Recommended Titles for Students Entering First Grade:

Remember students can choose a book from the list or any other book they would like to read. Happy reading!

Titles
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judie Barrett
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Animalia by Graeme Base
Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth
Olivia by Ian Falconer
We’re Going On a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow
Parts and More Parts by Tedd Arnold
The Missing Tooth by Joanna Cole
There’s an Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
Danny and the Dinosaur by Sid Hoff
Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
Too Many Frogs by Sandy Asher
Go, Dog, Go by P. D. Eastman
Great Day for Up by Dr. Seuss
Hondo and Fabian by McCarty, Peter.
Marvin K. Mooney, Will you please go home? By Dr. Seuss
Wolf’s Coming by Joe Kulka

Series
Biscuit series by Alyssa Capucilli
Little Critters series by Mercer Mayer
Arthur series by Marc Brown
Max & Mo series by Patricia Lakin
Puppy Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant
Bill and Pete series by Tomie DePaola
Clifford series by Norman Bridwell
Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel
McDuff Series by Rosemary Wells

Authors
Eileen Christelow
Doreen Cronin
Olivier Dunrea
Kevin Henkes
Margaret Hillert
Arnold Lobel
Mercer Mayer
Laura Joffe Numeroff
Nancy Shaw
Janet Stevens
Mike Thaler
Mo Willems