Little Scholars Reading List
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The Best Loved Doll by Rebecca Caudill
When I was young In the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
The Cordial Cricket, By Elizabeth Howard
Another great book from right here in Richmond! This book on Etiquette is written by Elizabeth Howard, owner of The Cordial Cricket, a custom invitations, stationery and gift store in Chester, Va. The short book, for both kids and parents, is about the importance of good manners, something many kids do not learn today. Read more about The Cordial Cricket in Elizabeth’s Blog
The Incredible Book Eating Boy, by Oliver Jeffers
Henry loves books. In fact, he literally devours them. And the more he eats, the smarter he gets. But what happens when he starts eating too fast?
Favorite Nursery Rhymes, by Mother Goose
Parents often underestimate the importance of nursery rhymes beyond rhyming. They introduce children to story structure in its most basic form, enhances their vocabulary and language skills and requires higher level thinking skills.
Moony Luna/ Luna, Lunita Lunera, by Jorge Argueta
Five-year-old Luna is afraid she’ll find monsters at her new school until a kind teacher and her new classmates show her that she has nothing to fear.
School, by Emily McCully
Bitty, the smallest mouse in the family is sure that her mother won’t miss her when she follows the big kids to school. Of course Bitty’s mom misses her but Bitty is taken into school and becomes the teacher’s helper until her worried mom comes to pick her up. The author/illustrator has newly added a minimal text to this once wordless but still winning tale of the younger sibling left behind.
Scaredy Squirrel, by Melanie Watt
Where the Sidewalk Ends: the Poems and Drawing of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
Richmond Rocks! by Kate Hall of Richmondmom.com
My Very Own Name custom-made book by I See Me www.iseeme.com
It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler
Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss
The Eye Book by Dr. Seuss
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
The Pigeon Books by Mo Willems
You Look Ridiculous Said the Rhinoceros to the Hippopotamus by Bernard Waber
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judy and Ron Barrett
We are Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Click Clack Moo Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewis
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault
The Red, Ripe Strawberry, The Big, Hungry Bear and the Little Mouse by Audrey Wood
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
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