Some helpful links for early readers:
Barnes and Noble Lexile Reading Level Wizard: You can enter your child's age, grade level and view a sample reading text to help gauge what kind of books to introduce next.
Leveled Book Lists: You can get book lists for each grade level. Just find a book that your child can already read and start from there.
Scholastic Book Wizard: I like this link because you can use the "BooksAlike" feature to find additional books on a similar level as books your child has already read.
StarFall: This is a neat website for early readers. Austin has even used it in school.
Seussville: Another fun website all about Dr. Seuss. Austin told me about this one.
Jefferson County Public Schools Curriculum Maps: If you are interested in what public school kids are learning at any given time, it's all layed out here.
Easy to Read Picture Books and Level 2 books
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague- There is a whole series of these books, and they are great!
I Miss You Mouse by Greg Foley and other books written by the same author
Grandpa Spanielson's Chicken Pox Stories by Denys Cazet- There are three books in this series, and they are all very clever.
Also, check out the graphic novel (aka- comic book) section at the library. Some are designed for teenagers, but there are dozens of series written especially for young readers.
Books for very early reading:
Bob Books by Bobby Lynn MaslenThe Early Reader's Bible- Austin can actually read most of this himself, which is so cool!
Now I'm Reading! books by Nora Gaydos
Green Light Readers, which can be found at the local library
Books by Brian P. Cleary, particularly The Bug in the Jug Wants a Hug and others in that series
Mo Willems has some simple books in the Elephant and Piggie series that are very entertaining.
Any of the books in the Get Ready, Get Set, Read! series by Foster & Erickson
The Tadpoles series by Crabtree Publishing Company
Guess Who Grabs by Sharon Gordon and others in the BookWorms series- I just discovered some early reader books in the non-fiction section. Awesome!
Austin learned his letters from:
The Letter FactoryA few years ago, I made it a goal to read 100 new library books to Austin before he started Kindergarten. These are some of our favorites.
The Cake That Mack Ate by Rose Robart, illustrated by Maryann KovalskiDuck in the Truck by Jez Alborough
Ribbit! by Bender & Bender
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
The Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood
Thesaurus Rex written by Laya Steinberg, illustrated by Debbie Harter
The Dragons are Singing Tonight poems by Jack Prelutsky, pictures by Peter Sis
Lucy's Picture by Nicola Moon
Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar by Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno
Cir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School by Lauren Child
Dinosaurs Galore! by Giles Andreae
For Parents:
Well Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie WiseThe Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
Phonics Pathways (can be found at the LFPL- looks like a helpful resource) by Dolores G. Hiskes