Read in class or assigned for outside reading:
Andersen, Hans C.           The Emperor’s New Clothes
Brown, Marcia                Dick Whittington and His Cat
Burton, Virginia              The Little House
Burton, Virginia              Mike Mulligan and His Steamshovel
Cauley, Lorinda              The Ugly Duckling
Cleary, Beverly               The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Cleary, Beverly               Ribsy
Dalgliesh, Alice              The Bears on Hemlock Mountain 
Lewis, C.S.                    The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe
McCloskey, Robert          Time of Wonder
Steig, William                Dr. De Soto
Warner, Gertrude             The Box-Car Children (vol. 1)
Williams, Marjorie          The Velveteen Rabbit

Outside Reading:  Adopted titles are divided into three levels in an attempt to provide options for all readers. Teachers and parents may use a list of titles above or below grade level when appropriate for a student. Books with a “+” denote that any title in that series would be acceptable.  In addition to the books assigned by the teacher, students are to read one book per quarter independently from the books listed below outside of class.  Instructions for a related project will be provided by the teacher. 

Level 1
Cannon, Janell                Stellaluna
Galdone, Paul                 The Gingerbread Boy
Galdone, Paul                 The Three Bears and Goldilocks
Galdone, Paul                 The Three Little Pigs
Kessel, Joyce                  Squanto and the First Thanksgiving
Roop, Peter                    Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Slobodkina, Esphyr         Caps for Sale
Yolen, Jane                    Owl Moon

Level 2
Anderson, C.S.               Billy and Blaze +
Bemelmans, Ludwig        Madeline +
Bontemps, Arna              The Fast Sooner Hound
Calhoun, Mary                Cross Country Cat
DeBrunhoff, Jean             Babar +
Flack, Marjorie               The Story about Ping
Gag, Wanda                   Millions of Cats 
Gauch, Patricia                Thunder at Gettysburg
Haywood, Carolyn           Betsy & Billy +
Hope, Laura                    The Bobbsey Twins +
Leaf, Munro                    The Story of Ferdinand
Loveless, Maude             Betsy-Tacy +
Milne, A.A.                   When We Were Young
Milne, A.A.                   Now We are Six
Politi, Leo                     Song of the Swallows
Steig, William                Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa
Taha, Karen                    A Gift for Tia Rosa
Warner, Gertrude             Box-Car Children +
Ziefert, Harriet                 A New Coat for Anna

Level 3
Aardemas, Verna             Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
Harness, Cheryl               Three Young Pilgrims
Le Gallienne, Eva            Seven Tales by H.C. Andersen
McCloskey, Robert          Blueberries for Sal
McCloskey, Robert          One Morning in Maine
McCloskey, Robert          Lentil
Mowat, Farley                Owls in the Family
Nesbit, E.                      The Railway Children +
Sobol, Donald                Secret Agents Four
Sproul, R.C.                  The King Without a Shadow
West, Jerry                     The Happy Hollisters +
Williams, Jay                 Danny Dunn +