Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Why?

• I love the imagination within this book

Illustrated by David Shannon

Why?

• I loved these books as a kid, and want my students to also be able to read them

Illustrated by Elodie Coudray

Why?

• I have been obsessed with the wizard of oz for as long as I can remember!

• I want my students to have the opportunity to also become obsessed

• wonderful illustrations as well!

Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham

Why?

• absolutely wonderful illustration and inspiring story

Illustrated by Chelsey Mclaren

Why?

• Simple answer my name is Amelia

• I have also never read this book and I love the illustrations and message!

Illustrated by Lauren Castillo

Why?

• I moved when I was in high school and can relate to how moving can be difficult

• I also like the message it sends

Illustrated by Eva Eland

Why?

• I love how this books talks about being okay with sadness

• I also like how it talks abut how to welcome/deal with sadness

Illustrated by Jennie Webber

Why?

• I love how it is an informational book while still having beautiful illustrations and also simple language

• I think this would be a really awesome book for younger grades

• I am doing my text set about bees and found this in our classroom and fell in love with it

Illustrated by Paul Meisel

Why?

• I thought it was cute/cool how this informational text was a narrative one

• beautiful illustrations

Illustrated by Hannah Cha

Why?

• I really enjoyed the story behind this book with the stress upon kindness and inclusion

• I liked how each page had an action word and the illustrations showed that action

Illustrated by Carolyn Fisher

Why?

• I like the way the author scattered the words around the page in correspondence to the illustrations

• it gave the illustrations movements

• I loved how the story went through all of the seasons

Illustrated by Brigette Barrager

Why?

• I loved how the illustrator used lines to create movement throughout the pictures

• I also never knew the story behind Mr. Rogers and I love how it shows/explains the feelings of loneliness, and what can bring us comfort!

• I also think it could be useful to have this book in my classroom because if I am remembering right Mr. Rogers is no longer a thing

Illustrated by Angela Barrett

Why?

• I have always been fascinated and loved learning about Anne Franks story

• I think this book would be good for the younger ages to read and learn about this event in history

• It is accessible for younger grades with more simple language then some of the other books telling her story

• I also enjoyed the chronological timeline the author included at the end of the book!

Illustrated by Mika Song

Illustrated by Tim Bowers

Illustrated by Douglas Florian

Illustrated by Meilo So

Illustrated by Eda Kaban

Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Illustrated by Christopher Corr

Illustrated by Lane Smith

Why?

• I like how there were multiple fables in this book

• the illustrations were very funky and animated

• each page has a "moral" at the bottom

Illustrated by Steven Kellogg

Why?

• I like how this story relates to Maine

• I also like how it takes us through Paul Bunyans whole life story

• very beautiful and detailed illustrations

Illustrated by Brain Pinkney

Why?

• I like how this book was about only women

• I love how it included a map of where all of the myths, legends, & tall tales came from

Illustrated by Molly Bang

Why?

• I love how the illustrations include paper cutouts

• I love the gentleness of the story and the characters

• I like how the illustrator used the images to create movement throughout the book

Illustrated by Bryan Collier

Why?

• I enjoyed how this book also included multiple stories

• I loved the beautiful illustrations, they created images you wouldn't normally see in real life

• I thought it was interesting how this book started & ended with the same story but it had slight changes

Illustrated by Barry Moser

Why?

• Again very cool, detailed illustrations

• every few pages there is a new trickster character

• in the back there is more information about each of these animal tales