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Recommended Reading List Grades K - 2

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NOTE: Authors and Titles that are shaded in green represent those whose author, character or theme is African/African-American.

FICTION
AuthorBook Title
Ackerman, KarenSong and Dance Man
Allard, HarryMiss Nelson series
Asch, FrankAnything
Barnwell, YsayeNo Mirrors in My Nanna's House
Barrett, JudiCloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
BemelmansMadeline
Berenstain, Stan and JanBerenstain Bears Series
Booth, BarbaraMandy
Brett, JanAnnie and the Wild Animals
Cannon, JanellVerdi
Carle, EricAnything
Carlson, LaurieBoss to the Plains
Clifton, LucilleEverett Anderson Series
Collier, BrianUptown
Cosby, BillLittle Bill series
Crews, NinaOne Hot Summer Day
Cronin, DoreenClick, Clack, Moo--Cows that Type
Cronin, DoreenDuck for President
Cummings, PatClean Your Room, Harvey Moon!
DePaola, TomieAnything
Dooley, NorahEverybody Cooks Rice
English, KarenHot Day on Abbott Avenue
Ernst, Lisa CampbellStella Louella's Runaway Book
Falconer, IanOlivia Series
Flournoy, ValerieThe Patchwork Quilt
Freeman, DonCorduroy Series
Gray, NigelA Country Far Away
Greenfield, EloiseAfrica Dream
Greenfield, EloiseGrandpa's Face
Havill, JuanitaJamaica series
Henkes, KevinLilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Hoban, RussellFrances
Hoffman, MaryAmazing Grace
Hoffman, MaryBoundless Grace
Hopkinson, DeborahA Band of Angels: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers
Hopkinson, DeborahSweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Howard, ElizabethAunt Flossie's Hats (And Crabcakes later)
Isadora, RachelAt the Crossroads
Johnson, AngelaDaddy Calls me Man
Keats, Ezra JackA Letter to Amy
Keats, Ezra JackGoggles
Keats, Ezra JackHi Cat!
Keats, Ezra JackPeter's Chair
Keats, Ezra JackThe Snowy Day
Keats, Ezra JackWhistle for Willie
Kellogg, StevenAnything
Kirk, DavidLittle Miss Spider
Kraus, RobertLeo the Late Bloomer
Lionni, LeoAnything
Littlesugar, AmyFreedom School, Yes!
Littlesugar, AmyTree of Hope
Lobel, ArnoldFrog and Toad Series
Lund, JillianTwo Cool Coyotes
Martin, BillChicka, Chicka
McKissack, PatriciaFlossie and the Fox
McKissack, PatriciaGoin' Someplace Special
McKissack, PatriciaMa Dear's Aprons
McKissack, PatriciaMessy Bessy series
McKissack, PatriciaThe Honest-to-Goodness Truth
Minarik, ElseLittle Bear series
Munsch, RobertAaron's Hair
Munsch, RobertLove You Forever
Munsch, RobertMakeup Mess
Munsch, RobertPaper Bag Princess
Munsch, RobertStephanie's Ponytail
Munsch, RobertUp, Up, Down
Munsch, RobertWait and See
Noble, Trinka HakesThe Day Jimmy's Boa at the Wash
Nolen, JerdineBig Jabe
Nolen, JerdineIn My Momma's Kitchen
Nolen, JerdineRaising Dragons
Numeroff, LauraAnything
Park, BarbaraJunie B. Jones series
Parrish, PeggyAmelia Bedelia series
Pfister, MarcusRainbow Fish series
Pilkey, DavAnything
Polacco, PatriciaChicken Sunday
Polacco, PatriciaMr. Lincoln's Way
Polacco, PatriciaMrs. Katz and Tush
Pomerantz, CharlotteChalk Doll
Potter, BeatrixAnything
Rey, MargretCurious George series
Ringgold, FaithDinner at Aunt Connie's House
Ringgold, FaithTar Beach
Rohmann, EricMy Friend Rabbit
Rylant, CynthiaHenry and Mudge Series
Say, AllenGrandfather's Journey
Scieszka, JonMath Curse
Sendak, MauriceWhere the Wild Things Are
Sharmat, MarjorieNate the Great Series
Taback, SimmsJoseph Had a Little Overcoat
Thomas, Joyce CarolI Have Heard of a Land
Thomas, Shelley MooreGood Night, Good Knight
Tusa, TriciaMaebelle's Suitcase
Van Allsburg, ChrisThe Polar Express
Van Leeuwen, JeanAmanda Pig
Viorst, JudithAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible
Wells, RosemaryAnything
Wiles, DeborahFreedom Summer
Willems, MoDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
Williams, Sherley AnneWorking Cotton
Williams, VeraA Chair for my mother
Woodson, JacquelineComing On Home Soon
Woodson, JacquelineSweet, Sweet Memory
Woodson, JacquelineThe Other Side
Woodson, JacquelineVisiting Day
Woodson, JacquelineWe Had a Picnic This Sunday Past
Yolen, JaneOwl Moon

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Fairytales/Folklore
AuthorBook Title
Aardema, VernaBringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Aardema, VernaWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Alexander, LloydThe Fortune-Tellers
Brett, JanGingerbread Baby
Brett, JanThe Mitten
Brown, Marcia WiseStone Soup
DemiOne Grain of Rice
Ernst, Lisa CampbellLittle Red Riding Hood: a newfangled prairie tale
Haley, GailA Story, A Story: An African Tale
Isaacs, AnnSwamp Angel
Kasza, KeikoWolf's Chicken Stew
Keats, Ezra JackJohn Henry: an American Legend
Kellogg, StevenJohnny Appleseed
Kellogg, StevenPecos Bill
Kimmel, EricAnansi and the Talking Melon
Lester, JuliusJohn Henry
Mahy, MargaretThe Seven Chinese Brothers
Martin, BillKnots on a Counting Rope
McKissack, PatriciaA Million Fish -- More or less
McKissack, PatriciaMirandy and Brother Wind
Medearis, Angela ShelfSeven Spools of Thread: a Kwanzaa story
Monjo, F.N.The Drinking Gourd: the Story of the Underground Railroad
Musgrove, MargaretAshanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Nolen, JerdineThunder Rose
Steptoe, JohnMufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Ward, LeilaI Am Eyes: Ni Macho
Wiesner, DavidThe Three Pigs
Young, EdLon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China

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Poetry
AuthorBook Title
Ahlberg, JanetEach peach, pear plum
Florian, DouglasBeast Feast
Greenfield, EloiseHoney I Love
Greenfield, EloiseNight on Neighborhood Street
Grimes, NikkiMeet Danita Brown
Hudson, CherylBright Eyes, Brown Skin
Lass, BonnieWho Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
Lawrence, JacobHarriet and the Promised Land
RaffiDown By the Bay
Roth, CarolThe Little School Bus
Slate, JosephMiss Bindergarten gets ready for Kindergarten

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Non-Fiction
AuthorBook Title
Adler, DavidA Picture book of...(biography series)
Adler, DavidLou Gehrig: the luckiest man
Alcott, SarahYoung Amelia Earhart
Benjamin, AnneYoung Harriet Tubman
Benjamin, AnneYoung Helen Keller
Benjamin, AnneYoung Pocahontas
Ehlert, LoisEating the Alphabet: fruits and vegetables from A to Z
Feelings, MurielJambo Means Hello
Fowler, AllanAnything--Rookie Read About Series
Gibbons, GailWeather Words
Heller, RuthChickens Aren't the Only Ones
Intrater, Roberta Two Eyes, a Nose and a Mouth
Kellogg, DavidHow Much is a Million?
Krull, KathleenWilma Unlimited
Martin, JacquelineSnowflake Bentley
Mattern, JoanneYoung Martin Luther King Jr.
Morris, AnnHats, Hats, Hats
Onyefulu, Ifeoma A is for Africa
Pinkney, AndreaDuke Ellington
Rappaport, DoreenMartin's Big Words
Schroeder, AlanMinty, A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Stanley, DianeShaka: King of the Zulus

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