These are some favorite books for those kids just learning how to read:
A Mouse Called Wolf, Babe, The Invisible Dog, and Martin’s Mice
by Dick King-Smith
A to Z Mysteries
by Ron Roy and John Steven Gurney
A Weekend With Wendell
by Kevin Henkes
Akimbo Series, Max & Maddy Mystery Series, and The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean
by Alexander McCall Smith
Angus and Sadie
by Cynthia Voigt
Baby Mouse Series
by Jennifer Holm
Happy Birthday Bad Kitty and Bad Kitty Gets a Bath
by Nick Bruel
Catwings
by Ursula Le Guin
Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little
by E.B. White
Encyclopedia Brown Series
by Donald J. Sobol
Flat Stanley
by Jeff Brown
Frannie K. Stein Series
by Jim Benton
Gooseberry Park, Mr. Putter Series, Cobble Street Cousins, Henry and Mudge and the Poppleton Series
By Cynthia Rylant
Freckle Juice, Superfudge, and Double Fudge
by Judy Blume
Geronimo Stilton Series
by Himself
Gooney Bird Greene Series and the Willoughby’s
by Lois Lowry
Ivy & Bean
by Annie Barrows
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
by Bruce Covelle and Gary A. Lippincott
Judy Moody & Stink Series
by Megan McDonald
Little House on the Prairie Series
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Rat Rides
by Monica Bang-Campbell
Magic Tree House Series
by Mary Pope Osborne
Mercy Watson Series
by Kate di Camillo
Mouse Tales, and Grasshopper on the Road
by Arnold Lobel
My Father’s Dragon
by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Nate the Great and The Olivia Sharp Series
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Odd and the Frost Giants
by Neil Gaiman and Brett Helquist
Pets to the Rescue Series
by Andrew Clements
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
Ramona Series, Ralph S. Mouse
by Beverly Cleary
Silver
by Gloria Whelan
The End of the Beginning, Prarie School, Poppy
by Avi
The Graves Family
by Patricia Polacco
The Princess Tales
by Gail Carson Levine
The Reluctant Dragon
by Kenneth Graham and Inga Moore
The Secrets of Droon
by Tony Abbott
The Twits, The BFG, The Fantatic Mr. Fox, and Matilda….okay anything by Roald Dahl
by Roald Dahl
– Jessica Wheeler
Finding Great Books for KIDS WHO READ 
Hi Jessica,
Thanks so much for putting this list together! As the mom of a 1st grade son and the Community Relations Manager at Maria’s Bookshop, I love hearing about locals here in Durango creating great resources like this. We should talk about ways to partner up and support each other! At the very least, we can share your posts through our Twitter feed, link you to our Facebook page, etc. And I can show you how you can become a Maria’s Bookshop affiliate, so folks can buy books you recommend through their locally-owned indie bookstore. If you’d like to talk more, please let me know.
Best, Libby