1st & 2nd Grades
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Jr.
Parents,
Below is the list of the Sunshine State Young Readers Award Junior Books for 2023-2024. Mrs. Masitti will read aloud these books to the students throughout the year in the Media Center. However, if your child is interested in earning our SSYRA JR brag tags, they will need to read the books on their own at home. You are welcome to read the books with your child or have them read independently. Once your child has read each book, initial next to the title and turn in this form. Try to read all 15 or just a few; it’s up to you! Return this sheet to the Media Center when you are DONE reading! *In lieu of this form, first and second graders can complete AR quizzes and earn brag tags as quizzes are completed.*
Picture Books:
______The Three Billy Goats Gruff written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen
______Knight Owl written and illustrated by by Christopher Denise
______ Bug on the Rug written by Sophia Gholz and illustrated by Susan Batori
______A Mouthful of Minnows written and illustrated by John Hare
_______Maybe… written and illustrated by Chris Haughton
______When Glitter Met Glue written by Karen Kilpatrick and illustrated by German Blanco
______Tomatoes in My Lunchbox written by Costantia Manoli and illustrated by Magdalena Mora
_______Not That Pet written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
______Big Truck, Little Island written and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
______Chickadee Criminal Mastermind written by Monica Silvie and illustrated by Elina Ellis
Independent Readers:
______Doggo and Pupper written and illustrated by Katherine Applegate
______Cornbread and Poppy written and illustrated by Matthew Cordell
______Beak and Ally Unlikely Friends written and illustrated by Norm Feuti
______Sir Ladybug written and illustrated by Cory Tabor
______Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy: Rory and the Magical Mix-Ups written by Kallie George and illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gomez
