FIRST
GRADE
Allard, Harry. MISS NELSON IS BACK.
Baker, Keith. THE MAGIC FAN.
Berenstain, Stan. TOO MUCH TV.
Brown, Marc. D.W. ALL WET.
Brown, Marc. THE TRUE FRANCINE. (There were friends)
Clark, Emma C. I LOVE YOU, BLUE KANGAROO! (Because it’s
funny)
Ganz, Yaffa. MIMMY AND SIMMY.
Harper, Anita. IT’S NOT FAIR. (It was funny)
Hayward, Linda. THE BIGGEST COOKIE IN THE WORLD.
Hoban, Lillian. ARTHUR'S FUNNY MONEY.
Kramer, Robin. WILL YOU COME BACK FOR ME? (Because the mom came
back.)
Hazen, Barbara Shook. THE KNIGHT WHO WAS AFRAID TO FIGHT.
Hutchins, Pat. THREE STAR BILLY. (It was fun.)
Kandoian, Ellen. MAYBE SHE FORGOT.
Kimmel, Eric. THE GINGERBREAD MAN. (Because he was running
away.)
Kirschner, David. FIEVEL’S BIG SHOWDOWN. (They thought he
was a scaredy mouse but he wasn’t).
LeSieg, Thomas. THE EYE BOOK.
Lopshire, Robert. PUT ME IN THE ZOO.
Murphy, Stuart J. THE BEST BUG PARADE. (Because I like bugs.)
Nodset, Joan L. GO AWAY DOG. (First they weren’t friends
and then they came to be friends.)
Oppenheim, Joanne. DO YOU LIKE CATS? (Because I like
kitties.)
Sendak, Maurice. CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE. (I liked when the boy was
ice skating and drinking soup.)
Steig, William. DR. DESOTO. (It was fun)
Stewart, Mary. THE MONEY TREE. (It was fun.)
Thomas, Frances. WHAT IF? (Because there were monsters.)
Wickstrom, Sylvia. MOTHERS CAN’T GET SICK.
Wood, Audrey. KING BIGGOOD’S IN THE BATHTUB. (It’s
funny.)
Wood, Audrey. OH MY, BABY BEAR.
SECOND GRADE
Alexander, Martha. MY OUTRAGEOUS FRIEND CHARLIE
Banner, Angela. ANT AND BEE TIME. (Because it has animal races.)
Berger, Melvin. WHY I SNEEZE, SHIVER, HICCUP AND YAWN. (It's
interesting.)
Chandiet, Bernice. MARTIN AND THE TOOTH FAIRY
Cole, Joanna. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS IN THE HUMAN BODY (You can be
in a human’s body)
Cooper, Susan. MATTHEW'S DRAGON. (It's cool when the dragon
comes out of his book.)
Dewey, Ariane. THE NARROW ESCAPE OF DAVY CROCKETT. (Davy was
strong and it was cool.)
Freedman, Florence B. BROTHERS. (Because it showed where and
why the Beit HaMikdash was built.)
Gibbons, Gail. THE SEASONS OF ARNOLD’S APPLE TREE (The apples
grew)
Gutelle, Andrew. BASEBALL’S BEST TRUE STORIES. (It slammed
to first base)
Hazen, Barbara. THE NIGHT WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK. (First
the knight is scared, then loses his fear.)
Horowitz, Ruth. BREAKOUT AT THE BUG LAB. (Max gets out of
his box.)
Kessler, Leonard. HERE COMES THE STRIKEOUT. (It
teaches you to practise baseball if you want to get good at it.)
Levine, Ellen. I HATE ENGLISH. (I love English).
MAGIC SCHOOL BUS BLOWS ITS TOP OFF. (It shows you a volcano.)
Marshall, James. FOX OUTFOXED.
MEET SAMANTHA. (They did a mitzvah)
Munsch, Robert. GET OUT OF BED. (It was funny).
Murphy, Stuart. TOO MANY KANGAROOS. (It was funny because he
jumped)
Osborne, Mary Pope. DINGOES AT DINNER TIME. (It was
funny). Also other Magic Tree House Books.
Parish, Peggy. THANK YOU, AMELIA BEDELIA. (Amelia
Bedelia messes up. Then the parents get angry....then everyone
gets happy.)
Rocklin, Joanne. HOW MUCH IS THAT GUINEA PIG IN THE WINDOW.
(It had to do with math).
Ryan, Dyanne. UNCLE WILLY AND THE SOUP KITCHEN. (Because the boy
learns to care for homeless people.)
Seuss, Dr. THERE'S A
WOCKET IN MY POCKET. (There's strange things.)
Snir, Mirik. KETANEI KETANIM. (It was good).
Vickers, Kath. A WIZARD COMES TO VISIT. (It's very good
because it rhymes.)
Yolen, Jane. COMMANDER TOAD.
THIRD GRADE
Adler, David. THE BABE AND I.
Brown, Marc. ARTHUR AND THE CRUNCH CEREAL CONTEST. (It is a
gooooooood book)
Christopher, Matt. FOOTBALL JOKES AND RIDDLES. (It is very
funny)
Cleary, Beverly. MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE. (Because it is a
fun book.) Also other books by the author, particularly the Ramona
series.
Cole, Joanna. THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS MAKES A RAINBOW. (It is
cool and interesting).
Coville, Bruce. SPACE
BRAT. (It is fun.)
Dahl, Roald.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX. (It's funny.)
Kessler, Leonard. OLD TURTLE’S RIDDLE AND JOKE BOOK.
(It’s funny)
Lawlor, Laurie.
SECOND GRADE DOG. (It is cool.)
Lepthien, Emilie U. WOLVES.
Kessler, Leonard. OLD
TURTLE’S RIDDLE AND JOKE BOOK. (It’s funny)
Kessler, Leonard. OLD
TURTLE’S RIDDLE AND JOKE BOOK. (It’s funny)
Pilkey, Dave. CAPTAIN
UNDERPANTS. (It was funny.)
Kessler, Leonard. OLD
TURTLE’S RIDDLE AND JOKE BOOK. (It’s funny)
Quackenbush, Robert.
HENRY BABY SITS. (It's silly.)
Sobol, Donald J. ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN AND THE CASE OF THE DISGUSTING
SNEAKERS. (It’s a mystery book).
Webster, Vera R. SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS. (It teaches you a
lot.)
Wyse, Lois. HOW TO TAKE YOUR GRANDMA TO THE MUSEUM. (It
could happen.)
FOURTH
GRADE
Aaseng, Nate.
BASEBALL: YOU ARE THE MANAGER. (You can match wits with
MLB's top managers.)
Avi. S.O.R. LOSERS.
(It seems so real)
Byars, Betsy. THE DARK STAIRS. (It was a mystery)
Cleary, Beverly. RIBSY GOES TO SCHOOL. (Very funny story
about a dog)
Dahl, Roald. BFG. (It’s really magical).
Danziger, Paula. I, AMBER BROWN. (It is a funny book). Also other
Amber Brown titles.
Eisenberg, Lisa. BASEBALL BLOOPERS.
Fradin, Dennis Brindell. BOUND FOR THE NORTH STAR. (In the
story, slaves risked their lives for freedom)
Ganz, Yaffa. SAVTA SIMCHA AND THE INCREDIBLE SHABBOS BAG.
(Because it’s funny)
Ganz, Yaffa. SAVTA SIMCHA AND THE SEVEN SPLENDID GIFTS.
Howe, James. RETURN
TO HOLIDAY INN.
Jones, Charlotte Foltz.
MISTAKES THAT WORKED. (It talks about everyday things that were
invented by accident.)
Juster, Norton. THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH (Everything is so magical)
Kennedy, Trish.
BASEBALL CARD CRAZY. (It had a good ending.)
Lewis, C.S. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. (It was a
mystery)
Merril, Jean. THE PUSHCART WAR. (Surprises just keep coming
up)
Park, Barbara. JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK.
Rowling, J.K. HARRY POTTER, BOOK 2. (It has scary and fun
things in it)
Rowling, J.K. HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE. (It
is filled with magical adventure and can really brighten up your day)
Sachar, Louis. WAYSIDE SCHOOL GETS A LITTLE STRANGER.
(It’s very funny and a man’s nose got sneezed off.)
Sachs, Marilyn. AMY MOVES IN. (It brightens up my day).
Scieszka, Jon. SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR. (It’s a good
adventure book)
Ward, Geoffrey C.
SHADOW BALL: THE NEGRO LEAGUE. (It gave a history of the
Negro Leagues.)
Waugh, Sylvia. MENNYMS UNDER SIEGE. (It’s funny.)
Wilder, Laura Ingalls.
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRARIE (I could imagine it in my head.)
Wright, Betty Ren. A GHOST IN THE HOUSE. (It’s
surprising.)
Wright, Betty Ren. THE PIKE RIVER PHANTOM.
FIFTH
GRADE
Aaseng, Nate. YOU ARE THE MANAGER. (You get to make a
decision and it tells you what the manager did and the result.)
Anderson, Laura Halse. FEVER 1793. (It’s very good.
It shows you how life was around the time of the Revolutionary War.)
Asimov, Isaac. MARS. (It has neat facts.) also other
planet books by Asimov.
Avi. PERLOO THE BOLD. (Perloo makes friends out of enemies)
Avi. WHAT DO FISH
HAVE TO DO WITH IT? (It's weird.)
Blume, Judy. FUDGE-A-MANIA. (It’s funny and strange at the
same time.)
Blume, Judy. SUPERFUDGE. (Full of surprises!!)
Churchill, Richard. AIRPLANE. (It has good facts.)
Cooper, Susan. THE BOGGART. (It is very interesting)
Coville, Bruce.
JENNIFER MURDLEY'S TOAD. (It's fun.)
Cushman, Karen.
CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY. (It is a book that is funny and it shows
a girl in medieval time's feelings.
Dahl, Roald. BOY. (It is really funny and full of Roald
Dahl’s history and stories.)
Danziger, Paula. P.S. LONGER LETTER LATER. (It is a good
book.)
DeFelice, Cynthia. LOSTMAN’S RIVER. (I like this
because one of the characters was honest, and I admire honesty.)
Fletcher, Susan. SHADOW SPINNER. (It is a very interesting
book and also the kind of book you can never put down.)
Jaffe, Nina. TALES
FOR THE SEVENTH DAY. (It is about Shabbat).
Jane, Marcy C.
MYSTERY AT SHADOW POND.
Keene, Carolyn. THE SECRET OF THE OLD ATTIC. (It’s
interesting and has good adventures.) Also, other Nancy Drew
books.
Konigsburg, E.L. FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E.
FRANKWEILER. (Part is true and part is not.)
Lapman, Maurice. ROBINHOOD. (It has some very cool and
exciting adventures.)
Lavies, Bianca. GARTER SNAKES. (It tells you a lot of information
on snakes and how they make a living.)
Lazewnik, Libby. BAKER’S DOZEN: ON OUR OWN. (You can
read it over and over again because it’s so fun to read.)
Lewis, C.S. THE SILVER CHAIR. (I like books where kids go on
adventures.)
Lowry, Lois. ANASTASIA KRUPNIK. (It’s about a girl
our age.)
McGovern, Ann. IF YOU LIVED 100 YEARS AGO. (It has a lot of
interesting things in it.
Murphy, Jim. BASEBALL’S ALL-TIME-ALL-STARS. (The book told
you who most of the great players were.)
O’Dell, Scott. ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS. (It teaches
you how this girl stayed by herself, and you can learn from it.)
Rodda, Emily. DREAD
MOUNTAINS. (It has exciting parts.)
Rodgers, Mary. FREAKY FRIDAY. (It gets all mixed up.)
Rowling, J.K. HARRY POTTER, 3. (It’s an awesome book to
read.)
Rybolt, Robert. AIR AND OTHER GASES. (It has a lot of great
facts.)
Sachar, Louis. DOGS DON’T TELL JOKES. (It is very funny.)
Sachs, Marilyn. LAURA’S LUCK. (It is one of the best books
I have read.)
Scieszka, Jon. SQUIDS
WILL BE SQUIDS. (It is very funny.)
Sherman, Josepha. RACHEL THE CLEVER AND OTHER JEWISH FOLKTALES.
(It has stories from all around the world.)
Simon, Seymour. OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. (It has neat pictures and
a lot of interesting facts.)
Sleator, William. THE
BOXES. (It has exciting adventures.)
White, E.B. THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN. (People who like swans
would like it.)
Wright, Betty Ren.
OUT OF THE DARK. (Because it is scary.)
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