Author

Title

Publisher

Publication Date

Aylesworth, Jim

 Old Black Fly

 New York Scholastic

1992 

Walsh, Ellen Stoll

Mouse Count 

San Diego, Harcourt

1991 

Brett, Jan 

Any book by author

New York: Putnam 

Wells, Rosemary

Read to Your Bunny 

New York: Cartwheel Books

2003

Ryan, Pam Munoz and Pallotta, 

The Crayon Counting Book

Massachusettes:  Charlesbridge 

1996

Vaious

Any Spanish picture book 

Various 

Ehlert , Lois 

Snowballs 

San Diego: Harcourt 

1995 

Various 

Any counting book 

Various 

McGrath, Barbara

M & M Counting Book

Watertown:Charlesbridge

1994

Suess, Dr.

Any Dr. Suess book

Capucilli, Alyssa

Any Biscuit book

New York:  Harper Collins

Various

Brown, Marc

Any book by author

Various

Any ABC or counting book

Baker, Keith

Big Fat Hen

San Diego: Harcourt

1994

1

 At home, illustrate a picture depicting an event from each book read  Assemble all pictures into a booklet.  Ask an adult to write the title of the book over the picture. 

1

  Bring book to class during the first week of school.  Children will be encouraged to share illustrations with classmates.

Author

Title

Publisher

Publication Date

    Lobel, Arnold

Any Frog & Toad 

 Crews, Donald

Shortcut 

New York: Greenwillow 

1992 

Crews, Donald 

Ten Black Dots 

New York: Greenwillow 

 1986 

Homelund, Minarik

Any Little Bear title 

Mayer, Mercer

Any Little Critter title 

Martin, Bill 

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 

New York: Simon & Schuster 

1989 

Bridwell, Norman

Any Clifford title

Numeroff, Laura Joffe 

If You Give a Mouse A Cookie 

New York: Harper Festival 

1985 

Brett, Jan

Any Book

Brown, Marc

Any Arthur title

Rylant, Cynthia

Any Henry & Mudge title

Carle, Eric

The Very Hungry Caterpillar or any title by this author

Any Author

Any Alphabet Book

Any Author

Seuss, Dr. 

Any Author

Nursery Rhymes/ Fairy Tales

1

  Draw a picture to show your favorite part of each book you read. 

2

 Parents can help write the name of the book and the favorite part on the picture.

1

 Bring five of the pictures to school, that you drew for the follow-up activity to show to your new classmates.  We will display them in your classroom. 

Author

Title

Publisher

Publication Date

Park, Barbara

Junie B. Jones

New York: Random House

Various

Bridwell, Norman 

Any Clifford title 

Scholastic 

Various

Barton, Byron 

The Wee Little Woman 

Harper Collin 

1995 

Osborne, Mary Pope

Any book by author 

Gelman, Rita 

More Spaghetti, I Say! 

New York: Scholastic 

1992 

Lobel, Arnold 

Any Frog and Toad 

Harper Trophy 

Various

Greenburg, Dan

Any Zack Files title

Grosset & Dunlap

Various

Seuss, Dr. 

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish 

Random House 

1960 

De Paola, Tomie 

Any book by author 

Rylant, Cynthia

Any Henry & Mudge or other title

 New York: Simon Schuster

 various

1

Record the  title, author and main character for each story. 

1

 Make your own  rhyming book. 

2

 Draw  pictures showing what happened in the beginning, middle, and end for each book.  Be ready to share with the class..

Author

Title

Publisher

Publication Date

 Brown, Marc

Arthur Series 

Little Brown Company 

Henkes, Kevin 

Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Greenwillow

1996

Greenburg, Dan

Any Zack Files

Grosset & Dunlap

Climo, Shirley 

Egyptian Cinderella 

Harper Collins 

1992 

Warner, Gertrude 

Box Car Series 

Various 

Osborne, Mary Pope

Any Magic Tree House

Random House

Dav Pilkey 

Any Title

Scholastic

Erickson, John 

Hank the Cowdog 

Maverick Books 

1991 

authors may vary 

Any Non-Fiction

Danzinger, Paula

Any Amber Brown

Putnam's

1

Tell the story in three pictures 

2

Write a sentence about each picture 

1

Bring the pictures with the sentences to class during the first week of school. 
These will be displayed in the classroom.

Author

Title

Publisher

Publication Date

Danziger, Paula

Amber Brown Any title

Putnam 

Haddix, Margaret Peterson

Any Title

Mendez, P. 

The Black Snowman 

Scholastic 

1989 

Delton, Judy

Any Angel title 

Snicket, Lemony. 

Any Series of Unfortunate Events

MacLachlan, P. 

Arthur for the Very First Time 

Harper 

1980 

Bulla, C. 

Chalk Box Kid 

Random House 

1987 

Various

Dear America Series

Cole, J.

Magic School Bus-Inside the Human Body

Scholastic

1988

Rylant, C.

When I was Young in the Mountain

Random House

1982

Nimmo, Jenny

Any Charlie Bone title

Orchard Books

Park, Barbara

Any Title

Random House

Dakos, K.

If You’re Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand

Four Winds

1990

Cleary, Beverly

Any Title

Avon Camelots Books

Sachar, Louis

Any book by author

Rowling, J.K.

Any book in the Harry Potter Series

Scholastic

1

Do a reading response journal for each book read.  Include the title, author, main characters, important events and the setting. These will be turned in during the first week of school.

1

Response journals will be turned in during the first week of school.  After a review at the beginning of the school year, students will take Accelerated Reading tests on the books. 

Author

Title

Publisher

Publication Date

Fitzhugh, Louise

Harriet the Spy 

Troll 

1964 

Sacher, Louis

Any Wayside School title

Pevsner, Stella

The Night the Whole Class Slept Over

Clarion Books 

1991

Konigsburg, E.L. 

Any book by author 

Ashley, Robert 

The Stolen Train 

Scholastic 

1990 

Hurwitz, Johanna

Class President

Scholastic

1990

Creech, Sharon

Any book by author

Korman, Gordon 

Any book by author 

Rowling, J.K. 

Any book by author 

Lowry, Lois 

Any book by author 

Snicket, Lemony

Any book by author

Paulsen, Gary

Any book by author

Cleary, Beverly

Any book by author