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Step into Reading: Step 1 Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Step into Reading: Step 1 books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Step into Reading: Step 1 series? Start with "I Like Bugs (By: Margaret Wise Brown)" (1938) and follow publication order through all 40 books.
The complete Step into Reading: Step 1 reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
I Like Bugs (By: Margaret Wise Brown)
1938
I Like Stars (By: Margaret Wise Brown)
1954
The Snowman and the Snowdog (By: Raymond Briggs)
1978
Big Egg (By: Molly Coxe)
1997
Dancing Dinos Go to School (By: Sally Lucas)
1998
Bear Hugs (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
2000
Best Dad in the Sea (By: )
2003
The Cat in the Hat the Movie!: Cooking with the Cat (By: Bonnie Worth)
2003
Barbie: School Days (By: Apple Jordan)
2004
Barbie: On Your Toes (By: Apple Jordan)
2005
Barbie: Love Is in the Air (By: Apple Jordan)
2006
Flying High (By: Nick Eliopulos)
2008
Corn Aplenty (By: Dana Meachen Rau)
2009
Barbie: Horse Show Champ (By: )
2009
Big Friend, Little Friend (By: Melissa Lagonegro)
2010
Flip Flop! (By: Dana Meachen Rau)
2011
Ballet Stars
2012
Monkey Play (By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
2012
Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom!
2013
Chicks! (By: Sandra Horning)
2013
Robot, Go Bot!: A Comic Reader (By: Dana Meachen Rau)
2013
Santa's Little Engine (By: Kristen L. Depken)
2014
Double the Dinosaurs (By: Diana Murray)
2020
Love Stinks! (By: Diana Murray)
2022
If You Lived In Colonial Times (By: Brinton Turkle,Ann McGovern,June Otani)
1964
If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln (By: Ann McGovern)
1966
If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 (By: Anna DiVito,Ann McGovern)
1969
If You Lived With The Sioux Indians (By: Ann McGovern)
1972
If You Traveled West In A Covered Wagon (By: Ellen Levine)
1986
If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution
1987
If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad (By: Larry Johnson,Ellen Levine)
1988
If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days (By: Barbara Brenner,Jennie Williams)
1992
If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island (By: Ellen Levine)
1993
If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War (By: Kay Moore)
1994
If You Lived At The Time Of The American Revolution (By: Daniel O'Leary,Kay Moore)
1998
If You Hopped Like a Frog (By: James Warhola,David M. Schwartz)
1999
If You Lived 100 Years Ago (By: Anna DiVito,Ann McGovern)
1999
If You Lived With The Iroquois (By: Shelly Hehenberger,Ellen Levine)
1999
If You Lived In The Days Of The Knights (By: Dan Andreasen,Ann McGovern)
2001
If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America (By: Anne Kamma)
2004
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