This B, Newbery Honor Book is the story of day in the life of Tomie. This story goes through the ups and down Tomie had in this childhood. The book is apart of a best selling series by Tomie dePaola. Through use of the Penguin Random House website, teachers could get useful information about the book. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/39596/26-fairmount-avenue-1-26-fairmoun...

This B, Caldecott Honors and Coretta Scott King award winning book tells the story of Harriet Tubman and her journey on the Underground Railroad. With beautiful illustration done by award winning artist Kadir Nelson, this tribute is a must have for all classroom libraries. An AS teaching strategies goes perfectly with this picture book.

This RF, New York Times Best Seller and multiple award winning book tells the story of Melody, a girl with cerebral palsy. Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory, but her teachers and doctors do not know how smart she is. Once Melody finds her voice, will she also find acceptance? The novel is a great choice for a LC. The Read Write Think website gives a deeper insight into literature circles.

This SF, Newbery Award winning books is a genre classic. Author Lois Lowry created a world so contrasting to our world today, but one that could one day be a possibility. This thought provoking novel follows Jonas, our protagonist who has just learned EVERYTHING. He is to be the keeper of knowledge, something that his perfect society is void of. Is the censuring of everything what is best for society, or is it time to wake them up?

This TL book is a retelling by Teresa Mlawer of the famous folktale The Tortoise and the Hare. Like all folktale this a story passed down by storytelling throughout the generations. The Tortoise and the Hare give a entertaining story with a great moral. The moral being that with dedication and perseverance you can accomplish anything. A S goes along perfectly with this TL book and Scholastic haves helpful information on storytelling.

This MF picture book was first published in 1960 and was birthed from the quirky mind of Dr. Seuss. Sam-I-Am really LOVES green eggs and ham, and so should everyone else! Unbelievably his new friend refuses even give the green eggs a taste. Not on a train, not even in the rain, can Sam-I-Am get his new friend to feel the same way as he does about green eggs and ham. RT is the teaching strategy for this rhythming picture book from Dr. Seuss.

This P picture books is great for elementary ages. Students who are just being introduced to poetry will highly enjoy the poems about Little Dog. This poetry books has images and offers simple text, that would be easy to recite and read aloud together as a class. CR is the best teaching strategy for this poetry book. Scholastic's website provides a great source for teachers who are looking to introduce poetry to their elementary students.

The MF is straight from the mind of the literary great Roald Dahl. Along with illustrations by Quentin Blake this story is a classic that should be in anyone‘s classroom library. Go on a journey with Mr. Fox while he outsmarts the mean, short, and stinky farmers to save the day! A RT is the teaching strategy I would use with this novel. When using a RT in class the Reading Rocket website is a great resource.

This RF book is a Caldecott Honors Winner. Extra Yarn is the story of Annabelle and the journey she takes after finding a box of yarn. The yarn wasn‘t just any other yarn either, this box of yarn was never ending. Read to follow the places Annabelle ends up. A S would be the perfect teaching strategy for this book. A great storytelling resource for teachers comes from scholastic.

This TL tells the story of what could happen if man tries to take the creation of life into our own hands. This novel reveals the epic battle between creator and creation. When Monster is rejected from Frankenstein, he will stop at nothing to make sure Frankenstein is left with nothing. This novel would have great engagement with student through use of DR. To learn the benefits of DR in literature scholastic‘s website offers great information.

This MF book is about about a boy named Buzz and his bestfriend Fly Guy. In Hooray for Fly Guy, Fly Guy wants to make it on to the football team. When the team has no other choice but to use Fly Guy, they were in for a big surprise.

This simply text along with the illustration makes Fly Guy a read perfect for CR. The Reading Rockets website provides the dos and don't of a CR.

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This RF, is a winner of The North Somerset Teachers' Book Award. Jerome loves to collect words while others collect rocks. He picks up new words everywhere has goes, but he does not only want them for himself. Jerome wants to share his collection with all children! This vocabulary rich picture book would be good for RA. The reading may be slightly over what the students can read on their own, so this is the perfect strategy.

This MF is a picture book about character Pigeon, that came from the mind of Mo Willems. The story is about The Pigeon who really wants a puppy, but soon has second thoughts about how badly he wants one. This is a humorous little story about a very indecisive Pigeon. Students will definitely get a laugh after getting to the end of this book. RA would be a good way to engage students with this story.
The Pigeon website keeps you informed.

This NF book is apart of a series of NF stories by Joanne Mattern. The topic of this book is mathematics. Some of the mathematical concepts covered are counting, adding, and subtracting. The Students are able to make real world connection while learning different mathematic concepts. This perfect for a fun math lesson. PR would work perfectly with this book and topic. Ideas for primary math lesson plans use Teacher.org #ucflae3414sp21

This MF, is also a Newberry Medal Winner. The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a fantasy story, telling a great tale about a magic land far away. This is the story of lies, deceit, sorrow, and secrets but also of triumphing over an controlling society. Most of all this is a story of Luna and how accidently becoming magic changes the world forever. LC would be a great method of introducing this novel into the classroom. Overview on what LC are:

This MF book is a must have for classroom libraries everywhere. Pete the Cat is a well known character among primary aged children. Children just cannot seem to get enough of Pete and his adventures. In the Petes Go Marching, we see our beloved cat marching by twos and marching by threes through the city. Allowing students to read along with the teacher as a SR would be great. For more information and lesson plans use the Pete website,

This RF picture book is a New York Times Best Seller. Hair Love was originally a short motion picture, that has won an Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated). This story was turned into a picture book and this little story has stolen the hearts of many. There are themes of family, identity, and culture throughout this book, and that would great lessons to share with students. A RA would be best teaching strategies to share the messages.

This HF novel is a part of the New York Times Best Selling “I Survived“ series. Students will be emerged into 1980, the year Mount St. Helens erupted. Follow along to find out if Jessie Marlow can escape the most deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. History. This would be a great option to have available to students for IR. To find out the reading Standards being met by this series, teachers can make use of the series website.

This MF, is a classic Roald Dahl book to add to any library. Themes such as morality and friendship are great lessons to share with students. The Twits are the messiest and meanest people ever known. When the Muggle-Wumps and Birds join forces, its time for The Twits to finally get what they deserve. An AS would be a great use of this classic, and most information could be found on the author's website. www.roalddahl.com will supply information.

This HF, Scott O‘Dell Award winning book is about the aftermath of the Great Depression in Key West, Fl. Seen through the eyes of our protagonist Beans. Along with his crew and tag along brother, Beans watch as his poverty stricken town is transformed into something on the front page of a brochure. This novel would be good for a LC. The Read write think website supplies the perfect lesson plan to have a successful LC with the book #ucflae3414sp21

Even after reading this book 30 times already, I still want to read it again. That is a testament of how good this book truly is. 10/10 for sure!!