Every Child Ready to Read
Recommended Reading List
Narrative Skills
Narrative skills include being able to describe things and events as well as tell stories. Being able to tell or retell a story helps children understand what they read.
| Age Level | Call # | Author | Title |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P SCHA | Schaefer, Lola | Arrowhawk |
| 5 - 8 yrs. | P LARO | LaRochelle, David | The Best Pet of All |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P OLDL | Oldland, Nicholas | Big Bear Hug |
| 3 - 6 yrs. | P TECK | Teckentrup, Britta | Big Smelly Bear |
| 2 - 5 yrs. | P HENK | Henkes, Kevin | Birds |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P THOM | Thomas, Jan | A Birthday for Cow! |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P NEWG | Newgarden, Mark | Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P RUMF | Rumford, James | Calabash Cat and His Amazing Journey |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P SLOB | Slobodkina, Esphyr | Caps for Sale |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P DAY | Day, Alexandra | Carl's Sleepy Afternoon |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P HASS | Hassett, John | Cat Up A Tree |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P EMBE | Emberley, Rebecca | Chicken Little |
| 3 - 8 yrs. | P ROHM | Rohmann, Eric | Clara and Asha |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P PILK | Pilkey, Dav | The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog |
| 2 - 5 yrs. | P SALT | Saltzberg, Barney | Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed? |
| 3 - 8 yrs. | P SHAN | Shannon, David | Duck on a Bike |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P STUV | Bodeen, S.A. | Elizabeti's Doll |
| 2 - 5 yrs. | P CHOD | Chodos-Irvine, Margaret | Ella Sarah Gets Dressed |
| 1 - 5 yrs. | P SAKA | Sakai, Komako | Emily's Balloon |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P LARO | LaRochelle, David | The End |
| 3 - 8 yrs. | P FLEM | Fleming, Denise | The First Day of Winter |
| 2 - 6 yrs. | P SEEG | Seeger, Laura | First the Egg |
| 5 - 8 yrs. | P WIES | Wiesner, David | Flotsam |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P HUBE | Hubery, Julia | A Friend for All Seasons |
| 5 - 8 yrs. | P MARS | Marshall, James | George and Martha Round and Round |
| 3 - 6 yrs. | P HENK | Henkes, Kevin | A Good Day |
| 5 - 6 yrs. | P RATH | Rathmann, Peggy | Good Night, Gorilla |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P SCHU | Schubert, Ingrid | Hammer Soup |
| 2 - 5 yrs. | P PATR | Patricelli, Leslie | Higher, Higher! |
| 3 - 9 yrs. | P MCCA | McCarty, Peter | Hondo & Fabian |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P ELLE | Ellery, Amanda | If I Were a Jungle Animal |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P NUME | Numeroff, Laura | If You Give a Cat a Cupcake |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P NUME | Numeroff, Laura | If You Take a Mouse to School |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P HOBE | Hoberman, Mary Ann | It's Simple, Said Simon |
| 2 - 5 yrs. | P YANG | Yang, James | Joey and Jet in Space |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P BYNU | Bynum, Janie | Kiki's Blankie |
| 2 - 5 yrs. | P HEST | Hest, Amy | Kiss Good Night |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P LUTH | Luthardt, Kevin | Larabee |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P ARUE | Aruego, Jose | The Last Laugh |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P EHLE | Ehlert, Lois | Leaf Man |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P JAME | James, Simon | Leon and Bob |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P GEIS | Geisert, Arthur | Lights Out |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P BART | Barton, Byron | The Little Red Hen |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P STUR | Sturges, Philemon | The Little Red Hen (makes a pizza) |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P DICA | DiCamillo, Kate | Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P CONN | Connor, Leslie | Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel |
| 5 - 6 yrs. | P KASZ | Kasza, Keiko | A Mother for Choco |
| 2 - 7 yrs. | P HENK | Henkes, Kevin | Old Bear |
| 3 - 6 yrs. | P ROOT | Root, Phyllis | Oliver Finds His Way |
| 5 - 6 yrs. | P SCOT | Scott, Ann | On Mother's Lap |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P DEPA | De Paola, Tomie | Pancakes for Breakfast |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P EHLE | Ehlert, Lois | Pie in the Sky |
| 5 - 7 yrs. | P LEE | Lee, Spike | Please, Puppy, Please |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P LEHM | Lehman, Barbara | The Red Book |
| 5 - 8 yrs. | P JONA | Jonas, Ann | Round Trip |
| 3 - 5 yrs. | P SAKA | Sakai, Komako | The Snow Day |
| 3 - 6 yrs. | P RODR | Rodriguez, Edel | Sergio Makes A Splash! |
| 4 - 8 yrs. | P SCHA | Schachner, Judith | Skippyjon Jones |
| 3 - 7 yrs. | P LUM | Lum, Kate | What! Cried Granny: an Almost Bedtime Story |
| 3 - 6 yrs. | P MCFA | McFarland, Lyn | Widget |
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