Virtues come to life with our lower school reading lists. From The Velveteen Rabbit in kindergarten, to Where the Red Fern Grows in 5th grade, our students experience wonderful works at age-appropriate levels.

Kindergarten: Little Bear • Mouse Soup • Mike Mulligan • The Velveteen Rabbit • Mr. Popper’s Penguins • Little Bear’s Visit • Father Bear Comes Home • Grasshopper on the Road

1st Grade: Owl at Home • Frog and Toad Collection • A Bargain for Frances • Sam the Minuteman • My Father’s Dragon • The Bears on Hemlock Mountain • George the Drummer Boy • The Tale of Peter Rabbit • Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie • Bedtime for Frances

2nd Grade: Boxcar Children • Charlotte’s Web • Little House in the Big Woods • Cricket in Times Square • Sarah, Plain and Tall • The Courage of Sarah Noble • The Hundred Dresses • Elmer and the Dragon •  The Dragons of Blueland • The Borrowers

3rd Grade: The Little House on the Prairie • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe • Pinocchio • Trumpet of the Swan • The Little Prince •  The Real Thief • The Moffats • The Horse and his Boy • Stuart Little • Paddle to the Sea • Bambi • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

4th Grade: Prince Caspian • Carry on, Mr. Bowditch • The Princess and the Goblin • The Adventures of Robin Hood • Wizard of Oz • King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table • Pollyanna • Peter Pan • The Silver Chair • Island of the Blue Dolphins • Farmer Boy • Bud, Not Buddy

5th Grade: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader • Where the Red Fern Grows • Secret Garden • Across Five Aprils • The Jungle Book • The Phantom Tollbooth • A Wrinkle in Time • The Wise Woman • The Magician’s Nephew • My Side of the Mountain • Little Women • Through the Looking Glass

*academies will choose works from the above lists