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Book List

This book list includes some of my favorites that I like to read to the class. The books are organized by the months that we may read them in. Enjoy!

 

 

September
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A Day at the Apple Orchard
by Megan Faulkner
   
Amazing Grace
by Mary Hoffman
   
Animals on Board
by Stuart J Murphy
   
Brave Mole    
David Goes to School
by David Shannon
   
Domino Math    
Elevator Magin
by Stuart J Murphy
   
Families are Different
by Nina Pelligrini
   
Fireboat
by Maira Kalman
   
House Mouse Senate Mouse
by Peter W Barnes and Cheryl Barnes
   
How Full Is Your Bucket    
How Full Is Your Bucket?
by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer
   
It's MIne
by Leo Lionni
   
Jan and Stan
by Samantha Berger
   
Johnny Appleseed    
Llama Llama and the Bullygoat
by Anna Dewdney
   
Night of the Veggie Monster
by George McClements
   
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
by Eric Litwin
   
Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes
by Eric Litwin
   
Pete the Cat Pete's Big Lunch
by James Dean
   
Pete the Cat Rocking in my School Shoes
by Eric Litwin
   
Quick as a Cricket
by Audrey Wood
   
Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister
   
Rollercoaster    
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree
by Gail Gibbons
   
 
October
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1492
by Jean Marzolo
   
Across The Atlantic
by Scholastic
   
Betcha
by Stuart Murphy
   
Christopher Columbus
by Lisa Mc Cormick
   
Duck For President
by Doreen Cronin
   
Go Away Big Green Monster
by Ed Emberly
   
Inside a House that is Haunted
by Alyssa Capucilli
   
Inside a Zoo in the City    
It's Fall
by Glaser
   
Llama Llama Bully Goat
by Anna Dewdney
   
Matthew and Tilly
by Rebecca C. Jones
   
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
by Eric Litwin
   
Roller Coaster
by Marla Frazee
   
The Crayon Box That Talked
by Shane DeRolf
   
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree
by Gail Gibbons
   
Where Do I Live?    
 
November
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Best Friends for Frances
by Russel Hoban
   
Caps For Sale    
Grace For President    
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
by Margaret McNamara
   
I Know an Old Lady that Swallowed a Pie
by Alison Jackson
   
If You Give a Dog a Donut
by Laura Numeroff
   
It's Pumpkin Time
by Zoe Hall
   
Mink, Fink, Skating Rink A Book About Nouns
by Brian P. Cleary
   
Thanksgiving is for Being Thankful    
Thanksgiving with Emily Ann
by Teresa Johnston
   
The Berenstain Bears and the Bully
by Stan and Jan Berenstain
   
The Pilgrims First Thanksgiving
by Ann McGovern
   
The Pumpkin Book
by Gail Gibbons
   
The Story of a Garden The Pumpkin Circle
by George Levenson
   
The Story of the Pilgrims
by Katharine Ross
   
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
   
There Was an Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly    
 
December
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Georgia The Gingerbread Fairy
by Tim Bugbird
   
Light The Lights
by Margaret Moorman
   
Santa is Coming to New Jersey
by Steve Smallman
   
The Christmas Witch    
The Gingerbread Boy
by Paul Galdone
   
The Gingerbread Cowboy
by janet Squires
   
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School
by Laura Murray
   
The Gingerbread Pirates
by Kristin Kladstrup
   
The Runaway Latkes
by Leslie Kimmelman
   
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Keats
   
 
January
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A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by David Adler
   
From Seed to Plant
by Gail Gibbons
   
Growing Vegetable Soup
by Lois Ehlert
   
It Started As A Seed
by Dr. Alden Kelley
   
It Started As A Seed    
Planting a Rainbow
by Lois Ehlert
   
The Reason for a Flower
by Ruth Heller
   
The Reason for a Flower    
To Root, Toot and Parachute...
by Brian Cleary
   
Wake Up Groundhog
by Susanna Hill
   
What is the World Made of?
by Kathleen Zoehfeld
   
 
February
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A Camping Spree With Mr. Magee    
Arhtur Goes to Camp
by Marc Brown
   
Curious George Goes Camping    
Leaping Lizards    
Play Day    
The Golden Dragon    
The Lion Dancer    
The Night Before The One Hundredth Day of School    
 
March
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Curiouos George Goes to the Zoo    
Curious George and the Ice Cream Shop    
Curious George Discovers Dinosaurs    
Earrings
by Judith Viorst
   
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary A Book About Adjectivies    
Hey Little Ant    
Horton Hears a Who
by Dr. Seuss
   
I Wanna Iguana    
Pigeon Wants a Dog
by Mo Williams
   
Pigeon wants Cookies
by Mo Williams
   
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
   
The Water Cycle    
 
April
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Are you Spring?
by Carolin Pitcher
   
Diary of a Worm
by Doreen Cronin
   
Diary of a Worm
by Doreen Cronin
   
Earth Day Every Day
by Lisa Bullard
   
Earth Day, Birthday
by Maureen Wright
   
I am Invited to a Party
by Mo Williams
   
If You Were a Synonym
by Michael Dahl
   
Love You Forever
by Robert Munsch
   
Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know What is a Synonym?
by Brian Cleary
   
Stop and Go, Yes and No What is an Antonym?
by Brian Cleary
   
Super Sand Castle Saturday
by Stuart Murphy
   
The Great Trash Bash
by Loreen Leedy
   
The Lorax
by Dr. Seuss
   
The Mystery of Magnets
by Berger
   
What Makes a Magnet?
by Franklyn Branley
   
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Shel Silverstein
   
Wiggling Worms at Work
by Wendy Pfeffer
   
Worms    
 
May
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Diary of a Fly
by Doreen Cronin
   
Diary of a Spider
by Doreen Cronin
   
Mapping Penny
by Loreen Leedy
   
Mouse In My House
by Violet Findley
   
 
June
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A Perfect Father's Day
by Eve Bunting
   
Eating Fractions
by Bruce McMillan
   
Give Me Half!
by Stuart Murphy
   
What Dads Can't do?
by Douglas Wood