WSSD Elementary Reading List
Summer Before First Grade
Fiction:
Bingham, KellyZ is for Moose
Cannon, JanellStellaluna
DaCosta, BarbaraNighttime Ninja
Eastman, P.D.Are you my Mother?
Ehlert, LoisPlanting a Rainbow
Fox, MemHello Baby
Frazee, MarlaA Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever
Going, K.L. Dog in Charge
Henkes, KevinOld Bear
Himmelman, JohnChickens to the Rescue
McMullan,KateI’m Dirty
Pulver, RobinThank You, Miss Dover
Watt, MelanieChester
Willems, MoGoldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
Series:
Arnold, TeddFly Guy
Capucilli, AlyssaKaty Duck Makes a Friend; Biscuit
Hoff, SydDanny the Dinosaur
Hood, SusanPup and Hound
Litwin, EricPete the Cat
Minarik, Else HolmelundLittle Bear
Numeroff, LauraIf you give a Mouse a Cookie
O’Connor, JaneFancy Nancy
Rylant, CynthiaMr. Putter and Tabby
Scotton, RobSplat the Cat
Weeks, SarahMac and Cheese
Wells, RosemaryMax and Ruby
Willems, MoCat the Cat, Who is That?; Elephant and Piggie
Non Fiction:
Davies, Nicola Dolphin Baby!
Florian, Douglas Zoo's Who
Hale, Christy Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
Hartland, JessieHow the Sphinx got to the Museum
Hoberman, Mary Ann You Read to Me and I'll Read to You: Very Short Fables to Read Together
Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page My First Day
Low, William Machines Go To Work in the City by
Mayo, Margaret Dig, Dig Digging
Pinkney, JerryThe Lion and the Mouse
Prelutsky, JackMe I Am!
Scanlon, Elizabeth GartonAll the World
Schuh, Mari Volcanoes
Schwartz, David M.Where in the Wild?
Sill, Cathryn P.About Rodents: A Guide for Children
Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms
WSSD Elementary Reading List
Summer Before Second Grade
Fiction:
Cronin, DoreenDiary of a Spider
Falconer, IanOlivia
Grey, MiniTraction Man is Here
Harrington, Janice N.The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County
Howe, JamesHorace and Morris Say Cheese
Keller, HollyHelp! The Story of Friendship
Kraus, RobertWhose Mouse Are You?
Lies, BrianBats at the Library
Long, Melinda How I Became a Pirate
Maloney, PeterThe Magic Hockey Stick
Schachner, JudithSkippyjon Jones
Sis, PeterMadlenka
Spiegelman, NadjaZig and Wikki in Something Ate my Homework
Watt, MelanieScaredy Squirrel
Willems, MoNaked Mole Rat Gets Dressed
Series:
Adler, DavidYoung Cam Jansen
Cazet, DenysMinnie and Moo
Chaconas, DoriCork and Fuzz
Cosby, BillLittle Bill
Cushman, DougDirk Bones; Inspector Hopper
Danziger, PaulaA is for Amber
DiCamillo, KateMercy Watson
Henkes, KevinPenny and her Doll
Howe, JamesPinky and Rex
Manushkin, FranNo More Teasing
Rylant, CynthiaHenry and Mudge
Sharmat, MarjorieNate the Great
Wheeler, LisaDino Baseball
Willems, MoKnuffle Bunny; Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
(various)Geronimo Stilton
Nonfiction:
Agee, JonOrangutan Tongs
Chin, JasonRedwoods
Clements, AndrewDogku
Lewis, J. PatrickNational Geographic Book of Animal Poetry
Myron, VickiDewey: There’s a Cat in the Library
Pfeffer, WendyLife in a Coral Reef
Prelutsky, JackRead-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
Ryder, JoannePanda Kindergarten
Sidman, JoyceRed Sings From Treetops: A Year in Colors
Singer, MarilynOn the Same Day in March
Sweet, MelissaA Place for Birds
Wardlaw, LeeWonton
Ziefert, HarrietOne Red Apple
WSSD Elementary Reading List
Summer Before Third Grade
Fiction:
Allard, HarryMiss Nelson is Missing
DiCamillo, KateLouise: the Adventures of a Chicken
Fleischman, PaulWeslandia
Jenkins, EmilyToys Go Out
Knutson, BarbaraLove and Roast Chicken
Manushkin, FranThe Shivers in the Fridge
Myers, Walter DeanLooking Like Me
O’Malley, KevinCaptain Raptor and the Space Pirates
Oppel, KennethThe King’s Taster
Poydar, NancyFish School
Shannon, DavidA Bad Case of Stripes
Spinelli, EileenMiss Fox’s Class Goes Green
Steig, WilliamSylvester and the Magic Pebble
Stevens, JanetJackalope;Little Red Pen
Series:
Adler, DavidCam Jansen
Barrows, AnnieIvy and Bean
Cameron, AnnStories Julian Tells
Grimes, NikkiDyamonde Daniel
Hicks, BettyGym Shorts
Kirby, StanCaptain Awesome
Look, LenoreRuby Lu
Lowry, LoisGooney Bird Greene
Lumry, AmandaAdventures of Riley
McDonald, MeganJudy Moody; Stink
Nolan, LucyDown Girl and Sit
Osborne, Mary PopeMagic Tree House
Pennypacker, SaraFlat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures
Preller, JamesJigsaw Jones
Roy, RonA-Z Mysteries
Nonfiction
Bishop, NicButterflies and Moths; Spiders; Frogs
Chin, JasonIsland: the story of the Galapagos Island
Coppendale, JeanThe Great Big Book of Mighty Machines
Cousins, LucyYummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales
Davies, JacquelineUnite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation
Florian, DouglasBow Wow Meow Meow
Hatkoff, JulianaWinter’s Tail
Kajikawa, KimikoTsunami
Laroche, GilesWhat’s Inside? Fascinating structures around the world
Levine, RobertThe Story of the Orchestra
Lewis, PatrickSpot the Plot: a Riddle Book of Book Riddles
Pallotta, JerryThe Flower Alphabet Book
Raffin, DeborahMitzi’s World
WSSD Elementary Reading List
Summer Before Fourth Grade
Fiction:
Davies, JacquelineThe Lemonade War
DiCamillo, KateThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Fleischman, PaulThe Dunderheads
Fleming, CandaceThe Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School
Funke, CorneliaIgraine the Brave
Hill, KirkpatrickThe Year of Miss Agnes
Kerby, MonaOwney the Mail-Pouch Pooch
Knight, EricLassie Come-Home
Levine, EllenHenry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Lubar, DavidPunished
Marsden, CarolynThe Gold Threaded Dress; Silk Umbrellas
McGhee, AlisonJulia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing)
Polacco, PatriciaThank You, Mr. Falker
Selznick, BrianThe Invention of Hugo Cabret
Yee, LisaBobby vs. Girls (Accidentally)
Series:
Amoto, MaryRiot Brothers
Buckley, MichaelSisters Grimm
Butler, Dori HillestadThe Buddy Files
Colfer, EoinLegend of Spud Murphy
English, KarenNikki and Deja
Friedman, Laurie B.Mallory
Gutman, DanBaseball Card Adventures
Holm. JenniferBabymouse
Howe, JamesBunnicula
Knudson, JackRaymond and Graham
Look, LenoreAlvin Ho
Rodda, EmilyFairy Realm
Salisbury, GrahamCalvin Coconut
Sobol, DonaldEncyclopedia Brown
Winkler, HenryHank Zipzer
Nonfiction:
Bishop, NicLizards
Boldner, PhilUnforgettable Season
Deedy, Carmen AgraMartina the Beautiful Cockroach
Dennis, Major BrianNubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle
Hughes, LangstonMy People
Krull, KathleenThe Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
McCarthy, MeganPop! The Invention of Bubblegum
Nivola, ClaireLife in the Ocean: the story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
Rappaport, DoreenEleanor, Quiet no More
Sturm, JamesAdventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics
Weitzman, DavidPharoah’s Boat
Winter, JonahYou Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!
Worth, ValerieAnimal Poems
Pinkney, Andrea DavisHand in Hand: ten Black men who changed America
WSSD Elementary Reading List
Summer Before Fifth Grade
Fiction:
Balliett, BlueChasing Vermeer
Barber, Ronde and TikiKickoff
Berlin, EricThe Puzzling World of Winston Breen
Birdsall, JeannaThe Penderwicks: A Summer of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy
Broach, EliseMasterpiece
Clements, AndrewNo Talking
Curtis, Christopher PaulBud, Not Buddy
DiCamillo, KateTale of Despereaux
Dowd, SiobhanThe London Eye Mystery
Ibbotson, EvaThe Star of Kazan
Levine, Gail CarsonElla Enchanted
Mass, Wendy11 Birthdays
Matthew, CodyPowerless
O’Connor, BarbaraHow to Steal a Dog
Ryan, Pam MunozBecoming Naomi Leon
Yee, LisaMillicent Min, Girl Genius
Series:
Baker, E.D.Tales of the Frog Princess
Barnett, MacBrixton Brothers Mysteries
Bosch, PseudonymousTerces Society Mysteries
Clements, AndrewBenjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School
Collins, SuzanneGregor the Overlander
Holm, JenniferBoston Jane
Horowitz, AnthonyDiamond Brothers Mysteries
Sanderson, BrandonAlcatraz
Stewart, Trenton LeeThe Mysterious Benedict Society
Stone, JeffFive Ancestors
Sutherland, TuiWings of Fire
Nonfiction:
Chaiken, AndrewMission Control, This is Apollo: The Story of the First Voyages to the Moon
Cherry, LynneHow We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming
DeCristofano, Carolyn CinamiA Black Hole is not a Hole
Denenberg, BarryTitanic Sinks!
Fraden, DenisDuel! Burr and Hamilton’s Deadly War of Words
Hopkins, Lee BennettMy America
Jackson, Donna M.Extreme Scientists: Exploring Nature’s Mysteries from Perilous Places
Jenczko, PaulTop Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing
Leedy, LoreenThere’s a Frog in My Throat: 440 Animal Sayings
Nelson, KadirWe Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Nelson, Vaundra Micheaux Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall
Nobleman, Marc TylerBoys of Steel: The Creators of Superman
Prelutsky, JackMy Dog is a Genius
Yezerski, ThomasMeadowlands: a wetland survival story