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Fabulous whimsical story of a magical tree that appears unexpectedly in the town square of a country village. The appearance of this beautiful shimmery tree covered with chocolate cookies confounds the adults but delights the children. The villagers' reactions will delight readers of all ages as well.

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Great for talking about character change, feelings and supporting ideas with text evidence.

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Excellent book for understanding learning differences, biographical, love of education/reading.

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I used this a lot in my 3rd grade classroom. It's great to study character change. Excellent self to text connections too!

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Stephanie is an original, determined to stand out. But everyone at school (students and teachers alike) keep copying her ponytail. In the end, she teaches them all a lesson. Great for identifying character traits, and comparing and contrasting with Ruby the Copycat or Braid (also by Robert Munsch).

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Classic. Great for Earth Day, making the world a better place, ties into art easily.

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Chrysanthemum is a great book to read at the beginning of the year. Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect—until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria.
"Let's smell her," says Jo.

Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again?

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Weslandia

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Great for introducing Writers Workshop and helping students understand writers block.

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This is a great book to share at the beginning of the year at ANY grade level. It is also helpful if you have students who have to be first in line.

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This book is for upper primary, ideally fifth graders. It is a moving tale of young boy who works to overcome  serious obstacles to achieve his dream of working with a master potter. He faces unimaginable struggles with fierce determination and  humanity.

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My Many Colored Days is a story about different feelings and moods that we all have in our day. The colors help visual learners to associate colors to emotions. The story provides many opportunities to talk about different emotions and how they make us feel.

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A Bike Like Sergio's is about a boy who really wants a bike like everyone else. He finds a 100 dollar bill one day and has to make tough decisions to do the right thing. Great book to discuss empathy, consciousness, tough choices and character changes as well as themes. Kids also love this story (always a plus). (same author and illustrator as Those Shoes).

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This book by David Shannon is a book that helped me teach internal and external traits to my students with special needs. It is also beneficial for providing a visual when teaching the skill of how a character changes from the beginning to the end of the story.

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Ferdinand is not like other bulls. While they want to fight in the ring, he wants to sit under a tree and smell flowers. This is a beautiful story with themes of non-conforming, anti-violence, and being yourself. The character of his mother teaches us acceptance and unconditional love. The illustrations are all in detailed black and white, which lends itself to art lessons as well.

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Great book about diversity, kindness, inclusion... so many teachable moments.

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The Book of Gold is about a young boy, Isaac, who doesn't like reading. He meets an old man who tells him that in the world, there is a "book of gold" and if he finds it and reads it, he will become rich. Isaac starts reading everything. At first, he is just opening books and closing them when they don't turn into gold, but eventually, he starts really reading them. He begins traveling to far away places in search of the book and becomes rich in knowledge.

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Yoon's name means Shining Wisdom, and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Yoon isn't sure that she wants to be YOON. At her new school, she tries out different names – maybe CAT or BIRD. Maybe CUPCAKE!
My Name Is Yoon is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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Unhei (pronounced Yoon-Hey) is leaving all that she knows in Korea to move to the United States. Before she leaves, her grandmother gives her a red satin pouch with her name engraved on a stamp written in Korean.

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Celebrate Difference and Understanding! This snappy story shows how something small can set off big problems, and also create bridges between people! Soft and lively watercolor illustrations Includes a letter from Queen Rania
Salma and Lily are best friends who like jumping rope, drawing pictures, and playing on the swings together. They also eat lunch together every day, but Salma always eats hummus and Lily eats peanut butter and jelly. One day, Lily tells Salma her sandwich looks yucky, and before they know it, the girls have started a school-wide food fight. Feeling ashamed, Salma and Lily try each other's sandwiches, and find them delicious! Then, they help organize a picnic so everyone at school can try each other's food and learn about each other's culture.

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Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn't mind. Her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that advice to heart. But then Molly Lou has to start in a new school.

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The day that Maya misses class, Ms. Albert (the teacher) brings a lesson to the class about how kindness "makes the whole world a little bit better." Chloe reflects on her own behavior toward Maya and yearns for Maya to return to class so she can show her some kindness.

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The Invisible Boy, Trudy Ludwig shows how small acts of kindness can help children feel included and allow them to flourish.

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https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/first-day-jitters-ror-by-julie-danneberg/
I use this read aloud on the first day of school.

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Last Stop in Market Street. by Matt de la Pena

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Last Stop in Market Street. by Matt de la Pena

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Amazing read aloud that has so many teachable moments.