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I read this book for the first time in 6th grade, when my teacher recommended it to me. I was not excited to read it and thought I wouldn't like it....but I was wrong. This book had such an impact on me and has stuck with me since.

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Giver-Quartet-Lois-Lowry/dp/0544336267/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547327330&sr=1-1&keywords=the+giver+book

Fun Activities: There are a couple good ones on this site; I really liked the classroom memory book!
https://www.walden.com/blog/the-giver-7-creative-classroom-activities/

CCSS:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6
Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

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Fun Fact: She also wrote the books, "Number the Stars" and the follow-ups to "The Giver" called "Gathering Blue," "Messenger" and "Son."

Website: currently under construction

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I found this book a couple months ago, when it was given to my co-teacher as a gift. I love that this book is full of puns and life-like pictures! Kids find it super silly and enjoy it as well.

Fun Activity: Have students use magazines to find real-life pictures to illustrate their own story!

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Milk-Goes-School-Terry-Border/dp/0399176195/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547327412&sr=1-1&keywords=milk+goes+to+school

CCSS:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear.

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This is still one of my all-time favorite books. My mom would read it to me probably once a week because I loved it so much. I remember I thought the tree was so nice and thoughtful. Now that I am older, I see how sad this book is but still so powerful.

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Giving-Tree-Shel-Silverstein/dp/0060256656/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547327370&sr=1-1&keywords=the+giving+tree

Fun Activity: Have students make their own "Giving Tree" and have them write things they can give for free on the leaves.

CCSS:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.10
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

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Fun Fact: He grew up in Chicago and created his first cartoons for the adult readers of the Pacific Stars and Stripes when he was a GI in Japan and Korea in the 1950s.

Website: http://www.shelsilverstein.com/

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Fun Fact: He is the mastermind behind the Bent Objects project, which has been lauded in media all over the world, spawning books, calendars, greeting cards, and puzzles. This is similar to the illustrations in his books as well.

Website: http://terryborder.com/