1st Grade
Click on each book to find it in the library catalog. For more reading ideas or to find books to match a particular reading interest, talk to a children‘s librarian. Call 217/403–2030 or e-mail librarian@champaign.org.
Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth
(Easy Readers/E/Van Leeuwen) by Jean Van Leeuwen.
When Amanda Pig has her first loose tooth, she is reluctant to pull it.
Annie and Simon
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/O‘Neill) by Catherine O‘Neill.
Recounts four adventures of Annie, her big brother Simon, and their dog Hazel.
Bats at the Library
(Picture Books/E/Lies) by Brian Lies.
Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there.
Hey You! C'mere! A Poetry Slam
(Juvenile Nonfiction/J811.54/Swa) by Elizabeth Swados.
One summer morning in the sizzling city, seven kids gather on a street corner to share the power of poetry.
Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar
(Easy Readers/E/Punter) by Russell Punter.
Sid enjoys scaring the other dinosaurs with his mighty roar. They don‘t find it so funny. But what would happen if Sid ever lost his voice? He‘s about to find out.
Dirty Joe the Pirate
(Picture Books/E/Harley) by Bill Harley.
Dirty Joe and his pirate crew terrorize the seven seas in their quest for dirty socks, but they meet their match in Stinky Annie, whose favorite loot is pilfered underwear.
The Dog Who Belonged to No One
(Picture Books/E/Hest) by Amy Hest.
The hard-working daughter of two bakers and a perfectly nice stray dog live lonely lives in the same town, until they meet one very stormy day.
Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies
(Picture Books/E/Crimi) by Caroline Crimi.
Captain Barnacle Black Ear, baddest of the Buccaneer Bunnies, is ashamed of his book-loving son, Henry, until the day a great storm approaches.
The Pencil
(Picture Books/E/Ahlberg) by Allan Ahlberg.
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.
Duck & Company
(Easy Readers/E/Caple) by Kathy Caple.
Rat and Duck run a bookshop and work to find the right book for each of their customers.
Fun Facts About Frogs
(Juvenile Nonfiction/J597.89/Bre) by Carmen Bredeson.
Photographs and text present interesting facts about frogs.
The Great Fuzz Frenzy
(Picture Books/E/Stevens) by Janet Stevens.
When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco.
The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School
(Picture Books/E/Sierra) by Judy Sierra.
A girl sends off for “Professor Swami‘s Super Slime” to use as her science fair project and then has to cope with the funny disaster that follows.
There is a Bird on Your Head
(Easy Readers/E/Willems) by Mo Willems.
Gerald the elephant discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head — two birds on your head! Piggie will try to help her best friend.
