This is a list of books you can find at a bookstore or library and you may already have some of them on your shelves at home! This is intended to be a springboard that may lead you and your child to other books that work well. The books are categorized by DRA and Reading Recovery levels.
Scroll down and find a list of free or inexpensive apps that support reading and writing progress.
Title Author
Level 6
Bears on Wheels Berenstain
The Chick and the Duckling Ginsburg
Level 7
It Looked Like Spilt Milk Shaw
Level 8
All By Myself Mayer
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on A Bed Christelow
Foot Book Seuss
Go, Dog. Go! Eastman
Herman the Helper Kraus
Inside, Outside, Upside Down Berenstain
Where's Spot? Hill
Level 9
Dear Zoo Campbell
Just Like Daddy Asch
The Lady With the Alligator Purse Westcott
Oh Dear! Campbell
Rosie's Walk Hutchins
Shhh! Henkes
Wheels on the Bus Ziefert
Level 10
Cars Rockwell
Cookie's Week dePaola
Dark, Dark Tale Brown
Harry Takes A Bath Ziefert
Hooray for Snail Stadler
Thank You, Nicky! Ziefert
Level 11
Boats Rockwell
Cat and Dog Minarik
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs Barton
Just for You Mayer
Just Me and My Babysitter Mayer
Spot Goes For a Walk Hill
Level 12
The Day I Had to Play With My Sister Bonsall
Jason’s Bus Ride Ziefert
Mine’s The Best Bonsall
New House for Mole and Mouse Ziefert
Titch Hutchins
Level 13
Old Hat New Hat Berenstain
Seven Little Monsters Sendak
Whose Mouse Are You? Kraus
Level 14
Come Out and Play, Little Mouse Kraus
Put Me in The Zoo Lopshire
We Are Best Friends Aliki
Where Are You Going, Little Mouse? Kraus
Airport Barton
Alligators All Around Sendak
Teeny Tiny Woman Seuling
Owliver Kraus
Level 15
Are You My Mother? Eastman
It’s A Great Day for Up Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham Seuss
Hop on Pop Seuss
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut Seuss
Just A Mess Mayer
Just Grandma and Me Mayer
The Napping House Wood
Spooky Riddles Brown
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Rosen
Who Took The Farmer’s Hat? Nodsen
Level 16
Albert The Albatross Hoff
The Bike Lesson Berenstain
Goodnight Owl Hutchins
Henny Penny Galdone
It’s Not Easy Being A Bunny Sadler
Just Me and My Dad Mayer
Just Me and My Puppy Mayer
A Kiss For Little Bear Minarik
Leo The Late Bloomer Kraus
A Rainbow Of My Own Freeman
Spot’s Birthday Hill
There’s A Nightmare in My Closet Mayer
The Very Busy Spider Carle
And I Mean It, Stanley Bonsall
Level 17
The Doorbell Rang Hutchins
He Bear She Bear Berenstain
A Horse in Harry’s Room Hoff
Johnny Lion’s Book Hurd
Little Gorilla Bornstein
Milton The Early Riser Kraus
Mouse Soup Lobel
Mouse Tales Lobel
Ten Apples Up On Top LeSeig
There’s An Alligator Under My Bed Mayer
There’s Something In The Attic Mayer
Where The Wild Things Are Sendak
The Last Puppy Asch
Level 18
Bear Shadow Asch
The Best Nest Eastman
The Cat in The Hat Seuss
Charlie Needs A Cloak DePaola
Clifford The Small Red Puppy Bridwell
Clifford The Big Red Dog Bridwell
Fox and His Friends Marshall
I Was So Mad Mayer
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Numeroff
Little Bear Minarik
Little Chief Hoff
The Little Red Hen Galdone
More Tales of Amanda Pig Van Leeuwen
More Tales of Oliver Pig Van Leeuwen
Owl At Home Lobel
The Snowy Day Keets
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Carle
When I Get Bigger Mayer
Sam and the Firefly Eastman
Level 19
Father Bear Comes Home Minarik
Frog and Toad Are Friends Lobel
Frog and Toad Together Lobel
The Three Billy Goats Gruff Galdone
Level 20
The Art Lesson DePaola
Bear’s Picnic Berenstain
Caps For Sale Slobodkina
Chicken Soup With Rice Sendak
The Gingerbread Boy Galdone
Happy Birthday, Moon Asch
I Know A Lady Zolotow
The Three Little Pigs Galdone
Uncle Elephant Lobel
Whistle for Willie Keats
Look for these apps for your iphone/ipad. They are a great option for when you are not at home or when you just want to try something new with your child.
LAZ Reader
http://books.readsmart.com/LAZ/free.html
There are many free books you can access. Others are 99 cents. If you are unsure of the appropriate level for your child, start with level J and move up or down as needed.
GrasshopperApps
http://www.grasshopperapps.com/
Check out, Little Story Creator
Mad Libs
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mad-libs/id326885152?mt=8
A word game in which users fill in the blanks of a story with the words of their choosing. This free version comes with four stories. Free (additional stories are available on iTunes and are $3.99 per "book” of 20 or more).
Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Read Me Stories 30 Book Library
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/read-me-stories- childrens/id362042422?mt=8#
This app features 30 books for children, complete with music and sounds. The books feature words and concepts to help children improve their reading skills.
Free
Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
Story Patch
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/story-patch/id388613157?mt=8
Allows children to create their own stories on an ipad using the illustrations provided or by importing their own photos. $2.99
StoryBuilder
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storybuilder-for-ipad/id377631532?mt=8
Similar to Story Patch but it has 3 levels – Appropriate for K-4 $7.99
MeeGenius
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meegenius-800+-award-winning/id364734296?mt=8
Read-along narration for kids. The initial app is free. Additional books cost from $1.99-$3.99
Remember to continue to read to your child. By doing this you are increasing their listening and speaking vocabulary and preparing them to read progressively more challenging books. Consider reading a chapter book to your child that you can return to each night for a chapter or two. Keeping a book on CD in the car for trips is another way to improve vocabulary. It also makes the trip go so much faster.