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Allen Say’s grandfather left Japan as a young boy. He took a steamship across the Pacific Ocean to the United States. Everything he saw was new to him. He saw fields, mountains, and many different people. But his Grandfather liked California best. He loved the mountains and the sea. Allen Say’s Grandfather went back to Japan and got married and had a daughter. He brought his family to California but, he missed Japan. He took his family back to Japan, but now he missed California. His grandson loved to hear Grandfather’s stories about California. His daughter got married and had Allen Say. When Allan Say grew up, he visited California. He began to love it as much as his grandfather had. He stayed in California and got married and had a family. Now, when Allan Say visits Japan, he misses California. When he visits California, he misses Japan. Just like his Grandfather, he loves two places.

Grandfather's Journey would be great for kids in the third and fourth grade. This book highlights immigration, belonging, and family perspectives. It shows how someone can miss their home belonging in two places and what they had to go through.

Say Allen. Grandfather's Journey. Houghton Mifflin, 1993.

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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig 

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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig 

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Sylvester Duncan is a young donkey whose hobby is collecting pebbles. One day he discovers that one of the pebbles he found that was a shiny red and perfectly round was magic. Each time he holds the pebble and makes a wish, the wish comes true. He was crossing through Strawberry hill as he was frightened by an approaching lion, Sylvester wishes on the magic pebble that he be turned into a rock. Since Sylvester could no longer hold the pebble in his hand and wish to be a donkey again, his wishing days are over. Sylvester's parents worry about their son throughout the year. They decide to make the best of their unhappy existence without their son, and, the following spring, plan to have a picnic. their picnic takes place on a rock that just happens to be the rock that is Sylvester. The story ends with Sylvester's father picking up the pebble and placing it on the rock. When Sylvester wishes to be himself again, he magically turns into his old self. Sylvester and his parents have nothing left to wish for.

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble would be a great book for kindergarten through second grade, it teaches kids the importance of family relationships and will understand the importance of appreciating their relationships with family and friends. It shows children that their parents love them more than anything and family is the most important thing in life. In the end it didn't matter what Sylvester and his family could have got with the magic pebble, they had each other and that was all they needed to be happy.

Steig William. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Windmill Books/Simon & Schuster, 1969.

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Al is a friendly janitor who lives with his dog, Eddie, in a small apartment in the West. Their lives are rather unpleasant due to the apartment's small size and lack of space. One day while Al is shaving, a large bird pokes his head in through the bathroom window and invites both Al and Eddie to live on a large, tropical island in the sky. Al is hesitant to accept the offer, but Eddie convinces him to do so. The large bird flies Al and Eddie to the island. They both are immediately fascinated by the island's scenery and are warmly welcomed by the local birds. For days, Al and Eddie live peacefully on the island and believe it to be paradise. One morning, however, Al and Eddie are horrified to discover that, as a result of staying on the island, they are gradually turning into birds. Al and Eddie use their bird abilities to fly home. Eddie, exhausted, crashes into the sea. After returning home, Al is devastated over Eddie's disappearance until Eddie, being a talented swimmer, manages to swim back home to Al.

This book would be great for kindergarten though third grade. HEY, AL introducing imaginative play, a make-believe world of talking animals, and magic seems very real. This book shows the students personification through the talking animals.

Yorinks. HEY, AL. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986.

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Tuesday, by David Wiesner, is about many frogs that leave their pond in the evening. Throughout the night, these frogs fly around on lily pads, going to different houses and doing surprise visits to a couple individuals. They reach a man’s house while the man is eating a sandwich, and they stop by a woman’s house that dozed off while watching television.  While the frogs stayed outside of the man’s house, the frogs actually went inside of the woman’s living room. They continue to travel throughout the city during the night, even chasing a dog, until dawn comes. The frogs then hurry off and jump back into the pond and act like they had been there all night. Police and investigators find the lily pads that the frogs were traveling on and investigate them. Next, the book shows a picture of a barn where pigs are flying throughout the air, and this is where the story ends.

Students in kindergarten and first grade would enjoy this book if they like using their imagination. The main theme of Tuesday is the idea of using your imagination to create magical situations. Sharing wordless books with a child provides an opportunity for literacy-rich conversations. Each student listens and speaks, and creates their own story in their own words. Sharing wordless books also reinforces the idea that, in many books, the story and the pictures are connected.

Wiesner, David. Tuesday. Clarion Books, 1991.

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Hello Lighthouse follows the story of a lighthouse keeper who lives on a secluded island. He leaves for his first trip out to relieve the previous keeper and as he adjusts to his new life. He keeps busy with daily chores like trimming the wick and refilling the oil for the lighthouse beacon. He paints and fishes and sews and records everything in the logbook. The keeper starts to feel lonely until his wife finally comes to join him. Together they tend the lighthouse and sometimes each other when someone is sick. They rescue shipwrecked sailors and make sure that the light never goes out. Changes start to come when the keeper’s wife has a baby. Life goes on as normal until the family gets word that the coast guard is bringing a new mechanical light that can run on its own power. The keeper records all of these events in his logbook up until his very last day on the job.

This book would be great for first and second grade. Hello Lighthouse, is straightforward in showing the everyday tasks involved and dramatic in revealing the isolated life of living and working alone. There are opportunities to compare and contrast, notice and wonder, and consider how new technologies replace jobs. The back end papers give the students more information about the idea behind the story and interesting facts.

Blackall, Sophie. HELLO LIGHTHOUSE. Little, Brown, and Company, 2018.

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THE GLORIOUS FLIGHT: ACROSS THE CHANNEL WITH LOUIS BLERIOT by ALICE and MARTIN PROVENSEN

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THE GLORIOUS FLIGHT: ACROSS THE CHANNEL WITH LOUIS BLERIOT by ALICE and MARTIN PROVENSEN

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In 1909, Louis Blériot was the first person to fly across the English Channel. This excellent informational book opens with the Frenchman’s first glimpse of an airship overhead, after which he is fascinated with flying. He starts to design and fly gliders and then a series of planes. Despite accidents, Blériot persists and makes history with his 1909 flight.

This book would be great for kids in first through third grade. The kids can make a time line using specific dates starting with 1901 and ending with 1909, but it can incorporate pictures as well as words about the events in between them. Students will read the story aloud slowly. The students in small groups or alone can go through the book and note the important events in order. Then as a group, agree on a list of events and create a time line. They will write labels for the events, including Blériot’s series of planes, and draw pictures to attach to the time line. This is a great project to help them learn roman numerals and learn about history.

Alice and Martin Provensen. THE GLORIOUS FLIGHT: ACROSS THE CHANNEL WITH LOUIS BLERIOT. Puffin Books, 1983.

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead

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Amos McGee is a zoo keeper. He woke up every morning and before working he always made sure he made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl who he all shared a special bond with. One day he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. He was not able to make it to the zoo and his friends came to visit him. They did all of their daily activities and took care of him. At the end of the day he read a story to them and they all fell asleep.

This book would be great for kindergarten and first grade. This book teaches a lesson about friendship and compassion as well as teaching kids about being kind to animals. It shows the theme of being kind to one another and learning to take care of each other.

Stead, Philip. A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Roaring Book Press, 2010.

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A father takes his daughter out one night to go owling in the winter woods. She tries to be quiet as she can when her father starts making owl calls. They get into an open area in the woods with the moon right above them, her father makes another owl call. They see an owl land on a tree branch and stare at them for a couple of minutes until the owl flies off. The father explains on the way back home that they only needed hope.

This book would be great for kindergarten through 3rd grade. The narrator in the books talks about concepts of being brave and self control. The little girl had to have self control and be quiet the entire time so they would not risk scaring an owl off. She also had to be brave walking through the woods at night not knowing what was out there. Students could discuss what it means to be brave and what times they had to be brave such as going to preschool for the first day, or petting a dog.

Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon. Philomel Books, 1987.

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In the book The Three Pigs, it goes through the story of the three pigs building their houses and the big bad wolf blowing two of them down. The pigs step out of their own tale and into others wandering around. They met the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon. guarding a golden rose. They all went back to the pig's brick house and the wolf couldn't blow the house down. It ended with all of those characters having soup.

This book is great for kids in preschool and kindergarten. The illustrations in the book keep the kids engaged making it look like the pigs are leaving the book. As well as, introducing personification to the kids with talking animals. A kid that likes imaginative play and talking animals would love this book.

Wiesner, David. The Three Pigs. Clarion/ Houghton Mifflin, 2001.

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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

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In the book Joseph had a little overcoat that gets old and worn out so he makes a vest out of it. He makes it into many different items until it seems like there is nothing left. In the end Joseph makes a book showing you can always make something out of nothing.

This book would be good for preschool and kindergarten because of the illustrations and repetition. The illustrations in the book would help the kids stay involved with the die-cut holes that are creative and fun to look at grabbing the kids attention. The repetition would help them form an understanding and make attempts to imitate the phrase. The repetition that occurs is on every other page stating "Joseph had a little... It was old and worn."

Taback, Simms. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat. Viking Books for Young Readers, 1999.