First Grade

Participation is optional; students who choose to participate must read a minimum of five (5) books.

Students in first grade will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five. Extra credit will count 10% of the student's reading grade in the first marking period.

Author	Title	Publisher	Published Date	Annotation
Aker, Suzanne	What Comes in 2’s, 3’s, & 4s?	Aladdin Paperbacks	1990	Introduces the numbers two, three, and four by enumerating the ways in which they occur in everyday life, from your two eyes and two arms to the four seasons of the year.
Bourgeois, Paulette	Any title from the Franklin series			Franklin is a turtle who enjoys everyday life.
Bridwell, Norman and other authors	Any title from the Clifford, the Big Red Dog series			Clifford is a big red dog enjoying life with his family.
Brown, Marc	Any title from the Arthur series			Arthur, an aardvark, and his friends enjoy every day life.  Books range in age of the characters from preschool through elementary school.
Brown, Margaret Wise	Goodnight Moon	HarperCollins	2005	A little bunny says goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room before falling asleep.
Bunting, Eve	Butterfly House	Scholastic Press	1999	With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free, and every summer after that butterflies come to visit her.
Carle, Eric	The Grouchy Ladybug	HarperCollins	1996	A grouchy ladybug who is looking for a fight challenges everyone she meets regardless of their size or strength.
Ehlert, Lois	Color Farm	Lippincott	1990	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.
Ehlert, Lois	Eating the Alphabet	Harcourt Brace	1989	An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.
Gibbons, Gail	Sun Up, Sun Down	Harcourt Brace	1983	Describes the characteristics of the sun and the ways in which it regulates life on earth.
Henkes, Kevin	Sheila the Brave	Greenwillow Books	1987	When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out for her sister Louise, becomes lost and scared one day, Louise comes to the rescue.
Hillert, Margaret	The Three Little Pigs	Norwood House Press	2007	Simple text relates the adventures of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf.
Hutchins, Pat	Rosie’s Walk	Aladdin Paperbacks	1986	Although unaware that a fox is after her as she takes a walk around the farmyard, Rosie the hen still manages to lead her stalker into one accident after another.
Martin, Jr. Bill	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom	Simon &Schuster Books for Young Readers	1989	An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
Numeroff, Laura	If You Give a Mouse a Cookie	Harper & Row	1985	A young boy, having given a cookie to a bossy mouse, is run ragged by the energetic rodent's subsequent requests.
Numeroff, Laura	If You Give a Moose a Muffin	Laura Geringer Book	1991	Shows the chaos that can ensue if one gives a moose a muffin and starts him on a cycle of urgent requests.
Rey, H.A.	Any title in the series about Curious George			George is a monkey who gets into the funniest situations.
Rosen, Michael	We’re Going on a Bear Hunt	Aladdin	2003	Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.
Seuss, Dr.	My Many Colored Days	Knopf	1996	This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.
	Hop on Pop	Beginner Books	1991	Presents a Dr. Seuss classic that shows how some one-syllable words with a variety of vowel sounds go together.
	Foot Book	Random House	1996	Text and pictures tell about many kinds of feet--front feet, back feet, red feet, black feet, slow feet, quick feet, and trick feet.
Shannon, David	No, David	Blue Sky Press	1998	A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
Slobodkina, Esphy	Caps for Sale	HarperCollins	1985	A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.
Walsh, Ellen Stoll	Mouse Paint	Harcourt	1989	Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color.
Wood, Audrey	The Napping House	Harcourt	2004	In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.