https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6 Books that I love and think you will too! en-us 2016-11-14 14:13:14 UTC 2023-03-09 20:02:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/81688258/4f16156440733839f70c7591f5ffd064/silhouette_of_a_pretty_young_lady_reading_a_book_0071_0810_1617_0829_SMU.jpg rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137369928 Written in verse and perfect for 4th grade and beyond. Great for sports lovers. Be ready for a heart-wrenching twist!]]> 2016-11-14 14:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137369928 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137371581 My new favorite DiCamillo book!  Get ready to be swept away by Raymie and her friends in the summer of 1975.  I laughed and cried in this book and sometimes, I did both at the same time.  
Recommended for 3rd grade and beyond.]]> 2016-11-14 14:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137371581 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137373659 This book is incredibly special! A book for all to own and have in their personal library. Just magical and the illustrations are a work of art! This book is for EVERYONE. ]]> 2016-11-14 14:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137373659 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137376623 Very funny and clever! Witty narrator and an alligator who just wants to be left alone. This is a great picture book for everyone!]]> 2016-11-14 14:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137376623 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137486004 A quick, beautiful read! This would be a great read aloud for the classroom. Ages 3rd grade and up.]]> 2016-11-14 18:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137486004 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137488056 Heart pounding! Very captivating piece of historical fiction about the Berlin Wall. My heart was racing until the very last sentence of the book!]]> 2016-11-14 18:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137488056 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137489265 The 2016 Caldecott Winner! Winnie the Pooh was a real bear! Who knew? Fascinating story about how Winnie was rescued, "served" in the military, was brought to the London Zoo, and then befriended by A.A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin. This book is perfect for every single person that ever loved Winnie the Pooh!]]> 2016-11-14 18:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137489265 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137492018 I just can't get enough of Ballet Cat! So funny and so fun to read! Enjoy this adventure with her and her sidekick, Sparkle Pony. This book and the whole series is great for PreK-2nd grade. ]]> 2016-11-14 18:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137492018 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137493730 All. Of. The. Feels. Seriously! This book will break your heart and then slowly mend it back together. Great illustrations! This is another fantastic read aloud for the classroom or at home with parents. I recommend for 4th grade and up. Get the tissues! ]]> 2016-11-14 18:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137493730 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137496328 Incredible historical fiction story about the Japanese internment camps during WWII. A story about family, tolerance, and patriotism. Beautifully, touching book that you will not want to put down! 4th grade and beyond! ]]> 2016-11-14 18:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137496328 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137499908 "He's going to eat us all up!" What brother or sister hasn't thought this about their new sibling?! This is the cutest book! A great read aloud for PreK-1st grade. But also a book that can be enjoyed by all over and over! ]]> 2016-11-14 18:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137499908 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137501248 Louise Loves art.  She also loves her little brother, Art.  She is full of passion for doing what she loves!  Great art work and colors throughout this picture book.  Check out the Louise Loves Art song by Emily Arrow! Also read, Louise and Andie: The Art of Friendship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xezF30LcFNE]]> 2016-11-14 18:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137501248 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137506713 This book will definitely pull at your heart strings. I couldn't put it down! I had to know what happened to Carley! And the decision she is forced to make...I can't even imagine. You won't regret reading this one! Great book for 3rd grade and beyond. ]]> 2016-11-14 18:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137506713 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137512514 Wonderful story with an even more awesome main character, Auggie Jones! Auggie has never been ashamed about the side of town she lives on until snooty Victoria comes along and attempts to shame her with the community beautification committee. But Auggie literally turns trash into treasure and learns what a real community and neighborhood is all about. Loved this book!]]> 2016-11-14 19:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137512514 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137517775 I'm in love with the artwork in this book!  Everyone sees a cat but exactly how does it look to the different characters in this book? Great read aloud to help discuss perspective.  Another awesome Emily Arrow song accompanies too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt_kCPXyHPc  

]]> 2016-11-14 19:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137517775 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137520916 Oh my heart. This book! So many things to say. A newly homeless girl, a dying grandmother, a lone eye witness to a crime, a dog that is going to be put down for something that wasn't his fault, the witness protection program, a killer on the loose...EXCELLENT read! 4th grade and beyond!]]> 2016-11-14 19:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137520916 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137555171 Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can’t nobody stop you/
can’t nobody cop you…

Soccer, family, love, friendship, and a rapping librarian - this book is perfection! Ages 4th grade and beyond!

]]> 2016-11-14 21:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137555171 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137556729 Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there, YETI? Super cute and lovable.  Great book for beginning readers but one to be enjoyed by all.  Check out the song by Emily Arrow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4KEPXNaQI8]]> 2016-11-14 21:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/137556729 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/160633392 Be careful what you wish for you just might get it!  This picture book is hilariously delightful.  A story about getting the very thing you think you must have but realizing it may not be so great after all.  This is a book for EVERYONE! ]]> 2017-03-16 18:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/160633392 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191428956 This book is only for those who like laughing so hard milk might spew from your nose and those who enjoy an epic showdown or two! We can't get enough of this book at Rock Bridge Elementary! ]]> 2017-09-26 19:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191428956 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191429847 I can read this one over and over again. Charlie Reese is a dynamic character; She slips right into your heart and stays there forever. This is a great classroom read aloud for 3rd grade and up. ]]> 2017-09-26 19:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191429847 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191431428 This book is for every GIRL and BOY! Filled with beautiful illustrations and each page features a different female American hero that we can all look up to and admire. ]]> 2017-09-26 19:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191431428 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191432910 Laughed and laughed and then ugly cried and cried. What an incredible book for 4th grade and beyond and on! Get it. Read it. Pass it on. ]]> 2017-09-26 19:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191432910 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191434120 Love this story of a quiet, shy girl who finds the courage to use her voice to bring her community and friends together after her family's mosque is destroyed by a hate crime.  For 3rd grade and beyond! 

]]> 2017-09-26 19:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/191434120 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/195213942 Auggie just wants to be an ordinary kid. He does ordinary things and feels ordinary but he doesn't look it. This is the picture book version of the bestselling novel Wonder by R. J. Palacio. Fantastic book about acceptance, kindness, and friendship. ]]> 2017-10-09 13:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/195213942 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/195215697 Great non-fiction picture book about one amazing woman who dared to defy the odds and proved many wrong about women in science and the beauty of sharks. Eugenie is an incredible role model for all! ]]> 2017-10-09 13:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/195215697 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/195217608 This is a powerful book that I recommend every person to read. This is a book of hope. Hope for our world, our communities, our neighborhoods, and for those who just need a friend. Excellent classroom read aloud for grades 3 and above.]]> 2017-10-09 13:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/195217608 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/198434024 The most important book you can read this year. Incredible read aloud for grades 4 and beyond - really excellent for upper middle grades. A book that every single adult everywhere should read. Gripping, edge of your seat, heart pounding, heart wrenching, and heartbreaking. So emotional and powerful. I couldn't get enough of it. ]]> 2017-10-18 19:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/198434024 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/204107713 Incredible picture book about overcoming your fears and anxieties.  A must read - so beautiful and so brilliant! ]]> 2017-11-06 20:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/204107713 rbelibrarygirl https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/254375543 I can't get Mason Buttle out of my head. This is a character that will stick with you! Mason is a kid who with learning disabilities and is now reeling from the tragic death of his best friend. People in the community think Mason knows more than what he's saying and so a cloud of suspicion grows. Mason struggles to find his voice and to tell his story all while dealing with relentless bullies, and making a new friend who then goes missing! Loyalty, friendship, love, and family brings this story together. Recommended for 4th grade and beyond. ]]> 2018-04-23 13:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rbelibrarygirl/r0pzz02mt5w6/wish/254375543