Kinders and 1st Grade going into 1st and 2nd Grade Book Suggestions
Lillian Hoban – Arthur’s Funny Money
Arnold Lobel – Days with Frog and Toad
Cynthia Rylant – Henry and Mudge series
Jane Yolen – Commander Toad series
Suzy Kline – Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom (and many more)
Kate DiCamillo – Mercy Watson to the Rescue (and many more)
Marjorie Sharmat – Nate the Great series
Dr. Suess – The Hat and the Cat and many more
Syd Hoff – Danny and the Dinosaur
Laura McGee Kvasnosky – Zelda and Ivy
Edward Marshall – Fox and His Friends
Kate McMullan – Pearl and Wagner : One Funny Day
Erica Silverman – Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa
Jean Van Leeuwen – Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day
Paula Danziger – Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown
David Adler – Young Cam Jensen and the Dinosaur Game
Dan Gutman – Miss Daisy is Crazy! (and many more)
Mary Pope Osborne – The Magic Tree House Series
Alexander McCall Smith – Akimbo and the Lions (and many more)
Kate DiCamillo – Bink and Gollie
Grace Lin – Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
Mo Willems – We Are in a Book! (and many more)
Eleanor Davis – Stinky
Wong Herbert Yee – Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends
April Pulley Sayre – Vulture View
Suzanne Bloom – A Splendid Friend, Indeed
Tedd Arnold – Hi! Fly Guy
Marla Frazee – A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
Steve Jenkins – What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?
Peter McCarty – Hondo and Fabian
Betsy Lewin – Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
Denise Fleming – In the Small, Small Pond (and many more)
Lois Ehlert –Feathers for Lunch (and many more)
Leo Lionni – Frederick (and many more)
Eric Carle – The Very Hungry Catepillar (and many more)
Ludwig Bemelmans – Madeline (and others)
Robert McCloskey – Blueberries for Sal (and others)