• 100 Great 1st Grade Books

     

     

    Compiled by New YorkUniversity
    Books are presented in alphabetical order



    1. ABUELA by Arthur Dorros
    Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. Dutton.
    2. ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY by Judith Viorst
    Illustrated by Ray Cruz. Atheneum.
    3.ANIMALS SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT WEAR CLOTHING by Judi Barrett
    Illustrated by Ron Barrett.
    4.ANANSI AND THE MOSS-COVERED ROCK by Eric A. Kimmel
    Illustrated by Janet Stevens. Holiday
    House.
    5.ANDY AND THE LION by James Daugherty
    Viking.
    6.BEN'S TRUMPET by Rachel Isadora
    Greenwillow.
    7.BLUEBERRIES FOR SAL by Robert McCloskey
    Viking.
    8. THE BOSSY GALLITO: A TRADITIONAL CUBAN FOLK TALE
    retold by Lucia M. Gonzalez.
    Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Scholastic.
    9. BREAD AND JAM FOR FRANCES
    by Russell Hoban
    Illustrated by Lillian Hoban. HarperCollins.
    10. BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? by Bill Martin Jr
    Illustrated by Eric Carle. Holt.
    11. CAPS FOR SALE
    ; A TALE OF A PEDDLER, SOME MONKEYS AND THEIR MONKEY BUSINESS by Esphyr Slobodkina
    HarperCollins.
    12. THE CARROT SEED by Ruth Krauss
    Illustrated by Crockett Johnson. HarperCollins.
    13. A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER by Vera B. Williams
    Greenwillow.
    14. CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
    Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Simon & Schuster.
    15. CORDUROY by Don Freeman
    Viking.
    16. CURIOUS GEORGE by H. A. Rey
    Houghton.
    17. THE DAY JIMMY'S BOA ATE THE WASH
    by Trinka H. Noble
    Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Dial.
    18. DEAR ZOO by Rod Campbell

    Simon & Schuster.
    19. DOCTOR DE SOTO by William Steig
    Farrar.
    20. FARMER DUCK by Martin Waddell
    Illustrated by Helen Oxenbery. Candlewick Press.
    21. THE FORTUNE-TELLERS by Lloyd Alexander
    Illustrated byTrina Schart Hyman. Dutton.
    22. FREIGHT TRAIN by Donald Crews. Greenwillow.
    23. GEORGE AND MARTHA by James Marshall.
    Houghton.
    24. GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER! by Ed Emberley
    Little, Brown.
    25. GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA by Peggy Rathmann
    Putnam.
    26. GOODNIGHT MOON by Margaret W. Brown
    Illustrated by Clement Hurd. HarperCollins.
    27. GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY by Allen Say
    Houghton.
    28. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOON by Frank Asch.
    Simon & Schuster.
    29. HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON by Crockett Johnson
    HarperCollins.
    30. HARRY THE DIRTY DOG by Gene Zion.
    Illustrated by Margaret Graham. HarperCollins.
    31. HENNY PENNY illustrated by Paul Galdone
    Clarion.
    32. HORTON HATCHES THE EGG by Dr. Seuss.
    Random House.
    33. I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY illustrated by Glen Rounds
    Holiday House
    34. IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura J. Numeroff
    Illustrated by Felicia Bond. HarperCollins
    35.IS IT RED? IS IT YELLOW? IS IT BLUE? AN ADVENTURE IN COLOR by Tana Hoban
    Greenwillow.
    36. IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE: A YIDDISH FOLKTALE retold and illustrated by Margot Zemach
    Farrar.
    37. JOHN HENRY by Julius Lester
    Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Dial.
    38. THE JUDGE: AN UNTRUE TALE by Harve Zemach
    Illustrated by Margot Zemach. Viking.
    39. JULIUS by Angela Johnson
    Illustrated by Dav Pilkey. Orchard.
    40. KOMODO! by Peter Sfs
    Greenwillow.
    41. LEO THE LATE BLOOMER by Robert Kraus
    Illustrated by Jose Aruego. HarperCollins.
    42. LITTLE BLUE AND LITTLE YELLOW by Leo Lionni
    Astor-Honor.
    43. THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED AND OTHER NURSERY RHYMES by Lucy Cousins
    Dutton.
    44. THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING by Linda Williams
    Illustrated by Megan Lloyd. HarperCollins.
    45. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone.
    McGraw-Hill.
    46. LUNCH by Denise Fleming.
    Holt.
    47. LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE by Bernard Waber
    Houghton.
    48.MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans
    Viking.
    49. MAISIE GOES SWIMMING by Lucy Cousins
    Little, Brown.
    50. MAKE WAY
    FOR DUCKLINGS by Robert McCloskey
    Viking.
    51. MARTHA CALLING by Susan Meddaugh
    Houghton.
    52. MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL by Virginia
    L. Burton
    Houghton.
    53. MILLIONS OF CATS by Wanda G?g
    Putnam.
    54. MISS NELSON IS MISSING by Harry Allard and James Marshall
    Illustrated by James Marshall. Houghton.
    55. MR. GUMPY'S OUTING by John Burningham
    Holt.
    56. THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE retold and illustrated by Paul Galdone
    Clarion.
    57. MORRIS' DISAPPEARING BAG by Rosemary Wells
    Dial.
    58. MOUSE PAINT by Ellen S. Walsh
    Harcourt.
    59. MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE retold and illustrated by John Steptoe
    Lothrop.
    60.MUSHROOM IN THE RAIN adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev by Mirra Ginsburg
    Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Simon & Schuster.
    61. THE NAPPING HOUSE by Audrey Wood. Illustrated by Don Wood
    Harcourt.
    62. OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA by Peggy Rathmann
    Putnam.
    63. OLD BLACK FLY by Jim Aylesworth
    Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Holt.
    64. OVER IN THE MEADOW by John Langstaff
    Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. Harcourt.
    65. OWEN by Kevin Henkes
    Greenwillow.
    66. PAPA, PLEASE GET THE MOON FOR ME by Eric Carle
    Simon & Schuster.
    67. PEREZ AND MARTINA by Pura BelprT
    Illustrated by Carlos Sanchez. Viking.
    68. PIERRE
    : A CAUTIONARY TALEby Maurice Sendak
    HarperCollins.
    69. THE POLAR EXPRESS by Chris Van Allsburg.
    Houghton.
    70. THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF MOTHER GOOSE: A TREASURY OF 386 TIMELESS NURSERY RHYMES selected and illustrated by Arnold Lobel
    Random House.
    71. ROSIE'S WALK by Pat Hutchins
    Simon & Schuster.
    72. ROUND TRIP by Ann Jonas
    Greenwillow.
    73. RUMPELSTILTSKIN retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
    Dutton.
    74. SEVEN BLIND MICE by Ed Young
    Putnam.
    75. THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keats
    Viking.
    76. STONE SOUP retold and illustrated by Marcia Brown
    Simon & Schuster.
    77. THE STORY OF BABAR, THE LITTLE ELEPHANT by Jean de Brunhoff
    Random.
    78. THE STORY OF FERDINAND by Munro Leaf
    Illustrated by Robert Lawson. Viking.
    79. STREGA NONA by Tomie De Paola
    Simon & Schuster.
    80.SWAMP ANGEL by Anne Isaacs
    Ilustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. Dutton.
    81. SWIMMY by Leo Lionni
    Knopf.
    82. SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE by William Steig
    Simon & Schuster.
    83. THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT by Beatrix Potter
    Warne.
    84. TEN, NINE, EIGHT by Molly Bang
    Greenwillow.
    85. THERE'S A NIGHTMARE IN MY CLOSET by Mercer Mayer
    Dial.
    86.THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF by P.C. Asbjfrnsen and J.E. Moe
    Illustrated by Marcia Brown. Harcourt.
    87. THE THREE ROBBERS by Tomi Ungerer
    Atheneum.
    88. TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO retold by Arlene Mosel
    Illustrated by Blair Lent. Holt.
    89. THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BY A. WOLF as told to John Scieszka
    Illustrated by Lane Smith. Viking.
    90.TUESDAY by David Wiesner
    Houghton.
    91. TWO OF EVERYTHING: A CHINESE FOLKTALE retold and illustrated by Lily Toy Hong
    Whitman.
    92. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle
    Philomel.
    93. WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT retold by Michael Rosen
    Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. McElderry.
    94. THE WHEELS ON THE BUS adapted and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
    Dutton.
    95. WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS by Cynthia Rylant
    Illustrated by Diane Goode. Dutton.
    96. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak
    HarperCollins.
    97. WHERE'S SPOT? by Eric Hill
    Putnam.
    98. WHISTLE FOR WILLIE by Ezra Jack Keats
    Viking.
    99. WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS: A WEST AFRICAN TALE retold by Verna Aardema
    Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Dial.
    100. ZOMO THE RABBIT: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM WEST AFRICA retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
    Harcourt.

     

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