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Easy-To-Read Books
Title Section Author Year
Dinosaur Time JE Parish, Peggy and Arnold Lobel 1977
Owl at Home JE Lobel, Arnold 1978
Hattie Rabbit JP Gackenbach, Dick 1979
Heather's Feathers   Weiss, Ellen 1979
Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia JE Parish, Peggy and Lynn Sweat 1980
Grasshopper on the Road JE Lobel, Arnold 1981
Mrs. Gaddy and the Ghost JE Steele, Mary Q. and Marylin Hafner 1982
Clams Can't Sing JE Stevenson, james 1983
Commander Toad in Space JE Yolen, Jane and Bruce Degan 1983
Nate the Great and the Missing Key JE Sharmat, Majorie and Marc Simont 1984
Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail JE Sharmat, Majorie and Marc Simont 1985
M & M and the Bad News Baby JE Ross, Pat and Marylin Hafner 1986
In a Dark Dark Room and Other Scary Stories JE Schwartz, Alvin and Dirk Zimmer 1987
Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping JE Parish, Peggy and Lynn Sweat 1988
Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia JE Parish, Peggy 1989
Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble JE Ryland, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 1990
Fox on the Job JE Marshal, James 1991
Henry and Mudge get the Cold Shivers JE Ryland, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 1992
Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat JE Ryland, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 1993
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps JE Ryland, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 1994
Henry and the Long Weekend JE Ryland, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 1995
Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind JE Ryland, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 1996
Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin JE Ryland, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 1997
Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All JE Ryland, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 1998
Arthur's Reading Race JP Brown, Marc 1999
Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees JE Ryland, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 2000
Bathtime for Biscuit JE Capucilli, Alyssa Satin and Pat Schories 2001
One Saturday Afternoon JE Baker, Barbara and Kate Duke 2002
Tiny goes to the Library JE Meister, Carl and Rich Davis 2003
It's Justin Time, Amber Brown JE Danziger, Paula and Tony Ross 2004
Get Ready for Second Grad, Amber Brown JE Danziger, Paula and Tony Ross 2005
T-Rex is Missing! JE DePaola, Tomie 2006
Loose Tooth JE Schaefer, Lola M. 2007
One Nosy Pup JE Wallace, Carol 2008
Super Fly Guy JE Arnold, Tedd 2009
Today I Will Fly JP Willems, Mo 2010
How To Drive Your Sister Crazy JE Shore, Diane 2011

 

Easy-To-Read Series Books
Title Section Author Year
Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers JE Rylant, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 2001
Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan JE Rylant, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 2002
Henry and Mudge and Annie's Perfect Pet JE Rylant, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 2003
Nate the Great: San Francisco Detective JE Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman , Mitchell Sharmat, and Martha Weston 2004
Biscuit Goes to School JE Capucilli, Alyssa and Pat Schories 2005
Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House JE Rylant, Cynthia and Sucie Stevenson 2006
Second Grade Rules, Amber Brown JE Danziber, Paula 2007
Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas JE Rylant, Cynthia 2008
Henry and Mudge and The Big Sleepover JE Rylant, Cynthia 2009
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy JE Arnold, Tedd 2010
Hooray For Fly Guy JE Arnold, Tedd 2011

 

Children's Fiction
Title Section Author Year
Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand JM Sobol, Donald and Leonard Shortall 1977
Dorrie's Book JF Sachs, Marilyn and Anne 1978
Nobody Has to Be a Kid Forever   Colman, Hila 1979
Ramona and Her Father JF Cleary, Beverly and Alan Tiegreen 1980
The Great Gilly Hopkins JF Paterson, Katherine 1981
Ramona and Her Mother JE Cleary, Beverly and Alan Tiegreen 1982
Superfudge JF Blume, Judy 1983
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 JF Cleary, Beverly and Alan Tiegreen 1984
Ralph S. Mouse JF Cleary, Beverly and Paul Zelensky 1985
Dear Mr. Henshaw JF Cleary, Beverly and Paul Zelensky 1986
Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst JF Lowry, Lois 1987
Sarah Plain and Tall J Newbery MacLachlan, Patricia and Marcia Sewall 1988
Anastasia Has the Answers JF Lowry, Lois 1989
Nighty-Nightmare JM Howe, James and Leslie Morrill 1990
The Burning Questiosn of Bingo Brown JF Byars, Betsy, Cathy Bobak, and Carol Newson 1991
Teacher's Pet JF Hurwitz, Johanna and Sheila Harnanaka 1991
Wayside School is Falling Down JF Sachar, Louis and Joel Shick 1992
Muggie Maggie JF Cleary, Beverly and Kay Life 1993
School's Out JF Hurwitz, Johanna and Shiela Hamanka 1994
Attaboy, Sam! JF Lowry, Lois and Diane DeGroat 1995
Nibble, Nibble, Jerry Archer JF Conford, Ellen and Daine Palmisciano 1996
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon JF Danziger, Paula and Tony Ross 1997
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger JF Sachar, Louis 1998
Forever Amber JF Danziger, Paula and Tony Ross 1999
Adventure of Captain Underpants JF Pilkey, Dav 2000
Holes J Newbery Sachar, Louis 2001
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets JF Pilkey, Dav 2002
Judy Moody JF McDonald, Megan and Peter Reynolds 2003
Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman JF Pilkey, Dav 2004
Loser JF Spinelli, Jerry and Mark Elliot 2005
The Tale of Despereaux J Newbery DiCamillo, Kate 2006
The Last Holiday Concert JF Clements, Andrew 2007
Lunch Money JF Clements, Andew 2008
Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People JF Pilkey, Dav 2009
Diary of a Wimpy Kid JF Kinney, Jeff 2010
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules JF Kinney, Jeff 2011

 

Children's Non-Fiction
Title Section Author Year
On the Trail of Bigfoot   Place, Marion T. 1977
How Kittens Grow J 636.8 Selsam, Millicent and Esther Bubley 1978
A Very Young Dancer   Krementz, Jill 1979
The Quicksand Book   DePaola, Tomie 1980
Tyrannosaurus Rex   Selsam, Millicent 1981
Mummies Made in Egypt J 932.01 Aliki 1982
A Show of Hands:  Say it in Sign Language J 419 Sullivan, Marybeth and Linda Bourke 1983
A Light in the Attic J 811 Silverstein, Shel 1984
It's Basic:  The ABC's of Computer Programming   Lipson, Shelly and Janice Stapleton 1985
Draw 50 Monsters, Creeps, Superheroes, Demons, Dragons, Nerds...   Ames, Lee J. 1986
The New Kid on the Block:  Poems J 811.54 Prelutsky, Jack and James Stevenson 1987
How They Built the Statue of Liberty J 974.71 Shapiro, Mary J. and Huck Scarry 1988
To Space and Back J 629.454 Ride, Sally 1989
Koko's Story J 599.8846 Patterson, Francine and Ronald Cohn 1990
Volcanoes J 551.21 Simon, Seymour 1991
The Magic School Bus:  Inside the Human Body JP Cole, Joanna and Bruce Degen 1992
The Magic School Bus:  Lost in the Solar System JP Cole, Joanna and Bruce Degen 1993
Big Cats   Simon, Seymour 1994
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor JP Cole, Joanna and Bruce Degen 1995
My Visit to the Aquarium JP Aliki 1996
The Big Bug Book J 595.7 Facklam, Margery and Paul Facklam 1997
The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane JP Cole, Joanna and Bruce Degen 1998
The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive JP Cole, Joanna and Bruce Degen 1999
Lou Gehring:  The Luckiest Man JB Adler, David and Terry Widener 2000
Lives of the Presidents:  Fame, Shame (And What the Neighbors Thought) J 923.1 Krull, Kathleen 2001
Behold...The Dragons! J 398.469 Gibbons, Gail 2002
So You Want to Be President? J Caldecott St. George, Judith and David Small 2003
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkings JB Kerley, Barbara and Brian Selznick 2004
Bury the Dead:  Tombs, Corpses, Mummies, Skeletons, and Rituals J 393.1 Sloan, Christopher 2005
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? JP Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page 2006
Actual Size J 591.41 Jenkins, Steve 2007
Runny Babbit: A Billy Book J 811 Silverstein, Shel 2008
Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition JP Cole, Joanna 2009
Owen and Mzee J 599.635139 Hatkoff, Craig 2010
Frogs J 597.82 Bishop, Nic 2011

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