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Most of these books can be found in the Easy Reader section(ER), shelved

alphabetically by author’s last name.  A few are picture books(E) and nonfiction.

 

Call Number                             Title                                           Subject

Animal Stories

ER Arnold                    Quick, Quack, Quick                                A slow duck saves his family

ER Bridges,  M            Edna Elephant                                           Edna does many things

ER Dubowski, C          Snug Bug                                                  Bug at bedtime

ER Foster, K                Jake and the Snake                                   Snake helps wake up snake

ER Heilbroner              Robert, the Rose Horse                             Robert has trouble holding a job

ER Hillert, M                The Cow that Got Her Wish                      A cow wishes hard to jump the moon

ER O’Connor, J           Sir Small and the Dragonfly                       Knight goes to rescue a Lady

ER Palmer, H               Fish Out of Water                                     A boy overfeeds his fish

ER Tripp, V                 Baby Koala Finds a Home                        Baby and mother find an empty branch

ER Wheeler, C             Bookstore Cat                                          Cat has fun when bird flies in

ER Wheeler, L             New Pig in Town                                      Animals and friendship

E Ginsburg, M              The Chick and the Duckling                       A chick can do all duck does but swim

E Martin                       A Beasty Story                                         Mice find a dark house in a woods

E Yolen, J                    How do Dinosaurs say Goodnight?            Ways a dino could say goodnight

 

Classics and Folktales

ER Edwards, R            Five Silly Fisherman                                  Men who can’t count think one has drowned

ER Hayward, L            All Stuck Up                                             Brer Fox tries to catch Brer Rabbit

ER Hayward, L            Hello, House                                             Brer Wolf tries to catch Brer Rabbit

E Young, E                  Seven Blind Mice                                      Blind mice argue about parts of an elephant

 

Friends, Family and Pets

ER Byars, B                 Ant Plays Bear                                          Two brothers learn to be friends

ER Byars, B                 My Brother Ant                                        Brothers together

ER Clements, A            Ringo Saves the Day                                 True story of a kitten who saves a family

ER Foster, K                The Best Pets Yet                                     Clouds looks like pets a girl wishes for

ER De Paola                Kit and Kat                                               Brothers and Sisters

ER Guilfoile, E              Nobody Listens to Andrew                       Andrew has something important to say

ER Matthias, C             I Love Cats                                               Cats are the best pets

ER Mayer, M               The Best Present                                       Birthday preparations for Little Sister

ER Mayer, M               Just Grandma and Me                               A day with Grandma

ER Mayer, M               Just Grandpa and Me                                A day with Grandpa

ER Minarik, E              A Kiss for Little Bear                                Animals pass on a kiss from Grandma Bear

ER Phillips, J                My New Boy                                            A puppy gets a new boy

ER Robins, J                Addie Meets Max                                     Addie gets to know the new boy next door

E Feiffer, J                   Bark, George                                            Humorous story of a dog

E Fox, M                     Tough Boris                                              Even pirates cry when their pets die

                                   

Historical and Biblical

ER Hayward, L         Baby Moses                                                Retelling of the bible story

ER Hayward, L         Noah’s Ark                                                                                 

 

For the Science Fans

ER Fowler, A            Tasting Things                                              The sense of taste

ER Marzollo, J          I Am A Rock                                               Rocks and Minerals

E Bauer, M               Why Do Kittens Purr                                   Explains animal’s habits

E Davis, K                Who Hops?                                                 How animals move

J 597.87 Cowley       Red Eyed Tree Frog                                    About the life of the rain forest tree frog

 

Just For Fun

ER Baker,                  Little Martin                                                 Boys and behavior

ER Bridwell, N          A Tiny Family                                              Fairies

ER Dubowski, C        Cave Boy                                                    Cave boy gives the chief a special gift

ER Eastman, P           Go, Dog, Go                                               Dogs at work and play

ER Eastman, P           Sam and the Firefly                                      Sam tries to stop firefly from making trouble

ER Hooks, W            How do you Make a bubble                        How to do a variety of things

ER Hurwitz, J             Ethan Out and About                                   Ethan feeds animals, rides bike   

ER Johnston, T          Go Track a Yak                                          Parents need help with a hungry baby

ER McKie, R             Snow                                                          Children enjoy the snow

ER McNamara, M    The Pumpkin Patch                                      Katy thinks she has the perfect pumpkin

ER Perkins, A            The Nose Book                                           Noses have many purposes

ER Seuss, Dr             Green Eggs and Ham                                   Sam pushes a taste of green eggs and ham

ER Seuss, Dr             Hop on Pop                                                Children should not hop on Pop

ER Seuss, Dr.            Wacky Wednesday                                     Tells all that’s wrong with wacky Weds.

ER Tripp, V               The Penguins Paint                                       The penguins tire of black and white

E Wood, A                King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub                     The king won’t get out of the tub

 

Miscellaneous

ER Brenner, B           Beef Stew                                                   A surprise visitor shows up

ER McKissack          Messy Bessey’s Closet                                A lesson in sharing

ER McNamara, M     Too Many Valentines                                   Neil’s thinks he has too many valentines

ER Ziefert, H             A Dozen Dogs                                             Counting dogs on a beach

ER Ziefert, H             So Sick                                                       Friend gets sick from too many cookies

E Hest, A                  Baby Duck and the Bad Eyeglasses             Duck doesn’t like her new glasses

 

Familiar Characters

ER Brunhoff, L           Babar’s Little Circus Star                             Isabelle is sad that she’s the smallest

E Brown, M              Arthur’s Nose                                             Arthur is unhappy with his nose

 

In Children’s Favorites

ER Awdry                 appy Birthday, Thomas                                Thomas thinks no one will celebrate            

ER Lerner, S              Big Bird’s Copycat Day                               Big Bird copies what he sees

ER Lerner, S              Follow the Monsters                                    Monsters on their way to Sesame Street

E Inches                    Wendy Helps Out                                        Bob the Builder is too sick to work

 

 

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