This book is so cute and great for younger students and beginning English learners to dive into. The pictures offer great support and the text is large and easy to read. Over all a great read. This book is a non fiction picture book and I would use this as a story telling or independent read. For story telling I would use multimedia to help aid in comprehension

This book is so packed with historical information and is great for the kids in your class with special interests to really dive into. This book is a non fiction picture book and I would use this book for independent reading to really foster interest and reading for fun on your own!

This is one of my all time favorite books. It offers so many interesting perspectives in this book and is so uniquely laid out while not taking away from the plot or message it‘s conveying! So great for learning about acceptance and understanding. This book is a realistic fiction nov and has many awards including: mark Twain award, Maine student book award, and junior young readers choice award. I would use this as a literate circle book

This book is so incredibly sweet and the message is awesome! I love the visuals in the book and the story behind it. This book is a fiction/ fantasy picture book as well as a New York Times best seller and gold independent published book award winner. I would use this book for partner reading because I think it would be great to draw connections and spark conversation and help with support from your peers.

This book is awesome! I love all the poetry that kids could read and relate to even if they don‘t know who Mister Rogers is. This book is a poetry picture book and a New York Times Best Seller. I would use this as an independent read because poetry is great to go at your own pace and really dive into on your own!

I really liked this book because it‘s actually non-fiction but the story is so heart felt and interesting that students would really enjoy it and it‘s easy to draw connections with! This book is a non-fiction/ autobiography novel and is a Will Eisner and New York Times best seller. I would use this book for a Literature circle as well but more as a beginners literature circle to get the hang of it because it is a bit shorter than most novels.

I absolutely adored this story! Such a sweet book and a great story line. This book is a fiction/ fantasy novel with a John Newberry medal! Well deserved! This book would be great for a literature circle because it can promote cooperation and support when needed. Such a fun book.

Another great classic that‘s perfect for a classroom!! I loved this story when I was a kid and it‘s still a great one now. This book is a fantasy/fiction picture book with a Newberry honor! I would use this for Independent reading because I think it‘s a great first chapter book for students to try and read on their own!

This book was so fun and inspiring! It can help students gain confidence and help goal setting. It has a great story and lesson embedded in it. This book is a realistic fiction picture book and I would use a read aloud strategy !

This book was so cute! It really will allow students of color to make personal connections and feel empowered! I love the message of this book. It is a realistic fiction picture book and I would use the read aloud strategy to really enforce key ideas and visualization

I love all of the pigeon books but this is one of my favorites and I think the students would make great connections and enjoy it a lot! This book is a fantasy fiction picture book. It was an audie award for young listeners and I would use patterned reading with this because the text is simple and they could help out each other and really draw connections and read independently with support!

Another great book by one of my favorite children‘s authors. This story is so sweet and so personal to the author. What a great read with amazing illustrations to go along with it. This book is a realistic fiction picture book and a #1 New York Times best seller. I would also use this for an author study because of her story and connections to her work!

One of my favorite authors and book! I love how sweet and simple this story is and how much meaning is behind it! The images are so cute and so is the message. This story is is a realistic fiction picture book and is a New York Times best seller. I would use this for an author study because this author has such an amazing story and many of her books are personal to that!

This book is a great cultural awareness book! I like how it helps you learn about African countries and language while also incorporating math. This book is a non fiction picture book and I would use a read aloud teaching strategy to engage my students

Another classic book that really can benefit a classroom and keep students engaged! This book is folktale/ fiction picture book and is a Caldecott and golden kite winner. I would use a dramatic reenactment for this book because it‘s a tale most people know of all ready and is easy to reenact using the students in your classroom to engage them!

I loved this book a lot. It had such a great and unique way to tell this story. It is a great read for those who need help with acceptance and over all just a great book. It really triggers emotions. It is a realistic fiction novel and a New York Times best seller. I would use the Literature circle teaching strategy because it‘s such a great novel and would be great for triggering conversation and learning

What a classic! This book is so great for the classroom and is always a hit!! It is a Caldecott honor and fantasy/fiction! It is a fun picture book that keeps children‘s interest up with what she will swallow next!! I would incorporate storytelling for this book because I think the layout is perfect for that strategy and can make it so fun!

This book is such a great read for older elementary kids! It is a historical fiction book and a Newberry winner novel! It really gives a great story of a family dynamic and is filled with such wisdom. Such a sweet and tear jerking tale for kids. I would use an independent reading strategy because I think it would be great for students to read on their own and really dive into!

This book is so fun! Great read! I love all of the visuals and think that the repetitiveness allows for a great esol book as well! This book is fantasy/ fiction and is a picture book. For this story I would use a read aloud strategy! I think it would be a great story to incorporate multi media and props while reading to really enhance the story and to connect the listener with the book!

This book was great! It is realistic fiction and a picture book. It is also a Caldecott winner! The story is about lots of people in a neighborhood coming to get a taste of Omus stew until she has no more left! The ending is that everyone brings her food as a thank you and has such a great tale of thankfulness and being generous. I would use a Readers Theatre teaching strategy for this story and allow the students to act out the book with props!

The book is “Big Words for Little People”. The author is Jamie Lee Curtis and the illustrations are by Laura Cornell. This book was a great read and so imaginative. The illustrations jumped off the page and were very fun. It was perfect for grades K-2. https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/sharon-taylor/strategies-teaching... UDL: clarify vocab and symbols. ESOL: teach questioning for clarification. #ucfchildrenlit