St. Bartholomew School
Summer Reading List Grade One
(This is a list of picture books to be read out loud)
Aardema, Verna Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Adler, David The Babe and I
Aliki My Visit to the Aquarium
Allard, Harry Miss Nelson is Missing (series)
Andreae, Giles Giraffes Can’t Dance
Bang, Molly When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry
Barrett, Judi Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Bateman,Teresa The Ring Of Truth
Becker, Bonny A Visitor for Bear
Bond, Felicia Tumble Bumble
Brett, Jan Hedgie’s Surprise (lots of titles)
Bridwell, Norman Clifford's Manners (series)
Brown, Marc Arthur goes to camp (series)
Brown, Peter The Curious Garden
Buehner, Caralyn Verdi
Bush, Timothy Benjamin McFadden and the
Robot Babysitter
Cannon, Jane Stellaluna
Cazet, Denys Minnie and Moo and the Case of the
Missing Jelly Donut
Cohen, Miriam Starring First Grade
Cole, Joanna The Magic School Bus In a Beehive (series)
Cowan, Catherine My Life with the Wave
Cowley, J Red -Eyed Tree Frog
Craig, Helen Angelina Ballerina (series)
Crews, Donald Shortcut
Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type
Curtis, Jamie Lee Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born
DeFelice, Cynthia One Potato, Two Potato
Demi One Grain of Rice
De Paola, Tomie The Parables of Jesus (lots of titles)
Dewdney, Anna No Bunnies Perfect
Dewdney, Anna Llama Llama Red Pajama (series)
Dorros, Arthur Ant Cities
Dragonwagon, Crescent Alligators and Others All Year Long:
A Book of Months (poetry)
Drachman, Eric A Frog Thing
Eaton, Jason Carter How to Train A Train
Edwards, Pamela The Worrywarts
Ehlert, Lois Eating the Alphabet
Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z
Ernst, Lisa Campbell The Gingerbread Girl
Finchler, Judith Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind
Fleming, Candace Imogene’s Last Stand
Flournoy, Valerie The Patchwork Quilt
Fox, Mem Where is the Green Sheep (many titles)
Fuclie, Tony Let’s Do Nothing!
Garland, Michael Miss Smith’s Incredible Story Book
Gibbons, Gail Monarch Butterflies
Giganti, Paul Each Orange Had 8 Slices: A Counting Book
Grahame, Kenneth The Reluctant Dragon
Henkes, Kevin Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (lots of titles)
Henkes, Kevin A Weekend with Wendell
Hills, Tad Duck and Goose
Hoban, Russell Bedtime for Frances (series)
Hobbie, Holly Toot and Puddle (series)
Hoberman, Mary Ann Whose Garden Is It? (many titles)
Huck, Charlotte Toads and Diamonds
Isop, Laurie How Do You Hug A Porcupine?
Johnson, Arden The Lost Tooth Club
Johnson, Paul Brett Old Dry Frye
Jones, Sally Lloyd Poor Doreen A Fishy Tale
Joyce, William Bently & Egg
Joyce, William The Man in the Moon
Kellogg, Steven The Three Little Pigs (lots of titles)
Kennedy, Kim Mr. Bumble
Ketteman, Helen Bubba the Cowboy Prince,
Fractured Texas Tale
Kimmel, Eric A. Anansi and the Magic Stick (series)
Lies, Brian Bats at the Library (series)
London, Jonathan Froggy Bakes a Cake (series)
Lovell, Patty Stand Tall, Molly Lou Mellon
Mayer, Mercer Shibumi and The Kitemaker
Mayer, Mercer Little Critter Sleeps Over (series)
McCaughrean, Geraldine One Bright Penny
McCaughrean, Geraldine My Grandmother’s Clock
McCully, Emily A. Beautiful Warrior
McDermott, Gerald Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale
McElligott, Matthew The Lion’s Share
McMillan, Bruce Eating Fractions
McPhail, David Edward and The Pirates
Meddaugh, Susan Martha Blah Blah (series)
Meddaugh, Susan Hog-Eye
Mollel, Tololwa My Rows and Piles Of Coins
Moss, Lloyd Zin! Zin! : A Violin
Numeroff, Laura If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (many titles)
O’Connor, Jane Fancy Nancy (series)
O’Neill, Alexis The Recess Queen
Palatini, Margie Bad Boys
Palatini, Margie The Web Files (funny)
Pilkey, David The Paperboy
Pinkney, Jerry The Lion and The Mouse (Caldecott winner)
Prelutsky, Jack A Pizza the Size Of The Sun (lots of titles)
Polacco, Patricia Bee Tree (lots of titles)
Quattlebaum, Mary Pirate Vs. Pirate
Rash, Andy Agent A to Agent Z
Rathmann, Peggy Officer Buckle and Gloria
Reynolds, Peter The Dot
Rohmann, Eric My Friend Rabbit
Ryan, Pam M. Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride
Rylant, Cynthia The Relatives Came (lots of titles)
Scanlon, Liz Garton All the World (Caldecott winner)
Schwartz, David How Much is a Million?
Scieska, Jon The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Seeger, Laura First the Egg
Sendak, Maurice Chicken Soup With Rice : A Book Of Months
Shannon, George Tomorrow's Alphabet
Sharmat, Mitchell Gregory, The Terrible Eater
Shaw, Nancy Sheep in a Jeep
Silverstein, Shel Falling Up (lots of titles)
Simms, Laura Rotten Teeth
Smith, Lane Grandpa Green (Caldecott winner)
Spinelli, Eileen Sophie’s Masterpiece
Stanley, Diane Raising Sweetness
Rumplestiltskin's Daughter
Steig, William Dr. DeSoto (series)
Stewart, Sarah The Gardener
Stevens, Janet Cook-a-Doodle-Do
Taback, Simms There Was An Old Lady Who
Swallowed A Fly
Teague, Mark The Secret Shortcut
Thomas, Shelley Moore A Cold Winter’s Good Knight (series)
Trivizas, Eugene Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig
Viorst, Judith Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day
Waber, Bernard Lyle and the Birthday Party
Ward, Helen The Hare And The Tortoise
Ward, Lynd The Biggest Bear
Wells, Rosemary Emily’s First 100 Days of School
Wiesner, David Art & Max (many titles)
Wiesner, David Mr. Wuffles!
Williams, Vera A Chair For My Mother
Wong, Janet Buzz
Wood, Audrey The Napping House
Wood, Don The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry,
And THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR
Yorink, Arthur Alphabet Atlas