Name: Mouse Soup

In 1957, Harper published its first I Can Read title, Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers-they could read the story comfortably and not feel overwhelmed by the text. Following suit came such classics as Peggy Parish's Amelia Bedelia series, Lillian Hoban's books about Arthur the monkey, and Syd Hoff's popular Danny and the Dinosaur. Many books in this series are special in the depth of emotion evoked - Little Bear, the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, and Daniel's Duck by Clyde Bulla, to name a few - and all are enjoyed by children of all ages. Grade 1 - Grade 3.

Grasshopper on the Road by Arnold Lobel

On Market Street by Arnold Lobel

Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel

Small Pig by Arnold Lobel

The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss

The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss

Miss Suzy by Miriam Young

Stone Soup by Ann McGovern

The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss

Andrew Henry's Meadow by Doris Burn

The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers

Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

Now One Foot, Now the Other by Tomie dePaola

Cry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved

Stone Soup by Jon J. Muth

My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits

I Love You Daddy by Jillian Harker

Doctor De Soto by William Steig

Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton