CARING BOOK LIST
Kindergarten First Second Third Fourth Fifth Unspecified Grades
ABUELA, Arthur Dorros
A BABY SISTER FOR FRANCES, Russell Hoban
CLIFFORD TO THE RESCUE, Norman Bridwell
FAMILY PICTURES, Carmon Lomas Garza
GATHERING IN THE SUN: AN ALPHABET IN SPANISH & ENGLISH; Alma Flor Ada
GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY, Allen Say
JULIUS, THE BABY OF THE WORLD, Kevin Henkes
A KISS FOR LITTLE BEAR, Else Holmelund Minarik
LOVE YOU FOREVER, Robert Munsch
LOVING, Ann Morris
MARVEN OF THE GREAT NORTH WOODS, Kathryn Lasky
THE MONSTER IN THE THIRD DRESSER DRAWER, Janice Lee Smith
"MORE, MORE, MORE" SAID THE BABY, Vera B. Williams
ON MOTHER'S LAP, Ann Herbert Scott
THE PAIN AND THE GREAT ONE, Judy Blume
PETER'S CHAIR, Ezra Jack Keats
THE RUNAWAY BUNNT, Margaret Wise Brown
RUSSELL AND ELISA, Johanna Hurwitz
SO MUCH, Trish Cooke
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, Lucille Recht Penner
THREE DAYS ON A RIVER IN A RED CANOE, Vera B. Williams
TIGHT TIMES, Barbara Shook Hazen
TOM, Tomie dePaula
TONIGHT IS CARNAVAL, Arthur Dorros
ANNIE AND THE OLD ONE, Miska Miles
BABA YAGA AND VASILISA THE BRAVE, Marianna Mayer
BLAZE AND THR GRAY SPOTTED PONY, C.W. Anderson
CAN'T YOU SLEEP, LITTLE BEAR?, Martin Waddell
A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER, Vera B. Williams
THE CRYING CHRISTMAS TREE, Allen Crow
THE GIFT OF THE POINTSETTIA, Pat Mora & Charles Ramirez Berg
THE HIGH RISE GLORIOUS SKITTLE SKAT ROARIOUS SKY PIE ANGEL FOOD CAKE, Nancy Willard
THE HUNDRED PENNY BOX, Sharon Bell Mathis
I NEED A SNAKE, Lynne Jonell
IRIS AND WALTER, Elissa Haden Guest
MY BROTHER, ANT, Betsy Byars
NOW ONE FOOT, NOW THE OTHER, Tomie dePaula
SACHIKO MEANS HAPPINESS, Kimiko Sakai
THUNDER CAKE, Patricia Polacco
ANNIE AND THE OLD ONE, Miska Miles
THE HUNDRED PENNY BOX, Sharon Bell Mathis
NOW ONE FOOT, NOW THE OTHER, Tomie dePaula
SACHIKO MEANS HAPPINESS, Kimiko Sakai
ABUELA'S WEAVE, Omar S. Castaneda
A BIRTHDAY BASKET FOR TIA, Pat Mora
BLACKBERRIES IN THE DARK, Mavis Jukes
THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE, Natalie Savage Carlson
FATHER, MOTHERS, SISTERS, BROTHERS: A COLLECTION OF FAMILY POEMS, Mary Ann Hoberman
MICK HARTE WAS HERE, Barbara Park
MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL, Virginia Lee Burton
MRS. KATZ AND TUSH, Patricia Polacco
MY ROWS AND PILES OF COINS, Tololwa M. Mollel
NORTHERN LIGHTS: THE SOCCER TRAILS, Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
OLD HENRY, Joan W. Blos
PABLO'S TREE, Pat Mora
RAISING SWEETNESS, Diane Stanley
THE RELATIVES CAME, Cynthia Rylant
SAM AND LUCKY MONEY, Karen Chinn
THE TENTH GOOD THING ABOUT BARNEY, Judith Voirst
THREE CHEERS FOR CATHERINE THE GREAT, Cari Best
THROUGH MOON AND STARS AND NIGHT SKIES, Ann Warren Turner
THE WALL, Eve Bunting
WE ADOPTED YOU, BENJAMIN KOO, Linda Walvoord Girard
WILFRID GORDON MCDONALD PARTRIDGE, Mem Fox
DONAVAN'S WORD JAR, Monalisa DeGross
THE GARDENER, Sarah Stewart
GOING HOME, Eve Bunting
IN DADDY'S ARMS I AM TALL: AFRICAN AMERICANS CELEBRATING FATHERS, Javake Steptoe
NOT MY DOG, Colby Rodowsky
THE PAINT BRUSH KID, Clyde Robert Bulla
THANK YOU, MR. FALKER, Patricia Polacco
BELLE PRATER'S BOY, Ruth White
BUD, NOT BUDDY, Christopher Paul Curtis
JOEY PIGZA LOSES CONTROL, Jack Gantos
THE MUSIC OF DOLPHINS, Karen Hesse
MY LIFE IN DOG YEARS, Gary Paulsen
NORY RYAN'S SONG, Patricia Reilly Giff
SEEDFOLKS, Paul Fleischman
WITNESS, Karen Hess
THE ADVENTURES OF SPIDER: WEST AFRICAN FOLKTALES, retold by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst
BEAT THE TURTLE DRUM, Constance C. Greene
THE BIG WAVE, Pearl S. Buck
CINDERELLA, Marcia Brown
THE DIARY OF MELANIE MARTIN, Carol Weston
FAITH, HOPE, AND CHICKEN FEATHERS, Andrea Wyman
FREEDOM RIVER, Doreen Rappaport
HEAVEN: A NOVEL, Angela Johnson
JUNEBUG AND THE REVEREND, Alice Mead
THE KING'S EQUAL, Katherine Paterson
LILY'S CROSSING Patricia Reilly Giff
LONE WOLF, Kristine L. Franklin
A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO, Richard Peck
MICK HARTE WAS HERE, Barbara Park
MUFARO'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE, John Steptoe
NORTHERN LIGHTS: THE SOCCER TRAILS, Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
P.S. LONGER LETTER LATER, Paula Danziger & Ann M. Martin
THE PAPER BAG PRINCESS, Robert Munsch
THE SECRET GARDEN, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Asch, George. Linda.
LaFontaine, Jean de. The Rich Man and the Shoe-Maker
Low, Joseph. The Christmas Grump.
Marshall, James. What's the Matter With Carruthers?
McCrea, James. The Magic Tree.
Rylant, Cynthia. An Angel for Soloman Singer
Tobias, Tobi. Jane Wishing.
Williams, Barbara. Someday, Said Mitchell.
Alden, Raymond, Why the Chimes Rang
Avi, Nothing But the Truth
Carlson, Natalie, A Brother for the Orphelines
Clymer, My Brother Steve
Cohen, M., Molly's Pilgrim
Fritz, Jean, The Cabin Faced West
Herold, Maggie R., A Very Important Day
Kennedy, Richard, The Contests at Cowlick
Lewis, C. S., The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Maestro, Betsy, Coming to America
McGuire, Leslie, This Farm is a Mess
O'Brian, Robert, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Peck, Robert N., Soup and Me
Pfeffer, Susan, Kid Power
White, E. B., The Trumpet of the Swan
Williams, Margery, The Velveteen Rabbit
Aliki. The Story of Johnny Appleseed
Henry, O. The Gift of the Magi
Pfister, Marc. The Rainbow Fish
Rodanas, Kristina. The Story of Wali Dad
Rylant, Cynthia. Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story
Shecter, Ben. If I Had a Ship
Silverstein, Shel. The Giving Tree
Steig, William. Dominic
Bang, Molly. The Paper Crane
Brett, Jan. The Wild Christmas Reindeer
Cazet, Denys. A Fish in his Pocket
Cole, Brock. The King at the Door
Fleischman, Sid. The Scarebird.
Heyward, Du Bose. The Country bunny and the Little Gold Shoes.
Rylant, Cynthia. Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story
San Souci, Robert D. The Talking Eggs.
Seuss, Dr. Horton Hears a Who!
Steptoe, John. Murfaro's Beautiful Daughters.
Whitcher, Susan. Moonfall
Zolotow, Charlotte. I Know A Lady.
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