You are encouraged to read other titles by these authors and poets.
Please use this list only as a guide. These books have been chosen for their quality, their appeal to children, and their availability at the Baldwin Public Library.
If a particular title is not available, the librarian will assist you in selecting another title on the same topic, by the same author and/or the same genre.
Beginning Chapter Books |
| Caple, Kathy - The Friendship Tree (ER Caple) |
| Danziger, Paula - Get Ready for 2nd Grade Amber Brown (ER Danziger) |
| Ehrlich, Amy - (Leo, Zack and Emmie) Together Again (series) (ER Ehrlich) |
| Giff, Patricia Reilly - The Kids of the Polk Street School (series) (J Fic Giff) |
| Kessler, Leonard - Here Comes the Strikeout (ER Kessler) |
| Kline, Suzy - Horrible Harry (series) (J Fic Kline) |
| Lobel, Arnold - Days with Frog and Toad (Series) (ER Lobel) |
| Martin, Ann - The Kids in Miss Colman's Class (J Fic Martin) |
| Minarik, Else - Little Bear (series) (ER Minarik) |
| Park, Barbara - Junie B. Jones & the Stupid, Smelly Bus (J Fic Park) |
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Rylant,
Cynthia |
| Schwartz, Alvin - In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories (ER Schwartz) |
| Sharmar, Marjorie - Nate the Great (series) (ER Sha) |
| Warner, Gertrude - Magic Show Mystery (ER War) |
Biography |
| Demuth, Patricia - Johnny Appleseed (JB Chapman D) |
| DePaola, Tomie - What a Year (JB DePaola) |
| Houston, Gloria - My Great Aunt Arizona (JB Hughes) |
| Stevenson, James - When I was Nine (JB Stevenson) |
Folk & Fairy Tales |
| Aardema, Verna - Who's in Rabbit's House (J 398.09676A) |
| Carle, Eric - Eric Carle's Treasury of Classic Stories For Children (J 398C) |
| Demi - One Grain of Rice (A Mathematical Folktale) (J 398.20954) |
| Haley, Gail E. - A Story, A Story (J 398.096H) |
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Kellogg,
Steven |
| Young, Ed - Seven Blind Mice (J 398.0954Y) |
Magazines |
| National Geographic Kids |
| Ranger Rick |
Non-Fiction |
| Discovery Library Series |
| Aliki - My Five Senses (J 612.8 A) |
| Anno, Mitsumasa - Anno's Math Games (J 793.7 A) |
| Branley, Franklin - Volcanoes (series: Read-and-find-out Science Books) (J 551.21 B) |
| Brown, Laurence - Visiting the Art Museum (J708.13 B) |
| Brown, Marc - Dinosaurs Beware (J 363.1075 B) |
| Cole, J. - Magic School Bus (Series) |
| DePaolo, Tomie - The Quicksand Book (J 552.5 D) |
| Fowler,
Allan - Rookie Read About Series: Feeling Things (J 152.182 F) - Hearing Things (J 152.15 F) - Smelling Things (J 612.84 F) - Tasting Things (J 612.87 F) |
| Gibbons,
Gail - Monarch Butterfly (J 595.789 G) - Penguins (J 598.47 G) |
| Hall, Derek - Prehistoric Mammals (J 569 H) |
| Leedy, Loreen - Postcards from Pluto: A Tour of the Solar System (J 523.2 L) |
| McMillan, Bruce - Eating Fractions (J 513.26 M) |
| Marzollo, Jean - In 1776 (J 973.3 M) |
| Milton, Joyce - Bats! (J 599.4 M) |
| Stone, Lynn - Pond Life (J 574.52632 S) |
Parent's Reference Guide |
| Trelease, Jim - Read Aloud Handbook (JPC 372.45 T) |
Picture Books |
| Bridwell, Norman - Clifford (E Bridwell) |
| Brisson, Pat - Hot Fudge Hero (E Brisson) |
| Brown, Marc - Arthur Series (E Brown) |
| Browne, Anthony - Piggybook (E Browne) |
| Carle, Eric - The Tiny Seed (E Carle) |
| Cherry, Lynne - Great Kapok Tree (E Cherry) |
| Fox,
Mem - Koala Lou (E Fox) - The Magic Hat (E Fox) |
| Gordon, Gaelyn - Duckat (E Gordon) |
| Gray, Libba Moore - My Mama had a Dancing Heart (E Gray) |
| Heide, Florence - Some Things Are Scary (E Heide) |
| Howe, James - Horace and Morris Join The Chorus (But What About Dolores?) (E Howe) |
| Hurd, Thatcher - Mystery on the Docks (E Hurd) |
| Hutchins, Pat - The Doorbell Rang (E Hutchins) |
| Johnson, D.B. - Henry Likes To Fitchburg (E Johnson) |
| Jonas, Ann - Round Trip (E Jonas) |
| Kraus, Robert - Leo the Late Bloomer (E Kraus) |
| Mayer, Mercer - Little Critter Series (E Mayer) |
| Naylor, Phyllis - King of the Playground (E Nay) |
| Peet,
Bill - Cowardly Clyde and other Bill Peet books (J Fic Peet) - The Whingdingdilly (J Fic Peet) - The Gnats of Knotty Pine (E Peet) |
| Pinkney, Andrea and David - Multicultural Picture Books (E Pin) |
| Priceman, Marjorie - How To Make an Apple Pie & See the World (E Priceman) |
| Rathmann,
Peggy - Officer Buckle and Gloria (E Rathmann) |
| Say,
Allen - Grandfather's Journey (J Fic Say) |
| Sharmat, Marjorie - Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport (E Sharmat) |
| Taback, Simms - Joseph Had A Little Overcoat (E Taback) |
| Van Allsburg, Chris - Two Bad Ants (E Van Allsburg) |
| Viorst, Judith - Rosie and Michael ( E Viorst) |
| Waber, Bernard - Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (series) (E Waber) |
| Wood, Audrey - King Bidgood's in the Bathtub (E Wood) |
| Ziefert, Harriet - A New Coat for Anna (E Ziefert) |
Poetry |
| Carle, Eric - Animals Animals (J 808.81 C) |
| Floridan, Douglas - Lizards, Frogs and Polliwogs (J 811.54 F) |
| Hopkins,
Lee Bennett - More Surprises (J 811.08) |
| Lewis,
Patrick - A Hippopopotamusn't (J 811L) - Two-Legged, Four-Legged, No-Legged Rhymes (J 811 L) |
| Lobel, Arnold - The Book of Pigericks (J 811.07 L) |
| Nash, Ogden - The Tale of Custard the Dragon (J 811 N) |
| Prelutsky,
Jack - The Random House Book of Poetry For Children (J 811.08 R) - It's Raining Pigs and Noodles (J811.54 P) |
| Sendak, Maurice - Chicken Soup with Rice (E Sendak) |
| Silverstein,
Shel - Where the Sidewalk Ends (J 811 S) - Talking Like the Rain: A First Book of Poem (J 811.08 T) |
| Viorst, Judith - If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries (J811.54 V) |
Read Aloud Chapter Books |
| Blume, Judy - The Pain and the Great One (E Blume) |
| Cleary, Beverly - Ramona (J Fic Cleary) |
| Hurwitz, Johanna - New Neighbors for Nora (J Fic Hurwitz) |
| Wilder, Laura Ingalls - Little House in the Big Woods (J Fic Wilder) |
Riddles |
| Hall, Katy - Buggy Riddles (series) (J 793.735H) |