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Too Many Cats
Lori Haskins Houran - 2009
There are slinky cats and stinky cats, gray cats and stray cats, but all the cats have one thing in common--they love to sing. Meow! This companion book to Too Many Dogs brings a fun, rhyming text together with bright, humorous artwork in a book that will be irresistible to animal and cat lovers.
Minnie and Moo: The Case of the Missing Jelly Donut
Denys Cazet - 2005
Can the cunning cows stop the crime wave before the donut-napper strikes again?The funniest and sweetest buddies since Frog and Toad, Minnie and Moo will earn giggles from young readers. The Minnie and Moo stories are fun independent reads and also perfect for reading aloud, as they're filled with funny dialogue from these goofy and adorable cows.Denys Cazet was an elementary school teacher for 25 years, and has also been a school librarian and elementary school media specialist. He was inspired to tell stories about the silly cow best friends when he passed a herd of cows in which all but two were facing the same way. Those two nonconformist cows became Minnie and Moo.Minnie and Moo: The Case of the Missing Jelly Donut is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level 3 books are written for early independent readers. They include some challenging words and more complex themes and stories.
Too Many Dogs
Lori Haskins - 1998
Floppy dog, sloppy dog, doggies eating lunch. Kids will love this bouncy, colorful book, bursting with every kind of dog imaginable!
Puppy Mudge Finds a Friend: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1
Cynthia Rylant - 2004
Who says cats and dogs can't be friends?
Robot, Go Bot!: A Comic Reader
Dana Meachen Rau - 2013
This Step 1 comic reader tells the story of a girl and a robot whose friendship is tested when one of them gets a bit bossy. Step 1 stories have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, picture clues, and easy-to-decode dialogue.
We Eat Dinner in the Bathtub
Angela Shelf Medearis - 1996
[Scholastic Reader Level 2]Harris's family eats dinner in the bathtub, parks their car in the kitchen, and bathes in the attic! Beginning readers will laugh along with the comical text from well-loved author Angela Shelf Medearis and humorous watercolor illustrations from best-selling illustrator Jacqueline Rogers.
Dragon Egg
Mallory Loehr - 2007
It rolls down a hill, past a castle, and through a town. Along the way, curious people and animals gather to watch. When the egg finally cracks open, they get a surprise. Inside is a baby dragon!
The Big Book of Berenstain Bears Beginner Books
Stan Berenstain - 2011
Perfect for birthdays and holidays, these are classic, funny, stories about family (albeit one covered in fur!) with timeless, Bear Country appeal.
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse
Mac Barnett - 2017
This is a story about a mouse, and how he got swallowed up by a wolf, and who he met down in its belly, and what happened after that.
Bear Hugs
Alyssa Satin Capucilli - 2000
Mile 1 books entice brand-new readers with rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. The type is big, the words are easy, and the art is bright and bold.
Today I Will Fly!
Mo Willems - 2007
Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.Today, I Will Fly! is the funny introduction to the characters. Piggie is determined to fly. But Gerald the elephant knows that's impossible--isn't it?
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Arlene Mosel - 1968
Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic re-creation of an ancient Chinese folktale has hooked legions of children, teachers, and parents, who return, generation after generation, to learn about the danger of having such an honorable name as Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo.
The Cat in the Hat the Movie!: Cooking with the Cat
Bonnie Worth - 2003
Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat movie.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Paul Galdone - 1841
With plenty of repetition, this adventure is perfect for reading aloud and for joining in, and a satisfying ending provides a reassuring touch.
"What is That?" Said the Cat
Grace Maccarone - 1995
"I heard", said the bird. This simple, rhyming, Level 1 "Hello Reader" features the very first sight words new readers learn. Full color.