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Readers at Madison Public Library: A Guide to Selecting Your Child's Reading Level

A Level Readers | B Level Readers | C Level Readers

Level C Readers

In the "C" level readers, there is still more text per page. Also, sentences are longer and the words are more challenging:

From My Dog and the Birthday Mystery by David A. Adler, 1987.

• Adler, David. My Dog and the Birthday Mystery
• Adler, David. Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game
• Adler, David. Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery
• Adler, David. Young Cam Jansen and the Lost Tooth
• Adler, David. Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie
• Alexander, Sue. More Witch, Goblin, and Ghost Stories
• Allen, Gertrude E.Everyday Insects
• Arnold, Catherine.Animals That Migrate
• Arnold, Catherine. The Biggest Living Thing
• Bang, Molly. Wiley and the Hairy Man
• Batherman, Muriel. Animals Live Here
• Berenstain, Stan & Jan. The Bears' Almanac; A Year in Bear Country
• Brandenberg, Franz. Everyone Ready?
• Brandenberg, Franz. It's Not My Fault!
• Brandenberg, Franz. What Can You Make of It?
• Branley, Franklyn. Rain & Hail
• Brenner, Barbara. Lion and Lamb
• Bronson, Wilfrid. Turtles
• Buller, Jon. 20,000 Baseball Cards under the Sea
• Bunting, Eve. The Robot Birthday
• Byars, Betsy.Ant Plays Bear
• Byars, Betsy. My Brother, Ant
• Cauley, Lorinda. The Bake-off
• Christian, Mary. Two-Ton Secret
• Christian, Mary. Penrod's Pants
• Christian, Mary. Penrod's Party
• Christian, Mary. The Toady and Dr. Miracle
• Ciardi, John. I Met a Man
• Coerr, Eleanor. Chang's Paper Pony
• Coerr, Eleanor. Jane Goodall
• Coerr, Eleanor. The Mixed-up Mystery Smell
• Cole, Joanna. Ready, Set, Read...and Laugh!
• Cosby, Bill. The Best Way To Play
• Cosby, Bill. The Meanest Thing To Say
• Cosby, Bill. Shipwreck Saturday
• Cosby, Bill. Super-Fine Valentine
• Cosby, Bill. The Treasure Hunt
• Cushman, Doug. Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery
• DeLage, Ida. Weeny Witch
• DeLage, Ida. What Does a Witch Need?
• Delton, Judy. Brimhall Comes To Stay
• Delton, Judy. Brimhall Turns Detective
• Delton, Judy. The Goose Who Wrote a Book
• Dewey, Ariane. Febold Feboldson
• Dewey, Ariane. Pecos Bill
• Donnelly, Judy. The Titanic, Lost...and Found
• Donnelly, Judy. Tut's Mummy Lost...and Found
• Dorros, Arthur. Pretzels
• Ehrlich, Amy. Buck-Buck the ChickenFarrar, Richard. The Hungry Snowbird
• Fleischmann, Sid. The Hey Hey Man
• Freschet, Berniece. Porcupine Baby
• Freschet, Berniece. Possum Baby
• Freschet, Berniece. Raccoon Baby
• Gaeddert, Lou Ann. Noisy Nancy Norris
• Gans, Roma. Bird Talk
• Gans, Roma. Birds at Night
• Gans, Roma. Birds Eat and Eat and Eat
• Gauch, Patricia Lee. Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys
• Geisel, Theodor Seuss. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
• Gilchrist, Theo. Halfway up the Mountain
• Hall, Katy. Bunny Riddles
• Hall, Katy. Puppy Riddles
• Hall, Katy. Spacey Riddles
• Hall, Malcolm. Caricatures
• Hancock, Sibyl. Bill Pickett: First Black Rodeo Star
• Hancock, Sibyl. The Blazing Hills
• Hautzig, Deborah. The Pied Piper of Hamelin
• Hays, Wilma Pitchford. Little Yellow Fur
• Herman, Gail. Storm Chasers: Tracking Twisters
• Hoban, Lillian & Phoebe. The Laziest Robot in Zone One
• Hoban, Lillian & Phoebe. Ready-Set-Robot!
• Hoban, Russell. A Bargain for Frances
• Hoban, Russell. Tom and the Two Handles
• Hopkins, Lee. More Surprises
• Hopkins, Lee. Questions: Poems
• Hutchins, Pat. The Tale of Thomas Mead
• Jameson, Cynthia. Mr. Wolf Gets Ready for Supper
• Jameson, Cynthia. Winter Hut
• Jensen, Patsy. Loose-Tooth Luke
• Johnson, Louise. Malunda
• Kelley, True. The Mouses' Terrible Halloween
• Kent, Jack. Hoddy Doddy
• Kessel, Joyce. Squanto and the First Thanksgiving
• Kessler, Leonard. The Pirates' Adventure on Spooky Island
• Klein, Norma. Girls Can Be Anything
• Koontz, Robin. Chicago and the Cat: The Camping Trip
• Korschunow, Irina. The Foundling Fox: How the Little Fox Got a Mother
• Kumin, Maxine. Paul Bunyan
• Lawrence, James. Binky Brothers and the Fearless Four
• Levinson, Nancy. Clara and the Bookwagon
• Lewis, Thomas P. Clipper Ship
• Lewis, Thomas P. Hill of Fire
• Lexau, Joan. I Should Have Stayed in Bed!
• Ling, Bettina. Lemonade for Sale
• Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Together
• Lobel, Anita. King Rooster, Queen Hen
• Lopshire, Robert. How To Make Snop Snappers and Other Fine Things
• Lopshire, Robert. It's Magic
• Lowrey, Janette Sebring. Six Silver Spoons
• Manuskin, Fran. Hocus and Pocus at the Circus
• Manuskin, Fran. The Perfect Christmas Picture
• Marshall, James. Speedboat
• Marzollo, Jean & Claudio. Blue Sun Ben
• Marzollo, Jean & Claudio. Jed and the Space Bandits
• Marzollo, Jean & Claudio. Jed's Junior Space Patrol
• Marzollo, Jean & Claudio. Robin of Bray
• Marzollo, Jean & Claudio. Ruthie's Rude Friends
• McMullan, Kate. The Biggest Mouth in Baseball
• McNulty, Faith. Woodchuck
• Meeks, Esther. Pete's Puzzle
• Michel, Anna. Little Wild Chimpanzee
• Miller, Sara. Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog
• Mitchell, Barbara. The Old Fasnacht
• Mitchell, Barbara. Tomahawks and Trombones
• Monjo, F. N. The Drinking Gourd
• Monjo, F. N. The Secret of the Sachem's Tree
• Monroe, Lynn Lee. The Old-time Bicycle Book
• Moore, Lilian. Little Raccoon and No Trouble at All
• Moore, Lilian. Little Raccoon and the Thing in the Pool
• Mooser, Stephen. Funnyman's First Case
• Mooser, Stephen. The Ghost with the Halloween Hiccups
• Moskin, Marietta. Lysbet and the Fire Kittens
• Murray, Marjorie. Saturday with Little Rabbit
• Muschg, Hanna. Two Little Bears
• Nixon, Joan L. The Thanksgiving Mystery
• Numeroff, Laura J. Amy for Short
• O'Connor, Jane. Lulu Goes to Witch School
• Orgel, Doris. The Flower of Sheba
• Papademetriou, Lisa. My Pen Pal, Pat
• Papademetriou, Lisa. You're in Big Trouble, Brad
• Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia
• Parish, Peggy. Granny and the Desperadoes
• Parish, Peggy. Zed and the Monsters
• Parks, Rosa. I Am Rosa Parks
• Paterson, Katherine. The Smallest Cow in the World
• Perkins, Al. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb
• Pollock, Penny. Ants Don't Get Sunday Off
• Porte, Barbara. Harry's Birthday
• Prelutsky, Jack. It's Christmas
• Prelutsky, Jack. It's Halloween
• Prelutsky, Jack. It's Valentine's Day
• Quackenbush, Robert. Pete Pack Rat
• Rabinowitz, Sandy. How I Trained My Colt
• Rice, Eve. Once in a Wood: Ten Tales From Aesop
• Richter, Alice. You Can't Put Braces on Spaces
• Riedman, Sarah. Sharks
• Rinkoff, Barbara. The Case of the Stolen Code Book
• Rinkoff, Barbara. Rutherford T. Finds 21 B
• Rockwell, Anne. The Gollywhopper Egg
• Rockwell, Anne. The Story Snail
• Roop, Peter. Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
• Ross, Pat. M and M and the Mummy Mess
• Ross, Pat. M and M and the Big Bag
• Ross, Pat. Meet M and M
• Ruthstrom, Dortha. The Big Kite Contest
• Sandin, Joan. The Long Way to a New Land
• Sandin, Joan. The Long Way Westward
• Schwartz, Alvin. Busy Buzzing Bumblebees and Other Tongue Twisters
• Schwartz, Alvin. There Is a Carrot in My Ear, and Other Noodle Tales
• Scott, Geoffrey. Memorial Day
• Scott, Geoffrey. Labor Day
• Seixas, Judith. Junk Food: What It Is, What It Does
• Seixas, Judith. Tobacco: What It Is, What It Does
• Selsam, Millicent. Egg to Chick
• Selsam, Millicent. Hidden Animals
• Selsam, Millicent. Let's Get Turtles
• Selsam, Millicent. Seeds and More Seeds
• Selsam, Millicent. Terry and the Caterpillars
• Seuss, Theodor Geisel. Hunches in Bunches
• Seuss, Theodor Geisel. Oh Say Can You Say?
• Shapiro, Edna. Windwagon Smith
• Shapp, Edna. Let's Find Out about Trees (Arbor Day)
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Griselda's New Year
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Lost List
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Missing Key
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Musical Note
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Phony Clue
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Pillowcase
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and the Sticky Case
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great and Tardy Tortoise
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great Gets down in the Dumps
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great Goes Undercover
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Sophie and Gussie
• Sharmat, Marjorie. Who's Afraid of Ernestine?
• Shea, George. Amazing Rescues
• Shea, George. First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers
• Shortall, Leonard. Eric in Alaska
• Shub, Elizabeth. Seeing Is Believing
• Spinner, Stephanie. Little Sure Shot: The Story of Annie Oakley
• Spohn, Kate. Dog and Cat Make a Splash
• Steele, William. The War Party
• Thomas, Art. Merry-Go-Rounds
• Tompert, Ann. Little Otter Remembers, and Other Stories
• Tremain, Ruthven. Fooling Around with Words
• Tremain, Ruthven. Teapot, Switcheroo, and Other Silly Word Games
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig on Her Own
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig, School Girl
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. More Tales of Amanda Pig
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. More Tales of Oliver Pig
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. Oliver and Amanda's Halloween
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. Oliver Pig at School
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. Tales of Amanda Pig
• Van Leeuwen, Jean. Tales of Oliver Pig
• Venn, Cecilia. On with the Show!
• Venn, Cecilia. That Is Not My Hat!
• Watson, Jane. Which Is the Witch?
• Williams, Suzanne. Emily at School
• Wolff, Barbara. Evening Gray, Morning Red
• Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole
• Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy
• Yolen, Jane. Commander Toad in Space
• York, Carol. Febold Feboldson, the Fix-it Farmer