Here is a list of the most popular books among first-graders surveyed by Reading Today, the bimonthly newspaper of the International Reading Association:
* "Guinea Pigs Don't Read Books," by Colleen Stanley Bare
* "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel," by Virginia Lee Burton
* "The Very Busy Spider," by Eric Carle
* "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," by Eric Carle
* "The Sunflower That Went FLOP," by Joy Cowley
* "Clyde Monster," Robert Crowe
* "Animal Tracks," by Arthur Dorros
* "Henny Penny," by Paul Galdone
* "More Spaghetti I Say," by Rita Gelman
* "Eat Up, Gemma," by Sarah Hayes
* "Gregory, the Terrible Eater," by Mitchell Sharmat
The most popular series books:
* The Clifford books by Norman Bridwell
* The Arthur series by Marc Brown
* The Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole
* The Henry & Mudge books by Cynthia Rylant
Pub Date: 09/22/99
