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JoCoLibrary - Kids - Books for 1st Graders

A selection of books recommended for 1st grade readers. You may also like these lists - JoCoLibrary - Kids - Recommended for Beginning Readers for more easy readers, and JoCoLibrary - Kids - Guest Reader Greats for read alouds.

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  • Zoom Squirrel wants to feel brand new emotions. The Squirrel pals know just what to do! But what happens if Zoomy doesn't like these new feelings?
    BookNew York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2022. — ER READER Willems Mo 10/2022
  • The Boxcar Children are helping at a pizzeria, but it seems that someone is trying to shut it down. Can they find out who is causing trouble?
    BookChicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2021. — ER Warner Gertrude 11/2021
  • Earth Is Big

    a Book of Comparisons

    Tomecek, Steve
    Earth is big compared to a ladybug but small compared to a galaxy -- learn about the Earth not only through its comparison to other things but by touring some of the most extreme places on the planet.
    BookGreenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth Books , 2020. — E 550 Tomecek 09/2021
  • This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — E FIC John Jory 10/2021
  • It is time for the All-Star games, and Super Rabbit Boy wants to be crowned the Ultimate All-Star Champion, but with so many contestants, including the evil King Viking, he will need help from Sunny and his video game console to claim his…
    BookNew York, NY : Branches/Scholastic Inc., 2020. — J FICTION Flintham Thomas 12/2019
  • Yasmin's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys; but when she trips and spills their food both she and the monkeys are upset--until she remembers that she has fruit in…
    BookNorth Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window Books, A Capstone Imprint, [2019] — ER Faruqi Saadia 12/2019
  • A boy's favorite book is missing, and he describes it to the reader in great detail, including all the changes he made to it (like hedgehogs covering the pictures of the scary monsters).
    BookNew York : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. — E FIC DiTerliz Angela 09/2021
  • Armed with seeds and a shovel, Biscuit and the little girl visit the community garden where they plant flowers with new friends.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — VER READER Capucill Alyssa 03/2022
  • Unicorn and Yeti run into each other (literally) while looking for sparkly things, and despite some differences, (for instance Unicorn is magic, Yeti is not, Yeti likes snowball fights, Unicorn can not throw snowballs)--the two become…
    Graphic NovelNew York, NY : Acorn/Scholastic Inc., 2019. — J GRAPHIC UNICORN Burnell Heather v.1
  • With the big game coming up, Mo Jackson, the shortest member of the basketball team, is determined to learn how to pass the ball in time to help his team win.
    BookNew York, New York : Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018] — ER READER Adler David 02/2018
  • Dive in to the depths of the ocean to discover different species of sharks in this nonfiction picture book with simple text and illustrations
    BookNew York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2019] — E 597.3 Terranov 08/2019
  • Monkey and Cake are normally good friends, but today Cake is building a no-Monkey fort--until Monkey teaches him a lesson about being alone and he realizes that forts (and other things) are much better when they are shared.
    BookNew York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2019. — ER Daywalt Drew 02/2019
  • Two hamsters, one named Tip and the other Tucker, one fearful and one fearless, are purchased from a pet store by Mr. Lopez for his classroom.
    BookAnn Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2019] — ER Ingalls Ann 03/2019
  • Shares the interactions of the rule-following Chick and the absent-minded Brain, whose friendship is tested by miscommunications and misunderstandings about good manners
    Graphic NovelSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019. — J GRAPHIC Bell Cece 09/2019
  • Rocket loves chasing butterflies, but when one flies into the dark forest, will Rocket follow?
    BookNew York : Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, [2018] — ER Hills Tad
  • Discover the magic--and the science--behind spring flower blooms with this companion to the celebrated Raindrops Roll , Best in Snow , and Full of Fall .
    BookNew York : Beach Lane Books, [2019] — J 581 Sayre 02/2019
  • Bobby thinks his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is horrible, but when he sees her outside of school and they spend a day in the park together, he discovers she might not be so bad after all.
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014. — E FIC Brown Peter
  • A nervous Splat finds his first day at Cat School much better than he expected.
    BookNew York : HarperCollins, c2008. — E FIC SPLAT Scotton Rob
  • When Rabbit goes to his friend Robot's house, he finds Robot playing with Ribbit and feels left out. When Rabbit and Ribbit get mad, Robot's circuits overheat. Can the three be friends?
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016. — ER READER Bell 09/2016
  • Horse and Buggy are best friends, but Horse likes to dance and Buggy doesn't--until Horse shows him how to get down!
    BookNew York : Holiday House, [2018] — ER Long Ethan 03/2018