Top 10 Los Gatos Library Children’s Beginning Reader Books

—Submitted by Los Gatos Librarian Henry Bankhead

1. Minnie and Moo, wanted dead or alive, Denys Cazet

Trying to help Mr. Farmer with his finances, Minnie and Moo go to the bank to ask for money and are mistaken for the Bazooka sisters, dangerous outlaws.

2. I wish that I had duck feet, Theo LeSieg

A boy imagines what it would be like if he had such things as duck feet, a whale spout, and an elephant's trunk.

3. A fairyland costume ball, Daisy Meadows

Flora the Dress-up Fairy and Trixie the Halloween Fairy help the jewel fairies choose costumes for the fairy queen's costume ball.

4. Strawberry shortcake, Lana Edelman

The Berrykins are afraid to go to school! Strawberry and her friends teach them what school is like.

5. The Empire strikes out, Ace Landers

"The Death Star has been destroyed, but the Empire isn't going down so easily. They are rebuilding the space station, and the Emperor is madder than ever. But while Darth Vader deals with the return of Darth Maul, it's up to heroes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and their friends to travel to Naboo, save the day, and escape from... teenage fangirls?!"

6. Henry and Mudge and the tumbling trip: Cynthia Rylant

Henry, his parents, and his dog Mudge take a vacation out West, where they enjoy tumbleweeds, desert animals, souvenirs, and the wide open spaces.

7. Listen to my trumpet! Mo Willems

When Piggie plays her new trumpet for Gerald, the elephant decides he must be honest in his response.

8. Should I share my ice cream? Mo Willems

Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time?

9. The case of the missing monkey, Cynthia Rylant

While having breakfast at their favorite diner, two detectives, Bunny and Jack, solve a mystery that is not what it seems.

10. Sight word readers: Linda Ward Beech

Contains 25 easy-to-read storybooks with parent tips and a mini-workbook