The California Department of Education
website can assist parents and students in selecting books written at a level of
difficulty that corresponds with a child‘s ability to read. Drawn from
California‘s recommended literature lists for students in kindergarten through
grade twelve, the reading lists on this site have been specifically tailored
to match the achievement level of each student who participated in the
statewide assessment program during the previous spring.
This site will is updated and refreshed periodically in order to include
new titles written for children and young adults, or to delete other titles
that may no longer be available or appropriate.
To search through the Recommended Literature database for K-12 Studesnt,
click
here.
For the children who are just starting school or for ones who have some
scares and concerns about returning back to school pediatricians are
recommending this book list :
Entering School: Resource List
Books for Children Ages 3 to 8
Pooh‘s First Day of School; by Kathleen W. Zoehfeld, Robbin Cuddy
(illustrator); Disney Press, 1997
My Mom Made Me Go to School; by Judy Delton; Delacorte, 1991
School Bus; by Donald Crews; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
Timothy Goes to School; by Rosemary Wells; Puffin Press, 2000
Will I Have a Friend?; by Miriam Cohen; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
First Grade Elves; by Joanne Ryder; Troll Associates, 1994
When You Go to Kindergarten; by James Howe; Demco, 1995
Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl; by Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger
(illustrator); Dial Books for Young Readers, 1997
Back to School for Rotten Ralph; by Jack Gantos, Nicole Rubel
(illustrator); HarperCollins, 1998
Billy and the Big New School; by Laurence Anholt, Catherine Anholt
(illustrator); Albert Whitman & Co, 1999
A Dragon in My Backpack; by Elvira Woodruff, Denise Brunkus
(illustrator); Trool Assoc., 1996
Franklin Goes to School; by Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark
(illustrator); Scholastic Trade, 1995
Franklin va a la escuela (Franklin Goes to School); by Paulette
Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (illustrator), Alejandra Lopez Varela (translator);
Lectorum (Spanish Publication), 1998
Froggy Goes to School; by Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz
(illustrator); Puffin, 1998
I‘ll Go to School If; by Bo Flood, Ronnie Walter Shipman (illustrator);
Fairview Press, 1997
Little Bear Goes to Kindergarten; by Jutta Langreuter, Vera Sobat
(illustrator); Millbrook Press, 1997
Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!; by Nancy L. Carlson; Viking
Childrens Books, 1999
Russell Rides Again; by Johanna Hurwitz; Beach Tree, 1999
When You Go to Kindergarten; by James Howe; Mulberry Books, 1995
Books for Adults
Is Your Child Ready for First Grade?: A Self-Help Book for Parents
Assessing Their Children‘s Pre-School Readiness Skills; by Eleanor Hickman-Tilghman;
Test, INC., 1998
Ready for Reading: A Handbook for Parents of Preschoolers; by Ashley
Bishop; Allyn and Bacon, 2000
Ten Steps to Help Your Child Read; by Jenni Taverner; 1999
Ten Steps to Help Your Child Write; by Jenni Taverner; 1999
Adjusting to School: Resource List
Books for Children Ages 5 to 9
Arthur‘s Teacher Trouble; by Marc Brown; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
Flunking of Joshua T. Bates; by Susan Shreve; Random House Childrens,
1999
Miss Nelson Is Back; by Harry Allard and James Marshall; Econo-Clad
Books, 1999
Miss Nelson Is Missing; by Harry Allard and James Marshall; Econo-Clad
Books, 1999
The Beast In Ms. Rooney‘s Room; by Patricia Reilly Giff; Econo-Clad
Books, 1999
Today Was a Terrible Day; by Patricia Reilly Giff; Econo-Clad Books,
1999
Books for Children Ages 8 to 12
The Fourth Grade Wizards; by Barthe DeClements; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
Nothing‘s Fair In Fifth Grade; by Barthe DeClements; Econo-Clad Books,
1999
Books for Adults
From Your Child‘s Teacher: Helping a Child Learn to Read, Write, and
Speak; by Robin Bright; FP Hendriks Pub., 1998
How to Develop Your Child‘s Gifts & Talents During the Elementary Years
(2nd ed); by RaeLynne Rain; Contemporary; Verulam, 2000
The Educated Child: A Parent‘s Guide from Preschool Through Eighth
Grade; by William Bennett; Free Press, 1999
