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