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K=Kennedy   W=Westergard   

BEGINNING         INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED

BEGINNING

Cats, by Larry Brimner/ K,W,
A child has fun playing with some cats.
Ben's Pens: The Sound of the Short "E", by Alice Flanagan/ K
Simple text and repetition of the letter "e" help readers learn how to use this sound.
See the numerous other books in the "Sound of" series by Flanagan
A Mop for Pop, by Foster & Ericson/ K,
Learn why lop-eared rabbits don't belong in ice cream shops!
Rain! Rain!, by Carol Greene/ K,W
Experience a rain storm from start to finish.
See the other books in the weather series by Greene
The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat, by Nurit Karlin/ K,W,
Rat tries to get the fat cat off the mat and back to his usual resting place in the vat.
The Pet Vet, by Marcia Leonard/ K
A child pretends to be a veterinarian who helps sick pets.
Hi Word Bird!, by Jane Moncure/ K,W
Follow Word Bird as he hatches and learns to hop, jump, swim, and fly.
See the other books in the word bird series by Moncure
Snow, by Roy McKie/ K,W
Two children enjoy sledding, skiiing, making tracks, building a snowman, and other activities in the snow.
Big Pig and Little Pig, by David McPhail/ K,W
Although they like different things, Big Pig and Little Pig enjoy spending time together.
The Nose Book, by Al Perkins/ K,W
Learn the various, interesting purposes of noses.
Hop on Pop, by Dr. Seuss/ K,W
Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as "Day. Play. We Play all day."

Don't forget to check out the other books in these series, too:
Rookie Readers
Bank Street Ready-to-Read, level 1
Green Light Reader, level 1
All Aboard Reading, level 1

Real Kids Readers, level 1
Alphabet Town

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED

The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey, by Stan and Jan Berenstain/ K,W
Sister Bear, Brother Bear, Cousin Fred, and his hound Snuff search for the thief who stole Papa Bear's blackberry honey.
See the numerous other books in the Berenstain Bears series by Berenstain
Henry & Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers, by Cynthia Rylant/ K,W
While trying out the spy glasses, spy hat, and other items in their new spy kit, seven-year-old Henry and his dog Mudge make a new friend and form a spy club.
See the numerous other books in the Henry & Mudge series by Rylant
Lionel and his Friends, by Stephen Krensky/ K,W
Lionel and his friends have dinner, trade sandwiches at school, eavesdrop on his sister Louise, and play baseball.
See the other books in the Lionel series by Krensky
Amelia Badelia and the Surprise Shower, by Peggy Parrish/ K,W
Amelia Badelia and her cousin, helping to prepare a surprise shower, make some arrangements that are not quite what the guests expected.
See the numerous other books in the Amelia Badelia series by Parrish
Minnie and Moo go Dancing, by Denys Cazet/ K,W
Cow friends Minnie and Moo decide to dress up and attend a party at the farmer's house.
See the other books in the Minnie and Moo series by Cazet
Danny and the Dinosaur, by Sid Hoff/ K,W
A little boy is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him.
The Golly Sisters Ride Again, by Betsy Byars/ K,W
The Golly Sisters, May May and Rose, share adventures as they take their traveling show through the West.
See the other books in the Golly Sisters series by Byars
Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery, by David Adler/ K,W
Cam uses her photographic memory to find a shopping list that her dad lost at the library.
See the numerous other books in the Young Cam Janses series by Adler
Fox in Love, by Edward Marshall/ K,W
Fox falls in love with several girls, and then enters a dance contest with his sister.
See the numerous other books in the Fox series by Marshall
Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag, by Marjorie Sharmat/ K,W
Nate the Great finds mystery at the beach when Oliver's beach bag vanishes.
See the numerous other books in the Nate the Great series by Sharmat

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