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1st Grade

Suggested books for 1st graders.

Bad kitty
Bad kitty
by Nick Bruel
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Deep in the Sahara
Deep in the Sahara
by Kelly Cunnane
Goldilocks and the three dinosaurs
Goldilocks and the three dinosaurs
by Mo Willems
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Have you seen my dragon?
Have you seen my dragon?
by Steve Light
Pancho Rabbit and the coyote : a migrant's tale
Pancho Rabbit and the coyote : a migrant's…
by Duncan Tonatiuh
The day the crayons quit
The day the crayons quit
by Drew Daywalt
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Uptown
Uptown
by Bryan Collier
Penny and her marble
Penny and her marble
by Kevin Henkes
The twelve dancing princesses
The twelve dancing princesses
by Rachel Isadora
Llama Llama time to share
Llama Llama time to share
by Anna Dewdney
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Llama Llama home with Mama
Llama Llama home with Mama
by Anna Dewdney
Llama Llama holiday drama
Llama Llama holiday drama
by Anna Dewdney
An alphabet
An alphabet
by Oliver Jeffers
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