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The Adventures of Beekle The Unimaginary Friend

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The Adventures of Beekle The Unimaginary Friend

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By Dan Santat

The Adventures of Beekle The Unimaginary Friend is about  an imaginary friend named Beekle who leaves on an island with other imaginary friends as they wait to be selected by a child. Beekle decides to leave the island because he is upset that he has not been picked by a child. He explores the world and eventually finds a friend. A teacher could read tis book aloud to their students and then follow the reading by presenting a project. Students could draw their own imaginary friend and write a few sentences describing them. I would recommend this book and activity to a first grade class.

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Written by Trudy Ludwig and Illustrated by Patrice Barton

The Invisible Boy is a heartwarming children's book about a boy named Brian who feels invisible. None of his classmates ever include Brian in their groups, games, or birthday parties. One day a new student arrives named Justin and Brian is the first student to welcome him to the classroom. Justin appreciates this and the two of them become friends. Brian comes to realize that he is no longer invisible. This would be a great picture book to read to a class when teaching them about empathy. A teacher could have students  write about a time they felt invisible or about how they can help their classmates always feel included. This book would be great for second graders.

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A Splash of Red The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

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A Splash of Red The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

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Written by Jen Bryant and Illustrated by Mellissa Sweet

A Splash of Red and Art of Horace Pippin is an inspiring story of a boy with a love for art and his tough journey through life. Pippin was shot in the arm in WW1 and was no longer able to create art. After a lot of hard work and practice he eventually was able to paint again and became an excellent, famous artist. This would be a great book to teach children about Horace Pippin and introduce them to the history of art. It would be a helpful book when teaching perseverance. You could also use this book to teach children about art vocabulary. A teacher could create a word wall with all of the vocabulary used in the story. I recommend teaching this book to children in second grade and above. This would also be a great book to give to a child who enjoys art. This would be a good lesson for third to fourth graders.

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By R.J. Palacio

We're All Wonders is all about choosing to be kind. This book really puts you in Auggie's shoes. You get to see the world from his perspective which is so important. Children are able to relate themselves to Auggie and see that he is really just a kid like them and that they are all wonders! Auggie talks about how it is okay to be different and that it is actually unique. This children's book is great because students can read this on their own and really look at the text and the illustrations and see that people who may appear to be different from us are really not that different at all. When teaching about kindness and accepting others, a teacher could read this book to students. After reading this book a teacher could divide students into groups of 3-4. The students will discuss ways they could show kindness towards others in their classroom, school, and community. Each group would create a poster board to display their ideas.

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By Peter Reynolds

The Word Collector is a cute story about a boy named Jerome who collected words. Jerome was drawn to all kinds of words. Throughout the story he writes all of these words down on a piece of paper to add to his collection. Then one day the words go flying out of his hands and land all over the floor. He realizes that he could put these words together to form poems. Then he realized that he wanted to share his words with the world so he releases them in the wind to me spread across the world. After reading this book aloud to a classroom teachers could have their students  write down a word that they would want to share with the world. After each child has given their word the teacher could divide the students into groups and have them create sentences with the words that their classmates gave.

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The Girl Who Thought In Pictures The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin

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The Girl Who Thought In Pictures The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin

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Written by Julia Mosca and Illustrated by Daniel Rieley

The Girl Who Thought In Pictures The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin is a great book to have in an elementary school classroom. It is about Dr. Temple Grandin's life and how she went from being a child that everyone looked at as different to someone who everyone was inspired by. The books explains the Grandin has Autism and how this causes her to think differently than other people. This book would be beneficial to read to children to help them understand what it is like to have Autism and for a child who has Autism this book could help inspire them. Then teaching this book students could learn about cows and the word that Dr. Grandin did for them. Children could each write down some facts about Grandin to share with the class.

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By Henry Cole

Unspoken is a wordless picture book about a young girl who finds out that their is someone hiding in her shed. The story is about the Underground Railroad and how African American people are having to hide from slave owners in order to make their way towards freedom. The young girl decides to hide that their is someone in her shed from her relatives. She does not want them to know because it seems she is afraid of what they will do. Each night she sneaks food out to the shed for the hiding person. One night when she does to bring them food she finds a doll made out of the cloth she brought food in and the person was gone. This book could be used in a third or fourth grade classroom. Teachers could introduce the topic of slavery and the Underground Railroad. After learning about this students could use their knowledge from the history lesson and from what they could infer from the story to add their own words to the illustrations.

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Written by Kobi Yamada and Illustrated by Mae Besom

This children's book is about a young boy with a problem. He tells the readers that he did not ask for the problem and that he wishes it would go away. The story continues as the boy talks about his problem and then he come to realize that he has been looking at his problem all wrong. He says that with problems come opportunities which is a great lesson to teach children. Students are going to be constantly running into problems so this book would be great to introduce them to. It can help children understand how to tackle their problems and how to look at them from a different perspective. Children can learn about problems and solutions in stories and in life. Teachers could have children write down and problem that they are facing in their own lives and have them think about a solution/ opportunity that could come from this problem. This activity would be great for a first or second grade class.

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Written by Katherine Applegate

The One and Only Ivan is a children's novel about a gorilla named Ivan. At the Exit 8 big top mall Ivan along with his friends Stella, Bob, and Ruby were observed by many. While they were each held in separate enclosures these friends still became loyal to one another. The novel walks you through the journey of Ivans life. You feel empathy towards Ivan and his friends as the story progresses. This novel has so many themes and important lessons that could be taught to students. While reading this novel students could complete a packed filled with knowledge and skills based tasks like finding new vocabulary words and their definitions and writing perditions of what the child thinks will happen to Ivan based off of what they have read so far.

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Written by Meg Medina

Merci Suárez Changes Gears is a children's novel about a sixth grader named Merci who has to work through new challenges she faces with her friends and family. Merci knew that starting sixth grade would come with some changes but she did not realize how different it really would be. This children novel is a good read for any students starting middle school. As they read they will learn valuable life lessons based off of Merci's experiences. They may be able to relate some of their own experiences to Merci's. This book uses a lot of foreshadowing. A teacher could use this novel to teach children about foreshadowing and have them try to find examples in the books as they read. This would also be a good book to teach children about social groups and how they can really make other people feel.

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Written by Katherine Applegate

Wishtree is a story about a tree named Red. People hand their wishes on Red with the hope of them one day coming true. Red is the host to several families of animals. Red is a wise tree and has observed a lot over the years. When a new family moves into the house near Red a man carves the word LEAVE into Red's trunk. Red and friends work together to help the little girl that has no friends because her family is different from everyone else. They help her make a friend and the town realize that it the family is very similar to them. This novel would be great for third to forth grade students. They could read this book in class and at home. A teacher could create a wishtree for their classroom and have students write their wishes to hang on the tree. Students could write about why they chose this wish and then a teacher could use this to see how well they comprehended the story and where their grammar needs improving.

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Written by Jennifer Roy, with Ali Fadhil

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein is such a powerful Children's novel about an eleven year old boy named Ali and his life during the Gulf War. Ali is just a young boy who loves, his family, soccer, and video games. This is such an important novel to read to children so they can understand that not all people living in the Middle East are the bad guys. There are families that live their that are so similar to us. All they want to do it play video games and soccer but instead they are forced to hide in their homes and pray that their not the ones who get bombed that night. This book could be introduced to children in third grade but could be taught through eighth grade. Although it is an easy read it has such a powerful message behind it that some would even recommend it to high school students or even parents to read. This book would be great to use in a text set when teaching children about the wars in the Middle East. Students could also enhance their vocabulary by making a list of the words they do not recognize throughout the story and researching to find the definitions.

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By Kevin Henkes

Waiting is a fun story about five objects that sit on a window sill and wait for their favorite season. For of the objects wait for their favorite season but the fifth object is always just waiting. The story walks you through spring, summer, fall, and winter. You see rain, snow, sunshine, and clouds. This story would be a good read for kindergarten or first graders. Students could

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By Brendan Wenzel

A Stone Sat Still is such a fascinating story about a stones journey as the world around it changes over the years. It shows you all of the roles one stone plays in the world. All of the tings it was for all of the creatures around it. This would be a great story to read to a science class for students in second or third grade. Teachers could teach students about evaluation and how the world changes over time. They could learn about how the stone went from being above the water to under water. Students could create a timeline of all of the things the stone was based off of evidence from the text.

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By Jon Klassen

This Is Not my Hat is about a little fish who steals a hat from a big fish while the big fish is asleep. As the story progresses you see that the big fish notices that his hat is gone even though the little fish is telling you that he probably will not notice. The story ends when two fish travel into tall sea grass and the big fish comes out with his hat. Klassen never says what happens to the little fish. This is a fun story to read to a Kindergarten or first grade class. The children become really engaged in the story and are constantly trying to predict what will happen next. After reading this story children could write   and illustrate their own ending to the story. They can decide what happened to the little fish.

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By Peter Reynolds

Say Something is a children's book about always saying something. Reynolds talks about the importance of standing up for what you believe in and speaking what is on your mind whether it is through actual words, or drawings, actions, and songs. This is an important book to have in the classroom because students need to know that they have the right to speak up for what it right and they have the freedom to express their feelings in any way they choose. This book could be read to any elementary grade level because of the value it holds. Once a teacher has assigned this book children can create a poster of what they have been wanting to say. This can be about being nice to one another and standing up for what it right, like ending bullying.

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Written by Drew Daywalt and Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers

The Day the Crayons Quit  is a funny story where all of the crayons write letters to their owner, Duncan. This is such a creative story and students would really enjoy listening to this. A teacher could read this story to students in Kindergarten or first grade. After the story is over students could write or illustrate a letter back to one of the crayons. This would test their comprehension and writing skills.

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Written by Mathew Cherry and Illustrated by Vashti Harrison

This children's book should be present in all elementary school classrooms. Hair Love is about a young girl named Zuri and her hair. She talks about how her hair lets her express herself even though it has a mind of its own. Then she introduces her loving father and he wants to help Zuri so he tries to help her with her hair but is not very good at it. They try and try but her father just can not get her hair right. Finally after gathering all of the right materials they get it right and it was perfect. Then Zuri's mom returns home and the three of them celebrate and love Zuri and her hair.

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Written by Matt De La Peña and Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Last Stop on Market Street shares a story of an eventful bus ride through a bustling city. CJ and his grandmother see many things while riding the bus that make CJ think about why he does not get to have the finer things in life. His grandmother teaches him to appreciate the things around him instead of complaining about thing he wishes he had. At the end of the story CJ and his grandmother give back to their community by helping serve food at a soup kitchen. This story would be beneficial to read ti children from Kindergarten to fourth grade. Children need to learn to appreciate what they have instead of constantly wishing for things they do not have. After reading this book a teacher could have students create a flow chart of all of the stops on the bus ride. They could write down CJ's thoughts compared to his Grandmothers. This books also contains a lot of rhyming words which would be beneficial when teaching children about words that rhyme.

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By Tom Percival

Perfectly Norman is a story about a young boy named Norman who was always extremely normal until one day when he grew a pair of wings. Norman was excited about his wings at first but then he started to become afraid of what his parents and friends would think so he decided to out on a big rain coat to hide his wings. He wore his coat to dinner, to bed, to school, and even in the bath. He started to miss out on things like friends birthday parties, recess games, and the swimming pool because he was always too hot to play but too afraid to take off his coat. One day Norman saw some birds and realized that he should just take his coat off and be proud of his wings. Once he took his coat off he realized that their were other kids that had coats of their own and when they took their coats off they too had wings of their own. This is such a great story to share with children at any elementary level. It teaches children that it is okay to be different and create your own form of normal. After reading this   story children could learn about cause and effect. Teachers could ask them what were some of the effects the coat had on Norman. They could write down the different effects and include evidence from the text.