Level One Book List

Letter of the Week Preschool Curriculum
Level One Book List

Compiled by Katrina Lybbert

You might like to choose one book to read for the whole week, or a different book for each day.

Letter A
(short vowel sound)

Ten Apples up on Top! by Dr. Seuss
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
Alligator Shoes by Arthur Dorros
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett

Letter B

The Berenstains' B Book
B is for Books! by Annie Cobb
The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr
The Little Ballerina by Katharine Ross
The Lamb and the Butterfly by Arnold Sundgaard
Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Cowgirl Rosie and Her Five Baby Bison by Stephen Gulbis

Letter C

The Berenstains' C Book(C is for Clown)
The Usborne Book of Castle Tales
Calico Cows by Arlene Dubanevich
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Clickety Clack by Rob and Amy Spence
The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet
Cars! Cars! Cars! by Grace Maccarone

Letter D

One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root
Ducks Disappearing by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
Duncan the Dancing Duck by Syd Hoff
Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
Dominic by William Steig

Letter E
(short vowel sound)

The Elves and the Shoemaker(Fairy Tale)
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Emma's Eggs by Margriet Ruurs
Eggday by Joyce Dunbar
The Empty Pot by Demi

Letter F

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Forest by Laura Godwin
Feathers Like a Rainbow by Flora
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Down on the Funny Farm by P.E. King
The Firebird retold by Selina Hastings ( or the version by Demi)
The Biggest Fish by Sheila Keenan
Fritzi Fox Flew in From Florida by Leah Komaiko
A Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer

Letter G

Giving by Shirley Hughes
Good Night by Claire Masurel & Marie H. Henry
The Golden Goose retold by Uri Shulevitz
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Letter H

Old Hat New Hat by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Big Honey Huntby Stanley and Janice Berenstain
Hector's Hiccups by Lee Wardlaw
My Hands by Aliki
The Happy Hedgehog Band by Jill Barton
Ho for a Hat! by William Jay Smith
Little Toby and the Big Hair by Kim and Eugene Fernandes

Letter I
(short vowel sound)

The Iguana Brothers by Tony Johnston
The Igloo by Charlotte & David Yue
Inspector Hopper by Doug Cushman
If You Lived with the Sioux Indians by Ann McGovern
It's a Good Thing There are Insects by Allan Fowler
Inside Outside Upside Down by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Inch by Inch, The Garden Song by David Mallett
Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni

Letter J

Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Bumper to Bumper: A Traffic Jam by Jakki Wood
The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Orange Juice by Betsey Chessen & Pamela Chanko

Letter K

The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo
The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle
Clifford's Kitten by Norman Bridwell
A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
The Kitten Book by Jan Pfloog
The King, the Mice and the Cheese by Nancy & Eric Gurney
The Frog Who Would Be King by Kate Walker

Letter L

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Eli by Bill Peet
Tawny Scrawny Lion by Kathryn Jackson
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift
Ladybug, Ladybug by Ruth Brown
The Lamb and the Butterfly by Arnold Sundgaard
Mama Loves by Molly Goode

Letter M

The Mitten by Jan Brett
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Milk and Cookies by Frank Asch
And if the Moon Could Talk by Kate Banks
Marshmallow by Clare T. Newberry
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

Letter N

The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman
What Newt Could Do for Turtle by Johnathan London
The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood
Too Much Noise by Ann McGovern
Noah's Ark by Linda Hayward

Letter O
(short vowel sound)

Oscar Otter by Nathaniel Benchley
I Have an Olive Tree by Eve Bunting
Emily and the Ostriches by Dan Bernstein
Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
An Octopus Followed Me Home by Dan Yaccarino
Paul Bunyan and His Blue Ox by Patsy Jensen

Letter P

The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey
The Teddy Bear's Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy
Barney Says, "Please and Thank You" by Stephen White
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
Curious George at the Parade by Margret and H.A. Rey
Blaze and the Grey Spotted Pony by C.W. Anderson

Letter Q

Quick, Quack, Quick! by Marsha Arnold
The Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr
Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood

Letter R

Rain by Robert Kalan
Round Robin by Jack Kent
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
Little Red Riding Hood retold by Harriet Ziefert
Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale by Lisa Campbell Ernst
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Letter S

Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Sand Castle by Brenda Shannon Yea
The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow
Snow by Roy McKie & P.D. Eastman
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Yellow Sled by Maj Lindman

Letter T

Freight Train by Donald Crews
The Teddy Bear's Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy
Stop, Train, Stop! A Thomas the Tank Engine Story by Owain Bell (Illustrator)
A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe
Big Truck and Little Truck by Jan Carr
The Legend of the Teddy Bear by Frank Murphy

Letter U
(short vowel sound)

Great Day For Up by Dr. Seuss
The Umbrella Day by Nancy Evans Cooney
The Favorite Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris
Umbrella by Taro Yashima

Letter V

Silly Tilly's Valentine by Lillian Hoban
Valentine Mice! by Bethany Roberts
The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin
June 29, 1999 by David Wiesner
Volcanoes: Mountains That Blow Their Tops by Nicholas Nirgiotis
VeggieTales Books

Letter W

Wiggle Waggle by Jonathan London
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
The Wall That Did Not Fall by Marilyn Lashbrook
Wings on Things by Marc Brown
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
Gilberto and the Wind by Marie Hall Ets
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet by Theo. LeSieg

Letter X

A Fox: The Sound of X by Alice K. Flanagan
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox
The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra and Sal Barracca
The Taxi that Hurried a Golden Book
The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf

Letter Y

Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and The Yellow Sled by Maj Lindman
Yard Sale by Mitra Modarressi
Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
See the Yak Yak by Charles Ghingna
The Yak Who Yelled Yuck by Carol Pugliano-Martin
This Next New Year by Janet S. Wong
The Big Yawn by Keith Faulkner

Letter Z

Zella, Zack and Zodiak by Bill Peet
If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo by Mary Jean Hendrick
If I Ran the Zoo by Dr. Seuss
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
The Zebra-Striped Whale with the Polka-Dot Tail by Shari F. Donahue
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm Off to the Moon by Dan Yaccarino

Long A

From Acorn to Oak Tree by Jan Kottke
The Tiniest Acorn: A Story to Grow By by Marsha T. Danzig
Dot & Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery by Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Escape of Marvin the Ape by Caralyn and Mark Buehner
Cassandra's Angel by Gina Otto

Long E

The Ear Book by Al Perkins
The Eagle & the Wren: A Fable by Jane Goodall
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
Edwina the Emu by Sheena Knowles
A Tale for Easter by Tasha Tudor
Peter's First Easter by Walter Wangerin Jr.

Long I

The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg
The Little Island by Golden MacDonald
Curious George Goes to an Ice Cream Shop by Margret & H.A. Rey
Isaac the Ice-Cream Truck by Scott Santoro
Ice Cream by Elisha Cooper
Angelina Ice Skates by Katharine Holabird
Iron Horses by Verla Kay
Squeak's Good Idea by Max Eilenberg
The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Long O

The Earth is Mostly Ocean by Allan Fowler
Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats
The Gift of the Tree by Alvin Tresselt
Old MacDonald by Amy Schwartz

Long U

The Dragon and the Unicorn by Lynne Cherry
Nobody Rides the Unicorn by Adrian Mitchell
The Bird's Gift: A Ukrainian Easter Story by Eric A. Kimmel
Rechenka's Eggs by Patricia Polacco
The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale by Jan Brett

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