Illustrator: Hanoch Piven

Date of Publication: 2007

Book Award: None

Grade Level: Pre k - 3rd grade

Lexile Level: 610L

Standards Supported by Book:

1.6.R.2 Students will identify and use graphic and text features to understand texts: ● photos ● illustrations ● titles ● labels ● headings ● charts ● graphs

K.6.R.2 Students will identify and use graphic and text features to understand texts: ● photos ● illustrations ● titles

K.6.R.1 Students will identify relevant pictures, charts, grade-level texts, or people as sources of information on a topic of interest.

Link to Read Aloud: https://youtu.be/e1mn72Rk_j0?si=gjOaghO3yH5qO6e6

At least one resource to teach the book: The students in the class can draw their family or friends the same way that the main character in the book did. They can draw people using objects that describe them best!

Illustrator: Brenda Li

Date of Publication: October 17, 2023

Book Award: Silver Medal from Readers' Favorite and bestseller status

Grade Level: Kindergarden - 2nd grade

Lexile Level: 500L

Standards Supported by Book: K.2.R.3 Students will sequence the plot (i.e., beginning, middle, and end) of a story with prompting.

1.2.F.2 Students will orally and accurately read grade-level text at a smooth rate with expression that connotes comprehension.

2.2.R.3 Students will begin to summarize the plot of a story to include the beginning, middle, and end.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrizwEkTIRc

At least one resource to teach the book: The students could reflect on how this book could apply to them in the classroom. Each student would write a sentence about a time they made a mistake and learned from it.

Illustrator: Aristides Ruiz

Date of Publication: March 28, 2017

Book Award: ILA Teachers Choice

Grade Level: 1st grade - 3rd grade

Lexile Level: AD 370L

Standards Supported by Book: 3.3.R.2 Students will determine whether a grade-level literary text is narrated in first- or third-person point of view.

2.3.R.5 Students will use details from the literary or informational text to draw conclusions and make predictions.

2.3.R.3 Students will find examples of literary elements: ● setting (i.e., time and place) ● plot (i.e., beginning, middle, end) ● characters and their traits

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gy51e1N4p0

At least one resource to teach the book: The students could fill in a story mountain that has the beginning, climax, resolution and other details. It would support the students comprehension.

Illustrator: Pete Oswald

Date of Publication: Decemeber 3, 2019

Book Award: Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Grade Level: Kindergarten - 2nd grade

Lexile Level: 530L

Standards Supported by Book: K.3.R.2 Students will ask and answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, and when) about texts, photographs, or illustrations during shared reading or other text experiences with prompting.

K.3.R.3 Students will describe characters and setting in a story with prompting.

2.7.R Students will explore and compare ideas and topics in multimodal content.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfq0JpXfMh0

At least one resource to teach the book: This book could be used with a social studies lesson as it discusses community and relationships which is what the younger grades primarily focus on when introducing social studies.

Illustrator: Todd Parr

Date of Publication: July 15, 2014

Book Award: New York Times Bestselling Author

Grade Level: Pre K - 1st grade

Lexile Level: AD 390L

Standards Supported by Book: 1.2.R.3 Students will sequence the plot (i.e., beginning, middle, and end) of a story.

K.6.R.1 Students will identify relevant pictures, charts, grade-level texts, or people as sources of information on a topic of interest.

PK.8.R Students will listen and respond to read-alouds, participate in shared reading, and interact independently with texts.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4iQtGRLt6Y

At least one resource to teach the book: This book could be paired with an SEL lesson where the teacher can elaborate on how mistakes are normal and a part of life which is beneficial for all ages especially pre k through first grade as they are begginning school.

Illustrator: Sarah Horne

Date of Publication: January 1, 2012

Book Award: NA

Grade Level: Pre K - 1st grade

Lexile Level: 660L

Standards Supported by Book: PK.5.R.2 Students will hear different parts of speech through conversations, read-alouds, and interactive reading: ● concrete objects as persons, places, or things (i.e., nouns) ● words as actions (i.e., verbs) ● color adjectives ● spatial and time relationships such as up, down, before, and after

K.2.R.3 Students will sequence the plot (i.e., beginning, middle, and end) of a story with prompting.

1.2.R.1 Students will identify the topic or main idea with some supporting details of a text.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGypMYuC-2E

At least one resource to teach the book: This could be taught with an SEL lesson about not always getting your way. It does a good job of encouraging this mindset into younger grades and could be elaborated on in an SEL lesson.

Illustrator: Christopher Weyant

Date of Publication: September 1, 2018

Book Award: Winner of the Christopher Award

Grade Level: Pre K - 1st grade

Lexile Level: AD 470L

Standards Supported by Book: K.8.R Students will listen and respond to read-alouds, participate in shared reading, and interact independently with texts.

K.4.R.2 Students will begin to develop an awareness of context clues through read-alouds and other text experiences.

PK.5.R.1 Students will hear different sentence structures through conversations, read-alouds, and interactive reading.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZRgA52N-Os

At least one resource to teach the book: The students can explain how they work together and how each student provides their own important role.

Illustrator: Rafael López

Date of Publication: September 3rd, 2019

Book Award: Schneider Family Book Award

Grade Level: 2nd - 5th grade

Lexile Level: 710 L

Standards Supported by Book: 2.2.R.3 Students will begin to summarize the plot of a story to include the beginning, middle, and end.

3.2.R.3 Students will summarize and sequence the important events of a story.

4.2.R.1 Students will determine the key details that support the main idea of a text.

Link to Read Aloud:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QywOvPQy9rc

At least one resource to teach the book: The students could have a guest speaker come in and share their personal story that relates to the book and how they overcame their challenges.

Author: Scott Stuart

Illustrator: Scott Stuart

Date of Publication: January 7, 2025

Book Award: NA

Grade Level: Kindergarten - 2nd grade

Lexile Level: 300L

Standards Supported by Book: 2.6.R.1 Students will create their own questions to find information on their topic.

1.3.R.1 Students will identify the author’s purpose (i.e., tell a story, provide information) with prompting.

K.8.R Students will listen and respond to read-alouds, participate in shared reading, and interact independently with texts.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaOCeppFxKc

At least one resource to teach the book: This lesson would be beneficial for the students to reflect on a time that they led with their heart and another time they led with their brain and how it effected them. They could write a sentence about what they reflected on.

Illustrator: Greg Paprocki

Date of Publication: July 1st, 2003

Book Award: NA

Grade Level: 2nd - 4th grade

Lexile Level: 600L

Standards Supported by Book: 4.4.R.5 Students will acquire new grade-level vocabulary, relate new words to prior knowledge, and apply vocabulary in various contexts.

3.6.R.1 Students will conduct research to answer questions, including self-generated questions, and to build knowledge.

2.7.R Students will explore and compare ideas and topics in multimodal content.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdRPW6hUViw

At least one resource to teach the book: This book could be integrated with math and english. It uses and discusses math but is still used as a read aloud.

Illustrator: NA

Date of Publication: October, 1997

Book Award: Newbery Medal Award

Grade Level: 6th grade

Lexile Level: 1040L

Standards Supported by Book:

6.2.R.2 Students will analyze details in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction texts to distinguish genres.

6.2.R.3 Students will paraphrase a paragraph in their own words to demonstrate comprehension.

6.3.R.5 Students will identify literary elements and devices that impact a text’s theme.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvD4huEHwY&list=PLrdqyg31ecxc8h5QBLAswmZsFr6aWri1U

At least one resource to teach the book: The students can use this poetry book to find begginning, middle and end of the story, highlighting the importance parts.

Illustrator: Zachary Sterling

Date of Publication: October 17, 2023

Book Award: Asian/Pacific American Award

Grade Level: 3rd - 6th grade

Lexile Level: GN 300L

Standards Supported by Book: 4.2.R.3 Students will summarize and sequence the important events of a story.

4.3.R.3 Students will find textual evidence of literary elements: ● setting ● plot ● characters (i.e., protagonist, antagonist) ● characterization ● conflict

4.4.R.2 Students will use context clues to clarify the meaning of words

Link to Read Aloud: NA

At least one resource to teach the book: The students could do a picture walk first to predict what they think will happen in the book before they read it. This will suport the students understanding in the importance of illustrations in a graphic novel and books.

Illustrator: Paul Casale

Date of Publication: January, 1990

Book Award: IRA Children's Choice

Grade Level: 4th grade

Lexile Level: 340L

Standards Supported by Book: 4.6.R.3 Students will determine the relevance of the information gathered.

4.4.R.2 Students will use context clues to clarify the meaning of words.

4.3.R.1 Students will determine the author’s purpose (i.e., entertain, inform, persuade) by identifying key details.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP-pTWhwxCg&list=PLTv1zTWiaNzNGCxjlM5Prc_2w1Subf5iU

At least one resource to teach the book: This novel could be paired with an SEL lesson about peer pressure as well as a beginning of the year book that will set up expectations for the incoming fourth graders.

Illustrator: David Levithan

Date of Publication: May 10, 2016

Book Award: NA

Grade Level: 3rd - 5th grade

Lexile Level: 780L

Standards Supported by Book:

3.2.R.3 Students will summarize and sequence the important events of a story.

3.3.R.3 Students will find examples of literary elements: ● setting ● plot ● characters ● characterization

5.2.R.1 Students will explain how key supporting details support the main idea of a text.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDEQvfeJgfs&list=PLm9lGIu-fnWZI5sXiucCxjlzdia7e3yZX

At least one resource to teach the book: The students could write a paragraph about how the two students developed from the beginning of the book to the end. They should take notes on character development happening in the book.

Illustrator: G. Brain Karas

Date of Publication: September 2007

Book Award: NA

Grade Level: 4th - 6th grade

Lexile Level: 930L

Standards Supported by Book: 4.3.R.3 Students will find textual evidence of literary elements: ● setting ● plot ● characters (i.e., protagonist, antagonist) ● characterization ● conflict.

5.8.R Students will read selected texts independently and for various lengths of time, choosing genres to suit and expand their personal preferences and purposes.

6.3.R.8 Students will analyze one or more ideas from a text, providing textual evidence to support their inferences.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCgc4oWn7IQ&list=PLStVV9pU09RyX4o192VmkETxeiqi7xvT2

At least one resource to teach the book: The students can write inferences on what they think will happen in the next chapter. When the next chapter is read aloud they next day, the students can see if their inferneces were accurate or if they want to make changes.

Author: Dan Santat

Illustrator: Dan Santat

Date of Publication: April 8, 2014

Book Award: Caldecott Medal Winner

Grade Level: Pre K - 2nd Grade

Lexile Level: AD 480L

Standards Supported by Book: 1.2.R.3 Students will sequence the plot (i.e., beginning, middle, and end) of a story.

K.6.R.1 Students will identify relevant pictures, charts, grade-level texts, or people as sources of information on a topic of interest.

2.7.R Students will explore and compare ideas and topics in multimodal content.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ms3Ecpfcvc

At least one resource to teach the book: The students could draw pictures to represent the fantasy book and details that are given/shown.

Author: Kwame Alexander

Illustrator: Kadir Nelson

Date of Publication: April 2, 2019

Book Award: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award

Grade Level: PreK–2

Lexile Level: AD830L

Standards Supported by Book: 2.6.R.1 Students will create their own questions to find information on their topic.

2.4.R.2 Students will use context clues to determine the meaning of words.

2.6.R.2 Students will identify and use graphic and text features to understand texts: ● photos ● illustrations ● titles ● labels ● headings ● charts ● graphs ● captions ● subheadings

Link to Read Aloud:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJGJTOQK

At least one resource to teach the book: This could be paired with a social studies lesson where the students have to investiage this historicial fiction and activate prior knowledge.

Author: Michaela Goade

Illustrator: Michaela Goade

Date of Publication: March 22, 2022

Book Award: American Indian Youth Literature Award

Grade Level: PreK–2

Lexile Level: 740L

Standards Supported by Book: 1.6.R.1 Students will identify who can answer questions about their topic or what resources they will need to find the information.

1.3.R.4 Students will ask and answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, why, and when) about texts.

1.6.R.2 Students will identify and use graphic and text features to understand texts: ● photos ● illustrations ● titles ● labels ● headings ● charts ● graphs

Link to Read Aloud:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NcogSo83

At least one resource to teach the book: The students can record questions that they have about the book and share with the class. After, the students can go around answering these questionsusing text evidence.

Author: Hélène Druvert

Illustrator: Hélène Druvert

Date of Publication: April 6, 2021

Book Award: Pura Belpré Award

Grade Level: Pre K - 2nd grade

Lexile Level: AD 820L

Standards Supported by Book: 1.3.R.4 Students will ask and answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, why, and when) about texts.

1.3.R.5 Students will begin to use details from a text to draw conclusions and make predictions.

1.3.R.6 Students will begin to locate facts that are clearly stated in a text.

Link to Read Aloud: NA

At least one resource to teach the book: This could be paired with a science lesson where the students reflect on their enviorment and how it effects them and the world around them.

Illustrator: Dan Santat

Date of Publication: July 1, 2011

Book Award: Sequoyah Book Award

Grade Level: 3rd - 7th Grade

Lexile Level: 340L

Standards Supported by Book:

4.2.R.1 Students will determine the key details that support the main idea of a text.

4.2.F.2 Students will orally and accurately read grade-level text at a smooth rate with expression that connotes comprehension.

4.2.R.3 Students will summarize and sequence the important events of a story.

Link to Read Aloud: NA

At least one resource to teach the book: The students could pair up and read the book together and do a think pair share with the class to practice fluency as well as comprehension of the book.

Illustrator: Laurie Keller

Date of Publication: 2016

Book Award: Geisel Award

Grade Level: Pre K - 2nd Grade

Lexile Level: 270L

Standards Supported by Book: 2.2.R.1 Students will identify the main idea and supporting details of a text.

2.2.R.2 Students will identify elements of various genres in fiction and nonfiction texts.

2.2.R.3 Students will begin to summarize the plot of a story to include the beginning, middle, and end.

Link to Read Aloud: NA

At least one resource to teach the book: The students can write a paragraph about their own identities and share with the class to share about themseleves and learn about their peers and how each of them is different.

Author: David Wiesner

Illustrator: David Wiesner

Date of Publication: September, 2007

Book Award: Caldecott Medal Winner

Grade Level: 4th - 6th grade

Lexile Level: NP

Standards Supported by Book: 4.2.R.3 Students will summarize and sequence the important events of a story.

5.4.R.2 Students will use context clues to clarify the meaning of words.

5.6.R.2 Students will identify and use text features (e.g., graphics, captions, headings/subheadings, bold/italicized words, charts, tables, legends) to analyze the structure of informational texts.

Link to Read Aloud: NA

At least one resource to teach the book: The students can write down their interpretation of the story as it is a wordless picture book then they can share with the class what each student took away and the inferences they made.