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1st Grade Book List (Click links below titles)
1st Grade Book List (Click links below titles)
Book
Author
Resource
The Little House
Virginia Lee Burton
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Virginia Lee Burton
The Story of Ferdinand
Munro Leaf
Purchase / Read-aloud information
Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey
Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey
Corduroy
Don Freeman
The Carrot Seed
Ruth Krauss
Purchase / Free audiobook with subscription
Madeline
Ludwig Bemelmans
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter
The Velveteen Rabbit
Margery Williams
Curious George
H. A. Rey
The Little Engine That Could
Watty Piper
Caps for Sale
Esphyr Slobodkina
The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats
The Boxcar Children
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard & Florence Atwater
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Library of Congress Oz resources
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
Particularly good choices for your classroom
Particularly good choices for your classroom
If I were narrowing this down to a core first-grade classroom library, I'd start with:
The Little House — home, family, nature, appreciation
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel — perseverance and keeping one's word
The Story of Ferdinand — peacefulness and being comfortable with oneself
Make Way for Ducklings — family, responsibility, community
Blueberries for Sal — family and nature
Corduroy — friendship and kindness
The Carrot Seed — patience and perseverance
Madeline — courage, friendship, and adventure
The Tale of Peter Rabbit — consequences and obedience
The Little Engine That Could — determination
Caps for Sale — humor and problem-solving
The Snowy Day — childhood, family, and everyday wonder
The Boxcar Children — family loyalty, responsibility, and resourcefulness
Mr. Popper's Penguins — humor, responsibility, and family
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — courage, friendship, and perseverance
One note: I would not use random "free PDF" websites for these copyrighted books. Many of those copies are unauthorized. Where a legitimate free/read-aloud version isn't available, I've given you a legitimate purchase or publisher/library resource instead.
Also, Make Way for Ducklings is specifically described by its publisher as emphasizing kindness, perseverance, and familial love, and the current edition is available for purchase. (Penguin Random House) Blueberries for Sal is also listed for preschool–2nd grade and has an audiobook clip from the publisher. (Penguin Random House Library)
If you'd like, I can next make you a much larger 50-book 1st-grade Catholic-school library list, organized into Catholic/saints, character & virtue, classic fiction, fairy tales, nature/science, history, poetry, and Christmas/Easter books, with a resource link beside every single title.
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THE GIRL WHO MAKES A MILLION MISTAKES
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