Children's Literature Books by Samantha Xiong https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes Samantha Xiong Eickholdt en-us 2017-10-23 19:37:07 UTC 2026-02-08 08:20:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Extra Yarn sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819245 Publish: 2012 Caldecott Honor
Author: Mac Barnett
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is about a little girl name Annabelle who finds a colorful box of yarn and knits sweater for everyone. A man tries to buy her box but she refuses. So he decides to steal the box, but in the end, the box was empty. I like this book, because of the encouragement of imagination to keep going.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like magic.
Possible Teaching Points: I can teach this as a lesson on imagination. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819245 Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819467 Publish: 2015 New Book
Author: Kimberley & James Dean
Genre: Humor Fiction
Review: 
Age/Audience: 
Possible Teaching Points: ]]> 2017-10-24 00:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819467 Rufus the Writer sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819496 Publish: 2015 New Book
Author: Elizabeth Bram
Genre: Children's Literature Fiction
Review: 
Age/Audience: K/1
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach about writing creatively. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819496 I'll Wait Mr. Panda sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819519 Publish: 2016 New Book
Author: Steve Antony
Genre: Children's Literature Fiction
Review: This is a book about a Panda who is cooking something, and different animals come up to ask him what he is cooking. He tells them to wait, but they all run off because they refuse to wait. But there is a penguin that is there that states that he will wait. And because he waited, he got a big present. I like this book because it teaches about being patient.
Age/Audience: K/1 
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach about being patient; that being patient can lead to bigger things.  ]]> 2017-10-24 00:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819519 Thunder Boy Jr. sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819546 Publish: 2016 New Book
Author: Sherman Alexie 
Genre: Fiction 
Review: This book is about a son who was named after his dad. But he didn't like his name because it wasn't as cool as he would like for it to be. But in the end, his dad and him picked the perfect name for him. 
Age/Audience: K/1/2
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach about how students' can overcome different struggles in life. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819546 Buzby sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819558 Publish: 1990
Author: Julia Hoban
Genre: Fiction
Review: This story is about a cat who is told by his mother to go and find a job as he is ready to begin a job. He tells her that he wouldn't be able to find a job because he doesn't know what he is good at. His mother names all his good traits and he uses that to go and find himself a job. 
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who doubt themselves when they think about the things that they do. 
Possible Teaching Points:  I could use this book to teach that everyone has their special talent and that they belong in one place. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819558 Night Time Noises sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819565 Publish: 2002
Author: Samantha Berger
Genre: Children's Literature Fiction
Review: This story is about a little boy named Bill who is tucked to sleep. But he can not sleep because he believes that there are monsters around him. He listened to all the sounds that he hears and goes on a hunt to find the noise.
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who love mysteries.
Possible Teaching Points:  I could use this book to teach one of the 5 senses, such as hear. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819565 No David! sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819569 Publish: 1998
Author: David Shannon
Genre: Comedy Fiction 
Review: This book is about a boy named David who is constantly being told no by his mother. He therefore breaks all his mother's rules and only hears from her "No, David!" 
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to children who likes comedies. Well Kindergartens in general because they would find this book interesting and still be able to tell what is right and wrong. 
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach about classroom rules. 
]]> 2017-10-24 00:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819569 Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819578 Publish: 1985
Author: Norman Bridwell
Genre: Fiction 
Review: This is a story about a big red dog named Clifford, who has neighbors that despised his presence as they thought he is a nuisance in their life. When Clifford tried to help them, it just made everything worse. But in the end they loved Clifford for being a hero. 
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to children who likes animals. I mean Clifford isn't considered a normal dog because of his growth, but this is a good book to learn a moral from. 
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach that you shouldn't judge other people by their looks and that good will always persevere. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819578 If You Give a Mouse A Cookie sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819586 Publish: 1985
Author: Laura Numeroff
Genre: Children's Literature Fiction 
This story is about a boy who gives a mouse a cookie. After getting the cookie, he requests for several different things, such as straw, mirror, etc. After requesting so many things, he finally asks for a cookie to go with his milk. 
Review: This story is about a boy who gives a mouse a cookie. After getting the cookie, he requests for several different things, such as straw, mirror, etc. After requesting so many things, he finally asks for a cookie to go with his milk. 
Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who is intrigued by the mouse's demands and finds it funny.  
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach about prediction. As we read the book, students will be able to  predict what is going to happen next.]]> 2017-10-24 00:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819586 It's Raining! sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819633 Publish: 2014
Author: Gail Gibbons
Genre: Nonfiction
Review: This book is about the cycles of rain or what makes rain. I like this book because it is educational and it does help out when teaching about the rain
Age/Audience:  K/1
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this to teach about the rain cycle. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819633 Child of the Civil Rights Movement sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819684 Publish: 2009
Author:  Paula Young Shelton
Genre: Nonfiction
Review: This is a book about Paula Young Shelton who shares her story about the memories of the Civil Rights Movement and her involvement in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.
Age/Audience: K/1/2
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach during History to allow students' to learn about the Civil Rights Moment. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819684 John Henry sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819697 Publish: 1994 Caldecott Honor 
Author: Julius Lester
Genre:  Nonfiction
Review: This book is about John Henry who was a man with great strength and skills in the art of mountain digging.
Age/Audience: K/1
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to read about John Henry when we are learning about him in class during History. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819697 Martin's Big Words sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819712 Publish: 2001 Caldecott Honor
Author: Doreen Rappaport
Genre: Nonfiction Biography 
Review: This book is about Martin Luther King Jr's Dream speech and how he came to be. 
Age/Audience: K/1/2
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book during February for Black History Month to teach about Martin Luther King Jr.  ]]> 2017-10-24 00:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819712 Separate is Never Equal sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819729 Publish: 2014 Robert Sibert Honor/ Pura Belpre Honor
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Genre: Nonfiction
Review: This is a story about Sylvia Mendez. whose parents fought for school segregation in California after she was denied the right to enroll in a Whites only school.
Age/Audience: 1/2/3
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach about segregation for Black History Month. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819729 Locomotive sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819747 Publish: 2013 Caldecott Medal/ Robert Sibert Honor 
Author: Brian Floca
Genre: Nonfiction
Review: This is a book about the history of the first transcontinental railroad and locomotive of the US.
Age/Audience: 1/2
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach during History. This can help student's learn about what has happened during History and how we got our first railroad. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819747 Thanksgiving is... sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819878 Publish: 2014
Author: Gail Gibbons 
Genre: Nonfiction
Review: This book is all about what Thanksgiving is about. I like this book, because it illustrates about how Thanksgiving came to be.
Age/Audience: K/1
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach about the history of Thanksgiving. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819878 I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome They Are sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819888 Publish: 2015
Author: Bridget Heos 
Genre: Nonfiction
Review: This book is about the life cycle of flies and how they live.
Age/Audience: K/1/2
Possible Teaching Points: I think I can use this topic to read about flies and give students' an insight about a flies life. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819888 Hurricanes! sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819892 Publish: 2009
Author: Gail Gibbons
Genre: Nonfiction 
Review: This book is about hurricanes and how they were created.
Age/Audience: K/1/2 
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach about hurricanes and how they are created.]]> 2017-10-24 00:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819892 What Makes a Magnet? sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819898 Publish: 1996
Author: Franklyn M. Branley
Genre: Nonfiction
Review: This is a book about the properties of magnets and how a magnet is made.
Age/Audience:  K/1/2
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach students about  ]]> 2017-10-24 00:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819898 Nate the Great: Where Are You? sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819925 Publish: 2014
Author: Marjorie W. Sharmat & Mitchell Sharmat
Genre: Mystery
Review: This is a part of a series. This part of the book is about where Nate the Great and his dog wanted to take a break from mysteries so they hide out in the woods. But soon, everyone comes looking for him.
Age/Audience: 2/3
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this to teach about predictions and mysteries.  ]]> 2017-10-24 00:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819925 Geronimo Stilton: A Fabumouse School Adventure sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819979 Publish:  2008 
Author: Elisabetta Dami 
Genre: Humor 
Review: This book is about when Geronimo Stilton's nephew, Benjamin, invited him to Career Day at his school, but things did not turn out the way to be expected.
Age/Audience: 2/3
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach entertainment in school and since this book is fiction, it can be a step into writing fiction for students.  ]]> 2017-10-24 00:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819979 Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819987 Publish: 1992
Author: Mary Pope Osburne
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Review: This book is about Annie and Jack who goes in a magic tree house that transport them to the time of the dinosaurs.
Age/Audience: 2/3
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach about dinosaurs. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819987 Clementine: Friend of the Week sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819999 Publish: 2010
Author: Sara Pennypacker 
Genre: Humor 
Review: This book is in a series. This part of the book is about how Clementine was chosen as Friend of the Week. She has to complete a Friends of the Week booklet and wants to do an amazing job. But she realizes that it doesn’t go as plan. 
Age/Audience: 2/3 
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach about being yourself and not someone who you are not. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199819999 Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820007 Publish: 1992
Author: Barbara Park
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is in a series. This part of the book is about how Junie B Jones attends school on the first day and everything just goes wrong.
Age/Audience: 2/3
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach about different things students can learn about first day of schools and can be a writing prompt. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820007 Diary of a Wimpy Kid sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820204 Publish:
Author: 
Genre: Fiction 
Review: This is a book about Jeff Kinney and how he struggles to survive in middle school. 
Age/Audience: 2/3
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book for entertainment and introduction to graphic novels. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820204 BabyMouse: Our Hero sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820210 Publish:
Author: Jennifer Holm & Matthew Holm
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is about the struggles of school between the main character babymouse and the bad.
Age/Audience: 2/3
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to introduce graphic novels. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820210 Bone: Out from Boneville sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820216 Publish: 1995 
Author: Jeff Smith 
Genre: Comedy Fiction 
Review:  This book is about 3 cousins who got lost in a desert but finds a map. They get attacked that night and they separate. At night when Fone Bone is sleeping, he gets attacked but gets rescued.
Age/Audience: 2/3 
Possible Teaching Points: I could use this to teach about life morals. I can try to incorporate morals from this graphic novel. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820216 Little Mouse Gets Ready sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820223 Publish: 2009
Author: Jeff Smith
Genre: Fiction
Review: This is a book about a little mouse who has to get ready to go visit the barn.
Age/Audience: 1/2
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to relate to students about getting ready in the mornings to come to school or go to places. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820223 Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820230 Publish: 2008
Author: Agnes Roshensteihl
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is about a girl name Lilly who explains what she does for each season and introduces to kids the different things to do during each season.
Age/Audience: 1/2
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach about the seasons and give ideas on what things can be done during each season. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820230 Goddess Girls: Aphrodite the Fair sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820236 Publish: 2014
Author: Joan Holub
Genre: Fiction
Review: This is a book about a girl named Aphrodite who has her hands full with troublemakers.
Age/Audience: 3/4
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach about rules and roles of teachers and students. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820236 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820243 Publish: 2007 
Author: Roald Dahl 
Genre: Fiction 
Review: This book is about a poor little boy whose family cannot afford  anything good but he doesn’t expect anything huge. The Chocolate factory was closed for years and when it finally opens up, only 5 children get a chance to go in and view the place. Charlie gets a chance and goes. It embarks his journey through the factory and the special prize he gets at the end.
Age/Audience: 3/4
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach about greed and how it’s not good. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820243 The Sister’s Grimm: Magic and other Misdemeanors sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820252 Publish: 2007
Author: Michael Buckley
Genre: Fiction
Review: This book is about two detectives who have to fix the future that got mixed with the past.
Age/Audience: 3/4/5
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach about predictions. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820252 Little Town On the Prarie sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820269 Publish: 1941 
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder 
Genre: Autobiography 
Review: This book is an autobiography about Laura Ingalls Wilder and how she becomes a teacher to support her family for the winter.
Age/Audience: 3/4/5
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this as a reference about the mid-west settlement. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820269 A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The End sxiong4 https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820282 Publish: 2006
Author: Lemony Snicket
Genre: Mystery 
Review: This is a book about 3 siblings who became orphans in one day and they get chased by a man who wants their wealth. Throughout the series, they go through several foster parents, good and bad. This is the last book of the series. 
Age/Audience: 4/5/6
Possible Teaching Points: I can use this book to teach about family and predictions for mysteries. ]]> 2017-10-24 00:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sxiong4/p7104rfzlaes/wish/199820282