2025
January
- Mildred Corell Luckhardt, The Story of Saint Nicholas
- Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist*
- Ronald Knox, The Mass in Slow Motion*
First Grade
- Margaret Wise Brown, The Little Fir Tree*
- Astrid Lindgren, Christmas in Noisy Village*
- Efner Tudor Holmes, The Christmas Cat
- Anne Rockwell, Four Seasons Make a Year
- Bryce Milligan, Brigid’s Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story
- Laura Ingalls Wilder, Santa Comes to Little House
- Anne Rockwell, Two Blue Jays>
- Eugene Field (ill. Johanna Westerman), Wynken, Blynken, & Nod
- Angela Elwell Hunt (retold), The Tale of Three Trees
- Thomas Locker, The Boy Who Held Back the Sea
- Selina Chonz, Florina and the Wild Bird
- Dr. Seuss, The Sneetches
- Brendan Behan, The King of Ireland’s Son
- Bernadette Watts (retold), Mother Holly
Pre-Kindergarten
- Margaret Wise Brown, Christmas in the Barn
- Alvin Tresselt (retold), The Mitten
- Jamichael Henterly (ill.), Good King Wenceslas
- Elsa Beskow, Rosalind and the Little Deer
- Anita Lobel, On Market Street
- Tasha Tudor, 1 is One
Independent Reading (First Grade)
- Tim Egan, Dodsworth in Rome
- Syd Hoff, Grizzwold
- Richard Scarry, Pie Rats Ahoy!
- Syd Hoff, Who Will Be My Friends?
- Clyde Robert Bulla, Daniel’s Duck*
- Sally M. Walker, The 18 Penny Goose*
- Millicent E. Selsam, Greg’s Microscope
- Nathaniel Benchley, Oscar Otter
- Else Holmelund Minarik, Father Bear Comes Home
- Dr. Seuss, McElligot’s Pool
- Eleanor Coerr, The Josefina Story Quilt*
- Nathaniel Benchley, George the Drummer Boy
- Ann Turner, Dust for Dinner
Independent Reading (Fifth Grade)
- Ralph Moody, Come on Seabiscuit
- Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
- Robert McCloskey, Centerburg Tales
- Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking
- Astrid Lindgren, Emil’s Clever Pig
- Marguerite Henry, White Stallion of Lipizza
- Marie McSwigan, Snow Treasure
- Marguerite Henry, Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin
- Elizabeth Yates, Amos Fortune, Free Man
- E. Nesbit, The Wouldbegoods
- L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
February
- Geoffrey Household, The Exploits of Xenophon
First Grade
- Selina Chonz, A Bell for Ursli
- Trina Schart Hyman (retold), The Sleeping Beauty*
- James Rumford, Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
- Eve Titus, Mr. Shaw’s Shipshape Shoeshop
- Dennis Nolan, Dinosaur Dream
- Thomas Locker, The Mare on the Hill
- Aldous Huxley, The Crows of Pearblossom*
- Hans Christian Andersen (ill. Virginia Lee Burton), The Emperor’s New Clothes*
- Jane Ray (ill.), The Story of the Creation
- Dr. Seuss, Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose*
- Dr. Seuss, Yertle the Turtle
- Hans Christian Andersen (transl. Naomi Lewis), The Steadfast Tin Soldier
- Alice and Martin Provensen, Town & Country
- Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
- Alvin Tresselt, The Mitten
Pre-Kindergarten
- Julia Donaldson, The Gruffalo
- Anne Rockwell, Who Lives in an Alligator Hole?
- Carolyn B. Otto, Raccoon at Clear Creek Road
- Lois Lenski, The Little Train
- Janet and Allan Ahlberg, Each Peach Pear Plum*
- Gym Fujikawa, Sleepy Time
- Margaret Wise Brown, Wait Till the Moon is Full
- Richard Scarry, A Day at the Airport
Independent Reading (First Grade)
- Barbara Brenner, Wagon Wheels
- Clement Hurd, The Merry Chase
- Stephen Krensky, Taking Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers
- Syd Hoff, Sammy the Seal
- Nathaniel Benchley, Sam the Minuteman
- Amy Shields, Planes
Independent Reading (Fifth Grade)
- L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea
- Sterling North, Rascal
- Rumer Godden, Miss Happiness and Miss Flower
- Richard Platt, Roman Diary
- E. Nesbit, The Story of the Treasure Seekers
- Henry Winterfeld, Detectives in Togas
- Ludmila Zeman (retold), The Revenge of Ishtar
- Henry Winterfeld, Mystery of the Roman Ransom
- Elizabeth Janet Gray, Adam of the Road
- Mary Norton, The Borrowers
March
- Jane Austen, Emma
First Grade
- Elsa Beskow, Ollie’s Ski Trip
- Alice and Martin Provensen, The Year at Maple Hill Farm
- Robert McCloskey, Time of Wonder
- Robert Sabuda, Tutankhamen’s Gift
- Paul Galdone (retold), The Elves and the Shoemaker*
- Gerda Muller, How Does My Fruit Grow?
- Allen Say, Kamishibai Man
Pre-Kindergarten
- Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
- Allan Ahlberg and Paul Howard, Mockingbird*
- Ezra Jack Keats, Whistle for Willie
- Dr. Seuss, Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories
- Molly Brett, The Forgotten Bear
- Arlene Mosel (retold), Tikki Tikki Tembo
- Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
- Rod Campbell, Dear Zoo
- Richard Scarry, Busiest Fire Fighters Ever!
- Margaret Wise Brown, Goodnight Moon
- Wendy Kesselman, Emma
- Nicola Bayley, Book of Nursery Rhymes*
- Nancy Tafuri, Have You Seen My Duckling?
Independent Reading (First Grade)
- Geoffrey Scott, Egyptian Boats
Independent Reading (Fifth Grade)
- Astrid Lindgren, Emil and the Sneaky Rat
- Astrid Lindgren, Emil and the Great Escape
- Johnny Gruelle, Raggedy Ann Stories
- Tomie DePaola, Brother Francis of Assisi
- Susan Reynolds, The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides
- Ian Serraillier, The Silver Sword
- Clyde Robert Bulla, Pocohontas and the Strangers
- Holling Clancy Holling, Seabird
Independent Reading (Eighth Grade)
- Frederick Marryat, The King’s Own
April
- Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet (audio by Gildart Jackson)
First Grade
- Alice and Martin Provensen, The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot
- Eve Titus, Anatole*
- Gail Gibbons, Galaxies, Galaxies!
Pre-Kindergarten
- Dahlov Ipcar, Lobsterman
- Paul Galdone (retold), The Three Billy Goats Gruff
- Barbara Rogasky (retold), Rapunzel
- Paul Galdone (retold), The Three Little Pigs
- K.Y. Craft (ill.), Cinderella
- Paul Galdone (retold), Little Red Riding Hood
- Margaret Hodges (retold), Saint George and the Dragon
- Sibylle von Olfers, The Story of the Root Children
- Julia Donaldson, Room on the Broom
Independent Reading (First Grade)
- Edward Ardizzone, Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
- C.W. Anderson, Billy and Blaze
- C.W. Anderson, Blaze and the Forest Fire
- C.W. Anderson, Blaze and the Gray Spotted Pony
- C.W. Anderson, Blaze and the Mountain Lion
- C.W. Anderson, Blaze and the Lost Quarry
- C.W. Anderson, Blaze Shows the Way
- Edward Ardizzone, Tim All Alone
- Edward Ardizzone, Tim and Lucy Go to Sea
- Edward Ardizzone, Tim’s Friend Towser
- Edward Ardizzone, Ship’s Cook Ginger
- Edward Ardizzone, Tim and Charlotte
Independent Reading (Fifth Grade)
- Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
- Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess
- Kate Seredy, The Singing Tree
- Susan Coolidge, What Katy Did
- Sue DiCicco, The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Cranes
- Walt Morey, Gentle Ben
May
- Marguerite de Angeli, Black Fox of Lorne
- C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (audio)
- Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (audio by Gildart Jackson)
- C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man* (audio)
First Grade
- Margaret Hodges (retold), Saint George and the Dragon*
- Doe Boyle, Otter on His Own: The Story of a Sea Otter*
Pre-Kindergarten
- Margaret Wise Brown, Where Have You Been?
- Crockett Johnson, Harold and the Purple Crayon
- Don Freeman, Corduroy
- Kate Messner, Over and Under the Waves
Independent Reading (First Grade)
- Edward Ardizzone, Tim and Ginger
Independent Reading (Fifth Grade)
- Opal Wheeler, Frederic Chopin: Son of Poland
- Opal Wheeler, Sebastian Bach: The Boy from Thuringia
- Opal Wheeler, Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming of the Tower Bells
- Margery Sharp, The Rescuers
June
Reading Log
* indicates a great book.