The following books are included in the Veritas Press 1st Grade Literature Package for homeschool students. These books can be purchased as a package from Veritas Press or directly from Amazon or another retailer.
Mossy
by Jan Brett
King Jack and the Dragon
by Peter Bently
Doug Unplugged
by Dan Yaccarino
Maggi and Milo
by Juli Brenning
Curious George
by H.A. Rey
Recommended Age: 3
Also: Memoria Press Junior Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Caps for Sale
by Esphyr Slobodkina
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in Harper Collins Treasury of Picture Book Classics)
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: Memoria Press Junior Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
by Laura Numeroff
Recommended Age: 3
Also: Moving Beyond the Page Age 5-7 Literature Package
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in Harper Collins Treasury of Picture Book Classics)
Blueberries for Sal
by Robert McCloskey
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Before Five in a Row Book List for Ages 3-4
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Moving Beyond the Page Age 4-5 Literature Package
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Top 10 Books for Toddlers
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in Make Way for McCloskey: A Robert McCloskey Treasury)
The Little Engine that Could
by Watty Piper
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Top 10 Books for Toddlers
Floss
by Kim Lewis
A Chair for My Mother
by Vera Williams
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children's Literature
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Harry the Dirty Dog
by Gene Zion; illustrated by Margaret Graham
Recommended Age: 3
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Top 10 Books for Toddlers
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Bread and Jam for Frances
by Russell Hoban; illustrated by Lillian Hoban
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Memoria Press Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Dr. DeSoto
by William Steig
Frog and Toad are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: My Father's World Kindergarten Literature Collection
Also: Sonlight Grade 2 Readers
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time (in The Frog and Toad Collection)
Frog and Toad All Year
by Arnold Lobel
Also: Sonlight Grade 2 Readers
Also: What We Read: Winter and Snow
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time (in The Frog and Toad Collection)
Madeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: Mater Amabilis Kindergarten Book List for Ages 5-6
Also: Memoria Press Junior Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: What We Read: France
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Nate the Great
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Reading Roadmaps 2nd Grade
Also: Sonlight Grade 2 Readers
Nate the Great and the Lost List
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Miss Nelson Is Missing!
by Harry Allard and James Marshall
Recommended Age: 4
Also: New York Public Library’s List of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
The Biggest Bear
by Lynd Ward
Recommended Age: 7
Also: Caldecott Medal Winners
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
A New Coat for Anna
by Harriet Ziefert
Recommended Age: 6
Also: Five in a Row Book List for Ages 4-8
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: What We Read: Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
Stone Soup
by Marcia Brown
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: My Father's World Kindergarten Literature Collection
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: Top 10 Thanksgiving Picture Books
Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea
by Cynthia Rylant
Henry & Mudge: The First Book
by Cynthia Rylant
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Little Bear
by Elsa Holmelund Minarik
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: My Father's World Kindergarten Literature Collection
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Sonlight Grade 1 Readers
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Little Bear`s Friend
by Elsa Holmelund Minarik
The Emperor's New Clothes
by Hans Christian Andersen, Adapted by by Ned Bustard
Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish
Also: Amazon's 100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
Also: Mensa for Kids Excellence in Reading Grades K-3
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Sonlight Grade 2 Readers
Also: TIME: The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Also: Sonlight Preschool Book List for Ages 3-4 (in 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury)
Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower
by Peggy Parish
Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping
by Peggy Parish
Amelia Bedelia Helps Out
by Peggy Parish
Billy and Blaze
by C.W. Anderson
Also: Reading Roadmaps 2nd Grade (in Billy and Blaze Set)
Blaze and the Lost Quarry
by C.W. Anderson
Also: Reading Roadmaps 2nd Grade (in Billy and Blaze Set)
Blaze and the Forest Fire
by C.W. Anderson
Also: Reading Roadmaps 2nd Grade (in Billy and Blaze Set)
Blaze and the Gray Spotted Pony
by C.W. Anderson
Also: Reading Roadmaps 2nd Grade (in Billy and Blaze Set)
Blaze and the Mountain Lion
by C.W. Anderson
Also: Reading Roadmaps 2nd Grade (in Billy and Blaze Set)
Blaze and Thunderbolt
by C.W. Anderson
Also: Reading Roadmaps 2nd Grade (in Billy and Blaze Set)
Calico Dorsey
by Susan Lendroth
The Egg
by M.P. Robertson
Henry & Mudge: The Best Day
by Cynthia Rylant
Henry & Mudge: The Forever Sea
by Cynthia Rylant
Henry & Mudge: In the Green Time
by Cynthia Rylant
Henry & Mudge: The Happy Cat
by Cynthia Rylant
Henry & Mudge: In Puddle Trouble
by Cynthia Rylant
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
by Peter Roop
Also: Sonlight Grade 3 Readers
Lavender's Blue
by Kathleen Lines
The Magic Fish
by Freya Littledale
Mr Putter & Tabby Bake A Cake
by Cynthia Rylant
Mr Putter & Tabby Fly A Plane
by Cynthia Rylant
Mr Putter & Tabby Pick Pears
by Cynthia Rylant
Nate the Great and the Phony Clue
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Nate the Great and the Sticky Case
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Nate the Great Goes Undercover
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Ox-Cart Man
by Donald Hall, Illustrated by Barbara Cooney
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Caldecott Medal Winners
Also: Memoria Press Kindergarten Read-Aloud Program
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
There's NO Such Thing as Dragon
by Jack Kent
The Ugly Duckling
by Hans Christian Andersen, Adapted by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
Also: Former Sonlight Books
Also: Mater Amabilis Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5
Also: Memoria Press 2nd Grade Read-Aloud Program
Also: Reading Roadmaps 1st Grade
Also: Reading Roadmaps Kindergarten
Also: Veritas Press 2nd Grade Literature
The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
Recommended Age: 4
Also: Sonlight Pre-K Book List for Ages 4-5