Memoria First Grade Read-Aloud Set

After extensive reading and research, Leigh Lowe (author of Prima Latina) has personally selected each of these books as her top favorite read-alouds for the primary years. These stories will not only motivate children to become great readers, but they will also teach them about history, geography, holidays, science, and more!

These supplemental books are coordinated with Memoria's packaged curricula for each grade, kindergarten through second, but they can also be purchased for use as a stand-alone children’s library.

Included:

A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker

The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane by C. M. Millen *

A House Is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman

Miss Twiggley’s Tree by Dorothea Warren Fox

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile by Bernard Waber *

A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus by David A. Adler

Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Pane

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene Field, Illustrated by Johanna Westerman

The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet

The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown

The Very First Thanksgiving Day Rhonda Gowler Greene

Choo Choo by Virginia Lee Burton

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg *

How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss *

Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin

The Moon Shines Down by Margaret Wise Brown

Norman the Doorman by Don Freeman

Pickle-Chiffon Pie by Jolly Roger Bradfield

The Star-Spangled Banner Illustrated by Peter Spier

Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters

White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt

Patrick – Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie de Paola

Doctor DeSoto by William Steig

Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky

Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco

The Glorious Flight by Alice and Martin Provensen

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema

Fly High, Fly Low by Don Freeman

Millions of Cats by Wanda Ga’g

The Storm Book by Charlotte Zolotow

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

A Time to Keep by Tasha Tudor *

Saint Francis and the Wolf by Jane Langton, Illustrated by Ilse Plume *

*Denotes hardback