My Children's Literature Portfolio (grades 2-6) by skye hurst

(Include 3 Newbery Winners.)

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-26 16:46:49 UTC

Hopkinson, Deborah. Apples to Oregon. On their way to Oregon from Iowa, a family packed themselves up but not without a huge box of fruit trees. The book follows their journey and how they had to come up with unique ways to keep the trees alive. Once arriving in Portland they planted all their fruit and became rich!

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-26 16:46:49 UTC

Cooper, Floyd. (2013). Max and The Tag Along Moon. As Max leaves, his grandpa tells him about the moon that will never leave his side. On the way home, Max tracks the moon until the clouds cover it. Feeling lonely, Max searches for the moon and finally, it shows its face again.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-26 16:46:49 UTC

Polacco, Patricia. (1998). Thank You, Mr.Falker. This is a true story about a young girl's academic journey. The girl goes through elementary school struggling to get by because of her dyslexia. After years of just getting by, Mr.Falker steps in and takes the time to truly help her.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 14:55:54 UTC

Reynolds, Peter. (2020). Be You. This would be a great book to read at the start of the year. It talks about how we should be ourselves because that makes us unique. It pushes students to get out of their comfort zones and be bold.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 15:00:39 UTC

Kranz, Linda. (2006). Only One You. Ardi the fish gets great advice from his parents. They tell him to be himself because there is "only one you." In a sea of fish made out of painted rocks, they are all unique and stand out in their own ways.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 15:05:54 UTC

Van Dusen, Chris. (2019). If I built a school. A little boy fantasizes on what he would do if he was in charge of building a school. From adding a pool, sky diving windows, and a cooking robot, to anything a kid could want. This is a great book to get kids thinking creatively.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 15:14:48 UTC

Diesen, Deborah. (2013). Picture Day Perfection. A young boy tried to plan the perfect picture for picture day. Nothing seems to go right that day, he wakes up with bedhead, spills syrup on himself, gets in trouble, and so much more. Except this is exactly what he had planned to happen, the most perfect WORST picture!

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 15:23:44 UTC

Rubinstein, Gary. (2011). The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes. Beatrice was known as the girl who never made mistakes. One day in cooking class she almost made a mistake. This close call made her super anxious that she would finally mess up. At the talent show, Beatrice made a huge mistake but this only helped her grow.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 15:31:10 UTC

Viorst, Judith. (2014). Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day! Alexander wakes up and has the worst day ever! Nothing goes right for him and he had a terrible attitude about it. His mom reminds him that some days are just like that.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 15:50:18 UTC

Blabey, Aaron. (2014). Pig The Pug. Pig lived in the house with a wiener dog, Trevor. Pig did not want to share the toys with Trevor so he gathered them up, climbed up the toy hill, and once he reached the top, they all came tumbling down. Pig learned how to share after that.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 15:55:37 UTC

Shannon David. (1998). No, David! David loves to do naughty things like playing ball in the house and leaving his toys out. David's mom always tells him no! But when David gets sad she always remembers to tell him that she loves him!

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 16:00:25 UTC

Litwin, Eric. (2008). Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes. This is a great story to read to young children to teach them that it is okay if things don't go their way. Pete the cat loves his shoes. He goes through a series of things that change the colors of his shoes but that does not stop him from walking and singing his song.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 16:04:14 UTC

Bender, Mike. (2023). The Most Serious Fart. Siegfried wanted to be taken seriously, so he took to a debate. He wanted to change everything about a fart, change the noise to Beethoven, the name, and where it came from. His fellow farts loved who they were and they helped him change his mind.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 16:09:47 UTC

Stephen W. Martin. (2022) I Can't Draw. Max struggles with his ability to draw. His friend tries to help him draw by giving him a drawing book and when that doesn't work Max decides to trace Eugene's drawing. After a while, Max realizes that his art makes him unique.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 16:14:40 UTC

Poole, Helen. (2014). Clara's Crazy Curls. One night Clara decides to use a hair gel that would grow her hair. When she woke up her hair reached outer space and she was famous! It was fun until it became a hazard and made her have to sit out on things with her friends. She told her mom what she did and her mom helped her get a haircut to be herself again.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 16:20:28 UTC

Dickens, Charles. (1843). A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, cold, and selfish businessman who hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve he gets visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, present, and Future. Through these encounters, his heart is changed and he decides to become a kind, giving, and loving man.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 16:35:28 UTC

Dahl, Roald. (1961). James and the Giant Peach. James has finally found a way out of the home of his cruel aunts. He enters a magical giant peach and he becomes friends with insects. Together they brave the ocean waters and discover bravery and friendship.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 16:43:44 UTC

Ludwig, Trudy. (2013)The Invisible Boy. Brian feels as if he is invisible, he is never picked for games, not invited to parties, and always not seen. A new boy, Justin, enters the class and he sticks out like a sore thumb. Justin makes Brian finally feel seen.

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 17:05:58 UTC

WIlliams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother. (1982). After a terrible fire, Rosa and her mom save up all their coins to buy new furniture. When they moved into a new house, the community came together to make it a home but they still did not have a sofa. After they had enough money, Rosa got to pick out the perfect chair!

skyehurst435 — 2024-08-27 17:21:12 UTC

Stewart, Whitney. (2009). Who was Walt Disney? This book goes over the life of Walt Disney. From the time he was young living on a farm to the height of his success. Though many things stood in Disney's way, he always found a way to over come them.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-01 20:31:27 UTC

Brown, Monica. (2004). "My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz" Though not a traditional autobiography, this picture book is written from Celia Cruz's perspective. It tells the story of her journey to the United States and becoming an icon. She has been known as the "Queen of Salsa."

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-01 20:37:41 UTC

Curcio, Anthony. (2016)The Boy Who Never Gave Up. This story follows young Stephen Curry and his dream of playing in the NBA. He was bullied because of his size but this only made him work harder. In college, only one coach saw Curry's potential and he helped others see who Curry was. He would then go on and win many awards and break many records.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-01 20:44:35 UTC

Meadows, Michelle. (2020)Flying High: The Story of Gymnastic Champion Simone Biles. This is a great book for young girls and boys who are interested in gymnastics. Simone grew up in a foster home and had to split from her siblings when she was adopted. Her new family helped her get into gymnastics and she fell in love with the sport. Even when things do not go her way, she gets back and tries again.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-01 20:50:20 UTC

Bridges, Ruby. (2009). Ruby Bridges Goes To School. This is a great book to introduce the topic of segregation. In kindergarten, Ruby had to go to a white school even when she, her family, and school got so much backlash. Ruby's bravery got her lots of recognition and she helped pave the way for blacks in white schools.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-01 20:56:16 UTC

Scieszka, Jon. (1989). The TRUE story of the 3 Little Pigs by A.Wolf. This book puts a spin on the traditional 3 little pig story. It is told from the wolf's point of view, he states that he had a terrible cold while baking a cake. While he was baking he noticed he had no sugar and went to neighbors to ask for some. One after another, the sneezes blew the houses in. The news outlets had gotten ahold of the story and framed his as the bad guy.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-01 21:12:10 UTC

Cooper, Susan. (2005). The Magician’s Boy. This book is a mix of Traditional lit and fantasy. It is about a young boy who works for a magician and wants to learn magic so badly. The magician is always saying "Not yet boy, your time will come," so the boy takes care of the magician's rabbits and animals to pass the time until one day a puppet goes missing. He finds himself chasing the puppet through classic fairytales and his last challenge changes his life.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-02 12:15:45 UTC

NEWBERRY WINNER DiCamillo, Kate. (2003). "The Tale of Despereaux." Despereaux is a brave mouse that was born with oversized ears. He is unlike his peers because instead of eating the royal books he reads them. This leads him to meet and fall in love with the princess, but she must be rescued. Through this journey, he discovers the power of light, love, and forgiveness.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-02 12:22:41 UTC

Duddle, Jonny. (2011).The Pirates Next Door. A little girl dreams of having a neighbor her age. One day a pirate family moves in next door and she gets to learn all about how they live. Her parents were not pleased and told her to play with "normal" kids. The whole neighborhood works together to kick them out. After the Jolly Rogers get their boat back together they leave in the night but not without leaving some treasure for everyone in the neighborhood.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-02 12:38:18 UTC

Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renee Watson. (2021).Born on The Water. A little girl is given a project to retrace her family history, but she has no idea where her family is from. Her grandma retells her the beautiful side of her heritage and then gets into the story of how her people were stolen. Though the white people were nasty her people still fought and kept a piece of their home. After finding out her history she was even more proud to be who she was.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-02 15:41:57 UTC

Levine, Ellen. (2007) Henry's Freedom Box. Henry, a slave boy, had no idea how old he was. When he got older he met his wife Nancy and had beautiful children. One day his wife and children we sold to another family, never to be seen again. Upset and lost, Henry had the bright idea to ship himself to a land of free men. From that day on he had a birthday, the day he was freed.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-02 19:45:17 UTC

Potter, Beatrix. (1901)The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Mamma Rabbit told her children not to go to Mr. McGregor because it was dangerous. They all listened except for Peter, who went to enjoy the delicious garden. While he was feasting he ran into Mr. McGregor and had to run and hide. Lost and wet, Peter had to find his way back home.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-02 20:03:35 UTC

Palatini, Margie. (2004).Sweet tooth. Stewart had a terrible case of a "sweet tooth." Anytime candy came around he would go crazy and act out. This is a great book to teach kids about self-control and how anything can be bad if you have too much of it.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-02 20:09:56 UTC

Polacco, Patricia. (1994). Pink and say. This is a story about two soldiers meeting in the American Civil War. Say, an Ohio farm boy and a Union soldier, Pink came together to fight. Pink's mamma fed them and got them ready for the war, right as they were going to leave bandits came and killed Mamma. The boys went on their way but were kidnapped and thrown in a war camp, Say survived but Pink was sadly killed right away.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-02 20:24:10 UTC

Polacco, Patricia. (2000). The butterfly. Monique woke up one morning and saw a "ghost" in her window. Without knowing, this was a little Jewish girl her family was hiding. Monique finally meets the girl and has to show true courage and loyalty. This is an amazing story to read to a class to introduce World War 2.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-02 20:32:03 UTC

Woodruff, Elvira. (1998). The Memory Coat. This book follows a young Russian Jewish boy and his cousin as they escape persecution in Russia and journey to America through Ellis Island. Moving across the world, they had to make themselves presentable, the boy's aunt wanted to get rid of his coat but he held tight to it. On the inside of the coat was the wool previously worn in his mother's coat, the last thing he had of her. In the end, the boy and coat made it safely.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-03 23:08:07 UTC

Osborne, Mary Pope. (2005). The Magic Tree House, Pirates Past Noon. Jack and Annie are taken to a beautiful beach by the magic tree house. It is wonderful until the encounters the dreaded Cap'n Bones, looking for buried treasure. He takes them captive and they have to figure out how to get back home.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-03 23:13:30 UTC

Silverstein, Shel. (1974). Where The Sidewalk Ends. The famous Silverstein writes a poetry book that takes a look into his whimsical mind. It is a book for "a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a magic bean buyer." A beautiful collection of drawings and stories.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-03 23:22:00 UTC

Dallan, Marnie.(2018) Every Day Me. This book is full of sweet poems about a young girl and what she is interested. It encourages kids to get outside to play and get creative. This is a great book to read to second graders as they learn how to write poems.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-03 23:28:46 UTC

Watt, Melanie. (2006).Scaredy Squirrel. A squirrel is so afraid to try new things. One day a killer bee gets into a nut tree and makes the squirrel fall out of his home. This causes him to find out he can fly and glide in the wind. After that, he becomes brave and does not stay trapped in his tree instead, he tries new things.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-11 16:08:09 UTC

Pilkey, Dav. (1996)The Paper Boy. This is a short story about a little boy and his dog waking up to deliver the paper. With all of the world still sleeping, the boy and his dog can enjoy their favorite time of the day. At the end of the story, as everyone is waking up, the boy and his dog climb back into be and head to sleep.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-11 16:13:12 UTC

Jordan, Deloris and Jordan, Roslyn. (2000). Salt in His Shoes. This is an inspiring book about the famous Michael Jordan. Growing up Jordan loved to play pick-up basketball with his brothers but he always felt like he was letting them down. Feeling too short he asked his mom how to grow. She said with prayer, eating right, patience, and salt in his shoes he could grow. After some time of practicing, Jordan decided that his dedication would make him a better player, not his height.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-11 16:14:46 UTC

Bunting, Eve. (1988). How many days to America? A family's life was turned upside down when they were forced out of their homeland. They decided to escape to America with only a few items and their hopes and dreams. On the boat to America, they faced thieves, whales, soldiers, a lack of food and water, and much more. But everything paid off when they reached America with people waiting with open arms.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-11 16:27:42 UTC

O'Neill, Kay (2017) The Tea Dragon Society. A girl's mother always preached to keep the art of blacksmithing alive. While the daughter is a blacksmith apprentice to her mother she meets the Tea Dragon Society. In Society, she makes a new best friend

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 18:26:22 UTC

Telgemeier, Raina (2010)Smile. This is a memoir of Raina Telgemeier. It follows the story of her trying to live a normal middle school life. During the book, she trips and breaks her two front teeth out of her mouth. This is a great story for upper-elementary girls

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 18:29:55 UTC

DiCamillo, Kate (2006)The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Edward Tulane is a glass rabbit that cannot talk move but only think and yet he travels and learns about family and loss. He learns about love and loss through his several found families. This would be a great book to read to the class because it keeps them hooked.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 18:33:48 UTC

DiCamillo, Kate. (2000)Because of Win Dixie. Opal meets and saves Win Dixie. Through him, she learns about friendships and what it means to have a family. Because of the dog, she grows closer to her daad and other people in Niomi.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 18:35:54 UTC

DiCamillo, Kate. (2001)Tiger Rising. Rob is bullied and his life is hard because his mother has passed away. He meets and girl and a tiger in a cage who resemble each other. In the end, he lets the tiger out of the cage while also letting his grief out of his cage. The dad has to shoot the tiger and the honesty results in them growing closer.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 18:38:35 UTC

Gardiner, John. (1980). Stone Fox. Little Willy enters a dog sled race with Searchlight to save his farm. Everyone thinks that Stone Fox is going to win because he always does. But when Searchlight's heart explodes, Stone Fox stops and lets little Willy carry his dog over the finish line to win.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 18:43:56 UTC

Applegate, Katherine.(2014) Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla. Ivan gets taken from the jungle in Central Africa. He is adopted by a man who owns a shopping mall. For 3 years he was raised like a young boy but he got too big for a home and was left to stay in a cage in the mall. Finally, he was rescued by the Atlanta Zoo where he could play on trees with his gorilla mates.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 18:48:09 UTC

Miller Darcy. (2021)Strangeville School is Totally Normal. This school is anything but normal. This is Harvey's 5th school and he meets Stella and they try to solve the mystery of the supply closet that is making people disabled. At the end of the book, Harvey admits it's okay to be strange because he has angel wings and he saves Stella from the closet.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 18:53:12 UTC

NEWBERRY WINNER Sacher, Louis. (1998)Holes. Standley was wrongfully accused and sent to a boy's detention center where he spends his time digging holes. Later in the book, it is revealed that they are digging a hole to find a buried treasure. Standley finally breaks his curse by helping a friend and they find the gold together.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 18:57:16 UTC

Stroud, Jonathan.(2013) Lockwood and Co the Screaming Staircase. Only kids can hear and see ghost presence so they work dangerous ghost-hunting jobs. Lucy starts worthing for Lockwood and Co which is run by 2 kids. There they take the scary job of the screaming staircase, which ends up being a trap they have to escape.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-15 19:08:06 UTC

Bunting, Eve.(1995) Cheyenne Again. The white people come and colonize the land of the Native Americans. They take Young Bull to one of their schools and try and strip him of his heritage. Young Bull can't take it and tries to run away but is quickly caught. The only thing he can do to escape the white school is imagine and dream of what his life would be like if he had never been taken.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-16 12:00:49 UTC

Park, Barbara. (1993)Junie B Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth. Junie B's teacher tells the class that on Monday, they need to dress up as what they want to be when they are older. Junie B is at a loss for what she wants to be when she gets old. On the bus home, she fibs and makes up parts of her future job saying she will have lots of keys, paint, and save people from danger. In the end, she realizes that a janitor fits her job perfectly and she proudly dresses up as one.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-16 13:00:12 UTC

Ripley, Robert (2023). Ripley's Believe it or not. This is a book about world records that have been made for the year 2023. This is a fun book to have in your library for children who do not want to read anything. Hopefully if they enjoy reading this they will feel empowered to read a more challenging book.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-22 23:11:23 UTC

Dismondy, Maria. (2008)Spaghetti in a Hotdog Bun. Lucy stands out because she does everything differently. One boy at school is constantly bullying her even when she tries to stand up for herself. When the boy gets stuck on top of the monkey bars, Lucy decides to help him down. After that they become friends.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-22 23:17:15 UTC

Cummins, Lucy. (2018) Stumpkin. This is a book about a pumpkin that has no stem and his journey of waiting to get picked for Halloween. As all the pumpkins get picked to become jack-o-lanterns, Stumpkin is left for last. On the night of Halloween, the shopkeeper carves Stumpkin and fulfills his dream!

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-22 23:26:15 UTC

Pak, Kenard. (2016). Good Bye Summer, Hello Autumn. As a girl goes on a walk she says hello to the nature, people, and animals around her and they all respond by explaining their changes from summer to fall. This is a great book to introduce the way nature changes through the seasons.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-22 23:37:19 UTC

Lewis, Kevin. (2003)The Runaway Pumpkin. A great rhyming book that will keep the student entertained. The story follows a huge pumpkin that rolls away and crashes into many people in the town. In the end, they catch the pumpkin and Grandma baked it into so many fall treats.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-22 23:43:55 UTC

Rubin, Adam. (2012)Dragons Love Tacos. If you want to make friends with a dragon give him a taco. Make sure you do not give them any hot salsa because it hurts their tummy and causes them to breathe fire. The only thing they love more than tacos and parties are taco parties!

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-22 23:50:31 UTC

Ernst, Lisa Campbell. (2006) The Gingerbread Girl. This is the story of the "younger and wiser" sister to the Gingerbread Man. When she becomes alive she runs away from the bakers. As she is running she passes many people and animals that want to eat her but she escapes until she faces the fox that ate her brother. As she and the fox swim across the river he tries to eat her but she outsmarts him and saves the day.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-23 00:01:46 UTC

Andrew Joyner, Ursula Dubosarsky (2009). The Terrible Plop. An apple that drops from a tree creates a terrible plop that causes a group of rabbits to head for the hills. All the animals follow until they run into a bear that forces the smallest rabbit to take him to the plop. The big brown bear and rabbit watch as the apples fall into the water, the bunny is released but the bear gets spooked and runs to the other animals.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-23 00:16:20 UTC

Khan, Rukhsana (2010). Big Red Lollypop Rubina is invited to a birthday party and her mother makes her bring her little sister, Sana, along. Sana is a mess and ruins the party, she also eats both red lollypops the girls were gifted. A couple of years later Sana gets invited to a party and her mom makes her bring the youngest sister but Rubina tells her mom not to do that. When Sana gets home from the party she gifts Rubina a big green lollypop.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-23 00:26:58 UTC

Boelts, Maribeth (2007) Those Shoes. A young boy wants a new pair of shoes but his family does not have the money for them. He and his grandma find the shoes at the thrift store but they are too small, nevertheless he still buys them. One day his friend who also needs new shoes comes over and the main character decides to give him the shoes. They both feel great and this strengthens their friendship.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-23 00:45:47 UTC

Jenkins, Martin (1997)Chameleons are Cool. This is a book about chameleons and how they are different from other lizards. Chameleons change colors when they are fighting, uncomfortable, or sick. They also only fight with the same breed of chameleon. This book is full of many more lizard facts.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-23 00:50:48 UTC

Jamieson, Victoria (2012) Olympig!: The Triumphant Story of an Underdog. Boomer, a pig, was the first pig to compete in the Animal Summer Olympics. He had practiced hard for all of his events yet still lost. After throwing a fit and losing the last event, Boomer had a revelation, what great practice this was for the Winter Olympics!

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-23 22:58:13 UTC

Abdo, Kenny (2021)Cincinnati Bengals (NFL Teams). This book goes over the Bengal's history and what makes them unique. It showcases popular players/staff and successful seasons. This would be a great book to have in your library for kids who love football.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-23 23:08:30 UTC

Moon, Emily Kate. (2021)DROP: An Adventure Through The Water Cycle. This creative nonfiction story follows Drop, a drop of water, and her journey through the water cycle. She has been every type of rain, heavy, light, and frozen. It shows all the possibilities of where a drop in the water cycle could go.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-23 23:15:10 UTC

Moss, Marissa. (2004) Mighty Jackie; The Strike Out Queen. Ever since Jackie was a young girl, she loved throwing baseballs. When she grew up she was picked up by the Chattanooga Baseball team. When pitching for them she strikes out major players like Babe Ruth. After that game, someone banned her from playing in the major leagues because they thought it would be too hard for a woman.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-25 16:47:02 UTC

NEWBERRY WINNER Spinelli, Jerry. (1990). Maniac Magee. "Maniac" Magee was a boy who became a legend in the town of Two Mills. After running away from his aunt and uncle's troubled home, Jeffery goes on a journey that bridges racial divides, he confronts homelessness and makes friends with anyone in his path. Through his athleticism, kindness, and courage, Maniac becomes exactly what the town needs, someone to bring together the racial divide.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-26 00:33:42 UTC

Latimer, Alex. (2014) Pig and Small. This is a book about a Pig and Bug and how their sizes affect their friendship. Pig gets upset that Bag isn't pedaling on the tandem bike and Bug is upset that Pig fell asleep while Bug was trying to move his chess piece. This is a great book to teach students about character's perspective.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-26 00:37:55 UTC

Hobbie, Holly(1998)Toot And Puddle: A present for Toot. Puddle wanted to find the most perfect present for Toot's birthday. After looking all day he came across a pet store where he met Tulip the parrot. Puddle was worried Toot may not like Tulip but he still decided to bring her home. On the morning of Toot's birthday, he was surprised by Tulip and they became BFFs.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-29 23:30:13 UTC

Dr. Seuss (1971)The Lorax. This is the story of a boy who adventures far outside of his town to visit the old "Once-ler." There he learned about the beautiful trees and life that grew before greed took over. By the end, he was gifted the last Truffula Tree seed and told to protect it.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-29 23:35:13 UTC

Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees. (1999) Giraffes Can't Dance. Every year in Africa the animals hold a Jungle Dance and Gerald is so sad because he can not dance. All the animals mocked him when he tried to join in. However, he found out how to truly dance when he discovered the song he loved.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-29 23:40:41 UTC

Droyd Ann (2011) Goodnight Ipad. This book is a parody of Goodnight Moon. It talks about all the electronics that could be in a house and a mother who is fed up with them. She grabs all the technology, throws it out the window, and puts her children to bed.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-29 23:45:26 UTC

Palatini, Margie(2000)Mooseltoe. Moose was merry and bright for the holidays but also very busy. He checked all the Christmas essentials off his list but forgot the most important one, the tree! After not being able to find a tree he had the idea for his children to decorate his huge mustache, it was a bright success!

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-29 23:53:04 UTC

Paola, Tomie de. (1975) The Cloud Book. This would be a great book to read before talking about the water cycle. It has great cloud vocabulary and definitions. It shows all the different types of clouds and what each one does.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-29 23:57:27 UTC

Freeman, Don (1968)Corduroy. A classic about a bear in a toy store trying to find his button back. He goes on an adventure through the mall for his missing piece. Lisa, a little girl from the day before, came and bought him. She brought him home and fixed him up to be her forever friend.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-30 00:03:16 UTC

Blake, Jake. (2018)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo. Leonardo is the leader of the turtles. He trains a lot for Snake and the other bad guys they have to fight. Though they are great warriors they are still teenagers which often leaves Leonardo frustrated.

skyehurst435 — 2024-09-30 00:12:30 UTC

Biebow, Natascha (2019)The Crayon Man. There once was a man that was in love with color. While he was at his work he was surrounded by the black pigment. He invented a better chalk, pencil, and black crayon but his family begged for a colorful set of crayons. After hours of working he and his team invented the most perfect set of colors and the world fell in love.

skyehurst435 — 2024-10-02 15:31:05 UTC

Miller, Pat Zietlow (2022). In Our Garden. A young girl longs for the homegrown carrots her family had previously grown on the roof of their old apartment. When at school, she notices that the school has a perfect roof for a garden. Her teacher and classmates help her idea come to life. By the end, the roof has turned into a beautiful garden with an abundance of vegetables.

skyehurst435 — 2024-10-07 16:59:46 UTC

Martin, Ann. (1986)The Baby Sister Club.

skyehurst435 — 2024-10-07 22:20:01 UTC

Kristy has an idea for a group of girls who live in her area to form a group of babysitters so that parents only have to make one call to find a babysitter for their child. The group consists of four girls, Kristy, Claudia, Mary-Anne, and Stacey. In forming the group each girl also deals with their own family problems such as new step-parents, diabetes, and strict families. The girls also struggle with the organization of their new business and getting along with one another. In the end, the baby-sitter club is a success and the group continues to go through ups and downs alongside one another.

Figley, Marty Rhodes. (2016)Santa's Underwear. It was Christmas Eve and Santa was getting ready for his big day. When he was putting on his red suit he realized his lucky red underwear was missing. After he had given up, he opened his closet and there was a brand new set of underwear, gifted from the reindeer. He suited up and left for another great Christmas.

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Collins, Suzanne. (2008)The Hunger Games. In this dystopian novel, 1 boy and 1 girl from 12 districts get chosen to fight to the death in the Hunger Games. Katniss, a young girl gets picked to fight for her district. Once in the game, she has to strategize, make alliances, and overall win, and becomes a sign of rebellion.

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White, E.B.(1952).Charlottes web. A young pig, Wilbur becomes friends with a spider that hatches a plan to save his life. Charlotte uses her web to write words that convince the farmers that Wilbur is an extraordinary pig. Through the story, they develop a beautiful friendship and themes of loyalty and the cycle of life.

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Catling, Patrick Skene. (1952)The Chocolate Touch. John Midas finds a magical candy that allows him to turn everything he touches into chocolate. A first, John loves this power but then quickly discovers how it turns everything he cares about into chocolate. In the end, he learns a powerful message about greed and the shopkeeper takes away the curse.

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Hemming, Alice. (2020)The Leaf Thief. A squirrel is obsessed with his leaves. One morning he wakes up and notices a leaf is missing. He calls on Bird to help him find the missing leaf. As Squirrel accuses everyone of taking his leaves Bird reminds him that autumn is a time when the leaves just naturally fall and the wind is the true thief.

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Numeroff, Laura (2008) If You Give A Cat A Cupcake. Once you give the cat the cupcake he will ask for some sprinkles. He might spill the sprinkles and have to clean them up. This book follows the sequences the cat would choose, starting with a cupcake. By the end of the book after all the fun, the cat sees sand on the floor and it reminds him of the sprinkles on his cupcake and he will ask for another.

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London, Jonathan. (2011) Froggy Builds a Tree House. Froggy has the great idea to build a tree house so he can order pizza. He invites all of his friends and they begin building. His little sister and a girl from school come by to help, yet Froggy says no girls are allowed. By the end, the girls end up helping and everyone gets to enjoy the pizza together in the new tree house.

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Porter, Connie. (1993). Meet Addy. This is a story from American Girl Dolls about Addi, an African American girl in the 1860's. Her father and brother were sold to another slave owner and so her mother and 9-year-old Addy plan an escape. They go from North Carolina to freedom in Philadelphia. She learns about freedom, love, courage, and strength.

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Rockwell, Thomas. (1973)How To Eat Fried Worms. Billy was dared to eat 15 fried worms in 15 days for $50. As the challenge goes on, his friends try to make eating the worms more difficult but Billy still overcomes their efforts. He and his friends come up with creative ways to eat the worms. After 15 days, he eats all of the worms and wins the $50.

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Weatherford, Carole (2005)Freedom On the Menu. Connie, a young girl lives in a time of extreme segregation. She begs her mother to let her get a banana split at the diner but her mother reminds her that they don't serve their kind. She and her family go to an MLK event and it sparks them to stand up for their dreams. Things begin to change all around her and at the end of the book she and her mother sit down at the same diner and order a banana split.

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John, Jory. (2023)The Big Cheese. Cheese brags about how he is the best thing to ever be. He came from a crowed platter in a tiny kitchen but he wanted to be known and successful. He only stuck to things he was good at and never did things that he could fail at. One day, Wedge comes into town and beats Cheese in all of the events. Wedge is so humble and helps Cheese learn the lesson of empathy.

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Colandro, Lucille. (2010) There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves. An old lady swallowed some leaves and had to swallow a shirt to hold the leaves. She then eats many other items to go with everything else she eats. In the end, she sneezes, and out comes a scarecrow.

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Allsburg, Chris Van (1991)The wretched Stone. Sailors aboard the Rita Anne charter to an abandoned jungle. There, they find a glowing stone and bring it abroad. Slowly, all the sailors become mesmerized by the stone and turn into monkeys. One young boy fights to turn them back by reading them stories. After the monkeys turn back, they group together and throw the stone overboard.

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Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (1995)The Math Curse. This book tells the story of a student who is trapped in a math curse. During math time, her teacher states "Math is all around you." This statement sends the girl into a spiral, constantly coming up with equations and feeling overwhelmed. Finally, after a good night's rest, she has solved the curse, until the next day when her science teacher reminds them that the whole

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Muth, Jon J. (2003)Stone Soup. Three monks set out to find what brings people joy. They come across a village full of scared, hungry, and sad people. To help the people, they begin to make stone soup. Slowly, the town starts to be curious and brings things to add to the stone soup. By the end, the town had a delicious soup to eat together with a full belly and happy hearts.

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Park, Barbara (2004)Junie B Jones, Boo, and I Mean It!

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Junie B has just learned five scary secrets that make her hate Halloween. Her mother forces her to get a costume for trick or treating, but Junie B refuses. After a while, she hatches a plan that she will be a scary clown for Halloween so that the real monsters are afraid of her. When the time comes, she tries to scare everyone, but no one seems to be afraid. She goes home sad and defeated and gets right into bed without taking her face paint off. Her dad comes to kiss her goodnight and is shocked by her face. She had finally scared someone!

Lester, Helen. (1999) Hooway For Wodney Wat. Rodney is a rat who cannot say his R-controlled words. He gets bullied by his classmates. One day, a new bully who is bigger, scarier, and smarter than everyone comes into the class. During Simon's Say, Rodney is chosen, and everyone understands when he says R-controlled words wrong, except Camila. This causes her to make a fool out of herself and leave the class forever.

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Choi, Yangsook. (2001) The Name Jar. A young girl, Unhei, moves to America with her mom. On the bus to school, some kids make fun of her name, so she decides to pick an American name. All of her classmates fill a jar with American names for Unhei to choose from. By the end, Unhei learned to love her name and embrace it.

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