1st GRADE THROUGH 3rd
GRADE FREE CHOICE READING LISTStudents must select one title from this list and complete a project for that title.
PICTURE BOOKS
Ahlberg, J. and A.
Each Peach Pear Plum Feiffer, Jules Meanwhile Andersen, Hans Christian The Ugly Duckling Fleming. Candace Gabriella’s SonArgueta, Manilo Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes/ Flournoy, Valerie The Patchwork Quilt
Los Perros Magicos de Los Fox, Mem Hattie and the Fox;
Valcanas Koala Loa
Arnold, Ted No Jumping in Bed Freeman, Don Corduroy
Asch, Frank
Moonbear; Mooncake; Happy Friedman, Ina How My ParentsBirthday Moon; Turtle Tale Learned to Eat
Barrett, Judi
Animals Should Definitely Not Geiman, R.G. More Spaghetti, I SayWera Clothing; Cloudy With A Ginsburg, Mirra The Chick and the
Chance of Meatballs Duckling
Barton, Byron Buzz, Buzz, Buzz Green, Robin When Goldilocks Went to the House of The Three Bear
Bloom, Becky Wolf Guarino, Deborah Is Your Mama a Llama?
Brett, Jan The Hat; The Mitten Guilfoile, Elizabeth Nobody Listens to Andrew
Brown, Margaret Goodnight Moon; The Little Hall, Donald Ox-Cart Man Scarecrow Boy
Hautzig, Deborah Happy Birthday, Little
Browne, Anthony I Like Books Witch; Little Witch’s Big Night
Bruchac, Joseph Fox Song Havill, Juanita Jamaica’s Find
Buck, Nola Hey, Little Baby Henkes, Kevin Lily’s Purple Plastic
Buckley, Richard The Greedy Python Purse; Sheila Rae, The Brave
Cannon, Janell Stellaluna; Verdi Hoban, Russell Best Friends for Frances
Carle, Eric Grouchy Ladybug; Very Busy Hoberman, MaryAnnA House Is A House for Spider; Very Hungry Caterpillar Me
Carling, Amelia Lau Mama and Papa Have a Store Hoffman, Mary Amazing Grace
Cohen, Miriam Best Friends; The New Teacher; Hurd, Thacher Art Dog
Will I Have a Friend? Hutchins, Pat The Doorbell Rang;
Cole, Joanna Bully Trouble; Missing Tooth Johnson, Angela When I Am Old With
Cowan, Catherine My Life With the Wave Jonas, Ann The Trek
Curtis, Jamie Lee When I Was Little Joyce, William George Shrinks
Davol, Marguerite The Paper Dragon Kajikawa, Kimiko Yoshi’s Feast
Day, Alexandra Good Dog, Carl (series) Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day; Whistle
DePaola, Tomie Strega Nona; Bill and Pete for Willie
Dorros, Arthur Abuela Kent, Jack There’s No Such Thing as A Dragon
Edwards, Pamela Duncan Dinorella; Honk Khalsa, Dayal I Want a Dog
Kimmel, Eric Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Krauss, Robert
Leo, the Late Bloomer Rathman, Peggy Officer Buckle and GloriaKrauss, Ruth You’re Just What I Needs Rey, H.A. Curious George series
Lasky, Kathryn Lunch Bunnies Robins, Joan Addie Runs Away
Lee, Milly Nim and the War Effort
Levine, Ellen I Hate English
Lionni, Leo Little Blue and Little Yellow; Swimmy
Mahy, Margaret The Great White Man-Eating Savagean, Cheryl Muskrat Will be Shark Swimming
Marshall, Edward Space Case Schertle, Alice Down the Road
Martin, Jacqueline B. Snowflake Bentley Schroeder, Alan Minty: A Story of Young
Mayer, Mercer There’s A Nightmare in My Harriet Tubman Closet
Schwartz, Amy Annabelle Swift,
McCully, Emily Arnold Mirette on the High Wire; Scieszka, Jon The True Story of the Mouse Practice Three Little Pigs
McKissack, Patricia Mirandy and Brother Wind Sendak, Maurice Chicken Soup With Rice;
McPhail, David Mole Music Where the Wild Things
Meddaugh, Susan Martha Blah Blah Are
Melmed, Laura Little Oh Sharman, Mitchell Gregory, the Terrible
Miranda, Anne To Market, To Market EaterMollel, Tololwa My Rows and Piles of Coins Shaw, Charles It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Mora, Pat A Birthday Basket for Tia; Shaw, Nancy Sheep in a Jeep
Tomas and the Library Lady Slate, Joseph Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Sweet Strawberries Sloat, Teri Farmer Brown Goes
Numeroff, Laura If You Give a Mouse a Cookie; Round and Round
If You Give a Pig a Pancake Slobodkins, Esphyr Caps for Sale
Nye, Naomi Shihab Sitti’s Secret Small, David Imogene’s Antlers
Park, Frances My Freedom Trip Smith, Cynthia L. Jingle Dancer
Parkes, Brenda The Enormous Watermelon Sonneborn, Ruth Friday Night is Poppa’s
Paulson, Gary Canoe Days Night
Peet, Bill Big Bad Bruce Soto, Gary The Old Man and His
Petrie, Catherine Joshua James Likes Trucks Door
Polacco, Patricia Chicken Sunday; Just Plain Spinelli, Eileen When Momma Comes Fancy; Thunder Cake Home Tonight
Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Peter Rabbit Stanley, Diane Rumpelstiltskin’s
Prager, Annabelle The Surprise Party Daughter; Saving Sweetness
Steig, William Amos and Boris; Dr. DeSoto; Cushman, Doug Camp Pig Paw Pete’s a Pizza; Sylvester and the
Harshman, T. Webb Porcupine’s Pajama Magic Pebble Party
Hoba, Lillian Arthur’s Funny Money
Stevenson, James Heat Wave at Mud Flat Hoff, Syd Chester; Sammy the Seal;
Stewart, Sarah The Gardner Who Will Be My Friend?
Taback, Simms There was an Old Lady Who Kessler, Ethel Stan, the Hot Dog Man Swallowed a Fly
Marshall, Edward Fox Be Nimble; Fox in O’Connor, Jane LuLu and the Witch Baby
Tunnell, Michael O. Mailing May Parish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia series
VanAllsburg, Chris Ben’s Dream; Garden of Abdul Porte, Barbara Ann Harry’s Visit; Take the Gaazi; Jumanji; Two bad Ants Dog Along
Viorst, Judith Alexander and the Terrible, Robins, Joan Addie Runs Away Horrible,No Good Day
Selsam, Millicent Greg’s Microscope Sleepover; Ira Sleeps Over Seuss, Dr. Cat in the Hat; Green Eggs
Ward, Cindy Cookie’s Week and Ham; Hop on Pop
Wells, Rosemary Bunny Cakes; Max’s Dragon Simon, Shirley Get Lost, Becka! Shirt; Noisy Nora, Toko
Van Leeuwen, Jean Amanda Pig Series;
West, Colin Have You Seen the Crocodile?; Oliver Pig series "Pardon, Said the Giraffe"
Wiseman, Bernard Morris the Mouse (series)
Wildsmith, Brian Cat on the Mats Yolen, Jane Commander Toad
Williams, Suzanne Library Lil
Williams, Vera Chair for My Mother; Cherries and Cherry Pits; Three Days on a River In a Red Canoe
LONG CHAPTER BOOKS
Wood, Don and Audrey King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub; Delton, Judy Pee Wee Scouts (series) Napping House
Haywood, Carolyn "B" is for Betsy (series)
Wright, Betty Ben Pet Detectives Little Eddie (series)
Yolen, Jane Owl Moon Hurwitz, Johanna Busybody Nora; Elisa and
Young, Ed Seven Blind Mice Russel (series); Superduper
Zion, Gene Harry and the Dirty Dog Series Teddy
Kline, Suzy Horrible Harry (series)
EASY READERS AND BEGINNING CHAPTER BOOKS
Milne, A. A. Winnie the Pooh
Osborne, Mary Pope Magic Tree House (series)Bonsall, Crosby Tell Me Some More; Who’s a Pest? Smith, Janice Lee The Kid Next Door and
Brenner, Barbara Wagon Wheels Other Headaches
Byars, Betsy Hooray for the Golly SistersCaple, Kathy The Friendship Tree
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Happy Birthday, Biscuit!
Christian, Mary Blount Penrod’s Pants
MYSTERIES
Adler, David My Dog and the Green Sock LaFontaine The Hare and the Tortoise Mystery; Young Cam Jansen #9;
Little, Emily The Trojan Horse Series Lobel, Arnold Fables
Bonsall, Crosby The Case of the Scaredy Cats; Rohmer, Harriet The Invisible Hunters/Los Case of the Hungry Stranger Cazadores Invisibles
Cushman, Doug Mystery of King Karfu San Souci, Robert The Talking Eggs
Levy, Elizabeth Something Queer on Vacation; Schwartz, Alvin In a Dark, Dark Room (series)
Sierra, Judy Tasty Baby Belly Buttons; A Japanese Folktale
Quackenbush, Robert Piet Potter (series) Souhami, Jessica No Dinner! The Story of the Old Woman and the PumpkinXiong, Elia
Nine-in-One, Grr! Grr!Young, Ed Lon Po-Po
Zelinsky, Paul Rapunzel
SPORT STORIES
Adler, David
The Babe and I Christopher, Matt Centerfield Ballhawk; TheLucky Baseball Bat
POETRY
Alarcon, Francisco From the Belly Button of the Moon and Other
Curtis, Gavin The Bat Boy and His Violin Summer Poems/Del Ombligo de la Luna Y
Kessler, Leonard Here Comes the Strikeout; Otro Poemas de Verano Kick, Pass, Run Brown, Calef Polkabats and Octopus
Marzollo, Jean Soccer Sam Slacks
McNaughton, Colin Preston’s Goal Cotlich, Rebecca Lemonade Sun and Other
Prager, Annabelle The Birthday Birthday Party Summer Poems
Stadler, John Cat is Back at Bat; Hooray Florian, Douglas Insectlopedia For Snail
Hopkins, Lee Bennett Best Friends; Surprises Kuskin, Kara Soap Soup
FABLES, FOLKTALES, LEGENDS AND MYTHS
NON-FICTIONArno, Edward The Gingerbread Man
Ata, Te Baby Rattlesnake Allen, Pamela Who Sank the Boat?
Bruchac, Joseph First Strawberries; A Bare, Colleen Sammy, the Dog Detective Cherokee Story
Beeler, Selby Throw Your Tooth on the Chang, Margaret The Beggar’s Magic; Roof; Tooth Traditions from A Chinese Tale Around the World
Cole Joanna Bony Legs Burleigh, Robert Home Run: The Story of DePaola, Tomie The Legend of the Bluebonnet: Babe Ruth Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Cline-Ransome, Lisa Satchel Paige
Diakite, Baba Wague The Hatseller and the Monkeys; Cole, Joanna Hungry, Hungry Sharks; Hunterman and the Crocodile Magic School Bus (series)
Domanska, Janina Little Red Hen Cowley, Joy The Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Forest, Heather The Baker’s Dozen; Stone Soup Gibbons, Gail Boat Book
Galdone, Paul Henny, Penny; Little Red Hen; Jenkins, Martin Chameleons are Cool; Three Bears; Three Billy Goats The Emperor’s Egg Gruff
Keller, Laurie Scrambled States of America
Gonzalez, Lucia The Bossy Gallito Littlechild, George This Land is Mine
Kellogg, Steven Paul Bunyan; Pecos Bill
Milton, Joyce Dinosaur Days
Penner, Lucille S-S-Snakes!
Roop, Peter Keep the Lights Burning Abbie
Say, Allen The Journey
Wick, Walter A Drop of Water