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Title: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Author: Eileen Christelow

Illustrator: Eileen Christelow

Date: March 15, 1989

Publisher: Clarion Books

Grade Level: Preschool-3

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 32

Personal Response: This book is a classic and has even become a song. The story goes that all the monkeys have brushed their teeth and are in bed. Then once their momma leaves, they all start jumping on the bed. One falls off and bumps his head and then they all start doing the same thing.

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Title: What if Everybody Did That?

Author: Ellen Javernick

Illustrator: Colleen Madden

Date: January 5, 2012

Publisher: TwoLions

Grade Level: Preschool-3

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 32

Personal Response: During this story, a boy shows thoughtless behavior and various consequences are given. "If you drop just one soda can out the window, it’s no big deal…right? But what if everybody did that? What if everybody broke the rules? Then the world would be a mess. But what if everybody obeyed the rules so that the world would become a better place?"

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Title: There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly

Author: Lucille Colandro

Illustrator: Jared Lee

Date: August 26, 2014

Publisher: Cartwheel Books

Grade Level: Preschool-2

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 32

Personal Response: Throughout this story, an old lady swallows a fly. However, she continues to swallow things until they get bigger and bigger and crazier and crazier. This is a rhyming book that shows how the old lady can swallow all of these different animals/pets until she has a whole group of them. I love how there are so many different versions of this book and they are all great.

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Title: The Polar Express

Author: Chris Van Allsburg

Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg

Date: September 15, 2015

Publisher: Clarion Books

Grade Level: Preschool-3

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 32

Personal Response: In this story there is a young boy who was watching out his window and saw a train. He was welcomed into the train that was traveling toward the North Pole. The boy was taken on the Polar Express to see Santa make his Christmas wish. This is a Christmas classic and has been read by many and also had been made into a movie. I have read this story so many times and it never disappoints me. I absolutely love it.

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Title: Where the Wild Things Are

Author: Maurice Sendak

Illustrator: Maurice Sendak

Date: December 6, 2012

Publisher: HarperCollins

Grade Level: Preschool-1

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 48

Personal Response: In this book, a young boy named Max causes a scene in his house, causing his mother to send him to bed with supper. While Max was in his room, he creates a magical land that he is the king of and this place is filled with "wild things" and different creatures. This book has an amazing storyline and the illustrations make it so easy to follow along.

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Title: Goodnight Moon

Author: Margaret Wise Brown

Illustrator: Clement Hurd

Date: January 23, 2007

Publisher: HarperFestival

Grade Level: Preschool

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 30

Personal Response: In this story, a bunny is saying goodnight to every object in it's room and then says "goodnight room, goodnight moon". The story is very simple but is a classic book that has been read so many times to young children. I remember reading this book before I went to bed some night and I still continue to love this book to this day.

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Title: Llama Llama Red Pajama

Author: Anna Dewdney

Illustrator: Anna Dewdney

Date: May 5, 2015

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

Grade Level: Preschool-1

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 34

Personal Response: In this story, a mama llama is putting her baby llama to sleep, when the baby llama starts to worry. Because of this, bedtime becomes a whole drama filled section of the day. When mama llama leaves the room, baby llama starts to whimper and begins to get louder and louder until mama llama comes back to see what is wrong. The lesson this story is trying to tell is that no matter what, mama will always be with you, even if it feels like she is so far away. This is so important to teach young children because they are all experiencing leaving their parents for the first time at this age.

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Title: Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Author: Bill Martin Jr.

Illustrator: Eric Carle

Date: September 15, 1996

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.

Grade Level: Preschool-K

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 28

Personal Response: This book consists of a narrator asking different animals and people what do they see? Their responses represent their observations of the people and animals around them. This shows repetition and how a question can travel from one person/thing to another person/thing. I have read this book so many times throughout my childhood and really enjoyed being able to go back and read it again.

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Title: Are You My Mother?

Author: P.D. Eastman

Illustrator: P.D. Eastman

Date: June 12, 1960

Publisher: Random House of Books for Young Readers

Grade Level: Preschool-2

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 72

Personal Response: This book is about a baby bird who is in search for it's mother. Once the baby bird is born the mother goes out to find it food, however, in this case the baby bird went out to look for it's mother. The problem is that the baby bird does not know what it's mother looks like. The bird goes to a kitten, hen, and a dog before finding it's mother. This is a great book to show the relationship between a child and their mother and is a great read.

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Title: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Author: Eric Carle

Illustrator: Eric Carle

Date: March 23, 1994

Publisher: World of Eric Carle

Grade Level: Preschool-K

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 26

Personal Response: This books is a great way to show young students counting and the days of the week. Throughout the story a caterpillar hatches out of an egg and in order to grow he eats a different food each day of the week. He makes some poor decisions to eat junk food and learns toward the end that consequences of making those decisions. I have read this book many times and have loved it each and every time.

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Title: Kindness is My Superpower

Author: Alicia Ortego

Date: July 27, 2020

Publisher: Alicia Ortego

Grade Level: Preschool-2

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 38

Personal Response: This story talks all about kindness, being caring, and forgiveness. A little boy, Lucas, shows us that it is easy to forgive someone if they did something wrong, we need to show good manners no matter where we are. This books places an emphasis on good behavior not only at school, but also at home and in public. Kindness is a topic that is widely used in today's society so I think that talking about it and showing students what kindness looks like, in fun ways, is very important.

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Title: The Wonkey Donkey

Author: Craig Smith

Illustrator: Katz Cowley

Date: May 1, 2010

Publisher: Scholastic

Grade Level: Preschool-K

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 24

Personal Response: This story is about a donkey who only has 3 legs and 1 eye. It shows how he lives his life with this "disability" but he does not let it get to him and he has all sorts of funny nicknames. I really like the message that this book portrays, although it can be seen as controversial, because it shows that disabilities do not define us. Some say that the nicknames are making fun of the donkey, however, I see it as lighthearted and fun.

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Title: The Day the Crayons Quit

Author: Drew Daywalt

Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers

Date: June 27, 2013

Publisher: Philomel Books

Grade Level: Preschool-2

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 40

Personal Response: In this story a little boy, Duncan, simply just wants to color. However, when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing. He is confused by this and reads into it and it says, His crayons have had enough! They quit! The blue crayon is tired of coloring so many bodies of water. The black crayon is done with just being used to outline things. The orange and yellow crayons are no longer friends and will not speak to each other because they each believe they are the real color of the sun. This story is so fun and humorous to read and I know that my students would love to be able to read this book.

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Title: All By Myself

Author & Illustrator: Mercer Mayer

Date: March 13, 2001

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Grade Level: Preschool-2

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 24

Personal Response: This book is so lighthearted and fun to read. It tells the story of a "little critter" who wants to show you everything that he can do by himself. Whether it's coloring a picture, riding his bike, or tying his shoes, we see everything. This is a great book to show children how they can be independent and learn how to do things on their own when they are growing up. Overall, this book was a great read!

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Title: The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Author: Emily Winfield Martin

Date: August 25, 2015

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Grade Level: Preschool-2

Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature

# of Pages: 36

Personal Response: This book was an amazing read. The story describes the love, dreams, and acceptance that a parent feels when their child grows up. Through the images and words, the story really comes alive and the message is portrayed very well. I would totally recommend this book to any parent or young child to read.

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Title: Big and Small and In-Between

Author & Illustrator: Carter Higgins & Daniel Miyares

Date: April 12, 2022

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Grade Level: K-2

Genre: Fiction; Children's Literature

# of Pages: 102

Personal Response: This book is about the many things that make up our days and the importance that different things and experiences that we have throughout our lives. The author discusses both positive and negative experiences and breaks them up into four sections; big things, in-between things, small things, and everything. I really enjoyed reading this book and feel that the grade level it represents is suited very well because of the images and words used.

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Title: In The Blue

Author: Erin Hourigan

Illustrator: Erin Hourigan

Date: May 3, 2022

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Grade Level: Ages 4-8

# of pages: 40

Genre: Fiction

Personal Response: Throughout this book, a dad who suffers from depression, and his child, are trying to navigate life while experiencing depression. Through the dark vs. light colors and the visual representation you can see the dad is very sad and going through something and the child is doing her best to comfort her dad. For many kids, it can be hard to understand emotions and know how to properly show and work with them. I really enjoyed reading this book and thought that the lesson that it taught was great for the reader.

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Title: All the Way to the Top

Author: Annette Pimental

Illustrator: Nabi Ali

Publisher: Sourcebooks

Date: March 10, 2020

Grade Level: 2nd-4th

Pages: 32

Genre: Non-Fiction

Personal Response: This story is about a girl growing up with cerebral palsy. She slowly realizes that her disability holds her back from a lot of the things other children her age do. Her and her family become activists who protest for disability rights. She fights and fights for her rights and even goes to protest for the Americans with Disabilities Act. This is a great story and lesson for young children with disabilities, to show them that their disability does not define them and does not hold them back from being "normal".

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Title: Sisters & Brothers

Authors/Illustrators: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Publication Date: April 14, 2008

Grade Level: 5-7

Pages: 32

Genre: Nonfiction

Personal Response: This book discusses different sibling relationships and how they compare to those of various animals. I really enjoyed reading this book, as it is written clearly, and is easy to understand. The book avoids personification and provides readers with distinct facts about certain animals. The illustrations go along great with the story and make it very easy to understand and follow.

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Title: What Happens When A Loved One Dies?

Author: Dr. Jillian Roberts

Illustrator: Cindy Revell

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Date: April 15, 2016

Grade Level: Pre K-2nd

# of pages: 32

Genre: nonfiction

Personal Response: This book is a great way to talk and introduce the concept of death and what happens when someone dies to a child. The concept of death can be hard to grasp, especially at a young age, and this book really breaks it down and makes it and understandable topic to discuss. It talks about the road to death and places an emphasis on a child who is experiencing the death of family members, such as grandparents. The book provides so many strategies for when this happens in a child's life and gives many helpful ideas.

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Title: Tooth by Tooth

Author: Sara Levine

Illustrator: T. S. Spookytooth

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Date: 2016

Grade Level: 3rd grade

# of pages: 32

Genre: Science Picture Book

Personal Response: This book discusses human teeth and how they are similar and/or different from the teeth that animals have. It gives the readers a chance to find out how their skeletons, teeth, and eyes match up with a variety of animals. This book was super interesting to read and I learned so much new information from reading it. The pictures were also a great part of the book as they gave a great description of what the author was talking about.

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Title: Corduroy

Author: Don Freeman

Illustrator: Don Freeman

Publisher: Viking Press

Date: 1968

# of pages: 32

Grade Level: K-1

Genre: Fiction

Personal Response: This book tells such an amazing story and I remember reading it so much when I was growing up. Throughout the book there is a bear who lives on the shelf of a store hoping to one day be bought and taken home. A little girl sees him and wants to take him home, however, he is missing a button so her mother says no. He goes on an adventure to find the button and the little girl comes back and buys him with her own money. The story this book tells is about how you do not need to change in order to be wanted, and you are accepted just the way you are.

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Title: The Giving Tree

Author: Shel Silverstein

Illustrator: Shel Silverstein

Publisher: HarperCollins

Date: October 7, 1964

# of pages: 64

Grade Level: 2-3

Genre: Fiction

Personal Response: Throughout this book, a young boy goes and visits a giving apple tree. He continues to go to this tree during his entire life and the tree gives him love and a giving nature. I have always loved this book and have been reading it my entire life. The message of love and giving is so important to teach readers and students.

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Title: Love You Forever

Author: Robert Munsch

Illustrator: Shelia McGraw

Publisher: Firefly Books

Date: October 1, 1986

# of pages: 31

Grade Level: Preschool-1

Genre: Fiction

Personal Response: This is classic story that I have read so many times throughout my life so far. The story is about a mother who reads her child a lullaby story through every stage in his life. He becomes rebellious and his mothers begins to face many challenges with him. No matter what happens, she will always sing to him every single night when he goes to bed.

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Title: If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Author: Laura Numeroff

Illustrator: Felicia Bond

Publisher: Harper and Row

Date: 1985

# of pages: 32

Grade Level: Preschool-3

Genre: Fiction, children's literature

Personal Response: Throughout this book a mouse starts with asking for a cookie, then he asks for milk, and then continues to ask for things from the kid. The kid gives the mouse everything that he wants with nothing in return, but he does not trust him. This is showing readers that you cannot always trust people when they seem like they are trying to help you. I also like that there are so many different versions of this book.

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Title: The Rainbow Fish

Author: Marcus Pfister

Illustrator: Marcus Pfister

Publisher: NorthSouth Books

Date: 1992

# of pages: 32

Grade Level: K-2

Genre: Picture book, children's literature

Personal Response: In this book there is a rainbow fish and we learn that it can be dangerous to be the rainbow fish because you stick out more than other fish do. The fish seems to have a hard time making friends because of the way he looks. This teaches students a very important lesson that everyone might not look the same as you, but that does not mean that you cannot be friends with them, because everyone is different.

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Title: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Producer: Melissa Ellard and Paul Gagne for Weston Woods Studios and Scholastic

Audio: written and narrated by Mac Barnett

Illustrations: Jon Klassen

Genre: Folklore/Fiction

Publishing date: October 18, 2022

Publisher: Orchard Books

Theme: Family and sticking together

Grade Level: PreK-3

# of pages: 48

Plot Summary: I picked this book because I remember reading it as a child with my parents before I went to bed every night. I absolutely loved it. The goats are trying to cross a bridge in order to get to the meadow, although, there is a scary troll blocking the bridge. They each try to cross the bridge and trick the troll into letting them pass by. They all must work together to successfully cross the bridge without getting hurt/eaten.

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"Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?" The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
Author: Tanya Lee Stone
Illustrator: Majorie Priceman
Date: February 2013
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Genre: Biography
Theme: Word hard for your dreams
Ages: 5-8 years
# of Pages: 40
Artistic Media: Drawings
Type of Literature: Global
Summary: This book discussed what it was like to be a woman during this time period. Even in today's society, we are still experiencing issues with the equality between men and women. Elizabeth was originally told "no" to her career, but she did not let that stop her and she showed us perseverance, hard work, and determination. She eventually ended up getting a yes from a school later on in life and was the first woman doctor.

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Title: We Believe in You
Author: Beth Ferry
Illustrator: Molly Idle
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Date: October 27, 2020
# of Pages: 19
Grade Level: K-1

Genre: Fiction
Theme: Believe in Yourself
Topic: Confidence
Brief Summary: This book shows the reader a different animal on each page and each animal believes they can do something they believe in. The author is trying to us the reader how anything is possible as long as you believe in yourself. For example, the lion believes in "having courage" and the giraffe believes in "standing tall". It was very interesting to listen and read the story because it taught me so much.

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Title: Thank You, Mr. Falker

Author: Patricia Polacco
Illustrator: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Philomel Books
Date: May 4, 1998.
# of Pages: 40
Grade Level: K-3
Genre: Nonfiction
Theme: Overcoming obstacles and persevering
Summary: Trisha experiences so many cruel comments and taunts from her classmates. They call her "dumb,"and many other mean words, because of this, she falls behind in her studies. Finally, after a while, Mr. Falker comes along and gives Trisha so much encouragement with her education and knowledge. This triggers a huge turning point in Trisha's life. She begins to really believe in herself and her abilities and therefore is able to develop all of her talents, including reading.

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The Three Little Pigs

Author: James Marshall
Illustrator: James Marshall
Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush
Date: January 1, 1996
# of Pages: 32
Grade Level: PreK-3
Genre: Fiction
Theme: Taking your time to do something right
Summary: In this story, the first little pig builds a house of straw, but a wolf blows down that house down and eats the pig because he, nor his house was strong enough. Then, the second little pig builds a house of sticks, but the same wolf comes and blows it down and eats the pig. Lastly, the third pig builds a strong house of bricks, so when the wolf comes to the door, he can't blow the house down. This shows us that hard work pays off because the first two pigs rushed to build their houses and in the end it did not work out for them because their house could not withstand the wolf.

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Title: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Author: Jon Scieszka
Illustrator: Lane Smith
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date: March 1, 1996
Number of Pages: 32
Grade Level: K-3
Genre: Fiction
Theme: Lying and twisting the truth
Summary: A wolf claims he was just simply trying to bake a cake for his Granny’s birthday, but he was out of sugar. He then went to the pigs’ homes asking to borrow a cup of sugar. Unfortunately, the wold has a cold and happens to sneeze two pig’s homes down on his way to grab some sugar. The third pig then talks impolite to the wolf because of what he has done to the others. He has a large bag of sugar but refuses to share it with the wolf and this makes him goes insane. The policemen pigs heard about the news and accused him of causing havoc . Then the wold is taken by the policemen pigs and is sentenced to ten thousand years in pig prison

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Title: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Author: Judith Viorst
Illustrator: Ray Cruz
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: June 16, 1972

# of Pages: 32
Grade Level: 2-3
Genre: Fiction
Theme: Everyone has bad days
Summary: This book reflects on Alexander's terrible day and everything he encounters during this long day. From the moment Alexander woke up, he noticed the bubble gum that was in his mouth when he fell asleep was now stuck in his hair. Then, when he got out of bed, he tripped on his skateboard. While eating breakfast, sis brothers, Anthony and Nick, found prizes in their cereal boxes, whereas Alexander does not. After school, Alexander's mother takes him and his brothers to the dentist who finds a cavity in Alexander's mouth. His day just continues to get worse. That night, Alexander had lima beans for dinner, his bathwater was too hot, soap got in his eyes, and he was forced to wear his "railroad-train" pajamas. As if his day could not get any worse.

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Title: Baseball Saved Us
Author: Ken Mochizuki
Illustrator: Dom Lee
Publisher: ‎Lee & Low Books
Date: March 1993
# of Pages: 32
Grade Level: K-3
Genere: Fiction

Personal Response: Throughout this book, the universal themes of dignity and self respect are shown often and are proved by the actions of the characters. This story is about a little boy and his father's experiences at a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II. While living inside the camp for a long period of time, they built a baseball field to pass time and find joy in this terrible environment. This shows the reader that when brought together, everyone can look past differences and spend time with each other. The characters are shown as intimidated boys that are scared to play baseball with people of all different sizes, who are all much bigger than them. Shorty, a character who was not the best at baseball and is struggling in the camp, is up to bat and has 2 strikes. He begins to trust himself and hits a great ball to win the game. This shows Shorty that he just needed to have self respect and trust in himself and he was successful.

Visual Representation: In my visual representation I chose to include 6 main events that occurred throughout the book. These events were very important and really highlighted the main purpose and idea that was trying to be portrayed.

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Title: The Korean Cinderella
Author: Shirley Climo
Illustrator: Ruth Heller
Publisher: ‎HarperCollins; 1st ed edition
Date: May 30, 1993
# of Pages: 48
Grade Level: K-3
Genre: Fairy Tale
Personal Response: I really liked reading this book because it is a spin on the fairytale we all know and love, Cinderella. It is always very interesting to see a different side of a story and this piece definitely gave me that. It had a very similar storyline to the original Cinderella however, some twists were made that made it enticing to continue to read. Similar to the original, animals were involved as well as a lost shoe. I would totally read my future students these different versions and twists on the original story.

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Title: The Egyptian Cinderella
Author: Shirley Climo
Illustrator: Ruth Heller
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date: February 28, 1992
# of Pages: 32
Grade Level: K-3
Genre: Fairytale
Personal Response: I also really enjoyed reading this twist on the original Cinderella fairytale. This story was different in a sense that she was sold as a slave in the beginning of the story and was looked down upon. However, throughout the story she showed her loyalty and was declared the most Egyptian of all. Similar to the other versions of Cinderella, there was a lost shoe.

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Title: Be Your Own Best Friend Forever
Author: Gary Robinson
Illustrator: Gary Robinson
Publisher: 7th Generation
Date: April 5, 2021
# of pages: 40
Grade Level: Any
Genre: Children's literature
Personal Response: This book really left an impact on not only my thoughts but also my heart. I absolutely loved the message that this book portrayed to all of the readers. No matter your age, we all experience both negative and positive self-talk and I think it is so important to be introducing these topics at a young age so that students are aware of themselves as well as others around them. Being different can be scary for some students, but as future educators, we must make sure all students feel equal and included no matter what their difference might be. I love how this book emphasized that differences are what make us unique and no difference is a bad difference.

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Title: The Day You Begin
Author: Jacqueline Woods
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Date: August 28, 2018
# of pages: 32
Grade level: K-2
Genre: Fiction
Personal Response: n the story, she is shown to have many "differences" from her peers because of her background and where she came from. Feelings of this sort have a heavy influence on student's performance in school and attitude toward such activities. When students feel left out, excluded, and as if they do not belong where they are, they tend to back away from the idea of school completely. I have never had feelings like this at a deep level, however, I can compare these experiences to mine of moving away to college. I am not from Idaho, so when I first moved here to start school I felt lost. I did not know anyone and was not aware of anything that was going on around me. These types of changes can be extremely hard for people and are difficult to get used to. I can relate to Angelina in a sense that I was lost and felt out of place, but once I got into my rhythm and found my place, it was much better.

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Title: Counting in Dog Years

Author: Betsy Franco

Illustrator: Priscilla tey

Genre: Poetry

Grade Level: 3-7

Themes: Connecting algebra and geometry to other ideas

# of pages: 40

Date: October 11, 2022

Evaluation: I really enjoyed reading through this book because of how well the author did at incorporating math into the poems in a very casual way. In doing this students are gaining math knowledge while also reading which is almost a two in one. I also think that the illustrations that were used throughout the book showed how easy it is to combine math and literature together.

Summary: This book is a culmination of a bunch of different math poems incorporated with literature. These poems vary from multiplication, algebra, geometry with various shapes, and also basic counting skills.

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Title: Beautiful Blackbird
Awards: Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Author: Ashley Bryan
Date: 2003
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Type of Traditional Literature: Folktale
Grade Level: K-2
# of pages: 40
Personal Response: I really enjoyed reading this book. I think that the message behind it is something great to bring into the light especially for young students. Being able to teach students that beauty can be found from the inside and not only the outside is a very important message to portray. This story is told in a narrative style, and the illustrations matched the tone and style of the book. There was some usage of cultural terms, however, I think that there could have been more in order for the reader to fully understand what was being told. Overall, I would classify this book as a great piece of literature that I would definitely recommend to teachers in the future.

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Title: Smile

Author: Raina Telgemeier

Illustrator: Raina Telgemeier

Publisher: Graphix

Date: February 1, 2010

# of pages: 213

Grade Level: 3-7

Genre: Graphic novel, comic

Personal Response: In this book, a girl who is in sixth grade and is just trying to fit in and seem "normal" around her peers. While she is at girl scout camp, she falls causing her to need braces. She feels so out of placed and judged because of her braces. This book teaches a great lesson to students that no matter what they look like, they are equal to everyone and people will love you for who you are.

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Title: Charlotte's Web

Author: E. B. White

Publisher: Harper & Brothers

Date: October 15, 1952

# of pages: 192

Grade Level: 5

Genre: Novel, fiction, children's literature

Personal Response: I absolutely love this book and have enjoyed it every single time I have read it. The storyline is amazing and the emotions it brings the reader is next level. It is a book about friendship and kindness and teaches a great lesson who anyone of any age who is reading it.

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Title: Junie B. Jones #19: Boss of Lunch
Author: Barbara Park
Illustrator: Denise Brunkus
Date: May 13, 2003
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
# of Pages: 96
Grade Level: 1-3
Genre: Fiction
Theme: Friendship, honesty, growing up
Summary: In this book, Junie B. is excited because her mother got her a new lunchbox with an assortment of birds on the cover. She brings the lunchbox to school and is so excited to eat out of it instead of eating out of her brown paper bag, like she usually does. Junie B. encounters some issues during the school day and one of them has to do with a classmate named May. May tells the teacher that Junie B. is sneaking peaks of her lunch box all day long and she thinks that bought lunches are cooler than brought lunches. Junie B. is super disappointed and when in the cafeteria, she receives a permission slip to be a helper.

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Title: All Thirteen

Author: Christina Soontornvat

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Date: October 13, 2020

# of pages: 288

Grade Level: 3-7

Genre: Non-fiction

Personal Response: I really enjoyed reading this book and found it very interesting. I had heard about this story before, however, I had never known about the details or what exactly happened. Thirteen soccer players and their coach were exploring a cave while having an off day on a soccer trip. While exploring, they got lost and stuck inside the cave. Water began flowing into the cave and there was absolutely no way for them to escape. The thirteen players and their coach were stuck in this cave for a week and were scared they would never be able to get out. I think this book is a great read and would be very interesting to add to my classroom library if I teach some older grades.

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Title: Inside out and back again
Author: Thanhha Lai
Illustrator: Zdenko Bašić, Mauel Šumberac, Ray Shappell
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date: February 22, 2011
# of pages: 260
Grade Level: 3-5
Genre: Novel, historical fiction
Personal Response: I enjoyed how it was set up like a journal it made me picture the little girl writing down everything that was on her mind in her journal. This book really brought to attention the struggles that many people that are refugees go through. They have to flee their home and then are expected to just fit right in wherever they move to. This book was a great read and I would reccommend it to anyone.

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Title: On The Horizon
Award: Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award 2021
Date: April 7, 2020, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers
Poet/Illustrator: Lois Lowry, illustrated by Kenard Pak
Genre: Poetry
Theme: World War II, History
Grade Level: 5-7
# of Pages: 80
Type of poetry: Personal narrative
Summary: This book takes us, as readers, back to Pearl Harbor and to the city of Hiroshima during and after World War II. Each poem inside this collection reflects on the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and the aftermath of both infamous WWII events. Throughout the book we are able to pause and reflect on these events and how they made us feel while reading. I think this is super interesting because it gives us the opportunity to place ourselves in the shoes of those who experienced these events and see how life changing they were.

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Title: The One and Only Ivan
Author: Katherine Applegate
Illustrator: Patricia Castelao
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date: 2012
# of Pages: 336
Grade Level: 3-7
Genre: Novel, children's literature
Personal Response: I really enjoyed reading this book and I absolutely love the message behind it. The way the details were written and portrayed by Ivan really gave me a sense that I was in the story. Even though this is considered children's literature, I think people of any age would enjoy this book because it takes you into a story where you do not have to think or worry about anything else.

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Title: New Kid
Author: Jerry Craft
Illustrator: Jerry Craft
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date: February 5, 2019
# of Pages: 256
Grade Level: 3-6
Genre: Graphic novel, fiction
Personal Response: Jordan is experiencing many different feelings and is trying to understand why he is feeling like an outcast. While reading this book I do get a sense of hope for Jordan, in finding his place in this new environment. There are many examples of Jordan trying to make friends and this shows the reader that it is totally possible to find a place in a new environment. This story is a representation of a thin disguise for a heavy-handed moral lesson because Jordan's feelings about being different and feeling out of place and this causes him to look deeper in his character and find out how he really feels. I think that this story is very realistic and believable and these events are things that students regularly feel. It is inevitable that students will feel out of place at a new school.

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Title: Amelia Bedelia First Day of School
Author: Herman Parish
Illustrator: Herman Parish and Lynne Avril Cravath
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Date: June 21, 2011
# of Pages: 32
Grade Level: K-3
Genre: Fiction
Theme: People will be different than us and we have to have patience
Summary: Throughout this book, Amelia Bedelia embarks on her first day of school. Unfortunately, Amelia gets herself into all sorts of messy situations because of that fact that she takes everything she hears literally. When her teacher says, "glue yourself to your seat Amelia", she thinks she means to literally glue herself to the seat. Her teacher also says things like, "keep your nose in a book and sing like birds." The point of this book is to show how everyone will make mistakes and it is ok to point out the silly actions Amelia makes, however, we need to be patient with those who don't understand.

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Title: El Deafo
Author: Cece Bell
Illustrator: Cece Bell and David Lasky
Publisher: Amulet Books
Date: September 2, 2014
# of pages: 248
Grade Level: 3-7
Genre: Graphic Novel
Theme: Disability and alienation
Personal Response: I really enjoyed reading, El Deafo, and found it to be very interesting and empowering when thinking about how emphasizes the positive side of differences and how disabilities can be seen as good things. Many children with disabilities are singled out of the classroom and many other social activities, this makes them feel below other and like they are different and aren't enough. This story shows us how having a disability does not define you and how powerful it can really be to just be yourself and not let others get in the way of you. It is so encouraging to see how a student can transform themselves from being ashamed to using their disability as a superpower and showing everyone that she is just like the rest of them. I will totally use this story in ym future classroom and I think students will love to hear about it.