National Council of Educational Research and Training
Reading Development Cell
List of Selected Books in English for grades I & II
Sl. Title
No.
1.
Find the Half-Circles
Publisher
National Book Trust, India
2.
• That’s not my dolly…
• That’s not my bear…
• That’s not my kitten…
Usborne House, London
3.
1 to 10 Procession
National Book Trust, India
4.
Busy Ants
National Book Trust, India
5.
Homes
National Book Trust, India
6.
A Crow’s Tale
National Book Trust, India
7.
Name that Animal
National Book Trust, India
8.
The story of a Mango
National Book Trust, India
9.
The Eye Book
Random House
10.
A Visit to the Zoo
National Book Trust, India
11.
ABC
Children’s Book Trust, New Delhi
12.
ABCDEF
13.
Line and Circle
Association of writers and illustrators for
children (AWIC), New Delhi
Tulika, New Delhi
14.
My picture story
Creative Learning Press
15.
No, David!
Scholastic
16.
Puffin
17.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do
You See?
Animal World
National Book Trust, India
18.
Rain in the Park
Nelson Thornes
19.
Bo and Peter
Scholastic
20.
I Made A Line
Eklavya, Bhopal
21.
How Many Animals?
Collins
22.
I Like The World
National Book Trust, India
23.
Who Lives Here?
Nelson Thornes
24.
Leela’s Tree
Nelson Thornes
25.
Swing, Swing, Swing
Scholastic
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26.
A Tree Can Be….
Scholastic
27.
The New Kite
Harper Collins
28.
My Bike Ride
Harper Collins
29.
The Little Egg
Collins
30.
Come to the Circus
Harper Collins
31.
Monster Mess
Harper Collins
32.
Cat and Dog Play Hide & Seek
Harper Collins
33.
The See-Saw
Harper Collins
34.
In the Boat
Harper Collins
35.
We Like Fruit!
Harper Collins
36.
From Head to Toe
Harper Collins
37.
This is my story
National Book Trust, India
38.
What is a tree?
National Book Trust, India
39.
A Was Once An Apple Pie
Scholastic, New York
40.
The very Hungry Caterpillar
Scholastic, New York
41.
David Gets in Trouble
The Blue Sky Press, Mexico
42.
Hiccups for Elephant
Scholastic
43.
Where is the Wind?
Harper Collins
44.
Oops, Clifford!
Scholastic
45.
I don’t like my hair
Khass Kitaab Foundation, New Delhi
46.
Puffin Books
47.
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do
You See?
Shapes
48.
Muthu’s Dreams
National Book Trust, India
49.
Rupa the Elephant
National Book Trust, India
50.
Are you my Mother?
Random House
51.
ABC
Harper Collins
52.
A Happy Sunday
National Book Trust, India
53.
Anandi’s Rainbow
National Book Trust, India
54.
Me Too……
Eklavya, Bhopal
55.
The Boat
Eklavya, Bhopal
56.
The Three Kittens
Eklavya, Bhopal
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57.
The Mouse And The Pencil
Eklavya, Bhopal
58.
The Tiger and The Mosquito
Children’s Book Trust Publication
59.
Small Piglet Looks for Mummy
Scholastic India
60.
The Woman and The Crow
Children’s Book Trust, New Delhi
61.
I’m not your Friend
Harper Collins
62.
Summer
Random House
63.
Fox in Socks
Random House
64.
Granny Knits
National Book Trust, India
65.
Search
National Book Trust, India
66.
Tails
National Book Trust, India
67.
The Coming of Wheels
National Book Trust, India
68.
How Munia Found Gold
National Book Trust, India
69.
The Lion And The Hedgehog
National Book Trust, India
70.
A Friend Forever
National Book Trust, India
71.
Stories from Panchatantra
Children’s Book Trust, New Delhi
72.
Good Friends
National Book Trust, India
73.
My Gandhi Scrapbook
Tulika
74.
Jungle Fun
National Book Trust, India
75.
Emily Santos, Star Of The Week
Creative Teaching Press
76.
Writing About Books
Creative Teaching Press
77.
Picture Reading
Jyotsna Prakashan, Pune
78.
Chatter Cards
Spark India
79.
Usborne First Stories
• Cinderella
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Three Little Pigs
• Fairy Tales
Usborne House, London
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