When I was in First Grade, I was already reading A LOT! And I don’t remember what exactly. Does anyone remember what they read in First Grade? Do you remember the Best Books you read? Let me tell you something: I will share my list and see if any title speaks to you.
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Arnold, Tedd | “Fly Guy” series |
| Berenstain, Stan and Jan | “Berenstain Bears” series |
| Capucilli, Alyssa Satin | “Biscuit” series |
| Cazet, Denys | “Minnie and Moo” series |
| Chaconas, Dori | “Cork and Fuzz” series |
| Dean, James and Kimberley | Dean, James, and Kimberley |
| Eastman, P.D. | beginner books |
| Go, Dog, Go! | |
| Are You My Mother? | |
| Eastman, Philip | “Fred and Ted” series |
| * | I Like to Read series |
| Klassen, Jon | This Is Not My Hat |
| I Want My Hat Back | |
| Lopshire, Robert | Put Me in the Zoo |
| Numeroff, Laura | “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” series |
| Parr, Todd | It’s Okay to be Different |
| Reading Makes You Feel Good | |
| * | “Rookie Reader” series |
| Rylant, Cynthia | “Mr. Putter & Tabby” series |
| Sayre, April Pulley | many non-fiction science books |
| Seuss, Dr. | Fox in Socks |
| Hop on Pop | |
| Slate, Joseph | “Miss Bindergarten” series |
| Tabor, Corey | “Fox” series |
| Willems, Mo | “Elephant and Piggie” series |
| “Unlimited Squirrels” series | |
| “Elephant and Piggie Like Reading” series |
The following list is a little bit more challenging. Let’s see what you think.
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Adler, David A. | “Bones” series |
| Barnett, Mac | “A Jack Book” series |
| Child, Lauren | “Charlie and Lola” series |
| Daywalt, Drew | “Monkey & Cake” series |
| De La Pena, Matt | Last Stop on Market Street |
| Falconer, Ian | “Olivia” series |
| Gibbons, Gail | Apples |
| The Art Box | |
| The Boat Book | |
| How a House is Built | |
| Griffiths, Andy | The Cat on the Mat is Flat |
| Henkes, Kevin | “Penny” series |
| Hoff, Syd | Danny and the Dinosaur |
| Howe, James | “Pinky and Rex” series |
| Joyner, Andrew | “Boris” series |
| Jules, Jacqueline | “Sofia Martinez” series |
| Lin, Grace | “Ling and Ting” series |
| Litwin, Eric | “Pete the Cat” series |
| Lobel, Arnold | “Frog and Toad” series |
| Marshall, James | “Fox” series |
| “George and Martha” | |
| Mayer, Mercer | “Our Friend Sam” series |
| Minarik, Elise | “Little Bear” series |
| * | National Geographic Kids (series) |
| Rylant, Cynthia | “Henry and Mudge” series |
| “The High-Rise Private Eyes” series | |
| “Poppleton” series | |
| Wood, Douglas | What Grandmas Can’t Do |
And the last one.
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Adler, David A. | “Young Cam Jansen” series |
| * | “Amazing Animals” series |
| Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta | “The Adventures of Caveboy” series |
| Branley, Franklyn M. | Down Comes the Rain |
| Gravity is a Mystery | |
| Brown, Marc | “Arthur Adventure” series |
| “D.W.” (Arthur’s younger sister) series | |
| Bunting, Eve | “Frog and Friends” series |
| Butler, Dori | “King and Kayla” series |
| DiCamillo, Kate | “Mercy Watson” series |
| Elliott, Rebecca | “Owl Diaries” series |
| Faruqi, Saadia | “Yasmin” series |
| Galdone, Paul | Jack and the Beanstalk |
| The Little Red Hen | |
| Greene, Stephanie | “Princess Posey” series |
| Haas, Jessie | “Bramble and Maggie” |
| Hale, Shannon | “Princess in Black” series |
| McDonald, Megan | “Judy Moody and Friends” series |
| Murphy, Frank | Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares |
| Babe Ruth Saves Baseball | |
| Murphy, Stuart J. | Nonfiction math stories |
| Rey, H.A. | “Curious George” series |
| Sharmat, Marjorie W. | “Nate the Great” series |
| Wood, Audrey | Silly Sally |
| The Napping House | |
| King Bidgood’s in the BathtubKing Bidgood’s | |
| Yolen, Jane | “Commander Toad” series |
Bye-Bye! 😉