Glen Ridge Elementary School

At the primary level in Glen Ridge, our philosophy for literacy development is that children develop at their own pace. The following reading lists were designed to support various levels of reading.

Encouraging reading can develop the literacy process. Students should be reading at a comfortable level and being read to at a level(s) above. Please peruse our suggested summer reading list to locate books at your child’s reading development level.

Do not forget to visit the local library and consult with the librarian in the children’s section. For added information, click on the link from American Library Association For Children (A division of the American Library Association) for Caldecott Medal winners and honorees. The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the illustrator of the year’s most distinguished children’s picture book.

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal.htm

Grade 1 Reading List

Author	Title	Summary
Alberg, Janet	Each Peach Pear Plum	Play “I Spy” with a variety of Mother Goose and other folklore characters.
Aliki	A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver	A slave becomes a great scientist.
Appelt, Kathi	Elephant’s Aloft	Two young Indian elephants balloon their way to their aunt’s home in Africa.
Baer, Edith	This is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World	The Way the world’s children go to school in rhyme.
Brett, Jan	Comet’s Nine Lives	A cat’s adventures through New England.
Cameron, Eileen	G Is for Garden State: A New Jersey Alphabet
Coal, Joanna	Magic School Bus Series
Cronin, Doreen	Click, Click, Moo, Cows That Type
Dorros, Arthur	Animal Tracks	Actual facts, tracks and eating habits of animals in forests, streams and ponds.
Ehlert, Lois	Planting a Rainbow	A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the garden.
Freeman, Don	Corduroy Series
Fox, Mem	Shoes from Grandpa	Family members describe the clothes they intend to give Jessie to go with her shoes from Grandpa.
Galdone, Paul	The Monkey and the Crocodile	A folk tale from India where a monkey tricks a crocodile.
Gerstein, Mordicai	The Man Who Walked between the Towers
Henkes, Kevin	Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse	Lilly’s purse causes disruption in school – see how the conflict is resolved.
Hurwitz, Johnna	New Shoes for Sylvia	A Central American girl gets red shoes from aunt.
Marshall, James	George and Martha Tons	Five brief episodes reveal the ups and downs of great friendship.
Marshall, James	Hansel and Gretel	Two poor children lost in a forest come upon a witch’s candy house.
McPhail, David	Pig Pig Goes to Camp	Pig Pig’s adventures at a sleepaway camp.
McPhail, David	Pig Pig and the Magic Photo Album	Pig Pig prepares to have his picture taken.
McPhail, David	First Flight	A naughty teddy bear ignores rules on his first plane trip.
Minarik, Elsa Holmelund	Little Bear Series
Pinkey, Gloria Jean	Back Home	Ernestine visits mama’s childhood home in North Carolina.
Seuss, Dr.	There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!
Wells, Rosemary	Timothy Goes to School	Perfect Claude ruins Timothy’s first day at school.
Williams, Sue	Let’s Go Visiting	A counting story in which a boy visits his farmyard friends.
Wood, Audrey	The Napping House	A flea atop sleeping creatures causes commotion with just one bite.
Zelinsky, Paul	Rumpelstiltskin	Rich, colorful, detailed illustrations.