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PICTURE BOOKS

Arthur

The Berenstain Bears

Jan Brett

Eric Carle

Clifford

The Magic School Bus by Joanna Cole

Tomie dePaola

Franklin the Turtle

The Mouse books

by Kevin Henkes

The Madeline books

by Ludwig Bemelmans

If you give a mouse a cookie…

by Laura Numeroff

Dr. Seuss

Spot the Dog

Thomas the Tank Engine

Max and Ruby and other fun picture books

by Rosemary Wells

EASY READERS

Amelia Bedelia books

by Peggy Parish and Herman Parish

Nate the Great books

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Henry & Mudge, The High-Rise Private Eyes and more friends

by Cynthia Rylant

Max & Ruby and more!

by Rosemary Wells

CHAPTER BOOKS

Avi

Judy Blume

Beverly Cleary

Andrew Clements

Bruce Coville

Roald Dahl

Dan Gutman

Johanna Hurwitz

Russell and Elisa and other excellent school stories.

Suzy Kline

Horrible Harry, Herbie Jones and much more

The Magic Tree House Series

by Mary Pope Osborne

Junie B. Jones

by Barbara Park

The Chronicles of Narnia

Dav Pilkey

Captain Underpants, Ricky Ricotta and much more

J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter. Or try http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp

Louis Sachar

Author of Holes, Marvin Redpost, Wayside School Books

Lemony Snicket

Series of Unfortunate Events

OTHER AUTHORS

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

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