Suggested Authors

Frank Asch
Lucy Bate
Margery Bernstein
Jan Brett
Eric Carle
Tomi DePaola
Bonnie Dobkin
Deborah Eaton
Don Freemon
Lillian Hoban
Syd Hoff
Arnold Lobel
Robert Munsch
Jane O’Connor
Bob Reese
H.A. Rey
Audrey and Don Wood
Jane Yolen
Gene Zion

Suggested Series

Stan and Jan Berenstain-the Berenstain Bears series

Norman Bridwell-Clifford the Big Red Dog series

Marc Brown-the Arthur Series

William Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot Dick and Jane series

Dr. Seuss-The Cat in the Hat and other stories by Seuss

Foster and Erickson Get Ready Get Set Read series

Arnold Lobel-Frog and Toad series

 Barbara Park- Junie B. Jones series

 Cynthia Rylant-Henry and Mudge series  

Suggested Sports Titles

Berenstain Bears Series-

· Berenstain Bears Phenom in the Family

· Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail;

· Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team;

· Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race;

· Berenstain Bears Go to Camp; Ready Set Go!

· Berenstain Bears at Camp Crush

Kristin Eck (non-fiction)-

· Bicycle Stunt Riding: Check it Out! 

Norman Bridwell-

· Clifford’s Sports Day. 

Suggested Authors

Richard Adams
Louisa May Alcott
William Armstrong
Janet Asimov
Richard Atwater
Avi
Natalie Babbitt
Carolyn Bailey
L. Frank Baum
Lynne Reid Banks
John Belliers
Judy Blume
Michael Bond
Walter Brooks
Oliver Butterworth
Betsy Byars
Lewis Carroll
Patrick Catling
Sharon Creech
Barthe DeClements
Matt Christopher
Beverly Cleary
Paula Danzinger
Kate DiCamillo
Jean George
Patricia Reilly Giff
Fred Gipson
Elizabeth Gray
Constance Greene
Marguerite Henry
Frances Burnett Hodgson
Suzy Kline
Lois Lenski
Lois Lowry
Astrid Lindgren
Patricia MacLaughlin
Robert McCloskey
Katherine Patterson
Gary Paulsen
Robert Peck
Margaret Petersen
Dav Pilkey
Wilson Rawls
Thomas Rockwell
J.K. Rowling
Pam Ryan
Louis Sachar
Anna Sewell
Jerry Spinelli
Robert Louis Stevenson
Theodore Taylor
J.R.R. Tolkien
P.L. Travers
Gertrude Warner
E.B. White
Elizabeth Winthrop
Laura Ingalls Wilder

Suggested Series

William Farley-Black Stallion series

John Fitzgerald-Great Brain series

Brian Jacques-Redwall series

C.S. Lewis-Tales of Narnia series

L.M. Montgomery-Anne of Green Gables and other Anne books

Gary Paulsen-Hatchet and sequels

Suggested Sports Titles

Figure Skating in Action.  Kate Calder (non-fiction)

Air.  Gary Chapman (non-fiction)

Look Who’s Playing First Base.  Matt Christopher

Basketball in Action.  John Crossingham (non-fiction)

Volleyball in Action.  John Crossingham (non-fiction)

Night Hoops.  Carl Deuker

The History of the Tennessee Titans. 

Atlanta Falcons.  Michael E. Goodman (non-fiction)

Cal Ripkin, Jr.: Baseball’s Iron Man.  Bill Gutman (non-fiction)

Beginning Baseball.  Julie Jensen (non-fiction)

Baseball.  Paul Joseph (non-fiction)

The Contender and Other Stories.  Robert Lipsyte

Hoops; Slam!  Walter Dean Myers

Brian’s Hunt; How Angel Peterson Got his Name and other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports; Tracker; Dunc Breaks the Record.  Gary Paulsen

Soup’s Hoops and Other Stories.  Robert N. Peck

New England Patriots.  Steve Potts(non-fiction)

Cleveland Cavaliers.  Richard Rambeck(non-fiction)

Taking Sides.  Gary Soto

Buffalo Bills.  Loren Stanley(non-fiction)

Jevon Kearse: Force of One.  Mark Stewart(non-fiction)