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First Grade Books

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

The story about Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish ; pictures by Fritz Siebel

Arthur's pet business by Marc Brown

The one that got away by Percival Everett ; illustrated by Dirk Zimmer

Henry and Mudge take the big test by story by Cynthia Rylant ; pictures by Sucie Stevenson

Thunder cake by Patricia Polacco

Brave Irene by William Steig

King Bidgood's in the bathtub by written by Audrey Wood ; illustrated by Don Wood

Frog and toad are friends by Arnold Lobel

Danny and the dinosaur by story and pictures by Syd Hoff

Madeline by story and pictures by Ludwig Bemelmans

Miss Rumphius by story and pictures by Barbara Cooney

The wolf's chicken stew by Keiko Kasza

Crictor by Ungerer, Tomi, 1931-

Tikki Tikki Tembo, retold by Arlene Mosel. Illustrated by Blair Lent by Mosel, Arlene

Bread and jam for Frances. Pictures by Lillian Hoban by Hoban, Russell

Lyle, Lyle, crocodile by Waber, Bernard

The bear's toothache. Written and illustrated by David McPhail by McPhail, David, 1940-

Strega Nona : an old tale by retold and illustrated by Tomie de Paola

Pinkerton, behave! by Story and pictures by Steven Kellogg

Nate the great. Illustrated by Marc Simont by Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Owl moon by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by John Schoenherr