When a child learns to read at a young age, it opens up a whole new world for him. By being exposed to books that are both enjoyable and educational in the first grade, a child can be encouraged to develop a life long love for reading. Picking the best books for first graders is an integral part of encouraging that first grader to become a lover of books.

Some of the best books for first graders are some of the books that have been around for the longest time. The books by Dr. Seuss, for example, are perennial favorites of first graders, as well as older children in elementary school. In addition to these sorts of classics, however, there are also quite a few newer books that are geared specifically towards first graders, that may be some of the best in terms of encouraging them to become lifelong readers. Below are some of the best books for first graders:

Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
Alice the Fairy by David Shannon
Baa-Choo! by Sarah Weeks
Big Bear Ball by Joanne Ryder
Cluck OClock by Kes Gray
Crocodile Listens by April Sayre
Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague
Frog by Susan Cooper
Froggy Plays Soccer by Jonathan London
George Washington and the Generals Dog by Frank Murphy
I Wanna Iguana by Karen Orloff
Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew
Someone Bigger by Jonathan Emmett
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort

The above books are, of course, not the only good books that your first grader will find useful. Many of the books above also are part of a larger series of books featuring the same characters, and written by the same author and illustrated by the same illustrator. In addition to the above books, you should check with your child’s teacher or with your local library to find out what other books may best help your child at this critical stage of his learning to read.

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