Worthy Leveled Readers
Would it surprise you to hear that there are worthy leveled readers, some of them even award winners? I've heard several questions about readers lately so here's a short list I've compiled for you!
Frog and Toad series (and others) – Arnold Lobel
Little Bear series – Else Holmelund Minarik
Sam the Minuteman – Nathaniel Benchley
George the Drummer Boy – Nathaniel Benchley
The Boston Coffee Party – Doreen Rappaport
The Long Way to a New Land – Joan Sandin
The Long Way Westward – Joan Sandin
Prairie School – Avi
Pioneer Cat – William H Hooks
Wagon Wheels – Barbara Brenner
The Josefina Story Quilt – Eleanor Coerr
The Big Balloon Race – Eleanor Coerr
Hill of Fire – Thomas P Lewis
Clara & the Bookwagon – Nancy Smiler Levinson
Snowshoe Thompson – Nancy Smiler Levinson
The Grandma Mix-Up – Emily Arnold McCully
Mysteries:
Aunt Eater series – Doug Cushman
Big Max series – Kin Platt
The Private Eyes Club series – Crosby Bonsall
Humor:
The Golly Sisters series – Betsy Byars
Amelia Bedelia series – Peggy Parish
The following have been published in a reader format as well as the familiar picture books:
Frances series – Lilian Hoban
Harry the Dirty Dog series – Gene Zion