First Chapter Books are for the child who has moved beyond easy
readers but is not yet ready for full-length chapter books. These
books:
- use a simple vocabulary and sentence structure
- are usually illustrated but there is not a picture on each
page
- have short chapters that usually stand on their own, giving
the reader clear breaks
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- Cam Jansen a series by David A. Adler
- The Case of the Elevator Duck by Polly Berrien Berends
- Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs a series by Sharon M. Draper
- Sam & Friends Mystery a series by Mary Labatt (J GRAPHIX FIC SAM)
- The Principal's on the Roof by Elizabeth Levy
- Jigsaw Jones a series by James Preller
- A to Z Mysteries a series by Ron Roy
- Capital Mysteries a series by Ron Roy
- Encyclopedia Brown books by Donald J. Sobol
- Third-Grade Detectives a series by George Edward Stanley
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- The American Girls Collection a series by various authors
- The Apple and the Arrow by Mary Buff
- The Schoolchildren's Blizzard by Marty Rhodes Figley
- Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
- Anna All Year Round and Anna on the Farm by Mary Downing Hahn
- Sarah, Plain and Tall and sequels by Patricia MacLachlan
- Scraps of Time a series by Pat McKissack
- Rescue on the Outer Banks by Candice F. Ransom
- Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret K. Wetterer
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- My Name is María Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
- Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
- Jake Drake a series by Andrew Clements
- The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids a series by Debbie Dadey
- Amber Brown a series by Paula Danziger
- Jackson Friends books by Michelle Edwards
- The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
- My Weird School a series by Dan Gutman
- Russell and Elisa books by Johanna Hurwitz
- Horrible Harry and Song Lee books by Suzy Kline
- Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
- Good Grief, Third Grade and others by Colleen O'Shaughnessy McKenna
- 7 x 9 = Trouble! by Claudia Mills
- Marvin Redpost a series by Louis Sachar
- Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson
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- Animal Ark a series by Ben M. Baglio
- Tornado by Betsy Byars
- Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary
- Puppy Power! by Judy Cox
- One Small Dog by Johanna Hurwitz
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Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig by Dick King‑Smith
- Akimbo books by Alexander McCall Smith
- Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express by Megan McDonald
- Tippy Lemmey by Pat McKissack
- Down Girl and Sit by Lucy Nolan
- Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
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- Ivy + Bean a series by Annie Barrows
- The Stories Julian Tells and others by Ann Cameron
- Ramona books by Beverly Cleary
- The Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer
- Donavan's Word Jar by Monalisa DeGross
- Nikki & Deja by Karen English
- Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes
- Gym Shorts a series by Betty Hicks
- Pinky and Rex books by James Howe
- Ruby Lu, Brave and True and Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything by Lenore Look
- Judy Moody and Stink books by Megan McDonald
- Miami books by Pat McKissack
- Junie B. Jones a series by Barbara Park
- Clementine books by Sara Pennypacker
- Go Fish by Mary Stolz
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- Mummies Made in Egypt by Aliki (J 393 ALI)
- Let’s Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans (J 552 GAN)
- Nic Bishop Spiders by Nic Bishop (J 595.44 BIS)
- Outside and Inside Big Cats (J 599.75 MAR) and other Outside and Inside books by Sandra Markle
- Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca (J 629.454 FLO)
- Top 10 Dogs for Kids by Ann Graham Gaines (J 636.7 GAI) and other Top Pets for Kids books
- The Cooking Book by Jane Bull (J 641.5123 BUL)
- I Love to Draw! by Jennifer Lipsey (J 741.2 LIP)
- Silly Knock-Knocks by Joseph Rosenbloom (J 793.735 ROS)
- Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs by Douglas Florian (J 811.54 FLORIAN)
- All Stations! Distress!: April 15, 1912, the Day the Titanic Sank by Don Brown (J 910.91 BRO)
- 26 Fairmount Avenue books by Tomie De Paola (J BIO DE PAOLA)
- Barack Obama: United States President by Roberta Edwards (J BIO OBAMA)
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- Secrets of Droon a series by Tony Abbott
- Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist a series by Jim Benton
- Flat Stanley and Stanley, Flat Again! by Jeff Brown
- The Dog That Stole Football Plays by Matt Christopher
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
- Mercy Watson books by Kate DiCamillo
- Disney Fairies a series by various authors
- Aliens for Breakfast by Jonathan Etra
- My Father’s Dragon books by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- Babymouse a series by Jennifer Holm (J GRAPHIX FIC BAB)
- Three Terrible Trins by Dick King‑Smith
- Rats on the Roof and Other Stories by James Marshall
- Magic Tree House a series by Mary Pope Osborne
- Maybelle in the Soup and Maybelle Goes to Tea by Katie Speck
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These titles are a sampling of the Library' s collection.
Please ask a librarian for help in locating these or other first
chapter books.
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