Self-Management Books for 1st Grade

The self-management demands of first grade are higher than kindergarten — sitting still longer, managing disappointment about grades, waiting for a turn. These books provide strategies scaled to that challenge.

336 books

Cover of Bad Kitty Meets the Baby
Bad Kitty #3
Bad Kitty Meets the Baby
Nick Bruel
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Little Grey Girl
The Wild Magic Trilogy #2
The Little Grey Girl
Celine Kiernan
Ages 4–11
Cover of How the Leopard Got His Claws
How the Leopard Got His Claws
Chinua Achebe, John Iroaganachi, Mary GrandPré
Ages 4–11
Cover of Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and The Trail of Tears
Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and The Trail of Tears
Alex W. Bealer
Ages 4–11
Cover of Mine!
Read Aloud Books for Kids #1
Mine!
Jeff Mack
Ages 4–8
Cover of Tris's Book
Circle of Magic #3
Tris's Book
Tamora Pierce
Ages 4–11
Cover of What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
Who Was? #1
What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
Caleb Gayle, Who HQ
Ages 6–9
Cover of Best Frints in the Whole Universe
Best Frints in the Whole Universe
Antoinette Portis
Ages 4–11
Cover of Pip and Posy: The Friendly Snail
Pip and Posy
Pip and Posy: The Friendly Snail
Camilla Reid
Ages 4–11
Cover of Concrete Cowboy
Ghetto Cowboy #1
Concrete Cowboy
G. Neri
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
The Bad Seed #3
The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky
Jory John
Ages 3–7
Cover of Frankenstein
Frankenstein #1
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Ages 4–11
Cover of I Love My New Toy!
An Elephant and Piggie Book #5
I Love My New Toy!
Mo Willems
Ages 6–9
Cover of George's Marvellous Medicine
George's Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl
Ages 6–9
Cover of My War with Mrs. Galloway
My War with Mrs. Galloway #1
My War with Mrs. Galloway
Doris Orgel
Ages 4–11
Cover of Benny and Penny in Lost and Found
Benny and Penny #2
Benny and Penny in Lost and Found
Geoffrey Hayes
Ages 4–7
Cover of Darth Vader
Darth Vader
Ruth Amos
Ages 4–11
Cover of Keeker and the Upside-Down Birthday
Sneaky Pony #3
Keeker and the Upside-Down Birthday
Hadley Higginson
Ages 4–11
Cover of Ordinary Jack
Bagthorpe Saga #1
Ordinary Jack
Helen Cresswell
Ages 4–11
Cover of Lotta's Easter Surprise
Lotta's Easter Surprise
Astrid Lindgren
Ages 3–7
Cover of M & M and the Bad News Babies
M & M and the Bad News Babies
Pat Ross
Ages 4–11
Cover of Drawn Inward
Drawn Inward
Daniel Nayeri
Ages 3–7
Cover of The Journey with Jonah
The Journey with Jonah
Madeleine L'Engle
Ages 7–12
Cover of Grumpy Duck
Grumpy Duck
Joyce Dunbar
Ages 4–8