Books for New Readers to Love JE/READER/ABO Aboff, MarcieThe Giant Jelly Bean Jar Ben must overcome his shyness in order to win the giant jelly bean jar. JE/READER/ADL Adler, DavidYoung Cam Jansen series Cam uses her photographic memory to solve mysteries with the help of her best friend. JE/READER/BOT Bottner, BarbaraPish and Posh series Two beginner fairies practice their new magical skills. JE/READER/BYA Byars, Betsy CromerGolly Sisters series May-May and Rose travel west performing in a live road show. JE/READER/CAP Capucilli, Alyssa SatinBiscuit series Biscuit the puppy is full of play and adventure. JE/READER/CAZ Cazet, DenysElvis the Rooster series Elvis gets mixed-up and learns some manners in the barnyard. Cazet, DenysGrandpa Spanielson’s Chicken Pox Stories series Grandpa Spanielson tries to keep his favorite grandpup from scratch-ing by distracting him with stories of octopuses and shrunken heads. Cazet, DenysMinnie and Moo series Cow friends Minnie and Moo do it all from meeting aliens to dressing up as the masked Zorro! JE/READER/EAS Eastman, PeterFred and Ted Go Camping Fred and Ted are two friends who do everything differently, but still enjoy camping together. JE/READER/HIL Hill, SusanRuby series Ruby always gets lots of advice from her friends. When she is baking a cake, her bird friend tells her not to forget the worms. Mixing all the items her animal friends suggest together makes quite a cake! JE/READER/LAB Labatt, MarySam series Sam the dog is always in search of adventure, but often finds trouble too. JE/READER/MAC McMullan, KatePearl and Wagner series Pearl and Wagner begin their friendship by building a garbage eating robot for the science fair. JE/READER/THO Thomas, Shelley MooreGood Knight series In his first adventure, the Good Knight tries singing, bedtime stories and more to try to get three little dragons to go to sleep. JE/READER/RYL Rylant, CynthiaMr. Putter and Tabby series Mr. Putter and his constant companion Tabby take on challenges like stargazing, book writing and more. Rylant, CynthiaPuppy Mudge series Stories of a smaller Mudge and, of course, his best friend Henry. JE/WILLEMS Willems, MoElephant and Piggie series It is Piggie’s dream to fly, and even though Elephant thinks he is crazy, it is a friend’s job to help. Prepared by Amanda Blau, October 2007