The best American books published for beginning readers.
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I Spy Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold ER ARNOLD While playing hide-and-seek with Buzz, Fly Guy is taken away by a garbage man. Catalog Link |
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Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator by Sarah C. Campbell ANIMALS JNF CAM A photo essay on a day in the life of a wolfsnail. Catalog Link |
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Stinky by Eleanor Davis GRAPHIC JE DAVIS Stinky is a monster who loves pickles and possums – but is terrified of people! Catalog Link |
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Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo,Alison McGhee JE DICAMILLO Meet Bink and Gollie, two precocious little girls — one tiny, one tall, and both utterly irrepressible. Catalog Link |
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Chicken Said, "Cluck!" by Judyann Ackerman Grant ER GRANT Earl and Pearl do not want Chicken’s help in the garden, until a swarm of grasshoppers arrives and her true talent shines. Catalog Link |
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Benny And Penny in The Big No-No by Geoffrey Hayes GRAPHIC ER BENNY What will Benny and Penny find when they cross the line in The Big No-No? Benny’s favorite pail is missing, and there are mysterious muddy footprints. In this charming whodunit, Benny and his little sister Penny team-up to investigate, braving the dangers of the new neighbor’s yard, and finding something unexpected on the other side of the fence. Catalog Link |
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I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen E KLASSEN A bear almost gives up his search for his missing hat until he remembers something important. Catalog Link |
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Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways by Laura McGee Kvasnosky ER KVASNOSKY In three short stories, two fox sisters run away from home, bury a time capsule, and take advantage of some creative juice. Catalog Link |
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Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! by Grace Lin ER LIN Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different. Catalog Link |
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Up, Tall and High by Ethan Long CONCEPT E LONG Through illustrations and simple text, birds demonstrate the meanings of the words up, tall, and high. Catalog Link |
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Hello, Bumblebee Bat by Darrin Lunde ANIMALS MAMMALS BATS JNF LUN Simple text and illustrations introduce the endangered bumblebee bat of Thailand. Catalog Link |
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See Me Run (I Like to Read) by Paul Meisel ER MEISEL A dog has a fun-filled day at the dog park, in this easy-to-read story. Catalog Link |
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Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas (Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read) by Cynthia Rylant ER RYLANT Henry (and of course Mudge) loves to visit Great Grandpa Bill. He lives in a house with a lot of other granpas who like to play with a little boy and his dog. But when Henry discovers a swimming pond near the granpas’ house, he finds out how much fun the grandpas really can be. Catalog Link |
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Tales for Very Picky Eaters by Josh Schneider JE SCHNEIDER A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like. Catalog Link |
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First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger E SEEGER Using simple text and illustrations, shows how animals and objects change, including tadpoles to frogs and seeds to flowers, in a book with cutouts so that certain colors from the previous picture help create the next picture. Catalog Link |
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One Boy by Laura Vaccaro Seeger CONCEPT E SEEGER A boy creates ten paintings in this counting book that also explores the relationship of words within words. Catalog Link |
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Little Mouse Gets Ready by Jeff Smith GRAPHIC ER SMITH Little Mouse gets dressed to go to the barn with his mother, brothers, and sisters. Catalog Link |
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Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler E WHEELER Baby and his family make some jazzy music. Catalog Link |
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Are You Ready to Play Outside? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems ER WILLEMS Friends Elephant and Piggie are playing outside when it starts to rain, and then they must decide what to do. Catalog Link |
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I Broke My Trunk! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems ER WILLEMS Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk. Catalog Link |
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There Is a Bird On Your Head! by Mo Willems ER WILLEMS Gerald the elephant discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head—two birds on your head! Piggie will try to help her best friend. Catalog Link |
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We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems ER WILLEMS Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends? Catalog Link |