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Taking
Off
First Chapter Books
to Read on Your Own
For
Newly Hatched Readers
A
Dog Named Sam
by Janice Boland
Sam the dog gets into a lot of trouble with his family.
Forest
by Laura Godwin
Jeannie brings home a fawn that has lost its mother.
Clara
and the Bookwagon
by Nancy Smiler Levinson
The first bookwagon in America brings books to Clara
so she can learn to read.
Snowshoe
Thompson
by Nancy Smiler Levinson
This is the true story of John Thompson who delivered
mail in the high, snowy mountains of the West on skis that he made himself.
Emma's
Magic Winter
by Jean Little
Emma hates reading out loud in school, but she gets
help from her magic boots and a new friend.
Grasshopper
on the Road
by Arnold Lobel
As Grasshopper sets out for a walk on the road, he
comes across some very strange characters.
Gus
and Grandpa Ride the Train
by Claudia Mills
Gus loves his grandpa and the train that runs near
his grandpa's house, and one day he gets to ride a real steam train.
I
am Rosa Parks
by Rosa Parks with Jim
Haskins
Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, tells how she
helped start the Civil Rights Movement by not giving up her seat on a
bus.
Henry
and Mudge and Annie's Good Move
by Cynthia Rylant
Annie is worried about moving, but her cousin Henry
and his dog Mudge help her feel better about it.
First
Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright
Brothers
by George Shea
A boy meets the Wright brothers and watches them test
the first airplane to really fly.
Wizard
and Wart
by Janice Lee Smith
Wizard and his dog Wart set up a magic shop to fix
problems but get more problems than they want.
Dust
for Dinner
by Ann Turner
Jake's family moves west after their farm is ruined
by dust storms.
For Readers Who Can Fly
Cam
Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery
by David A. Adler
When a thief steals her mother's video camera, Cam
uses her special talents to investigate.
The
Berenstain Bears and the Giddy Grandma
by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Sister Bear thinks her oral history report on her grandmother's
life will be boring, but Gran has some surprises for her.
Buster's
Dino Dilemma
by Marc Brown
During a class trip, Buster finds a fossil of a dinosaur
footprint and fears he will get in trouble for keeping it.
The
Stories Huey Tells
by Ann Cameron
Huey is tired of being treated like a little kid by
his big brother Julian, so he sets out to show him what he can do.
The
Ghost on Saturday Night
by Sid Fleischman
Opie attends a ghost-raising and ends up solving the
mystery of a bank robbery.
My
Father's Dragon
by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Elmer Elevator meets a cat who tells him about a strange
place called Wild Island.
Pinky
and Rex and the School Play
by James Howe
Pinky is jealous when his best friend Rex gets the
lead in the school play.
Jenius:
The Amazing Guinea Pig
by Dick King-Smith
Judy tries to convince her parents and classmates that
her brilliant guinea pig can do all the tricks she says it can.
Horrible
Harry and the Purple People
by Suzy Kline
Harry introduces his second-grade class to the Purple
People, but only he can see them.
Dinosaurs
Before Dark
by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie find a magic tree house that whisks
them back to prehistoric times.
Junie
B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy
by Barbara Park
After her first trip to a beauty parlor, Junie decides
to try cutting hair at home.
Birdy
and the Ghosties
by Jill Paton Walsh
Birdy has a special gift which allows her to see things
that others cannot.
Anna,
Grandpa, and the Big Storm
by Carla Stevens
Anna's grandfather is bored with life in New York City
until he and Anna are stranded on an elevated train during the Great Blizzard
of 1888.
