Grade 1 Summer List 2026
2026 reading list for rising Grade 1 students including: picture books to read together; early reader series and transitional chapter books; biography and nonfiction; and read-aloud classics (old and new)
- 759 Resources including
- 94 Videos
- 56 Book Readings
- 98 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 48 book results from the CRL "Grade 1 Summer List 2026".
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
45+ Resources13 Awards
Going Down Home with Daddy
by Kelly Starling Lyons and Daniel Minter
35+ Resources7 Awards
Yasmin the Explorer
by Saadia Faruqi and Hatem Aly
Book 2 in series
30+ Resources5 Awards
Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border
by Mitali Perkins and Sara Palacios
30+ Resources7 Awards
Every Dog in the Neighborhood
by Philip C. Stead and Matthew Cordell
25+ Resources6 Awards
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall
by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin
20+ Resources10 Awards
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons
by Natascha Biebow and Steven Salerno
20+ Resources5 Awards
Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World)
20+ Resources9 Awards
The Very Impatient Caterpillar
by Ross Burach
20+ Resources1 Awards
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story about a Simple Act of Kindness
by Kerascoët
15+ Resources3 Awards
The Apartment House on Poppy Hill
by Nina LaCour and Sònia Albert
Book 1 in series
15+ Resources2 Awards
Harry Versus the First 100 Days of School
by Emily Jenkins and Pete Oswald
15+ Resources2 Awards
Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery
by Meeg Pincus and Yas Imamura
10+ Resources3 Awards
Robots
10+ Resources
Sparkly New Friends
by Heather Ayris Burnell and Hazel Quintanilla
Book 1 in series
10+ Resources
Above are books from the CRL "Grade 1 Summer List 2026" that are currently on TeachingBooks.

