1st+Quarter+Literature

with Follet), (oop- refers to out of print book,oos refers to out of stock, TB- refers to Tumblebook) || Some oops books may be listed in this document because some of the MISD libraries currently have them on their shelves and would provide a good resources. Other books that are similiar based on **content and skill** are listed as well and may be used as substitutes. || E PEN || When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him. [] [] [] || E YOL || A kiss from Mama misses its intended target and instead embarks on a merry adventure as it slips, slides, and twists its way around the world.
 * (Ebk- refers to E-book
 * The Kissing Hand
 * Mama's Kiss

[] [] [] || Gets Ready for Kindergarten E SLA || Delightful first day of school ABC, pattern, and concept book in rhyme which uses alliteration of student names and species. [] [] [] || E JOH || A young boy lists all the things he will have to take with him on his first day in kindergarten. || E CAR || Even though Henry is looking forward to going to kindergarten, he is not sure about staying once he first gets there. || E HAR || Wondering why their friend Tommy has not come to the barn at his usual time, the animals become alarmed when the dog tells them that he has gone to a place called "Kindergarten."
 * Miss Bendergarten
 * Off To Kindergarten
 * Look Out Kindergarten
 * A Place Called Kindergarten

[] [] [] || E DAV || Dexter knows everything there is to know about kindergarten and is not at all scared about his first day there, but his stuffed dog, Buster, is very nervous.
 * Kindergarten Rocks

[] [] || E ROC || A boy visits the classroom where he will attend kindergarten the following fall and finds out what is in store for him.
 * Welcome to Kindergarten

[] [] [] || Kindergarten E ROG || A young preschooler accompanies her big brother to kindergarten and discovers a fun atmosphere, full of blocks and books, paints and puzzles. || E CUR || A child's emotions range from silliness to anger to excitement, coloring and changing each day. [] [|Details] || Goes to Kindergarten E BUZ || Even though there are rules to follow, a little girl who loves adventure has an exciting first day of kindergarten.
 * Tiptoe Into
 * Today I Feel Silly
 * Adventure Annie

[] || E POR || To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box. An imaginative young pig shows some of the many things that a stick can be. [] [] || E MEI || Explains what listening means and provides examples of how listening can help with understanding, problem solving and safety. Includes information and extension activities for parents and teachers. || E STE || Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale. [] [] (Ask you LMS for more activities from this unit) Can't be posted online for others to use. [] [] || E BAN || Three eraserheads that live with a boy in the land of pencils, paper, rulers, numbers, letters, and drawings become trapped in one of his pictures while trying to correct mistakes. || E AHL || A lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog, and other items but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes, and when he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.
 * Not a Box or Not a Stick
 * Listen and Learn
 * Interrupting Chicken
 * Eraserheads
 * The Pencil

[] || E HAY || Describes how a pencil is manufactured, distributed, and used. || E CUR || A four-year-old describes how she has changed since she was a baby. || 428 || A freshly bake gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox. || E LEL || A rancher's wife in a little Texas town bakes a gingerbread vanquero, dressed in jalapeños, for her husband, but before she can even finish, the cookie comes to life and runs out into the wide open country, where he teaches a coyote a lesson. [] [] || E POR || Annalina's diary entries reflect her feelings and experiences as she goes from being afraid to go to kindergarten to loving it during her first month of school.
 * I am a Pencil
 * When I Was Little
 * The Gingerbread Man (any version)
 * The Jalepeno Man
 * Kindergarten Diary

[] || Diary of a Spider E CRO || A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.
 * Diary of a Worm &

A young spider discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being a spider, including how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners. || E GIB || Using large colourful photographs and simple step-by-step instructions, the books in the Usborne Playtim e series present young children with ideas for various arts and crafts. || E JOH || One evening Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight. But there wasn't any moon, and Harold needed a moon for a walk in the moonlight. Fortunately, he had brought his purple crayon. So he drew a moon. He also needed something to walk on. So he drew a path... And thus begins one of the most imaginative and enchanting adventures in all of children's books. [] [] [] [] || E RUS || A little girl discovers all sorts of artistic possibilities when she has to go a day without crayons. || E WAL || Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color.
 * I Can Crayon (oop) [[image:misdk/i can crayon.jpg]]
 * Harold and the Purple Crayon
 * A Day With No Crayons
 * Mouse Paint

[] [] || || Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another. || E EDW || A rainy day keeps a band of warthogs inside all day, so they decide to paint to pass the time. As they mix their colors and cover the walls (and themselves) with colors, younger readers can learn about primary colors and how they mix to make secondary colors in this messy companion to "Warthogs in the Kitchen: A Sloppy Counting Book". Full-color illustrations. || E FLE || Rhyming barnyard noises fill a hide-and-seek story.
 * Color Zoo
 * Warthogs Paint (oos)
 * Barnyard Banter

[] [] || E SHA || David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David!" || E SHA || A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug. || E CAR || By admiring her finer points and showing that she can take care of herself and have fun even when there's no one else around, a charming pig proves the best friend you can have is yourself. || E OCO || A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night. || and We Are All Different (oop) 370.19 WE || We are all alike we are all different / written and illustrated by the Cheltenham Elementary School kindergartners ; photographs by Laura Dwight. (available thru Amazon) || E HAM || Multicultural expression of acceptance and peace for the children of the world. || E PIN || Presents the classic tale of three youngsters who are careless with their mittens, but who turn out to be good little kittens after all.
 * David Goes to School
 * No David!
 * I Like Me
 * Fancy Nancy
 * We Are All Alike
 * All the Colors of the Earth
 * Three Little Kittens

[] || E EMB || When Red Hen finds a recipe for a cake, she wishes to bake it with her friends Cat, Rat, and Frog, but they want to do nothing but help her eat it. || E McP || Although they like different things, Big Pig and Little Pig enjoy spending time together. || E EAS || Two dogs are opposite in every way, but are the very best of friends. || E PIL || Big Dog and Little Dog eat, sleep, go for walks, and get into trouble. || E MUR || Lisa keeps a journal of her new kitten's first year. || 630 MIL || Photographs of farm animals and objects, accompanied by simple descriptions, illustrate the letters of the alphabet. || 411 EHL || While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food. || E WOO || While on vacation in Alphabet City, Little e and the other lowercase letters repair an old fire truck and come to the rescue when a fire engulfs the letter-making factory. || E KIR || A simple and colourful ABC book that also tells a story - Miss Spiders friends prepare a surprise party for her, during the course of which children will learn the alphabet, and about insects and their colors, all in one delightful package.
 * The Red Hen (any version will do)
 * Big Pig and Little Pig
 * Big Dog and Little Dog
 * The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog
 * Pepper's Journal
 * Farm Alphabet Book
 * Eating the Alphabet
 * Alphabet Rescue
 * Miss Spider's ABC (OOP)

DE Video- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom || 428.1 JAY ||  || 428.1 CLE || E CLE || A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends he longs for because of his appearance--until the day his scary appearance saves them all from a fisherman's net. || E GRA || Chameleon, who can turn himself into anything and fit in anywhere, has trouble making friends. || E BAN || A young girl is upset and doesn't know how to manage her anger but takes the time to cool off and regain her composure. || E HEN || Sophie does not enjoy energetic, assertive Wendell's weekend visit until the very end, when she learns to assert herself and finds out Wendell can be fun to play with after all. || E SHA || Except for his bath, Fergus experiences the perfect doggy day, from chasing cats and motorcycles to being scratched on his favorite tickle spot. [] || E SHA || Alice, a very imaginative little girl, practices her trade as a Temporary Fairy, but still has trouble learning the difficult tricks, such as making her clothes put themselves away. || by Abdo Pub. (Titles include: Cities, Days, Months, Names, Places, States) 428 SCH || Simple text and photographs introduce capital letters and explain about using them for names of places. Any book about capital letters can be substituted here. || E SUE || A young boy creates an imaginary world filled with zooming cars, flashing traffic lights, and racing fire engines. || E MUN || Robert presents his new baby sister to a class full of characters from previous Munsch books. || E HIL || Mole has a new shovel and he is digging for buried treasure. But what he finds are treasures for everyone else! He finds a stick and gives it to Bird for his nest. He finds a shell and gives it to Snail for a home. An acorn he gives to Squirrel for his dinner. Finally, he finds a treasure for himself, a friend || E CAR || A frog explains how smiling is a great way to get through life's ups and downs. || E BLO || When Bear follows Goose on what he thinks is a treasure hunt, they make a wonderful discovery. || E DeP || A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and the participation of her pets. || E LOU || Having heard Helen's fairy tale, Little Star comes down to undertake a very special job. (Availabe thru Amazon) Any wordless picture book will work such as: The Lion and the Mouse, A Ball For Daisy, Chalk, Where's Walrus, Rainstorm, Zoom books, etc. Apps: Story Creator or Scribble Press || E LeS || Humorous nonsense rhymes ("1,2--fish in shoe," "yellow, red--cow in bed") introduce simple words and numbers (1 through 10) and encourage kids to copy them down themselves on the blank lines provided. The first few pages show children how to trace letters...from then on, they're on their own. Learning to print has never been so much fun! || By Me, Myself E SEU || Encourages children to find out about themselves, while having fun writing and drawing their own biographies. || E CAR || An artist's drawing of a star begins the creation of an entire universe around him as each successive pictured object requests that he draw more. || E BRO || When two children pretend to be various animals, they discover how to be themselves. || 690 BAR || Simple words and pictures show children the construction of the house from the selection of the site to moving in. || E HOL || Three young cooks have fun making their own pizza, cleaning up their mess, and eating hot slices! || E EHL || A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup. || E CAR || Offers advice on the kinds of things to do if you don't want to have any friends. || E STE || The author, appearing as herself sketched in black-and-white, is surrounded by animals encouraging her to write and illustrate a book staring them, demonstrating the work of the author and illustrator in creating a book for children. || 811 HOP || Presents 15 poems of different types which celebrate words and their influence on our lives. || E WOO || Little X is missing from Charley's Alphabet, and the other lowercase letters go off to solve the mystery of his disappearance, learning in the end how valuable a little X can be. || E BAN || A boy's ability to spell words with his alphabet soup comes in handy during the magical journey he takes in his mind with a friendly bear. || E WOO || On their way to school, the little letters of the alphabet have to rescue little "i" and then find his dot before they can proceed. || E FAL || Using her magical spoon to make new words by changing letters around, Anna embarks on a series of adventures with a lost little boy. || E KON || Chaos ensues when Z thinks that it's time for him to go first in the alphabet for a change. || E MEI || Labeled illustrations of a cat in various situations introduce basic words that are opposites, including "up" and "down," "open" and "shut," and "fast" and "slow." || E EHL || An escaped housecat encounters twelve birds in the back yard but fails to catch any of them and has to eat feathers for lunch. || E EHL || Top Cat must adjust to life with a new kitten in the house in this spirited tale of feline rivalry. || E FLE || When a cow loses her moo, she searches to see if another animal in the barn has it. || E BRI || A young boy is proud of having caught a jar full of fireflies, which seems to him like owning a piece of moonlight, but as the light begins to dim he realizes he must set the insects free or they will die. || E EHL || Describes some of the many things in the natural world--such as worms, seashells, flowers, and stars--that a child can appreciate. || E SHA || A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too. || E CAR || Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a large quantity of food (right through the pages) then wraps a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. ||
 * ABC: A Child's First Alphabet Book
 * || Other Alphabet Books Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes
 * Big Al
 * Blue Chameleon
 * When Sophie Gets Angry
 * A Weekend With Wendell
 * Good Boy Fergus
 * Alice the Fairy
 * Capital Letters Series
 * Red Light, Green Light
 * Show and Tell
 * What A Treasure [[image:misd1st/what a treasure.jpg width="105" height="112"]]
 * Smile A Lot
 * Treasure
 * Pancakes for Breakfast
 * Little Star (oop)
 * I Can Write! A Book About Me, Myself (OOP)
 * My Book About Me:
 * Draw Me A Star
 * How to Be
 * Building a House
 * The Pizza That We Made
 * Growing Vegatable Soup
 * How To Lose All Your Friends
 * From Pictures to Words
 * Wonderful Words
 * Alphabet Mystery
 * Alphabet Soup (oop)
 * Alphabet Adventure
 * Word Wizard
 * Alpha Oops!
 * Catch That Cat
 * Feathers for Lunch
 * Top Cat
 * The Cow Who Clucked
 * Fireflies
 * In My World
 * Duck On a Bike
 * The Very Hungry Caterpillar