All of these books share certain qualities that I think most beginning readers in first and second grade are looking for in a book: they’re short, funny, and have colorful pictures. I have my staple recommendations of books for first graders and second: Mercy Watson The Princess in Black Baby Monkey, Private Eye Jasmine Toguchi and any graphic novel. Both child and parent get frustrated, and that’s when they come to me at the front desk. They’re wary of any adult’s taste, because adults are always trying to get them to read something “appropriate.” So they shake their heads and say no to each book their parent puts in their hands. Especially when they’re brought to the library after school and soccer practice, tired, and their parents frantically pull books off the shelf and say something like “this looks good” or “this is your level” but all their kid can see are too many words, too many pages, and they’re wary of their parent’s taste. Kids are used to books with big words and pages full of colorful pictures. Often a page filled with words is too intimidating. It’s hard to find books for first graders and second graders when they’re just learning to read.
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