Wish list
Below is a list of book titles that are popular and appropriate for the correlating age group and grade. The primary goal of Project Armchair is to gift high-quality, rich children's literature to children in crisis. While there are many worthy children's books available, our focus is on literature that scaffolds emergent readers to higher level of proficiency. The following list meets that criteria.
Thank you.
PLEASE NOTE: BOOKS MUST BE NEW TO COMPLY WITH HOSPITAL CRITERIA
Preschool:
(Board books are best for young hands to handle and are easy to clean)
Kindergarten:
Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey
Smelly Socks by Robert Munsch
Stephanie’s Ponytail by Robert Munsch
Alligator Baby by Robert Munsch
I Love Lemonade by Mark and Rowan Sommerset
Baa Baa Smart Sheep by Mark and Rowan Sommerset
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri
Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura Gehl and Tom Lichtenheld
Ellison the Elephant by Eric Drachman and James Muscarello
Leo the Lightning Bug by Eric Drachman and James Muscarello
Pinkalicious books by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann
Goldalicious books by Victoria Kann
Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon
Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton
If You Give A Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
First Grade:
The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems
We Are in a Book by Mo Willems
Don’t Let Pigeon Stay Up Late by Mo Willems
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
There is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by James Dean and Eric Litwin
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean and Eric Litwin
Pete the Cat: Go, Go, Go by James Dean and Eric Litwin
Pete the Cat: Pete’s Big Lunch by James Dean and Eric Litwin
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Lucille Colandro and Jared Lee
Duck! Rabbit! By Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Dragons Love Tacos aby Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri
The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann
Silverlicious by Victoria Kann
Peanut Butter and Cupcake by Terry Border
Frog on a Log by Kes Gray and Jim Field
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Ribbit! By Rodrigo Folgueira and Poly Bernatene
A Loud Winter’s Nap by Katy Hudson
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
What If You Had Animal Hair by Sandra Markle and Howard McWilliam
What if You Had Animal Teeth by Sandra Markle and Howard McWilliam
What If You Had Animal Ears by Sandra Markle and Howard McWilliam
Don’t Push the Button by Bill Cotter
I Love You Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt and Cyd Moore
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont and David Catrow
What Do You Do With An Idea by Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom
This Book Just Ate My Dog by Richard Byme
I Don’t Want to Be a Frog Dev Petty and Mike Boldt
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Boys Don’t Fly by Cassie Ehrenberg and Ryan Ehrenberg
Dinosaurs Love Underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cart
Second Grade:
The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania of Jordan, Kelly DiPucchio, and Tricia Tusa
Holler Loudly by Cynthia Leitich Smith and Barry Gott
Bear’s Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
Pig Kahuna by Jennifer Sattler
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Knuffle Bunny, Too by Mo Willems
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el and Tim Bowers
Peanut Butter and Cupcake by Terry Border
Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton
The Ninjabread Man by C.J. Leigh and Chris Gall
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
Third and Fourth Grade:
Who Would Win by Jerry Pallotta and Rob Bolster
My Weirdest School series by Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot
Roald Dahl books
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Nate the Great books by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Marc Simont
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Kinney
Fifth Grade:
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson and Donna Diamond
Esperanza Rising by Kristin Kemp
Spy School by Stuart Gibbs
I Survived by Lauren Tarshis
Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell
Jacky Ha Ha by James Patterson
Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemeier
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
Maniac McGee by Jerry Spinelli
Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Special thanks to all classroom teachers that suggested their favorite books and their student’s favorites as well: Farrah Gietzen, Jennifer Lucas, Sharla Roloff, Samantha Kincaid, Mari Schwind, and Jamie Entzi