Guided Reading List: Juvenile Fiction and Juvenile Nonfiction Level I

This book list was created using Guided Reading Levels provided by Fountas & Pinnell, and children’s publishers such as ABDO Publishing, Capstone Press, Cavendish Square, Children’s Press, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Random House and Scholastic.


Updated September 12, 2025
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Rain is wet! /
Fang, Vicky
Paper Book
Pet friends Sniff and Scratch have fun in the rain, in this laugh-out-loud, full-color book perfect for beginning readers! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a...
April & Mae and the animal shelter :
Lambert, Megan Dowd
Paper Book
Fans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week! It's Thursday, and April and Mae want to help the new animal shelter. Mae is good at helping with her hands, and April...
April & Mae and the book club cake : the Monday book
Lambert, Megan Dowd
Paper Book
It's Monday, and April and Mae aren't prepared for book club. To save time, April reads the book aloud while Mae bakes a cake for their friends. When they forget to add flour, some quick thinking helps the girls salvage the dessert. Sometimes a mistake can turn into something better than the...
April & Mae and the movie night : the Saturday book
Lambert, Megan Dowd
Paper Book
Fans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful early reader series that celebrates friendship every day of the week--now in paperback! It's Saturday, and April and Mae are having movie night. Mae gets pineapple on the pizza because April likes it...
April & Mae and the sleepover :
Lambert, Megan Dowd
Paper Book
Fans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week! It's Friday, and April and Mae are having a sleepover. April wants to camp in her backyard, but Mae isn't so sure about...
April & Mae and the tea party : the Sunday book
Lambert, Megan Dowd
Paper Book
It's Sunday, and April and Mae are having their weekly tea party. Mae usually bakes goodies, and April always sings and dances. But this Sunday, April decides to try a new activity. When April's juggling causes her to break Mae's favourite teacup, the two friends navigate their first disagreement...
April & Mae and the talent show :
Lambert, Megan Dowd,
Paper Book
Fans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week! It's Wednesday, and the library is holding a talent show to raise money for new books. April and Mae want to help....

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