English: Reading in Elementary

For each book, we provide the link to buy from Amazon.com and the link to borrow the book from the Austin Public Library.

1st Grade - Fictions

Pigeon Series
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?  (buy | borrow)
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (buy | borrow)
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (buy | borrow)
Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity …(buy)
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! (buy | borrow)
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (buy | borrow)
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy (buy | borrow)
The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! (buy | borrow)
By Mo Willems

The series contain very funny stories about a pigeon.

The Adventures of Taxi Dog (buy | borrow)
by Debra Barracca , Sal Barracca, and Mark Buehner

Captain Underpants Collection
Book 1-5 (buy)
Book 5-8 (buy)
by Dav Pilkey

2nd Grade (7-8 yrs old)

My Weird School Collection(buy)

Sideways Stories from Wayside School (buy)

Who Was Series
Who Was Ben Franklin? (buy)

5th Grade (10-11 yrs old)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Book 1-5 (buy)
by Jeff Kinney

Reference:
1. PBS Books for the Kids (K-5)
2. Kxan's News about Read-a-thon (K12)