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Books at a Glance by Reading Level
First Comics for Brand-New ReadersINTEREST LEVEL: Age 3+
READING LEVEL: Grades K-1 Our Level 1 books are great to read to toddlers, and they're the first books that kindergartners and first graders will want to read on their own. Level 1 books feature 1-2 panels per page, short sentences, and about 200-300 words, including many easy sight words.
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TITLE | AUTHOR | TOON Level | ISBN | Guided Reading Level | Reading Recovery Level | Lexile Level | Accelerated Reader Level | Word Count | Awards |
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Barry's Best Buddy | Renée French | Level 1 | 9781935179214 | J | N/A | GN/60 | N/A | 267 | N/A |
Birdsong: A Story in Pictures | James Sturm | Level 1 | 9781935179948 | WB | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Blip! | Barnaby Richards | Level 1 | 9781935179986 | H | N/A | N/A | N/A | 177 | N/A |
Chick and Chickie | Claude Ponti | Level 1 | 9781935179146 (HC), 9781935179290 (SC) | E | 7-8 | BR | 0.5 | 109 | Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year |
A Goofy Guide to Penguins | Jean-Luc & Philippe Coudray | Level 1 | 9781935179962 | N | N/A | 390L | N/A | 324 | N/A |
Hearts | Thereza Rowe | Level 1 | 9781935179597 | G | 11-12 | BR | N/A | 70 | N/A |
Jack and the Box | Art Spiegelman | Level 1 | 9780979923838 | G | 11-12 | GN/100 | 1.1 | 373 | Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year, Winner of the White Raven Award, Publishers Weekly Best Children's Picture Books of 2008 |
Little Mouse Gets Ready | Jeff Smith | Level 1 | 9781935179016 (HC), 9781935179245 (SC) | F | 9-10 | GN/160 | 1.3 | 261 | Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, SLJ Best Comic for Kids, Monarch Award Winner, ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List |
The Real Poop on Pigeons | Kevin McCloskey | Level 1 | 9781935179931 | K | N/A | 430L | N/A | 327 | N/A |
Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons | Agnes Rosenstiehl | Level 1 | 9781935179238 | E | 17 | BR | 1.5 | 295 | Publisher’s Weekly’s Best Children’s Picture Books of 2008, ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List |
Silly Lilly in What Will I Be Today? | Agnes Rosenstiehl | Level 1 | 9781935179085 | E | 17 | BR | 1.5 | 166 | CYBILS Award Nominee, ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List |
Tippy and the Night Parade | Lilli Carré | Level 1 | 9781935179573 | J | 17 | GN/240L | N/A | 205 | N/A |
A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse | Frank Viva | Level 1 | 9781935179191 | E | N/A | BR | N/A | 239 | CYBILS Award Winner, Joe Shuster Award Nominee |
We Dig Worms! | Kevin McCloskey | Level 1 | 9781935179801 | L | N/A | 340L | N/A | 249 | N/A |
TITLE | AUTHOR | TOON Level | ISBN | Guided Reading Level | Reading Recovery Level | Lexile Level | Accelerated Reader Level | Word Count | Awards |
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Benjamin Bear in Brain Storms! | Philippe Coudray | Level 2 | 9781935179825 | N | N/A | 190L | N/A | 319 | N/A |
Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas | Philippe Coudray | Level 2 | 9781935179221 | M | N/A | BR | 1.3 | 375 | Panda Award Winner for Younger Readers |
Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy Thinking | Philippe Coudray | Level 2 | 9781935179122 (HC), 9781935179252 (SC) | J | N/A | GN/20 | 1.3 | 454 | Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominee (Best Publication for Early Readers), ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List |
Benny and Penny in How to Say Goodbye | Geoffrey Hayes | Level 2 | 9781935179993 | K | N/A | N/A | N/A | 473 | N/A |
Benny and Penny in Just Pretend | Geoffrey Hayes | Level 2 | 9780979923807 (HC), 9781935179269 (SC) | G | 11-12 | GN/90 | 1.1 | 346 | Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year, Iowa Goldfinch Award |
Benny and Penny in Lights Out | Geoffrey Hayes | Level 2 | 9781935179207 | H | N/A | GN/170 | 1.3 | 526 | Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominee (Best Publication for Early Readers) |
Benny and Penny in Lost and Found | Geoffrey Hayes | Level 2 | 9781935179641 | K | N/A | GN/190 | N/A | 543 | N/A |
Benny and Penny in The Big No-No! | Geoffrey Hayes | Level 2 | 9780979923890 (HC), 9781935179351 (SC) | H | 13-14 | GN/30 | 1.3 | 584 | Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner, Iowa Goldfinch Award Winner, ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List |
Benny And Penny in The Toy Breaker | Geoffrey Hayes | Level 2 | 9781935179078 (HC), 9781935179283 (SC) | H | 13-14 | BR | 1.3 | 597 | Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year |
The Big Wet Balloon | Liniers | Level 2 | 9781935179320 (HC English), 9781935179405 (HC Spanish), 9781935179399 (SC Spanish) | J | 17 | GN/190 | N/A | N/A | Parents Magazine Best Early Reader of the Year |
The Great Antonio | Elise Gravel | Level 2 | 9781943145089 | M | N/A | N/A | N/A | 496 | N/A |
Luke on the Loose | Harry Bliss | Level 2 | 9781935179009 (HC), 9781935179368 (SC) | J | 17 | GN/170 | 1.4 | 336 | SLJ Best Comic for Kids, ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List |
Maya Makes a Mess | Rutu Modan | Level 2 | 9781935179177 | J | N/A | GN/240 | 1.7 | 435 | Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominee (Best Publication for Early Readers) |
Nina in That Makes Me Mad | Hilary Knight | Level 2 | 9781935179108 | J | N/A | GN/160 | 1.4 | 684 | CYBILS Award Nominee |
Patrick Eats His Peas and Other Stories | Geoffrey Hayes | Level 2 | 9781935179344 | K | 18 | GN/160 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Patrick in A Teddy Bear's Picnic | Geoffrey Hayes | Level 2 | 9781935179092 | J | 17 | GN/50 | 1.3 | 682 | Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominee (Best Publication for Early Readers), ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List |
Stinky | Eleanor Davis | Level 2 | 9780979923845 | J | 17 | GN/170 | 1.5 | 826 | Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year |
Chapter Books for Advanced BeginnersINTEREST LEVEL: Age 5+
READING LEVEL: Grades 2-3 Our Level 3 books are perfect for elementary school readers who are developing the ability to tackle longer books. Level 3 TOON books feature a range of settings in terms of time and place, sustained storylines divided into chapters, and long sentences, with upwards of 800 words.
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TITLE | AUTHOR | TOON Level | ISBN | Guided Reading Level | Reading Recovery Level | Lexile Level | Accelerated Reader Level | Word Count | Awards |
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Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World | James Sturm | Level 3 | 9781943145096 | P | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1081 | N/A |
Flop to the Top! | Eleanor Davis and Drew Weing | Level 3 | 9781935179894 | O | N/A | 130L | N/A | 470 | Kirkus Prize 2015 Nominee for Young Reader's Literature |
Mo and Jo Fighting Together Forever | Jay Lynch and Dean Haspiel | Level 3 | 9780979923852 (HC), 9781935179375 (SC) | L | 19 | GN/240 | 1.8 | 1055 | JLG Selection, CYBILS Award Nominee |
Otto's Backwards Day | Frank Cammuso with Jay Lynch | Level 3 | 9781935179337 | M | 20 | GN/180 | N/A | 974 | JLG Selection |
Otto's Orange Day | Jay Lynch and Frank Cammuso | Level 3 | 9780979923821 (HC), 9781935179276 (SC) | K | 18 | GN/230 | 2.1 | 1030 | Booklist Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth, Harvey Award Nominee, ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List |
The Shark King | R. Kikuo Johnson | Level 3 | 9781935179160 | N | N/A | GN/150 | 1.6 | 570 | Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Literature Award, JLG Selection, ALSC Graphic Novel Reading List |
Written and Drawn by Henrietta | Liniers | Level 3 | 9781935179900 (HC English), 9781935179917 (HC Spanish) | P | N/A | 290L | N/A | 545 | Kirkus Prize 2015 Nominee for Young Reader's Literature |
Zig And Wikki in Something Ate My Homework | Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler | Level 3 | 9781935179023 (HC), 9781935179382 (SC) | K | 18 | GN/230 | 1.7 | 829 | CYBILS Award Nominee, SLJ Best Comic for Kids, Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards |
Zig and Wikki in The Cow | Nadja Spiegelman and Trade Loeffler | Level 3 | 9781935179153 | P | N/A | GN/270 | 1.8 | 1003 | Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominee (Best Publication for Early Readers) |
First Graphic Novels for Independent ReadersINTEREST LEVEL: Age 8+
READING LEVEL: Grades 3+ TOON Graphics are comics and visual narratives that bring the text to life in a way that captures young readers’ imaginations and makes them want to read on—and read more. Children also develop their aesthetic sense when they experience the relationship of text to picture in all its communicative power.
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TITLE | AUTHOR | TOON Level | ISBN | Guided Reading Level | Reading Recovery Level | Lexile Level | Accelerated Reader Level | Word Count | Awards |
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Cast Away on the Letter A: A Philemon Adventure | Fred | TOON Graphic | 9781935179634 | T | N/A | GN/240L | N/A | 2375 | One of YALSA's 2015 Great Graphic Novels for Teens |
Hansel and Gretel | Neil Gaiman & Lorenzo Mattotti | TOON Graphic | 9781935179627 (Trade), 9781935179658 (Deluxe) | R | N/A | 1030L | N/A | 3916 | A Junior Library Guild Selection |
Little Nemo's Big New Dreams | Edited by Josh O'Neill, Andrew Carl, and Chris Stevens | TOON Graphic | 9781935179870 | Y | N/A | 450L | N/A | 24833 | GraphicNovelReporter Picks for Summer 2015 |
Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure | Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio García Sánchez | TOON Graphic | 9781935179818 (English HC), 9781935179856 (Spanish HC) | T | N/A | 820L | N/A | 2037 | SIx starred reviews! |
Oedipus: Trapped by Destiny | Yvan Pommaux | TOON Graphic | 9781935179955 | Z | N/A | 730L | N/A | 2528 | N/A |
Orpheus in the Underworld | Yvan Pommaux | TOON Graphic | 9781935179849 | W | N/A | 830L | N/A | 1796 | N/A |
Sea Change | Frank Viva | TOON Graphic | 9781935179924 | W | N/A | 740L | N/A | 24833 | N/A |
The Secret of the Stone Frog | David Nytra | TOON Graphic | 9781935179184 | K | N/A | 220L | N/A | 2015 Elementary Connecticut State Nutmeg Book Award, 2013 Harvey Nominee, SLJ Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2012/A | |
The Suspended Castle: A Philemon Adventure | Fred | TOON Graphic | 9781935179863 | U | N/A | 250L | N/A | 3204 | N/A |
The Wild Piano: A Philemon Adventure | Fred | TOON Graphic | 9781935179832 | X | N/A | 390L | N/A | 875 | N/A |
Theseus and the Minotaur | Yvan Pommaux | TOON Graphic | 9781935179610 | V | N/A | 870L | N/A | 3093 | N/A |
Windmill Dragons: A Leah and Alan Adventure | David Nytra | TOON Graphic | 9781935179887 | T | N/A | 430L | N/A | 2959 | N/A |