Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures by Cynthia Rylant
A Good Day by Kevin Henkes
Little Rat Makes Music by Monika Bang-Campell
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice Harrington
Eggs by Marilyn Singer
Even More Parts: Idioms from Head to Toe by Tedd Arnold
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss
My Colors, My World by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Pepita Talks Twice by Ophelia Dumas Lachtman
Nate the Great (series) by Marjorie Sharmat
Cassie's Word Quilt by Faith Ringgold
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza
Junie B. Jones, First Grader: Dumb Bunny by Barbara Park (series)
Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose by Leo and Diane Dillon
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
Spinky Sulks by William Steig
These books have been recommended by the School Library Journal. You can read their reviews and those by the American Library Association on amazon.com. Most books or authors published before 2004 can also be found on the California Department of Education site Recommended Literature for Kindergarten Through Grade 12 - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/
