Best Books for Beginning Readers

SOMETHING STRANGE HAS happened to the birds of GOTHAM CITY. Pigeons are causing traffic jams, seagulls are making trouble at a nearby beach, and ostriches have escaped from the zoo! THE PENGUIN has... Read more

Just when you thought it was safe to read an early reader . . . SHARK!This fun Step 1 book about two sharks is a study in opposites. Big Shark has big teeth; Little Shark has little teeth. Big Shar... Read more

Mile 1 books entice brand-new readers with rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. The type is big, the words are easy, and the art is bright and bold., , Poor Dog. He's awfully hot! But Mom won't share her... Read more

I like stars. Blue stars. Far stars. Shooting stars. I like stars! Read more

One morning Hen wakes up and finds a gigantic egg in her nest. Whose ege can it be? Here's a hint, Hen—it doesn't belong to that wily Fox!   Read more

Cat wants a snack.  Cat sets a trap.  Cat gets...in trouble!  Simple sentences and snappy illustrations make this a purr-fect first step into the joy of reading. ... Read more

Cat has a dream. She runs. She flips. She jumps. She slips. Will Cat make the team? Read more

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The must-have, heartwarming and hilarious classic about a baby bird in search of his mother!A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this hilarious Beginner Book edite... Read more

In this charming P. D. Eastman classic, Mr. and Mrs. Bird's search for a "better" nest leads them to some peculiar spots.Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 19... Read more

"Beginning readers who crave suspense will be drawn to this gentle spin on the 'Chicken Little' motif."—Kirkus ReviewsWhen Inchworm misunderstands a conversation between Mama Bug and her baby... Read more

Elmo's bringing a present to Oscar. But the mysterious wrapped gift has a curious effect—it's making Elmo sneeze! And every time Elmo sneezes, something funny happens. The youngest readers will lov... Read more

Monkey Plays is an energetic companion to Bear Hugs and Panda Kisses. One by one, monkeys add to the jungle fun—swinging from palm trees, hiding in an Indian market, ... Read more

A construction site crew is busy at work in this rhyming Step 1 story. As the work continues readers are in for a surprise—the "crew" is actually a group of young friends engaged in a fun day of dr... Read more

As the gradually increasing number of bears on wheels adds up through all kinds of combinations and permutations, beginning readers are offered a unique counting book, courtesy of the Berenstains. Read more

This is Bob Books bestselling first reader, introduced more than 35 years ago and used by millions of children. If your child knows the alphabet, Bob Books Set 1 is the book to start him or her on ... Read more

In the style of Mo Willems, Jonathan Fenske tells three humorous stories of two friends, Pig and Fox, and their shenanigans with a cardboard box (all of which involved Pig accidentally crushing Fox... Read more

Winner of the 2016 Theodor Seuss Geisel AwardMo is the youngest kid on the Robins, his football team. His classmates don’t mind, but the kids on their rival team tease him for being a "butter... Read more

Judy's unusual pets—Jaws, Mouse, and Toady—are the center of attention in a new Judy Moody® book for newly independent readers.Dr. Judy knows a sick pet when she sees one, and Jaws... Read more

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers along for a fun, surprising, snowy adventure with Pete the Cat! In Pete the Cat: Snow Daze, school is canceled, and Pete canno... Read more

Slimey, Oscar the Grouch's pet worm, plays the bookworm in this delightful ode to reading—now enhanced with audio narration by Bob McGrath from Sesame Street. "B is for books. All kinds of bo... Read more

Big Dog . . . Little Dog is now a Beginner Book with Read & Listen narration to join P. D. Eastman’s other classics: Go, Dog. Go! and Are You My Mother? This delightful book chronicles a ... Read more

Dinos dancing in a book.Dinos leaping, look, look, look!Dinos pasting red and blue.Dinos wasting paint and glue!The dancing dinos are back, and this time, when their book turns up in a school libra... Read more

Fred and Ted—beloved canine stars of P. D. Eastman’s Big Dog . . . Little Dog—are back in a Read & Listen edition of the all-new Beginner Book written and illustrated by P. D.... Read more

Now the classic Beginner Book is available in Read & Listen audio narration. Written for beginning readers using only 75 different words, it features red dogs, blue dogs, big dogs, little dogs&... Read more

Learn to read with this Read & Listen edition of the New York Times bestselling picture book, starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird. Follow along as Ro... Read more

Pete the Cat meets a super-cool caterpillar in the first Pete the Cat Level 1 I Can Read tale from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator James Dean.Pete thinks he found a new best friend. B... Read more

Coming in 2018 to Disney Junior, Fancy Nancy will star in her own fabulous TV show! Nancy has a new playhouse, and it's time for some ooh-la-la fancy fun! But when one friend wants to be the boss o... Read more

Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! The Amelia Bedelia books are great for growing the vocabularies of newly independent readers.In Amelia Bedelia Under the Weather, Amelia Bedelia wakes up fe... Read more

Clark the Shark's mom is making brownies for school. But when Clark decides to taste just one, the impulsive shark can't stop eating! Yum-yum-YUM. Will the class treat be ruined?With easy-to-read t... Read more

Cece loves science! In this STEM-themed Level 3 I Can Read! title, Cece and her friend Isaac learn about the opposite forces of push and pull, and use their new knowledge to create a treat dispense... Read more

Pete the Cat and his family go on a cross-country adventure in this Level 1 I Can Read tale from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean! Pete the Cat and his family are ready e... Read more