Guided Reading List: Juvenile Fiction and Juvenile Nonfiction A

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 19, 2025
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Sussex County Library System (NJ)
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Do you want to be my friend?
Carle, Eric.
Paper Book
A classic friendship story from the beloved Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This is a simple and nearly wordless picture book for children to explore in a variety of ways. Shared with little ones, the bright pictures showing a small gray mouse's search for the perfect...
I hug /
McPhail, David,
Paper Book
Simple enough for the newest of readers, this affectionate story is a reminder of all the huggable things we see every day. Guided Reading Level A. With a simple text, where only one word changes per page, beloved author-illustrator David McPhail has crafted a sweet story in...
Jump /
McPhail, David,
Paper Book
For the very newest readers, a funny story with charming illustrations--about friendship, animals, and jumping!--by a beloved author-illustrator. I can jump. She can jump. A bug, a cow (over the moon, of course) . . . even a hippo can jump. Delightful...
I see a cat /
Meisel, Paul
Paper Book
A dog barks at everything he loves--a cat, a squirrel, and his favorite boy! This Level A book is perfect for new readers.  I see a cat. I see a bird. I see a fly.  Easy-to-read text and fun pictures follow a dog through his happy day.  Sitting...
Splat! /
Pâerez-Mercado, Mary Margaret
Paper Book
Rookie Ready to Learn titles help develop young children's language (English and Spanish) and early reading skills as they engage in topic-rich conversations.At the heart of each title is an engaging, informational story that is written in a friendly, easy-to-read format. At the end of each book are...

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