1st Grade "Fun" Book List

I've been using a few sources to determine what to choose for K's "fun" book list, which is her 30-60 minute evening reading time.  Lately, she has been wanting to finish the whole book in one sitting, so she reads 40 minutes each evening.  These books are far below her reading level and are very easy for her - this creates a LOVE for reading for children!  If all they read is hard books, well no wonder they would hate reading!  Wouldn't you if all you read was Plato or some of the other challenging classics?  Exactly.

She reads at her level, which is currently 4th grade reading level, in the mornings for 30 minutes and you can see that list of books here.  She read more before these, things like readers, Bob books, etc.  Below are her below-reading-level books.  These are 1st-3rd grade level books.

Here are the books she read in the evenings from the end of Feb. until the end of August 2011.

1. Little Bear's Visit
2. Little Bear's Friend
3. A Kiss for Little Bear
4. Father Bear Comes Home
5. Little Bear
6. Little Bear and the Marco Polo
7. Frog and Toad Together
8. Frog and Toad Are Friends
9. Frog and Toad All Year
10. Days with Frog and Toad
11. Amelia Bedelia
12. Thank you, Amelia Bedelia
13. Teach us, Amelia Bedalia
14. Owl at Home
15. Amelia Bedelia Helps Out
16. Mouse Tales
17. Merry Christmas Amelia Bedelia
18. Come Back Amelia Bedelia
19. Amelia Bedelia's Family Album
20. Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower
21. Amelia Bedelia and the Baby
22. Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping
23. Good Work Amelia Bedelia
24. Play Ball Amelia Bedelia
25. Mouse Soup
26. Grasshopper on the Road
27. Olivia Plants a Garden
28. George the Drummer Boy
29. George and Martha
30. The Long Way to a New Land
31. The Horse in Harry's Room
32. Daniel's Duck
33. A Bargain for Frances
34. Best Friends for Frances
35. Bread and Jam for Frances
36. A Baby Sister for Frances
37. The Carrot Seed
38. Balto
39. Bedtime for Frances
40. A Birthday for Frances
41. Sammy the Seal
42. The Pig War
43. Chester
44. The Littlest Leaguer
45. Sam the Minuteman
46. The Josefina Story Quilt
47. Julius
48. Mrs. Brice's Mice
49. A New Coat for Anna
50. Nate the Great
51. Nate the Great Goes Undercover
52. Nate the Great and the Phony Clue
53. Nate the Great and the Missing Key
54. Nate the Great and the Sticky Case
55. Keep the Lights Burning Abbie 
56. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden
57. Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise
58. Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed
59. Nate the Great and the Musical Note
60. Nate the Great and Hungry Book Club
61. Nate the Great and the Monster Mess
62. Nate the Great and the Stolen Base
63. Nate the Great and the Pillowcase
64. Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine
65. Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize
66. Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps
67. Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas
68. Nate the Great and the Big Sniff
69. Nate the Great San Francisco Detective
70. Nate the Great Talks Turkey
71. Nate the Great on the Owl Express
72. Nate the Great and Me

This concludes K's fun book list for 1st grade.