First Grade Readers
Most books are in the Easy Reader section (ER) and are shelved alphabetically by the author’s last name.
A few are with the picture books (E) or in the Children’s Favorites area.

Animal Stories
Call Number
ER Arnold
ER Bridges, M
ER Brunhoff, J.
ER Dubowski, C
ER Foster, K
ER Heilbroner
ER Hillert, M
ER O'Connor, J
ER Palmer, H
ER Tripp, V
ER Wheeler, C
ER Wheeler, L
ER Wiseman, B.
E Ginsburg, M
E Martin
E Yolen, J
Title
Quick, Quack, Quick
Edna Elephant
Babar (series)
Snug Bug
Jake and the Snake
Robert, the Rose Horse
The Cow That Got Her Wish
Sir Small and the Dragonfly
Fish Out of Water
Baby Koala Finds a Home
Bookstore Cat
New Pig in Town
Morris the Moose
The Chick and the Duckling
A Beasty Story
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?
Subject
A slow duck saves his family.
Edna does many things.
Elephant goes from country to city and back.
Bug at bedtime
Snake helps wake up snake.
Robert has touble holding a job.
A cow wishes hard to jump the moon.
Knight goes to rescue a Lady.
A boy overfeeds his fish.
Baby and mother find an empty branch.
Cat has fun when Bird flies in.
Animals and friendship
Moose tries to prove that a cow is a moose.
A chick can do all a duck does, but swim.
Mice find a dark house in a woods.
Ways a dino could say goodnight

Classics and Folktales

Call Number
ER Edwards, R
ER Hayward, L
ER Hayward, L
E Young, E  
Title
Five Silly Fishermen
All Stuck Up
Hello, House
Seven Blind Mice 
Subject
Men who can’t count think one has drowned.
Brer Fox tries to catch Brer Rabbit.
Brer Wolf tries to catch Brer Rabbit.
 Blind mice argue about parts of an elephant. 
                
 Friends, Family and Pets

Call Number
ER Arnold, T
ER Byars, B
ER Byars, B
ER Clements, A
ER Foster, K
ER De Paola
ER Guilfoile, E
ER Matthias, C
ER Mayer, M
ER McPhail, D
ER Minarik, E
ER Parish, P
ER Robins, J
E Feiffer, J
E Fox, M
Title
Fly High, Fly Guy
Ant Plays Bear
My Brother Ant
Ringo Saves the Day
The Best Pets Yet
Kit and Kat
Nobody Listens to Andrew
I Love Cats
The Best Present
Dot and Bob
A Kiss for Little Bear
No More Monsters
Addie Meets Max
Bark, George
Tough Boris
Subject
Buzz gets lost and his pet fly rescues him.
Two brothers learn to be friends.
Big brother helps little brother ant.
True story of a kitten who saves a family.
Clouds looks like pets that a girl wishes for. 
Kitten kids have fun together.
Andrew has something important to say.
Cats are the best pets.
Birthday preparations for little sister
A dog decides to help plant a tree.
Animals pass on a kiss from Grandma Bear.
A little girl finds a monster for a pet.
Addie gets to know the new boy next door.
Humorous story of a dog
Even pirates cry when their pets die.

Just For Fun

Call Number
ER Baker
ER Bridwell, N
ER Brown, M.
ER Dubowski, C
ER Eastman, P
ER Eastman, P
ER Hooks, W
ER Hurwitz, J
ER Johnston, T
ER McKie, R
ER McNamara, M
ER Perkins, A
ER Seuss, Dr
ER Seuss, Dr
ER Seuss, Dr
ER Tripp, V
E Wood, A

Title
Little Martin
A Tiny Family
Arthur (series)
Cave Boy
Go, Dog, Go
Sam and the Firefly 
How do you Make a bubble
Ethan Out and About
Go Track a Yak
Snow
The Pumpkin Patch
The Nose Book
Green Eggs and Ham
Hop on Pop
Wacky Wednesday
The Penguins Paint
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub

Subject
Boys and behavior
Fairies
Life with Arthur, his friends & family
Cave boy gives the chief a special gift.
Dogs at work and play 
Sam tries to stop firefly from making trouble.
How to do a variety of things
Ethan feeds animals, rides bike.
Parents need help with a hungry baby.
Children enjoy the snow.
Katy thinks she has the perfect pumpkin.
Noses have many purposes.
Sam pushes a taste of green eggs and ham.
Children should not hop on Pop.
Tells what’s wrong with Wacky Wednesday.
The penguins tire of black and white.
The king won’t get out of the tub.
 
Historical and Biblical

Call Number
ER Hayward, L
ER Hayward, L
Title
Baby Moses
Noah’s Ark
Subject
Retelling of the bible story
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Science

Call Number
ER Fowler, A
ER Marzollo, J
E Bauer, M
E Davis, K
Title
Tasting Things
I Am a Rock
Why Do Kittens Purr?
Who Hops?
Subject
The sense of taste
Rocks and Minerals
Explains animal’s habits
How animals move 

Miscellaneous

Call Number
ER Brenner, B
ER McKissack
ER McNamara, M
ER Ziefert, H
ER Ziefert, H
E Hest, A
Title
Beef Stew
Messy Bessey’s Closet
Too Many Valentines
A Dozen Dogs
So Sick
Baby Duck and the Bad Eyeglasses 
Subject
A surprise visitor shows up.
A lesson in sharing
Neil’s thinks he has too many valentines.
Counting dogs on a beach
Friend gets sick from too many cookies. 
Baby Duck does not like her new glasses.

            
In Children’s Favorites

Call Number
ER Awdry
ER Lerner, S
ER Lerner, S
E Inches
Title
Happy Birthday, Thomas
Big Bird’s Copycat Day
Follow the Monsters
Wendy Helps Out
Subject
Thomas thinks no one will celebrate.
Big Bird copies what he sees.
Monsters on their way to Sesame Street
Bob the Builder is too sick to work. 

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