Books written for Grades 1-4 (Ages 6 – 9 years)

Name of Book:  Christmas Farm Author:  Mary Lyn Ray Illustrator:  Barry Root Publisher:  Harcourt, Inc. ISBN:  978-0-15-216290-0 Audience:  Ages 4-8. Summary:  Wilma grows flowers, but one day, she decides to try something new. With her young neighbor, Parker, she orders and...

Name of Book:  Gifts of the Heart Author:  Patricia Polacco Illustrator:  Patricia Polacco Publisher:  G.P. Putnam’s Sons ISBN:  978-0-399-16094-3 Audience:  Ages 5-8. Summary:  Young Trisha and Richie are nearing their first Christmas without Gramma, and their last Christmas on...

Title: The Year of Billy Miller Author: Kevin Henkes Illustrator: Kevin Henkes Publisher: Greenwillow Books Publication Date: September, 2013 ISBN: 9780062268129 Audience: Reading level, Grades 3-6. Summary: Ms. Miller, Billy’s 2nd grade teacher, informs her class that this year,...

Title:  Around the Year Author:  Elsa Maartman Beskow Publisher:  Floris Books (September 2008) Audience:  Ages 3 – 7 Summary:  This picture book takes the reader on a journey through the months of year, briefly touching on time/number association and the days of the week,...

Title: Rain! Author:  Linda Ashman Illustrator:  Christian Robinson Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780547733951 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary:  An irrepressible little boy in a frog hat lifts the spirits of everyone he meets on a very rainy day.  A grumpy old man just...

Title: Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret. Author: Judy Blume Publisher: Dell Yearling Book Publication Date: 1970 ISBN: 0-440-40419-3 Audience: Grades 3-7 Summary: Margaret Simon has moved from New York City to Farbrook, New Jersey, anxious about a new home and a new school....

Name of Book:  Penny and Her Marble Author:  Kevin Henkes Illustrator:  Kevin Henkes Publisher:  Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins Publishers ISBN:  978-0-06-208205-3 Audience:  This book, written for new readers, provides an excellent opportunity for parents or teachers and...

Title:  The Little Leftover Witch Author:  Florence Laughlin Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers (Reissue Edition) Publication Date: 1960, Reissued in August 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4424-8672-0 Audience: 8 and up Summary: As Lucinda Doon goes to bed on Halloween night...

Title: Piglet and Papa Author:  Margaret Wild Illustrator:  Stephen Michael King Publisher:  Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007 ISBN:  9780810914766 Audience:  Ages 3-8 Summary:  After a misunderstanding with Papa, Piglet sets out to find someone else in the farmyard who loves...