First Level Friday

Is your child starting on the lifelong journey of reading?  Lucky for you, we're working on building an excellent first level collection!  The books below are a cross between picture books and more advanced chapter books and are sometimes called "early readers." They have pictures, are shorter than regular chapter books (but still may contain short chapters), and have a controlled vocabulary and repetition to increase fluency.   

Ling & Ting:  Not Exactly the Same! by Grace Lin

This Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book had me laughing out loud.  It's an adorable story about identical twins who are different in funny and surprising ways. 

 Ride, Fly Guy, Ride! by Tedd Arnold

This latest installment in the Fly Guy series comes out in March (it will be available to check out next month!), but any Fly Guy book is a funny read, especially for boys.

 My Robot by Eve Bunting

This book by legendary author Eve Bunting is about a boy named Dennis and his robot Cecil.  At the end, it contains a section on how to make a robot puppet.  It's first level, but there are more words on the page than any of the other books.

 A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik

Any book in this classic series is great, and this one is first level (most are second level).  Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, who did Where the Wild Things Are, this is a sweet story about Little Bear's journey meeting all kinds of animals.

Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping by Lynn Sweat

Another book about the queen of idioms!  This time, the kooky maid misunderstands all kinds of sayings on a camping trip.  Many students enjoy the humor in Amelia Bedelia books.