Micklethwait.
Hearts,
triangles,
squares and other shapes are presented through paintings.
J 701.8 Micklethwait
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by
Charles Green Shaw
Shape silhouetted against a blue background change on every
page. Is it a
rabbit, a bird, or just spilt milk?
Children are kept guessing until the surprise ending.
JE Shaw
Mouse Shapes
by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Three mice make a variety of things out of different shapes as
they hide from a scary cat.
JE Walsh
My First Look at Shapes
Explores the concept of shapes, including squares,
circles, rectangles, and diamonds.
JE My
Shapes Around Town
As Chuck the truck journeys through his town, he also
explores the world of shapes.
J
Board T
See and Spy Shapes by Julie
Aigner-Clark
Playful rhyming verse invites young children to "see
and spy" shapes.
J Board A
PreK & Kindergarten
Booklist
PICTURE
BOOKS
Bear
Wants More
by Karma Wilson
When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to
great food by his friends.
JE Wilson
Big Red Tub
by Julia Jarman
A brother and sister are joined by a variety of
animals in a bathtime adventure.
JE Jarman
Caps for Sale
by Esphyr Slobodkina
A seller of hats tries to outsmart some mischievous monkeys.
JE Slobodkina
Duck, Duck, Goose
by Tad Hills
Duck and Goose face a challenge to their friendship when an
enthusiastic young duck moves into their neighborhood who
wants to play--and win--all sorts of games.
JE Hills
From Head to Toe
by Eric Carle
A variety of familiar animals invite young children to copy
their antics.
JE Carle
How I Became a Pirate
by Melinda Long
Jeremy discovers there are disadvantages to the adventuresome
life of a pirate.
JE Long
Joseph Had A Little Overcoat
by Simms Taback
In this uniquely designed book, Joseph shows how to make
something useful out of nothing.
JE Taback
Knuffle Bunny Too: a Case of Mistaken Identity
by Mo Willems
Trixie hurries to school to show off her one-of-a-kind Knuffle
Bunny but an awful surprise awaits her: someone else has the
exact same bunny!JE
Willems
The Library Lion
by Michelle Knudsen A
lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble
as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian
friend.
JE Knudsen
The Mightiest
by Keiko Kasza
Three animal friends find a crown in the woods and must give
it to the one who proves to be the mightiest.
JE Kasza
Mr.
Gumpy’s Motor Car
by John Burningham
Everyone wants to go for a ride, but no one wants to
help out when the car gets stuck!
JE Burningham
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
by Candace Fleming
Mr. McGreely tries to outsmart the rabbits who are
snacking in his garden.
JE Fleming
My
Kindergarten
by Rosemary Wells
Emily and her friends go through an entire
kindergarten school year.
JE Wells
Officer Buckle and Gloria
by Peggy Rathmann
Children learn safety lessons as well as having a lot
of fun when a policeman and his dog visit the school.
JE Rathmann
Olivia and the Missing Toy
by Ian Falconer
This favorite pig with a vivid
imagination has a mystery to solve.
JE Falconer
The
Three Pigs
by David Wiesner
These pigs are all over the page in a new twist on an
old tale.
JE Wiesner
EASY READERS
Big
Brown Bear
by David McPhail
How does a bear turn blue?
JE Easy McPhail
Biscuit and the Baby
(series) by Alyssa Capucilli
Biscuit is eager to meet the new baby but must wait
until nap time is over.
JE Easy Capucilli
Danny and the Dinosaur
(Series) by Syd Hoff
A little boy is surprised and pleased
when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with
him.
JE Easy Hoff
Fancy Nancy at the Museum
by Jane O’Connor
Although excited at the prospect of a
fancy class trip to the art museum, the bumpy bus ride to get
there leaves Nancy feeling anything but fancy.
JE Easy O’Connor
Go,
Dog, Go!
by P. D. Eastman
Look at those dogs go!
JE Easy Eastman
Hi!
Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
A boy captures a fly and enters
him in the Amazing Pet Contest.
JE Easy Arnold
Sam
Goes Next Door
by Mary Labatt
Sam wants to play with the new
neighbors, but their dress-up games are not to her liking.
JE Easy Labatt
Snow Day
by Mercer Mayer
Little Critter explores some of the
fun things he can do when school is cancelled because of the
snow.
JE Easy Mayer
Tiny Goes Camping
by Cari Meister
Tiny and his owner are having fun
camping until they discover that Tiny doesn't fit in their
tent.
JE Easy Meister
NON-FICTION
Actual Size
by Steve Jenkins
Children can see how their size measures up to real
animals. J 591.41 Jenkins
Animals at Home
by David Lock
A look at the homes of animals-from
bird's nests and beaver lodges to turtle shells and beehives.
J 591.564 Lock
How
Tall, How Short, How Far Away
by David A. Adler
A fun introduction to different
measuring systems.
J 530.8 Adler
On
the Move
From Bicycles to airplanes, all types
of transportation are introduced.
J 629.04 World
What Will the Weather Be Like Today? by Paul Rogers
Animals and humans discuss, in rhyming
verse, the possibilities of the day's weather.
J 551.6 Rogers
Where in the Wild?
by David M. Schwartz
Animals are camouflaged and then
revealed in lift-the-flap pages.
J 590 Schwartz
Wings, Horns, & Claws
by Chris Wormell
Diplodocus, Stegosaurus, and
Tyrannosaurus Rex are among the dinosaurs depicted here.
J 567.9 Wormell
FOLK TALES
Anansi the Spider
by Gerald McDermott
In trying to determine which of his six
sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is
responsible for placing the moon in the sky.
J 398.21 McDermott
The Legend of Sleeping Bear
by Kathy-jo Wargin
A
retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale in which a mother bear
loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a
forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan.
J 398.2 Wargin
The Little
Red
Hen by Jerry Pinkney
The classic fable of
the hen who is forced to do all the work of baking bread and
of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.
J 398.2 Pinkney
The Mitten
by Alvin Tresselt
Deep
in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops
his mitten. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches --
and stretches -- to provide shelter for many woodland
creatures.
J 398.2 Tresselt
The Monkey and the Crocodile
by Paul Galdone
The clever little monkey outwits the
hungry crocodile. J 398.2 Galdone
Snow White
by Paul Heins
The
tale of the beautiful princess whose lips were red as blood,
skin was white as snow, and hair was black as ebony.
J 398.2 Heins
Stone Soup
by Marcia Brown
This classic tale, based on a French
story, tells of three soldiers who outwit greedy villagers.
J 398.2 Brown
Tasty Baby
Belly Buttons
by Judy Sierra
A favorite Japanese tale shows a feisty
little girl taking on the feared Oni monsters.
J 398.2 Sierra
1st
Grade Booklist
PICTURE BOOKS
Coming on Home Soon
by Jacqueline Woodson
Missing her mother, who takes a job in Chicago during World
War II, Ada Ruth finds comfort in a stray kitten.
JE
Woodson
Detective LaRue
by Mark Teague
While on vacation, Mrs. LaRue receives
letters from her dog Ike.
JE
Teague
Diary of a Spider
by Doreen Cronin
A young spider discovers, day by
day, that there is a lot to learn about being a spider,
including how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners.
JE Cronin
Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct
by Mo Willems
What happens when Edwina finds out that she’s supposed to be
extinct?
JE Willems
Fancy Nancy
(series) by Jane O’Connor
A young girl who loves fancy
things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.
JE O’Connor
The Great Fuzz Frenzy
by Janet Stevens
When a tennis ball lands in a prairie
dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for
fuzz creates a fiasco.
JE Stevens
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen
Describes what a young dinosaur should
do in order to quickly get over being sick.
JE Yolen
My Lucky Day
by Keiko Kasza
When a young pig knocks on a fox’s door,
the fox thinks dinner has arrived, but the pig has other
plans.
JE Kasza
The Mysterious Tadpole
by Steven Kellogg
It soon becomes clear that Louis’s pet
tadpole is not turning into an ordinary frog.
JE Kellogg
Punk Farm
by Jarrett Krosoczka
At the end of the day, while Farmer Joe
gets ready for bed, his animals tune their instruments to
perform in a big concert as a rock band called Punk Farm.
JE Krosoczka
Toot & Puddle
by Holly Hobbie
Toot and Puddle are best friends with
very different interests, so when Toot spends the year
traveling around the world, Puddle enjoys receiving his
postcards.
JE Hobbie
Wild About Books
by Judy Sierra
Librarian Mavis McGraw introduces the zoo animals to the joys
of reading.
JE
Sierra
Zen Ties
by Jon J. Muth
When Stillwater the Panda
encourages Koo, Addy, Michael, and Kari to help a grouchy
neighbor their efforts are rewarded in unexpected ways.
JE Muth
EASY READERS
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
by Erica Silverman
Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa count cows, share a story,
and help each other fall asleep.
JE Easy Silverman
Fox All Week
by Edward Marshall
Fox and his friends have a different adventure every day of
the week.
JE Easy Marshall
Good Night, Good Knight
by Shelley Thomas
Three little dragons get help going to
sleep from the Good Knight.
JE Easy Thomas
Goose and Duck
by Jean Craighead George
A young boy becomes the “mother” to a
goose and together they learn about the rhythms of nature.
JE Easy George
High Rise Private Eyes: The Case of the Missing Monkey
by Cynthia Rylant
While having breakfast Bunny and Jack
solve a mystery that is not what it seems.
JE
Easy Rylant
Little Bear
by Else Holmelund Minarik
Little Bear’s adventures include taking
a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
JE Easy Little Bear
Mama, Don’t Go!
by Rosemary Wells
Yoko enjoys school but worries that if
her mama leaves her at school she won’t return.
JE Easy Wells
Minnie and Moo Go to the Moon
by Denys Cazet
Two cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide
to drive the farmer’s tractor all the way to the moon.
JE
Easy Cazet
My Friend Is Sad
by Mo Willems
When Gerald the elephant is sad, Piggie is determined to cheer
him up, but finds that it only takes the simplest thing to
change Gerald’s mood.
JE Easy Willems
Nate the Great and the Missing Key
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Nate the Great and his dog Sludge look for Annie’s house key
which has mysteriously disappeared.
JE Easy Sharmat
Tales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen
Amanda Pig, her brother Oliver, and
their parents share a busy day, working and playing together
from breakfast to bedtime.
JE Easy Van Leeuwen
Wiggle and Waggle by Caroline Arnold
Two worms who are best friends have fun together as they
tunnel their way through a garden.
JE Easy Arnold
NON-FICTION
Butterfly Eyes
by Joyce Sidman
Take a tour through the fields and watch for a nest of
rabbits, a foamy spittlebug, a leaping grasshopper, bright
milkweed, a quick fox, and a cruising hawk.
J
811.54 Sidman
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
by Barbara Kerley
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse
Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope
of educating the world about what they were like.
J
567.9022 Kerley
Dogs
by Seymour Simon
An adorable introduction to the world of dogs. J 636.7 Simon
Good Sports: Rhymes About Running, Jumping, Throwing and More
by Jack Prelutsky
An illustrated collection of poems for children about various
sports activities.
J 811.54 Prelutsky
I’m a Michigan Kid
by Gary Bower
Real kids from different regions of Michigan share history,
trivia, and their enthusiasm about why Michigan is such a
great place to grow up.
J 977.4 Bower
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
by Joanna Cole
On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle’s
class goes into outer space and visits each planet in the
solar system.
J 523.3 Cole
Many Ways: How Families Practice Their Beliefs and Religions
by Shelley Rotner
In photographs, the differences and similarities between
various religions are shown.
J 200 Rotner
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
by Isabella Hatkoff
Owen, a hippo, and Mzee, a tortoise, are inseparable,
swimming, eating, and playing together.
J 599.635 Hatkoff
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
by Steve Jenkins
Play an interactive guessing game that
explains amazing things animals can do.
J 573.87 Jenkins
FOLKTALES
Arrow to the Sun
by Gerald McDermott
An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the
spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.
J 398.21 McDermott
Cinderella
by Amy Ehrlich
In her haste to flee the palace
before the fairy godmother’s magic loses effect, Cinderella
leaves behind a glass slipper.
J 398.2 Ehrlich
Fat Cat
by Margaret Read Macdonald
A greedy cat grows enormous as he eats
everything in sight, including his friends and neighbors who
call him fat.
J 398.2 Macdonald
Rapunzel
by Paul Zelinsky
A retelling of the German
folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is
kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
J 398.2 Zelinsky
Saint George and the Dragon
by Margaret Hodges
George, the Red Cross Knight,
slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the
countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the world.
J 398.2 Hodges
What About Me?
by Ed Young
A young boy determinedly follows the
instructions of the Grand Master in the hope of gaining
knowledge, only to be surprised as to how he acquires it.
J 398.2 Young
Who’s In Rabbit’s House?
by Verna Aardema
Rabbit has a problem—someone is inside
her house and won’t let her in!
J 398.2 Aardema
2nd
Grade Booklist
FICTION
Annie and Simon
by Catharine O’Neill
Recounts four adventures of Annie, her
big brother Simon, and their dog, Hazel.
JE Easy O’Neill
Benny and Penny in Just Pretend by Geoffrey Hayes
Benny the mouse wants to be a brave
pirate but it's hard to pretend when his pesky little sister,
Penny, is always tagging along. He tries to lose her but when
he does, he starts to feel a little lost himself.
J Comic Hayes
Buttons by Brock Cole
When their father eats so much that he
pops the buttons off his britches, each of his three daughters
tries a different plan to find replacements.
JE Cole
Cam
Jansen (Series) by David Adler
Cam solves one mystery after another
with her photographic memory.
J Adler, J pbk Adler
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
While sorting through difficulties
with her neighbor Margaret, Clementine gains several unique
hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to
banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
J Pennypacker
Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon by Suzy Kline
Inspired by his class's study of the moon, Harry
announces that he is going there.
J Kline
Iris and Walter and Baby Rose
by Elissa Guest
Iris's baby sister Rose is a very, very fussy baby, and
Grandpa takes Iris out for a special day without the baby.
JE Easy Guest
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little by Peggy Elizabeth Gifford
With summer coming to an end, Moxy
Maxwell does a hundred different things to avoid reading her
assigned summer reading book.
J Gifford
My Brother Ant by Betsy Byars
In four separate stories, Ant's older brother gets rid
of the monster under Ant's bed, forgives Ant for drawing on
his homework, tries to read a story, and helps Ant write a
letter to Santa.
JE Easy Byars
The One In the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo
by Judy Blume
Freddy hates being the middle one in the family until
he gets a part in the school play.
JE Blume
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a
black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by
Southern troops.
JE Polacco
Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo
Sam's cousin from Mexico comes for an extended visit
and teaches Sam and all the second graders to play soccer.
JE Easy Marzollo
Soupy Saturdays With the Pain and the Great
One by Judy Blume
Revisits the sometimes challenging relationship between
a six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The
Great One).
J Blume
There’s Nothing To Do On Mars by Chris Gall
After moving to Mars with his family, Davey complains
of being bored until he begins exploring the planet with his
dog Polaris and uncovers a most unusual "treasure."
JE Gall
NON-FICTION
Everything I Know About Cars by Tom Lichtenheld
A history of cars that involves prehistoric cavemen,
ancient Egyptians, Vikings, and two horses named Winnie and
Nay.
J 629.222 Lichtenheld
Hatshepsut: His Majesty, Herself
by
Catherine M. Andronik
A picture book biography of Hatshepsut, a queen in
ancient Egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for
more than twenty years.
J 932.014 Andronik
Imaginary Menagerie: A Book of Curious
Creatures by Julie Hofstrand Larios
Centaurs, mermaids, and other curious creatures inhabit a
mythological world full of imagination and mystery.
J 811.54 Larios
It’s Disgusting and We Ate It! by James Solheim
A collection of poems, facts, statistics, and stories
about unusual foods and eating habits both contemporary and
historical.
J 641.3 Solheim
Knights in Shining Armor by Gail Gibbons
Find out what it was like to be a real knight .
Learn about
tournaments, chivalry, and what happened when
a bad knight was caught.
J 394 Gibbons
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin
Luther King, Jr.
by Doreen Rappaport
Wonderfully illustrated introduction to the life of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
J 921 King
Nic Bishop Spiders
by Nic Bishop
Amazing full color photographs introduce readers to
different types of spiders and their behavior.
J 595.44 Bishop
Rainy Day Activity Book by Andrea Pinnington
Learn
how to make simple fun and entertaining projects using
everyday materials.
J 745.5 Pinnington
So You Want to Be An Inventor?
by Judith St. George
Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by
describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham
Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.
J 608
St. George
What Really Happened in Roswell? by Kathleen Krull
Did
aliens really crash in Roswell? Is the government trying to
hide the truth from you?
After all these years, isn't it time you found out the
truth about what really happened in Roswell?
J 001.942 Krull
FOLKTALES
Beauty and the Beast by Max Eilenberg
Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid
releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him
an ugly beast.
J 398.2 Eilenberg
Between Heaven and Earth by Howard Norman
A
collection of folktales from around the world, all of which
have a bird as a main character.
J 398.24 Norman
The Faithful Friend by Robert D. San Souci
A
retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies
in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love,
zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.
J 398.2 San Souci
Irish Piper by Jim Latimer
In
this version of the traditional tale, the Pied Piper plays
upon Irish pipes and travels from County Clare in Ireland to
the village of Hamelin to rid it of its rats.
J 398.2 Latimer
Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne
A
girl climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where she uses
her quick wits to outsmart a giant and make her and her
mother's fortune.
J 398.2 Osborne
Lugalbanda by Kathy Henderson
An
ancient Sumerian tale about the youngest and weakest of eight
brothers who, caught up in an ill-advised war, uses his wits
and courage and eventually becomes king.
J 398.2 Henderson
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach by Carmen AgraDeedy
In
this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach
interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.
J 398.2 Deedy
3rd
Grade Booklist
FICTION
Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: Moving Day
by Meg Cabot
Nine-year-old Allie Finkle has rules for
everything and is even writing her own rule book, but
her world is turned upside-down when she learns that her
family is moving across town, which will mean a new house,
school, best friend, and plenty of new rules.
J Cabot
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger
The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for
Amber because her best friend Justin is getting ready to move
to a distant state.
J pbk Danziger
Babymouse: Queen of the World
(series) by Jennifer &
Matthew Holm
An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the
world, but will settle for an
invitation to the most popular girl’s slumber party.
J Comic Babymouse V. 1
The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick
A chance encounter with Harry Houdini leaves a small
boy in possession of a
mysterious box– on that might hold the
secrets of the greatest magic tricks ever performed.
J Selznick
The Lighthouse Family: The Whale
by Cynthia Rylant
A family of animals that lives in a lighthouse helps a
lost baby beluga whale find his mother.
J Rylant
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton
When Geronimo’s sister, Thea, discovers an old,
mysterious map showing a secret
treasure hidden on a faraway island, the gang of the
“Rodent’s Gazette” is dragged into a treasure hunt.
J pbk Geronimo
Martin Bridge Out of Orbit! By Jessica Scott Kerrin
Martin’s school is having a parade, the
illustrator of his favorite comic book will be
visiting his classroom, and will show him and his
classmates how to draw Zip Rideout.
J Kerrin
On My Way
by Tomie DePaola
Tomie is overjoyed because his baby sister,
Maureen, is finally strong enough to come home from the
hospital. Over
the next months, he is in a dance recital and he gets to go to
the World’s Fair.
J DePaola
Pirates past Noon
by Mary Pope Oborne
The Magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back to the days of
deserted islands, secret maps, hidden gold, and nasty pirates.
J pbk Magic Tree House #4
Rabbit Hill
by Robert Lawson
New folks are coming to live in the house.
The animals of Rabbit Hill wonder if they will plant a
garden and thus be good providers.
J Lawson, J pbk Lawson
Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with
them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by
their new mother and hope that she will stay.
J MacLachlan, J pbk MachLachlan
School Days
(A Little House Chapter Book) by Melissa Peterson
Laura and her sisters share some good and bad times when they
attend different schools near their various prairie homes.
J Wilder
Smoky Night
by Eve Bunting
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their
neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of
getting along with others no matter what their background or
nationality.
JE Bunting
The Talented Clementine
by Sarah Pennypacker
Eight-year-old Clementine, convinced that she has no talents,
tries to find a way to avoid participating in the class talent
show.
J Pennypacker
A Taste of Blackberries
by Doris Buchanan Smith
A young boy recounts his efforts to adjust to the accidental
death of his best friend.
J Smith
Toys Go Out
by Emily Jenkins
Six stories relate the adventures of three best friends, who
happen to be toys.
J Jenkins
NON-FICTION
Crafty Detectives by Nick Huckleberry Beak
Describes what you need to know to be a detective, including how to collect information, send
messages, and use disguises.
J 363.25 Beak
Giant Book of Strange But True Sports Stories by Howard Liss
True stories from the world of sports—many humorous,
all unusual.
J 796.02 Liss
The Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Dwarves,
Selkies, and Other Secret Beings by Lise Lunge-Larsen
Brief stories featuring such creatures as flower
fairies, elves, dwarves, and river sprites.
J 398.2 Lunge-Larsen
How Does Your Garden Grow?
by Clare Matthews
Great gardening ideas for green-fingered kids.
J 635 Matthews
Inventions Explained by Richard Platt
Presents the ever—changing path of technological
innovations as you’ve never seen them before.
J 609 Platt
The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter
The simple story of the chief librarian of Basra, who,
upon hearing rumors of war, removes the books to a safe place
just before the building is destroyed.
J 020.92 Winter
The Magic Book by Jane Bull
Learn how to perform incredible vanishing tricks,
create potions that fizz, hiss, bubble, and bang.
A bewitching brew of extraordinary illusions and
magical marvels.
J 793.8 Bull
The New Kid on the Block by Jack Prelutsky
Poems about such strange creatures and
people as Baloney Belly Bill and the Gloopy Gloopers.
J 811 Prelutsky
Paper Folding Fun by Didier Boursin
Discusses how a single square of paper can be folded
into a butterfly that flutters, a frog that jumps, a top that
spins, and six more fun
folding projects.
J 736.98 Boursin
Pocket Babies and Other Amazing Marsupials
by Sneed B. Collard III
Learn
about the marsupials of the world, including opossums,
kangaroos, koalas and others.
J 599.2 Collard
Sandwichery by Patricia Stubis
Simple recipes for a variety of sandwiches are accompanied by
brief facts, riddles, and jokes about food.
J 641.8 Stubis
Space Pirates: A Map Reading
Adventure
by Scoular Anderson
Help
a hapless pirate crew navigate its way to intergalactic
treasure. Armed
with ten maps, a motley crew needs all the help they can get
to find the goods before their
enemies do.
J 823.914 Anderson
The Talking Eggs by Robert San Souci
A
Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the
instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy
sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
J 398.2 San Souci
The Ultimate Bubble Book
by Shar Levine
Soap bubble activities for children which include recipes for
bubbles, and the science, chemistry, and physics involved in
each activity.
J 541.33 Levine
Wings by Sneed B. Collard III
Explores the versatility of wings, showing how they help aid
in finding food, migrating long distances, attracting mates,
providing camouflage, and evading predators.
J 591.479 Collard
The World Made New by Marc Aronson
Describes how the discoveries made by the Europeans around the
time of Columbus changed the world.
J 910.9 Aronson
You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? by Jean Fritz
Who
says women shouldn’t speak in public?
And why can’t they vote?
These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up
asking herself.
And though she didn’t live long enough to see women get to
vote, our entire country benefited from her asking them.
J 921 Stanton
4th
Grade Booklist
FICTION
Abel’s Island by William Steig
Castaway on an uninhabited island,
Abel, a civilized
mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the
limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.
J Steig
Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls: Moving Day
by Meg Cabot
Nine-year-old Allie Finkle’s world is
turned upside-down when she learns that her family is moving
across town, which will mean a new house, school, best friend,
and plenty of new rules.
J Cabot
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni
describes her first summer in Florida, and all the good things
that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
J DiCamillo
Ben
and Me by Robert Lawson
Benjamin Franklin's companion, Amos
the mouse, recounts how he was responsible for Franklin's
inventions and discoveries.
J Lawson
The
Castle Corona by Sharon Creech
Two orphaned peasant children discover
a mysterious pouch, the contents of which lead them to the
majestic Castle Corona, where their lives may be transformed
forever.
J Creech
The
Doll People by Ann M. Martin
A family of porcelain dolls is taken
aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't
follow The Doll Code of Honor.
J Martin
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