KDL Recommends

In rhyming text, a little girl expresses confidence and joy in her uniqueness, no matter her outward appearance.
Guided Reading Level: G

A young deaf girl tells what it is like being her, describing the things she likes to do.
Lexile Level: 40
Guided Reading Level: C

Photographs and simple text show the steps involved in learning to swim.
Lexile Level: 30
Guided Reading Level: E

When best friends get mad over a game of chess, one strikes out and the other reminds him that they should use their words, not their fists, when they disagree.
Lexile Level: 250
Guided Reading Level: E

When ten-year-old Adine’s mother has a new baby, eccentric Aunt Irene comes to stay and shares Adine’s bedroom—an event which requires a great deal of adjustment.
Lexile Level: 800
Guided Reading Level: S

A young monster can dress himself, brush his fur, feed and entertain his little sister, ride a tricycle, color pictures, put away his toys, and get ready for bed.
Lexile Level: 370
Guided Reading Level: E

A little monster is so mad about the things his parents and grandparents will not let him do, he considers running away.
Lexile Level: 430
Guided Reading Level: J

In cumulative verses and rebuses a young boy and his mother have different views on how to pack a bag for a trip to Grandma’s.
Lexile Level: NP
Guided Reading Level: L

In cumulative verses and rebuses a girl describes how she is dressing up in her mother’s party things.
Lexile Level: NP
Guided Reading Level: J

The six horrible Herdmans, the worst kids in the history of the world, cause mayhem throughout the school year.
Lexile Level: 1020
Guided Reading Level: P

A child describes how her room, her house, her town, her state, and her country become part of a map of her world.
Lexile Level: 280
Guided Reading Level: J

A schoolboy tell his class about his summer vacation, during which he joined a group of cowboys and stopped a cattle stampede.
Lexile Level: NP
Guided Reading Level: I

Alexander finds himself living through a day in which absolutely nothing has gone right for him.
Lexile Level: 970
Guided Reading Level: L