Textbook “Literary reading. 1st class" redesigned in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard. The publication has updated the methodological apparatus, improved the search system, and introduced tasks that organize the project activities of students. The questions and tasks presented in the textbook's methodological apparatus form universal learning activities and develop children's ability for creative thinking and cooperation. Classic and modern works of different genres will help instill in a child an interest and love for fiction books and broaden their horizons.