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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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See Pip Point

David Milgrim - Simon Spotlight
Format: Print book

Otto must rescue a friend who is swept away by a gust of wind in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator, David Milgrim, part of the award-winning, star-reviewed The Adventures of Otto series.Meet Otto's friend, Pip. Pip wants Otto's balloon....
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Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher

James Dean - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers in for a big school surprise in Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher. When Pete goes to school, he finds out his teacher is out sick and the substitute teacher is . . . his mom! It's up to Pete to teach the teacher...
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Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly!

Mo Willems - Balzer & Bray
Format: Hardcover

Cat the Cat sure likes her flying friends. You will too!Join this spunky feline as she introduces the very youngest readers to her world, where a surprise is waiting in every book.
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I Really Like Slop!

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 Really Like Slop!, Piggie invites Gerald to try her favorite food . . . slop. But Gerald is not so sure he's going to like it. At all.
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Great Day for Up! (Bright & Early Books(R))

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

The meanings of "up" are conveyed with merry verse and illustrations in a happy book that celebrates the joy of life.  
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Flip-a-Word: Pig Wig

Harriet Ziefert - Blue Apple Books
Format: Hardcover

FLIP a page, find a rhyme!Its learning through funevery time!Even kids who cant read a sentence can read one word, or a two-word phrase. By putting their hands on the pages, kids are pulled into the learning dynamic. They make the page turn, and they gain a new word that rhymes with one they...
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There's a Pest in the Garden!

Jan Thomas - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

There's a pest in the garden and he's eating all the vegetables! But Duck has a plan to save the day (well, sort of) . Featuring Jan Thomas's wonderfully wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, and hilarious characters, this book is sure to have young readers laughing out loud!
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The Good for Nothing Button! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!, 3)

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Yellow Bird has a button. It does . . . nothing! It is a good for nothing button. Red Bird and Blue Bird are excited to try the button. But when they press it, they discover that the button makes them happy. Happy is something! A flabbergasted Yellow Bird insists the button does nothing....
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May I Please Have a Cookie?

Jennifer E. Morris - Cartwheel Books
Format: Paperback

In this Level 1 Scholastic Reader, Alfie learns that the best way to get a delicious cookie is to say please!Alfie loves his mommy's cookies, and he wants one more than anything! But grabbing for one, fishing for one, and dressing up as a cookie inspector don't seem to work. His mommy...
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Gran on a Fan: Silly Short Vowels

Kevin Bolger - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Written by elementary reading specialist Kevin Bolger, these short, wacky comics are designed to teach beginning readers the five short vowel sounds and will make anyone a fan of phonics. Zany, graphic illustrations from award-winning artist Ben Hodson and carefully controlled text make...
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What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig

Emma J. Virjan - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

What this story needs is a pig in a wig, on a boat in a moat with a frog, a dog, and a goat on a log. . . .As a panda in a blouse, a skunk on a trunk, and more hop on board, it becomes clear that what this story really needs is a bigger boat! Join Pig on an exciting boat ride as she discovers...
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Big Dog and Little Dog Wearing Sweaters

Dav Pilkey - Harcourt Brace and Company
Format: Hardcover

Little Dog has a sweater, but what about Big Dog? After a quick search in the bedroom (and making a bit of a mess) , Big Dog finds the perfect one. But how will he put it on? Good thing he has Little Dog to help! With deceptively simple text, graphic illustrations, and tongue-in-cheek...
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Friday the Scaredy Cat

Kara McMahon - Simon Spotlight; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Black cats are supposed to be scary, but no one has told that to this little black cat named Friday. So, instead of being scary, Friday the Scaredy Cat is scared! When the doorbell rings, he jumps, runs, and hides. When a car horn beeps, he jumps, runs, and hides! But when something appears...
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Ed and Ted and Ted's Dog Fred

Andy Griffiths - Square Fish
Format: Hardcover

Ed is a friend of Ted. Ted has a dog named Fred. Fred does not like Ed. When Fred bites Eds head, animosity is spread! This laugh-out-loud story from the popular and hilarious collection The Cat on the Mat Is Flat is now adapted as a stand-alone for beginning readers.,
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Ninja on the Farm

Luke Flowers - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

In the first book in this fun Level 1 reader series, Moby Shinobi heads to the farm! Moby tries to collect eggs, gather hay, and feed the pigs, but each try ends in a funny mess. Moby wants to help Farmer Bob, but what if his ninja skills aren't right for the job? Then the cows break...
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My First BOB Books: Pre-Reading Skills

Lynn Maslen Kertell - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Scholastic s award-winning reading program is now available to pre-readers with the creation of My First Bob BooksTM. Expanding upon the Bob Books method and philosophy, these brand new sets offer children and their parents simple and satisfying tools that lay an important foundation for reading...
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Bob Books: Rhyming Words

Lynn Maslen Kertell - Scholastic Inc.; 1st edition
Format: Book

Rhyming makes reading easier and more fun for kids that are just getting started. When rhyming words are included in a story, they make sounding out decoding easier. Kids have reading success sooner and faster, build confidence, and they have fun too. Bob Books Rhyming Words is a great...
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Bob Books Sight Words: Kindergarten

Lynn Maslen Kertell - Scholastic; Box edition
Format: Book

From the Best-Selling learning to read series, Bob Books, comes Sight Words: KindergartenSight words are common words that appear again and again in your children's reading material. Knowing these words "by sight" is essential for reading fluency. This set provides practice...
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Curious George's First Day of School

H. A. Rey - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Its the first day of school, and Curious George has been invited to Mr. Apples class to be a special helper! George is just the right monkey for the jobuntil he starts to wreak his usual havoc, that is. Red and yellow paint makes orange, yellow and blue makes green . . . and a mixture of all the paint...
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Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten

Joseph Slate - Dutton Children's Books
Format: Print book

It's the first day of kindergarten and Miss Bindergarten is hard at work getting the classroom ready for her twenty-six new students. Meanwhile, Adam Krupp wakes up, Brenda Heath brushes her teeth, and Christopher Beaker finds his sneaker. Miss Bindergarten puts the finishing touches on the room...
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Monsters Love School

Mike Austin - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate the beginning of school with hilarious, energetic monsters in Monsters Love School from picture-book author-illustrator Mike Austin. Summer is over, and now its time for the biggest adventure of all . . . Monster School! Join these colorful monsters as they go to school for the first...
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Planet Kindergarten

Sue Ganz-Schmitt - Chronicle Books
Format: Audiobook

"A genius way to ease kids into the new adventure that is kindergarten." - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewThis clever picture book will prepare young explorers to boldly go where they have never gone before: Planet Kindergarten. Suit up for a daring adventure as our hero navigates...
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The New Bear At School

Carrie Weston - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Boris the bear is new at school--and all the other animals are afraid of him! Pitch-perfect writing and delightfully charming illustrations will make this a treasured starting school story.It's hard enough being the new kid at school, but when you're a big bear like Boris, it's...
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Monkey: Not Ready for Kindergarten

Marc Brown - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Marc Brown, creator of the beloved Arthur books and TV show, offers a charming new character - and a fun and reassuring story about preparing for the first day of school. Kindergarten is only a week away . . . but Monkey is NOT ready. What if he gets on the wrong bus? What if they dont...
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