General Suggested Reading for Elementary Grades:
- Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Six-Dinner Sid by Inga Moore
- Knots on the Counting Rope by Bill Martin, Jr.
- Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Josse
- Love Flute by Paul Goble
- The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
- Lovable Lyle by Bernard Waber
- Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco
- Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting
- The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
- The Great Kaypok Tree by Lynne Cherry
- The Market Square Dog by James Harriott
- Big Al by Andrew Clements
- A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
- Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
- Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
- That's What A Friend Is by P. K. Hallinan
- The Berenstain Bears: Trouble With Friends by Stan & Jan Berenstain
- The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
- The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
- Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leon Lionni
- The Rainbow Fish by Mark Pfister
- Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
(There are many more books on my list. Please see me if you are interested in these.)
