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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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Author: Judith Viorst
Illustrator: Ray Cruz
Copyright: 1972
Interest Level : all ages
Alexander encounters several small inconveniences that continue to pile up and make what seems to be a very bad day. But at the end of the book his mom reassures him that somedays are just like that.
Activities:
Invisible art with lemon juice
Have students write about what they think a bad day would look like.

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Author: Rebecca Stead
Illustrator: Mary Kate McDevitt
Copyright: 2012
Interest level: ages 8-12
Georges must leave his childhood home and move into an apartment where he meets safer who teaches him to be a spy all while learning how to stand up to bullies and make friends.
Activities:
As a class make a Venn Diagram comparing Safer and Georges
Create a movie trailer with your group for the Liar & Spy movie.

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Author: Cameron Scott
Illustrator: Cee Biscoe
Copyright: 2014
Interest Level: ages 5-7
Harry was bullied for being shaggy, so he went off by hemself. He met other outcast on his journey, and they joined him and became friends. then they all had to use their differences to help get back home to the farm.
Activities:
In partners tell each other differences and the other partner says why that is actually a strength
Write own story about overcoming challenges

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Author: Julia Donaldson
Illustrator: Alex Scheffler
Copyright: 2000
Interest level: ages 3-7 years
The monkey looses his mom, and a butterfly offers to help. The butterfly finds all these other animals but none of the are the monkeys mom. Finally, the monkey tells the butterfly that mom looks like him and they find his dad and mom.
Activities:
Science lesson on metamorphosis of caterpillars
Rhyme words and have to find their partner word

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Author: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Harry Bliss
Copyright: 2003
Interest level: ages 5-8
The worm is like an ordinary kid keeping a diary. Not wanting to do homework and the struggles and advantages of being a worm.
Activities:
Writing lesson have the students keep a diary. To learn a different type of writing.
Pudding cup with gummy worms.

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Author: Kelly Bennett
​Illustrator: Noah Z. Jones
Copyright: 2011​
Interest level: K-2
​He wanted a pet, but he got Norman the goldfish. He was hoping for something more exciting he could play with. He was going to take Norman back, but he misjudged Norman and they became great friends.​
Activities:​

Describe a pet in 5 sentences-can not tell what the pet is, must use the senses​

Discuss about misjudging someone or something.

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Author: Laura Numeroff
Illustrator: Felicia Bond
Copyright: 1995
Interest level: ages 5-8
In this story he gives the mouse a cookie then the mouse wants mil,. And each item the mouse ask for something else till he once again asks for a cookie.
Activities:
Have them finish the sentence stem "if you give me a cookie, I will ask for...." then they draw a picture
Have a mini lesson on cause and effect. As a class go over if the mouse gets this item, he will need what item.

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Author: Diana Murray
Illustrator: Luke Flowers
Copyright: 2021
Interest level: ages 4-8
The unicorns play and dance around all day. But all the dancing, eating, and sliding down rainbows makes the unicorns sleepy. So, they all get ready for bed. Just as they are falling asleep one unicorn remembers they forgot to sing the song. So, they sing their bedtime song, and all the creatures listen and fall asleep. When the unicorns finish, they finally go to sleep and sleep till dawn.
Activities:
Could make a class chart of how many people sing or have a song sung to them before bed.
Have a class discussion before reading the book on how they think unicorns go to sleep and what their routine is.

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Author and Illustrator: Aaron Blabey
Copyright: 2015
Interest level: ages 5-7
Thelma wishes she was a unicorn. No matter how many times her friend Otis told her she was perfect the way she was she never believed him. So, she decided to become a unicorn. With a carrot on her head and some pink paint and glitter she turned herself into a unicorn. She finally felt special. She had fans, everyone wanted to be her friend. But fame washed off the paint and realized she was special just the way she was.
Activities:
As a class discuss character traits of Thelma and Otis. The teacher writes them on a T-chart.
Write a fan letter to Thelma.

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Author: Alan Gratz
Copyright: 2017
Interest level: Ages 11 and up
The book follows three young refugees as their families search for a safe place to call home. Mahmoud, Isabella, and Josef face horror's that no one should ever face. All three of their lives are more connected than meets the eye.
Activities:
Compare and contrast the journey of each refugee
Have them map out each of the young refugees journey's to their new homes.

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Author: Janet Lawler
Illustrator: Olivia Chin Mueller
Copyright: 2019
Interest level: ages 3-7
Mirable works hard making valentines for her class. On the way to school they start falling out of her backpack. Others picked them up and returned them to her. She make new friends.
Activites:
Make Valentines Day cards from service workers
Give cuties and strawberries

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Author and Illustrator: Richard Smythe
Copyright: 2017
Interest level: ages 3-7
A talent show was going on toad didn't believe he had any talent, so he went off by himself. As he watched everyone else perfume, he wished he had a talent. Then he lost balance on the ice, and everyone cheered at him ice skating.
Activities:
Write about a talent they have
Life cycle of a frog

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Author and Illustrator: Brendan Wenzel
Copyright: 2019
Interest level: ages 5-7
The same stone was seen as something different depending on the position you sat and who you were.
Activities:
Paint rocks
Write about an object from each perspective

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Author: John Coy
Illustrator: Carolyn Fisher
Copyright: 2003
Interest level: ages 3-7
A boy found old potatoes and him and his dad decided to plant them. More potatoes grew.
Activities:
Planting seeds in cups
Writing about what they would plant

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Author: Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Mark Teague
Copyright: 2003
Dinosaurs that get sick and how they act. They are similar to when children get sick.
Activities:
Sentence Stems
Teach hygine

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Author and Illustrator: Ryan T. Higgins
Copyright: 2018
Interest level: ages 3-7
A little dinosaur starts school. When she gets to school all their classmates are people. The dinosaur eats their classmates. The teacher says to spit them out. This causes all the kids to be scared of the dinosaur. The dinosaur tries to befriend a goldfish. The goldfish bites their finger. She now knows what the students felt like. They never eat their classmates again. They became friends.
Activities:
Express feelings on how they would feel in similar situations
Finger-paint dinosaurs

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Author: Kwame Alexander
Copyright: 2014
Interest level: ages 11-13
Twin brothers that love the game of basketball face challenges such as sibling fights too losing their father their idol.
Activities:
Write about a time you had to forgive someone or lost someone
Write a poem about a significant time in your life

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Author and Illustrator: Vera Brosgol
Copyright: 2021
Interest level: ages 3-7
She wanted to save all her favorite things in mason jars just like they did the blueberries. She ended up with jars everywhere. Realized she did not lost the memories. She did not have to preserve them.
Activities:
Write about a favorite memory.
Create their own memory jars.

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Author: Joanna Gaines
Illustrator: Julianna Swaney
Copyright: 2020
Interest level: ages 4-7
Everybody is different and each person has a part to play. We all work differently but we can all be kind.
Activities:
Watercolor hot air balloons
Write about a talent they have

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Author and Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Copyright: 2021
Interest level: ages 4-7
She missed when her family would spend time around the table instead of separately on their own devices. Slowly the table disappeared. She had her family use their devices to learn how to build a new table. They built the new table together.
Activities:
Write about what they like to do with their family
Make conversation cards for family dinners

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Author: Jamie Lee Curtis
Illustrator: Laura Cornell
Copyright: 2002
Interest level: ages 4-8
This book is about liking yourself even when you mess up. Liking yourself for who you are even if you are picked last for sports. That everything about you is perfect the way it is.
Activities:
Write and draw a picture about what they like about themselves
Create a bulleting board that displays self-esteem they each get to showcase what is natural for them and makes them proud.

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Author: Anne Mazer
Illustrator: Steve Johnson
Copyright: 1991
Interest level: ages 4-8
The boy found a salamander and brought it home. His mom questioned how he would care for it. He found a solution for all of her questions.
Activities:
Create a salamander tail
Research animal from book and make a picture and a sentence about it

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Author: Jory John
Illustrator: Pete Oswald
Copyright: 2019
Interest level: ages 4-8
Good egg was helpful while all the other eggs from his cartoon were bad eggs. He tried to change them, but the stress was causing the shell to crack. So, he left his carton. The good egg worked on self-care and his cracks began to heal. He missed home so he went back and decided he would not try to change his friends.
Activities:
Create writing about what makes them a good egg.
Share how they do self-care.

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Author: Emily Jenkins
Illustrator: Anna Laura Cantone
Copyright: 2004
Interest level: ages 5-6
She list a lot of things she dislikes and things she likes but they are not considered her favorite thing in the whole world. What you like and who you are, are similar things. The one thing that is her most favorite thing is herself.
Activities:
Write about their favorite things at beginning of year.
At end of year write about favorite thing about that grade.

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Author: Cynthia Lord
Copyright: 2006
Interest level: ages 9-12
A young girl named Catherine has a brother who has autism. She wishes for a normal brother that would not embarrass her. She becomes friends with a nonverbal boy who talks with communication cards. She realizes what others think does not matter.
Activities:
Have students create their own communication board with what they think would be important to them.
Discussion about their favorite rules and why they are important.

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Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrator: Tom Lichtenheld
Copyright:2013
Interest level: ages 4-9
He stood out but wanted to fit in with other periods. Ran away and met a question mark. The question mark asked tons of questions. Exclamation mark yelled to stop. That's when he learned he had a special skill, so he went to show others. He realized he was special and that was not a bad thing.
Activities:
Illustrate your own exclamation mark and tell everyone your talent
Have students draw something they are excited about.

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Author: Gareth Edwards
Illustrator: Guy Parker- Rees
Copyright: 2014
Interest level: ages 5-7
Goes into detail about why you should not ask a dinosaur to dinner. Why you should not share a toothbrush with a shark. Not let a beaver in the sink. Never choose a bison as a blanket. No barn own in your bed. And if you say no to these things you will have a goodnight sleep.
Activities:
Writing template "Never ask a _______ for a ________" then draw it
Match rhyming words.

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Author and Illustrator: Kathryn Otoshi
Copyright: 2008
Interest level: ages 4-6
Blue was a quiet color, liked being blue except around red. Red was a hot head. Everyone was afraid of red because he picked on everyone. 1 came and made everyone laugh and was not afraid of red. So they all stuck up for themselves. Blue turned into 6. Red realized he doesn't need to be mean. And he turned into 7. Sometimes it only takes one to change the world.
Activities:
Fellings book
Write about feelings in journal

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Author: Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley
Illustrator: Paul Briggs
Copyright: 2021
Interest level: ages 4-8
A young girl describing all the "mean" things her mom does during the day. But in reality her mom is not mean she just loves her.
Activities:
Draw a portrait of their parent
Template "I love when......" then illustrate

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Author: Karma Wilson
Illustrator: Chapman Jane
Copyright: 2002
Interest level: ages 3-6
While a bear is hibernating in his cave other animals come in seeking shelter. Eventually the bear sneezes and wakes up and joins his new friends.
Activities:
Art project: create paper plate bears
Hibernation Animal sort: separate animals that do hibernate and those that do not in to categories

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Author: Eric Litwin
Illustrator: James Dean
Copyright: 2008
Interest level: ages 5-8
Pete got a new pair of white shoes. Along his walk he stepped in different things that would change the color of his shoes. He never got upset he just kept walking along and singing his song. He understood that sometimes things happen.
Activities:
Template "I love my ____ shoes" then illustrate
Talk about how they would feel if they messed up their new shoes

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Author and Illustrator: Anna Dewdney
Copyright: 2009
Interest Level: ages 5-7
Llama Llama goes to school for the first time. They miss their mother and don't know what to think about all the new people and places. Llama feels alone and sad. But then mama came back and picked up Llama. They realized everything was fine and loved school and mama.
Activities:
1st day of school draw how they are feeling
Readers theater

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Author: Trinka Hakes Nobel
Illustrator: Steven Kellogg
Copyright: 1980
Interest level: ages 3-8
Class trip to a farm and all these crazy things keep happening all because Jimmy brought his boa on the field trip. And he ended up leaving without his boa but took a pig on accident.
Activities:
Word sort with -og and -ow words
Cause and effect

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Author and Illustrator: Leo Lionni
Copyright: 1960
Interest level: ages 5-8
A hungry robin saw an inch worm and was going to eat him. But the worm said not to because he can measure. So, the worm measured the robin's tail. He then took the worm all over measuring things. They went to a nightingale and the nightingale said to measure my song or I'll eat you. The worm measured and as he did he inched right out of sight.
Activities:
Measurements: cut out inch worms and use them to measure
Research on of the birds from the book.

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Author: Michael Leannah
Illustrator: Jennifer E. Morris
Copyright: 2017
Interest level: ages 4-7
Most people are good. Some do bad things but most do not. Those who do bad can change and do good things.
Activities:
Think of someone you know that is nice and write about something they did that was helpful and draw a picture
Look at pictures and make list of ways people helped.

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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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Author and Illustrator: Dan Santat
Copyright: 2014
Interest level: ages 6-8
Imaginary friend wanted to be picked by a child. He was the last one left so he decided to go look for his kid. Once he reached the real world he realized the real world was weird. He still had not found his friend and he became sad. Then he found a girl named Alice. Neither one of them had a friend before. And together they had many adventures.
Activities:
Create own imaginary friend
Write what makes their classmates a good friend

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Author: Brad Meltzer
Illustrator: Christopher Eliopoulos
Copyright: 2014
Interest level: ages 5-8
When she was little, she was told girls wear dresses but she did not agree. She built her own roller coaster in her backyard. She knew she would fly one day. At age of 23 Hawks took her on her first flight. She worked as a truck driver, photographer, and other "unlady like jobs". She was not the best pilot but she still became the first woman to fly. she broke records for crossing ocean faster than any man.
Activities:
Woman history month: Clothes pin airplane craft
Discuss altitudes five layers

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Author: Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Mark Teague
Copyright: 2015
Interest level: ages 4-8
Goes through all the things you do not do with your friends and then what you should do to be a good friend.
Activities:
Good friend vs. bad friend card sort
Write encouraging note to classmates

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Author: Jeanne DuPrau
Copyright: 2003
Interest level: ages 9-13
Lina lives in the city of Ember that is starting to have blackouts and running out of supplies. Lina and Doon discover a secret  that leads to a way out of Ember.
Activites:
Life cycle of a moth
Draw their own dream city

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightning Theif

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightning Theif

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Author: Rick Riordan
Copyright: 2005
Interest level: ages 8-11
Percy finds out he is really a demigod. Which makes a lot of the strange things he has encountered over the years make sense. He finds out he is a son of Poseidon. Someone has stolen Zeus's lightning bolt and they think Percy did it. He sets out on a quest to find the lightning bolt and prevent a war between the gods.
Activities:
Find all the different gods and myths mentioned in the book. Discuss them using a graphic organizer
Write a story about their own demigod.

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Author: Katherine Applegate
Illustrator: Patricia Castelao
Copyright: 2012
Interest level: ages 9-13
Ivan a gorilla living in a small cage in a mall makes a promise to a friend to protect baby Ruby and give her a better life. Ivan works as hard as he can to get Ruby into a zoo with other elephants.
Activities:
Make a graphic organizer for the characters and their traits
Research one of the animals from the book

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Author and Illustrator: Mercer Mayer
Copyright: 1990
Interest level: ages 3-8
He went to the dentist and he wasn't scared. He got to do cool things and sit in a cool chair. And it never hurt.
Activities:
Make connections to when they go to the dentist
Egg experiment where they dye egg in soda and then brush the egg

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Author: Kelly Dipucchio
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Copyright: 2014
One puppy looked different from the others. Met another family that had another pup that was different. They traded pups now the families looked right but they did not feel right. So, they traded back and all was right again.
Activities:
Draw picture of family and write a story
Compare and contrast Gaston and Antoinette

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Author: Patty Lovell
Illustrator: David Catrow
Copyright: 2001
Interest level: age 6
She different from others in her class but her grandma always told her to stand tall and smile. When she stood up for herself it made everyone like her. Even the school bully.
Activities:
Beginning of year make bulletin boards with paper pennies with things they are good at
Draw picture of what makes them unique.

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Author and Illustrator: Babette Cole
Copyright: 1986
Interest level: ages 4-8
She was a princess that did not want to be married. And all the princes wanted to marry her. She just wanted to live in her castle with her pets. She said she would marry whoever completed her tasks. They all failed until Prince Swashbuckle showed up. He completed all tasks so she gave him a magic kiss and he turned in to a toad. Once others heard of this no one tried to marry her again. And she lived happily ever after.
Activities:
Compare to Prince in another Babette Cole books
Create their own character of a prince to try and marry Princess Smartypants.

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Author and Illustrator: Bill Cotter
Copyright: 2013
Interest level: ages 6-7
Every time you push his button the monster changes colors.
Activities:
Students make their own button and play a game like Simon says but instead you say don't push your button or your will...... jump up and down.
Draw and color their own monster after he has pressed the button.

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Author and Illustrator: Priscilla Burn's
Copyright: 2048
Interest level: ages 4+5
During their first time at school they learn the rules and ways of the classroom, Also, how to make friends at school.

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Author: Margery Williams
Illustrator: Florence Graham
Copyright: 1987
Interest level: ages: 4-7
The Rabbit stays in the child's room waiting for the boy to play with him. The Rabbit becomes friends with the skin horse who tells Rabbit that what they all do is become real through a child's love.
Activities:
Story map graphic organizer
Students write their own story about their favorite stuffed animal.

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Author: Paeony Lewis
Illustrator: Penny Ives
Copyright: 2001
Interest level: ages 4-8
The book follows Alex through a day with his mom. And how even when he messes up and makes mistakes his mother still loves him.
Activities:
Write a story about their family and illustrate it
Character analysis with the traits of Alex and his mom.

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Author: Cari Best
Illustrator: Diane Palmisciano
Copyright: 1996
Interest level: age 8
Mom married Harry. She had to go to grandmas while they went on honeymoon. When they came back Harry was everywhere. Mom did not have as much time for  her. She missed the way things used to be. Realized Harry was not as bad as she thought, and they bonded.
Activities:
Sequencing map
Write about something they had to get used to.

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Author: Jane O'Connor
Illustrator: Robin Preiss Glasser
Copyright: 2012
Interest level: ages 4-8
Fancy Nancy is going to be in a ballet and is sure she will be picked to be a mermaid because she plays mermaids all the time. She even made her own costume. She was sad she got a part as a tree. They practice their parts and realize the parts they got are not so bad after all. Then a dancer gets hurt and cannot be a mermaid anymore and Nancy's friend Bree becomes a mermaid. Nancy is now jealous. She learns how to be happy for her friend's success.
Activities:
Story map of feelings throughout a story
Vocabulary Frayer Model

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Author: Peggy Parish​
Illustrator: Fritz Siebel​
Copyright: 1963​
Interest level: ages 4-7
Amelia gets a job cleaning houses. The owner of the home leaves a list of all the things Amelia needs to do. Amelia takes everything literal and ends up doing everything wrong. ​
Activities:​
Cause and Effect with the idioms​
Write about a time they misunderstood something

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Three Little Superpigs and the Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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Three Little Superpigs and the Goldilocks and the Three Bears

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Author and Illustrator: Claire Evans
Copyright: 2022
Interest level: ages 5-8
The three pigs are looking for the supervillan the big bad wolf. The pigs get called to the three bears' house. Seems Goldilocks is up to no good. Come to find out it was not Goldilocks it was the big bad wolf trying to trick the pigs. But he failed.
Activities:
Graphic organizer of characters and plot
Reader's theater

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Author and Illustrator: Jon J Muth
Copyright: 2017
Interest level: ages 4-7
Mama Lion and Tigey prepare for the race. Everyone gathered for the race and then they where off. Mama lion was in the lead. Panda's zoomed fast. Mama Lion's wheel came off when they stopped to save a butterfly. as they began to fix the wheel the Panda's stopped to help. The monkey's passed them. They had almost caught back up to them. The Panda's caught back up. Mama Lion decided to let the Panda's win.
Activities:
Story map
Create their own race car

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Author: Rosie Greening
Illustrator: Lara Ede
Copyright: 2019
Interest level: ages 4-8
Narwhal was a whale who thought she had no skills. She watched her mermaid friends who could do thing perfectly. She thought I'm just Narwhal. Narwhal wouldn't try new things like judge the paintings because she thought she would just mess it up. So she asked others which one they like best. But no one else seemed to be fair. Finally she judged her friends art and found the winner. And realized she was the best judge around.
Activities:
Cut and glue their own narwhal with paper plates.
Write about what talent they have.

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Author: Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha
Illustrator: Paul Meisel
Copyright: 1993
Interest level: ages 3-7
On a farm a rabbit gave advice. But no one ever listened. One day a bee flew to the farm and he had a little cold. The cow caught the cold and she caught the buzz. Then the pig caught the cold and the moo. Duck caught the cold and the oink. This continued until all the animals caught the cold. But he did not spread it to any one else because he covered his mouth. Then at dinnertime everyone got the wrong food because they all made the wrong sound. Then animals began to blame each other. Then the bee roared and flew back to the zoo. Soon the animals got better and got their real voices back. And the rabbit gave advice to cover your mouth when you cough and sneeze.
Activities:
Match the sounds with their actual voices
Reader's theater

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Author and Illustrator: Eric Carle
Copyright: 1984
Interest level: ages 5-7
The wind blew a spider and her web trailed behind her. She landed on a fence post and began to spin a web. All these animals tried to talk to the spider but she did not answer because she was to busy spinning her web. When she finished her web she caught a fly with her web. Then she fell asleep she had a very busy day.
Activities:
Paper plate web craft while eating  sandwich's and Cheetos cut to look like spiders
Cut and glue story sequence

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Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator: Clement Hurd
Copyright: 1947
Interest level: ages 4-7
Goes over everything in the room. Then the rabbit tells everything good night.
Activities:
Moon cycle
Rhyming words

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Author and Illustrator: Victoria Kann
Copyright: 2013
Interest level: ages 5-7
One morning there was a crowd outside Mr. Swizzle's ice cream shop. He had created a machine that for a dollar would bake a cupcake for you. Pinkalicous tried the machine first. But no cupcake came out. Others tried but no-one could get it to work. Everyone was getting upset. Mr. Swizzle went to work on fixing the machine. Pinkalicous did not want to wait. She went inside the machine. She noticed only half the machine was working. She flipped the switch and the machine started working. But it started filling with batter. Just then there was a boom and she was outside the machine sitting on a huge cupcake.
Activities:
Have them draw an invention
Cause and Effect diagram

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Author and Illustrator: James Dean
Copyright: 2019
Interest level: ages 4-8
Pete and Bob go to the supermarket with their dad to get groceries. Before they went the made a list. But the list blew away. Pete remembered the list though. They go through the aisles and gather everything from their list. They got everything but one item on their list.
Activities:
Make a grocery list
Pretend play

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Author: Laaren Brown
Copyright: 2017
Interest level: age 7-10
This informational book teaches you all about sea creatures. What they eat to how they look.
Activities:
KWL chart about sea creatures
Book walk to find glossary, table of contents, etc.

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Author: Lydia Watson
Illustrator: Paul Daviz
Copyright: 2019
Interest level: ages 3 and up
In this pop up book you can push, pull, lift, and turn parts of the page to learn more about living creatures you can find in the ocean from crabs to sharks.
Activities:
Writing template "swimming in the ocean is....... and I saw ......." then illustrate.
Ocean sensory bin

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Author: Camilla de la Bedoyere
Copyright: 2014
Interest level: ages 6-10
This book goes into detail about 28 different types of sharks. From how long the sharks can grow to what they eat. How they look and pictures of their teeth.
Activities:
Label the parts of a shark as a class
Groups do research project on one type of shark from book.

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Author: Kevin Emerson
Copyright: 2017
Interest level: ages 10-13
Liam is one of the last people left on Mars. His parents work for a research facility trying to create technology that will help them on their next planet. They must quickly leave Mars before the Sun supernovas. Liam and his friend Phoebe get trapped along with their parents and the last ship leaves Mars without them. Liam discovers time travel is real and there is other life out in space besides them. Some of them are trying to sabotage their voyage.
Activities:
Students create their own planet and explain how humans will survive.
As a class watch videos of Mars surface.

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Author: Rachel Rooney
Illustrator: Zehra Hicks
Copyright: 2019
Interest level: ages 4-8
Problems are just creatures and they come in different shapes and sizes. Problems hate to be shared. They will then disappear and you will feel better.
Activities:
As a class discuss why we think the problems look like monsters.
Writing template "I handle problems by......" and illustrate.