First Grade Reading List


A Tree is Nice
by Janice May Udry – E UDRY

This Caldecott Medal-winning book shows why trees are so good to have around. Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from one of its limbs. Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches. A tree is good to have around. A tree is nice.
 

Bread and Jam for Frances
by Russell Hoban – E HOBAN

Frances decides she likes to eat only bread and jam at every meal, until to her surprise, her parents grant her wish.
 

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
by Simms Taback – E TABACK

When Joseph's favorite overcoat gets old and worn, he makes a jacket out of it. When that is worn, he makes a vest. When the vest's number is up, Joseph makes a scarf. This continues until there's nothing left of the original garment. But clever Joseph manages to make something out of nothing!

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes – E HENKES

Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey – E MCCLOSK

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss – BR SEUSS

Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games.
 

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout
by Teri Sloat – E SLOAT

Set on the Northwest Coast, this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme describes the silly consequences of an old woman’s fishy diet.

The Tiny Seed
by Eric Carle – E CARLE

A simple description of a flowering plant’s life cycle through the seasons.

Froggy Plays in the Band
by Jonathan London – E LONDON

Froggy’s marching band practices for their debut at the Apple Blossom Parade, hoping to win the big prize.

The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf – E LEAF

Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.