100 Great 1st Grade Books

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Compiled by New York University

 

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

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

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