Fiction-Youth

#1 (one): A Nice Story About an Awful Braggart, by Vladimir Radunsky Viking, 2003 Sequel to: Ten. When Six, a pink armadillo with nine green siblings, brags that he is "#1" in everything, his family expresses a different opinion.
10 Little Rubber Ducks, by Eric Carle HarperCollins, 2005 When a storm strikes a cargo ship, ten rubber ducks are tossed overboard and swept off in ten different directions. The rubber duck's squeak is reproduced at the end of the book. Based on a factual incident. Reading Level: 3.7; Accelerated Reader: 2.
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon, by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel. Harcourt, 2001 When Dish and Spoon run away, their nursery rhyme friends Cat, Cow, and Dog set out to rescue them in time for the next evening's reading of their rhyme. Look for nursery rhyme props along the way such as the Big Bad Wolf's house and Jack's beanstalk. Reading Level: 2.9; Accelerated Reader: 2.6
Car Wash, by Sandra Steen G.P. Putnam's, 2001 From inside the car, the kids see the car wash as an entertaining underwater adventure. Reading Level: 1.0
Diary of a Spider, by Doreen Cronin Joanna Cotler Books, 2005 A young spider discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being a spider, including how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners. Reading Level: 1.7; Accelerated Reader: 2.5 See also: Diary of a Worm
The Dog Who Cried Wolf, by Keiko Kasza G.P. Putnam's Sons Tired of being a house pet, Moka the dog moves to the mountains to become a wolf but soon misses the comforts of home. Reading Level: 2.1; Accelerated Reader: 1.8
Food for Thought: the complete book of concepts for growing minds, by Saxton Freymann Arthur A. Levine, 2005 Uses bright photographs of fruit and vegetables shaped like animals and simple labels to teach toddlers shapes, colors, numbers, letters, and opposites.
Gossie & Gertie, by Olivier Dunrea Houghton Mifflin, 2002 Gossie and Gertie are best friends and everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie goes too--except when she doesn't, and sometimes that's even better. Reading Level: 2.5; Accelerated Reader: 1.0
Gugi, Gugi, by Zhiyuan Chen Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2004 Guji Guji, a crocodile hatched and raised by a mother duck, must come up with a plan to save his family when a trio of bad crocodiles try to convince him to serve up his relatives for their dinner. Reading Level: 3.2; Accel Reader: 3.0
Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale, by Mo Willems Hyperion Books for Children, 2004 Trixie becomes very unhappy when she accompanies her daddy to the laundromat and realizes she has lost her stuffed bunny. Reading Level: 3.1; Accelerated Reader: 1.6
Lemons are not Red, by Laura Vacarro Seeger Roaring Brook Press, 2004 "A Neal Porter book." Uses clever cut-outs to introduce young readers to different colors. Reading Level: 2.1
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster, by Mo Willems Hyperion, 2005 Regardless of all his efforts, Leonardo the monster simply cannot seem to frighten anyone, until he meets the perfect nervous little boy. Reading Level: 1.9; Accelerated Reader: 2.3
Little One Step, by Simon James Candlewick Press, 2003 As three duckling brothers cross forest and field to return to their mother, the older ones encourage the youngest by teaching him a game that earns him the name of Little One Step. Reading Level: 2.8; Accelerated Reader: 1.7
My Friend Rabbit, by Eric Rohman Roaring Brook Press, 2002. 2003 Caldecott Medal Honor. Something always seems to go wrong when Rabbit is around, but Mouse lets him play with his toy plane anyway because he is his good friend. Winner of the 2002 Caldecott Medal. Reading Level: 2.5
Neighborhood Mother Goose, illustrated by Nina Crews Greenwillow, 2004 "In this modern Mother Goose, Crews uses computer tools to combine photos of joyful kids in her Brooklyn neighborhood with all kinds of scenarios, realistic and wild." (Booklist) Reading Level: 3.7; Accel. Reader: 3.6
Ollie, by Olivier Dunrea Houghton Mifflin, 2003 Ollie is an egg that does not want to hatch until Gossie and Gertie sit on him and use reverse psychology. Reading Level: 1.4; Accelerated Reader: .9
Oliver Finds His Way, by Phyllis Root Candlewick Press, 2002 Oliver the bear becomes lost when he chases a leaf to the edge of the woods, but then he comes up with an idea to find his way back home. Reading Level: 2.5; Accelerated Reader: 1.3
Polar Bear Night, by Lauren Thompson Scholastic, 2004 After wandering out at night to watch a magical star shower, a polar bear cub returns home to snuggle with her mother in their warm den. "Another graphically minimalist yet utterly effective picture book for the very young." (Booklist) Reading Level: 2.2; Accel. Reader: 2.1
Spider and the Fly, by Mary Botham Howitt Simon & Schuster, 2002 An illustrated version of the well-known poem about a wily spider who preys on the vanity and innocence of a little fly. Winner of the 2002 Caldecott Medal. Reading Level: 5.2; Accelerated Reader: 4.8
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You, by Mary Ann Hoberman Little Brown, 2005 Presents a collection of short retellings of familiar Mother Goose fairy tales, each told in two voices designed especially for young children and adults to read together. Reading Level: 1.6; Accelerated Reader: 2.8