Book Lists

READERS: Beginning, Very Beginning, & Phonics Books

READERS - Very Beginning With Just A Few Words Per Page

Inside, outside, upside down / by Stan and Jan Berenstain.

Berenstain, Stan, 1923-2005.

JEASY BER

A simple tale, using a limited vocabulary for young readers, of how little bear travels to town in a cardboard box.

A new home / Tim Bowers.

Bowers, Tim.

JEASY BOW

Matt the squirrel has a new home, but misses his old friends.

What are you waiting for? / Cynthia L. Copeland ; illustrations by Mike Gordon.

Copeland, Cynthia L.

JEASY COP

A young boy, catching a glimpse of different construction vehicles as they approach their work site, urges each to get busy.

Big egg / by Molly Coxe.

Coxe, Molly.

JEASY COX

A mother hen wakes up one morning to find a gigantic egg among the others in her nest and goes in search of the egg's origin.

Dog and cat / written by Paul Fehlner ; illustrated by Maxie Chambliss.

Fehlner, Paul.

JEASY FEH

Due to their physical limitations, an old dog and a fat cat live together relatively peacefully.

Ducks in a row / based on the best selling books by Jackie Urbanovic ; story by Lori Haskins Houran ; pictures by Joe Mathieu.

Houran, Lori Haskins.

JEASY HAS

Max the duck wishes he could do something for the other animals living at Irene's house, but when his aunts arrive for a visit he gets more than his fill of being helpful.

Jack and Rick / David McPhail.

McPhail, David, 1940-

JEASY MCP

Jack and Rick want to play together, but there's a river between them and they will have to work together to bridge it.

Best friends / Anna Michaels ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas.

Michaels, Anna.

JEASY MIC

Best friends Dan and Zack pick apples and find a snail in the garden. Includes activities and tips for helping a child become a better reader.

Ride Otto Ride! / story and pictures by David Milgrim.

Milgrim, David.

JEASY MIL

Otto and his friends go for a ride on an elephant.

See Otto / story and pictures by David Milgrim.

Milgrim, David.

JEASY MIL

Otto the robot lands on Earth, where he is chased by a rhinoceros and befriended by some monkeys.

Sam and Jack : three stories / Alex Moran ; illustrated by Tim Bowers.

Moran, Alex.

JEASY MOR

Sam the mouse and Jack the cat overcome their differences and become friends.

Chilly Charlie / by Dana Meachen Rau ; illustrated by Martin Lemelman.

Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971-

JEASY RAU

Charlie is chilly all over and needs a hug to warm him up.

Puppy Mudge takes a bath / by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Isidre Mones in the style of Sucʹie Stevenson.

Rylant, Cynthia.

JEASY RYL

When his puppy Mudge gets dirty, Henry has some trouble giving him a bath.

Twins take a bath / by Ellen Weiss ; illustrated by Sam Williams.

Weiss, Ellen, 1949-

JEASY WEI

Rhyming text describes the fun a set of twins has when they take their bath.

Sleepy dog / by Harriet Ziefert ; illustrated by Norman Gorbaty.

Ziefert, Harriet.

JEASY ZIE

Simple text and illustrations portray a small dog getting ready for bed, sleeping, dreaming, and waking up.

Biscuit loves the park / story by Alyssa Satin Capucilli ; pictures by Pat Schories.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, 1957- author.

JEASY CAP

When Biscuit and his owner go to the park to play, Biscuit chases a ball and becomes lost.

READERS - Beginning & Phonics

Clouds / written by Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrated by John Wallace.

Bauer, Marion Dane, author.

JEASY BAU

Illustrations and simple text explain stratus, cumulus, and cirrus clouds.

Rain / written by Marion Dane Bauer ; illustrated by John Wallace.

Bauer, Marion Dane, author.

JEASY BAU

And I mean it, Stanley / by Crosby Bonsall.

Bonsall, Crosby, 1921-1995.

JEASY BON

A little girl plays alone until her dog arrives.

My brother, Ant / by Betsy Byars ; illustrated by Marc Simont.

Byars, Betsy Cromer.

JEASY BYA

In four separate stories, Ant's older brother gets rid of the monster under Ant's bed, forgives Ant for drawing on his homework, tries to read a story, and helps Ant writes a letter to Santa.

Ed and Kip / Kay Chorao.

Chorao, Kay.

JEASY CHO

Elephants Ed and Kip play with a rolling rock.

Ringo saves the day! : a true story / written by Andrew Clements ; illustrated by Ellen Beier.

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

J 636.8088 CLE

A young woman and her husband are glad that they gave a stray kitten a home when it saves their lives by alerting them to a gas leak.

Andy & Sandy's anything adventure / Tomie dePaola, cowritten with Jim Lewis.

DePaola, Tomie, 1934-

JEASY DEP

"Andy is small. Sandy is tall. Andy is quiet. Sandy is LOUD. When these two opposites-attract best friends play dress up, anything could happen"-- Provided by publisher.

Rubble to the rescue! / by Kristen Depken ; illustrated by MJ Illustrations.

Depken, Kristen L., author.

JEASY DEP

Rubble the puppy tries to be a superhero for a day but finds he still needs a helping paw from the rest of his PAW Patrol friends.

Aaron loves apples and pumpkins / by P.D. Eastman.

Eastman, P. D. (Philip D.), author, illustrator.

JEASY EAS

Aaron the alligator cannot seem to do anything right, whether it be playing hide-and-seek, picking apples, or playing football.

Left : the sound of L / by Alice K. Flanagan.

Flanagan, Alice K., author.

JEASY CHI

Simple text and repetition of the letter "L" help readers learn how to use this sound.

Happy and Honey / written by Laura Godwin ; pictures by Jane Chapman.

Godwin, Laura.

JEASY GOD

Honey the cat is determined to play with Happy the dog, even though he is trying to sleep.

Dog in the fog / words by Sue Graves ; illustrations by Jan Smith.

Graves, Sue.

JEASY GRA

Designed to help the development of sound literacy skills in children learning to read and spell three letter words. This book focuses on three letter words with short middle o sound. Includes attached interactive letter wheel.

Fat cat : short a / words by Sue Graves ; illustrations by Jan Smith.

Graves, Sue.

JEASY GRA

Designed to help the development of sound literacy skills in children learning to read and spell three letter words. This book focuses on three letter words with middle a sound. Includes attached interactive letter wheel.

Rocket's 100th day of school / Tad Hills.

Hills, Tad, author, illustrator.

JEASY HIL

Rocket is busy collecting one hundred things to celebrate the one hundreth day of school and has the perfect place to keep them safe until Bella, a squirrel who loves acorns, gets involved.

Danny and the dinosaur go to camp / story and pictures by Syd Hoff.

Hoff, Syd, 1912-2004.

JEASY HOF

Danny and his friend the dinosaur go to summer camp together.

Happy birthday, Danny and the dinosaur! / story and pictures by Syd Hoff.

Hoff, Syd, 1912-2004.

JEASY HOF

Six-year-old Danny invites his dinosaur friend to come to his birthday party.

Chicks! / by Sandra Horning ; illustrated by Jon Goodell.

Horning, Sandra, 1970-

JEASY HOR

A family learns about raising chickens when they buy baby chicks from a local farm.

Put me in the zoo / by Robert Lopshire.

Lopshire, Robert.

JEASY LOP

A large, spotted animal discovers he really belongs in a circus, not a zoo.

Sharing time troubles / by Grace Maccarone ; illustrated by Betsy Lewin.

Maccarone, Grace.

JEASY MAC

Sam searches through all of his toys but can't find anything good enough to take to school for show and tell until his troublesome little brother appears.