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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Do you want to be my friend?
Carle, Eric.
Paper Book
This classic tale of friendship tracks a small gray mouse's search for the perfect pal. He asks various animals the same question: "Do you want to be my friend?" But it's not until he meets another mouse that he is answered with a heartwarming "Yes!" Fans of The Secret Birthday Message and...
I like my bike /
Ferrari, Antongionata,
Paper Book
Funny characters, humorous pictures, and an eco-friendly message with a text just right for the newest kindergarten reader. "I like my bike. I like my car. I like my big car. I like my truck." The text in this book is simple and repetitive, but the pictures wacky and imaginative. A sea lion...
Count your chickens /
Jacobs, Daniel
Paper Book
Text and photographs introduce the concept of skip counting, or counting by groups of a certain number, and present items for practice.
Big machines
Jones, Melanie Davis.
Paper Book
Land ho! These tractors, backhoes, pavers, and tall cranes are hard at work.Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a...
I hug /
McPhail, David,
Paper Book
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...
Where is Max?
Pearson, Mary
Paper Book
When the class gerbil escapes from his cage, the children look everywhere for it and find a way to get it to return home.
Big grassland animals
Peters, Katie
Paper Book
What roams through grassland habitats? Discover bison, elephants, giraffes, kangaroos, lions, and zebra. Pair this photo-illustrated nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, My Baby Elephant.
Fun with shapes /
Peters, Katie
Paper Book
What kinds of shapes can you draw? Do you know their names? With colorful, engaging photographs and easy-to-read, leveled text, shapes come to life. Pairs with the fiction title, Ben's Birthday Shapes.
Little woodland animals
Peters, Katie
Paper Book
What sorts of animals live in the forest? You'll spy squirrels, birds, butterflies, rabbits, skunks, and snakes. Pair this photo-illustrated nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, A Good Nut.
I see the ocean
Peters, Katie
Paper Book
Dive beneath the waves to meet the crab, fish, turtles, whales, and seaweed that live in the ocean habitat. Pair this photo-illustrated nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, The Fish.
Splat! /
Pâerez-Mercado, Mary Margaret
Paper Book
This series meets the following Reading First initiatives: - Phonics- Vocabulary- Comprehension- Fluency
Ben's birthday shapes /
Van Oosbree, Ruthie
Paper Book
Ben sees shapes all around at his birthday party. The balloons, pizza, and presents all have a shape. Vibrant illustrations and easy-to-read text support beginning readers. Pairs with the nonfiction title, Fun with Shapes.

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