I Can Be a Gymnast (Barbie)


Kristen L. Depken - 2014
    Girls ages 4 to 6 who love gymnastics will love reading about Barbie as she competes at a gymnastic championship in this Step into Reading leveled reader.

OLIVIA Trains Her Cat


Joe Purdy - 2009
    But teaching a cat to perform isn't as easy as it looks, as Olivia soon finds out! Kids will love this charming ready-to-read story with rebus icons about Olivia and her pet.

Ed and Ted and Ted's Dog Fred


Andy Griffiths - 2013
    Ted has a dog named Fred. Fred does not like Ed. When Fred bites Ed's head, animosity is spread! This laugh-out-loud story from the popular and hilarious collection The Cat on the Mat Is Flat is now adapted as a stand-alone for beginning readers.

Scribbles and Ink, Out of the Box


Ethan Long - 2014
    In this adventure, the arrival of a box of cheese brings a yummy snack for Ink and an artistic opportunity for Scribbles--he loves the box! What can he make from it? Everything!

Mela and the Elephant


Dow Phumiruk - 2018
    She encounters a crocodile, a leopard, and some monkeys, offering each a prize return for helping her find her way home but the animals snatch up their rewards without helping Mela back to her village. Just when she's about to give up, an elephant shows Mela that kindness is its own reward. This new fable is told with authentic Thai customs and includes an author's note with more Thai traditions and language.Recognized in The 50 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2018

Digger the Dinosaur and the Cake Mistake


Rebecca Kai Dotlich - 2012
    Can Momasaur help Digger before it’s too late? Or will Digger and Dadasaur have to go home cakeless?Beginning readers will learn common sight words and simple phonics sounds. Digger the Dinosaur and the Cake Mistake is a My First I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for shared reading with a child.

Benny and Penny in Lights Out!: TOON Level 2


Geoffrey Hayes - 2012
    The moon has gone missing, there’s a flashlight to play with, and Benny must go find his favorite Pirate hat . . . inside the dark and spooky playhouse in the backyard. Geoffrey Hayes’s loveable mice are back — and they’re about to find out just how many adventures can be packed in before bedtime.

Hen's Pens


Phil Roxbee Cox - 2001
    -- For beginner readers - phonics-based text is cleverly blended with a funny story-- Includes phonics guide for parents...and some pages have fold-out flaps!

Splat the Cat Takes the Cake


Amy Hsu Lin - 2012
    Splat asks himself, "What would Super Cat do?" and decides to save the day by winning a brand-new TV. The only problem is that winning the TV requires Splat to enter a cake-baking contest . . . which turns out to be a little trickier and stickier than expected. Splat's messy adventures will delight beginning readers.Splat the Cat Takes the Cake is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. This book focuses on the phonics sound –ake. Phonics teaches children the relationship between letters and the sounds they make. A child who has mastered these relationships has an excellent foundation for learning to read and spell. According to the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, a child who has learned phonics has a method to recognize familiar words and "decode" unfamiliar ones.Supports the Common Core State Standards

The Quest for Screen Time


Marti Dumas - 2015
    Even Bigger Brain.Jaden Toussaint is a five year-old who knows it all. I mean, really knows it all. Animal Scientist. Great Debater. Master of the art of ninja dancing. There’s nothing Jaden Toussaint can’t do. The only problem is that grown-ups keep trying to convince him that, even though he’s really smart, he doesn't know EVERYTHING. The thing is…he kind of does.This time our hero must use all his super-powered brain power to convince the grown-ups that he needs more screen time._____________________________Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest is the first in a series of entry-level chapter books children ages 5-10 and the adults who will read with them. The main character is a 5 year-old boy who is smart and confident almost to the point of being overly confident. He tackles his very ordinary problems with a scientific gusto that is both informative and humorous.

I Spy a School Bus


Jean Marzollo - 2003
    With rhythm, rhyme, and picture clues, this book is written to support the newest reader.

The Halloween Cat (Dora the Explorer)


Christine Ricci - 2004
    Will they get the cat home in time for the big Halloween party?

The Night Before First Grade


Natasha Wing - 2005
    Penny is excited to startthe year with her best friend right beside her in the same classroom. This humorous take on Clement C. Moore's classic tale has a perfect twist ending that will surprise readers—as well as the “heroine” of the story—and help all about-to-be first-graders through their own backto- school jitters.

Oh say can you say di-no-saur?


Bonnie Worth - 1999
    Then it's on to a tour through the Cat's own Super Dino Museum--a fabulous place where the correct pronunciation of a dinosaur's name wins you a peek at the real living thing! Beginning readers will love exploring the prehistoric world of dinosaurs with the Cat in the Hat as their guide!

Dinosaurs


Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld - 2011
    In this Level 1 reader, youngsters learn all about the terrifying giants that once roamed the Earth—maybe even as close as their own backyard! They'll be wowed by new information and eye-popping illustrations from National Geographic, a trusted source of children's nonfiction content.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.