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Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
Length: 4 min, 50 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: L
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.5
Lexile: 560L
DRA: 28Peter is a little boy who wants to learn how to whistle so that he can call for his dog, Willie. Peter tries as hard as he can, and eventually becomes a successful whistler. 
Click here to see questions & answers When Peter saw Willie he
(a) laughed.
(b) hid in an empty carton
(c) chased him
While Peter was walking home he
(a) drew a line with chalk.
(b) stopped to talk.
(c) got a haircut.
Peter wanted to feel more grown up, so he
(a) grew a mustache.
(b) put on his father's hat.
(c) stood on tiptoe.
Peter finally whistled when he was
(a) in the house.
(b) in his friend's house.
(c) under the carton.
Peter whistled when he walked home from
(a) school.
(b) the grocery store.
(c) the movies.
Author: Phyllis Root
Illustrator: Jill Barton
Length: 11 min, 30 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: L
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.5
Lexile: 510L
DRA: 28A family wants to escape the summer heat with a trip to the lake but they have trouble getting there in their rattletrap car. Through a series of innovative maneuvers the family arrives to spend the day cooling off at the lake. Click here to see questions & answers Who did not think the rattletrap car would make it to the lake?
(a) Jakie
(b) Junie
(c) Poppa
When they started their trip, what happened to the tire?
(a) It went flat.
(b) It fell off.
(c) It got stuck in the road.
How did Jakie put his surf board on the car?
(a) With sand
(b) With chocolate marshmallow fudge delight
(c) With glue
Who gave a three-speed, wind-up, paddle-wheel boat to fix the car when the engine fell out?
(a) The baby
(b) Junie
(c) Jakie
Junie, Jakie, Poppa, and the baby were cool because
(a) they drank razzleberry fizz.
(b) they went swimming in the lake.
(c) they used a fan.
Author: Bill Grossman
Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes
Length: 6 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: I
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.1
Lexile: 380L
DRA: 16An older brother brags about the unconventional eating habits of his little sister, who eats bats, shrews and ants. Though he thinks she will get sick, she doesn't until she is confronted by some particularly troublesome foods. 
Author: Remy Charlip
Illustrator: Remy Charlip
Length: 3 min, 30 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AThis sweet, calming story speaks to the special relationship between a mother and her child. 
Author: Margaret Spurling
Illustrator: Danny Snell
Length: 14 min, 30 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: M
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.7
Lexile: 500L
DRA: 26A little Bilby who lives in the Australian desert is fond of looking at the full moon smiling down on her from the night sky. When the moon disappears one night, the Bilby sets out to solve the mystery with the help of other animals. 
Author: Amy Hest
Illustrator: Jill Barton
Length: 9 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: G
Accelerated Reader (AR): 1.9
Lexile: 250L
DRA: 11-12Baby Duck is unhappy because she thinks her new eyeglasses look ugly and she is afraid that they will fall off if she hops, dances or plays while wearing them. Click here to see questions & answers Who was waiting for Baby Duck at the lake?
(a) Mrs. Duck
(b) Grampa
(c) Mr. Duck
Baby Duck did not want to dance or hop because
(a) she did not know how.
(b) she did not want to be late.
(c) she was afraid that her eyeglasses might fall off.
Baby Duck thought
(a) that she looked good in her new eyeglasses.
(b) that she did not look like Baby in her new eyeglasses.
(c) that she looked grown up in her new eyeglasses.
Grampa liked Baby Duck's eyeglasses because
(a) they were red just like his.
(b) they were cocoa brown just like his.
(c) they were blue just like his.
Baby Duck was happy because
(a) she got new sneakers.
(b) she looked like her Grampa.
(c) she was going to a party.
Author: Phyllis Root
Illustrator: Will Hillenbrand
Length: 12 min, 20 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.2
Lexile: 410L
DRA: 30-34When Mama May milks Luella, the family's cow, she sings a song and always kisses Luella on the nose. One day Annalisa decides to milk Luella but refuses to kiss her, because she is a "slobbery" and "bristly" cow. Mama May repeatedly tells Annalisa that she must kiss Luella, or she will no longer give milk, and the family will go hungry. Click here to see questions & answers Annalisa's Mama had a lot of
(a) houses.
(b) children.
(c) animals.
Annalisa said "ughhh!" when Mama May
(a) carried the pails.
(b) made cheese out of milk.
(c) kissed Luella.
Annalisa did not kiss the cow, and Luella
(a) did not give milk.
(b) did not give rides to the children.
(c) did not "moo."
Annalisa's brothers and sisters wanted her to kiss the cow because
(a) they thought it would be funny.
(b) they wanted a new house.
(c) they wanted milk and cheese.
After Annalisa kissed the cow
(a) Luella took a walk.
(b) Luella gave more milk.
(c) Luella went to sleep.
Author: Martin Waddell
Illustrator: Patrick Benson
Length: 6 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: J
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.4
Lexile: 690L
DRA: 18-20One night, three owl babies, Sarah, Percy and Bill, are left alone in their tree. As the older sister, Sarah tries to console her little brothers when they become worried about their mother's return. Eventually, their mother owl comes back to the nest. 
Author: Amy Hest
Illustrator: Sheila White Samton
Length: 13 min, 10 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: L
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3
Lexile: 470L
DRA: 30Jamaica Louise James is a girl who loves to draw and paint. She lives with her Mama and her Grammy. They give Jamaica a paint set for her eighth birthday. For Grammy's birthday, Jamaica Louise decides to surprise her Grammy by decorating the subway station where Grammy works with help from her Mama. Click here to see questions & answers Who put Jamaica Louise James on a golden plaque?
(a) She did it herself
(b) The mayor
(c) The president
Jamaica Louise loves to
(a) draw.
(b) cook.
(c) rollerskate.
On her eighth birthday Jamaica Louise gets
(a) a puppy.
(b) a paint set.
(c) a party dress.
Jamaica's grammy goes to work
(a) when the sun shines.
(b) when she isn't tired.
(c) when it's dark outside.
Jamaica Louise wanted to surprise her grammy because
(a) it was her grammy's birthday.
(b) her grammy was sad.
(c) her grammy was moving away.
Author: Mary Finch
Illustrator: Roberta Arenson
Length: 10 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: G
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.8
Lexile: 710L
DRA: 37Little, Middle and Big Billy Goats Gruff are three brothers who all know that the grass is sweeter on the other side of the bridge. A troll lives under the bridge, though, and will not let the goats across. 
Author: Taro Yashima
Illustrator: Taro Yashima
Length: 13 min, 5 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: L
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.9
Lexile: 690L
DRA: 28Chibi, the "Tiny Boy," is different from the other children at his school. He is lonely and often teased by the others, until he meets his new teacher. Click here to see questions & answers Chibi means
(a) giant boy.
(b) strange boy.
(c) tiny boy.
In school Chibi was always
(a) running around.
(b) laughing.
(c) alone.
The other children teased Chibi and called him
(a) stupid and slowpoke.
(b) a good friend.
(c) a giant
Mr. Isobe, the new teacher, liked
(a) the way the garden grew.
(b) Chibi's drawing and handwriting.
(c) the new school.
Chibi surprised all the children at the talent show by
(a) singing a song.
(b) dancing.
(c) imitating the voices of crows
Author: Stella Blackstone
Illustrator: Debbie Harter
Length: 4 min, 40 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: D
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: 5-6Every page of this colorful, rhyming book has Bear in a different setting looking for a different shape: square, heart, circle, rectangle, moon, diamond, triangle, zigzag, oval and star. Can you find them all? 
Author: Marie Léonard
Illustrator: Andrée Prigent
Length: 12 min, 50 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: O
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.4
Lexile: 600L
DRA: 33Tibili is a little boy who loves to play and laughs all day. One day, his mother tells him that he will be starting school. This upsets Tibili and he tries to ask his animal friends how to avoid attending school. Crope, the spider, tells him to find the "Box of Knowledge." However, when Tibili finds it, he cannot read the instructions and is therefore unable to open it. Click here to see questions & answers Tibili says that he does not want
(a) to play.
(b) to go to school.
(c) to braid his sister's hair.
Peu tells Tibili
(a) to hide in the trunk of a tree.
(b) to hide in his bedroom.
(c) to hide in the forest.
Crope, the spider, tells Tibili
(a) to find the box of knowledge.
(b) to find a web.
(c) to find his Grandfather.
When Tibili wanted to open the box, Kut Kut tells him
(a) to open it with a stick.
(b) to bring it to his Mom.
(c) to read the directions.
Tibili decides that he does want to go to school because
(a) he wants to learn how to read.
(b) to wants to make new friends.
(c) he wants to learn about animals.
Author: Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrator: Maria Frazee
Length: 19 min
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: S
Accelerated Reader (AR): 4.5
Lexile: 750L
DRA: 40Mr. and Mrs. Peters have seven children. Each child will only eat one type of food, their tastes ranging from pink lemonade to applesauce! Mrs. Peters indulges each child's request and is exhausted from constantly preparing individual meals for them. This problem is resolved on her birthday, when the children surprise their Mom with a birthday cake made from a combination of all their favorite foods. 
Author: Hilde Schuurmans
Illustrator: Hilde Schuurmans
Length: 18 min, 40 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: M
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.7
Lexile: 500L
DRA: 26Sidney does not want to have his first swimming lesson at school. He tells everyone that swimming is "dumb" when in reality, he is afraid of the water. Sidney comes up with many excuses to avoid his swimming lesson, but his teachers and friends help him overcome his fear. By the end of the story, Sidney learns to enjoy swimming. Click here to see questions & answers Why did Sidney look upset?
(a) Tomorrow would be his first swimming lesson
(b) He didn't have any friends
(c) His books were lost
Sidney told his Mom that he was sick because
(a) he wanted to go to the doctor.
(b) he wanted to have breakfast in bed.
(c) he wanted to stay home and miss his swimming lesson.
What did Miss Lisa tell Sidney to do about swimming?
(a) To wear flippers
(b) To swim with a buddy
(c) To try it
What did Sidney tell Mr. Paul was the reason why he could not get wet?
(a) He would turn into a monster
(b) He would get too cold
(c) He would start to shake
Sam and Lucy
(a) felt sorry for Sidney.
(b) pushed Sidney into the pool.
(c) were afraid to swim.
Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: Iza Trapani
Length: 9 min, 15 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: M
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.3
Lexile: 425L
DRA: 21Miss Brindle Cow is on her way to town when she meets other animals who are also on the way to town. Each animal has a task to perform for the wedding, which is being held in town, but they all have a problem getting there. Miss Brindle Cow solves their problems by giving them rides into town. As Miss Brindle Cow and the other animals arrive in town, the reader discovers that Miss Brindle Cow is the bride in the wedding. 
Author: Bernard Most
Illustrator: Bernard Most
Length: 7 min, 40 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: H
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.7
Lexile: 420L
DRA: 13-14Author Bernard Most makes us wonder, what did happen to the dinosaurs and why are they not here? He uses his imagination to make up all sorts of fantasy-filled reasons why the dinosaurs disappeared. 
Author: Susanna Gretz
Illustrator: Susanna Gretz
Length: 10 min, 40 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: M
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.8
Lexile: 500L
DRA: 27John is a bunny who does not like to eat his vegetables. When his parents ask him to eat his celery, tomatoes peas, carrots, and mushrooms, John's response is "Yuk." One day, his Uncle Bunny visits, and John and his bunny brother and sister, play soccer, tug of war, and go mountain climbing. John works up a huge appetite from all the activity, and he eats his rabbit food. However, John finds out that Uncle Bunny is not eating his carrots, but is hiding them instead! Eventually, after trying his carrots, Uncle Bunny learns to like rabbit food too. Click here to see questions & answers Mom and Dad send for Uncle Bunny because
(a) John Wants to see him.
(b) John will not eat rabbit food.
(c) Danny and Debby will not eat dessert.
Uncle Bunny says that he likes rabbit food but when no one is looking
(a) he hides his carrots.
(b) he eats everyone's food.
(c) he plays with his food.
Uncle Bunny's baked potato rabbit doesn't have ears because
(a) he isn't hungry.
(b) he forgot to put them on.
(c) he doesn't like carrots.
When Mom and Dad get back John tells them
(a) that he played soccer.
(b) that he ate lots of rabbit food.
(c) that he did not have a good time.
Uncle Bunny gets to like carrots because
(a) he tastes them.
(b) he has them in a restaurant.
(c) he chops them up.
Author: Coleen Salley
Illustrator: Janet Stevens
Length: 12 min, 30 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: Q
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.9
Lexile: 600L
DRA: 24Epposumondas, a little possum, lives with his Mama, who asks him to retrieve various things from his Auntie. Epossumondas always manages to do it wrong, despite the best intentions. Click here to see questions & answers Who did Epossumondas see every day?
(a) His cousin
(b) His auntie
(c) His uncle
Why did the piece of cake turn into crumbs?
(a) Epossumondas scrunched it in his hand
(b) Alligator ate it
(c) Epossumondas stepped on it
What did Epossumondas put on his head under his hat?
(a) A piece of cake
(b) Butter
(c) Crumbs
What did Epossumondas wrap in leaves and cool in water?
(a) A puppy
(b) The butter
(c) His hat
How did Epossumondas bring home the bread?
(a) On his head
(b) In a basket
(c) Tied to a string
Author: Miriam Moss
Illustrator: Adrienne Kennaway
Length: 6 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: P
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.5
Lexile: 625L
DRA: 34The Baobab tree lives on the African plain. Many creatures depend upon this tree for shelter, food, shade and protection. 
Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
Length: 6 min, 50 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: J
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.5
Lexile: 500L
DRA: 24Peter wakes up to a snowy day and goes outside to enjoy snowy day activities. 
Author: Mary Finch
Illustrator: Elisabeth Bell
Length: 7 min, 30 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.8
Lexile: 470L
DRA: N/AThis is a version of the folktale, The Little Red Hen, who finds a grain of wheat, decides to plant it, but receives no help from her friends the Mouse and the Rooster. She has to water, harvest, bring the wheat to be milled into flour and bake the bread herself. Because the Rooster and the Mouse do not help the Little Red Hen, she does not share her bread with them. However, they learn their lesson, and the next time she finds a grain of wheat, they put in their share of the work, and all three of them share the freshly baked bread. 
Author: Grace Lin
Illustrator: Grace Lin
Length: 13 minutes
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: L
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.1
Lexile: 390L
DRA: 28A young girl helps her mother plant a garden, but is disappointed because all the other gardens in the neighborhood have beautiful flowers, whereas her garden has nothing but "ugly" vegetables. When the garden blooms, she and her mother make a delicious Chinese vegetable soup that they share with their neighbors. The next spring, the girl sees that many of her neighbors planted vegetables in their gardens as well. 
Author: Glenna Lang
Illustrator: Glenna Lang
Length: 14 min, 10 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: L
Accelerated Reader (AR): 4.2
Lexile: 600L
DRA: 28Perry, a guide dog and his owner Sarah have a special relationship. They spend every day together going to the post office, grocery store, restaurants and many other places that Sarah needs to go. With Perry's help Sarah enjoys bringing her guitar to classrooms, where she plays and sings for the students at school. This book shows children just how dedicated guide dogs are. Click here to see questions & answers After Sarah Woke up
(a) Perry licked her chin
(b) Perry ran around the room
(c) Perry barked for food
Perry knew that when his harness was on
(a) he was going to get food
(b) he was working
(c) he was going to go to sleep
When Sarah said "Good boy, Perry"
(a) his tail wagged
(b) his ears wiggled
(c) he sat down
As Sarah was singing, Perry pricked up his ears
(a) when he heard the children singing
(b) when he heard "The Eensy, Weensy Spider"
(c) when he heard a song about him
Perry's favorite part of being in school
(a) was smelling the food
(b) was hearing music
(c) was being patted by the children
Author: Ho Baek Lee
Illustrator: Ho Baek Lee
Length: 8 min, 05 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: I
Accelerated Reader (AR): 1.8
Lexile: 300L
DRA: 13When a family goes to Grandma's house, their rabbit, who lives on the balcony, decides to explore the apartment. She goes from room to room trying on things and trying out things. Will the family notice she's been doing. 
Author: Bernard Most
Illustrator: Bernard Most
Length: 6 min, 25 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: H
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.9
Lexile: 720L
DRA: 13-14What would life be like if the dinosaurs came back? This classic imagines the many ways they might be of use to us today. 
Author: Jeron Ashford Frame
Illustrator: Gregory Christie
Length: 5 min, 35 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: I
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.4
Lexile: 630L
DRA: 16A young boy describes the colorful moods he experiences from day to day. He also discusses his family members and their moods (Daddy's got the greys, and Gran's got the yellows) all of which come together to create a colorful, loving family. 
Author: Jez Alborough
Illustrator: Jez Alborough
Length: 5 min, 35 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: I
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.2
Lexile: 460L
DRA: 16Eddie has lost his Teddy in the woods. When he ventures out to find it, he comes across a gigantic Teddy bear! 
Author: Ruth Krauss
Illustrator: Mary Blair
Length: 6 min, 50 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.5
Lexile: 550L
DRA: 30-34A carefree little girl uses her imagination as she compares herself to the animals and insects around her in this fun rhyming book. 
Author: Janell Cannon
Illustrator: Janell Cannon
Length: 20 min, 05 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.5
Lexile: 550L
DRA: 30-34When Stellaluna is separated from her Mother, she seeks shelter in a bird's nest where she is taught to behave like the birds around her. Mother Bird wants Stellaluna to eat bugs and to sleep at night. However, when Stellaluna is reunited with her mother, she comes to discover that she is a bat by nature. Stellaluna learns to act like a bat, but maintains the friendships she formed with her bird family. Click here to see questions & answers Stellaluna fell from her mother's wings because
(a) an eagle attacked them.
(b) an owl attacked them.
(c) they bumped into a tree.
Stellaluna learned to be like the birds, but she still had to
(a) sleep hanging by her feet.
(b) eat fruit.
(c) fly at night.
Stellaluna felt clumsy when she started to fly because
(a) she couldn't land on a branch.
(b) she couldn't flap her wings.
(c) she couldn't sing and fly.
Mother Bat knew that Stellaluna was her baby after she
(a) fed her.
(b) watched her fly.
(c) sniffed her fur.
When Pip, Flitter, and Flap flew at night, Stellaluna had to
(a) tell them to stop.
(b) rescue them.
(c) take them home.
Author: Stella Blackstone
Illustrator: Debbie Harter
Length: 5 min, 30 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: L
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.8
Lexile: 515L
DRA: 24Bear uses many different forms of transportation to get from place to place. This brightly-colored rhyming book illustrates the various ways we can travel. 
Author: Emma Chichester Clark
Illustrator: Emma Chichester Clark
Length: 11 min, 50 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: J
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.2
Lexile: 340L
DRA: 18-20Blue Kangaroo is Lily's favorite stuffed animal, but each time Lily receives stuffed animals as gifts Blue Kangaroo feels increasingly displaced. Lily is encouraged to share her stuffed animals with her younger brother and is willing to share them all, except for Blue Kangaroo. 
Author: Ellen Stoll Walsh
Illustrator: Ellen Stoll Walsh
Length: 6 minutes
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: I
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.2
Lexile: 370L
DRA: 17Three white mice have fun dipping themselves in red, yellow and blue paint. They stir around in paint puddles to make different colors. This is a great book to inspire the mixing of colors. 
Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats
Length: 5 min, 15 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: J
Accelerated Reader (AR): 1.8
Lexile: 390L
DRA: 18-20Peter has a new baby sister. When he sees his father painting his old high chair and cradle pink, he gets jealous and upset and runs away with his old blue chair and his dog, Willie. 
Author: Chih-Yuan Chen
Illustrator: Chih-Yuan Chen
Length: 10 minutes
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.0
Lexile: 650L
DRA: 30-34A crocodile egg rolls into a duck's nest and when it hatches the baby croc, named Guji Guji, becomes part of the duck family. Guji Guji meets a group of fellow crocodiles who make fun of him for acting like a duck, and threaten his duck family. Click here to see questions & answers What was Mother Duck doing when the large egg rolled into her nest?
(a) Eating her breakfast.
(b) Reading.
(c) Sleeping.
Why did the crocodiles laugh at Guji Guji?
(a) He walked like a duck.
(b) He quacked like a duck.
(c) He had feathers like a duck.
The crocodiles wanted Guji Guji to help them
(a) catch ducks
(b) swim in the water
(c) sharpen their teeth
The crocodiles were nasty because they wanted to
(a) capture Guji Guji
(b) hide in the nest
(c) eat Guji Guji's family
How did Guji Guji fool the crocodiles?
(a) He threw bread from the bridge.
(b) He threw flowers from the bridge.
(c) He threw rocks from the bridge.
Author: Karen Ackerman
Illustrator: Stephen Gammell
Length: 10 min, 15 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: O
Accelerated Reader (AR): 4.0
Lexile: 700L
DRA: 28Grandpa was a song and dance man on the vaudeville stage many years ago. He goes up to the attic with his grandchildren and gives a great performance. His grandchildren laugh and cheer, until Grandpa nostalgically puts away his old costumes and props, and turns off the attic light. Click here to see questions & answers Grandpa looks for his tap shoes
(a) upstairs in the attic
(b) downstairs in the basement
(c) outside in the yard.
Grandpa wipes his tap shoes with a cloth called
(a) a tissue
(b) a towel
(c) a shammy.
Grandpa sings a song called
(a) Take Me Out To The Ballgame
(b) Yankee Doodle Boy
(c) Happy Days.
When Grandpa pulls on a red hanky
(a) it gets longer and longer
(b) it disappears
(c) it turns into a blue hanky.
When Grandpa's show is over
(a) the children clap their hands and shout "Hooray!"
(b) the children fall asleep
(c) the children play tag.
Author: Jonathan London
Illustrator: Frank Remkiewicz
Length: 8 min, 30 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: J
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.2
Lexile: 100L
DRA: 18-20Froggy's soccer team, the Dream Team, is playing for the City Cup Championship. Before every game, Froggy's father tells him "don't use your hands." When his chance comes to kick the ball, Froggy always uses his hands and the other team scores a goal. Will he remember his father's advice in the championship game? Click here to see questions & answers Froggy's father was
(a) a soccer player.
(b) the assistant coach.
(c) a math teacher.
The name of Froggy's soccer team is
(a) The Wild Things.
(b) The Frogs.
(c) The Dream Team.
The first goal was scored by
(a) Max.
(b) B.J.
(c) Froggy.
When The Wild Things' forward kicked the ball
(a) Froggy used his feet.
(b) Froggy used his head.
(c) Froggy used his hands.
The Dream Team
(a) won the City Cup.
(b) won a new soccer ball.
(c) took a vacation.
Author: Janette Sebring Lowrey
Illustrator: Gustaf Tenggren
Length: 13 min, 50 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: K
Accelerated Reader (AR): 4.0
Lexile: 640L
DRA: 24Five brothers and sisters enjoy exploring outside in the great wide open, but one of the siblings, the Poky Little Puppy, is always missing from the group. 
Author: Melinda Long
Illustrator: David Shannon
Length: 12 min, 30 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: L
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.1
Lexile: 470L
DRA: 24Jeremy Jacob is on the beach with his family, when his imagination lands him on Braid Beard's pirate ship. Jeremy enjoys the pirate lifestyle because he does not have to mind his manners, and gets to dig for treasure until a storm hits and nobody pays Jeremy any attention. 
Author: Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrator: Betty Fraser
Length: 8 min, 05 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: K
Accelerated Reader (AR): 6.0
Lexile: 560L
DRA: 24This book explores the many different kinds of houses and the things that they house. Readers are taken through a rhyme scheme where barrels are houses for pickles and teapots are houses for tea, where a book is a house for a story and much more. 
Author: Victoria Chess
Illustrator: Victoria Chess
Length: 6 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: K
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.7
Lexile: 480L
DRA: 24Madame Coco and her family of four dogs are cooped in the house due to rainy weather. To lift their spirits, they decide to dress up and have a costume party for themselves. Everyone designs a costume, and Madame Coco awards a prize for the best one. 
Author: Martha Alexander
Illustrator: Martha Alexander
Length: 6 min, 15 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: P
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.6
Lexile: 650L
DRA: 36A young boy takes his Teddy for a walk though the forest, assuring his Teddy that he will protect him from the jungle beasts. As they get deeper and deeper into the forest the Teddy becomes the boy's protector. 
Author: Margaret Wild
Illustrator: Ron Brooks
Length: 12 min, 35 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.6
Lexile: 500L
DRA: 36When Dog nurses Magpie back to health they become fast friends, but when Fox comes into the bush, everything changes. 
Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Illustrator: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Length: 3 min, 15 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AThis simple story uses different types of weather to play with letter sounds, alliteration, and emotions. Letters of the alphabet are incorporated into each illustration to express the emotion on each child's face as related to the weather. This story provides a great way to practice letter sounds and weather elements with your child. 
Author: Joan de DŽu Prats
Illustrator: Francesc Rovira
Length: 15 min, 15 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: P
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.9
Lexile: 675
DRA: 38Sebastian is a shy little boy who does not say what is on his mind, even though he has a lot to say. When he discovers a pair of roller skates in the park, everything changes. Click here to see questions & answers Sebastian is
(a) Shy.
(b) Talkative.
(c) Silly.
What did Sebastian find in the park when he was on his way home from school?
(a) A backpack
(b) Rollerskates
(c) His homework
Sebastian was sad because
(a) he fell down and hurt himself.
(b) he lost his rollerskates.
(c) he saw skaters that were much better than him.
What helped Sebastian skate through the whole park?
(a) He was pulled along by the big dog.
(b) He closed his eyes to keep his balance.
(c) The workers in the park helped him.
What did Sebastian ask Ester?
(a) If she would help him with his homework
(b) If she would like to go skating with him
(c) Where she lived
Author: Denise Fleming
Illustrator: Denise Fleming
Length: 3 min, 52 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AThey crawl up walls, they hide in cracks, they flip, they fly, and sometimes ... crrrash. Beetles come in all shapes and sizes, and they are everywhere in this thoroughly buggy, beautifully designed book. 
Author: Naomi Kojima
Illustrator: Naomi Kojima
Length: 15 min, 57 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AWhat happens when you make friends with your dinner? Singing Shijimi Clams tells the story of a witch who cannot bring herself to cook her clams for dinner because of their beautiful singing. 
Author: Kathy Stinson
Illustrator: Robin Baird Lewis
Length: 7 minutes
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: I
Accelerated Reader (AR): 1.8
Lexile: 300L
DRA: 16Young Kelly's mom doesn't understand about red. Sure, the brown mittens are warmer but the red mitts make better snowballs. And red boots aren't just for rain; they take bigger steps in any weather. 
Author: William Steig
Illustrator: William Steig
Length: 4 min, 15 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: H
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.4
Lexile: 500L
DRA: 13-14When a rainy day prevents Pete from playing ball with his friends and drops him into a bad mood, his father decides that it might cheer his son up to be made into a pizza. 
Author: Martin Jenkins
Illustrator: Jane Chapman
Length: 13 min, 35 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: M
Accelerated Reader (AR): 4.1
Lexile: 570L
DRA: 28Can you imagine spending the winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything to eat? That's just what the male Emperor penguin does. While his mate is off swimming and catching loads of fish, he stands around in the freezing cold with an egg on his feet for two whole months, keeping it warm and waiting for it to hatch. Welcome to the story of the world's most devoted dad! Click here to see questions & answers Where do female Emperor penguins spend most of the winter?
(a) On land
(b) The sea
(c) In a cave
Where does the Emperor penguin keep its egg to keep it warm?
(a) Tucked under its tummy
(b) In a nest
(c) On the ground
What helps to keep the Emperor penguin warm?
(a) The sun
(b) Their nests
(c) Fat under their skin
Penguins slide on their
(a) feet.
(b) backs.
(c) tummies.
What does the father penguin feed to his chick?
(a) Fish
(b) Something a little like milk
(c) Worms
Author: Denise Fleming
Illustrator: Denise Fleming
Length: 6 min, 58 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AHaving lost her moo, Cow is stuck clucking. The only thing to do is go out and find that moo! Join Cow and her friends as they conduct their barnyard search for Cow's voice. 
Author: Julia Kay
Illustrator: Julia Kay
Length: 5 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): 4.3
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/ATake one imaginative boy and one bathtub, put them together, and you've got Captain Gulliver Snip and his clipper ship! Gulliver sails his marvelous ship on the high seas. But it's not all smooth sailing for this intrepid adventurer. When his ship sinks in a storm, Gulliver leaps overboard and washes up on a deserted island. Will he ever return home? Here is a swashbuckling tale fit for the youngest sailor. 
Author: Carole Gerber
Illustrator: Leslie Evans
Length: 8 min, 05 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: O
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.7
Lexile: 760L
DRA: 38Young readers join a boy and his dog as they use their senses of sight and touch to identify seven common trees in the snow-covered forest. Click here to see questions & answers The maple tree is shaped like
(a) an egg.
(b) a pear.
(c) an orange.
The beach tree's bark is
(a) rough.
(b) sticky.
(c) smooth.
Deer like to eat the poplar's
(a) bark.
(b) puffy buds.
(c) branches.
Old evergreen needles
(a) blow away.
(b) fall on the ground.
(c) are eaten by squirrels.
White spruce needles are
(a) sharp.
(b) soft.
(c) hard to see.
Author: Laura McGee Kvasnosky
Illustrator: Laura McGee Kvasnosky
Length: 15 min, 05 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: K
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.0
Lexile: 470L
DRA: 24The fox sisters, Zelda and Ivy, are never at a loss for finding interesting activities. There's never a dull moment in these sisters' lives. Click here to see questions & answers Where did Zelda spread her blanket?
(a) Behind the apple tree
(b) Behind the Mulberry bush
(c) Behind the butterfly bush
What does Ivy wish she had?
(a) Chocolate
(b) Cookies
(c) Cucumber sandwiches
What did Ivy add to the time capsule?
(a) Her lucky jewel
(b) Princess Mimi
(c) Her worm book
What is a concoction?
(a) A mixture
(b) A type of poem
(c) A type of jar
What does Eugene think Zelda needs?
(a) A love potion
(b) To play Go Fish
(c) Creative juice
Author: Donald Crews
Illustrator: Donald Crews
Length: 4 min, 10 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: F
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2
Lexile: 270L
DRA: 10One dot can make a sun, two dots can make the eyes of a fox, and three dots can make a snowman's face. That's just the beginning in this unique counting book. 
Author: Allen Say
Illustrator: Allen Say
Length: 10 min, 50 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: P
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.6
Lexile: 650L
DRA: 36In Grandfather's Journey, a Caldecott Award winner, Allen Say recounts grandfather's travels from his native Japan to America as a young man. The family's unique cross-cultural perspective together with the warm details of the illustrations make Grandfather's Journey a pleasure to read over and over again. Click here to see questions & answers Where did Grandfather live as a young man?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Taiwan
What reminded Grandfather of the ocean?
(a) desert rocks
(b) farm fields
(c) large lakes
What place did Grandfather like best?
(a) Japan
(b) California
(c) the new world
What was one type of bird Grandfather raised
(a) robins
(b) sparrows
(c) warblers
When Grandfather returned to Japan he met with
(a) his old friends
(b) his old teacher
(c) his Grandfather
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator: Jill Kastner
Length: 6 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: K
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.6
Lexile: 440L
DRA: 24Animals and humans alike are hustling and bustling as they prepare for the quickly approaching winter. Animals build shelters and gather food. People gather together indoors to keep warm and rejoice. Rylant's details of the scents, sounds and emotions of autumn combined with Kastner's rich illustrations capture the essence of this beautiful time of year. Click here to see questions & answers In November, some trees...
(a) grow new leaves
(b) lose their leaves
(c) lose their bark
Birds that fly south...
(a) fly alone
(b) have a long journey
(c) travel a short distance
In November, animals...
(a) get lots of exercise
(b) play games
(c) sleep more
In November, people celebrate...
(a) the New Year
(b) Thanksgiving
(c) Labor Day
The stars are brittle means...
(a) the stars are dark
(b) the stars are like glass
(c) the stars are missing
Author: Sally Sutton
Illustrator: Brian Lovelock
Length: 6 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/ARoadwork explores the process of building a road from start to finish. An instant favorite for children who love big machines and the busy people who use them. Click here to see questions & answers The first step in building a road is
(a) to drive on it
(b) to plan it
(c) to hear about it
The foundation or groundwork of a road is made of
(a) stones
(b) grass
(c) trucks
To seal a road you use
(a) paper
(b) rocks
(c) tar
You use lights on a road
(a) to mark the edge
(b) to make it safer
(c) for day-driving
A grader
(a) makes a road straight
(b) makes the curves in a road
(c) makes the top smooth and even
Author: Susan Marie Swanson
Illustrator: Beth Krommes
Length: 4 min, 24 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AThe Caldecott Medal winner, The House in the Night names things in and around the house that are both comforting and interesting to the young child as she goes to bed, "dark in the song,/song in the bird,/bird in the book, book on the bed". 
Author: Marisabina Russo
Illustrator: Marisabina Russo
Length: 6 min, 11 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AThe Line Up Book by Marisabina Russo celebrates a child's imagination where the most simple task can become an adventure. Sam, called to lunch by his mother, gets to the kitchen in his own unique way. The fertile mind is never bored. 
Author: Carolyn Curtis
Illustrator: Alison Jay
Length: 11 min, 10 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.1
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AThe power of a dream turns a night-walk through the countryside into a phantasmagorical journey. I Took the Moon for a Walk by Carolyn Curtis and illustrated by Alison Jay takes you to a fragile, wondrous place that only a sweet dream can create--the type of dream that leaves you with a smile on your face. The book is also filled with many scientific and cultural facts about our moon. 
Author: Deborah Underwood
Illustrator: Renata Liwska
Length: 6 min, 28 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AThe Quiet Book is an exploration of those quiets less traveled by. A sweetly solemn cast of young animals take the reader through kinds of quiet both familiar and new, such as, "Best friends don't need to talk quiet" and "Do iguanas bite? quiet". Delicately written and elegantly illustrated, The Quiet Book is certain to be a hit with those practiced in the ways of quiet and those less experienced. 
Author: Laura McGee Kvasnosky
Illustrator: Laura McGee Kvasnosky
Length: 16 min, 45 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): 2.7
Lexile: 220L
DRA: 24Zelda and Ivy, the fabulous fox sisters, are back again dealing with their big sister/little sister relationship, their vivid imaginations and now Eugene, the boy next door. The trio of stories in Zelda and Ivy and The Boy Next Door is written by Laura McGee Kvasnosky. 
Author: Sebastian Meschenmoser
Illustrator: Sebastian Meschenmoser
Length: 9 min, 30 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/ASquirrel, Hedgehog and Bear have never seen snow. What is it like? Deer has told them. It's "white and wet and cold and soft." Aha! Each goes out and finds the first "snowflake" or so they think. This beautifully illustrated book by Sebastian Meschenmoser will have children howling at these young animals' hilarious discoveries as they are Waiting for Winter. Click here to see questions & answers Deer told Squirrel that snow is
(a) small and hard and dry
(b) white and wet and cold and soft
(c) little insects
Squirrel had not seen snow because
(a) he didn't see things well
(b) he didn't like new things
(c) he usually stays inside in winter
Hedgehog thinks he has found snow when he finds
(a) a toothbrush
(b) a nail file
(c) a bar bell
Squirrel thinks he has found snow when he finds
(a) a hat
(b) a tin can
(c) a toothbrush
Bear thinks he has found snow when he finds
(a) a tin can
(b) a hat
(c) a sock
Author: Ruth Brown
Illustrator: Ruth Brown
Length: 6 min, 25 sec
Listening Game: Yes
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): 3.9
Lexile: 640L
DRA: N/AIn 1838, a storm raged off the coast of England. Grace Darling and her father perilously set out to rescue the survivors of a shipwreck just off the rocky shore. At the same time, another rescue took place. The lighthouse cat, also named Gracie, braved the storm seeking out her adventurous kitten. The tale of this rescue is recounted by Ruth Brown whose words and illustrations make history come alive. Click here to see questions & answers Grace Darling lived in
(a) Asia
(b) England
(c) San Francisco
While Gracie and her kitten were in the parlor, outside
(a) it was sunny
(b) it was night time
(c) a storm was raging
To investigate means
(a) to look into
(b) to ignore
(c) to dislike
The kitten was locked outside because the door was closed
(a) by the wind
(b) by Grace's father
(c) by Gracie the cat
Gracie found her kitten
(a) in the lighthouse cellar
(b) on the rocks outside the lighthouse
(c) on the stairs to the lighthouse
Author: Holly Meade
Illustrator: Holly Meade
Length: 5 min, 10 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/AIt is time to leave the nest. But not without the doubts, fears and expectations that this big step entails. If I Never Forever Endeavor by Holly Meade very tenderly examines this courageous step. Beautifully illustrated and precisely worded, this book brings us to the edge of our nest... to fly! 
Author: Anne Crausaz
Illustrator: Anne Crausaz
Length: 6 min, 40 sec
Listening Game: No
Reading Level:
Fountas & Pinnell: N/A
Accelerated Reader (AR): N/A
Lexile: N/A
DRA: N/ASeasons by Anne Crausaz takes us through the seasonal cycle with images and text that ring true. Flowers blooming, birds singing, fireflies, the roar of the ocean, a summer storm and on through the changes of fall to the stillness and snowflakes of winter. Even the sounds and smells of each season are felt. The images are engaging... the text is simple yet rich and direct.
