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Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Recommended Grades: 3-5 Snow in Vermont is as common as dirt. Why would anyone want to photograph it? But from the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley thinks of the icy crystals as small miracles,...
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Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
Recommended Grades: 3-5 Using his grandfather’s story as a backdrop, Say bridges the gap between two cultures, Japanese and American. He tells the story of his grandfather who learned to love both...
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The Year comes Round: Haiku through the Seasons by Sid Farrar
Recommended Grades: K-5 Simply written, this book of haiku takes readers through the seasons from January to December. Lesson Idea: Poetry: Read aloud The Year Comes Round: Haiku through the Seasons...
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A Poem as Big as New York City: Little Kids Write about the Big Apple Edited...
Recommended Grades: K -12 A fantastic celebration of the wonder that is New York, as told in the words of its children. The foreword by Walter Dean Myers and edited by Teachers and Writers...
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Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Recommended Grades: 4-6 So what is a wumber? It’s words cre8ted with numbers! A fun look at mixing words and numbers to create a wumber. Wumbers is a fun story to read with our texting generation....
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The Art of Miss Chew by Patricia Polacco
Recommended Grades: 4-6 This is the heartwarming story of how Patricia Polacco discovered she was an artist, a story that shows just how important a teacher can be in a child’s life. Lesson Idea:...
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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems
Recommended Grades: 2-5 A hilarious take on the fairy tale classic, three dinosaurs decide to tidy up their house, make their beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. They were definitely...
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Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford
Recommended Grades: 4-6 Uma feels small when she looks up at the night sky. She begins to wonder about infinity and what it is/means. Uma asks her friends and family what infinity means, but she has...
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Hogwash! by Karma Wilson
Recommended Grades: K-2, 3-5 One warm day in early May, Farmer had a plan. To spring-clean all his animals, til each was spic-n’-span — so begins Hogwash. The hogs, of course, had other plans and...
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The Three Billy Goats Fluff by Rachael Mortimer
Recommended Grades: 3-5 When Mr. Troll threatens to eat the three Billy Goats Fluff for trip-trapping over his bridge too loudly, Mother Goat comes up with a fluffy plan to keep everyone happy!...
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Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass
Recommended Grades: 3-5 A young Frederick Douglass would not allow slavery to stop him from learning, so he asked his master’s wife to teach him to read. Once he learned how to read, those words would...
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Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Recommended Grades: 3-5 A great introduction to the contributions of Benjamin Franklin, many of which are still around today. Lesson Idea: Writers Workshop: Read aloud Now & Ben: The...
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Me I Am! by Jack Prelutsky
Recommended Grades: K-5 A Jack Prelutsky poem displayed in picture book form. Lesson Idea: Building Community: Read aloud Me I Am! at the beginning of the year to help build community....
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Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Recommended Grades: 6-8 In the 1950′s Ruth and her family took a road trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandmother. Along the way, they met with resistance from business owners who did not...
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Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team by...
Recommended Grades: 4-8 According to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, from the 1860′s until the1940′s, there were twenty-nine baseball teams made up entirely of brothers. The Acerras played longer...
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I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes, Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Recommended Grades: 6-8 In this beautiful interpretation of Langston Hughe’s poem, I, Too, Am America, Collier depicts the job of the Pullman porter. Lesson Idea: Poetry/Primary Sources/Building...
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I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Paintings by Kadir Nelson
Recommended Grades: 3-5 In the only picture book version of Dr. King’s speech in print, two-time Caldecott Honor winner Kadir Nelson has illustrated its most iconic words with magnificent paintings....
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Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj
Recommended Grades: K-5 Cats have secrets they keep in a book. But, if you are anything other than a cat, and especially a mouse, you should not be reading it! What happens when the cats test the...
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Unlikely Pairs by Bob Raczka
Recommended Grades: 3-5 In Unlikely Pairs, Bob Raczka offers us an exhibit like no other, organized solely for fun. He matches paintings that ordinarily would not be paired in an art museum. Lesson...
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Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes
Recommended Grades: 3-5 Chester had his own way of doing things. Chester’s best friend Wilson was exactly the same way. That’s why they were best friends. And then Lilly moved into the neighborhood…...
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