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By: Alex Gino

In this story, Jilly P realizes she has a lot to learn when her little sister is born deaf. She happens to meet a deaf black boy who uses American Sign Language through a common interest who she goes to for advice.

I like this book because my daughter was born partially deaf and you really do think you have it all figured out until something like that hits so close to home. I have a personal connection to this story.

I think this is a good story to teach students how to address differences and differently able people in the right ways.

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By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Shiloh is about a young boy from West Virginia who finds a dog while he is out for a walk. He finds out that this dog's owner is mistreating their pets and feels like he should do something about it.

I like this book because the setting and the characters are so well developed. I dont know why, but I have a thing for places like West Virginia.

I think after reading this book students should reflect on what it means to stand up for what you believe in.

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By Tomie dePaola

Strega Nona is about what happens when’s when the town witch grandma leaves her helper alone to watch after her home.
I like this story because it is set in Italy and has magic in it.
I think this story would be good for all children because it is SILLY and good for children who like stories that have MAGIC .
Since this is a fable, it teaches a lesson at the end. It would be a good book to use when discusses theme or moral of the story.

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By: Philip C. Stead

Amos McGee works at the zoo and he does cool things with the animals while he takes care of them, like playing chess with the elephant and reading to the owl. One day he gets sick, and his friends from the zoo miss him, so they come see him at his house.
I like this story because it’s funny and has really good pictures.
This story is good for a picture walk, or to get kids into a creative zone and write about what they can do at the zoo with the animals.

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By Ann McGovern

Stone Soup is about a hungry traveler who stops by an old woman’s house to ask for food. When she tell’s him no, he asks her for a stone to make soup. She is so intrigued that she continues to give him ingredients for his “Stone Soup.”

I like this story because it keeps you guessing. It makes you wonder what they will put in the soup next. It’s also repetitive so it’s easy for kids to follow. By the time we were at the 3rd ingredient, the kids would complete the phrase “Soup from a Stone, fancy that” with me.

I think this is a great story to use for an exercise on recalling details. We can write a list of ingredients in the order that they were put into the soup.

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By Dav Pilkey

The Paper Boy chronicles a young boy who wakes up early to deliver papers on his bike with his dog by his side.
The illustrations are what drew me to this book and they correspond really well with the story.
I think this is a great book for sequencing exercises. Students can recall the events of the story and an independent exercise can be writing about our own routine.

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By Lester L. Laminack

In Saturdays and Teacakes a young boy rides his bike through town passing familiar places and people on his way to his grandmas house. When he gets there he helps his grandma in the yard and they finish the day with tomato sandwiches and the teacakes he looks forward to.
What I liked about this story was the setting. It really made me wish I had a grandma to go visit and make me teacakes. I don’t know what teacakes are but I wanted one after reading.

This story describes a special moment shared by a boy and his grandmother. I think this book is a good starter for creative writing. We can write about special moments we spend with family. It’s also a good sequencing book. We can go over characters, setting, beginning, middle and end.

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By Kimberly & James Dean

Pete the Kitty and the Groovy Playdate  takes us on Pete’s playdate  with Grumpy Toad. Pete the Kitty ends up having to teach Grumpy toad how to share by showing him how much fun it can be.
I love the Pete the Cat series and this book is too cute.
I think the students will love it because it has animals as characters and many students are familiar with Pete the Cat.
I think this book teaches a good lesson about sharing to the younger students, and can also be used to make connections because this is something they may have experienced.

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By Maggie Testa
In this story we get to see Batman take down the Penguin & save the day.
I like this story because it is a beginning reader book that features a popular super hero. It also uses repetition which makes it even easier for the students to follow.
I think this is a great book to use to discover plot structure because it is very simple and concise.

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By Brendan Wenzel

They All Saw A Cat is a story about a cat going through the world being seen by the animals and people around it.

I like this book because it is simply worded but holds a deeper meaning.

I think this is a good book to begin to teach your students about perspective. We can do an exercise where we talk about our perception of ourselves. It can be a good project for self esteem that might work really well as a project to be done at home with the help of parents.

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By Jon Klassen

This is a story about a small fish who steals a hat from much bigger fish and is sure that he will get away with it.

I like this book because it is funny. I enjoyed reading it. The illustrations show what is going on while the text is what the small fish is thinking and it doesn’t exactly match.

This book is great for making predictions. Students can use the pictures to predict what will happen next. The ending doesn’t explicitly say what happens so that can be a prompt for a short writing exercise where students write about what they think has happened.

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By Alison Jackson

This humorous story is the Thanksgiving version of “The old lady who swallowed a fly.” An old lady at thanksgiving dinner eats almost everything there while we wonder how she manages.

I like the story cause it is funny and kids enjoy it because it’s so outlandish.
I think this is another good story for recalling details and sequencing.

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In this book we follow Moby Shinobi as he tried to use his ninja skills to help out at the pet shop. He washes dogs, feeds pets but each time it ends in a big mess. He is worried that his skills aren’t helpful but in the end his skills save the day.
This book is great for beginning readers and it incorporates a lot of rhymes. I like that Moby is a ninja and his mishaps are entertaining.
You can do cause and effect exercises for this book with your students. I also think it’s a good springboard for discussion about the right time and place to do certain things.

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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See ?

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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See ?

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By Bill Martin Jr & Eric Carl’s

This books is a rhythmic, rhyming book that addressing many endangered animals.

I like this book because it’s rhyme pattern and unique animals keep the students engaged.

This book can be used as an intro to rhyme in literature. It’s references to endangered animals are a good introduction to the term endangered and we can begin to talk about that.

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By Janelle Cannon

Stellaluna is a baby bat who gets separated from her mother and winds up in a a bird’s nest. The mama bird takes care of her until her mother finds her..
I like this story because it shows bats in a different light. Usually bats are portrayed as spooky animals and are only given attention around Halloween, but this story teaches about bats and Stellaluna is relatable to the kids.
We can use this book to teach a lesson about bats. We can read non-fiction book about bats before this book and learn facts about bats. Then we can read this story and compare what we have learned and how we feel about bats.

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By Jane Yolen

In Owl Moon a young girl is taken into the woods by her father on a cold winter night to look for the great horned owl.

I like this book because it is about a different culture. I had never heard of owling and it was nice to read about.
Because this story is about an experience that might be unknown to most readers, it gives us an opportunity to discover more about owls and owling. Also the descriptions in this story are very sensory and students can identify the different senses throughout the story.

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By Chris Van Allsburg

In this story we are told a tale about how a young, prideful sailor travels to a place where boats sail amongst the clouds. Determined to learn to sail as they, do he takes off into the night to practice and ends up wrecking his ship atop a cliff where it still sits today.

I like the mystical element of this story as well as the lovely illustrations. I also like the mystery of the story.
Students who read this story can be challenged to think whether they believe this story or not and make their own interpretations of what happened. Students can also discuss the lesson the story teaches about being too prideful.

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By Lisa Guidone

In this book we learn how crayons are made.

I like this book because it’s about something the students use everyday.

We can use this book to work in sequence of events and also learn some new vocabulary.

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All Kinds of People: What Makes Us Different

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All Kinds of People: What Makes Us Different

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By Jennifer Waters

This book is meant to show all different kinds of people with the idea that all of us are special and equal.

I like this book because it doesn’t only talk about different races, it’s talks about age, abilities, height, and other ways people can be different.

A good lesson to go with this reading would be a lesson about differences. Teachers have a civic duty to teach their students about different races and cultures and body types and ages and everything that someone can be so that they will be able to acknowledge differences but treat everyone the same.

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By Allan Fowler

In this book we learn about deserts.

I like this book because it challenges students thinking. Students might have one idea of a desert in their mind, but this book will tell you otherwise.

This is a great book for a KWL chart. Students will list what they know, want to know, and what they have learned at the end.

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By Patricia M. Stockland

In this book we learn all about turkeys and how they are raised from eggs to full grown turkeys.

I like this book because it is great to read around Thanksgiving when everyone is preparing to eat a big Turkey dinner.

We can use this book to work on sequencing.

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By Barbara Park

In this story, Junie B. Jones has lost her pink fluffy mittens so she goes to the lost and found to search for it. While searching the lost and found, she finds a pen and she wants it but it does not belong to her. She figures she can have it because finders keepers losers weepers makes sense.

I like this book because it is told from the perspective of a 1st grader and the students can relate to it.

I think this story teaches a good lesson about right and wrong.

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By Barbara Park

In this installation Junie B. Jones will be going on a class trip to the farm, but now she is worried that a rooster is going to peck her to death.

I like this book because it is comical and addresses how you can be afraid of something because you don’t know much about it.

I think this story is a good book to use for making connections . Students can talk about a time they were afraid of something and faced their fears only to find out they had no reason to be afraid .

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By Barbara Park

Junie B. wants to be excited for Halloween but she is scared that the monsters and witches might actually be real monsters and witches.

I like this book because the subject is Halloween and that is always fun for students.

This is another good book to use in correspondence with writing assignment about addressing our fears.

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Magic Treehouse #49: Stallion by Starlight

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Magic Treehouse #49: Stallion by Starlight

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By: Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie are transported in time to meet a young Alexander The Great who happens to be bossy and vain. Alexander claims he can tame a wild stallion but he isn't able to do it without the help of Jack and Annie.

I like the Magic Tree House series because kids are able to follow Jack and Annie on different adventures through different time periods and meet historical figures of those times.

I think this book would be be a good way to introduce a unit about Alexander the Great.

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The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger

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The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger

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By Ann M. Martin

In this episode of the baby sitters club, Mary Anne has lost her new kitten, Tigger.  The rest of the babysitter's join in an effort to find the missing kitty.

I like this series because you get to know all of the girls and they all have different personalities and family backgrounds.

I think this book is good for an exercise about plot, characters, and setting.

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By: Bruce McMillan

Night of the Pufflings follows the children Heimaey Island off the coast of Iceland while they wait for the Pufflings to take their first flight. They patrol the streets at night to make sure that all the Pufflings make it to the sea.

I like this book because it shows children’s making a contribution to the wellbeing of the little Pufflings. I like to learn about different animals and places and this was really interesting to me.

We can use this story to work on sequencing.

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By: Angela Wilkes

Animal Homes is a short story about the different types of homes that animals live in.

I like this book because it has good pictures and a lot of vocabulary words.

Students can use this book to compare and contrast different types of animal homes.

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By: Caryn Jenner

This story documents the journey of humpback whales as they travel over 2,000 miles of sea.

I like this story because the whales have names and I think that makes them more relatable for the students.

I think a good exercise for this book would be to read the book once and then read some questions then re-read and answer these questions. This teaches them how to extract the important information.

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By: Kaite Goldsworthy

This book is about the worlds tallest free standing structure, the Burj Khalifa, which is in Dubai.

I like this book because it doesn’t only talk about the building, it gives history on the UAE, teaches Arabic words, and even talks about some of the worlds other tall buildings.

This is a great book to teach new vocabulary from and prepare to learn about different countries.

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By: Angela Aylmore

In this book we get to see what a veterinarian does.

I like this books because it has animals in it and it has vocabulary words that are bolded so that they know they are important words.

This is a good book for when the class is learning about careers.

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By: Jane Kitirgis

Baby Zoo Animals is a books that shows many of the animals you would see at the zoo accompanied by their babies.

I like this book because it has has nice pictures and the baby animals are cute. It is easy to read.

I think this would be a good book to use to compare and contrast. Students can compare the different baby animals and compare the differerent baby animals to human babies.

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By: Diana Bentley

This book is about the seven wonders of the world.

I like this book because it has historical context.

I think this book is a good book to use to introduce a social studies lesson on ancient civilizations .

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By: Jules Feiffer

Cousin Joseph is a graphic novel that is geared more towards high school readers. It is about a detective in the early 1900’s who is supposed to be taking down a union. In the mean time he is also taking random jobs from the mysterious “cousin Joseph.”

I like this books because of its set in Hollywood in the year 1913. It addressing things like unions and other things of that time period.

I think this is a good book to teach in correspondence with teaching about unions.

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By: Ben Clanton

In this graphic novel Narwhal and Jelly find their inner super hero and become Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt. Then we get to see their super powers in action.

I love this book because it is funny and the illustrations are cute.

I think this book is a good story to use as an introduction to a creative writing exercise about what super power we would like to have and what we could do with it.

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By: Vincent Goodwin

This a graphic novel adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes mystery. In this installation we are investigating a strange inn guest and end up uncovering a mystery and a murder.

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The Heroes Of Olympus Book Two: The Son of Neptune

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The Heroes Of Olympus Book Two: The Son of Neptune

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By: Rick Riordan
Adapted by: Robert Venditti
The Son of Neptune is book two in the Heroes of Olympus series. We follow Percy, Hazel, and Frank as they encounter demigods, monsters, and other creatures on a quest for the prophecy of seven.

I chose this book because it was a Percy Jackson book and I enjoy the movie adaptions.

I think this book is good to introduce when students are learning about greek mythology.

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By: Dana Simpson

In Unicorn of Many Hats Phoebe and her Unicorn Marigold Heavenly Nostrils have even more adventures while Phoebe puts off her Summer reading.

I like this book because it has a unicorn as a main character and unicorns are very popular right now.

I think this book would be good to teach an exercise on vocabulary, because it includes a glossary as well. Students can sticky note pages with words they do not know the meaning of and use the glossary to learn what they mean.

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Magic Tree House #27 Thanksgiving on Thursday

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Magic Tree House #27 Thanksgiving on Thursday

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By: Mary Pope Osborne

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By Kelly Barnhill
The people in the town called the Protectorate leave a baby in the forrest for the witch who they believe has cursed their town. There is a witch,  who is kind, and places each baby with a loving family in the neighboring town. She mistakenly gives one of the babies magic from the moon and now she has to keep her in order to teach her how to use her magic.

This book is cool because it has witches and monsters and strange societies.

I think this would be a good book to explore different literary elements.

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By: Louis Sachar

Stanley believes his family is cursed. He gets sent to a boys detention camp in the middle of a desert, where he meets his friend, Zero. The two boys lift the family curse, and their luck turns around. They find treasure and escape the tortuous camp.

This book is very entertaining and has a lot of twists and turns that keep you wanting to read it.

I think this book would be good to analyze cause and effect relationships.

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By: Lois Lawry
The Giver is a dystopian novel about a boy who is being trained to be the person who will hold all the good and bad memories of the past.

I love this story because I love stories about dystopian societies.

This is a good story to focus on the characters and plot.

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Ayn Rand

Another dystopian novel that describes a society with assigned roles and people who are assigned numbers rather than names. Equality 7-2521 knows that this is not what he wants for his life and he finds a tunnel and hides in it to write. He convinces a woman to come with him while he plans to escape this society.

I like to read dystopian novels because it allows us to take a look at society and analyze the roles that we play in it.

I think this is a good story to use to open up discussions about society with the students.

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George Orwell

Led by the pig "Old Major", the animals at manor farm manage to overthrow their cruel just farmer, and create their own society. It's not long before the animals begin to have issues within their newly formed society.

I like this story because it uses animals to mirror problems that we come across in society.

I think the story can be a good lesson for vocabulary and also about analyzing different types of conflict.

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By: Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank is about a young Jewish girl who is in hiding during World War 2. She writes in her diary as her and her family hide in an attic apartment in Amsterdam for 2 years before they were found by authorities.

I don't like this story, because the holocaust was a horrible and disgusting part of history but it is usually required reading for middle/high school students.

This story is a good way to introduce World War 2 and the holocaust to students.

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By: Harper Lee

This story is told by 7 year old Scout, who's father is a lawyer who is defending a black man wrongly accused of  rape in Alabama during the Great Depression.

I like this book because it introduces a different time period and showcases racial injustices.

I think this a great book to use to compare issues with racial injustices of the past and compare and contrast them with racial injustices in the present.

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By: Pearl S. Buck

This is the life story about a poor farmer in rural china. He is given a wife and they have children and they goes through good and bad times financially. In the end the poor farmer dies rich surrounded himself with expensive things and concubines but his family now deals with petty disagreements over money.

This is my favorite book of all entire time in life. I love it because I get so lost in the book. The setting, the characters, the foot binding and opium smoking, I just loved it all. When the wife gave birth and went right back outside to work in the fields, it was like wow.

I think a good exercise to use this book for would be like a research paper on one of the things we encounter in the book.

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By: Kate DiCamillo

Good dog Rosie lives with her owner George, but she gets lonely. One day he takes her to the dog park, but she doesn’t know how to make friends.  In the story, we see Rosie finally make some friends.

The book is set up in little comic book panels & who doesn’t love a story about a good doggy ? The illustrations are really cute, and it’s relatable to children who sometimes don’t know how to make friends.

Good Rosie is a good story for students to make connections with. We can think about a time when we felt lonely in a new environment or had trouble making friend.

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Boots On The Ground: America’s War In Vietnam

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Boots On The Ground: America’s War In Vietnam

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By: Elizabeth Partridge

This story talks about the Vietnam war and all the significant events and figures of the time period.

This is a good book for older students who may be learning about the Vietnam war in social studies.

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By: Dave Eggers

This book teaches students about their role and responsibility as citizens.

I like this book because it is simple enough for lower elementary school students to understand  and it has really great illustrations that are inclusive of many different races.

This is a good book for teaching citizenship.