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The children are so excited to share the titles of the books they will read in class each month. Many of the books are so wonderful that the children would love to read them again and again! Just check with the librarian to sign out a book.
The children have provided the summary and rating for each of books. Just click on the title. Happy Reading !

October
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell
Barn Dance by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault		Average
Bat Jamboree by Appell		Easy Reading
Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies		Average
BATS by Gail Gibbons		Challenging
Firehouse Dog by Amy and Richard Hutchings		Challenging
Harriet's Halloween Candy by Nancy Carlson		Easy Reading
If You Give A Moose A Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff		Easy Reading
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff		Easy Reading
If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff		Easy Reading
In 1492 by Jean Marzollo		Easy Reading
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman		Average
Stellaluna by Jannell Cannon
The Dark At the Top of the Stairs by Sam Mc Bratney		Easy Reading
The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey		Easy Reading
The Halloween Play by Felicia Bond		Easy Reading
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat		Easy Reading
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak		Easy Reading
Zipping,Zapping,Zooming Bats by Ann Earle		Challenging

November
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac		Average
Katie and the Night Noises by Jacqueline Sweeney		Average
On The Mayflower by Kate Waters		Challenging
Owl Babies
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen		Average
Samuel Eaton's Day by Kate Waters		Challenging
Sarah Morton's Day by Kate Waters		Challenging
Tapenum's Day by Kate Waters		Challenging
The Barn Owls by Tony Johnson		Easy Reading
The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomi dePaola		Challenging
The Rough-Face Girl by Rafi Martin		Challenging
The Story of the Statue of Liberty by Betsy Maestro		Challenging
The Wall by Eve Bunting		Average

December
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
A Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack Keats		Easy Reading
Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett		Easy Reading
Christmas Trolls by Jan Brett		Average
How Santa Got His Job		Average
If You Take A Mouse to the Movies by Laura Joffe Numeroff		Easy Reading
Imogene's Antlers by David Small		Easy Reading
Maggie and the Pirate by Ezra Jack Keats		Easy Reading
The Baker's Dozen by Aaron Shepherd
The Chanukkah Guest by Eric A. Kimmel		Average
The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomi de Paola		Average
The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett		Average

January
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
Akiak by Robert J Blake
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman		Average
Arctic Son by Jean Craighead George		Challenging
Best Wishes,Ed by James Stevens
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Days of the Blackbird by Tomi de Paola
Eskimo Boy by Russ Kendall		Challenging
If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Numeroff		Easy Reading
Mama, Do You Love Me by Barbara M. Joosse
Old Bear by Jane Hissey		Average
Polar Bears by Gail Gibbons
Scruffy by Jim Brandenburg
The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader
The Bravest Dog Ever by Natalie Standiford
The Call of the Wolves by Jim Murphy
The Chalk Doll by Charlotte Pomerantz
The Mighty Santa Fe by William H. Hooks
Walk With A Wolf by Janni Howker
Young Martin's Promise by Walter Dean Meyers		Average

February
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
A.Lincoln and Me		Average
Abe Lincoln's Hat
Just Like Abraham Lincoln by Bernard Waber		Average
Lion Dancer by Kate Waters		Average
Lon Po Po by Ed Young
Seven Chinese Brothers
The Dragon's Are Singing Tonight by Jack Prelutsky		Challenging
The Emperor and the Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen		Challenging
The Story of Ping by Marjorie Flack

March
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
Balto		Average
Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett		Average
Buttons for General Washington by Peter and Connie Roop		Challenging
Clever Tom and the Leprechaun by Linda Shute		Challenging
Fin M'Coul by Tomi de Paola
George Washington and the General's Dog by Frank Murphy		Average
George Washington and the General's Dog by Frank Murphy		Average
George Washington's Mother by Jean Fritz
George Washington's Teeth by Deborah Chandra		Average
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomi de Paola
Kiana's Iditarod by Shelley Gill and Shannon Cartwright
Music,Music for Everyone by Vera B.Williams		Average
Nessa's Fish by Nancy Luenn		Average
Peter and the Wolf by Serge Prokofieff
Pinkie Leaves Home by Peter O'Donnell
The Bremen Town Musicians by The Brothers Grimm		Average
The First Dog by Jan Brett		Average
Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk by Gerald McDermott

April
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
A Day in Space by Suzanne Lord and Jolie Epstein
Alistair in Outer Space by Marilyn Sadler
Arthur's Tooth by Marc Brown
Cherries and Cherry Pits by Vera B.Williams
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
George Washington's Breakfast by Jean Fritz
Just Plain Fancy by Patricia Polacco
Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System		Challenging
My Picture Book of the Planets by Nancy E. Krulik		Average
Postcards from Pluto by Vera B.Williams
Sky Tree by Thomas Locker
Sun and Moon by Marcus Pfister
The Big Tree by Bruce Hiscock
The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe by Vera B.Williams
UFO Diary by Satoshi Kitamura

May
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B.Williams		Average
Big Mamas by Donald Crews		Easy Reading
Cherries and Cherry Pits by Vera B.Williams
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones by Ruth Heller
Frogs by Gail Gibbons		Average
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons
Hazel's Amazing Mother by Rosemary Wells		Easy Reading
Jack and the Beanstalk
Mother's Day Mice		Challenging
Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown		Average
The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle

June
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
Animal Tracks by Arthur Dorros		Average
Box Turtle at Long Pond by William T. George
Deer at the Brook by Jim Arnosky
Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni
Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Frogs by Gail Gibbons
Little Beaver and the Echo by Amy Mac Donald
Mr. Seahorse by Eric Carle		Average
My Ol' Man by Patricia Polacco		Challenging
Snail's Spell by Joanne Ryder
Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman		Average
The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons		Challenging
Tom by Tomi de Paola		Average
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame		Challenging

September
Click on the book title for more info	Rating	Difficulty
A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni		Easy Reading
Brown Bear, Brown Bear,What Do You See? by Bill Martin		Easy Reading
Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day		Easy Reading
Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox		Average
Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant		Average
I Went Walking by Sue Williams		Easy Reading
Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg		Challenging
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes		Average
Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift
Miss Mary Mack by Mary Ann Hoberman		Average
Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons		Average
Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea by Cynthia Rylant		Easy Reading
Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins		Easy Reading
Shy Charles by Rosemary Wells
The Napping House by Don and Audrey Woods		Easy Reading
The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey		Easy Reading
This Is the Way We Go to School by Edith Baer
Timothy Goes to School by Rosemary Wells		Easy Reading
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes		Average
Yoko by Rosemary Wells		Average
Yoko's Paper Cranes by Rosemary Wells		Challenging

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