Books Your Child Should Read Before First Grade
First Grade Reading
Reading in school and at home is important for many reasons, like language acquisition, communication and the sharing of information and ideas. A book takes the reader on a journey and opens up a lifetime of knowledge and information. Reading requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Children who grow up reading books stand out by the way they think and act from those who have not been exposed to reading. Reading paves the way to education and wisdom. It has been proven that children who are introduced to reading at an early age seem to have a better understanding of phonics, achieve language skills with ease, have an abounding vocabulary and possess greater mental abilities. It is never too early to read to your children and get them excited about words and the world around them.
- Henry and Mudge stories by Cynthia Rylant
- Nate the Great series by Marjorie W. Sharmat
- Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel
- Too Many Toys by David Shannon
- Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- The Teacher From the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
- Bad Caes of Stripes by David Shannon
- The Littles (chapter book) by John Peterson
- When Charlie Mc Button Lost Power by Suzanne Collins
- Big Al by Andrew Clements Yoshi
- The Rainbow Fish By Marcus Pfister
- Dewey:There's a Cat in the Library by Vicki Myron
- Duck for President by Doreen Cronin
- Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
- Goldie the Sunshine Fairy by Daisy Meadows
- Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery by David Aaler
- How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by Willian Steig
- Skippy Jon Jones by Judy Schachner
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McClosky
- Stega nona by Tomi de Poala
- A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- The Empty Pot by Demi
- Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
- Library Mouse: A Museum Adventure by Daniel Kirk
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
- Little Critter stories by Mercer Mayer
- Skippyjon Jones by Judith Schachner
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
- The Lion's Share By Matthew McElligott
- Pammy the Pig by Pam Fisher