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The titles listed are for grade levels PK-2.This is not an exhaustive list, just alternate titles I believe are the best and will be enjoyed by your students. New titles are added on a regular basis. Suggestions for alternate titles are gladly welcomed and appreciated. Bolded C.O.L. titles are located in SHP Library. All alternate titles are located in the SHP library. Memoir Writing titles are listed under "Language Arts" for Pre-Kindergarten and "Writing" for Kindergarten through Second Grade.
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C.O.L. Recommended Title |
Alternate Title |
Call Number |
Location |
| The Napping House (2) | E Woo | Everybody | |
| David Goes to School | E Sha | Everybody | |
| School | E McC | Everybody | |
| First Day Jitters | (Tumblebooks.com) | ||
| Wemberly Worried | E Hen | ||
| The Art Lesson | E Dep | Everybody | |
| The Dot | E Rey | Everybody | |
| The Dot | (Tumblebooks.com) | ||
| Ish | (Tumblebooks.com) | ||
| Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge (3) | (on Book Pals/Storyline) | E Fox | Everybody |
| Just Me and My Dad | E May | Little Monster (E series books) | |
| Just Us Women | E Cai | Everybody | |
| When the Relatives Came | E Ryl | Caldecott | |
| When I Was Young and in the Mountains | E Ryl | Caldecott | |
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My Rotten, Red-Headed Older Brother- |
(on Book Pals/Storyline) | Polacco | |
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The Pain and the Great One (2) |
E Blu | Everybody | |
| Iris and Walter and Baby Rose (2) | E Gue | First Readers | |
| Julius, Baby of the World | E Hen | Everybody | |
| Good Girl, Grace Growler! | E Off | Everybody | |
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Coat of Many Colors (Parton) |
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| The Rag Coat | E Mil | Everybody | |
| Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (2) | E Tab | Caldecott | |
| Something For Nothing | 398.2 Gil | Non Fiction | |
| Bit by Bit | 398.21 San | Non Fiction | |
| Anna's New Coat | E Zie | Everybody | |
| Charlie Needs a Cloak | E Dep | Everybody | |
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When I Was Little |
E Cur | Everybody | |
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Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare (Polacco) |
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Thundercake |
E Pol | Everybody | |
| Too Much Noise | E McG | Everybody | |
| Noisy Nora | E Wel | Everybody | |
| The Baby Sister | E Dep | Everybody | |
| Arthur's Baby (2) | E Bro | Arthur & D.W. ( E series) | |
| Franklin and Harriet | E Bou | Franklin (E Series) | |
| Bravo Grace! | FIC Hof | General Fiction | |
| Iris and Walter and Baby Rose (2) | E Gue | First Readers | |
| Julius, Baby of the World | E Hen | Everybody | |
| Good Girl, Grace Growler! | E Off | Everybody | |
| Our Teacher's Having a Baby | E Bun | Everybody | |
| Barfburger Baby, I Was Here First | E Dan | Everybody | |
| A New Barker in the House | E Dep | Everybody | |
| Alexander and the Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | E Vio | Everybody | |
| There's a Nightmare in My Closet | E May | Everybody | |
| There's an Alligator Under My Bed | E May | Everybody | |
| There's Something in My Attic | E May | Everybody | |
| Thank You Mr. Faulker | E Pol | Everybody | |
| Thank You Mr. Faulker | Book PALS/Storyonline | ||
| Author: A True Story | B Les | Biography | |
| My Great Aunt Arizona | B Hug | Biography | |
| A Day in the Life of a Teacher | 372.11 Hay | First Readers | |
| Chrysanthemum | E Hen | Everybody | |
| Chrysanthemum | (Power Media Plus) | ||
| Andy: That's My Name | E Dep | ||
| Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Hogan Bogan Logan Was Her Name | Arn | Non Fiction | |
| The First Thing Mama Told Me | E Swa | Everybody | |
| Hope | E Mon | Everybody | |
| My Name is Yoon | E Rec | Everybody | |
| My Name is Celia= Mi Llamo es Celia | B Cru | Biography | |
| Tikki Tikki Tembo | 398.2 Mos | Non Fiction | |
| My Name is Hannah | E Yan | Everybody | |
| My Name is Hannah | (Tumblebooks.com) | ||
| The Chicken Salad Club (Arnold) | |||
| Making Memories (Oke) | |||
| The Memory String | E Bun | Everybody | |
| Marinthe's Story: Painted Words/ Spoken Memories | E Ali | Everybody | |
| Christmas Tree Memories (Aliki) | |||
| Sweet, Sweet Memory (Woodson) | |||
| The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree (Houston) | |||
| Mama is a Miner (Lyon) | |||
| Pilot Mom | E Dub | Everybody | |
| In My Momma's Kitchen (Nolen) | |||
| Mama, Don't Go (Wells) | |||
| A Chair for My Mother | E Wil | Caldecott | |
| Visiting Day (Woodson) | |||
| Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs | E Dep | Everybody | |
| Tom | E Dep | Everybody | |
| Grandfather's Lovesong (Lindbergh) | |||
| Always Gramma | |||
| Come a Tide | E Lyo | ||
| Grandfather's Journey | E Say | Everybody | |
| Grandfather's Song (Say) | |||
| Once I Was Scared | E Pit | Everybody | |
| Grandma According to Me | E Bei | Everybody | |
| The Hello, Goodbye Window | E Jus | Caldecott | |
| My Day with Anka | E Nel | Everybody | |
| Abuela | E Dor | Everybody | |
| Family Pictures/ Cuadros de familia | 306.85 Lom | Non Fiction | |
| In My Family/ En mi familia (2) | 306.85 Lom | Non Fiction | |
| Quilt Story | E Joh | Everybody | |
| The Keeping Quilt | E Pol | Everybody | |
| Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (3) | E Hop | Everybody | |
| Show Way | E Woo | Everybody | |
| Potato (Lied) | |||
| All the Places to Love (MacLachlan) | |||
| Knots on a Counting Rope | E Mar | Everybody | |
| Brothers of the Knight | 398.2 All | Non Fiction | |
| No Mirrors in My Nana's House | (on Book PALS/Storyonline) | ||
| Lil' Sis and Uncle Willie (Everett) | |||
| Uncle Volva's Tree (Polacco) | |||
| Our Gracie Aunt (Woodson) | |||
| My Great Aunt Arizona | B Hug | Biography | |
| How My Parents Learned to Eat | E Fri | Everybody | |
| Tight Times (Hazen) | |||
| Tar Beach | E Rin | Caldecott | |
| The Story of Ruby Bridges | B Bri | Biography | |
| Through My Eyes: The Story of Ruby Bridges | B Bri | Biography | |
| 26 Fairmount Avenue | B Dep | Biography | |
| On My Way (sequel to 26 Fairmount Avenue) | B Dep | Biography | |
| Here We All Are (DePaola) | |||
| Miss Rumphius | E Coo | Everybody | |
| Tea with Milk | E Say | Everybody | |
| Ruby's Wish | E Bri | Everybody | |
| Baseball Saved Us | E Moc | Everybody | |
| So Far the Sea | E Bun | Everybody | |
| Salt in His Shoes | Fic Jor | Sports Fiction | |
| Dancing in the Wings | E All | Everybody | |
| Kisses from Rosa (Mathers) | |||
| Hundred Penny Box (Mathers) | |||
| Roxaboxen (2) | E McL | Everybody | |
| Hue Boy (Mitchell) | Everybody | ||
| The Chalk Doll | E Pom | ||
| Night Boat to Freedom (Raven) | |||
| Friday's Journey (Rush) | |||
| El Chino (Say) | |||
| The Bicycle Man | E Say | Everybody | |
| July (Stevenson) | |||
| Fun, No Fun (Stevenson) | |||
| When I Was Nine (Stevenson) | |||
| Bigmama's | B Cre (Crews) | Biography | |
| Shortcut | B Cre (Crews) | Everybody | |
| Author | B Les (Lester) | Biography | |
| If You Give an Author a Pencil | B Num (Numeroff) | Biography | |
| Firetalking | B Pol (Polacco) | Biography | |
| Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day | E Vio | Everybody | |
| Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday | E Vio | Everybody | |
| Alexander, Who's Not (Do you hear me? I Mean it!) Going to Move | E Vio | Everybody | |
| The Other Side | E Woo | Everybody | |
| Encounter (Yolen) | |||
| This Quiet Lady | E Zol | Everybody | |
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C.O.L. Recommended Title |
Alternate Title |
Call Number |
Location |
| I Just Forgot | E May | ||
| When I Was Little (Curtis) | |||
| How I Became a Pirate (Shannon) | Tumblebooks.com | ||
| When I Was Young and in the Mountains | E Ryl | Caldecott | |
| I Hate English! | |||
| Can I Have a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dad? Can I Please? | E Gra | Everybody | |
| Can I Have a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dad? Can I Please? | (Tumblebooks.com) | ||
| True Story of the Three Little Pigs | E Sci | Everybody | |
| Dancing in the Wings | E All | Everybody | |
| Just the Two of Us | E Smi | Everybody | |
| When Dad's at Sea | E Pel | ||
| Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti | E Hin | Everybody | |
| My Rows and Piles of Coins | E Mol | Everybody | |
| I'm Gonna Like Me! | E Cur | Everybody | |
| I Took a Walk | E Col | Everybody | |
| I'm a Manatee | E Lit | Everybody | |
| When I Was a Baby | E Anh | Everybody | |
| I am the Mummy Heb-Nefert | E Bun | Everybody | |
| When I Was Young and in the Mountains | E Ryl | Caldecott | |
| While You Were Away | E Spi | Everybody | |
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C.O.L. Recommended Title |
Alternate Title |
Call Number |
Location |
| Super Six Comprehension Strategies: 35 Lessons and More for Reading Success (Oczkus) | |||
| Reading for Meaning (Miller) |
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