Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Like Bugs | 1938 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 2 | I Like Stars | 1954 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 3 | The Snowman and the Snowdog | 1978 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 4 | Big Egg | 1997 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 5 | Dancing Dinos Go to School | 1998 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 6 | Bear Hugs | 2000 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 7 | Best Dad in the Sea | 2003 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 8 | The Cat in the Hat the Movie!: Cooking with the Cat | 2003 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 9 | Barbie: School Days | 2004 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 10 | Barbie: On Your Toes | 2005 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 11 | Barbie: Love Is in the Air | 2006 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 12 | Flying High | 2008 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 13 | Corn Aplenty | 2009 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 14 | Barbie: Horse Show Champ | 2009 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 15 | Big Friend, Little Friend | 2010 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 16 | Flip Flop! | 2011 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 17 | Ballet Stars | 2012 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 18 | Monkey Play | 2012 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 19 | Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom! | 2013 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 20 | Chicks! | 2013 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 21 | Robot, Go Bot!: A Comic Reader | 2013 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 22 | Santa’s Little Engine | 2014 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 23 | Double the Dinosaurs | 2020 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
| 24 | Love Stinks! | 2022 | Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Buy |
Step into Reading is Random House’s long-running graded reader program, and Step 1 targets the earliest independent readers. The books use short sentences, familiar words, and plenty of illustration support to build reading confidence in preschool and kindergarten-age children.
Alyssa Satin Capucilli has contributed several titles to the Step 1 line, including I Like Bugs and I Like Stars (originally published decades earlier but reissued in the Step into Reading format). The series also includes titles from many other children’s authors, covering a wide range of subjects from dinosaurs to ballet to Barbie.