Good Books for Beginning Readers
Easy Readers for True Beginners

For those of you looking for practice readers for true beginners, consider the following. All of these books are what are called pre-primers. That is, they are at the lowest Accelerated Reading levels -- UNDER 1.0!

Click on the text links below and you'll go to our pages where you will find more information, including Descriptions, Reading Levels, and AR Quiz/Test numbers. Click on the pictures and you'll go to Amazon.com. (Most of these books will be available at your local library as well.)


For Totally New Beginners - ARs under 1




Cinderella at the Ball by Margaret Hillert (0.7)
The Birthday Car by Margaret Hillert (0.7)
Big Friend, Little Friend by Melissa Lagonegro (0.7)




The Little Runaway by Margaret Hillert (0.5)
The Three Bears by Margaret Hillert (0.6)
The Three Goats by Margaret Hillert (0.6)




The Magic Beans by Margaret Hillert (0.6)
Three Little Pigs
by Margaret Hillert (0.6)
The Yellow Boat
by Margaret Hillert (0.6)




Play Ball by Margaret Hillert (0.8)
Good Luck Charlie by Jennifer E. Kramer (0.9)
Hooray For Snail! by John Stadler (0.9)




Hippity Skippity Easter By Maria Fleming (0.8)
Where Is Jesus? By Mary Manz Simon (0.8)
Happy Easter, Dear Dragon By Margaret Hillert (0.9)




It's St. Patrick's Day, Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert (0.8)
Merry Christmas, Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert (0.8)
Lion and the Mouse by Gail Herman (0.7)





Four Good Friends by Margaret Hillert (0.7)
Who Goes to School by Margaret Hillert (0.9)
ABC3D by Marion Bartaille (wordless)



No reviews of these classic Dr. Seuss books.
The Foot Book (0.6)
The Eye Book (0.8)
Great Day for Up! (0.8)



The Funny Baby by Margaret Hillert (0.6)
It's Earth Day, Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert (0.8)
The New Kid by Susan Hood (0.9)













The Snowman by Raymond Briggs (wordless)
The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri (0.9)