What reading level is the Little Celebrations series?

The Little Celebrations series by CELEBRATION PRESS is at a Grades 1.2–4.9 reading level (average Grade 2.9). Intended for Lower Grades (Ages 5–8). There are 65 books in the series.

What order should I read the Little Celebrations books?

The Little Celebrations series has 65 books in order: 1. An oak tree is home, 2. Animals of the Tundra, 3. Ants at work, 4. At Home in the Sea, 5. Barry and Bennie, and 60 more.

What age is the Little Celebrations series appropriate for?

The Little Celebrations series is recommended for Lower Grades (Ages 5–8). The average content intensity is 1/5.

Little Celebrations Books in Order

65 books by CELEBRATION PRESS. Reading level: Grades 1.2–4.9. Lower Grades (Ages 5–8).

Series books grow with readers — but that's also the trap. Most series start at one reading level and one content intensity and drift upward over the course of the run. Little Celebrations (65 books by CELEBRATION PRESS) lands at reading level Grades 1.2–4.9, with average content intensity 1/5. Intensity stays consistent across the series — a kid who can handle the first book can generally handle the rest.

The reading-order table below lists every book with per-volume reading level and intensity badges so you can spot any escalation before it catches your reader off guard. For a deeper dive into how we score text difficulty vs. emotional weight separately — and why series readers especially benefit from that split — see our methodology page.

Books

Grades 1.2–4.9

Reading Level

1/5

Avg. Intensity

Lower Grades

Content Intensity Across the Series

Consistent

Content stays at a steady intensity level throughout the series.

First book Latest book

Little Celebrations Reading Order

#	Title	Reading Level	Content
1	An oak tree is home Lucy Floyd	Level 2-3	Gentle
2	Animals of the Tundra Richard Vaughan	Level 4-5	Gentle
3	Ants at work David Neufeld	Level 2-3	Gentle
4	At Home in the Sea	Level 2-3	Gentle
5	Barry and Bennie Angela Shelf Medearis	Level 1-2	Gentle
6	Big Bigger Biggest (Little Celebrations)	Level 3-4	Gentle
7	Clever bird Charlie Chin	Level 2-3	Gentle
8	Dear Mabel! Pat Cummings	Level 1-2	Gentle
9	Don't Forget Fun Lisa A. Stolley	Level 2-3	Gentle
10	Eagle in the Sky Fay Robinson	Level 2-3	Gentle
11	Exploring caves Cassie Welsh	Level 3-4	Gentle
12	Fergus and Bridey Olivier Dunrea	Level 2-3	Mild
13	Fire-Fighting Heroes CELEBRATION PRESS	Level 3-4	Gentle
14	Goldsworthy and Mort blast off Marcia K. Vaughan	Level 2-3	Gentle
15	Grandfather horned toad Joe Hayes	Level 2-3	Gentle
16	Happy birthday, Mrs. Boedecker Marcia K. Vaughan	Level 2-3	Gentle
17	Here's Bobby's world Judith Ross Enderle	Level 3-4	Gentle
18	His majesty the king Ruth Corrin	Level 2	Gentle
19	How to Draw a Mouse CELEBRATION PRESS	Level 3	Gentle
20	Hush Up! Jim Aylesworth	Level 3-4	Gentle
21	In city gardens George Ancona	Level 3-4	Gentle
22	In the backyard Trevor Pye	Level 2-3	Gentle
23	Keep it simple Robert Rogers	Level 3-4	Gentle
24	Kyle's first Kwanzaa Angela Shelf Medearis	Level 2-3	Gentle
25	Lake Critter Journal (Celebration Press) Diana Noonan	Level 4-5	Gentle
26	Let's See! Pearson Education	Level 3-4	Gentle
27	Maps, Maps, Maps	Level 2-3	Gentle
28	Margarito's carvings Shepard Barbash	Level 2-3	Gentle
29	Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and Bernard Juliet Martin	Level 2-3	Gentle
30	Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash Sarah Weeks	Level 2-3	Gentle
31	Native American traditions Sydnie Meltzer Kleinhenz	Level 4	Gentle
32	Noggin and Bobbin by the sea Olivier Dunrea	Level 2-3	Gentle
33	Paloma's Party Pat Mora	Level 1-2	Gentle
34	Pasta Virginia T. Habeeb	Level 4-5	Gentle
35	Present and past Lisa Trumbauer	Level 3-4	Gentle
36	Puppy power (Little Celebrations) Wendy Pfeffer	Level 3-4	Gentle
37	Put on a Play 1-2-3 CELEBRATION PRESS	Level 2-3	Gentle
38	Sculpture Ron Bacon	Level 3	Gentle
39	Si Won's victory Bill Martin Jr.	Level 4	Gentle
40	Sleep well! Susan McCloskey	Level 3-4	Gentle
41	Sojourner's Voyage to Mars	Level 3-4	Gentle
42	Strawberry pop and soda crackers Shonto Begay	Level 2-3	Gentle
43	Surprise! Elizabeth Butler	Level 2-3	Gentle
44	Table for two Pauline Cartwright	Level 2-3	Gentle
45	Tell Me a Story, Grandpa (Little Celebration) Ann Morris	Level 2-3	Gentle
46	The Adventures of Max and Ned Mary K. Hawley	Level 3-4	Gentle
47	The ant and the grasshopper Tom Paxton	Level 2-3	Gentle
48	The Beauty of Bail Pearson School	Level 2-3	Gentle
49	The biggest bear in the woods Diana Noonan	Level 1-2	Gentle
50	The cat came back John Sandford	Level 1-2	Gentle
51	The cat doctor Susan McCloskey	Level 2-3	Gentle
52	The First Fire Gayle Ross	Level 2-3	Gentle
53	The friendship garden Angela Shelf Medearis	Level 2-3	Gentle
54	The Magic Pear Tree Cheryl Stroud	Level 2-3	Gentle
55	The Ocean by the Lake (Celebration Press) Antonella Parisi	Level 4-5	Gentle
56	The Opposite of Pig Sarah Weeks	Level 2-3	Gentle
57	The Peaceful Hippo CELEBRATION PRESS	Level 3-4	Gentle
58	The Red Planet Sharon Fear	Level 3-4	Gentle
59	The Remarkable, Adaptable Turtle CELEBRATION PRESS	Level 3-4	Gentle
60	The shy people's picnic Lester, Helen.	Level 2-3	Gentle
61	Through Artist's Eyes	Level 3-4	Gentle
62	Tiger Tales (Celebration Press) Mary Peace Finley	Level 3-4	Gentle
63	United States coins Bonita Ferraro	Level 4-5	Gentle
64	Whales on the Move Christina Wilsdon	Level 3-4	Gentle
65	Whatever am I going to do now? Alan Trussell-Cullen	Level 3	Gentle

All Little Celebrations Books

An oak tree is home

Lucy Floyd

An oak tree is home

Lucy Floyd

Little Celebrations Books in Order

Content Intensity Across the Series

Little Celebrations Reading Order

All Little Celebrations Books

An oak tree is home

Animals of the Tundra

Ants at work

At Home in the Sea

Barry and Bennie

Big Bigger Biggest (Little Celebrations)

Clever bird

Dear Mabel!

Don't Forget Fun

Eagle in the Sky

Exploring caves

Fergus and Bridey

Fire-Fighting Heroes

Goldsworthy and Mort blast off

Grandfather horned toad

Happy birthday, Mrs. Boedecker

Here's Bobby's world

His majesty the king

How to Draw a Mouse

Hush Up!

In city gardens

In the backyard

Keep it simple

Kyle's first Kwanzaa

Lake Critter Journal (Celebration Press)

Let's See!

Maps, Maps, Maps

Margarito's carvings

Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and Bernard

Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash

Native American traditions

Noggin and Bobbin by the sea

Paloma's Party

Pasta

Present and past

Puppy power (Little Celebrations)

Put on a Play 1-2-3

Sculpture

Si Won's victory

Sleep well!

Sojourner's Voyage to Mars

Strawberry pop and soda crackers

Surprise!

Table for two

Tell Me a Story, Grandpa (Little Celebration)

The Adventures of Max and Ned

The ant and the grasshopper

The Beauty of Bail

The biggest bear in the woods

The cat came back

The cat doctor

The First Fire

The friendship garden

The Magic Pear Tree

The Ocean by the Lake (Celebration Press)

The Opposite of Pig

The Peaceful Hippo

The Red Planet

The Remarkable, Adaptable Turtle

The shy people's picnic

Through Artist's Eyes

Tiger Tales (Celebration Press)

United States coins

Whales on the Move

Whatever am I going to do now?

Questions about the Little Celebrations series