Recommended Books

Animal Stories:

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

Herman the Helper by Robert Kraus

Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus

Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Kraus

Milton the Early Riser by Robert Kraus

The Robot and the Bluebird by David Lucas

The Cookie Store Cat by Cynthia Rylant

Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant

Crictor by Tomi Ungerer

Frederick by Leo Lionni

Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg

Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat

Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio

Whimsy:

The Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis

Monster in My Backpack by Lisa Moser

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Friendship:

Amos and Boris by William Steig

George and Martha by James Marshall

Corduroy by Don Freeman

Classics:

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats

Eloise by Kay Thompson

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Any book ever written by Dr. Seuss

Non-Fiction:

Planting a Rainbow by Cynthia Rylant

One Blue Butterfly--The Story of Claude Monet by Bijou Le Tord

Multicultural:

Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco

Just Plain Fancy by Patricia Polacco

Abuela by Arthur Dorros

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

One Grain of Rice by Demi

For the Younger Ones:

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

Miffy by Dick Bruna