Mo Willems

friendship

Mo Willems, a #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, celebrates ten years of Elephant &amp;amp;amp; Piggie in this special bind-up collection: Today I Will Fly!; Watch Me Throw the Ball!; Can I Play Too?; the award-winning Let’s Go For a Drive!; and I Really Like Slop!

Elephant & Piggie Biggie!

From award-winning, best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a bind-up of five Elephant &amp;amp;amp; Piggie adventures to spark early-readers’ imaginations. Titles include: I Am Going!; We Are in a Book!; I Broke My Trunk!; Listen to My Trumpet!; I’m a Frog!

Elephant & Piggie Biggie-Biggie!

Anna Membrino

Tim Budgen

marine life

size and shape

opposites

Just when you thought it was safe to read an early reader . . . SHARK! This fun Step 1 book about two sharks is a study in opposites. Big Shark has big teeth; Little Shark has little teeth. Big Shark swims fast; Little Shark swims slow. But they are both hungry! Will they each succeed in finding a tasty snack? Little Shark is hoping that he won’t become fast food for Big Shark!  Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

Big Shark, Little Shark

Dr. Seuss

alphabet (ABCs)

imagination and play

rhyming

Arguably the most entertaining alphabet book ever written, this classic Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss is perfect for children learning their ABCs. Featuring a fantastic cast of zany characters—from Aunt Annie’s alligator to the Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, with a lazy lion licking a lollipop and an ostrich oiling an orange owl—Dr. Seuss’s ABC is a must-have for every young child’s library.

Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.

Dr. Seuss's ABC

Laura Marsh

Presents the life of cheetahs, including where they live, what they eat, and how they care for their young.

Cheetahs

Sue Hendra

Scholastic’s award-winning reading program is now available to pre-readers with the creation of two pre-Set 1 boxes!Expanding upon the BOB Books step-by-step philosophy, these sets offer children and their parents a simple and satisfying structure for getting ready to read. The Alphabet set introduces uppercase and lowercase letters and initial letter sounds, helping children match sounds to letters, letters to words, and words to a story. The Pre-Reading Skills set uses humorous read-aloud stories to introduce spatial, relational, and sequencing concepts that kids need to start reading on their own. Includes: 1. Circle and Square 2. Circle and Triangle 3. The Opposites Game 4. Up, Down, and All Around 5. Make a Match! 6. What’s Different? 7. Big and Tall 8. Short and Small 9. Let’s Get Together 10. Odd One Out 11. First, Second, Third 12. What Comes Next?

My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills

Leo Lionni

From beloved Caldecott winning picture book creator Leo Lionni, this charming tale of sticking together and imagination shows how powerful friendship can be.

Two best friends, a minnow and a tadpole, are practically inseparable until the tadpole grows legs and decides to explore the world beyond the pond. When the tadpole, now a frog, returns to tell his friend of the extraordinary things he’s seen, the minnow, now a fish, tries to follow in his footsteps, but quickly finds that land is not what he expected. Friendship truly saves the day in this imaginative tale of a fish out of water.

Fish is Fish

Helen Palmer

Michael Frith

Calling all P. D. Eastman fans! What could be a better than six Beginner Books written and/or illustrated by P. D.–or son Peter–Eastman? Six of them for less than the price of two! At only $15.99, The Big Purple Book of Beginner Books is an incredible value and includes the full, unabridged text and illustrations for A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer,  I’ll Teach My Dog 100 Words by Michael Frith, Fred and Ted Go Camping by Peter Eastman, Snow by P. D. Eastman and Roy McKie, and Flap Your Wings and Big Dog . . . Little Dog by P. D. Eastman, all bound together in one sturdy, hardcover omnibus. Perfect for birthdays and holidays, this is a classic, affordable gift the whole family can enjoy together.

Big Purple Book of Beginner Books

Tad Hills

Duck and Goose, the stars of #1 “New York Times”-bestselling Hills’ beloved picture book series, return in an all-new, easy-to-read book. Duck has a very nice gift for Goose, and the perfect box to put it in…maybe too perfect! Full color.

A Gift for Goose

Tom Sullivan

From Tom Sullivan, author-illustrator of I Used to Be a Fish, comes a high-concept picture book about a battle between primary colors, for fans of The Day the Crayons Quit, Red: A Crayon’s Story, and Mix It Up! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the Clash of the Colors! BLUE VS. YELLOW! Which one will be declared the best color of all? Will they join forces and be mightier together? Or . . . will another color challenge them for the title? Ding! Ding! Let the battle begin!

Blue vs. Yellow

Fran Manushkin

Tammy Lyon

When a snowstorm causes the power to go out, Katie and her parents think their Thanksgiving dinner with JoJo and Pedro is ruined, but by being a good neighbor, Katie manages to save the day. Simultaneous.

Katie Saves Thanksgiving

Jonathan E. Fenske

See if you can beat Book-It Bunny in a reading race!

In this story designed to engage early readers, charming characters combine with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids’ confidence and create lifelong readers!

This easy-to-read adventure breaks the fourth wall as Book-It Bunny challenges the reader to race her to the end of the story. But with distractions and tricks up her sleeve along the way, the competition becomes both fierce and funny at the same time. On your mark, get set, read!

Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.

I Will Race You Through This Book!

Bob Barner

A dalmatian driving a fire truck, a corgi riding a bike! Join a pack of dogs as they zoom around in this fast-paced level C reader for kids.  Cars go. Buses go. Trucks go. But when a flock of ducklings need to cross? Stop! The pups must brake and let their feathered friends cross. Bob Barner has created a delightful world complete with tie-dye boats, floral cars, and long, tandem bicycles for happy dogs to ride together. Developing readers will love zipping around with the various pooches and parents will appreciate the message of situational awareness. The award-winning I Like to Read(R) series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators–including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors–create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! Level C books are suitable for mid-to-late kindergarten readers who have mastered basic sight words are ready for more. When Level C is mastered, follow up with Level D. This book has been officially leveled by using the F&amp;amp;amp;P Text Level Gradient(TM) Leveling System.

Go, Go, Go

Candice F. Ransom

Felicia Bond

On a day in town with her mother, a little girl starts off with an empty green pocketbook. Along the way, the little girl collects tiny pieces of her day to put inside, until finally the big green pocketbook is bursting with treasures… and stories for each one.

Big Green Pocketbook

Kelly Starling Lyons

Nina Mata

“This installment in the Geisel-winning Ty’s Travels series adds some much-needed diversity to the beginning-reader shelf” –Booklist Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty’s Travels: Lab Magic, a My First I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Niña Mata. Science exploration, imagination, and play are highlighted in this fun story, perfect for sharing with children 3 to 6.Ty and Corey love to visit the museum. When they step through the doors, they become scientists. They study bugs and hunt for fossils. They catch the wind. When Ty can’t participate in a lab activity because of his age, he uses his big imagination at home. Discovering new things is so much fun!Join Ty on his science adventure in this My First I Can Read for beginning readers. With simple, rhythmic text and joyful, bright art, this My First I Can Read book, Guided Reading Level I, is perfect for shared reading with a child. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with emergent readers. The active, engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.Other acclaim for the Ty’s Travels series includes: A Chicago Public Library Best Fiction Book for Young ReadersTy’s Travels: All Aboard is a Here Wee Read Ultimate Diverse Children’s BookAuthor Kelly Starling Lyons has been selected as the 2021 Piedmont LaureateBoth an excellent book for guided reading and a winning read-aloud. –Kirkus (starred review)

Lab Magic

the beach

A Geisel Honor-winning series  Author Kelly Starling Lyons selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate  A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year 2022Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty’s Travels: Beach Day!, a My First I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Niña Mata. Friendship and imagination and play are highlighted in this fun story, perfect for sharing with children 3 to 6.Ty turns an ordinary day in the sandbox into a fun beach day. He wiggles his toes in the sand, finds seashells, builds a castle, and splashes in the ocean. Splish, splash! When his neighbor’s beach ball flies into his backyard, Ty learns that a beach day is even better with a friend.With simple, rhythmic text and joyful, bright art, this My First series and Guided Reading Level I is perfect for shared reading with a child. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with emergent readers. The active, engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.

Beach Day!

Alice Low

Roy McKie

summer

outdoor activities

summer nights

Better than fireworks, this classic Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss celebrates all the wonderful things that come with summer! From trips to the beach and eating watermelon to fireworks and fishing, Alice Low and Roy McKie’s Summer will have young readers eager for the kind of fun only warm breezes and sunny weather can bring.  Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.

Summer

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Henry Cole

outer space

rockets

Meet Ralph! He loves all things that go, and he especially loves rocket ships. Oh–and he’s Katy Duck’s best dog pal, Get to know him in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story for beginning readers. “A rocket ship can take me up to the stars,” said Ralph. “A rocket ship can take me to the moon!” “A rocket ship can take me to planets far, far, away! Zip-zoom-whoosh!” All Ralph wants is a rocket ship. So he asks his mom for one. “Too big,” she tells him. Ralph asks his dad. “Too tall,” he tells Ralph. What will Ralph do? With a little bit of imagination, a stack! stack!,  a bang! bang!, and a tape, tape, tape, tape!, Ralph soon has his rocket ship. And it’s even big enough to fit his good pal Katy Duck, too!

Ralph and the Rocket Ship

Syd Hoff

mice

being different

In 1957, Harper published its first I Can Read title, Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers

Mrs. Brice's Mice

Susan Meddaugh

farm life and ranch life

chores

Martha is visiting a farm for the first time. Along with learning new words, Martha loves to learn new skills so she volunteers to help out with the chores. But who knew that would mean rising before the sun? And how was she supposed to know the sheep weren’t allowed in the house anyway? She doesn’t think she’s cut out to be a farm dog–until she’s able to raise the alarm that a coyote is on the loose! Fun new vocabulary activities include a word scramble and matching animals game.

Farm Dog Martha

Stan Berenstain

Jan Berenstain

first concepts

A title in the BRIGHT AND EARLY BOOKS FOR BEGINNING BEGINNERS series. Simple stories and basic concepts are humorously presented in rhythm and rhyme. Pictures that fully explain the text help even the younest children make the important connection between word and meaning.

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