Katherine Tegen Books, 2003
Two hungry wolves in disguise attempt to raid a sheep farm.
Reading Level: 3.4; Accelerated Reader: 2.7
Carolinda Clatter, by Mordicai Gerstein
Roaring Book Press, 2005
The excessively quiet town of Pupickton and the sleeping lovesick giant
upon which it was built, are both awakened by the joyful noise of a little
girl's songs.
Reading Level: 2.2; Accelerated Reader: 3
Greemwillow Books, 1991
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Reading Level: 4.2; Accelerated Reader: 3.3
Clever Beatrice : an Upper Peninsula Conte, by Margaret Willey
Map on end papers. A small, but clever young girl outwits a rich giant
and wins all his gold.
Reading Level: 4.3; Accelerated Reader: 3.8
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
2001 Caldecott Honor Book
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. Reading Level: 1.3; Accelerated Reader: 2.3
Putnam's, 2004
After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.
Reading Level: 1.5; Accelerated Reader: 2.9
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002
"Frances Foster books." Charlotte does not like dolls, until she receives a special doll from her aunt and they become good friends.
Reading Level: 3.4; Accelerated Reader: 3.0
HarperCollins, 2002
Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.
Reading Level: 3.1; Accelerated Reader: 3.9
Clarion Books, 2003
In his diary, a wombat describes his life of eating, sleeping, and getting to know some new human neighbors.
Reading Level: 3.6; Accelerated Reader: 2.5
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 2002, c2000
A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.
Reading Level: 5.1; Accelerated Reader: 4
Hyperion Books for Children, 2003.
A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.
Reading Level: 2.5; Accelerated Reader: .9
Duck on a Bike, by David Shannon
Blue Sky Press, 2002
A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals
on the farm to ride bikes too.
Reading Level: 1.9; Accelerated Reader: 2.0
Little, Brown, 2002
Edward loves to read about Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, and one afternoon he becomes so absorbed in his book that he finds himself deep in Tarzan's jungle.
Reading Level: 2.8; Accelerated Reader: 4.3
Harcourt, 2003
Despite the advice of others in her family, Ella Sarah persists in wearing the striking and unusual outfit of her own choosing.
Reading Level: 3.2; Accelerated Reader: 2.6
Six-year-old Eloise loves to take a bath, which is bad news for Mr. Salomone and the elegant people gathering below in the Plaza's Grand Ball Room for the charity event of the season, a Masked Ball. Reading Level: 4.9
Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl who dreams of marrying a prince, but when her fairy godmother doesn't show up, she decides on a local farmer instead.
Reading Levl: 2.8; Accelerated Reader: 3.7
Lee & Low Books, 2002
When Chico starts the third grade after his migrant worker family moves to begin harvesting California grapes, he finds that self confidence and math skills help him cope with the first day of school.
Reading Level: 4.7; Accelerated Reader: 3.2
Giggle, Giggle, Quack, by Doreen Cronin
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002
When Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge,
Duck makes trouble by changing all his instructions to notes the animals
like much better.
Reading Level: 3.4; Accelerated Reader: 2.3
Joanna Cotler Books, 2003
With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.
Reading Level: 4.5; Accelerated Reader: 4.2
Hedgie's Surprise, by Jan Brett
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2002
Hedgie, the hedgehog, helps Henny, the speckled hen, trick the Tomten
who has been eating all of Henny's eggs for breakfast.
Reading Level: 3.0; Accelerated Reader: 3.5
Philomel Books, 2004
In 1905, eight-year-old Harriet Peters fulfills her dead mother's dream by climbing Long's Peak in Colorado with the help of an old mountain guide, Enos Mills. Based on a true story. Reading Level: 3.1
Atheneum Books, 2000
After promising never to lie, Libby learns that it's not always necessary to blurt out the whole truthe either. Reading Level: 3.3; Accelerated Reader: 3.8
Harcourt, 2003
Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.
Reading Level: 4.2; Accelerated Reader: 3.1
Clarion, 2004
After having a fight, two friends spend the day ignoring each other, until the lure of a game of jump rope helps them to forget about being mad. Reading Level: 2.3: Accelerated Reader: 2.9
I love Saturdays y Domingos, by Alma Flor Ada
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2002
Text mainly in English with some Spanish.A young girl enjoys the similarities
and the differences between her English-speaking and Spanish-speaking
grandparents.
Reading Level: 3.1; Accelerated Reader: 3.2
Puffin Books, 2003
Little Cliff is terrified of starting school, but with Mama Pearl's encouragement, he is able to overcome his fears.
Reading Level: 4.3; Accelerated Reader: 4
Greenwillow, 2004
A young girl's dull life is transformed when she meets and befriends an extraordinary talking mole that likes to be read to and tell of his own past exploits throughout the centuries. Reading Level: 6.0; Accelerated Reader: 5.4
Harcourt, 2003
With a little courage and a lot of practice, Little Rat overcomes her fear of sailing.
Reading Level: 2.7; Accelerated Reader: 3.3
Max, by Bob Graham
Candlewick Press, 2000
Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to
flying until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird.
Reading Level: 2.9; Accelerated Reader: 2.9
Hyperion Books for Children, 2003
Annabelle and Tiffany, dolls who are best friends living in the Palmer house, have an adventure when they hide in Kate Palmer's backpack, are carried to school, mistakenly go to another house, and try to stop Princess Mimi, a doll who threatens all dollkind.
Reading Level: 5.8; Accelerated Reader: 4.6
Hyperion Books for Children, 2001
Milo is a pretty terrible magician in need of a new trick when his theater manager gives him an ultimatum.
Reading Level: 2.3; Accelerated Reader: 2.4
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2003
Morris buys a set of paints as a birthday present for Benjamin, but he wants to keep them for himself.
Reading Level: 3.3; Accelerated Reader: 2.9
Candlewick Press, 2004
Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the class where they are learning to read. Reading Level: 2.4; Accelerated Reader: 2.5
Mr. Lincoln's Way, by Patricia Polacco
Philomel, 2001
When Mr. Lincoln, "the coolest principal in the whole world,"
discovers that Eugene, the school bully, knows a lot about birds, he uses
this interest to help Eugene overcome his intolerance.
Reading Level: 4.2; Accelerated Reader: 3.7
My Rows and Piles of Coins, by Tolowa M. Mollel
Clarion Books, 1999
A Tanzanian boy saves his coins to buy a bicycle so that he can help his
parents carry goods to market, but then he discovers that in spite of
all he has saved, he still does not have enough money.
Reading Level: 5.6; Accelerated Reader: 3.8
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2003
Old Cricket doesn't feel like helping his wife and neighbors to prepare for winter and so he pretends to have all sorts of ailments that require the doctor's care, but hungry Old Crow has other ideas. Reading Level: 3.6; Accelerated Reader: 4
Olivia, by Ian Falconer
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000
"An Anne Schwartz book" 2001 Caldecott Honor
Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime,
Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.
Reading Level: 1.2; Accelerated Reader: 2.0
"A Groundwood book." Stella and her little brother Sam share a wonderful day in the forest where she tries to spur him to be more adventurous.
Reading Level: 3.2; Accelerated Reader: 1.8
HarperCollins, 1999
"Michael di Capua books." A wolf attempts to devour pigs who are performing a ballet on stage.
Reading Level: 4.5; Accelerated Reader: 4.9
Tiger, Tiger, by Dee Lillegard
Putnam's, 2002
A bored young boy uses a magic feather to form a tiger, and then must
use the feather to save his village when the tiger gets hungry.
Reading Level: 3.8; Accelerated Reader: 2.6
Knopf, 2005
Traction Man, a boy's courageous action figure, has a variety of adventures with Scrubbing Brush and other objects in the house. Reading Level: 3.2; Accelerated Reader: 3.6
>Dial Books for Young Readers, 2003
Fold-out pages. A circus clown's search for his partner leads him to the top of an acrobatic pyramid, found by unfolding the book's final page.
Reading Level: 2.8
