Treasury — McKelle's Books

A Chicken Followed Me Home: Questions and Answers about a Familiar Fowl by Robin Page, 2015 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 710L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming, 2006 · ages 4–5 · Lexile 150L

Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day by Jean Van Leeuwen, 2005 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 480L · AR 2.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns by Betsy R. Rosenthal, 2015 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 680L

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon by Janet Stevens, 2001 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Animal Crackers: A Delectable Collection of Pictures, Poems, and Lullabies for the Very Young by Jane Dyer, 1996 · ages 4–7

Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics by Steve Jenkins, 2016 · ages 4–13 · Lexile 940L

Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson, 2004 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 840L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon by Jilanne Hoffmann, 2023 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 1180L · AR 4.7

Art This Way by Jason Fulford, 2019 · ages 4–7

A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel, 2019 · ages 4–9

A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker, 2008 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 530L · AR 2.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems by Deborah Ruddell, 2009 · ages 4–9 · AR 5.4

A-Ztec: A Bilingual Alphabet Book by Emmanuel Valtierra, 2025 · ages 4–5

Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane by Carole Boston Weatherford, 2008 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 1090L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Beware of the Frog by William Bee, 2008 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 630L · AR 2.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

B Is for Baby by Atinuke, 2019 · ages 4–5

Black Bird Yellow Sun by Steve Light, 2018 · ages 4–5

Black? White! Day? Night!: A Book of Opposites by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, 2006 · ages 4–5

Blue by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, 2018 · ages 4–5

Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder, 2021 · ages 4–7

Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar! by J. Patrick Lewis, 2012 · ages 4–11

Bridges by Marc Majewski, 2023 · ages 4–13

Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow by Joyce Sidman, 2006 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 1020L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Cassini's Mission: A Spacecraft, a Tiny Moon, and the Search for Life Beyond Earth by Katie Venit, 2025 · ages 4–7

Celebrating Ramadan by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, 2001 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 1000L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)

Central Heating: Poems about Fire and Warmth by Marilyn Singer, 2005 · ages 4–11 · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)

Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder, 2016 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 420L · AR 2.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Children Just Like Me: In Association with United Nations Children's Fund by Barnabas Kindersley, 1995 · ages 4–11

Come Sunday by Nikki Grimes, 1996 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 960L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Coolies by Yin, 2001 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 870L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Counting Lions: Portraits from the Wild by Katie Cotton, 2015 · ages 4–7 · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman, 2006 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 470L · AR 2.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Coyote Moon by Maria Gianferrari, 2016 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 810L · AR 2.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Dark Nights and Light Hearts: A Muslim Book of Opposites by Hena Khan, 2025 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 490L

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill, 2010 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 1100L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

De Colores and Other Latin American Folksongs for Children by Elisa Kleven, 1999 · ages 4–11

Deep in the Sahara by Kelly Cunnane, 2013 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 890L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Dinosaur Feathers by Dennis Nolan, 2019 · ages 4–7

Dinosaurs by Robert Sabuda, 2005 · ages 4–11

Doodler Doodling by Rita Golden Gelman, 2004 · ages 4–11

Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems by Kristine O'Connell George, 2011 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Fabulous Frogs by Martin Jenkins, 2016 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 520L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Feathers: Not Just for Flying by Melissa Stewart, 2014 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 910L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Fine Feathered Friends by Wong Herbert Yee, 2009 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 490L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems by Paul B. Janeczko, 2014 · ages 4–9 · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, 2007 · ages 4–7

Flutter and Hum: Animal Poems / Aleteo y zumbido: Poemas de animales by Julie Paschkis, 2015 · ages 4–9 · Lexile -60L · AR 2.2

Fungi Grow by Maria Gianferrari, 2023 · ages 4–7

Get Well, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas, 2002 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 370L · AR 2.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Global Babies by Global Fund for Children, 2007 · ages 4–5

Go and Get with Rex by David LaRochelle, 2024 · ages 4–7 · AR 2.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan, 2012 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 510L · AR 2.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger, 2013 · ages 4–11 · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Good Night, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas, 2000 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 410L · AR 2.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann, 1994 · ages 4–5 · Lexile -50L

Goose and Duck by Jean Craighead George, 2008 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 370L · AR 2.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Gracias / Thanks by Pat Mora, 2009 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 620L · AR 3.1

Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, 2012 · ages 4–5

Gus and Grandpa at Basketball by Claudia Mills, 2001 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Heatwave by Lauren Redniss, 2024 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 210L

Hello Hello Colors by Brendan Wenzel, 2024 · ages 4–5

Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas by Cynthia Rylant, 2005 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 460L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Here Comes Mother Goose by Iona Opie, 1999 · ages 4–7

Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry by Jane Yolen, 2007 · ages 4–7

Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, 2017 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 800L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis, 2019 · ages 4–5 · Lexile 410L · AR 2.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Hi by Ann Herbert Scott, 1994 · ages 4–5

Hippos Are Huge! by Jonathan London, 2015 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 970L · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

H Is for Harlem by Dinah Johnson, 2022 · ages 4–11

Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama by Loree Griffin Burns, 2022 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 920L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Hornbeam All in by Cynthia Rylant, 2023 · ages 4–7 · AR 2.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

I Did It! by Michael Emberley, 2022 · ages 4–7

I Face the Wind by Vicki Cobb, 2003 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 540L · AR 3.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

If Not for the Cat by Jack Prelutsky, 2004 · ages 4–11

If Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet by Leslie McGuirk, 2011 · ages 4–5

Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems / Iguanas en la nieve y otros poemas de invierno by Francisco X. Alarcón, 2001 · ages 4–9 · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

I Hop by Joe Cepeda, 2021 · ages 4–7 · Lexile -10L

In Between by April Pulley Sayre, 2023 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 370L

In My Mosque by M.O. Yuksel, 2021 · ages 4–9 · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

In the Desert by David Elliott, 2025 · ages 4–7

I See a Cat by Paul Meisel, 2017 · ages 4–7 · Lexile -50L

Island: A Story of the Galapagos by Jason Chin, 2012 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 900L · AR 5.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

It's Not the Stork!: A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends by Robie H. Harris, 2006 · ages 4–13 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Jelly Beans for Sale by Bruce McMillan, 1996 · ages 4–7

Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies, 2012 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 800L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, 2016 · ages 4–5

Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals by Ashley Bryan, 2007 · ages 4–7

Lightship by Brian Floca, 2007 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 600L · AR 2.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons by Laura Purdie Salas, 2019 · ages 4–7

Lone Wolf Goes to School by Kiah Thomas, 2024 · ages 4–9 · AR 2.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Lulu and the Dog from the Sea by Hilary McKay, 2013 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 770L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Lulu and the Duck in the Park by Hilary McKay, 2012 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 680L · AR 4.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Mad about Monkeys by Owen Davey, 2015 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 1050L

Mammoths on the Move by Lisa Wheeler, 2006 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 620L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride by Kate DiCamillo, 2006 · ages 4–9 · Lexile 550L · AR 2.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo, 2005 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 450L · AR 2.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa by Verna Aardema, 1994 · ages 4–11 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)

Mommy, Mama, and Me by Lesléa Newman, 2009 · ages 4–7

Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose by Leo Dillon, 2007 · ages 4–11 · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)

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