Category Archives: Easy Reader

Book 283: Hurry! Hurry! by Eve Bunting

Hurry! Hurry! by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Jeff Mack This book is about farm animals who have to hurry to be in time to watch a new chick tap though an egg shell and hatch.  Often kindergarten classrooms have incubators … Continue reading

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Book 270: Martin’s Dream by Jane Kurtz

Martin’s Dream by Jane Kurtz, illustrated by Amy June Bates Martin’s Dream is an easy reader book that could also be used as a read-aloud for MLK studies.  It is a Ready-to-Read Level 1 book as it has repetition, familiar … Continue reading

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Book 269: Good-Night, Owl! by Pat Hutchins

Good-Night, Owl! by Pat Hutchins This book is a short book with a surprise ending.  It is a story with a sequence of event,s but happily does not repeat everything that happens until near the end.  Owl wants to sleep … Continue reading

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Book 254: Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day

Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day I Can Read Level 1 Reader by Jane O’Connor This short and highly illustrated Level 1 “I Can Read” story is simple but includes seven great vocabulary words.  This is the perfect book for a class … Continue reading

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Book 25: Winter Days in the Big Woods

Winter Days in the Big Woods Winter Days in the Big Woods by Laura Iingalls Wilder, illustrations based on those by Garth Brooks by Renée Graef Winter Days in the Big Woods is one in a series of My First … Continue reading

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Book 252: Minnie and Moo and the Thanksgiving Tree

Minnie and Moo and the Thanksgiving Tree Minnie and Moo and the Thanksgiving Tree by Denys Cazet The Minnie and Moo series has silly humor and talking animals, which delights some children very much.  Minnie and Moo are cows who … Continue reading

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Book 242: Tall by Jez Alborough

Tall by Jez Alborough The book Tall by Jez Alborough is perfect for beginning learning about the “all” word family or rime.  The book is quite simple and fun, and has a very limited vocabulary but a good story line.  … Continue reading

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Book 225: Diary of a Fly

Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Harry Bliss Diary of a Fly is a book in a series by Doreen Cronin that personifies an insect, a worm, and a spider.  The viewpoint of the book is from … Continue reading

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Book 224: I Went Walking by Sue Williams

I Went Walking by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas I Went Walking is a story with repetitive and predicable lines, and so is a favorite of young children and those just learning to read.  Children are able to “read” … Continue reading

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Book 207: Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel

Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel Frog and Toad books are beginning reader chapter books, and children are so excited when they can finally read at this level.  You know, a chapter book is SO much better than … Continue reading

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Book 205: DIXIE, a free NOOK book, I Can Read

DIXIE by Grace Gilman, pictures by Sarah McConnell FREE on Barnes and Noble for Nook If you don’t have a Nook, just download the free Nook software for computer or iPad!  Teachers can show the book on a screen or … Continue reading

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Book 175: The Silly Story of Goldie Locks and the Three Squares

The Silly Story of Goldie Locks and the Three Squares By Grace Maccarone, illustrated by Anne Kennedy Math activities at the end of the book by Marilyn Burns The Silly Story of Goldie Locks and the Three Squares is another … Continue reading

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Book 174: BUZZ! A Book About Insects (Hello Reader Level 3 Science)

BUZZ!  A Book About Insects, Hello Reader, Level 3 Science (Grades 1 & 2) by Melvin Berger Did you know no insects migrate farther than monarch butterflies?  Did you know grasshoppers go through three stages:  egg, nymph, adult? BUZZ! A … Continue reading

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Book 164: 88 Pounds of Tomatoes

88 Pounds of Tomatoes by Cindy Neuschwander, illustrated by Terry Sirrell, Math Activities at the end of the book by Marilyn Burns 88 Pounds of Tomatoes work page and key PDF (3 work pages and 3 page answer key) Cindy … Continue reading

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