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Brown, Ruth
A DARK, DARK TALE
Journeying through a dark, dark house, a black cat surprises the only inhabitant of the abandoned residence |
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Downey, Lynn
THE FLEA'S SNEEZE
A flea with a cold startles all the animals in the barn when it sneezes unexpectedly. |
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Galdone, Paul
THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF *
Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain. |
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Kann, Victoria
PINKALICIOUS
A little girl who is obsessed with the color pink eats so many pink cupcakes that she herself turns pink. |
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Kirk, Daniel
SNOW DUDE
After building the perfect snowman, the children are stunned when it suddenly comes to life and quickly takes off running and snowboarding. |
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Krebs, Laurie
WE ALL WENT ON SAFARI
Follows a Tanzanian family through the African grasslands as they count the animals they see, from one leopard to ten elephants; includes information about Tanzania and Swahili names and numbers. |
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London, Jonathan
FROGGY GETS DRESSED *
Rambunctious Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles of clothing. |
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Martin, Bill Jr.
BARN DANCE!
Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress. |
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Martin, Bill Jr.
CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM
An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. |
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Mayer, Mercer
JUST SHOPPING WITH MOM *
Little Critter describes a trip to the grocery store and shopping mall with his mother and difficult little sister. |
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Mitton, Tony
SPOOKY HOUR
The midnight spooks come around when the bell in the rickety tower bongs twelve times. |
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Moss, Miriam
BARE BEAR
Two brothers get two giant hissing cockroaches as pets and then must figure out a way to deal with the resulting population explosion. |
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Neitzel, Shirley
THE BAG I'M TAKING TO GRANDMA'S *
In cumulative verses and rebuses a young boy and his mother have different views on how to pack a bag for a trip to Grandma's. |
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Numeroff, Laura
IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO SCHOOL *
Follows a boy and his mouse through a busy day at school. |
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Numeroff, Laura
WHAT MOMMIES DO BEST / WHAT DADDIES DO BEST *
Mothers and fathers participating in everyday activities show their love for their children in very similar ways. |
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O'Connor, Jane
FANCY NANCY *
A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night. |
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Ryder, Joanne
EARTH DANCE
Readers are asked to picture themselves as the earth, turning in space, facing the light, feeling the green things growing and the oceans shifting. |
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Schertle, Alice
ALL YOU NEED FOR A BEACH
A story-poem about the activities of such unusual animals as the Nook, Wump, Yink, Yop, Gack, and the Zeds. |
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Singer, Marilyn
QUIET NIGHT
One frog, two owls, three geese are joined by increasingly larger numbers of different animals that keep ten campers from falling asleep in their tent. |
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Slate, Joseph
MISS BINDERGARTEN GETS READY FOR KINDERGARTEN *
Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students get ready for kindergarten |
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Walvoord, Linda
RAZZAMADADDY
A father and son spend a wonderful day together at the beach. |
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Weeks, Sarah
OH MY GOSH, MRS. MCNOSH!
Mrs. McNosh's dog breaks his leash and leads her on a merry chase in the park, disrupting a wedding and a ballgame. |
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Willems, Mo
DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! *
When the bus driver decides to take a break from driving, a wild and wacky pigeon pleads and begs to take his place. |
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Wilson, Karma
BEAR SNORES ON *
On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and protests that he has missed the food and the fun. |
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Wood, Douglas
WHAT DAD'S CAN'T DO
Describes how dads show love by explaining all the things that they cannot do, such as sleeping late, keeping their ties clean, and reading books by themselves. |
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The following books are located in
Juvenile Easy Readers by author’s last name |
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Capucilli, Alyssa Satin
BISCUIT WANTS TO PLAY *
The puppy Biscuit makes friends with two kittens. |
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Eastman, P.D.
THE BEST NEST *
Mr. and Mrs. Bird search for a place to build a new nest only to discover their old one is better. |
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LeSieg, Theo
WACKY WEDNESDAY *
Drawings and verse point out the many things that are wrong one wacky Wednesday. |
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Rylant, Cynthia
PUPPY MUDGE HAS A SNACK *
When Henry has a snack, his puppy mudge wants one too. |
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Schaefer, Lola M.
MITTENS
Nick helps Mittens the kitten adjust to life in a new home. |
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Seuss, Dr.
THE FOOT BOOK *
Beginner's text describes all sorts of feet doing all sorts of things. |
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Youth Services Librarians, 2009 |