Level 1

Simple picture- & short-chapter books to build confidence.

Eric Carle

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear
• The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
• The Polar Bear and the Snow Cloud

Beatrix Potter

• The Tale of Peter Rabbit
• The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
• The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
• The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher

Mo Willems

• Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
• Elephant & Piggie Series
• The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
• Knuffle Bunny

Julia Donaldson

• The Gruffalo
• Room on the Broom
• Stick Man
• The Snail and the Whale

Dr. Seuss

• The Cat in the Hat
• Green Eggs and Ham
• Horton Hears a Who!
• Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

Level 2

Short chapter books with richer language & light illustrations.

Roald Dahl

• George’s Marvellous Medicine
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Danny the Champion of the World
• Matilda

Enid Blyton

• Five on a Treasure Island
• The Secret Seven
• The Magic Faraway Tree
• Malory Towers

E.B. White

• Charlotte’s Web
• Stuart Little
• The Trumpet of the Swan

David Walliams

• Gangsta Granny
• Awful Auntie
• There’s a Snake in My School!
• Ratburger

Level 3

Middle-grade novels with deeper themes & varied genres.

Rick Riordan

• The Lightning Thief
• Sea of Monsters
• The Titan’s Curse
• Battle of the Labyrinth

J.K. Rowling

• Philosopher’s Stone
• Chamber of Secrets
• Prisoner of Azkaban
• Goblet of Fire

Louis Sachar

• Holes
• There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom
• Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Lemony Snicket

• Bad Luck for Who?
• The Miserable Mill
• The Wide Window
• The Carnivorous Carnival

Level 4

Young-adult favourites & challenging classics for strong readers.

Suzanne Collins

• The Hunger Games
• Catching Fire
• Mockingjay

John Green

• The Fault in Our Stars
• Looking for Alaska
• Paper Towns

Classic Children’s Fiction

• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
• Peter Pan
• Treasure Island
• The Wind in the Willows
• The Secret Garden

George Orwell & More

• 1984
• Animal Farm
• The Book Thief
• To Kill a Mockingbird