Stories
Minarik, Else Holmelund. Little Bear
Eastman, P. D. Are You My Mother?
Seuss, Dr. Green Eggs and Ham
Lopshire, Robert. Put Me in the Zoo
Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Together
DePaola, Tomie. Pancakes for Breakfast
Arnold, Tedd. Hi! Fly Guy
Read -Aloud Stories
Baum, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods
Atwater, Richard and Florence. Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Haley, Gail E. A Story, A Story
Bang, Molly. The Paper Crane
Young, Ed. Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
Mora, Pat. Tomás and the Library Lady
Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon
Informational Texts
Bulla, Clyde Robert. A Tree Is a Plant
Aliki. My Five Senses
Aliki. A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver
Hoban, Tana. I Read Signs
Read-Aloud Informational Texts
Provensen, Alice and Martin. The Year at Maple Hill Farm
Gibbons, Gail. Fire! Fire!
Jenkins, Steve, and Robin Page. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Pfeffer, Wendy. From Seed to Pumpkin
Grades 2-3 Exemplar Texts
StoriesGannett, Ruth Stiles. My Father’s Dragon. .
Steig, William. Amos & Boris ‘
Shulevitz, Uri. The Treasure
Cameron, Ann. The Stories Julian Tells
MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures
Stevens, Janet. Tops and Bottoms
LaMarche, Jim. The Raft
Rylant, Cynthia. Poppleton
Read Aloud Texts
White, E. B. Charlotte’s Web
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy
Informational Texts
Aliki. A Medieval Feast
Gibbons, Gail. From Seed to Plant
St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be President?
Thomson, Sarah L. Where Do Polar Bears Live?
Informational Texts to Be Read Aloud
Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography
Coles, Robert. The Story of Ruby Bridges
Smith, David J. If the World Were a Village:
Deedy, Carmen Agra. 14 Cows for America
Grades 4-5 Exemplar Texts
StoriesCarroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden
Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de. The Little Prince
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. “Zlateh the Goat
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy
Lin, Grace. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Informational Texts
Wulffson, Don. Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions
Ruurs, Margriet. My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World
Simon, Seymour. Horses
Montgomery, Sy. Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
Simon, Seymour. Volcanoes
