Winter Reading List

Winter is almost upon us!  With the colder temperatures and shorter days, a good book can help pass the days and nights when it seems like summer is a long way off.  Below is a list of recommended books for children of elementary ages.  Check out the list and find these books at either the school library, public library or ask to borrow copies from the Title I Department.

Beginning Readers (Grades K–2)
• A Balloon for Isabel
Deborah Underwood. Ill. Laura Rankin.Greenwillow.
• Banana!
Ed Vere. Henry Holt.
• Born Yesterday: The Diary of a Young Journalist
James Solheim. Ill. Simon James. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
• City Dog, Country Frog
Mo Willems. Ill. Jon J Muth. Hyperion.
• Daddy’s Little Scout
Janet Bingham. Ill. Rosalind Beardshaw. Cartwheel.
• Dogs Don’t Do Ballet
Anna Kemp. Ill. Sara Ogilvie. Simon & Schuster Children’s.
• *Even Monsters Need Haircuts
Matthew McElligott. Walker Books for Young Readers.
• Frankie Stein Starts School
Lola M. Schaefer. Ill. Kevan Atteberry. Marshall Cavendish.
• Furious George Goes Bananas: A Primate Parody
Michael Rex. G.P. Putnam Juvenile.
• Hattie the Bad
Jane Devlin. Ill. Joe Berger. Dial.
• *Hot Rod Hamster
Cynthia Lord. Ill. Derek Anderson. Scholastic.
• *How Rocket Learned to Read
Tad Hills. Schwartz & Wade.
• If You’re a Monster and You Know It
Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley. Orchard.
• Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?
Audrey Vernick. Ill. Daniel Jennewein. Balzer & Bray.
• Let’s Save the Animals
Frances Barry. Candlewick.
• *Little Pink Pup
Johanna Kerby. Putnam Juvenile.
• Memoirs of a Goldfish
Devin Scillian. Ill. Tim Bowers. Sleeping Bear.
• Miss Brooks Loves Books! (And I Don’t)
Barbara Bottner. Ill. Michael Emberley. Knopf.
• Mr. President Goes to School
Rick Walton. Ill. Brad Sneed. Peachtree.
• Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Eric Litwin. Ill. James Dean. HarperCollins.
• Roly Poly Pangolin
Anna Dewdney. Viking Juvenile.
• *Shark vs. Train
Chris Barton and Tom Lichtenheld. Little, Brown.
• Taking Care of Mama
Mitra Modarressi. Putnam Juvenile.

Young Readers (Grades 3–4)
• Adrian Peterson
Michael Sandler. Bearport.
• Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders
Mike Townsend. Dial.
• Animal Rescue Team: Gator on the Loose!
Sue Stauffacher. Ill. Priscilla Lamont. Knopf.
• *Babymouse #12: Burns Rubber.
Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm. Random House.
• *Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray: The Uproar at the Front Door
Nick Bruel. Roaring Brook.
• The Bat’s Cave: A Dark City
Joyce Markovics. Bearport.
• Bones: Skeletons and How They Work.
Steve Jenkins. Scholastic.
• Chester’s Masterpiece
Mélanie Watt. Kids Can Press.
• Combat-Wounded Dogs
Sonita Apte. Bearport.
• Copper
Kazu Kibuishi. Graphix.
• Drizzle
Kathleen Van Cleve. Dial.
• *Encyclopedia Mythologica: Gods & Heroes
Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda. Candlewick.
• *Finally
Wendy Mass. Scholastic.
• Finn McCool and the Great Fish
Eve Bunting. Ill. Zachary Pullen. Sleeping Bear.
• Goliath: Hero of the Great Baltimore Fire
Claudia Friddell. Ill. Troy Howell. Sleeping Bear.
• Heart-Stopping Roller Coasters
Meish Goldish. Bearport.
• I Survived #1: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Lauren Tarshis. Scholastic.
• *Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown
Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Knopf.
• Miniature Horses
Natalie Lunis. Bearport.
• Missile Mouse #1: The Star Crusher
Jake Parker. Graphix.
• The Odious Ogre
Norton Juster. Ill. Jules Feiffer. Michael di Capua Books.
• Older Than the Stars
Karen C. Fox. Ill. Nancy Davis. Charlesbridge.
• Potbellied Pigs
Natalie Lunis. Bearport.
• Swim! Swim!
Lerch. Scholastic.
• There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog
Jennifer Ward. Ill. Steve Gray. Marshall Cavendish.
• Young Zeus
G. Brian Karas. Scholastic.
• Zen Ghosts
Jon J Muth. Scholastic.