Reading Level: Grade 1
Books written at a grade 1 reading level. Reading level reflects text complexity, not age appropriateness.
681 books
This collection of 681 reading level: grade 1 spans Grade 1–2. Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a book is right for a child — text difficulty and emotional weight grow at different rates, especially for gifted, twice-exceptional, or sensitive readers. HootRated rates every book on this list for both, so you can match to your child's actual readiness on both axes.
Across this list, 98% of titles are rated Gentle or Mild — appropriate for sensitive readers or kids reading ahead of their emotional comfort zone. 1% are rated Intense or Very Intense, with heavier thematic territory for readers ready to tackle weighty subjects. Average content intensity for the list is 1.1/5.
Use the intensity badges (color-coded green → red) to filter by emotional readiness rather than just age. For more on what each intensity level means, see our rating methodology.
3, 2, 1 go!
Sarah L. Schuette
A Bad Day
Elaine Simpson, Joy Cowley
A big guy took my ball! sike
Mo Willems
Airplanes
Mari Schuh
All about Animals in Winter
Martha E. H. Rustad
Always
Ann Stott
Andy & Sandy and the big talent show
Tomie dePaola
Birds
Lisa J. Amstutz
Boo and Baa on a cleaning spree
Olof Landström
Bottlenose Dolphins
Kathryn Clay
Buildings on the Farm
Lisa J. Amstutz
Buses
Mari Schuh
Case of the Lost Frog
Cecilia Minden
Dear Zoo
Rod Campbell
Dogs
Alice K. Flanagan
Duck and Goose Give A Party
Wendi Silvano
Fancy Nancy
Jane O'Connor
Goats on the Farm (On the Farm)
Mari C. Schuh
Going shopping (Alphakids)
Sarah Prince
Grasshoppers
Lisa J. Amstutz
Guinea Pigs
Lisa J. Amstutz
Helicopters
Mari C. Schuh
Hot pot
Alice K. Flanagan
I Care for My Teeth
Martha E. H. Rustad
I Really Like Slop!
Mo Willems
I am caring
Sarah L. Schuette
I'm a Unicorn
Mallory Loehr
Kitty Cat And The Paint
Rigby
Little Critter sleeps over
Mercer Mayer
Little Duck and Little Goose
Wendy Silvano
Little Fish and Big Fish
Lou Treleaven
Living Things Need Air
Karen Aleo
Max goes on the bus
Adria F. Klein
Max goes to school
Adria F. Klein
Moving day
Anthony G. Brandon
Nicky upstairs and down
Jean Little
On Vacation
Peter Sloan & Sheryl Sloan
Pigs (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff! Readers 1: Farm Animals)
Emily K. Green
Piper and Emma
Cecilia Minden
Pumpkins
Erika L. Shores
Rain Showers
Kathryn Clay
Ships
Mari Schuh
Siamese
Cameron L. Woodson
Smiles
Robert B. Noyed
Spiders
Lisa J. Amstutz
Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia (I Can Read Book 2)
Peggy Parish
That bad, bad cat!
Claire Masurel
The Case of the Lost Pig
Cecilia Minden
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
The crocodile and the dentist
五味太郎
The picnic
David Williams
This is Spider-Man
Thomas Macri
Trains
Mari C. Schuh
Using Wheels
Peter Sloan, Sundance/Newbridge LLC Staff, Sheryl Sloan
What Are Droughts?
Mari C. Schuh
What Are Hurricanes?
Mari C. Schuh
What Are Thunderstorms?
Mari Schuh
What Are Tornadoes?
Mari Schuh
What do you do-- at the zoo?
Susan E. Goodman
What's in a Cave?
Martha E. H. Rustad
What's in a Pond?
Martha E. H. Rustad
What's in a Tree?
Martha E. H. Rustad
What's in the Dirt?
Martha E. H. Rustad
When Andy met Sandy
Tomie dePaola
Wings (Spot the Difference)
Diyan Leake
A Day With an Electrician (Welcome Books)
Mark Thomas
Ann and the hat
Mark Gollaher
Beach Creatures Sb (Pair-It Books)
Smith
Ben's pens
Alice K. Flanagan
Big Dog and Little Dog Going for a Walk (Reader)
Dav Pilkey
Chimpanzees
Kathryn Clay
Class clown
Alice K. Flanagan
Clean air
Meredith Costain
Desert life
Meredith Costain
Fun at the Amusement Park
Marilyn K. Frankford
I am honest
Sarah L. Schuette
In the Forest (What Do You See?)
Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
In the woods
Mary Lindeen
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Lightning Liz
Larry Dane Brimner
Little Blue Truck's Christmas
Alice Schertle
Little Lizard's new bike
Melinda Melton Crow
Little Red Lizard
Lillian Gundersen Burris
Lost and found
Lana. NAR needed Jacobs
Lumpy rug
Rebecca E. Shook
Mary Jackson
Virginia Loh-Hagan Edd
Max & Mo's First Day at School
Patricia Lakin
Max goes shopping
Adria F. Klein
May I please have a cookie?
J. E. Morris
Monster games
Melissa Lagonegro
Oceans
Erika L. Shores
Oxford Reading Tree : Stage 4 : More Stories C
Roderick Hunt
People in My Family
Sophie Geister-Jones
Pigs on the Farm (On the Farm)
Mari C. Schuh
Rivers
Erika L. Shores
Scarecrows
Lola M. Schaefer
Spiders
Laura K. Murray
Tails (Spot the Difference)
Diyan Leake
The Best Present
Mercer Mayer
The big red sled
Jane E. Gerver
Time for School, Little Dinosaur
Gail Herman
Tiny Little Fly
Michael Rosen
Wind (Wonder Books Level 1-Weather)
Alice K. Flanagan
Worms
Laura K. Murray
Ann plants a garden
Susan Blackaby
Are you my mother?
P. D. Eastman
Baby in the house
David F. Marx
Barry and Bennie
Angela Shelf Medearis
Cool Cars (Be an Expert!)
Erin Kelly
Cows (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff! Readers 1: Farm Animals)
Emily K. Green
Fall Is Fun!
Walt K. Moon
Garden friends
Linda B. Gambrell
Going on an Airplane
Harold T. Rober
Grow little turnip, grow big
Jean Little
I Have Self-respect
Sarah L. Schuette
I learn from my brother and sister
Amy B. Rogers
If I Were a Dragonfly
Charlee B. Finn
In My Town (Pebble Books)
Mari C. Schuh
Just a little different
Bonnie Dobkin
Just a new neighbor
Gina Mayer
Let's Look at Winter
Sarah L. Schuette
Let's Plant a Garden! (Barbie)
Kristen L. Depken
Let's get ready for Earth Day
Lloyd G. Douglas
Little Critter's little sister's birthday
Mercer Mayer
Little Princess
Sally Lucas
Little Red Caboose
Steve Metzger
Little monster
Pascale Constantin
Making a cake
Peter Sloan
Mike's Bike
My weekly chores (Visions)
Claudette C Mitchell
Our Snowy Day
Robert Rosen
Rain
Alice K. Flanagan
Snug As A Big Red Bug (New Reader Series)
Frank B. Edwards
Spring Is Fun!
Walt K. Moon
This little pig
Josie Stewart
We Want That/VIS/H
Gracie R. Porter
3, 2, 1, liftoff!
Sonia Sander
A snowy day
Lola M. Schaefer
All about Flowers
Claire Throp
All by myself
Mercer Mayer
Ants (Blastoff! Readers) (World of Insects) (Blastoff! Reader 2: World of Insects)
Emily K. Green
Bad Dog
Mike Boldt
Camping trip
Christianne C. Jones
Chickens (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff! Readers. Farm Animals)
Emily K. Green
Come along, Daisy!
Jane Simmons
Crickets
Laura K. Murray
Danny and the Little Worm
Mia Coulton
Diplodocus (Dinosaurs)
Daniel Nunn
Down on the farm 1, 2, 3
Tracey E. Dils
Eric won't do it
Christianne C. Jones
Find The Cat A Pet Club Story
Gwendolyn Hooks
Flies
Cheryl Coughlan
Funny Bugs
Cynthia Rothman
Goats (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff! Readers, Farm Animals)
Emily K. Green
Great Day (Alaphakids)
Sarah Prince
Have You Seen My Monster?
Steven Light
I Am Polite (Pebble Books)
Sarah L. Schuette
Jim's Visit to Kim
Julie Alperen
Just me and my babysitter
Mercer Mayer
Just try it
Christianne C. Jones
Lalaloopsy
Quinlan B. Lee
Lalaloopsy
Quinlan B. Lee
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Let's Explore Earth
Walt K. Moon
Let's Explore Light
Walt K. Moon
Little Blue Truck's Halloween
Alice Schertle
Little Critter's This is my school
Mercer Mayer
Little Duck
Judy Dunn
Little Mouse gets ready
Jeff Smith
Little Rabbit
Judy Dunn
Max Goes to the Doctor
Adria F. Klein
My Dog (Welcome Books: My Pets)
Sarah Hughes
My pets and me 1, 2, 3
Tracey E. Dils
Opposites
Luana Mitten
Orangutans
Meredith Costain
Oxford Reading Tree: Level 5: Stories: The Magic Key
Roderick Hunt
Pmp Blu 10 Ltl/Baby Chimp Is
Various
Scuffy the Tugboat
Kristen L. Depken
Smart Hat
Cath Jones
Snakes/VIS/F
Claudette C. Mitchell
Strawberry Shortcake's show-and-tell surprise
Megan E. Bryant
Summer Is Fun!
Walt K. Moon
The Best Hats
RIGBY
The Thief
Patti Lindsay, Joy Cowley
The berry big storm
Megan E. Bryant
The best place (Sadlier Reading Little Books)
Anne Miranda
The colour of spring
H. Werner Zimmermann
The first day of school
Mercer Mayer
The three little pigs
Betty Miles
We Found a Hat
Jon Klassen
We're going to the zoo!
Lorraine Gallacher
Whales
Carol K. Lindeen
Winter Is Fun!
Walt K. Moon
"What is that?" said the cat
Grace Maccarone
A Crowded Ride In The Countryside (Edwards, Frank B., New Reader Series.)
Edwards
A Treasure Island
Rigby
Abraham Lincoln
Emma E. Haldy
Ah-choo!
Aurora Samuels
All about Roots
Claire Throp
All about Stems
Claire Throp
At the Fair
Peter Sloan, Sheryl Sloan, Sundance/Newbridge LLC Staff
Bad Kitty Does Not Like Candy
Nick Bruel
Bad Kitty: Searching for Santa
Nick Bruel
Blast Off!
Alice K. Flanagan
Brachiosaurus (Dinosaurs)
Daniel Nunn
Destiny in the Dark (Zone Books)
Peter Lancett
Don't hit me!
Bernette G. Ford
Get a Clue!.
Quinlan B. Lee
Goodnight, Little Critter
Mercer Mayer
Hoorade Day!
Nancy Raines Day
Hooray for hat!
Brian Won
How to make an earthworm farm (Little green readers)
Meredith Costain
I Am a Leader
Sarah L. Schuette
I am Sharing (Toddler Books)
Mercer Mayer
I'm Going to Read (Level 1): The Prince's Tooth Is Loose! (I'm Going to Read Series)
R. W. Alley
It's an Orca!
Mari C. Schuh
Joe's Father (The Book Bank by The Wright Group)
Jennifer Beck
Just me and my dad
Mercer Mayer
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Let's Explore the Moon
Walt K. Moon
Let's Explore the Sun
Walt K. Moon
Life in a Stream
Carol K. Lindeen
Little Book: In January and June
Cynthia Olivia, Olivia Kaye
Little Chick's happy Easter
Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Little Giraffe
Lesley Sims
Little Grumpy Cat That Wouldn't
Golden Books
Little Troll
Penny Dolan
Little penguin gets the hiccups
Tadgh Bentley
Mary Has the Best Pet
Sally Rippin
Mary and the fairy
Penny Dolan
Max Goes to the Farm
Adria F. Klein
Max Learns Sign Language
Adria F. Klein
Max and Buddy Go to the Vet
Adria F. Klein
My Science Tools
Julie K. Lundgren
My eyes
Lloyd G. Douglas
My mouth
Lloyd G. Douglas
Numbers at the Park
Charles Ghigna
On a Mountain (What Do You See?)
Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Our tree house
Mercer Mayer
Playing Games
Pterodactyl (Dinosaurs)
Daniel Nunn
Sea horses
Carol K. Lindeen
Sebastian
Sarah Prince
Service Dogs
Susan G. Weaver Jones
Sheep (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff Readers: Farm Animals) (Blastoff! Readers 1: Farm Animals)
Emily K. Green
Slip and slide
Alice K. Flanagan
Stars
Thomas K. Adamson
That's the rule!
Quinlan B. Lee
The little red hen (Storyteller)
Amy Algie
This ORQ
David Elliott
Three Little Kittens
Steven Anderson
Triangles (Shapes) (Shapes)
Marybeth Lorbiecki
Triceratops (Dinosaurs)
Daniel Nunn
Two Little Blackbirds
Megan Borgert-Spaniol
What Do Doctors Do?
Amy B. Rogers
Zero is not enough
H. Werner Zimmermann
1 is for one
Nadia Wheatley
Alphabetland The Story OF O
Rick McAtee
Amelia Earhart
Emma E. Haldy
Amos & Boris
William Steig
Apples and More Apples Sb (Pair-It Books)
Smith
Bad Case Of Stripes
David Shannon
Bad Kitty does not like video games
Nick Bruel
Baseball ballerina
Kathryn Cristaldi
Because I had a teacher
Kobi Yamada
Bedtime Blast-Off!
Luke Reynolds
Benny and Penny in Lost and Found
Geoffrey Hayes
Big Shark, Little Shark, Baby Shark
Anna Membrino
Big Week for Little Mouse (Little Mice)
Eugenie Fernandes
Big cat, little cat
Elisha Cooper
Bones, bones, dinosaur bones
Byron Barton
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Teacher's Guide
Bill Martin Jr.
Buster and the little kitten
Hisako Madokoro
Cats
Frances E. Ruffin
Chick and Brain
Cece Bell
Compass South (Four Points) (Book 1)
Hope Larson
Cones
Laura Hamilton Waxman
Construction Trucks (Be an Expert!)
Janice Behrens
Corduroy
Don Freeman
Crab
Lloyd G. Douglas
Crazy Colors
Julie Lundgren
Crispin and the 3 Little Piglets
Ted Dewan
David and the giant
Emily Little
Dear You, Dream Big!
Baptiste Paul
Down in the jungle, 1,2,3
Tracey E. Dils
Down on the funny farm
P. E. King
Each Peach Pear Plum
Allan Ahlberg
Eloise and the very secret room
Ellen Weiss
Enjoy! Enjoy!
Sarah Prince
Follow those feet!
Christine Ricci
Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night
Peter Spier
Frederick (Step Into Reading, Step 3)
Leo Lionni
Garbage trucks
Quinn A. Arnold
Goodnight moon
Jean Little
Green Eggs and Ham (1988)
Dr. Seuss
Hadley's Hats
Unknown
Happy Mothers Day
Mercer Mayer
Have a look, says Book
Richard Jackson
Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! (Bright & Early Books(R))
Dr. Seuss
Horses on the Farm (On the Farm)
Mari C. Schuh
I Hate School
Jeanne Willis
I Lost My Tooth In Africa
Penda Diakite
It's not fair
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Jabari Jumps
Gaia Cornwall
Jabari jumps
Gaia Cornwall
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Lalaloopsy
Quinlan B. Lee
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Let's Explore China
Walt K. Moon
Let's Explore Sound
Walt K. Moon
Life in a Forest
Carol K. Lindeen
Life in a Pond
Carol Lindeen
Life in an Ocean
Carol Lindeen
Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle
Little David's brave day
Crystal Bowman
Little Joe's big race
Andy Blackford
Little Moon's Christmas
Cecil Kim
Little Pig joins the band
David Costello
Little Pig's Bouncy Ball
Alan Baron
Little Robot
Ben Hatke
Little dog lost
Mônica Carnesi
Make some fun!
Quinlan B. Lee
Max goes to the dentist
Adria F. Klein
Max's Fun Day
Adria F. Klein
Me too!
Mercer Mayer
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
John Steptoe
My Family Lives Here
Sophie Geister-Jones
My ears
Lloyd G. Douglas
No Sword Fighting in the House
Susanna Leonard Hill
Octopuses
Carol K. Lindeen
Oh! What a surprise!
Bloom, Suzanne
One Fine Day (Stories to Go!)
Nonny Hogrogian
One Little Bean
Cecil Kim
Rainy day!
Patricia Lakin
Sherman's Lost and Found
Betty Erickson
Should I share my ice cream?
Mo Willems
Signs in my neighborhood
Shelly Lyons
Slinky Malinki, open the door
Lynley Dodd
Snow (Wonder Books Level 1-Weather)
Alice K. Flanagan
Stick and Stone
Beth Ferry
Story about Ping
Marjorie Flack
Take care, Good Knight
Shelley Moore Thomas
Tanker Trucks
Kate Riggs
The Berenstain Bears catch the bus
Stan Berenstain
The Lion Roars
Kathryn E. Lewis
The Little House Book and CD (Read-Along)
Virginia Lee Burton
The Little Mermaid Step into Reading
Ruth Homberg
The Low-Down, Bad-Day Blues
Derrick D. Barnes, Inc Staff Scholastic, Aaron Boyd
The cat that went woof!
Martyn Beardsley
The church mouse
Graham Oakley
The hungry little monkey
Andy Blackford
The jungle book
Kate Hannigan
The little engine that could
Watty Piper
The paw
Natalie Jane Prior
The rainbirds
David Metzenthen
This is Ant-Man
Chris Wyatt
Toby
Hazel Mitchell
Trainstop
Barbara Lehman
Trolls on Vacation (Troll Trouble)
Alan MacDonald
We Are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie)
Mo Willems
Wendell the Worrier
Jill L. Urban Donahue, Jill Urban Donahue
Where's Lulu?
William H. Hooks
3, 2, 1, blast-off!
Diana Noonan
A yummy lunch
Mercer Mayer
Ariel Is Fearless/Jasmine Is Helpful (Disney Princess) (Step into Reading)
Liz Marsham
Around the moon 1, 2, 3
Tracey E. Dils
Baby Wolves at the Zoo
Cecelia H. Brannon
Best pets
Quinlan B. Lee
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate (Visions--African-American experiences)
Gracie R Porter
Circles (Shapes) (Shapes)
Marybeth Lorbiecki
Coding 1, 2, 3
Janet Slingerland
Colors
Anaël Dena
Daisy and the Beastie
Jane Simmons
Dogs
Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Faraway Farm
Ian Whybrow
Fire Trucks (Pebble Plus)
Carol K. Lindeen
Five little monkeys play hide-and-seek
Eileen Christelow
Floop in the dark
Carole Tremblay
Harry's hats
Ann Tompert
Hello, two-wheeler!
Jane B. Mason
High Fliers (Be an Expert!)
Erin Kelly
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Jane Yolen
I was so mad
Mercer Mayer
Iron Man fights back
Thomas Macri
Jimmy Carter
Emma E. Haldy
Johnny Boo
James Kochalka
Just me and my puppy
Mercer Mayer
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Let's Explore Mexico
Walt K. Moon
Let's get ready for Independence Day
Lloyd G. Douglas
Let's swim!
Carol K. Lindeen
Life in a Desert
Carol K. Lindeen
Little Baby Buttercup
Linda Ashman
Little Critter
Mercer Mayer
Little snail
Hartley, Linda.
Lost and found
Cindy Leaney
Love that kitty!
Jeff Jarka
Mater and the little tractors
Chelsea Eberly
Max celebrates Cinco de Mayo
Adria F. Worsham
Max goes to the fire station
Adria F. Klein
May I Please Have a Cookie? /¿Me puedes dar una galleta, por favor?
Jennifer E. Morris
Me and My Dog
Zoe Persico
Merry Christmas, Little Critter!
Mercer Mayer
Merry Christmas, little Elliot
Mike Curato
Mice Live Everywhere
Josie Stewart Lynn Salem
Mighty Trains!
Erin Kelly
Mr. Wolf Tries Again
Sarah Prince
My Family Celebrates
Sophie Geister-Jones
Nightgown Countdown (New Reader Series)
Frank B. Edwards
Patterns in the city
Rebecca Felix
Pete's Peacock
Pup and Hound Hatch an Egg (Kids Can Read)
Susan Hood
Sam, the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world
Mo Willems
Sebastian's Special Present
Sarah Prince
Shape spotters
Megan E. Bryant
Sharks
Carol K. Lindeen
Side by side
Quinlan B. Lee
Soil
Joann Cleland
Sweet friends
Quinlan B. Lee
Tanker trucks
Norman D. Graubart
Ted's Letter
Dominie Elementary
The Best Yard Sale
Mercer Mayer
The Dark Fire of Doom (Zone Books)
Peter Lancett
The Old Truck
Jerome Pumphrey, Jarrett Pumphrey
The cat came back
John Sandford
The little book of street rods (Books for young learners)
Jule-Ann Lattimer
The little red hen
Jean Little
The trash can band
Lois Bick
This Is Not My Hat
Unknown
Under My Sombrero
Anne E. Schraff
Velociraptor (Dinosaurs)
Daniel Nunn
What Are Rivers? (Pebble Books)
Mari C. Schuh
What Columbus Found
Jane Kurtz
What Is a Lever? (Welcome Books)
Lloyd G. Douglas
When I grow up
Quinlan B. Lee
Why coyote howls at night
Cheyenne Cisco
Wonders of the Color Wheel
Charles Ghigna
3 Little Firefighters (MathStart 1)
Stuart J. Murphy
Animals together
Luana K. Mitten
Apples
Cecelia H. Brannon
Baby seals at the zoo
Cecelia H. Brannon
Bad Kitty does not like Thanksgiving
Nick Bruel
Berry thankful!
Megan E. Bryant
Bill's Trip
Brachiosaurus
Daniel Nunn
Bully #1
Greg Pak
Carrots Don't Talk
Pearson Education
Clouds (Wonder Books Level 1-Weather)
Alice K. Flanagan
Cylinders
Laura Hamilton Waxman
Danger in the Dark
Peter Lancett
Dear Mabel!
Pat Cummings
Dream closet
Kristen L. Depken
Escape from the dark
Peter Lancett
Fireflies (Blastoff! Readers) (World of Insects) (World of Insects)
Emily K. Green
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree
Eileen Christelow
Hawks
Dr. John E. Becker
Hello, Goodbye, and a Very Little Lie
Christianne C. Jones
How do dinosaurs get well soon?
Jane Yolen
I Am Patriotic
Sarah L. Schuette
It's Broken
Rebecca E. Shook, Adria F. Klein, Stanley L. Swartz, Terry Riley
It's Easter, Little Critter!
Mercer Mayer
It's a Snowy Owl!
Kerry Dinmont
Jonah, God's messenger
Zondervan
Just a Baseball Game
Gina Mayer
Just shopping with mom
Mercer Mayer
Keeping Fit (Blastoff! Readers) (The New Food Guide Pyramid) (The New Food Guide Pyramid)
Emily K. Green
Kindergarten, Here We Come! - Pre-K Pals
Quinlan B. Lee
Leaves (Little Hands)
Ruth Thomson
Lego City phonics
Quinlan B. Lee
Let's Downhill Ski!
Carol Lindeen
Let's Explore the Stars
Walt K. Moon
Let's get ready for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Lloyd G. Douglas
Let's ride bikes!
Carol K. Lindeen
Little Blue Truck's Valentine
Alice Schertle
Little David sings for the king
Crystal Bowman
Little Honu
Jacqueline Sweeney
Little Panda
Sherry Bowen
Little Pea
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Little Penguin and the Lollipop
Tadgh Bentley
Little Penguin's New Friend
Tadgh Bentley
Lizzie Little, the Sky Is Falling!
Robin Michal Koontz
Make It
Heather E. Schwartz
Max Goes to the Grocery Store
Adria F. Klein
Max goes to the nature center
Adria F. Klein
Morris And Boris At The Circus
B. Wiseman
My Cat
Norman D. Graubart
My turtle
Norman D. Graubart
Neptune (Pebble Plus)
Thomas K. Adamson
Ocean Creatures
National Geographic Kids Staff
Ovals (Shapes) (Shapes)
Julia Vogel
Paloma's Party
Pat Mora
Patterns at the zoo
Rebecca Felix
Pete the Cat
James Dean
Pete the Cat
James Dean
Pete the cat's train trip
James Dean
Pets (Be an Expert!)
Erin Kelly
Pup and Hound Lost and Found (Kids Can Read)
Susan Hood
Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail
Mari C. Schuh
Recycling
Meredith Costain
Sacagawea SP
Emma E. Haldy
Sea Turtles
Carol K. Lindeen
Sea turtles
Meredith Costain
Seashells (Marine Life)
Stanley L. Swartz, Robert Yin
Squares (Shapes) (Shapes)
Pamela Hall
Strawberry Shortcake's filly friends
Megan E. Bryant
Super sandwich
Peter Sloan
Teacher's pet
D. Jakobs
Termites
Jack K. Patterson
Termites (Pebble Books)
Mari C. Schuh
Terrible, awful, horrible manners!
Beth Bracken
The Big Bad Wolf and me
Delphine Perret
The Dark Never Hides (Zone Books: Dark Man)
Peter Lancett
The Sun
Thomas K. Adamson
The biggest bear in the woods
Diana Noonan
Tierra
Luana K. Mitten
Under the sea 1, 2, 3
Tracey E. Dils
Underpants Thunderpants!
Peter Bently, Peter Berkrot
Uranus (Pebble Plus)
Thomas K. Adamson
Velociraptor
Carol K. Lindeen
Wasps
Jack K. Patterson
Water as a Liquid (Water) (Pebble Books)
Helen Frost
Water power
Meredith Costain
We live in a city
Amy B. Rogers
What Is a Plane? (Welcome Books)
Lloyd G. Douglas
What Is a Wheel and Axle? (Welcome Books)
Lloyd G. Douglas
What happens at an airport?
Amy Hutchings
Wolves Sb (Pair-It Books)
Smith
Worms
Jack K Patterson
Ambulances
Norman D. Graubart
Art
Tanya DeStefano
At the Fire Station (Field Trips (Child's World))
Carol Greene
Baby Sister Says No
Mercer Mayer
Baby penguins at the zoo
Cecelia H. Brannon
Baby rhinos at the zoo
Cecelia H. Brannon
Bears!
Nicole Iorio
Bigfoot Wants a Little Brother
Martha Brockenbrough
Charlie's snow day
Ree Drummond
Clown Fish
Carol K. Lindeen
Cool Contest
Disney Book Group
Davy Crockett SP
Emma E. Haldy
Digby and Kate 1,2,3
Barbara Baker
Dinosaur Colors (I Learn with Dinosaurs)
David West
Dog and Cat shake a leg
Kate Spohn
Earthmovers
Linda D. Williams
Farm Friends (Spyglass Books)
Janine Scott
Fish
Dominie Elementary
Formula 1 Cars
Marysa Storm
Friend Me
Jill L. Haney
Fruit (Little Hands)
Rachel Matthews
Hot Rod Hamster and the Haunted Halloween Party
Cynthia Lord
How Do Penguins Play
Diane Muldrow
I'm not sleepy!
Robie H. Harris
Jupiter (Pebble Plus)
Thomas K. Adamson
Just a rainy day
Mercer Mayer
Just a secret
Gina Mayer
La ratita presumida
Luz Orihuela
Let's Get Ready for Passover (Welcome Books: Celebrations)
Lloyd G. Douglas
Let's Look at Rocks
Marcia S. Freeman
Let's get ready for Memorial Day
Lloyd G. Douglas
Life in a Wetland
Carol K. Lindeen
Little Bee, Little Bee, Noisy As Can Be!
Charles Ghigna
Little Black goes to the circus
Walter Farley
Little Book: Nora Plays All Day
Joellen Hiltbrand, William H. Sadlier Incorporated
Little Martin
Barbara Baker
Little Puppy, Little Puppy, Noisy As Can Be!
Charles Ghigna
Little Sister Lozen
June Thiele
Los Tres Cerditos / The Three Little Pigs (Bilingual Tales)
Maria Rius
Max Celebrates Chinese New Year
Adria F. Klein
Max celebrates Groundhog Day
Adria F. Worsham
My New School
Elisabeth Gertrude Stern
My bird
Norman D. Graubart
Opposites
Anaël Dena
Pet hamsters
Cecelia H. Brannon
Pumpkin Time
Luana K. Mitten
Rainy
Alice K. Flanagan
Real-Life Princes
Karen Latchana Kenney
Regina Is NOT a Little Dinosaur
Andrea Zuill
Rescue Vehicles (Be an Expert!)
Erin Kelly
Sand (Little Hands)
Rachel Matthews
Saturn (Pebble Plus)
Thomas K. Adamson
Sleepless Knight
James Sturm
Snow day!
Lester L. Laminack
Splat the cat sings flat
Rob Scotton
Super Rawr!
Todd H. Doodler
The Dark Side Of Magic
Peter Lancett
The Little Flower Seed (Clifford's Puppy Days Little Red Reader)
Sarah Fisch
The Queen's hat
Steve Antony
The complete adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog
Dav Pilkey
The story of Iron Man
Thomas Macri
There Might Be a Kazoo Emergency
Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Valentine surprise
Quinlan B. Lee
Venus (Pebble Plus)
Thomas K. Adamson
Walkingsticks
Emily K. Green
What Is a Pulley? (Welcome Books)
Lloyd G. Douglas
What Joy Found
MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS
When I was little like you
Jill Paton Walsh
Zigzag
Alice K. Flanagan
All Year Round
Susan B. Katz
American communities
Amy B. Rogers
Astronauts
Thomas K. Adamson
Baby hippos at the zoo
Cecelia H. Brannon
Bad Kitty Goes to the Beach
Nick Bruel
Bath Day for Brutus
Peter Sloan, Sundance/Newbridge LLC Staff, Sheryl Sloan
Bees!
Elizabeth Winchester
Belling the cat
Eric Blair
Brachiosaurus
Carol K. Lindeen
Bugs (Be an Expert!)
Erin Kelly
Caperucita Roja
Luz Orihuela
Cement mixers
Norman D. Graubart
Christmas (Pebble Books)
Mari C. Schuh
City animals
Meredith Costain
Cranes
Linda D. Williams
Crickets
Emily K. Green
Daisy 1, 2, 3
Peter Catalanotto
Did you know?
Max Winter
Don't wake up Mama!
Eileen Christelow
Fire Trucks
Norman D. Graubart
Five Little Ducks
Steven Anderson
Five Little Monkeys and Five Little Penguins (Tadpoles: Nursery Rhymes)
Five little monkeys reading in bed
Eileen Christelow
Flying Factory!
May Nakamura
Four Little Words
Susan Rose Simms
Frozen
Elle D. Risco
Gemma & Gus
Olivier Dunrea
Hail or Freezing Rain?
Josh Plattner
Happy Valentine's Day, little critter!
Mercer Mayer
It's an Orange Aardvark!
Michael Hall red
It's mine
Gina Mayer
Jellyfish (Welcome Books)
Lloyd G. Douglas
Jesus, God's only Son
Dennis G. Jones
Just a nap
Mercer Mayer
Just grandma and me
Mercer Mayer
Just grandpa and me
Mercer Mayer
Just my friend and me
Mercer Mayer
Just one of the princes
Jill Baer
King and Kayla and the Case of the Cat Hunt
Dori Hillestad Butler
Koala Bear Joeys
Susan Heinrichs Gray
Let's Count Critters, 1-20 (Let's Find Out Early Learning Books: Letters/Numbers)
Caolan Madden
Let's Explore Cuba
Walt K. Moon
Little Blue Truck and Racer Red
Alice Schertle
Little Blue Truck leads the way
Alice Schertle
Little Cloud
Eric Carle
Little Elliot, big family
Mike Curato
Little Red
Bethan Woollvin
Little Seeds
Nadia Higgins
Lizzie's lizard (Storyteller)
Edwin Johns
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Emma E Haldy
Matter Comes in All Shapes
Amy S. Hansen
Maurice Sendak's Little Bear
Else Holmelund Minarik
My fish
Norman D. Graubart
My hamster
Norman D. Graubart
Oceans
Cynthia Fitterer Klingel
Old to new
Meredith Costain
Pet Parakeets (All About Pets)
Cecelia H. Brannon
Pinkalicious and the Pinkamazing Little Library
Victoria Kann
Six #1
Jody Houser
Splat the Cat
Amy Hsu Lin
Storms!
Editors of TIME For Kids, Leslie Dickstein
Stuart Little
Laura Driscoll
Stuart Little
Laura Driscoll
Super Sharks (Be an Expert!)
Erin Kelly
Tag Team
Raúl the Third III
The Face in the Dark Mirror (Zone Books: Dark Man)
Peter Lancett
The Little Butterfly That Could
Ross Burach
The dot
Peter H. Reynolds
The fox with cold feet
Bill Singer
The pig is in the pantry, the cat is on the shelf
Shirley Mozelle
The sweetest valentines
Jane E. Gerver
Three Little Pigs
Stephanie True Peters
Thunder and Lighting (Wonder Books Level 1-Weather)
Alice K. Flanagan
Tractor-Trailers
Norman D. Graubart
Twinkle, twinkle, little bug
Katharine Ross
Water (Beginning-to-read)
Mary Lindeen
Where To, Little Wombat?
Charles Fuge
Yellow (A+ Books)
Sarah L. Schuette
Youngest in Family/VIS/H
Gracie R. Porter, Patricia Tefft Cousin, Claudette C. Mitchell
Questions parents ask about this list
- What's on this reading level: grade 1 list?
- Reading Level: Grade 1 contains 681 books spanning Grade 1–2. Books written at a grade 1 reading level. Reading level reflects text complexity, not age appropriateness. Every book on the list is rated for reading level and content intensity so you can pick what matches your child.
- What age range is appropriate for this list?
- Books on this list span Grade 1–2. 670 books (98%) are rated Gentle or Mild; 6 (1%) are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity is 1.1/5. Match the intensity badge to your child's emotional readiness.
- How is this list curated?
- HootRated rates every book on this list for both reading level (text difficulty) and content intensity (emotional weight) — the two axes parents need to choose books. See our methodology for how books make a curated list.