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Summer Reading Program List for Pre-school – Grade 1

RC = Book on Cassette            BR = Braille

  1. Apt. 3 by Ezra Jack Keats.
    Sam and Ben search for the source of harmonica music. RC26067, BR1740 (PRINT/BRAILLE)
  2. Bad Day at Riverbend by Chris Van Allsburg.
    Sheriff investigates greasy scribbles everywhere. BR10048
  3. Big Max in the Mystery of the Missing Moose by Kin Platt.
    Big Max, detective, helps a zookeeper find a missing moose.           RC13438, BR391
  4. The Case of the Climbing Cat by Cynthia Rylant.
    Animal detectives try to find cat that stole binoculars.    BR15174
  5. The Case of the Dumb Bells by Crosby Bonsall.
    Four boys solve neighborhood mysteries.     RC10552, BR587
  6. The Case of the Hungry Stranger by Crosby Bonsall.
    Wizard and friends solve the mystery of stolen blueberry pies.           RC10565
  7. Detective Arthur on the Scent by Mary Fulton.
    Someone stole Arthur’s birthday cake. BR1681 (PRINT/BRAILLE)
  8. Inspector Hopper by Doug Cushman.
    A grasshopper & his assistant, McBugg, solve 3 mysteries. BR15279
  9. Iris and Walter and the Field Trip by Elissa Haden Guest.
    Iris loses Walter on a class trip.      RC60474
  10. Iris and Walter: Lost and Found by Elissa Haden Guest.
    Iris’s baby sister borrows Walter’s harmonica.     RC60415
  11. Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard.
    Nice teacher is missing and kids have a mean substitute.    RC54287, B3613 or BR6127 both PRINT/BRAILLE
  12. My Dog is Lost by Ezra Jack Keats.
    Juanito, newly from Puerto Rico to NYC, doesn’t speak English and has lost his dog.      BR2135
  13. Nate the Great and the Big Sniff by Marjorie Sharmat.
    Nate, boy detective, follows clues to find his lost dog.   RC58462, B3783          
  14. Nate the Great & the Mushy Valentine by Marjorie Sharmat.
    Detective Nate investigates who sent his dog, Sludge, a valentine card.         RC39501, B3452
  15. Nate the Great & the Tardy Tortoise by Marjorie Sharmat.
    Nate tries to find the owner of a lost tortoise.        RC44115
  16. Olivia and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer.
    Olivia searches for her missing toy. BR15033  (PRINT/BRAILLE)
  17. Piggins by Jane Yolen.
    Piggins, a proper butler, solves the case of a stolen diamond necklace. RC26893
  18. The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner by Eileen Christelow. 
    Lola Dog’s diamonds are stolen and her friend taken hostage.      RC27764
  19. Saving Sweetness by Diane Stanley.
    Girl runs away from orphanage and sheriff pursues her.  RC48376
  20. Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt by Suzy Kline.
    Class investigates the disappearance of their pet hamster Yi.           RC48376

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