Friends School HaverfordBooks Arranged by Guided Reading LevelThese trade books are available at many public libraries as well as bookstores.

If you don’t know your student’s guided reading level, scan the titles until you find booksyour student can read independently and try other books at the same level.

Guided Reading Level A

Autumn Leaves by Gail Saunders-SmithThe Berenstain Bears in the House of Mirrors by Stan & Jan BerenstainCars by Gail Saunders-SmithCount and See by Tana HobanDo You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric CarleGrowing Colors by Bruce McMillanLook what I Can Do by Jose AruegoMy Book by Ron MarisMy Class by Lynn SalemWhat Do Insects Do? by Susan Canizares

Guided Reading Level B

Cat on the Mat by Brian WildsmithChickens by Peter BradyFun with Hats by Lucy MalkaHats around the World by Liza CharlesworthHave You Seen My Cat? by Eric CarleHave You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy TafuriThe Headache by Rod HuntMrs. Wishy-washy by Joy CowleyWhere’s the Fish? by Taro Gomi

Guided Reading Level C

All Fall Down by Brian WildsmithBaby Says by John SteptoeBoats by Gail Saunders-SmithBrown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill MartinCars by Gail Saunders-SmithCostumes by Lola SchaeferEating Apples by Gail Saunders-SmithFamily Pets by Lola Schaefer

The Fox on the Box by Barbara GregorichGregory’ s Dog by William StobbesA Halloween Mask for Monster by Virginia MuellerI Want a Pet by Barbara GregorichI Went Walking by Sue WilliamsJoshua James Likes Trucks by Catherine PetrieThe Little Red House by Norma Jean SawickiMasks by Lola SchaeferMy Dream by Brian WildsmithNow We Can Go by Ann JonasPancakes, Crackers and Pizza by Marjorie EbertsA Playhouse for Monster by Virginia MuellerRain by Robert KalanRoll Over by Merle PeekSpots, Feathers and Curly Tails by Nancy TafuriSunflowers by Gail Saunders-SmithTrucks by Gail Saunders-SmithUp Went the Goat by Barbara GregorichWhat a Tale! by Brian WildsmithWhat’s for Lunch? by Eric Carle

Guided Reading Level D

Baby Birds by Helen FrostThe Ball Bounced by Nancy TafuriBears in the Night by Stan and Jan BerenstainBears on Wheels by Stan and Jan BerenstainBears, Bears Everywhere by Rita MilesBeetles by Cheryl CoughlanCat Traps by Molly CoxeThe Chick and the Duckling by Mirra GinsburgCrickets by Cheryl CoughlanDirty Larry by Bobbie HamsaA Dog Called Mischief by Leslie WoodFrogs by Gail Saunders-SmithThe Good Bad Cat by Nancy AntleGuinea Pigs by Martha RustadHorses by Martha RustadI Like Books by Anthony BrowneIce Is… Whee! by Carol GreeneThe Island by Brian WildsmithLadybugs by Cheryl CoughlanMary Wore Her Red Dress by Merle PeekMary’s Art by Susan BlackabyThe Monster and the Baby by Virginia Mueller

Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Glen RoundsOne Happy Classroom by Charnan SimonPaul the Pitcher by Paul SharpRain! Rain! by Carol GreeneRick Is Sick by David McPhailSam’s Wagon by Barbro LindgrenSchool Bus by Donald CrewsSid and Sam by Nola BuckSleepy Dog by Harriet ZiefertThere Is a Town by Gail HeimanToo Many Balloons by Catherine MatthiasWheels by Annie Cobb

Guided Reading Level E

Ants by Cheryl CoughlanBess and Tess by Susan BlackabyBig Egg by Molly CoxeBig Friend, Little Friend by Eloise GreenfieldBlack Bears by Marcia FreemanBobby’s Zoo by Carolyn LunnBumble Bees by Cheryl CoughlanA Buzz Is Part of a Bee by Carolyn LunnCatch Me if you Can by Bernard MostCloudy Day, Sunny Day by Donald CrewsDinosaurs Dance by Larry BrimnerDolphins by Martha RustadDragonflies by Cheryl CoughlanThe Ear Book by Al PerkinsEat Your Peas, Louise by Pegeen SnowFall Harvest by Gail Saunders-SmithThe Farmer in the Dell by Kathy ParkinsonFireflies by Cheryl CoughlanFive Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen ChristelowFive Silly Fishermen by Roberta EdwardsThe Foot Book by Dr. SeussGo Dog Go by P.D. EastmanThe Gum on the Drum by Barbara GregorichHenry’s Busy Day by Rod CampbellHoney Bees and Hives by Lola SchaeferHot Rod Harry by Catherine PetrieIf I Were You by Brian WildsmithInside, Outside, Upside Down by Stan and Jan BerenstainIt Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles ShawMorris the Moose by Bernard Wiseman

My Five Senses by AlikiThe Nose Book by Al PerkinsOh a Hunting We Will Go by John LangstaffOh No Otis! by Julie FrankelOh, Cats! by Nola BuckOut the Door by Catherine MatthiasThe Pet that I Want by Mary PackardPurple Is Part of a Rainbow by Carol KowalczykSharks by Martha RustadSweet Potato Pie by Anne RockwellWhales by Martha RustadWhere Do Frogs Come From? by Alex VernWhere’s Spot? by Eric HillWho is Coming? by Pat McKissack

Guided Reading Level F

Across the Stream by Mirra GinsburgBread, Bread, Bread by Ann MorrisCat Goes Fiddle-I-Fee by Paul GaldoneCookie’s Week by Cindy WardA Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth BrownDear Zoo by Rod CampbellA Dozen Dogs by Harriet ZiefertFirehouse Sal by Larry BrimnerGrasshoppers by Cheryl CoughlanGregory’s Garden by William StobbsHooray for Snail by John StadlerI’m King of the Castle by Shigeo WatanabeIs Anyone Home? by Ron MarisItchy Itchy Chicken Pox by Grace MaccaroneJust Like Daddy by Frank AschKoalas by Gail Saunders-SmithThe Lady with the Alligator Purse by Nadine WestcottLightning Liz by Larry BrimnerThe Lion and the Mouse by Gail HermanManatees by Martha RustadMaple Trees by Marcia FreemanMarmalade’s Nap by Cindy WheelerThe Mountain that Loved a Bird by A. McLerran“Pardon?” said the Giraffe by Colin WestPizza Party! by Grace MaccaroneRose by Cindy WheelerRosie’s Walk by Pat HutchinsShhhhh by Kevin Henkes

Six Empty Pockets by Matt CurtisSoccer Game! by Grace MaccaroneSpace Dog Jack by Susan SchadeThe Teeny Tiny Woman by Jane O’ConnorTen, Nine, Eight by Molly BangTiger Is a Scaredy Cat by Joan PhillipsWhat Is an Insect? by Lola Schaefer“What Is That?” Said the Cat by Grace MaccaroneWheels on the Bus by RaffiWho Will Be My Friends? by Syd Hoff

Guided Reading Level G

Addition Annie by David GislerAlligator Shoes by Arthur DorrosBackhoes by Linda WilliamsThe Big Fat Worm by Nancy Van LaanBill’s Baggy Pants by Susan GatesBiscuit by Alyssa CapucilliBiscuit Finds a Friend by Alyssa CapucilliBoris Bad Enough by Robert KrausBulldozers by Linda WilliamsCat and Dog by Else MinarikThe Day I Had to Play with My Sister by Crosby BonsallDinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron BartonThe Dog by John BurninghamEach Peach Pear Plum by Alan AhlbergThe Fat Cat Sat on the Mat by Nurit KarlinThe Great Bug Hunt by Bonnie DobkinThe Great Race by David McPhailGuard the House, Sam! by Charnan SimonI Am in Charge of Me by Dana RauI Wish I Was Sick Too by Franz BrandenbergKatie Did It by Becky McDanielThe Life Cycle of a Penguin by Lisa TrumbauerLet’s Share by Dana RauListen to Me by Barbara NeasiMine’s the Best by Crosby BonsallMore Spaghetti I Say by Rita GelmanMy Dog by Judy TaylorMy Friends by Taro GomiNicky Upstairs and Down by Harriet ZiefertOctopuses by Lola SchaeferOne Monday Morning by Uri ShulevitzP.J. Funnybunny Camps out by Marilyn Sadler

Sam the Garbage Hound by Charnan SimonScorpions by William RippleThe Secret Code by Dana RauSheep in a Jeep by Nancy ShawShhhh! by Suzy KlineSnail Saves the Day by John StadlerThe Snow by John BurninghamSpiders and Their Webs by Linda TagliaferroSpot’s First Walk by Eric HillThe Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul GaldoneThree Kittens by Mirra GinsburgTitch by Pat HutchinsWait, Skates! by Mildred JohnsonWake up, Sun! by David HarrisonWhat’s Zero? by Betsy FrancoWhen You Were a Baby by Ann JonasZoo-Looking by Mem Fox

Guided Reading Level H

Allosaurus by Helen FrostAmerican Mastodon by Carol LindeenBruises by Sharon GordonCaptain Cat by Syd HoffChinese New Year by Lola SchaeferThe Clubhouse by Anastasia SuenCome out and Play, Little Mouse by Robert KrausCome! Sit! Speak! by Charnan SimonDump Trucks by Linda WilliamsEating Fractions by Bruce McMillanFoxes and Their Dens by Martha RustadGeorge Shrinks by William JoyceThe Golly Sisters Go West by Betsy ByarsGoodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise BrownHow Much Is a Million? by David SchwartzIf I Were a Penguin by Heidi GoeneilIn the Forest by Marie EtsIt’s George! by Miriam CohenJupiter by Thomas AdamsonJust Me and My Babysitter by Mercer MayerLife in a Polar Region by Carol LindeenLife in a Rain Forest by Carol LindeenLizards by Emily TownshendMisty’s Mischief by Rod Campbell“More, More, More,” Said the Baby by Vera Williams

My Brown Bear Barney by Dorothy ButlerOld Hat, New Hat by Stan and Jan BerenstainOn Market Street by Anita LobelOne Bear All Alone by Caroline BucknallPassover by Mari SchuhA Picture for Harold’s Room by Crockett JohnsonPierre by Maurice SendakPut Me in the Zoo by Robert LopshireThe Rabbit by John BurninghamReady, Set, Go by John StadlerThe Real-Skin Rubber Monster Mask by Miriam CohenRed Foxes by Patricia MurphySabertooth Cat by Helen FrostSaturn by Thomas AdamsonSammy the Seal by Syd HoffSeven Blind Mice by Ed YoungSeven Little Monsters by Maurice SendakThe Story about Ping by Marjorie FlackSunburn by Sharon GordonSwimmy by Leo LionniTwo Bear Cubs by Ann JonasWe Are Best Friends by AlikiWhere Are You Going, Little Mouse? by Robert KrausWhose Mouse Are You? by Robert KrausWoolly Mammoth by Helen FrostYou Are What You Eat by Sharon GordonYou’ll Soon Grow into Them, Titch by Pat HutchinsYour Senses by Helen Frost

Guided Reading Level I

Airport by Byron BartonAlbert the Albatross by Syd HoffAllergies by Sharon GordonAll Tutus Should Be Pink by Sheri BrownriggAlligators All around by Maurice SendakAmbulances by Marcia FreemanAngus and the Cat by Marjorie FlackApples and Pumpkins by Ann RockwellAre You My Mother? by P.D. EastmanAsthma by Sharon GordonThe Bear’s Bicycle by Emilie McLeodBenny Bakes a Cake by Eve RiceBig Dog, Little Dog by P.D. EastmanThe Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood

The Bike Lesson by Stan and Jan BerenstainBusy Buzzing Bumblebees by Alvin SchwartzCharles M. Schulz by Cheryl CarlsonCome and Have Fun by Edith Thacher HurdThe Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard by Brendan HennessyDragon Gets By by Dav PilkeyDragon’s Fat Cat by Dav PilkeyEaraches by Sharon GordonFather Bear Comes Home by Else MinarikFire Engines by Marcia FreemanA Friend for Dragon by Dav PilkeyGo away, Dog by Joan NodsetGoodnight, Owl! by Pat HutchinsHattie and the Fox by Mem FoxHello Cat, You Need a Hat by Rita GelmanHenny Penny by Paul GaldoneHiccups for Elephant by James PrellerIt’s Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn SadlerJim Meets the Thing by Miriam CohenJust a Mess by Mercer MayerLeo the Late Bloomer by Robert KrausThe Lighthouse Children by Syd HoffA Look at China by Helen FrostA Look at Mexico by Helen FrostLost in the Museum by Miriam CohenMaurice Sendak by Eric BraunMessy Bessey by Patricia McKissackMessy Bessey’s Garden by Patricia McKissackNana’s Fiddle by Larry BrimnerThe Napping House by Don and Audrey WoodThe New Kid by Larry BrimnerNoisy Nora by Rosemary WellsThe Planets by Martha RustadThe Quilt by Ann JonasA Rainbow of My Own by Don FreemanReflections by Ann JonasSilly Times with Two Silly Trolls by Nancy JewellSmall Pig by Arnold LobelSpooky Riddles by Marc BrownThe Story of Chicken Licken by Jan OrmerodThere’s a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer MayerThe Very Busy Spider by Eric CarleWe Just Moved by Stephen KrenskyWe’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael RosenWhat Are Volcanoes? by Mari SchuhWhen Will I Read? by Miriam Cohen

Guided Reading Level J

Addie’s Bad Day by Joan RobinsAllie’s Basketball Dream by Barbara BarberAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanAunt Eater mystery series by Doug CushmanThe Best Nest by P.D. EastmanBlackboard Bear by Martha AlexanderBooker T. Washington by Lola SchaeferBringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna AardemaCamp Big Paw by Doug CushmanThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussCharlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie dePaolaClouds by Gail Saunders-SmithCurious George and the Ice Cream by Margaret ReyDanny and the Dinosaur by Syd HoffDays with Frog and Toad by Arnold LobelDon’t Be My Valentine by Joan LexauThe Doorbell Rang by Pat HutchinsDrummer Hoff by Barbara EmberleyEgg to Chick by Millicent SelsamThe Elephant and the Bad Baby by Elfrida VipontEleanor Roosevelt by Lisa TrumbauerThe Fire Cat by Esther AverillFox on Stage by James MarshallFox on Wheels by Edward MarshallFraidy Cats by Stephen KrenskyFroggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan LondonGhosts by Alvin SchwartzThe Grandma Mix-up by Emily A. McCullyGranny and the Desperadoes by Peggy ParishA Great Day for up by Dr. SeussThe Great Snake Escape by Molly CoxeGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGus and Grandpa by Claudia MillsHarry and the Lady Next Door by Gene ZionHe Bear, She Bear by Stan and Jan BerenstainHenry and Mudge series by Cynthia RylantHop on Pop by Dr. SeussI Can Read with My Eyes Shut by Dr. SeussI Love to Sneeze by Ellen SchecterIn a Dark, Dark Room by Alvin SchwartzJake and the Copycats by Joanne RocklinJamberry by Bruce Degen

Jane Goodall by Lola SchaeferJellyfish by Lola SchaeferKick, Pass and Run by Leonard KesslerA Kiss for Little Bear by Else MinarikLittle Bear by Else MinarikLittle Bear’s Friend by Else MinarikLittle Bear’s Visit by Else MinarikLittle Black, a Pony by Walter FarleyLittle Blue and Little Yellow by Leo LionniThe Little Red Hen by Paul GaldoneA Look at Kenya by Helen FrostLulu Goes to Witch School by Jane O’ConnorMarie Curie by Lola SchaeferMarigold and Grandma on the Town by Stephanie CalmensonMax by Rachel IsadoraMessy Bessey’s School Desk by Patricia McKissackMonster Manners by Joanna ColeMoon Boy by Barbara BrennerMorris and Boris at the Circus by Bernard WisemanMorris Goes to School by Bernard WisemanMr. Putter and Tabby series by Cynthia RylantMy Brother, Ant by Betsy ByarsThe Mystery of the Missing Dog by Elizabeth LevyNo More Monsters for Me! by Peggy ParishNorma Jean, Jumping Bean by Joanna ColeThe Parakeet Girl by Marilyn SadlerPeter’s Chair by Ezra Jack KeatsPoppleton series by Cynthia RylantPorcupine’s Pajama Party by Terry HarshmanPretty Good Magic by Cathy DubowskiSam and the Firefly by P.D. EastmanSea Horses by Lola SchaeferShe’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head by Kathryn LaskyThe Show-and-Tell Frog by Joanna OppenheimSkyfire by Frank AschThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsSojourner Truth by Helen FrostThere’s an Alligator under My Bed by Mercer MayerTom the TV Cat by Joan HeilbronerToo Many Rabbits by Peggy ParishTugboats by Lola SchaeferTwo Silly Trolls by Nancy JewellUncle Elephant by Arnold LobelThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleVeterinarians by Dee ReadyWake Me in Spring by James Preller

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWizard and Wart at Sea by Janice Lee SmithYoung Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery by David AdlerYoung Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie by David Adler

Guided Reading Level K

Albert Einstein by Barbara KnoxAlison’s Puppy by Marion BauerAlison’s Wings by Marion BauerA Baby Sister for Frances by Russell HobanA Bargain for Frances by Russell HobanBaseball Ballerina by Kathryn CristaldiBat Bones and Spider Stew by Michelle PoploffBedtime for Frances by Russell HobanBenjamin Banneker by Eric BraunBessie Coleman by Eric BraunThe Best Way to Play by Bill CosbyThe Big Balloon Race by Eleanor CoerrThe Big, Beautiful, Brown Box by Larry BrimnerThe Big Tee-Ball Game by Larry BrimnerA Birthday for Frances by Russell HobanBony Legs by Joanna ColeBootsie Barker Ballerina by Barbara BottnerBread and Jam for Frances by Russell HobanThe Bremen-Town Musicians by Ruth GrossBumps in the Night by Harry AllardA Busy Guy by Charnan SimonButton Soup by Doris OrgelCaps for Sale by Esphyr SlobodkinaChickens Aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth HellerChipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane by Victoria SherrowClifford the Big Red Dog by Norman BridwellCommander Toad series by Jane YolenCorduroy by Don FreemanCows by Peter BradyDancing with the Manatees by Faith McNultyDaniel’s Duck by Clyde BullaDarcy and Gran Don’t Like Babies by Jane CutlerThe Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka NobleDinosaur Time by Peggy ParishElaine and the Flying Frog by Heidi ChangeFamilies Are Different by Nina PellegriniFollow that Fish by Joanne OppenheimFour on the Shore by Edward Marshall

Franklin Goes to School by Paulette BourgeoisFrog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelFrog and Toad Together by Arnold LobelThe Frog Prince by Edith TarcovThe Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon LordThe Golly Sisters Go West by Betsy ByarsThe Golly Sisters Ride Again by Betsy ByarsGrandmas at the Lake by Emily A. McCullyGrandpa Comes to Stay by Rob LewisHarold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket JohnsonHere Comes the Strikeout by Leonard KesslerHooray for the Golly Sisters by Betsy ByarsIbis: a True Whale Story by John HimmelmanIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura NumeroffIs Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah GuarinoJamaica and Brianna by Juanita HavillJamaica’s Find by Juanita HavillJohn F. Kennedy by Judy EmersonThe Know-Nothings by Michelle SpirnA Letter to Amy by Ezra Jack KeatsLightning by Helen FrostLionel and Louise by Stephen KrenskyM & M series by Pat RossMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansMadeline’s Rescue by Ludwig BemelmansMae Jemison by Eric BraunThe Meanest Thing to Say by Bill CosbyMessy Bessey’s Closet by Patricia McKissackThe Messy Lot by Larry BrimnerMonster Movie by Joanna ColeMore Tales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van LeeuwenMore Tales of Oliver Pig by Jean Van LeeuwenMount Rushmore by Lola SchaeferNate the Great series by Marjorie SharmatNo Tooth, No Quarter! by Jon BullerThe Noodle Game by Larry BrimnerThe Pet Show by Ezra Jack KeatsA Pocket for Corduroy by Don FreemanThe Popcorn Book by Tomie dePaolaRain by Gail Saunders-SmithRollo and Tweedy and the Ghost at Dougal Castle by Laura AllenRuby the Copycat by Peggy RathmanSaving Water by Rebecca OlienThe Secret of Foghorn Island by Geoffrey HayesSheep by Peter BradySheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes

Shipwreck Saturday by Bill CosbyThe Sidewalk Patrol by Larry BrimnerThe Smallest Cow in the World by Katherine PatersonSoccer Cousins by Jean MarzolloSpace Rock by Jon BullerStan the Hot Dog Man by Ethel & Leonard KesslerSusan B. Anthony by Martha RustadTheodore Roosevelt by Lola SchaeferThe Three Bears by Paul GaldoneThree by the Sea by Edward MarshallThree Days on a River in a Red Canoe by Vera WilliamsThree Stories You Can Read to Your Cat by Sara MillerThree Stories You Can Read to Your Dog by Sara MillerWagon Wheels by Barbara BrennerZack’s Alligator by Shirley Mozelle

Guided Reading Level L

Abraham Lincoln by Lola SchaeferAlexander and the Wind-up Mouse by Leo LionniAmanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver by Jean van LeeuwenAmelia Bedelia series by Peggy ParishAnimal Tracks by Arthur DorrosAstronauts by Tami DeedrickBeans on the Roof by Betsy ByarsThe Best Worst Day by Bonnie GravesCam Jansen series by David AdlerThe Candy Corn Contest by Patricia R. GiffCannonball Chris by Jean MarzolloCargo Ships by Adele RichardsonCesar Chavez by Lola SchaeferChang’s Paper Pony by Eleanor CoerrChickens by Peter BradyThe Curse of the Cobweb Queen by Geoffrey HayesDesert Giant: the World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara BashDinosaur Babies by Lucille PennerDinosaur Days by Joyce MiltonDinosaur Hunters by Kate McMullanDiplodocus by Daniel CohenThe Dog that Stole Home by Matt ChristopherDragon Breath by Jan O’ConnorThe Dragons of Blueland by Ruth S. GannettEverybody’s Best Friend by Larry BrimnerFinding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams by AviFootball Friends by Jean Marzollo

George and Martha series by James MarshallGeorge Washington by Lola SchaeferThe Gingerbread Boy by Paul GaldoneGrasshopper on the Road by Arnold LobelGreat Smoky Mountains National Park by Mike GrafGregory, the Terrible Eater by Mitchell SharmatHappy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean MarzolloHill of Fire by Thomas LewisHorrible Harry series by Suzy KlineHow Much Is that Guinea Pig in the Window? by Joanne RocklinHungry, Hungry Sharks by Joanna ColeJane Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees by Bette BirnbaumJennifer, Too by Juanita HavillThe Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor CoerrJudy Moody by Megan McDonaldKaty and the Big Snow by Virginia BurtonLittle Penguin’s Tale by Audrey WoodA Little Shopping by Cynthia RylantThe Long Way Westward by Joan SandinMagic Fish by Freya LittledaleMagic Money by David AdlerMaiasaura by Daniel CohenMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyMartin Luther King, Jr. by Lola SchaeferMarvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher’s House by Louis SacharMary Marony, Mummy Girl by Suzy KlineMermaid Island by Margaret FrithMiss Nelson Is Missing by Harry AllardMr. Gumpy’s Outing by John BurninghamThe Mummy’s Gold by Kate McMullanOld Enough for Magic by Anola PickettPee Wee Scouts series by Judy DeltonPerfect the Pig by Susan JeschkePigs by Peter BradyPinky and Rex series by James HowePony Trouble by Dale GasqueThe Quilt Story by Tony JohnstonRescue Helicopters by Rebecca OlienScience – Just Add Salt by Sandra MarkleSets: Sorting into Groups by Michele KoomenSound, Heat and Light: Energy at Work by Melvin BergerSpoiled Rotten by Barthe DeClementsStorms by Seymour SimonTales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van LeeuwenThe Three Blind Mice Mystery by Stephen KrenskyThrough Grandpa’s Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan

Tooter Pepperday by Jerry SpinelliThe True Story of Balto by Natalie StandifordA Very Strange Dollhouse by Jennifer DusslingWeather Poems by Lee Bennett HopkinsWhales – the Gentle Giants by Joyce MiltonWhen the Giants Came to Town by Marcia LeonardWhistle for Willie by Ezra Jack KeatsZoo Keepers by Tami Deedrick

Guided Reading Level M

Abby by Wolfram HanelAbe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha BrennerThe Adventures of Ratman by Ellen WeissAliens for Breakfast by Jonathan EtraAntarctica by Katie BagleyThe Art Lesson by Tomie dePaolaArthur and the Lost Diary by Marc BrownArthur Makes the Team by Marc BrownAunt Flossie’s Hats by Elizabeth HowardBailey School Kids series by Debbie DadeyBaseball by Mike KennedyBaseball Flyhawk by Matt ChristopherBasketball by Mike KennedyThe Bears’ Picnic by Stan and Jan BerenstainThe Bears’ Christmas by Stan and Jan BerenstainThe Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice DalglieshThe Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey by Stan and Jan BerenstainBlue Ribbon Blues by Jerry SpinelliBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyA Book about Your Skeleton by Ruth GrossBoundless Grace by Mary HoffmanBrad and Butter Play Ball! by Dean HughesBuddy: the First Seeing Eye Dog by Eva MooreCamp Sink or Swim by Gibbs DavisThe Case of the Elevator Duck by Polly BrendsCatch that Pass by Matt ChristopherThe Catcher’s Mask by Matt ChristopherCenter Court Sting by Matt ChristopherA Chair for My Mother by Vera WilliamsThe Chalk Box Kid by Clyde BullaCherries and Cherry Pits by Vera WilliamsChicken Soup with Rice by Maurice SendakChicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco

Christopher Columbus by Mervyn KaufmanCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi BarrettThe Copper Lady by Alice and Kent RossCrackerjack Halfback by Matt ChristopherThe Curse of the Squirrel by Laurence YepDancing with the Indians by Angela MedearisThe Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence HeideDeer: Graceful Grazers by Jody SullivanDid You Carry the Flag Today, Charley by Rebecca CaudillDirt Bike Racer by Matt ChristopherDon’t Forget the Bacon by Pat HutchinsThe Drinking Gourd by Ferdinand MonjoElephants: Trunks and Tusks by Adele RichardsonEverybody Cooks Rice by Norah DooleyFish by Adele RichardsonFive True Dog Stories by Margaret DavidsonFive True Horse Stories by Margaret DavidsonFootball by Mike KennedyFreckle Juice by Judy BlumeFrida Maria: A Story of the Old Southwest by Deborah LattimoreFrogs: Leaping Amphibians by Lola SchaeferFrom Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Kristin KellerGeorge Washington’s Mother by Jean FritzThe Ghost in Tent 19 by Jim and Jane O’ConnorGhost Town Treasure by Clyde BullaGroundhogs by Adele RichardsonHard Drive to Short by Matt ChristopherHelen Keller by Margaret DavidsonThe Hit-Away Kid by Matt ChristopherHouse of the Horrible Ghosts by Geoffrey HayesI Can’t Said the Ant by Polly CameronI Hate Camping by P.J. PetersenIce Magic by Matt ChristopherIchthyosaurus by Daniel CohenIguanadon by Daniel CohenInsects by Adele RichardsonThe Invisible Dog by Dick King-SmithIsland Baby by Holly KellerThe Island of the Skog by Steven KelloggJenny Archer series by Ellen ConfordJunie B. Jones series by Barbara ParkKate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret WettererThe Kid who Only Hit Homers by Matt ChristopherKing Arthur by Marc BrownLetting Swift River Go by Jane YolenThe Lighthouse Mermaid by Kathleen Karr

Lily and Miss Liberty by Carla StephensLittle Swan by Adele GerasThe Littles series by John PetersonMagic Treehouse series by Mary P. OsborneMammals by Adele RichardsonManners on the Telephone by Terri DeGezelleMaybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe by Susan PatronMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyThe Mitten by Jan BrettMolly’s Pilgrim by Barbara CohenMonster Rabbit Runs Amuck by Patricia R. GiffMy Father’s Dragon by Ruth GannettMystery in the Night Woods by John PetersonMystery of the Stolen Bike by Marc BrownNannies for Hire by Amy HestNeil Armstrong by Thomas StreissguthNine True Dolphin Stories by Margaret DavidsonNo Arm in Left Field by Matt ChristopherThe Old Rocking Chair by Phyllis RootThe One Bad Thing about Father by Ferdinand MonjoOne-Eyed Jake by Pat HutchinsThe One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo by Judy BlumeOnion Sundaes by David AdlerOwls by Adele RichardsonThe Paint Brush Kid by Clyde BullaPajama Party by Amy HestA Picture Book of Amelia Earhart by David AdlerA Picture Book of Louis Braille by David AdlerA Pocketful of Goobers by Barbara MitchellPolk Street School series by Patricia R. GiffRats on the Range by James MarshallRats on the Roof by James MarshallRed Ribbon Rosie by Jean MarzolloReptiles by Adele RichardsonThe Return of Rinaldo the Sly Fox by Ursel SchefflerRinaldo the Sly Fox by Ursel SchefflerRip-Roaring Russell by Johanna HurwitzRockets by Gregory VogtRussell Sprouts by Johanna HurwitzSable by Karen HesseSecond Grade Friends Again by Miriam CohenShortstop from Tokyo by Matt ChristopherSkateboard Tough by Matt ChristopherSlam Dunk Saturday by Jean MarzolloSoccer by Mike KennedySoccer Mania by Erika Tamar

Soccer Sam by Jean MarzolloSolo Girl by Andrea D. PinkneySpace Stations by Gregory VogtSpeed Skating by Larry BrimnerThe Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock by Bill PeetThe Spy in the Attic by Ursel SchefflerSquirrels by Rebecca OlienStar by Jo Ann SimonThe Statue of Liberty by Marc NoblemanA Story – A Story retold by Gail HaleyTight End by Matt ChristopherTom Edison’s Bright Ideas by Jack KellerToo Many Tamales by Gary SotoTyler Toad and the Thunder by Robert CroweWalter the Warlock by Deborah HautzigWingman on Ice by Matt ChristopherWonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher by Lois DuncanThe Year Mom Won the Pennant by Matt ChristopherYoung Wolf’s First Hunt by Janice ShefelmanThe Zack Files series by Dan GreenburgZomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott

Guided Reading Level N

A to Z Mysteries series by Ron RoyAbraham Lincoln: President of a Divided Country by Carol GreenAdam Joshua Capers series by Janice L. SmithAmber Brown series by Paula DanzigerAmphibians by Adele RichardsonAnkylosaurus by Daniel CohenAnna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm by Carla StevensApatosaurus by Daniel CohenArchaeologists Dig for Clues by Kate DukeAustralia by Katie BagleyBe a Friend to Trees by Patricia LauberBe a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen ManesBehind the Couch by Mordicai GersteinBenjamin Franklin: a Man with Many Jobs by Carol GreeneBerlioz the Bear by Jan BrettBlack Elk: a Man with a Vision by Carol GreeneBlackberries in the Dark by Mavis JukesThe Boonsville Bombers by Alison HerzigBuffalo Woman by Paul GobleBusybody Nora by Johanna HurwitzThe Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster by James Preller

The Case of the Spooky Sleepover by James PrellerCatwings by Ursula LeGuinChristopher Columbus: a Great Explorer by Carol GreeneThe Cloud Book by Tomie DePaolaDanger Guys by Tony AbbottDaniel Boone: Man of the Forests by Carol GreeneDon’t Call Me Beanhead by Susan WojciechowskiElizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor by Carol GreeneElizabeth the First: Queen of England by Carol GreeneThe Enormous Crocodile by Roald DahlEurope by Mike GrafEverglades National Park by Mike GrafExperiment with Water by Bryan MurphyFavorite Greek Myths by Mary P. OsborneFigure Skating by Larry BrimnerFlat Stanley by Jeff BrownThe Flunking of Joshua T. Bates by Susan ShreveFly Homer Fly by Bill PeetThe Forgotten Heroes: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers by Clinton CoxThe Gadget War by Ann DouglasGeorge Washington Carver: Scientist and Teacher by Carol GreeneGeorge Washington: First President of the U.S. by Carol GreeneA Gift for Mama by Esther HautzigA Glass Slipper for Rosie by Patricia R. GiffGolf by Christin DitchfieldGood Dog, Bonita by Patricia R. GiffHannah by Gloria WhelanHey, Al by Arthur YorinksHey, New Kid by Betsy DuffeyThe House on Walenska Street by Charolotte HermanHow a Book Is Made by AlikiHow Is a Crayon Made? by Frank OzHow to Be Cool in the Third Grade by Betsy DuffeyIce Hockey by Christin DitchfieldInvisible Stanley by Jeff BrownIt Takes a Village by Jane Cowen-FletcherJackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball by Jim O’ConnorJenius – the Amazing Guinea Pig by Dick King-SmithJohann Sebastian Back: Great Man of Music by Carol GreeneJohn Chapman: the Man Who Was Johnny Appleseed by Carol GreeneJohn Philip Souza: the March King by Carol GreeneJulian series by Ann CameronKatherine Dunham, Black Dancer by Carol GreeneKey to the Treasure by Peggy ParishLaura Ingalls Wilder: Author of the Little House Books by Carol GreeneThe Leftovers series by Tristan Howard

Lemurs, Lorises, and Other Lower Primates by Patricia MartinLeontyne Price: Opera Superstar by Sylvia WilliamsLili the Brave by Jennifer ArmstrongLion Dancer: Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year by Kate WatersLlama Pajamas by Susan ClymerLouis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind by Margaret DavidsonLudwig van Beethoven: Musical Pioneer by Carol GreeneLuke’s Bully by Elizabeth WinthropThe Magic Finger by Roald DahlMartin Luther King, Jr.: a Man Who Changed Things by Carol GreeneMax Malone series by Charlotte HermanMicroscopes by Adele RichardsonMufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John SteptoeMy Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria HoustonMy Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor AdaThe Mystery of the Phantom Pony by Lynn HallNext Spring an Oriole by Gloria WhelanNot-So-Perfect Rosie by Patricia R. GiffPioneer Cat by William HooksPirate’s Promise by Clyde BullaPitching Trouble by Stephen KrollPompeii… Buried Alive by Edith KunhardtPteranodon by Daniel CohenPuppy Love by Betsy DuffeyRachel Carson: Friend of Nature by Carol GreeneReturn of the Home Run Kid by Matt ChristopherRoberto Clemente: Baseball Superstar by Carol GreeneRumpelstiltskin by Paul ZelinskySave the Manatee by Alison FriesingerSchool’s Out by Johanna HurwitzSecond Chance by Stephen KrollShadow of the Wolf by Gloria WhelanShark Lady: The Adventures of Eugenie Clark by Ann McGovernShoeshine Girl by Clyde BullaSidewalk Story by Sharon MathisSilver by Gloria WhelanSomeone Is Following Pip Ramsey by Ron RoySomething Queer mystery series by Elizabeth LevySong Lee series by Suzy KlineSquanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde BullaStanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff BrownStegosaurus by Daniel CohenStriped Ice Cream by Joan LexauThe Summer Olympics by Bob KnottsTelescopes by Adele RichardsonTennis by Christin Ditchfield

Thomas Jefferson: Author, Inventor, President by Carol GreeneThrow-Away Pets by Betsy DuffeyThurgood Marshall: First Black Supreme Court Justice by Carol GreeneThe Titanic, Lost… and Found by Judy DonnellyTo the Top! by Sydelle A. KramerA Toad for Tuesday by Russell EricksonTriceratops by Daniel CohenThe Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War by Emily LittleTrue-Life Treasure Hunts by Judy Donnelly26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaolaVolleyball by Christin DitchfieldVoting by Sarah De CapuaWalking the Road to Freedom by Jeri FerrisWayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis SacharWhat Makes a Bird a Bird? by May GarelickWhat’s the Matter, Kelly Beans? by Judith EnderleWhite Bird by Clyde BullaWinter Olympics by Larry BrimnerWitch Hunt: It Happened in Salem Village by Stephen KrenskyWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musical Genius by Carol GreeneWolves: Life in the Pack by Lola SchaeferWorking Cotton by Sherley WilliamsWrong Way Around Magic by Ruth ChewYellowstone National Park by Mike GrafYosemite National Park by Mike GrafYou’re Out by Stephen Kroll

Guided Reading Level O

The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein by Johanna HurwitzAldo series, Johanna HurwitzAll about Sam by Lois LowryAllen Jay and the Underground Railroad by Marlene BrillAnd Then What Happened, Paul Revere? By Jean FritzAngel Park Soccer Stars series by Dean HughesAnt Cities by Arthur DorrosThe Arctic Ocean by Anne YlvisakerThe Atlantic Ocean by Anne YlvisakerAunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer by Linda LoweryBaseball Fever by Johanna HurwitzBaseball Saved Us by Ken MochizukiBaseball’s Best, Five True Stories by Andrew GutelleBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyBenjamin Banneker by Ginger WadsworthThe Blind Pony by Jeanne Betancourt

The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady by Betsy ByarsBorreguita and the Coyote by Verna AardemaThe Boxcar Children series by Gertrude C. WarnerBugs by Nancy ParkerCan’t You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean FritzThe Case of the Dirty Bird by Gary PaulsenCharles Lindbergh by Lucile DavisChocolate Fever by Robert SmithClass Clown by Johanna HurwitzCorn Is Maize by AlikiThe Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice DalglieshCowpokes and Desperadoes by Gary PaulsenDavy Crockett by Kathy FeeneyDirty Beasts by Roald DahlDogs Don’t Tell Jokes by Louis SacharDragon Bones by Paul HindmanEarthworms by Kevin HolmesEinstein Anderson, Science Detective series by Seymour SimonEleven Kids, One Summer by Ann M. MartinElizabeth Cady Stanton by Lucile DavisFace-Off by Matt ChristopherThe Finch’s Fabulous Furnace by Roger DruryFlossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissackFoolish Gretel by Jennifer ArmstrongThe Fortune-tellers by Lloyd AlexanderFrederick Douglass by Margo McLooneGeorge Washington’s Socks by Elvira WoodruffThe Ghost Pony by Jeanne BetancourtGinger Pye by Eleanor EstesGood Grief Third Grade by Colleen McKennaGorgonzola Zombies in the Park by Elizabeth LevyThe Great Little Madison by Jean FritzGymnastics by Christin DitchfieldHappily Ever After by Anna QuindlenThe Haunting of Grade Three by Grace MaccaroneHenry Huggins series by Beverly ClearyHer Seven Brothers by Paul GobleHerbie Jones series by Suzy KlineHere Comes McBroom by Sid FleischmanThe Hundred Dresses by Eleanor EstesJason and the Aliens Down the Street by Greg GreerThe Key to the Playhouse by Carol YorkThe King’s Equal by Katherine PatersonLake Huron by Anne YlvisakerLake Michigan by Anne YlvisakerLavender by Karen Hesse

The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaolaLeif Eriksson by Jason GlaserLike Jake and Me by Mavis JukesLions by Kevin J. HolmsLucretia Mott by Lucile DavisMa and Pa Dracula by Ann MartinMake a Wish, Molly by Barbara CohenMalcolm X by Lucile DavisMartial Arts by Bob KnottsMary McLeod Bethune by Margo McLooneMaxie, Rosie and Earl – Partners in Grime by Barbara ParkMcBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm by Sid FleischmanMieko and the Fifth Treasure by Eleanor CoerrMoons by Gregory VogtMoonwalk – the First Trip to the Moon by Judy DonnellyThe Most Beautiful Place in the World by Ann CameronThe Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly ClearyA Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-SmithMr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence AtwaterMrs. Piggle-Wiggle series by Betty MacDonaldMuch Ado about Aldo by Johanna HurwitzMuggie Maggie by Beverly ClearyMystery on October Road by Alison HerzigThe Night Crossing by Karen AckermanNo One Is Going to Nashville by Mavis JukesThe Not-Just-Anybody Family by Betsy ByarsOwl Moon by Jane YolenThe Pacific Ocean by Anne YlvisakerPatrick Doyle is Full of Blarney by Jennifer ArmstrongPippi Longstocking series by Astrid LindgrenRalph S. Mouse by Beverly ClearyRamona series by Beverly ClearySideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharSocks by Beverly ClearySojourner Truth by Margo McLooneSpider Kane and the Mystery Under the May Apple by Mary P. OsborneStay away from Simon! by Carol CarrickThe Story of Benjamin Franklin by Margaret DavidsonThe Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert ColesThe Sun by Ralph WinrichSusan B. Anthony by Lucile DavisThe Swamp of the Hideous Zombies by Geoffrey HayesTalk about a Family by Eloise GreenfieldTen True Animal Rescues by Jeanne BetancourtThey Led the Way: 14 American Women by Joanna JohnstonTornado by Betsy Byars

Track and Field by Bob KnottsTyrannosaurus Rex by Daniel CohenVelociraptor by Daniel CohenThe Vicar of Nibbleswick by Roald DahlVirtual Fred by Vincent CourtneyWall of Names: The Story of the Viet Vets Memorial by Judy DonnellyWalt Disney by June PreszlerWhat’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean FritzThe Whipping Boy by Sid FleischmanWingman by Daniel PinkwaterWrestling by Christin Ditchfield

Guided Reading Level P

Against the Odds by Joe LaydenAll About Sam by Lois LowryAmazing but True Sports Stories by Phyllis HollanderAttaboy Sam by Lois LowryBaby Island by Carol R. BrinkA Bad Spell for the Worst Witch by Jill MurphyBook of Black Heroes from A to Z by Wade HudsonThe Bicycle Man by Allen SayBunnicula by James HoweThe Burning Questions of Bingo Brown by Betsy ByarsThe Canada Geese Quilt by Natalie Kinsey-WarnockCircle of Gold by Candy BoydThe Daring Rescue of Marlon the Swimming Pig by Susan SaundersThe Dragon series by Jackie KollerEddie and the Fire Engine by Carolyn HaywoodEllen Tebbits by Beverly ClearyEmily’s Runaway Imagination by Beverly ClearyEncyclopedia Brown series by Donald SobolFantastic Mr. Fox by Roald DahlFelicia the Critic by Ellen ConfordFelita by Nicholasa MohrFinding the Titanic by Robert BallardFive Brave Explorers by Wade HudsonFive Notable Inventors by Wade HudsonThe Forgotten Door by Alexander KeyGeorge Washington’s Breakfast by Jean FritzGeorge’s Marvelous Medicine by Roald DahlGerbilitis by Stephanie SpinnerThe Ghost Fox by Laurence YepThe Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald DahlA Girl Called Al by Constance Greene

A Head Full of Notions: A Story about Robert Fulton by Andy BowenHelen Keller by Stewart GraffHot Fudge Hero by Pat BrissonHowliday Inn by James HoweThe Hundred Penny Box by Sharon B. MathisHurricanes: Wild Weather by Lorri HoppingIf You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovernIf You Lived at the Time of the Civil War by Kay MooreIf You Lived With the Sioux Indians by Ann McGovernIf You Traveled on the Underground Railroad by Ellen LevineIf Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island by Ellen LevineThe Indian School by Gloria WhelanIt’s Mine! by Leo LionniJacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang by Mordecai RichlerJazz, Pizzazz, and the Silver Threads by Mary QuattlebaumJoyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul FleischmanJustin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Walter and Mildred PittsKoi’s Python by Miriam Moore and Penny TaylorKoya Delaney and the Good Girl Blues by Eloise GreenfieldLast Chance for Magic by Ruth ChewLast Look by Clyde BullaA Lion to Guard Us by Clyde BullaThe Lotus Seed by Sherry GarlandThe Magic School Bus series by Joanna ColeThe Magic Squad and the Dog of Great Potential by Mary QuattlebaumMartin’s Mice by Dick King-SmithThe Matchlock Gun by Walter EdmondsThe Minpins by Roald DahlMixed-Up Max by Dick King-SmithA Nose for Trouble by Nancy WilsonOdds on Oliver by Constance GreeneOh, Brother by Johnnice WilsonOne Day in the Tropical Rain Forest by Jean C. GeorgeOwls in the Family by Farley MowatThe Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11 by Amy HestRoald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes by Roald DahlThe School Mouse by Dick King-SmithShoebag by Mary JamesThe Skates of Uncle Richard by Carol FennerThe Spray-Paint Mystery by Angela MedearisStone Fox by John R. GardinerThe Story of Alexander Graham Bell by Margaret DavidsonThe Story of Harriet Tubman by Kate McMullenThe Tales of Olga da Polga by Michael BondTar Beach by Faith RinggoldA Taste of Blackberries by Doris B. Smith

Time Warp Trio series by Jon ScieszkaTornadoes! by Lorraine HoppingTut’s Mummy: Lost and Found by Judy DonnellyTwisters and Other Terrible Storms by Will and Mary P. OsborneThe Twits by Roald DahlThe Wall by Eve BuntingWayside School Is Falling Down by Louis SacharWho Stole The Wizard of Oz? by AviWild and Woolly Mammoths by AlikiWitch’s Cat by Ruth ChewThe Worst Witch by Jill MurphyYang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear by Lensey Namioka

Guided Reading Level Q

Addy series (American Girls) by Connie PorterThe Airplane by Julie SinclairThe Alamo by Tom McGowenAliens Ate My Homework by Bruce CovilleAll about Deer by Jim ArnoskyAll about Owls by Jim ArnoskyAll-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney TaylorAmazing but True Sports Stories by Phyllis HollanderAnastasia Krupnik series by Lois LowryAnd Still the Turtle Watched by Sheila MacGill-CallahanAnimal Ark series by Ben BaglioAntarctica by David PetersonAustralia by David PetersonThe Automobile by Julie SinclairBabe, the Gallant Pig by Dick King-SmithBeetles Lightly Toasted by Phyllis R. NaylorBetsy-Tacy by Maud LovelaceThe Bicycle by Larry HillsThe Big Wave by Pearl BuckBlack Diamond: the Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues by Patricia McKissackBlack-Eyed Susan by Jennifer ArmstrongBrighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite HenryBy the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura I. WilderCanada by Elaine LandauThe Cat who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth CoatsworthCenterburg Tales by Robert McCloskeyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteClass Trip to the Cave of Doom by Kate McMullanDear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly ClearyErosion by Becky Olien

Farmer Boy by Laura I. WilderFelicity series (American Girls) by Valerie TrippFlorence Nightingale by Lucile DavisFourth Grade Wizards by Barthe DeClementsFranklin D. Roosevelt by Steve PottsFudge-a-Mania by Judy BlumeGeorge Washington by T.M. SuelThe Ghost on Saturday Night by Sid FleischmanGrandpa’s Face by Eloise GreenfieldHank the Cowdog by John EricksonHannah of Fairfield by Jean Van LeeuwenHarry’s Mad by Dick King-SmithHomer Price by Robert McCloskeyIndia by Elaine LandauJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlJim Ugly by Sid FleischmanJohn Adams by Muriel DuboisJosefina series (American Girls) by Valerie TrippJunebug by Alice MeadJust Juice by Karen HesseKirsten series (American Girls) by Janet ShawLangston Hughes by B. A. HoenaThe Lemonade Trick by Scott CorbettLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura I. WilderLittle House on the Prairie by Laura I. WilderThe Long Winter by Laura I. WilderThe Lost Flower Children by Janet T. LisleMary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories by Rosemary WellsMedieval Feast by AlikiMixed-up Max by Dick King-SmithMolly series (American Girls) by Valerie TrippMostly Michael by Robert K. SmithThe Mouse of Amherst by Elizabeth SpiresNative American Stories by Joseph BruchacOn the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura I. WilderOn the Banks of the Bayou by Roger MacBrideOnion Tears by Diana KiddOutside and Inside Bats by Sandra MarkleOutside and Inside Kangaroos by Sandra MarkleOutside and Inside Sharks by Sandra MarkleOutside and Inside Snakes by Sandra MarkleThe Pennsylvania Colony by Martin HintzPeru by Elaine LandauPeter Tchaikovsky by Mike VeneziaPicasso by Mike VeneziaPrairie Songs by Pam Conrad

A Rain Forest Tree by Lorien KiteThe Roar of the Crowd by Bill WallaceSacagawea by Barbara WittmanSierra by Diane SiebertThe Solar System by Gregory VogtSoup by Robert PeckSuperfudge by Judy BlumeThe Supreme Court by Patricia QuiriTales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy BlumeTechnical Foul by Bill WallaceThe Telephone by Marc NoblemanThere’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom by Louis SacharThere’s an Owl in the Shower by Jean C. GeorgeThe Toilet Paper Tigers by Gordon KormanThe True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery WilliamsWhose Side Are You on? by Emily MooreYou Be the Jury by Marvin Miller

Guided Reading Level R

Absolutely True Story: How I Visited Yellowstone Park… by Willo RobertsAce: the Very Important Pig by Dick King-SmithAdventures of Spider: West African Folktales by Joyce ArkhurstAfter the Goat Man by Betsy ByarsAsteroids by Gregory VogtAttack on Pearl Harbor by Tom McGowenBabe Ruth by Guernsey Van RiperBackward Bird Dog by Bill WallaceBlack Gold by Marguerite HenryBorn to Trot by Marguerite HenryThe Boston Tea Party by Conrad SteinThe Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis SacharThe Bracelet by Yoshiko UchidaBrian’s Winter by Gary PaulsenThe Bully of Barkham Street by Mary StolzThe Cabin Faced West by Jean FritzCaddie Woodlawn by Carol R. BrinkThe Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth WinthropThe Central Pacific Railroad by Clark EvansThe Challenger Disaster by Tim McNeeseCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlChildren of Christmas by Cynthia RylantThe Choctaw by Rachel Koestler-GrackClose to Home: A Story of the Polio Epidemic by Lydia Weaver

The Computer by Gayle WorlandThe Dark-Thirty by Patricia McKissackDeserts by Neil MorrisDevil’s Bridge by Cynthia DeFeliceA Dog Called Kitty by Bill WallaceA Dog on Barkham Street by Mary StolzDominic by William SteigThe Enormous Egg by Oliver ButterworthThe Family under the Bridge by Natalie CarlsonFig Pudding by Ralph FletcherFire in the Sky by Candice RansomFlight by Robert BurleighFlying Solo by Ralph FletcherFreaky Friday by Mary RodgersFreedom Crossing by Margaret ClarkFrindle by Andrew ClementsGentle Annie: the True Story of a Civil War Nurse by Mary ShuraThe Girl-Son by Anne NeubergerThe Great Kapok Tree by Lynne CherryHarry Houdini: Master of Magic by Robert KraskeHatchet by Brian PaulsenHave You Seen Hyacinth Macaw? by Patricia GiffHello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs by Jamie GilsonHow to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas RockwellHydroelectric Power by Josepha ShermanIggie’s House by Judy BlumeThe Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne R. BanksThe Inuit by Rachel Koestler-GrackThe Iroquois by Rachel Koestler-GrackThe Island by Gary PaulsenJar of Dreams by Yoshiko UchidaJennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E.L.KonigsburgJust Call Me Stupid by Tom BirdseyeJustin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite HenryThe Landry News by Andrew ClementsLeonardo da Vinci by Barbara WittemanThe Library Card by Jerry SpinelliA Long Way To Go: a Story of Women’s Right to Vote by Zibby O’NealLost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn FendlerLouis Pasteur by Kremena SpenglerLove You, Soldier by Amy HestMary Cassatt by B. A. HoenaMath Wiz by Betsy DuffeyMeet Calliope Day by Charles HaddadMeet Martin Luther King, Jr. by James de KayMegan’s Island by Willo Roberts

Michelangelo by Shelly SaterenMidnight Fox by Betsy ByarsMiracles on Maple Hill by Virginia SorensenMirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissackMisty of Chincoteague by Marguerite HenryThe Monster’s Ring by Bruce CovilleMummies Made in Egypt by AlikiNasty, Stinky Sneakers by Eve BuntingThe Navajo by Therese DeAngelisNo More Magic by AviThe Noonday Friends by Mary StolzNorway by Elaine LandauThe One Hundredth Thing about Caroline by Lois LowryOtherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy BlumeOur Only May Amelia by Jennifer HolmPhoebe and the General by Judith Griffin (Alternate title: Phoebe the Spy)Picasso by Shelly SaterenPigs Might Fly by Dick King-SmithPink and Say by Patricia PolaccoPioneer Girl: the Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder by William AndersonThe Pony Express by Peter AndersonThe Radio by Gail WorlandThe River by Gary PaulsenSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor CoerrSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanSaudi Arabia by Wende FazioShiloh by Phyllis R. NaylorSkylark by Patricia MacLachlanSnow Treasure by Marie McSwiganThe Space Race by Tim McNeeseSpider Boy by Ralph FletcherStaying Nine by Pam ConradStray by Dick King-SmithStrider by Beverly ClearyStuart Little by E. B. WhiteSun and Spoon by Kevin HenkesThe Television by Marc NoblemanThis Place Is Wet: The Brazilian Rain Forest by Vicki CobbThurgood Marshall by Karen GibsonTomorrow’s Wizard by Patricia MacLachlanThe Trouble with Tuck by Theodore TaylorThe Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. WhiteTutankhamen’s Gift by Robert SabudaWho’s That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? by Jean FritzThe Witches by Roald DahlWomen Explorers of the Mountains by Jetty Kahn

Women Explorers of the Oceans by Jetty KahnZeely by Virginia Hamilton

Guided Reading Level S

Abel’s Island by William SteigAfternoon of the Elves by Janet T. LisleAhyoka and the Talking Leaves by Peter and Connie RoopAjeemah and His Son by James BerryAll Alone in the Universe by Lynne R. PerkinsThe Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl HarnessBarefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad by Pamela EdwardsBeautiful Land by Nancy AntleBen and Me by Robert LawsonThe Borrowers by Mary NortonBoys against Girls by Phyllis R. NaylorBrave Irene by William SteigBrigham Young by Cory GundersonCaleb’s Choice by G. Clifton WislerCalico Captive by Elizabeth G. SpeareThe Cartoonist by Betsy ByarsThe Cherokee by Therese DeAngelisChildren of the Longhouse by Joseph BruchacThe Civil War by Kerry GravesThe Cricket in Times Square by George SeldenThe Cybil War by Betsy ByarsThe Day It Rained Forever: the Story of the Johnstown Flood by Virginia GrossThe Dollhouse Murders by Betty R. WrightDorothea Dix: Social Reformer by Barbara WittemanEleanor by Barbara CooneyThe Flying Flea, Callie, and Me by Carol and Bill WallaceFossil Fuel Power by Josepha ShermanFrom the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. KonigsburgGeothermal Power by Josepha ShermanThe Good Master by Kate SeredyThe Grand Escape by Phyllis R. NaylorThe Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine PatersonThe House with a Clock in Its Walls by John BellairsHow Many Days to America? by Eve BuntingIn the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betty B. LordIreland by Kay M. OlsonJourney by Patricia MacLachlanJourney to Jo’burg: a South African Story by Beverley NaidooThe Letter, the Witch and the Ring by John BellairsLetters from Rifka by Karen Hesse

Lily’s Crossing by Patricia R. GiffLon Po Po by Ed YoungMatilda by Roald DahlMatisse by Ellen StrumMe, Mop, and the Moondance Kid by Walter D. MyersMexico by Gina DeAngelisMississippi Bridge by Mildred TaylorMorning Girl by Michael DorrisMr. President by George SullivanMy Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce CovilleThe Ojibwa by Therese DeAngelisOn My Honor by Marion BauerOne-Eyed Cat by Paula FoxThe Pinballs by Betsy ByarsPoppy by AviPoppy and Rye by AviThe Pueblo by Mary EnglarPuppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers by Gary PaulsenRed Means Good Fortune: a Story of San Francisco’s Chinatown by Barbara GoldinRembrandt by Xavier NizThe Revolutionary War by Anne ToddThe Rough-Face Girl by Rafe MartinSeedfolks by Paul FleischmanSixth Grade Can Really Kill You by Barthe DeClementsSixth Grade Secrets by Louis SacharSmoky, the Cow Horse by Will JamesSolar Power by Josepha ShermanSounder by William ArmstrongThe Spanish-American War by Kerry GravesSugaring Time by Kathryn LaskySweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah HopkinsonTaking Care of Terrific by Lois LowryTaking Sides by Gary SotoTime for Andrew: a Ghost Story by Mary D. HahnThe Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean MerrillTrouble River by Betsy ByarsThe Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. WhiteTucket’s Gold by Gary PaulsenThe Van Gogh Café by Cynthia RylantThe Voyage of the Frog by Gary PaulsenThe War with Grandpa by Robert K. SmithWhat Hearts by Bruce BrooksWhere Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus? by Jean FritzThe Witch of Fourth Street, and Other Stories by Myron Levoy

Guided Reading Level T

Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeA Bear Called Paddington by Michael BondThe Birchbark House by Louise ErdrichThe Black Stallion by Walter FarleyBlubber by Judy BlumeBud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul CurtisThe Burning Questions of Bingo Brown by Betsy ByarsThe Children of Green Knowe by L.M. BostonCleopatra by Diane StanleyCut from the Same Cloth by Robert San SouciDanny, the Champion of the World by Roald DahlThe Double Life of Pocahontas by Jean FritzEarthquakes by Seymour SimonThe Forgotten Door by Alexander KeyGalaxies by Seymour SimonGeorge Washington’s Socks by Elvira WoodruffThe Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow by Ann TurnerGoing Solo by Roald DahlThe Great Brain by John Dennis FitzgeraldGuests by Michael DorrisHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisJoey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack GantosLeon’s Story by Leon TillageThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisLizard Music by Daniel Manus PinkwaterLost Star by Patricia LauberThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Man Who Was Poe by AviThe Middle Moffat by Eleanor EstesMore Adventures of the Great Brain by John FitzgeraldMy Brother Louis Measures Worms by Barbara RobinsonNobel Prize Winners by Carlotta HackerA Picture of Freedom by Patricia McKissackA Rat’s Tale by Tor SeidlerThe Return of the Great Brain by John FitzgeraldShh! We’re Writing the Constitution by Jean FritzThe Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George SpeareSing Down the Moon by Scott O’DellSomething Upstairs by AviSounder by William ArmstrongStanding in the Light by Mary Pope Osborne

They Shall Be Heard by Kate ConnellA Time Apart by Diane StanleyTom, Babette and Simon by AviVolcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens by Patricia LauberThe Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul CurtisWhat Jamie Saw by Carolyn ComanThe Wish Giver by Bill BrittainWoodsong by Gary Paulsen

Guided Reading Level U

Bad Girls by Cynthia VoigtBaseball in April and Other Stories by Gary SotoBen Franklin of Old Philadelphia by Margaret CousinsThe BFG by Roald DahlBirds of Prey by Snead CollardBlack Hearts in Battersea by Joan AikenThe Boggart by Susan CooperThe Boggart and the Monster by Susan CooperThe Book of Three by Lloyd AlexanderThe Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George SpeareThe Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula DanzigerCatherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanCharley Skedaddle by Patricia BeattyCrash by Jerry SpinelliThe Door in the Wall by Marguerite De AngeliThe Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp by Richard PeckThe Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley SnyderElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Fledgling by Jane LangtonFreedom Train by Dorothy SterlingA Gathering of Days by Joan BlosGinger Pye by Eleanor EstesHitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel FieldAn Indian Winter by Russell FreedmanJacob Have I Loved by Katherine PatersonJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeThe Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingMerlin and the Dragons by Jane YolenMr. Revere and I by Robert LawsonMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeNight Journeys by AviNothing But the Truth by AviNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry

Onion John by Joseph KrumgoldP.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula DanzigerThe Perilous Road by William O. SteeleRagweed by AviThe Real Thief by William SteigThe Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner by Walter Dean MyersRosa Parks: My Story by Rosa ParksThe Search for Delicious by Natalie BabbittThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettShadow of a Bull by Maia WojciechowskaSome of the Kinder Planets by Tim Wynne-JonesStay! Keeper’s Story by Lois LowryThe Summer of the Swans by Betsy ByarsTangerine by Edward BloorTuck Everlasting by Natalie BabbittThe View from Saturday by E.L. KonigsburgWar Comes to Willy Freeman by James Lincoln CollierWhen Justice Failed: The Fred Korematsu Story by Steven ChinWho Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? By Jerry SpinelliThe Winged Cat by Deborah LattimoreThe Winter Room by Gary PaulsenThe Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumWringer by Jerry Spinelli

Guided Reading Level V

Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon CreechAmos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth YatesAnna Is Still Here by Ida VosAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryAround the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellen by

Jean FritzThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketBelle Prater’s Boy by Ruth WhiteBloomability by Sharon CreechBlue Willow by Doris GatesBy the Great Horn Spoon! By Sid FleischmanCalico Bush by Rachel FieldThe Cay by Theodore TaylorChasing Redbird by Sharon CreechThe City of Gold and Lead by John ChristopherThe Dark Stairs by Betsy ByarsDaughter of the Mountains by Louise RankinDogsong by Gary Paulsen

Drylongso by Virginia HamiltonThe Ghost Belonged to Me by Richard PeckThe Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGrawGone-Away Lake by Elizabeth EnrightThe Green Book by Jill Paton WalshHabibi by Naomi Shihab NyeHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharThe House of Dies Drear by Virginia HamiltonThe Incredible Journey by Sheila BurnfordJourney Outside by Mary Q. SteeleLincoln: a Photobiography by Russell FreedmanA Long Way from Chicago by Richard PeckManiac Magee by Jerry SpinelliMany Waters by Madeleine L’EngleMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O’BrienNightbirds on Nantucket by Joan AikenOld Yeller by Fred GipsonPleasing the Ghost by Sharon CreechThe Pool of Fire by John ChristopherRascal by Sterling NorthSo Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko WatkinsSojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman? By Patricia McKissackTom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa PearceThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviThe Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene Du BoisWalk Two Moons by Sharon CreechThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe White Mountains by John ChristopherA Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’EngleThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’EngleYolonda’s Genius by Carol Fenner

Guided Reading Level W

Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Jane GrayThe Arkadians by Lloyd AlexanderThe Black Pearl by Scott O’DellThe Castle of Llyr by Lloyd AlexanderThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauColibri by Ann Cameron

Coraline by Neil GaimanCrispin by AviDicey’s Song by Cynthia VoigtDragonwings by Laurence YepThe Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy FarmerEleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery by Russell FreedmanHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. RowllingHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. RowlingHoot by Carl HiaasenHope Was Here by Joan BauerMissing May by Cynthia RylantMoccasin Trail by Eloise Jarvis McGrawNightjohn by Gary PaulsenParvana’s Journey by Deborah EllisThe People Could Fly by Virginia HamiltonThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterA Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L’EngleRoll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred TaylorRunning out of Time by Margaret HaddixSarny by Gary PaulsenThe Skin I’m in by Sharon FlakeA Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’EngleThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareYou Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? By Jean Fritz

Guided Reading Level X

An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L’EngleApril Morning by Howard FastBully for You, Teddy Roosevelt by Jean FritzCall It Courage by Armstrong SperryThe Dark Is Rising by Susan CooperThe Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane YolenGathering Blue by Lois LowryA Girl Named Disaster by Nancy FarmerThe Glory Field by Walter Dean MyersThe Great Little Madison by Jean FritzGreenwitch by Susan CooperThe Grey King by Susan CooperHomecoming by Cynthia VoigtHomesick, My Own Story by Jean FritzHoops by Walter Dean Myers

Izzy, Willy-Nilly by Cynthia VoigtPeter Pan by James M. BarrieLet the Circle Be Unbroken by Mildred TaylorLetters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. LyonsThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExuperyM.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia HamiltonMake Way for Sam Houston by Jean FritzMatilda Bone by Karen CushmanThe Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen CushmanNational Velvet by Enid BagnoldOver Sea, under Stone by Susan CooperThe Road to Memphis by Mildred TaylorSarah Bishop by Scott O’DellSeaward by Susan CooperTraitor, the Case of Benedict Arnold by Jean FritzWhere the Red Fern Grows by Wilson RawlsZlata’s Diary by Zlata Filipovic

Once students are past guided reading level S, it is more important for them to choosebooks they will enjoy than to choose by reading level, if a book is for recreationalreading.Please be aware that the above books are not arranged by appropriate interest level, butsimply by reading level. If you need specific guidance, please consult a children’slibrarian, a knowledgeable bookshop clerk, your child’s teacher, or the Friends Schoollibrarian.

- Marian McKenzie, Friends School Haverford Librarian- 31 May 2006 ; revised November 2007