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First Grade, Here I Come!

Tony Johnston - Cartwheel Books
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author Tony Johnston and David Walker comes the perfect book for first time First Graders!Kindergarten? Done!"I'm zooming off to first grade now.I need about five friendsto play good games like hide-and-sneakand where-the-sidewalk-ends."Tony Johnston's...
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Miss Malarkey Doesn't Live in Room 10

Judy Finchler - Walker Childrens
Format: Hardcover

I know my teacher, Miss Malarkey, lives in our classroom, Room 10. She's there all the time. In fact, all the teachers live at school. They eat dinner in the cafeteria and sleep in the teachers' lounge. I'm sure of it! So why is Miss Malarkey moving into my apartment house?......
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Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade

Stephanie Greene - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Posey is really nervous about starting first grade. Instead of getting walked to her classroom, her mom has to drop her off at the Kiss-and-Go Lane. Then shell have to walk into school and face the Monster of the Blue Hall all by herself. Worst of all, she has to do it without the one thing...
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A Pirates Guide to First Grade

James Preller - ‎Feiwel & Friends; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Arr! Its the first day of first grade, and its all hands on deck for a young pirate and his crew. How much trouble can they get into? What will they do at recess? And, most important, what treasure awaits them at school?

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The Night Before First Grade

Natasha Wing - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

It’s the night before the Big Day—-first grade! Penny is excited to start the year with her best friend right beside her in the same classroom. This humorous take on Clement C. Moore’s classic tale has a perfect twist ending that will surprise readers —as well as the "heroine"...
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First Grade Stinks!

Mary Ann Rodman - Spoken Arts
Format: Audio CD

No share time! Only one recess! Writing is hard! The stories don't end right! FIRST GRADE STINKS!It is the first day of school and Hayley is excited. Things are different now. She isn't a kindergartener anymore; she is a big kid. She is a first grader.Hayley quickly finds out that first...
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Fly Guy vs. The Flyswatter!

Tedd Arnold - Cartwheel Books/Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious new Fly Guy adventure -- when Fly Guy joins Buzz's class on a trip to a flyswatter factory, it's the "best field trip ever!"When Fly Guy goes to school with Buzz, they learn that his class is taking a field trip to a flyswatter factory! BAD NEWZZ! Fly Guy tries to hide...
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Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends

Andrew Clements - Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Format: Hardcover

True stories of animals that saved people's lives Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends Jim loves to go for long walks with his dogs, Tara and Tiree. One cold winter day, Jim falls through the ice on the frozen lake. Tiree tries to save him and falls through the ice too. What will...
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The Best Nest

P.D. Eastman - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Illus. in full color. Mr. and Mrs. Bird's search for a "better" nest leads them to some peculiar spots.
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Are You My Mother?

P.D. Eastman - Random House
Format: Paperback

Illus. in color. A baby bird is hatched while his mother is away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to look for her and asks everyone he meets -- including a dog, a cow, and a plane -- "Are you my mother?"
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The Strongest Animals

Catherine Ipcizade - Pebble Plus
Format: Print book

African elephants can pick up small trees, but are they the strongest animal in the world? Strong animals lumber on land, sail through the sea, and soar through the sky. Read all about the animals who take strength to the EXTREME!
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Fancy Nancy

Jane O'Connor - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Meet Nancy, who believes that more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy. From the top of her tiara down to her sparkly studded shoes, Nancy is determined to teach her family a thing or two about being fancy.How Nancy transforms her parents and little sister for one enchanted evening...
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In the Jungle

Laura Ottina - Weekly Reader Early Learning
Format: Book

Very young readers are introduced to some of the most common animals of the jungle. Includes full-color illustrations. 23 pages.
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On the Farm

Laura Ottina - Weekly Reader Early Learning
Format: Print book

Very young readers are introduced to some of the most common animals on the farm. Includes full-color illustrations. 23 pages.
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In the Forest

Laura Ottina - Weekly Reader Early Learning
Format: Book

Very young readers are introduced to some of the most common animals of the forest. Includes full-color illustrations. 23 pages.
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One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish

Seuss Dr. - Fisher-Price Toys
Format: Audiobook

"From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere" . . . So begins this classic Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. Beginning with just five fish and continuing into flights of fancy, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish celebrates how much fun imagination can be. From...
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The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss - Random House
Format: Hardcover

Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss in 1957 in response to the concern that...
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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

Dr. Seuss - Random House Books for Young Readers; Book Club Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The Cat in the Hat returns for more out-of-control fun in this wintry Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. Its a snowy day and Dick and Sally are stuck shoveling . . . until the Cat in the Hat arrives to liven things up to say the least!. Featuring the Cats helpers Little Cat A, Little Cat B, and so on, and ending...
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There's a Wocket in My Pocket

Dr. Seuss - Random House Books for Young Readers

In this silly Bright and Early Book classic by Dr. Seuss, a young boy goes exploring in his house and finds an array of fun characters! Are you certain there's a Jertain in the curtain? Or have you ever had a feeling there's a Geeling on the ceiling? From the pesky Nooth Grush on a tooth...
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I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

Dr. Seuss - Random House Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Audiobook

Dr. Seuss and the Cat show that reading is fun—even when you don’t look at the words!—in this classic Beginner Book. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Whether reading in bed or in purple...
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Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss - Beginner Books/Random House
Format: Audiobook

"Do you like green eggs and ham?" asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss's beloved favorite has cemented...
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Amanda Pig, First Grader (Penguin Young Readers, L3)

Jean Van Leeuwen - Penguin Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Amanda Pig is going to be a first-grader! This year she won?t have to take naps, she?ll play on the big playground, and, best of all, she?ll learn how to read. But something is wrong, because when Amanda tries to read, she can recognize the letters but not the words! Is first grade going...
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Oliver the Mighty Pig (Easy-to-Read, Dial)

Jean Van Leeuwen - Dial
Format: Hardcover

When Oliver gets a Mighty Pig cape for his birthday, he's thrilled.  As soon as he puts it on, he imagines he has incredible superpowers.  It takes his family a little longer to adjust, but soon Mother Pig has Oliver doing some rescue operations that look suspiciously similar...
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Big Cats, Little Cats

Sindy McKay - Treasure Bay
Format: Print book

For struggling readers, reading time is often a very frustrating experience-for both the readers and their parents. The result is little desire to spend much time reading. In contrast, We Both Read reduces frustrations and makes reading fun. Children practice reading at their own level...
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There is a Bird on Your Head!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In There Is a Bird On My Head!, Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head-two birds on your head! Can Piggie...
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I Am Going!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In I Am Going!, Piggie ruins a perfectly good day by telling Gerald she is going. If Piggie goes, who will Gerald skip with, play Ping-Pong with, and wear silly hats with?Willems's...
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Pigs Make Me Sneeze!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In Pigs Make Me Sneeze!, Gerald believes he is allergic to his best friend! Will he have to stay away from Piggie forever?
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Elephants Cannot Dance!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In Elephants Cannot Dance! Piggie tries to teach Gerald some new moves. But will Gerald teach Piggie something even more important?
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We Are in a Book!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In We Are in a Book! Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends?Using vocabulary perfect for beginning readers (and vetted by an early-learning...
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I Love My New Toy!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In I Love My New Toy!, Piggie can't wait to show Gerald her brand new toy. But will an accidentally broken toy accidentally break...
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I Am Invited to a Party!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In I Am Invited to a Party! Piggie is invited to her first party. She doesn't know what to wear, though, so she asks her best friend...
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Today I Will Fly!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.Today, I Will Fly! is the funny introduction to the characters. Piggie is determined to fly. But Gerald the elephant knows that's impossible--isn't...
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Camping Catastrophe!

Abby Klein - Blue Sky Press
Format: Paperback

With more than two million copies sold, this series is a huge Scholastic Book Clubs success. Klein presents a diverse community of 1st graders facing real issues that matter to this age group.Max, the biggest bully in first grade, just can't believe that Freddy Thresher and his best...
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Horrible Harry Goes Cuckoo

Suzy Kline - Puffin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Its cold and icy outside - definitely not a day for outside recess But Harry and his classmates in Room B start to go stir-crazy Harry gets into all sorts of trouble And when Sid makes a comment to Harry both boys are sent to the principals office But then a surprise feathered friend visits...
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Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy

Barbara Park - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Junie B. Jones has a pet day problem! Theres going to be a pet day at school, only guess what? No dogs allowed! And thats the only kind of pet Junie B. has! If Mother and Daddy wont buy her a new pet, Junie B. will just have to find one on her own. Like maybe a jar of ants. Or a wiggly...
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