Below, you will find suggestions of books for your child to read organized by DRA level. It is so important for your child to be reading year round. If you need additional suggestions, please visit the websites noted at the end of the list.
| 1st Grade - DRA 4 | ||
| Title | First Name | Last Name |
| Bears in the Night | Stan | Berenstain |
| Bears on Wheels | Stan | Berenstain |
| School Bus | Donald | Crews |
| The Chick and Duckling | Mirra | Ginsurg |
| Ice is...Whee! | Carol | Greene |
| Snow Joe | Carol | Greene |
| Fast Draw Freddie | Bobbie | Hamsa |
| Mud | Wendy | Lewison |
| Where is It? | Dee | Lillegard |
| Too Many Balloons | Catherine | Matthias |
| Oops! | Mercer | Mayer |
| Mary Wore Her Red Dress | Merle | Peek |
| 1st Grade DRA 6-8 | ||
| Title | First Name | Last Name |
| Inside, Outside, Upside Down | Stan | Berenstain |
| Five Monkeys Jumping on the Bed | Eileen | Christelow |
| Go, Dog, Go | P.D. | Eastman |
| Hi, Clouds! | Carol | Greene |
| Where's Spot | Eric | Hill |
| Circus Fun | Margaret | Hillert |
| Happy Birthday, Dear Dragon | Margaret | Hillert |
| Where Can It Be? | Ann | Jonas |
| Herman the Helper | Robert | Kraus |
| All By Myself | Mercer | Mayer |
| Ear Book | Al | Perkins |
| Foot Book | Dr. | Seuss |
| It Looked Like Spilt Milk Charles Shaw | Charles | Shaw |
| Morris the Moose | Bernard | Wiseman |
| First Grade - DRA 10 | ||
| Title | First Name | Last Name |
| Across the Stream | Mirra | Ginsurg |
| Amy Loves the Wind | Julia | Hoban |
| Are You There, Bear? | Ron | Maris |
| Caps, Hats, Socks and Mittens | Louise | Borden |
| Cars | Anne | Rockwell |
| Clifford's Christmas | Norman | Bridwell |
| Color of His Own | Leo | Lionni |
| Dark, Dark Tale | Ruth | Brown |
| Dear Zoo | Rod | Campbell |
| Is Anyone Home? | Ron | Maris |
| Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pix | Grace | Maccarone |
| Johnny Lion's Rubber Boots | Edith | Hurd |
| Just Like Daddy | Frank | Asch |
| The Lady With the Alligator Purse | Nadine | Westcott |
| Rosie's Walk | Pat | Hutchins |
| SHHH | Kevin | Henkes |
| Ten Black Dots | Donald | Crews |
| First Grade - DRA 12 | ||
| Title | First Name | Last Name |
| Each Peach, Pear, Plum | Janet | Ahlberg |
| Ten, Nine, Eight | Molly | Bang |
| Mine's the Best | Crosby | Bonsall |
| Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit | Norman | Bridwell |
| Biscuit | Alyssa | Capucilli |
| Biscuit Finds a Friend | Alyssa | Capucilli |
| Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See? | Eric | Carle |
| Shortcut | Donald | Crews |
| Growing Vegetable Soup | Lois | Ehlert |
| More Spaghetti I Say | Rita | Gelman |
| Robert Morgan Goes to Bat | Patricia Reilly | Giff |
| Three Kittens | Mirra | Ginsburg |
| Spot's First Walk | Eric | Hill |
| Titch | Pat | Hutchins |
| Wait, Skates | Mildred | Johnson |
| The Carrot Seed | Ruth | Kraus |
| Gone Fishing | Earlene | Long |
| Just For You | Mercer | Mayer |
| Just Grandpa and Me | Mercer | Mayer |
| Just Me and My Babysitter | Mercer | Mayer |
| Who is Coming? | Patricia | McKissack |
| Mother, Mother, I Want Another | Maria | Polushkin |
| Curious George | H.A | Rey |
| One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish | Dr. | Seuss |
| Sheep in a Jeep | Nancy | Shaw |
| One Monday Morning | Uri | Shulevitz |
| Peanut Butter and Jelly | Nadine | Westcott |
| Elephant and Piggie (series) | Mo | Willems |
| First Grade - DRA 14 | ||
| Title | First Name | Last Name |
| Building a House | Byron | Barton |
| Buzz, Buzz, Buzz | Byron | Barton |
| Old Hat, New Hat | Stan and Jan | Berenstain |
| Big Red Barn | Margaret Wise | Brown |
| Goodnight Moon | Margaret Wise | Brown |
| You Can't Smell a Flower With Your Ear | Joanna | Cole |
| Gilberto and the Wind | Marie Hall | Ets |
| Time to Sleep | Denise | Fleming |
| Baily Goes Camping | Kevin | Henkes |
| Captain Cat | Syd | Hoff |
| Sammy the Seal | Syd | Hoff |
| What Game Shall We Play? | Pat | Hutchins |
| You'll Soon Grow Into Them, Titch | Pat | Hutchins |
| Picture For Harold's Room | Crockett | Johnson |
| Mama Do You Love Me? | Barbara | Joose |
| George Shrinks | William | Joyce |
| Oliver | Robert | Kraus |
| Where Are You Going? | Robert | Kraus |
| Whose Mouse Are You | Robert | Kraus |
| Small Pig | Arnold | Lobel |
| Put Me in the Zoo | Robert | Lopshire |
| Just Going to the Dentist | Mercer | Mayer |
| Just Me and My Day | Mercer | Mayer |
| Just Me and My Little Brother | Mercer | Mayer |
| Just Me and My Little Sister | Mercer | Mayer |
| Just Me and My Puppy | Mercer | Mayer |
| Tool Box | Anne | Rockwell |
| Great Big Enormous Turnip | Aleksey | Tolstoy |
| First Grade - DRA 16 | ||
| Title | First Name | Last Name |
| Bike Lesson | Stan and Jan | Berenstain |
| Little Cloud | Eric | Carle |
| The Very Busy Spider | Eric | Carle |
| Never Spit on Your Shoes | Denys | Cazet |
| Cork and Fuzz (Series) | Dori | Chaconas |
| Fortunately | Remy | Charlip |
| My First Kwanzaa Book | Deborah | Chocolate |
| Liar, Liar Pants on Fire | Miriam | Cohen |
| Lost in the Museum | Miriam | Cohen |
| When Will I Read | Miriam | Cohen |
| Sarah's Unicorn | Bruce | Coville |
| Michael Bird-Boy | Tomie | dePaola |
| Are You My Mother? | P.D. | Eastman |
| Angus and the Cat | Marjorie | Flack |
| Hattie and the Fox | Mem | Fox |
| Rainbow of My Own | Don | Freeman |
| Henny Penny | Paul | Galdone |
| Little Toot | Hardie | Gramatky |
| Robert the Rose Horse | Joan | Heilbroner |
| Spot's Birthday | Eric | Hill |
| Albert the Albatross | Syd | Hoff |
| Barney's Horse | Syd | Hoff |
| Grizzwold by | Syd | Hoff |
| Goodnight Owl | Pat | Hutchins |
| Happy Birthday, Sam | Pat | Hutchins |
| My Best Friend | Pat | Hutchins |
| Tidy Titch | Pat | Hutchins |
| The Quilt | Ann | Jonas |
| Reflections | Ann | Jonas |
| Leo the Late Bloomer | Robert | Kraus |
| Froggy Goes to School | Jonathan | London |
| Let's Go Froggy | Jonathan | London |
| Just a Mess | Mercer | Mayer |
| Just Grandma and Me | Mercer | Mayer |
| There's a Nightmare in my Closet | Mercer | Mayer |
| Messy Bessey's Garden | Patricia | McKissack |
| The Bear's Bicycle | Emilie | McLeod |
| Fix-It | David | McPhail |
| Go Away Dog | Joan | Nodset |
| Who Took the Farmer's Hat? | Joan | Nodset |
| The Kissing Hand | Audrey | Penn |
| The Little Engine That Could | Walter | Piper |
| Benny Bakes a Cake | Eve | Rice |
| Big Fat Enormous Lie | Marjorie | Sharmat |
| Noisy Nora | Rosemary | Wells |
| Dino-baseball | Lisa | Wheeler |
| Dino-basketball | Lisa | Wheeler |
| Dino-hockey | Lisa | Wheeler |
| Dino-soccer | Lisa | Wheeler |
| Big Hungry Bear | Audrey | Wood |
| The Napping House | Audrey | Wood |
| Quick as a Cricket | Audrey | Wood |
| Seven Blind Mice | Ed | Young |
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