Top 10 Circulated Early Readers of the ’25-’26 School Year
I’m making a caveat right at the top: this is a list of the most checked out early readers at my K-3 school library that are NOT Elephant & Piggie. Since we all know E&P books dominate this category, I thought it would be more instructive to share the other early reader books getting love this past school year.
Previously . . .
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Top 10 Circulated Fiction of the ’25-’26 School Year
Top 10 Circulated Graphic Novels of the ’25-’26 School Year
Top 10 Circulated Biographies of the ’25-’26 School Year
Top 10 Circulated Picture Books of the ’25-’26 School Year
Top 10 Circulated Nonfiction of the ’25-’26 School Year
#10. Scribbles & Ink: Out of the Box by Ethan Long
#9. Biscuit Goes to School by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illustrated by Pat Schories
#8. The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess by Shannon & Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
#7. The Great Pancake Race by Jeanette Lane
#6. Fly Guy & Fly Girl: Friendly Frenzy by Tedd Arnold
#5. The Bad Idea and Other Stories (Earl & Worm) by Greg Pizzoli
#4. Ninja vs. Ninja by Kate Howard
#3. Pete’s Big Lunch by James Dean
#2. Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn’s Missing Colors by Kimberly & James Dean
#1. Pete the Cat’s Not So Groovy Day. by Kimberly & James Dean
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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