Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Kumon Level BI

The boy who didn't believe in spring
Clifton, Lucille.
Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is "just around the co... More
Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is "just around the corner." Less
Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
DePaola, Tomie.
Four-year-old Tommy enjoys his relationship with both his grandmother and great-grandmother, but ev... More
Four-year-old Tommy enjoys his relationship with both his grandmother and great-grandmother, but eventually learns to face their inevitable death. Less
Corduroy
Freeman, Don.
Also available in Overdrive. A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a ... More
Also available in Overdrive. A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him, he finds what he has always wanted most of all. Less
There's a nightmare in my closet
Mayer, Mercer.
When a little boy copes with the problem of a nightmare in his closet, he gets an unusual roommate.... More
When a little boy copes with the problem of a nightmare in his closet, he gets an unusual roommate. Less
Curious George takes a job
Rey, H. A.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Curious George runs away from the zoo and after many adventu... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Curious George runs away from the zoo and after many adventures ends up a movie star. Less
Where the wild things are
Sendak, Maurice.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A version of Maurice Sendak's story about Max, a littl... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A version of Maurice Sendak's story about Max, a little boy who sails to the land of the Wild Things. Less

Oh, the places you'll go!
Seuss, Dr.
Also available in Overdrive. Advice in rhyme for proceeding in life; weathering fear, loneliness, an... More
Also available in Overdrive. Advice in rhyme for proceeding in life; weathering fear, loneliness, and confusion; and being in charge of your actions. Less

Doctor De Soto
Steig, William.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of ... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain. Less
The gardener
Stewart, Sarah.
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to... More
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her. Less

The mitten : an old Ukrainian folktale
Tresselt, Alvin.
Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. And that lost mitten ... More
Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches -- and stretches -- to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. A Ukrainian folk tale. Less
A chair for my mother
Williams, Vera B.
Also available in Hoopla. A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a com... More
Also available in Hoopla. A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire. Less
The Golly Sisters go West
Byars, Betsy.
May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining pe... More
May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way. Less

Arthur's pen pal
Hoban, Lillian.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Arthur views his little sister in a different light after re... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal. Less
Lon Po Po : a Red-Riding Hood story from China
Young, Ed.
Also available in Hoopla. Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is di... More
Also available in Hoopla. Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother. Less