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Selecting Books For Young Readers

The rule of thumb...& fingers

     It is very difficult to help young readers select the right books for their reading level. This is especially true, when children are eager to read books with popular characters that often contain difficult vocabulary and too many words per page. When your child selects a book, invite them to read the first page to you and use the five finger rule. If they miss five words from the first page, the book should be one that you read aloud to them, or an alternate text should be selected.

 

 

MATH
Click on the book title for more info Rating Difficulty
Double the Ducks
by Struart J. Murphy
Double Those Wheels
by Steve Haskamp
Minnie's Diner: A Multiplying Menu
by Dayle Ann Dodds
One Red Dot
by David A. Carter
 
Develop Expression
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Please, Puppy, Please!
by Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee
 
A Few Classics & Favorites
Click on the book title for more info Rating Difficulty
A Chair For My Mother
by Vera Williams
A Kiss for Little Bear
by Else Minarik
A Letter to Amy
by Ezra Keats
A Pair of Socks
by Stuart Murphy
A Tree Can Be
by Judy Nayer and Gail Gibbons
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
by Judi and Ron Barrett
Are you My Mother?
by P.D. Eastman
Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
Brown Bear Brown Bear
by Bill Martin, Jr.
Bunny Cakes 2.6
by Rosemary Wells
Caps for Sale 2.4
by Slobodkina, Esphyr
Cookie's Week
by Cindy Ward & Tomi dePaola
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
by Eileen Christelow
Hedgie's Surprise
by Jan Brett
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond
Imogene's Antlers
by David Small
Jump Frog Jump
by Robert Kalan
Over in the Meadow
by John Longstaff
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
by William Steig
The Apple Pie Tree
by Zoe Hall
The Doorbell Rang
by Pat Hutchins
The Hat
by Jan Brett
The Little Engine That Could
by Retan, Walter
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
by Linda Williams
The Teeny Tiny Woman
by Jill Bennett
There's An Alligator Under My Bed
by Mercer Mayer
Tooth Trouble
by Jane Clarke
Where the Wild Things Are 2.9
by Maurice Sendak
 
Guided Reading Level I
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Albert the Albatross
by Hoff, Syd
Alligator's All Around
by Sendak, Maurice
Apples and Pumpkins
by Rockwell, Anne
Are You My Mother?
by Eastman, P.D.
Big Dog, Little Dog
by Eastman, P.D.
Bike Lesson
by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Fat Cat
by Kent, Jack
Goodnight Owl
by Hutchins, Pat
Happy Birthday, Sam
by Hutchins, Pat
Hattie and the Fox
by Fox, Mem
Just a Mess
by Mayer, Mercer
Just Grandma and Me
by Mayer, Mercer
Just Me and My Dad
by Mayer, Mercer
Leo the Late Bloomer
by Kraus, Robert
My Best Friend
by Hutchins, Pat
Noisy Nora
by Wells, Rosemary
Quilt, The
by Jonas, Ann
Rainbow of My Own
by Freeman, Don
Red is Best
by Stinson, Kathy
Reflections
by Jonas, Ann
Spot's Birthday
by Hill, Eric
Story of Chicken Licken
by Ormerod, Jan
There's a Nightmare in My Closet
by Mayer, Mercer
Tidy Titch
by Hutchins, Pat
Trek, The
by Jonas, Ann
Trucks
by Rockwell, Ann
Very Busy Spider
by Carle, Eric
What You See is What You Get
by McLenighan, V.
 
A.R. Leveled Readers
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A Chair For My Mother 3.4
by Vera B. Williams
A Kiss For Little Bear 1.4
by Else Holmelund Minarik
Across The Stream 1.7
by Mirra Ginsburg
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day 3.5
by Viorst, Judith
All By Myself 1.3
by Mercer Mayer
Amazing Grace 3.4
by Mary Hoffman
Are You My Mother? 1.6
by P.D.Eastman
Arthur's Eyes 2.2
by Marc Brown
Arthur's Halloween Costume 2.6
by Lillian Hoban
Babar's Little Circus Star 1.5
by Laurent deBrunhoff
Barn Dance 3.4
by Bill Martin
Bedtime for Frances 2.5
by Hoban, Russell
Berlioz the Bear 3.0
by Jan Brett
Best Friends 3.4
by Steven Kellogg
Best Wishes 3.6
by Cynthia Rylant
Big Dog...Little Dog 1.7
by P.D.Eastman
Chrysanthemum 3.3
by Kevin Henkes
Clifford The Big Red Dog 1.2
by Norman Bridwell
Come Back, Amelia Bedelia 2.1
by Peggy Parish
Corduroy 3.5
by Don Freeman
Curious George 2.6
by H.A. Rey
Curious George At The Beach 2.2
by Margret Rey
Dad's Dinosaur Day 1.8
by Diane Hearn
Detective Dinosaur 2.8
by James Skofield
Digging Up Dinosaurs 3.6
by Aliki
Dinosaur Days 2.6
by Joyce Milton
Dinosaurs Before Dark 2.6
by Mary Pope Osborne
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs 2.9
by Byron Barton
Feathers For Lunch 2.0
by Lois Ehlert
Feelings 2.0
by Aliki
Five Silly Fishermen 1.5
by Roberta Edwards
Fox And His Friends 2.0
by Edward Marshall
Fox On The Job 2.0
by James Marshall
Franklin Says I Love You 3.2
by Paulette Bourgeois
Freckle Juice 3.1
by Judy Blume
Froggy Gets Dressed 1.3
by London, Jonathan
Froggy Goes To School 2.4
by Jonathan London
Froggy's Baby Sister 1.7
by Jonathan London
George and Martha 2.7
by James Marshall
Gingerbread Baby 3.5
by Jan Brett
Go,Dog,Go! 1.2
by P.D.Eastman
Goodnight Moon 1.8
by Margaret Wise Brown
Green Eggs and Ham 1.5
by Dr. Seuss
Happy Mother's Day 2.7
by Steven Kroll
Harold and The Purple Crayon 3.0
by Crockett Johnson
Harry the Dirty Dog 3.1
by Gene Zion
Hattie and the Fox 1.8
by Mem Fox
Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble 2.5
by Cynthia Rylant
Hop On Pop! 1.5
by Dr. Seuss
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? 1.7
by Jane Yolen
How I Spent My Summer Vacation 2.8
by Marc Teague
How The Grinch Stole Christmas 3.0
by Dr. Seuss
I Was So Mad 1.6
by Mercer Meyer
If The Dinosaurs Came Back 2.9
by Bernard Most
If You Give A Moose A Muffin 2.4
by Laura Numeroff
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 2.1
by Numeroff, Laura Joffe
In the Tall, Tall Grass 1.6
by Vera B. Williams
Jack and the Beanstalk 3.6
by Paul Galdone
Johnny Appleseed 1.8
by Patricia Demuth
Junie B. Jones, First Grader (at last!) 2.6
by Barbara Park
Just A Mess! 1.5
by Mercer Meyer
Just Me And My Babysitter 1.3
by Mercer Mayer
Just Me And My Dad 1.4
by Mercer Mayer
Just Me And My Puppy 1.6
by Mercer Mayer
Little Bear 1.5
by Else Holmelund Minarik
Little Bear's Friend 2.2
by Else Holmelund Minarik
Make Way for Ducklings 3.1
by Robert McCloskey
Midnight On The Moon 2.8
by Mary Osborne Pope
Miss Nelson Is Back 2.7
by Harry Allard
Molly The Brave And Me 2.0
by Jane O'Connor
Morris Goes To School 20.
by B. Wiseman
Mouse Paint 1.6
by Walsh, Ellen Stoll
Mouse Soup 2.4
by Arnold Lobel
Mummies In The Morning 2.7
by Mary Osborne Pope
Nate The Great Goes Undercover 2.4
by Marjorie Weinm Sharmat
Norma Jean, Jumping Bean 2.2
by Joanna Cole
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish... 1.7
by Dr. Seuss
Owl Moon 3.2
by Jane Yolen
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See? 2.1
by Bill Martin
Rosie's Walk 0.6
by Hutchins, Pat
Sammy The Seal 2.0
by Syd Hoff
Sarah Plain and Tall 3.4
by Patricia MacLachlan
Seven Blind Mice 1.9
by Ed Young
Sheep in a Jeep 1.0
by Shaw, Nancy
Sir Small and the Dragonfly 1.7
by Jane O'Connor
Stellaluna 4.8
by Cannon, Janell
Stone Soup 3.3
by Marcia Brown
Superfudge 3.4
by Judy Blume
Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia 1.9
by Peggy Parish
The B.Bears And The Spooky Old Tree 1.1
by Stan/Jan Berenstain
The Bear's Toothache 2.2
by David McPhail
The Bike Lesson 1.6
by Stan/Jan Berenstain
The Cat In The Hat 2.1
by Dr. Seuss
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash 2.2
by Trinka Hakes Noble
The Day The Goose Got Loose 2.3
by Reeve Lindbergh
The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat 1.9
by Nurit Karlin
The Foot Book 0.6
by Dr. Seuss
The Frog Prince 2.8
by Edith Tarcov
The Gingerbread Man 2.6
by Karen Schmidt
The Gingerbread Man 2.7
by Paul Galdone
The Grouchy Ladybug 2.8
by Eric Carle
The Knight at Dawn 2.9
by Mary Osborne Pope
The Little Red Hen 2.9
by Paul Galdone
The Meanest Thing To Say 2.2
by Bill Cosby
The Puppy Who Wanted A Boy! 3.0
by Jane Thayer
The Runaway Bunny 2.7
by Margaret Wise Brown
The Runaway Teddy Bear 2.5
by Ginnie Hoffman
The Teeny Tiny Woman 2.2
by Jane O'Connor
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs 2.2
by Scieszka, Jon
There's a Nightmare in My Closet 2.8
by Mayer, Mercer
This Is My Friend 1.3
by Mercer Mayer
Trouble With Trolls 3.1
by Jan Brett
What A Hungry Puppy! 1.1
by Gail Herman
When I Was Young In The Mountains 3.6
by Cynthia Rylant
Where The Wild Things Are 3.4
by Maurice Sendak
Who Will Be My Friends? 1.4
Young Cam Jansen...Baseball Mystery 2.3
by David A. Adler
 



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