Mater Amabilis is a free online Pre-K-8 Charlotte Mason style curriculum for Catholics. The following books are recommended for Grade 1 ages 6-7. Please note that this curriculum offers many choices and does not expect all the books listed to be read in the year.
New Catholic Picture Bible
by Rev. Laurence G.Lovasik
Category: Religious Education
Faith and Life 1: Our Heavenly Father
Category: Religious Education
Once upon a Time Saints
by Ethel Pochocki
Category: Religious Education
More Once Upon a Time Saints
by Ethel Pochocki
Category: Religious Education
Country Angel Christmas
by Tomie dePaola
Category: Religious Education
Jingle, the Christmas Clown
by Tomie dePaola
Category: Religious Education
Mary: The Mother of Jesus
by Tomie dePaola
Category: Religious Education
Also: 12 Books to Read During the Twelve Days of Christmas
Merry Christmas, Strega Nona
by Tomie dePaola
Category: Religious Education
The Clown of God
by Tomie DePaola
Recommended Age: 5
Category: Religious Education
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: Top 25 Christmas Picture Books
Also: What We Read: Italy
The Legend of the Poinsettia
by Tomie dePaola
Category: Religious Education
The Lady of Guadalupe
by Tomie dePaola
Category: Religious Education
English Fairy Tales
by Joseph Jacobs
Category: Literature
American Tall Tales
by Mary Pope Osborne
Category: Literature
Also: Memoria Press 3rd Grade Read-Aloud Program
The Blue Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
Category: Literature
Also: Angelicum Academy Nursery Good Books
The Orchard Book of the Unicorn and Other Magical Animals
by Margaret Mayo
Category: Literature
The Aesop for Children
by Aesop, illustrated by Milo Winter
Category: Literature
Also: Sonlight Level C for Ages 7-9
Charlotte's Web
by E. B. White
Category: Literature
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Moving Beyond the Page Age 7-9
Also: Reading Roadmaps 3rd Grade
Also: Sonlight Level B for Ages 6-8
Also: Veritas Press 3rd Grade Literature
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh
by A. A. Milne
Category: Literature and Poetry
Also: Angelicum Academy Preschool Good Books
The Story of Dr. Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
Category: Literature
Also: Sonlight Level A for Ages 5-7
Mr. Popper's Penguins
by Richard Atwater
Category: Literature
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Sonlight Level B for Ages 6-8
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Just So Stories
by Rudyard Kipling
Category: Literature
Also: Angelicum Academy 1st Grade Good Books
Also: Sonlight Level F for Ages 10-13
The Borrowers
by Mary Norton
Category: Literature
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Memoria Press 3rd Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades 4-6
James Herriot's Treasury for Children
by James Herriot
Category: Literature
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: Memoria Press 3rd Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: Sonlight Level A for Ages 5-7
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
Category: Literature
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Former Sonlight Books
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Reading Roadmaps 3rd Grade
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
The Harp and Laurel Wreath
by Laura Berquist
Category: Poetry
Also: Top 10 Poetry Collections for Children
This Country of Ours
by H.E. Marshall
Category: History
The Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas
by Illeen Reninger
Category: History
UK Option:
Our Island Story
by H.E.Marshall
Category: History
UK Option:
Our Lady’s Dowry
by Kathryn Faulkner
Category: History
Rivers and Oceans: Geography Facts and Experiments
by Barbara Taylor
Category: Geography and Earth Studies
Pagoo
by Holling C. Holling
Category: Nature Study