1st Grade

Peter's disobedient trip into Mr. McGregor's garden still works as a brisk, slightly thrilling classic for young readers.

Mike and Mary Anne try to prove that old tools and deep skill still matter in a changing modern world.

A town where food falls from the sky keeps getting stranger and funnier as the weather forecast worsens.

An old couple's search for one cat escalates into a famously strange and memorable parade of too many cats to count.

Harold draws his own world one line at a time, making this a foundational book about imagination and visual thinking.

Frances insists on eating only bread and jam until monotony teaches her what variety can mean.

George's curiosity carries him into trouble and delight in a classic that still works for children who love mischief and cause-and-effect.

A peddler's nap under a tree leads to a perfectly repeatable showdown with a troop of mischievous monkeys.

In an old Paris house covered in vines, an unforgettable small girl turns routine, bravery, and style into storybook legend.

Creatures of the rainforest and an Indigenous child plead with a logger to spare a towering kapok tree and the life around it.