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Ready, set, skip

O'Connor, Jane


A little girl cannot skip until her mother shows her a special trick. Rhyming text. Pencil and watercolor illustrations. Reading level: 1.0. Interest level: K-3.
Date Published:2007

Who loves me

MacLachlan, Patricia


In this simple bedtime story, a little girl asks the title question, and her striped orange cat offers a litany of those who love her until the child drifts off to sleep. Their quiet conversation covers everyone from her parents and brother to the family dog. Stylized illustrations. Six traits of writing: organization, and ideas. Reading level: 1.6. Interest level: K-3.
Date Published:2005

Alone together

Bloom, Suzanne


Sometimes, Bear just needs some alone time. Fox quite agrees. Unfortunately Bear and Fox have different ideas about the meaning of "alone." Goose helps them come to a compromise. Reading level: 1.0. Interest level: PreK-1.
Date Published:2014

Move

Jenkins, Steve


Animals leap, swim, slide, swing, and waddle in cut-and-torn-paper illustrations. Each spread contains one action word and two animals. One of the animals turns up again on the next page alongside a different creature, both of them representing another kind of motion. For example, on one side a crocodile slithers into the water opposite a snake slithering through leaves; with the turn, the snake climbs a tree and a praying mantis climbs a blade of grass. Includes brief phrases as captions. Glossary and animal facts. Reading level: 2.0. Interest level: K-3. Lexile: 450.
Date Published:2006

Animals leap, swim, slide, swing, and waddle in cut-and-torn-paper illustrations. Each spread contains one action word and two animals. One of the animals turns up again on the next page alongside a different creature, both of them representing another kind of motion. For example, on one side a crocodile slithers into the water opposite a snake slithering through leaves; with the turn, the snake climbs a tree and a praying mantis climbs a blade of grass. Includes brief phrases as captions. Glossary and animal facts. Reading level: 2.0. Interest level: K-3. Lexile: 450.

Date Published:2006

Say hello

Foreman, Jack


Written when the author was ten years old, tells of a dog and a boy who are both lonely until they are included by others. Using repetition of phrases effectively, the text is so brief that only one or two words appear on many of the double-page spreads. The charcoal, colored-pencil, and pastel illustrations. Endpapers display the word "hello" in many different languages. Reading level: 0.6. Interest level: PS-3.
Date Published:2008

Written when the author was ten years old, tells of a dog and a boy who are both lonely until they are included by others. Using repetition of phrases effectively, the text is so brief that only one or two words appear on many of the double-page spreads. The charcoal, colored-pencil, and pastel illustrations. Endpapers display the word "hello" in many different languages. Reading level: 0.6. Interest level: PS-3.

Date Published:2008

My car

Barton, Byron


Sam describes in loving detail his car and how he drives it. Reading level: 1.0. Interest level: PK-K. Lexile: BR.
Date Published:2016

Dog biscuit

Cooper, Helen


This is a humorous story about imagination. A little girl eats a dog biscuit by mistake and worries about the consequences after the babysitter tells her she'll turn into a dog. Includes recipe for "human-being treats" (gingerbread men). Reading level: 3.0. Interest level: K-3. Lexile: 590.
Date Published:2009

My elephant

Horácek, Petr.


When Grandma and Grandpa are too busy to play, a little boy conjures up an imaginary elephant as his playmate, but worries what his grandparents will say when the elephant manages to make a mess around the house. Reading level: 1.5. Interest level: PS-1.
Date Published:2009

I will never get a star on Mrs. Benson's blackboard

Mann, Jennifer K


Struggling in a class where her teacher puts stars on the board for good spelling, neatness, and correct answers, creative little Rose worries that she will never earn merits until she makes an oversized card that reflects her artistic talents. The overall theme emphasizes the ultimate rewards for following one's own path as Rose does at the story's end. Reading level: 3.0. Interest level: K-3.
Date Published:2015

Click, clack, splish, splash: a counting adventure

Cronin, Doreen


While Farmer Brown sleeps, some of the animals who live on the farm go on a fishing expedition to release 10 fish in 10 buckets. Introduces the numbers from 1 to 10. Cartoon illustrations and rhyming text. May be used with the trade books in mathematics strategy. Content standard: number and operations (counting). Reading level: 1.0. Interest level: PS-K.
Date Published:2006

Five For a Little One

Raschka, Christopher


This picture book uses rhyming quatrains to explain the five senses. A flop-eared bunny demonstrates each of the five senses. Concept book. Reading level: 1.8. Interest level: K-3.
Date Published:2006

My dog laughs

Isadora, Rachel


Presents illustrations showing young kids and many different kinds of dogs, and shows young readers what it is like to live with, care for, and love dogs. Reading level: 1.2. Interest level: PS-1. Lexile: 330.
Date Published:2018

Molly who flew away

Gorbachev, Valeri.


Molly buys so many balloons for all her animal friends at the fair, she gets carried away into the air. Watercolor, gouache, and ink illustrations. Reading level: 2.8. Interest level: Preschool-Kindergarten.
Date Published:2009

Me with you

Dempsey, Kristy.


Rhyming text tells the story of a little girl cub and the relationship with beloved grandfather bear. Computer-generated illustrations. Reading level: 2.6. Interest level: K-3.
Date Published:2009

Good morning, farm

Nichols, Catherine


Beginning reader. Outlines the day-to-day activities that take place on a farm, including milking cows, feeding the animals, and moving hay to the barn. Features full-color photographs and a glossary. Reading level: 1.5. Interest level: K-3.
Date Published:2010

Girls A to Z

Bunting, Eve


Girls with names ranging from Aliki to Zoe imagine themselves in various fun and creative professions in this alphabet rhyming book. Reading level: 1.8. Interest level: K-3.
Date Published:2002

All for me and none for all

Lester, Helen.


Gruntly is a real hog, and the other animals are tired of his greediness, but when he gets mixed up on a treasure hunt and is the last to reach the prize, Gruntly begins to realize the value of kindness and sharing. Reading level: 3.0. Interest level: PreK-2.
Date Published:2012

Tiny the birthday dog

Meister, Cari


Today is Tiny the big dog's birthday, and his best friend is busy blowing up balloons and making a cake while Tiny has to wait outside. In the end the surprise party is worth it. Reading level: 0.5. Interest level: K-1.
Date Published:2013

Earl the Squirrel

Freeman, Don


This is a posthumous publication of a manuscript by Don Freeman. Earl's mother thinks that his friend Jill (a little girl) is spoiling her son when she gives him an acorn, a nutcracker, and her doll's red scarf, so Earl sets out to prove that he can find acorns on his own. The red scarf becomes a sack, a hat, and a bullfighter's cape, and the young squirrel comes back with a harvest of acorns and returns the scarf. The scarlet scarf leaps out of Freeman's otherwise black-and-white scratchboard illustrations. Humorous text and illustrations. Preschoolers will enjoy the story of finding independence. Reading level: 3.4. Interest level: PS-3.
Date Published:2005

This is a posthumous publication of a manuscript by Don Freeman. Earl's mother thinks that his friend Jill (a little girl) is spoiling her son when she gives him an acorn, a nutcracker, and her doll's red scarf, so Earl sets out to prove that he can find acorns on his own. The red scarf becomes a sack, a hat, and a bullfighter's cape, and the young squirrel comes back with a harvest of acorns and returns the scarf. The scarlet scarf leaps out of Freeman's otherwise black-and-white scratchboard illustrations. Humorous text and illustrations. Preschoolers will enjoy the story of finding independence. Reading level: 3.4. Interest level: PS-3.

Date Published:2005

I love planes

Sturges, Philemon


After folding and flying a paper airplane, a boy dreams about ways of traveling, such as balloons, blimps, and spaceships. The book mentions that the child's mother is an astronaut. Bright endpapers show a range of flying machines with a little bit of information about each. Bold colors and simple text. Reading level: 1.9. Interest level: K-3.
Date Published:2003