10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnson is a super silly F story that would be a very entertaining S for your students to enjoy! This silly rhyming story about ten turkeys teaches children how to count backwards with ten goofy turkeys and their silly antics: swinging from a vine, strutting on a boar, doing a noodle dance, and more. #ucflae3414f17

Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey by Herman Parish is a funny RF seasonal read for RT. After learning that every third grade teacher is out sick, Amelia Bedelia agrees to help the third graders rehearse for their Thanksgiving play. The kids seem amused by their new director, considering her own personal touches, things are bound to get a little mixed up!

Box Turtle at Long Lake by William T George is a NF PR read that would be especially great for your local Florida students! As dawn breaks, the turtle crawls out of the log where he spent the night and heads for the pond. He passes the day searching for grapes and hunting worms. When a raccoon overturns the turtle and eats all of his worms, the turtle tries to catch grasshoppers and to find more grapes.

This simple retelling of, Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Sarah Delmege, is a children's classic TL RA story. It is a story if a young girl named Goldilocks who found a cottage while she was playing in the woods near her home. After she realizes no one is there, she decides to make herself at home before falling fast a sleep in the most comfy bed she could find. What will happen when the homeowners come back home??? #ucflae3414f17

Jack and the Beanstalk, retold by Ronne Randall, is an adventurous TL story for a RA with your students! When Jack was sent to town to sell their family's last cow to get money for food, he meets an old man who convinces Jack to trade him the cow for magic beans instead. His mother was not pleased, sent Jack straight to bed, and threw the beans out the window! The next morning, jack couldn't believe his eyes....

Joyful Noise is a collection of intriguing poems by Paul Fleischman that celebrates the insect world that can be fully appreciated by an individual reader, but can be even more impactful when read aloud by two voices, making this an ideal pick for RT. This book is not only a fascinating guide to the insect world but an triumphant celebration of life. #ucflae3414f17

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead is a Newbury Award winning SF novel that could be a great IR. The lead character, Miranda, who is only in 6th grade starts to receive mysterious letters from someone showing knows all about her, including things that haven't even happened yet! Each message leads her to believe that only she can prevent a tragic death from happening as things also start to go missing.

This HF story is a great LC Newbury Award winner! A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck, takes place in Chicago proceeding the Great Depression in 1937. As 15 year old Mary Alice's parents struggle to regain their financial stability, she is sent to live with her no nonsense Grandma in Southern IL. The year ahead brings many unexpected surprises and leaves Mary Alice with a more tender-hearted view of life in the country as well as for her Grandma.

Mercy Watson Goes For a Ride by Kate DiCamillo is cute F book that would be a great RA. Mercy and her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Watson, always go for a ride every Saturday afternoon in their pink Cadillac after eating Mercy's favorite lunch - buttered toast! Every afternoon Mercy insists on driving but Mr. Watson won't allow it!.... But a surprise pops up in the back seat and Mercy somehow ends up behind the wheel and without a seatbelt to boot!!!

Wonder by RJ Palacio is a New York Times Best Seller RF LC book! This a heart-story about a ten year old boy who is homeschooled named Auggie who was born with a facial deformity. He has been convinced to attend Beecher Prep where he struggles to fit in but ends up making some amazing friends. The story is told by many points of view, especially by his sister, Via, who struggles with being "pushed aside" by her parents due to having a little

The Cul-De-Sac Kids: The Mystery of Case D. Luc. By Beverly Lewis is a RF book for LC. Dunkum's new basketball has been signed by his hero, David Robinson. He spends all his time playing with it and ends up being much too busy for his Cul-de-sac friends.When the ball disappears, Dunkum finds a secret code. Someone with a weird name has stolen the basketball and he's leaving messages everywhere! Who is the mysterious Case D. Luc? #ucflae3414f17

Rainbow Fish and Friends: A Fishy Story by Marcus Pfister is a F book that would be fun to turn into a RT. Puffer loves nothing better than entertaining the class with a good story, but when Angel, the new fish in class arrives, it becomes clear that some of Puffer's claims just aren't true. Rainbow fish and friends don't know what to think! How can Puffer win back his friends' trust? #ucflae3414f17

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat is a F Caldecott award winning story that would be a great GR. Beekle was born where all imaginary friends are born. After waiting patiently for his child, he decides to do the impossible. He leaves his native island to venture off and find his person.

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs by Rick Barba is a fun SF story for IR. The story is about an aspiring and lonely scientist named, Flint Lockwood, who created a food-making machine. He became the talk of the town, but one day his machine worked a little too well. Food started falling from the sky! He had to come up with a way to stop the machine before the giant foods destroyed the earth, but I wasn't easy while being attacked by flying pizza!

My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Is wonderful B RA book to celebrate MLK Day in your classroom! The story is told from his sister, Christine King Farris, which gives your students a different perspective of what he was really like growing up. The book was also written to encourage children to work to achieve their dreams and the illustrations are also gorgeous and inspiring! #ucflae3414f17

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell is a great HF John Newbury Award winner for a LC teaching strategy in an upper grade level classroom. This story is about a young girl named Karana who lives in a village called Ghalas-at with her family's Native American tribe. Unexpected visitors, the Aleut people, arrive and swindle her father, chief Chowing, for hunting local otter. After a battle breaks out and many of their tribe were killed,

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein has been deemed a P classic in children's literature for LC, IR, and SR classroom strategies. Silverstein wrote this collection of poems in hopes of triggering ones imagination. "Do what children do!" Each of the 130 poems is bizarre in their own humorous way and include simple black and white pen drawings that leaves you feeling amused. If you haven't read this collection as a kid, read it now!

Actual Size by Steve Jenkins is an enormously fun NF '05 Orbis Pictus award winning SR book! Sometimes you just need to see things for yourself and this book does just that. Each turn of a page, you get colorful pictures with interesting facts and physical dimensions of each animal. Towards the end of the book, there is an illustrated index that shows the scaled-down version of each animal accompanied by even more fun-filled facts! #ucflae3414f17

Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems is a perfect F Caldecott Honor DR picture book for your classroom! The famous pigeon in the story can not wait to drive the bus!!!! He starts off asking nicely, giving reasons why he should drive the bus, and then has a complete meltdown when he is denied. Readers of all ages can't help but have sympathy for this eager and pushy pigeon's simple request.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill is a F 2017 John Newbury Medal award winning novel that many, including myself, have claimed to be a magical addition RA to any upper grade level classroom. Once a year in the Protectorate there is a Day of Sacrifice where the youngest baby is taken by the Elders and left in the forest to perish, appeasing the "witch who threatens to destroy the village" if not obeyed. Unbeknownst to the people,