A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David Adler is a biography. This is a fun way for kids to learn history. It is a simplified version of his life with very cool illustrations. This would be great for lower elementary students. I included a read aloud because sometimes hearing a book read by a few different people helps kids remember it better. https://youtu.be/2DnyTiJum5M #UCFLAE3414sp17

The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen is a one of a kind animal fantasy book. It is my daughter's favorite book and we read it almost every night. We basically rap the words to the book because it rhymes and has amazing flow. It is about a fish who basically has "resting b**** face" ?. The link is a song (not rap) that could be used in the classroom https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gynYtBmYlnk #UCFlae3414sp17

Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues by Kimberly and James Dean is an animal Fantasy book. This is very popular in elementary school and it incorporates rhyming, imagination and even promotes reading at night time. The link provided is a sing along music video to go with the book to get kids excited about reading this book http://www.petethecatbooks.com/songs/?videoId=557 #UCFLAE3414sp17

Oh, the Places You'll Go by Dr Suess is an all time favorite of mine. It is a Fantasy book that has many great real life lessons and is very relatable. This book could be used at almost any grade level. It is a wonderful book for the end of the school year to remind students that they can and will do great things in life. I added a animated read aloud that would be great for use in elementary classrooms https://youtu.be/wa-0yJXFeKk #UCFLAE3414sp17

A Bug, a Bear and a Boy Go to School by David McPhail is an animal fantasy book for preschool through first grade. It would be a good book for the first week of class due to content regarding going to school for the first time. Also a good book for a guided reading on the day the teacher goes over the letter B. Very cute book. https://teachers.net/lessonplans/posts/956.html #UCFLAE3414sp17

Ten Little Caterpillars by: Bill Martin is a realistic fiction book about the life cycle of ten caterpillars. It could be used in a counting unit for younger grades, as well as a unit on types of caterpillars and butterflies and their life cycles (as included in the link). https://www.teachpreschool.org/2014/07/17/ten-little-caterpillars-in-a-jar/ #UCFLAE3414sp17

Fancy Nancy: Our Thanksgiving Banquet by: Jane O'Connor is a realistic fiction book about Nancy's thanksgiving with her family. It is a great book to teach traditions or history, or for literature circles. It has some difficult vocabulary (banquet, destination...) so depending on the grade you would have to decide how to use it in your classroom http://www.reallifeathome.com/thanksgiving-unit-study-for-preschool-and-kinderga... #UCFLAE3414sp17

Uses for Mooses and Other Popular Pets by Mike Thaler (Illustrated by: Jerry Smath) is a funny animal fantasy book. I included a link for an animal habitat lesson because the book talks about unrealistic places and uses for animals. I thought this would be a silly way to introduce real habitats of animals for a science unit in the classroom http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/animals-around-us.c... #UCFlae3414sp17

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is an Animal Fantasy book that is written and illustrated by Eric Carle. It is about a caterpillar who eats different thing throughout the week and then eventually turns into a butterfly. It would be a great read aloud or storytelling book. This link is of the actual Author Eric Carle reading this book aloud https://youtu.be/vkYmvxP0AJI #ucflae3414sp17

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd is a high fantasy novel. It is a quick read with lots of different aspects that children can relate to. Family problems, moving to a new school and town and even having a snicker of magic, all make this book amazing and relatable. Discussion questions for lit circles https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/discussion-que... #ucflae3414sp17

Actual Size by: Steve Jenkins is an informational NF book for children around 2nd grade. It is a very good book to incorporate into a math lesson. It also has some good vocabulary words in it. It has pictures of animals and animal body parts in their actual size, with lengths and weights to go with each picture to help get an idea of how big the animals actually are. http://www.the-best-childrens-books.org/Actual-Size-lesson.html #UCFLAE3414sp17

Sheep in a Jeep by: Nancy Shaw is a very cute TL folktale. It is about a group of sheep who get into a bind while driving their jeep. It has a lot of rhyming and very good illustrations. I think it could be used very well in a kindergarten classroom as a read aloud with rhyming. http://lessons.atozteacherstuff.com/684/sheep-in-a-jeep-lesson/ #UCFLAE3414sp17