Amanda Newcomb's Library
Sango Elementary
| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780439087193 | Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed | Barbara Park | After hearing from a classmate at kindergarten that people have monsters under their beds, Junie B. Jones is afraid to go to sleep that night. | |
| 9780671664572 | Just Like Daddy | Frank Asch | A very young bear describes all the activities he does during the day that are just like his daddy's. | Aladdin |
| 9780545279741 | Little Ballet Star | Adèle Geras | Tilly is thrilled when she gets to see her aunt perform in the ballet, "The Sleeping Beauty," especially because she gets to go backstage and even on the stage itself. | |
| 9780545159333 | Llama Llama Mad at Mama | Anna Dewdney | A young llama wants to play but must go shopping with his mother instead, so he gets angry and makes a mess at the store. | Scholastic |
| 9780545286046 | Llama Llama Misses Mama | Anna Dewdney | Little llama feels shy and alone on the first day of school until new friends help him get through the day. | |
| 9780545789288 | Llama Llama Time to Share | Anna Dewdney | "Llama Llama doesn't want to share his toys with his new neighbors. But when fighting leads to broken toys and tears, Llama learns that it's better to share"-- | |
| 9780545890519 | Magic Puppy 09 Classroom Princess | Sue Bentley | Scholastic | |
| 9780517885574 | Me on the Map | Joan Sweeney | Me on the Map | Dragonfly Books |
| 9780590458016 | Monkey See, Monkey Do | Marc Gave | Rhyming text relates the antics of monkeys that play all day. | Cartwheel Books |
| 9780816735808 | Monsters in My Mailbox | Ellen B. Jackson | Reginald won't play with the girl next door, so he has no one to play with until he joins the Monster-of-the-Month Club. | Whistlestop |
| 9780064440455 | Morris Goes to School | B. Wiseman | Morris the moose can't count gumdrops, so he decides to go to school. He is thrilled after a day in the classroom—he can finally count candy. Now he can buy gumdrops! | Harper Collins |
| 9781338114300 | Mother Bruce | Ryan T. Higgins | Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation. | |
| 9780394882772 | My New Boy | Joan Phillips | A little black puppy acquires a boy, teaches him some tricks, and finds him when he is lost. | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780823435432 | Nate Likes to Skate | Bruce Degen | Nate loves skateboarding, but Kate prefers making hats. "I hate to skate," she tells Nate. "Do you like my hat?" Unimpressed, Nate retorts "I hate that hat." Kate’s feelings are hurt—so she ignores Nate as he falls. Now that Nate is hurt and sad, too, his outlook has changed. "Wait, Kate," he says. "I was a brat." Kate waits, and admits she wasn’t nice either, and new possibilities open. Now Nate and Kate both like to skate—and wear hats! Straightforward and heartfelt, Nate and Kate’s story is the perfect reminder that we may not always share each other’s interests, but we must be respectful and open-minded all the same! An I Like to Read® book for emerging readers. Guided Reading Level D. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780440403418 | Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt (Nate the Great, No. 12) | Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman | it Is Halloween Night And All The Kids Are Dressed In Scary And Funny Costumes.  their Trick Or Treat Bags Are Getting Heavier.nate's Good Friend Rosamond Needs His Help.  her Cat, Little Hex, Is Missing.  little Hex Hates Halloween, So Maybe He's Hiding.  or Is He Lost?  nate And His Trusty Dog Sludge Take The Case And Hunt In The Night For Little Hex.  they Pass Robots, Pirates, And Witches.  but Where Will They Find Little Hex?school Library Journalgr 1-3-- Nate The Great And His Faithful Dog Sludge Solve Yet Another Mystery. This Time The Wily Detectives Accept The Case Of A Missing Cat On Halloween Eve. It Seems That Rosamond's Cat, Little Hex, Has Disappeared. Little Hex Hates Halloween And Likes To Hide Until All The Tricking And Treating Are Over, But This Time Rosamond Fears That Little Hex May Really Be Lost. Nate Investigates, Making His Usual Pithy Observations Along The Way. His Inquiry Even Takes Him To A Ramshackle Old House That May Be Haunted. But The Obvious Clues Lead Nowhere. The Detectives Are Stumped Until They Brainstorm Over Their Favorite Snacks: Pancakes For Nate And A Bone For Sludge. Once Again Nate's Keen Powers Of Observation And Deductive Reasoning Save The Day. Simont's Familiar Illustrations Are Appropriately Dark For This All Hallows Mystery. All The Regulars Are Back In Nate's Latest Mystery, And As Fresh As Ever. Readers Will Still Marvel At Nate's Brains, Ingenuity, And His Undying Devotion To Pancakes. Sharmat Makes Beginning To Read A Pleasure. --denia Lewis Hester, Chicago Pub . Lib . | Yearling |
| 9780823435470 | Not Me! | Valeri Gorbachev | Bear likes going to the beach, but Chipmunk says "Not me!" in this Guided Reading Level D story, perfect for beginning readers. Summer is here, and Bear and Chipmunk are headed to the beach. Bear likes the sun, and the sand, and swimming. But Chipmunk doesn't. The sun is too bright, the waves are so big, and the big fish are scary when you're so small! Full of humor, Valeri Gorbachev's colorful illustrations add detail and help support understanding of the text—and they're sure to make young readers laugh, as Bear floats serenely past Chipmunk, who's stuck upside-down in a float. "Why did you come?" asks Bear finally, as Chipmunk tries to help collect their things. "I came to be with you," replies Chipmunk. Sometimes it doesn't matter what you're doing—as long as you're with your friends! Bear and Chipmunk enjoy winter weather, too, in Me Too!, another I Like to Read® book. The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! Suitable for late kindergarten readers, Level D books feature wider vocabulary, longer sentences, and greater variety in sentence structure than levels A, B, and C. When Level D is mastered, follow up with Level E. | National Geographic Books |
| 9780545000253 | Oink? | Margie Palatini | Frustrated because the pigs just lie around in the mud all day, the other animals on the farm try to make them improve themselves. | |
| 9781338134285 | Party Time! | Patty Furlington | Two perennial favorites, dogs and princesses, combine in this new chapter book series perfect for fans of Puppy Pirates and Magic Puppy, but with a dash of princess-y fun! | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780545434140 | Pete the Cat | Eric Litwin | As he walks down the street, Pete the cat sings about his brand new white shoes as they change from red to blue to brown to wet. | |
| 9780062427120 | Pete the Cat | James Dean | HarperFestival |