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Books for level 4 readers
Usually 1st grade. Up to 8 words on a page, a line or two, with a picture on every page.
Peabody's level 4 stories, free to read now
- A Boo for Bea20 short pages
- A Seed for Lee13 short pages
- At the Zoo9 short pages
- Big Egg17 short pages
- Bo and the Bath Duck15 short pages
- Can I Pet It?11 short pages
- Fay and the Kite18 short pages
- Glow, Pumpkin, Glow15 short pages
- Go, Go, Go14 short pages
- Goat and the Boat14 short pages
- Gus and the Big Rock16 short pages
- Jem and Pug Sit12 short pages
- Jem Is Mad17 short pages
- Kate and the Puddle15 short pages
- Lion and Mouse16 short pages · a classic
- Liv and the Ants17 short pages
- Look at the Big Pig10 short pages
- Lou and the Snow Dad15 short pages
- Mort and the Storm13 short pages
- Nell's Loose Tooth12 short pages
- Red, Red, Red10 short pages
- Snail Wins the Race11 short pages
- The Dog and the Bone17 short pages · a classic
- The Ghost in the Yard12 short pages
- The Little Red Hen24 short pages · a classic
- The Tall Thin Man12 short pages
- Under the Sea12 short pages
- Who Eats the Lettuce?12 short pages
- Yum!10 short pages
From Peabody's kids' book lists
Top 25 books for a 1st grader
- Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold · ages 4-8. Buzz finds a fly who can say his name and tries to enter him in a pet show. A silly, picture-heavy reader with large type (Geisel Honor 2006). Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Waiting Is Not Easy! by Mo Willems · ages 4-8. Piggie has a surprise and Gerald can't stand waiting for it. Geisel Honor 2015, and relatable for any child who has been told to wait. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel · ages 4-8. Five short stories about an odd-couple friendship: a lost button, a letter, a long wait. Dry, warm humour that works as a read-aloud and as a first book to read alone. Caldecott Honor 1971. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Henry and Mudge: The First Book by Cynthia Rylant · ages 5-8. A lonely boy gets a puppy that grows into a large dog. Short chapters and simple sentences, with a gentle emotional touch. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo · ages 5-8. A pig who loves buttered toast saves her family when the bed falls through the floor. Funny chapter-book start with full-colour pictures. Bookshop.org · Amazon
The Elephant & Piggie books
- Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems · ages 4-8. Piggie announces she will fly today and Gerald doesn't believe her. The first Elephant & Piggie book (2007), written almost entirely in speech bubbles. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems · ages 4-8. Gerald is told there are birds on his head and Piggie helps. Geisel Award 2008, with big speech bubbles and a very short word list. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- My Friend Is Sad by Mo Willems · ages 4-8. Gerald is sad, so Piggie dresses up as a cowboy, robot and clown. Shows what a good friend does when someone is down. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- I Am Invited to a Party! by Mo Willems · ages 4-8. Gerald and Piggie fret over what to wear to a party. Funny and a good way to talk about worrying. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems · ages 4-8. Piggie says Gerald may not be able to throw a ball, and Gerald tries. A lesson in letting someone else try. Bookshop.org · Amazon
Books for first and second grade readers
- Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel · ages 5-8. Plain sentences, five stories. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Elephant & Piggie: Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems · ages 4-8. Speech bubbles and short words. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss · ages 4-8. Rhyming limited vocabulary. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss · ages 4-8. Fifty different words. Bookshop.org · Amazon
- Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli · ages 3-6. A tiny dog and a bedtime request. Very short. Bookshop.org · Amazon
Series at this age
None at this level: the series on Peabody start at about level 7, where chapter books and comics begin. All series in order.