Suggested Reading for 1st Grade

Suggested Reading for 1st Grade

Updated October 14, 2023
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Kicks in the Sky
Esperanza, C. G.
Paper Book
Pura Belprè Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner C. G. Esperanza delivers color, rhythm, and style in this rollicking tale about everyday treasures turned magical! Red kicks, green kicks, yellow kicks, blue! Colorful, psychedelic sneakers hang from telephones wires all over the...
What about worms!?
Willems, Mo
Paper Book
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor award winner! From #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins comes the next addition to the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading series, perfect bedtime, classrooms, readalouds, and any time you'd like a good laugh. Tiger is...
The rock from the sky
Klassen, Jon
Paper Book
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Look up! From the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the hat trilogy comes a new deadpan gem. There is a spot. It is a good spot. It is the perfect spot to stand. There is no reason to ever...
Lift
Lê, Minh
Paper Book
From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment...
Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest
Wahl, Phoebe
Paper Book
An earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life, from award-winning author-illustrator Phoebe Wahl. Little Witch Hazel is a tiny witch who lives in the forest, helping creatures big and small. She's a midwife, an intrepid explorer,...
Dragon gets by
Pilkey, Dav
Paper Book
Award-winning author/illustrator of the Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey's gentle blue Dragon (from the hit TV series) will charm beginning readers with the adventures of a mixed-up day!Award-winning author/illustrator of the Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey's gentle blue Dragon (from...
Monster Hands
Kane, Karen
Paper Book
A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Two best friends use rhyming ASL to help vanquish their fear of the monster under the bed in this fun, interactive bedtime readaloud. When nighttime comes, Milo has a problem--he's convinced there's a monster under his bed! Luckily...
See the Dog: Three Stories about a Cat
LaRochelle, David
Paper Book
What happens when a cat tries to be a dog? With this second wry primer, the creators of See the Cat return to demonstrate that standing in for a friend can be trickier than expected. The dog is sick today, but have no fear--the cat is happy to take his place! But when the...
The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn
Harris, Shawn
Paper Book
Meet this pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-confidence from a Caldecott-Honor winning creator. Once upon a time, in a land where horses were mythical beasts, there lived a unicorn--a Teeny-Weeny Unicorn. He lived with his family in a...
Waffles and Pancake: Planetary-Yum
Brockington, Drew
Paper Book
Inspired by his beloved CatStronauts series, Drew Brockington is going back in time to when everyone's favorite Catstronaut, Waffles, was a kitten! Fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Elephant & Piggie will love this fun, cat-tastic early graphic novel series. ...
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Barrows, Annie
Paper Book
From bestselling author Annie Barrows and Pura Belpré Honor award recipient Leo Espinosa, this funny yet thought-provoking picture book offers a sequence of outlandishly fun compare-and-contrasts that show how humans are much more like each other than we are different. A...
The Book That Almost Rhymed
Abed, Omar
Paper Book
Every great adventure needs a hero-or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that two tellers can make a rhyming tale twice as nice. What do you do with an interrupting sibling? Especially when she's stepping all over your story with wild ideas that don't...
Fox plays ball
Tabor, Corey R.
Paper Book
School Library Journal Best Books of 2024 The mischievous and fun-loving Fox is back in another humorous and surprising I Can Read, from Caldecott Honor- and three-time Geisel Award-winning author-illustrator Corey Tabor. Fox is ready to play ball! So are...

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