Different Genres

Fleming, C., & Carpenter, N. (2009). Imogene'slast stand. New York: Schwartz & Wade Books. 

Imogene is a little girl that lives in Liddleville, New Hampshire, who is passionate about history. She always talked about history and enjoyed visiting her town’s Historical society, uncle the Mayor of her town declared for the house to be torn down to build a shoelace factory. Imogene uses many historical figures to help convenience the mayor to not tear down the house.

Reading Level Grade: 1 (Historical Fiction) 

 Krosoczka, J. (2010). Lunch Lady and thebake sale bandit(Volume 5). New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Part of the Lunch Lady series. The disaster strike, while Lunch Lady and Betty are outside, handling a delivery of taco shells, the power goes out, and when the lights go on again, the bake sale goodies have disappeared. Someone has stolen the goodies from the school bake sale,  and it’s up to the Lunch Lady and her sidekick to solve the crime, with a little help from three kids known as the Breakfast Bunch. Reading Level Grade: 1(Graphic Novel)

 

MacLachlan, P., & Charest, E. (2010). I didn't do it. New York, NY: Katherine Tegen Books.

Fourteen simple poems, written primarily in short, blank verse give the reader a delightful glimpse into the world as seen by a puppy. Each poem is told from the perspective of a different puppy. Some of the poems include things the puppy likes, doesn’t like, and one titled I didn’t do it. Reading Grade Level: 2 (Poetry)

Pinkney, J. (2010). The lion and the mouse. S.l.: Weston Woods/Scholastic.

This is a really wonderful wordless telling of the Aesop's fable, with the lion and the mouse both depicted with real character, and humor. (Wordless Fable)

 

Willems, M. (2014). The pigeon needs a bath! New York: Hyperion Books for Children. The Pigeon is dirty and he needs a bath, but he doesn’t want to take a bath. But once you get him in the bath he doesn’t want to get out.  (Reading Level Grade 1)