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Big Train

Adria F Klein - Stone Arch Readers
Format: Paperback

Engine is all alone. He soon realizes his friends are playing hide-and-seek from him.
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Tired Trucks

Melinda Melton Crow - Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

The trucks work hard to stay awake. Will they ever take a break?
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The Peaches on the Beaches: A Book About Inflectional Endings

Brian P. Cleary - Millbrook Press
Format: Library Binding

Uses rhyme, repetition, illustration, and phonics to introduce inflectional ending.
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Baa-Choo!

Sarah Weeks - HarperCollins
Format: Print book

Sam the lamb has a bad cold. But every time he thinks he is going to sneeze, he only gets as far as "Baa . . . ahhh . . ." No choo! Sarah Weeks’ rhyming tale and Jane Manning’s lively art make for a hilarious barnyard romp. Ages 4
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Hot Dog

Molly Coxe - Random House Books for Young Readers; Step-Into-Reading, Step 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Step 1 books entice early readers with rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. Poor Dog. Hes awfully hot! But Mom wont share her lemonade. Cat wont share his shady spot on the porch. And Skunks making a real stink about sharing his hollow log. What does a hot Dog have to do to get cool?Step 1 Readers...
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Big Egg

Molly Coxe - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

One morning Hen wakes up and finds a gigantic egg in her nest. Whose ege can it be? Here's a hint, Hen--it doesn't belong to that wily Fox!
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The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat (I Can Read Book 1)

Nurit Karlin
Format: Paperback

Learn to read with this funny rhyming story starring a big orange tabby cat!The fat cat sat on the mat. "Get off!" said the rat. But the fat cat just sat. Will the rat get the fat cat off the mat?This funny, phonetic Level One I Can Read is perfect for kids learning to sound out words...
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Cat and Dog

Else Holmelund Minarik - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Book

Cat likes to tease Dog.Dog likes to tease Cat. But most of all, Cat and Dog like to have fun together. Boy, do they ever have fun!This happy story about two playful pets by the author of the Little Bear books has long been a favorite with beginning readers, and it now sports sparkling new full-color...
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Oh, Cats!

Buck, Nola

When a young girl spies three cats in her yard, she hopes they will be her playmates! But these frolicking felines have other ideas for fun. Will they ever be her friends?Illustrated with bright, fresh pictures by Nadine Bernard Westcott, Nola Buck's simple text is perfect for
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How Many Fish?

Caron Lee Cohen - HarperCollins Publishers

In the bay... There are six little fish. Along come six little feet. What will happen when they meet?,
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Old Mo

Stacey W. Hsu - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

All Rookie Readers actively engage young readers, encouraging language development, building fluency, and promoting independent reading. By targeting a skill, like learning about rhymes, young readers are building fundamental reading skills with the help of fun, lively, colorfully illustrated...
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Bear Hugs

Alyssa Satin Capucilli - Random House Books for Young Readers

Baby Bear decides that of all the hugs from Mama and Papa Bear, a group hug is best.
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Biscuit Wants to Play

Alyssa Satin Capucilli - HarperCollins
Format: Print book

Meow! Meow! When Biscuit meets two little kittens, he wants to be friends. He wants to play ball and run around. But the kittens are having too much fun with their own games to play with him. Biscuit doesnt give up, though, and soon the kittens find out what a good friend he can be. This...
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Play, Play, Play Dear Dragon

Margaret Hillert - Norwood House Press
Format: Print book

''A boy and his pet dragon spend a day at the playground and make a new friend''--Provided by publisher.Title: Play, Play, Play, Dear DragonAuthor: Hillert, Margaret/ Schimmell, David (ILT)Publisher: Norwood House PrPublication Date: 2009/01/31Number of Pages: 32Binding...
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Chester

Syd Hoff - HarperCollins

Chester, a wild horse who wants to be tame, comes to the city looking for a home. Reading for fun the artists sense of pacing makes this book race along. Saturday Review. ,
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Too Many Cats

Lori Haskins Houran - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Cat after cat makes its way over the fence and into the backyard of a lady whos looking for a little quiet to enjoy some music. There are slinky cats and stinky cats, gray cats and stray cats, but all the cats have one thing in commonthey love to sing. Meow!This companion book to Too Many...
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Scott the astronaut

Tracy Kompelien - ABDO Pub. Co.
Format:  Print book : Primary school : EnglishView all editions and formats

- Appropriate size type, moderate spacing between words and lines of text- Familiar to less familiar topics and contents- Some new concepts or ideas- Variety of simple and complex sentences- Text provides significant information- Natural oral language with descriptive language- Some challenging...
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At As in Cat

Mary Elizabeth Salzmann - SandCastle
Format: Print book

Introduces, in brief text and illustrations, the use of the letter combination "at" in such words as "cat," "hat," "flat," and "that."
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Hot Pot: The Sound of Short O (Wonder Books)

Alice K. Flanagan - The Childs World Inc
Format: January 1

Simple text and repetition of the letter "o" help readers learn how to use this sound
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Are You Ready to Play Outside?

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 Are You Ready to Play Outside?, Piggie can't wait to go play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun?
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Pip Squeak

Sarah Weeks - HarperCollins; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Pip Squeak is a busy mouse.Today he has to clean his house.He has to get it done by three.A friend is stopping by for tea.A visit from his friend Max turns Pip Squeak into a cleaning whirlwind. He scrubs and brushes and vacuums and flushes until his house is perfectly neat. But wouldnt...
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Ig As in Pig

Kelly Doudna - Sandcastle
Format: Print book

Introduces, in brief text and illustrations, the use of the letter combination "ig" in such words as "pig," "sprig," "fig," and "twig."
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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back

Seuss Dr. - Beginner Books
Format: Print book

The Cat in the Hat returns for more out-of-control fun in this wintry Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. It's 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 Cat's helpers Little Cat A, Little...
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