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This story is a holiday favorite for many children. The young boy in the story is at the age where he is starting to doubt Santa Claus. On Christmas Eve he boards a magical and powerful train. This train is headed to The North Pole. This story allows children in the class to a sense of adventure and seeing is believing.

Allsburg, Chris. 1985. The Polar Express. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.

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Mrs.Mallard was sure that the  pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a great spot for her eight ducklings to make a home. The problem was how to get them there with the wild crazy streets of Boston. But with a little help from the Boston Police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack,Nack,Quack, Pack arrive safely at their new home. This book can be added into this classroom library to help the children identify the sounds of animals and to recognize words better.

McCloskey,Robert. 1941. Make Way For Ducklings. Viking Press.

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Johnny Orchard, a young boy, is jealous because his neighbors have bear skins hanging on their barns , so he takes a rifle and goes searching  for the biggest bear in the valley. However, when he finds only a bear cub, he befriends it by feeding it maple sugar and brings the bear home as a pet. As it grows, it becomes a problem to his family and the neighbors due to its enormous appetite. After the neighbors complain to his father, Johnny tries three times to return the bear to the woods. Each time the bear follows Johnny back home. Finally, Johnny and his father decide the only way to solve the problem is to shoot the bear. Johnny takes the bear far into the woods, but while loading his rifle, the bear runs off and into a live trap that has maple sugar in it. Men who had set the trap to capture animals for the zoo soon come. They take Johnny's bear to a zoo where Johnny can visit him anytime he wants to. This book can be used in a classroom to show that you do not always need to fit in and be like everyone else and in the end being your own person is more beneficial than being anyone else.

Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton, 2003.

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This picture book begins on a Tuesday evening around eight. The town settles in for the night but the nearby pond is not settling in and things are getting interesting. The local frogs begin to take on the neighborhood bringing havoc to the dogs and the local law enforcement. Always keep your eyes on the sky because you never know what you might catch! This book is a great book to enhance a child’s imagination allowing them to open up their own mind. This book can also be very interactive by teaching the students the sounds of the animals shown in the book.

Wiesner, David. Tuesday. New York: Clarion Books, 2006.

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While their parents are out for the evening, Judy and Peter Shepherd, after playing with some toys, become bored and decide to go to the park. There they find a jungle adventure game called Jumanji. Taking the game home, they find a warning message; "Do not begin unless you intend to finish". As children do they ignore the label and the adventure begins. They soon realize that what they roll on the die it appears in real life throughout the house. When Peter rolls on a lion, a real lion appears, which Judy and Peter trap in their mother's bedroom. Judy rolls on a stampede, Peter rolls on a monsoon. Finally, Judy rolls on a volcano before things could get worse she screams JUMANJI! This ends the game that second and the kids quickly return the board game to the park and hurry home before their parents return. This book can be read allowed or enjoyed individually by many people of any ages. The authors wide range of adjectives, and illustrations pull readers in and want them to continue the story to the end.
Van, Allsburg C. Jumanji. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1981. Print.

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This award winning picture book gets  readers involved with animals and repetition. The three pigs start collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolf’s huffing and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story. The second pig gets blown right out of his house. The third pig was the smartest as he made his house out of brick the woof could huff and puff but could not blow his house down. This book is a great addition to any classroom as it gives the enjoyment reading to anyone who picks it up. With its humor, illustrations, and a dazzling fantasy that keeps readers attention.
Wiesner, David. 2001. The Three Pigs. Clarion Books.

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This story is about a house in the night. This house is full of comforting and intriguing things. From a key, a book, and a bed to sleep in. The moon gives a reassuring goodnight for children who read this book. This story can be used in class to understand the meaning of things in a household while giving examples for each object in the house, in the room, and in the night.
Swanson, Marie. 2008.  The House in the Night. Houghton Mifflin Harcout.

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This story is about a young boy named Max after dressing in a wolf costume. He wrecks havoc in his household and is sent to his room without dinner. Maxes bedroom undergoes a dramastic change and changes into a jungle with trees and vines and then the adventure starts. Max ends of sailing to an island and thats where he finds the "Wild Things". After quite some time he is crowned king the island but becomes lonely and decides to travel home, when returning back to his room he sees a hot supper waiting for him on the nightstand.This story gives great description on the power of imagination and how you can control your own world and escape from any real-life issues you are facing.
Sendak, Maurice. Where The Wild Things Are. New York :HarperCollins Publishers, 2013. Print.

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This colorful illustrated story is told through the eyes of a well mannered boy who gets frequently invited to meet with the king and queen. As anyone would he asks the king and queen if he could simply bring a friend to the next event and they both agree that any friend of the boys is a friend of theres as well. The boy brings many exotic animals to the upcoming events but as always the animals are very well mannered. On the final day the king and queen decide to hold their tea session at the zoo. This book can be a great addition to the classroom library as it talks about behavior, animals, friendship and amazing illustrations.
De Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. 1964. May I Bring A Friend?. Antheneum Books For Young  Readers.

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When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. This book expresses the idea of working together and you can accomplish more when working as a team.
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo : Cows That Type. New York :Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000. Print.