Read for Fun

 Applegate, K., & Biggs, B. (2008). Roscoe Riley rules. New York, NY: HarperCollins. 

This is the first book in this series about first grader Roscoe Riley. This book has short chapters, smile sentences, and pictures. This book is about Roscoe getting in trouble even though he was just trying to help.

 Barkley, C., & Riti, M. (2013). The Critter Club. Amy and the missing puppy. New York, NY: Little Simon.

This is the first book in the Critter Club series. This book is a great first chapter book, the book has larger text and pictures. This book is about Amy spending spring break helping her mom at the pet clinic. Amy encounters an unexpected mystery she must solve.

 Noll, A., & McWilliam, H. (2009). I need my monster. Brooklyn, NY: Flashlight Press. 

This book is about a boy who needs his monster under his bed to go to sleep. But his monster has left him a note that he will be gone for a week.  This book is a great example of using descriptive text. 

 Shannon, D. (2004). A bad case of stripes. New York, NY: Scholastic. 

This book is about a little girl that is often worried about what others will think about the choices she makes. She only wants to do what everyone else is doing. The little girl ends up a the stripes and has to go to school with them. This book teaches a great moral, that its okay to be you. 

 Willems, M., & Muth, J. J. (2010). City Dog, Country Frog. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children.

 

This is book is written by Mo Willems. This book is about two very different animals being friends. This book also starts in the spring and goes through every season. This book is a great book about friendship new and old.