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These reading lists are provided by Reading
Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF) and the American Library Association (ALA)
for you and your young reader*. If you choose to use these lists,
draw your reader's attention to the books on the list, starting with
th ose for the appropriate grade level. Go to the library shelves
and find one of the books listed here. Let your young reader look
at the front and back covers of the book and thumb through the inside
of the book. Ask if the book interests your reader. If so, check
the book out. If not, find another book on this list and repeat the
process until your reader is happy.
Favorite Books of RIF Kids
Provided by Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
- Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing!
- Ames, Lee J. Draw Draw Draw.
- Anonymous. Fairy tales, folk tales, and mursery rhymes
including: "Cinderella," "The Gingerbread Man," "Little
Red Riding Hood," "The Three Little Pigs," "The
Three Billy Goats Gruff," "Goldilocks and the Thre
e Bears," and Mother Goose rhymes.
- Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeleine.
- Berenstain, Stan and Jan. The Berenstain Bears.
- Bridwell, Norman. Clifford, the Big Red Dog.
- Brown, Margaret W. Goodnight, Moon.
- Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
- Mayer, Mercer. There's a Nightmare in My Closet.
- McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings.
- Piper, Watty. The Little Engine That Could.
- Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
- Rey, H.A. Curious George.
- Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.
- Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat.
- Solbodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale.
- Waber, Bernard. Ira Sleeps Over.
- Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog.
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- Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson Is Missing!
- Berenstain, Stan and Jan. The Berenstain Bears Nursery
Tales.
- Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice.
- Bridwell, Norman. Clifford, the Big Red Dog.
- Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age Eight
- Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- Hoban, Russell. Bedtime for Frances.
- Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Are Friends.
- McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings.
- Mosel, Arlene. Tikki Tikki Tembo.
- Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia.
- Rey, H.A. Curious George.
- Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.
- Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat.
- Sharmat, Marjorie W. Nate the Great.
- Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends.
- Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective.
- Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad Day.
- Warner, Gertrude. Boxcar Children.
- White, E.B. Charlotte's Web.
- Wilder, Laura I. Little House on the Prairie.
- William, Margery. The Velveteen Rabbit.
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- Baum, L. Frank. The Wizard of Oz.
- Blume, Judy. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
- Byars, Betsy. The Pinballs.
- Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age Eight.
- Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- Davis, Jim. Garfield Counts to Ten.
- DeClements, Barthe. Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade.
- Farley, Walter. The Black Stallion.
- Fitzgerald, John D. The Great Brain.
- Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller.
- Hiller, B.B. The Karate Kid.
- Howe, Deborah and James. Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of
Mystery.
- Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
- O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins.
- Paterson, Katherine. The Bridge to Terabithia.
- Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows.
- Rockwell, Thomas. How to Eat Fried Worms.
- Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty.
- Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends.
- Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective.
- Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
- Warner, Gertrude. Boxcar Children.
- White, E.B. Charlotte's Web.
- Wilder, Laura I. Little House on the Prairie.
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provided by the American Library Association
- Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon.
- Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
- Freeman, Don. Corduroy.
- Hughes, Shirley. Alfie Gives a Hand.
- Martin, Bill Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You
See?
- Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
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- Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day.
- Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Are Friends.
- McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings.
- Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.
- Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African
Tale.
- Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad Day.
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- Cleary, Beverly. Ramona the Pest.
- Dahl, Roald. Fantastic Mr. Fox.
- Hurwitz, Johanna. Much Ado about Aldo.
- MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah Plain and Tall.
- White, E.B. Charlotte's Web.
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods.
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- Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting.
- Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography.
- Lowry Lois. Anastasia Krupnik.
- Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia.
- Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and
Drawings.
- Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
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*The Department of Education recommends that parents review
these lists and make their own decision on the suitability of
the books for their children.
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