Grade 1 Reading List
NYC Reads 365

A Rock Can Be by Laura Purdie Salas
Ballet Cat (series) by Bob Shea
Before Morning by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beth Krommes
Can I Eat That? by Joshua David Stein, illustrated by Julia Rothman
City Shapes by Diana Murray, illustrated by Bryan Collier
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat by Scott Menchin, illustrated by Harry Bliss
Imani's Moon by Janay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Hazel Mitchell
Leo: a Ghost Story by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Christian Robinson
Night Animals by Gianna Marino
Noodleheads See the Future by Tedd Arnold, Martha Hamilton, and Mitch Weiss
Pig in a Wig (series) by Emma Virján
Snail and Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends by Tina Kügler
The Airport Book by Lisa Brown
The Good for Nothing Button (series) by Charise Mericle Harper and Mo Willems
The Lost House by B. B.Cronin
Their Great Gift by John Coy, illustrated by Wing Young Huie
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie, illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton
Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle Miranda Paul, illustrated by Jason Chin
When Otis Courted Mama by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Jill McElmurry