This is a really beautiful TL picture book. Ed Young has a very unique and colorful way of illustrating his work, and it‘s very captivating. This book tells the story of seven blind mice who find an unfamiliar thing at the pond that they frequent. The mice try to figure out what it is by climbing over bits and pieces of it one by one, but it‘s not until their sibling climbs the entire thing that they figure out what it is.

This was a favorite RF novel from when I was in 5th grade. It follows a young girl, Claudia, and her little brother, who have run away from home to go live (in secret) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Once settled in, they get caught up in a mystery surrounding a new statue the Museum has purchased. This is an excellent book for RA, LC, SR, and AS.

In this really cool NF picture book, Steve Jenkins uses his fantastic art to teach kids about skeletons - both human and animal. This would be a great book for RA, CR, SR, and even AS.

The following lesson plan has a really fun activity for the kids involving clay!: http://picturebooksbeyondbasics.blogspot.com/2011/07/bones-skeletons-and-how-the...

This is a really cute NF picture book which talks about what birds are saying, and why. It would be a great book for RA, GR, SR, PR, and possibly even CR.

This SF novel tells a very strange story of a girl named Meg and an adventure she goes on with her brother and friend in order to save her father. It has some interesting language, and is certainly creative. I wasn‘t a huge fan of the relationship between Meg and her friend Calvin, as it seemed to move very quickly and might give students an unrealistic idea of how young relationships work.

This B picture book follows the life and adventures of Jane Goodall. The book was named a Best Book of the Year by the Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and the Bank Street College of Education. This book would be good as a RA, SR, or PR.

This super cute SF picture book follows Beegu, an alien who kind of resembles a three-eyed rabbit, whose spaceship is stranded on Earth. While she waits to be rescued, she tries to make friends and has so-so results. Teaching strategies to use could be RA, RT, and GR.

Diary entry lesson plan: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/beegu-diary-entry-plan-lesson-11010220

This F picture book is such a great addition to any classroom (even high school, since a lot of students still struggle at that level with understanding how bills work). In it, students in a class of mice write a letter to their congress to suggest that the country needs a national cheese. The letter then goes through the motions of being passed, and bonus: it rhymes. This book was super fun and cute to read. TS: RA, and AS.

This gorgeous B picture book follows the young Jacob Lawrence as he finds artistic inspiration in Harlem, where he lives with his family. Teaching strategies to be used could be RA, RT, and GR.

Lesson Plan: http://doodles-academy.org/lower/projects/around-the-neighborhood

This Newberry award winning F novel was a favorite as a child. The story follows a girl named Saaski, who is half human and half moorfolk. She is banished from the Folk and sent to live with humans, for whom she grows to care for deeply. Upon realizing who she truly is, she is determined to get back to the Folk and rescue her adoptive parents real daughter. This is a great story for LC, SR, RA, and PR.

This F novel is the first in a series that follows Harry Potter, a boy who just found out he is a wizard, through his 7 years of schooling. Although he now lives in a world of magic, there are dark days ahead, thanks to an evil wizard that most only refer to as ‘He Who Must Not Be Named‘. This is an excellent book for students to IR, LC, SR, and AS. It is a New York Times Best Seller, and the winner of numerous awards.

This is a P picture book, which focuses on haiku. It has very pretty imagery and is the winner of the PA Young Reader‘s Choice and the SF Book Festival awards. It is a good book to use RA, SR, and CR. #ucflae3413f17

Lesson Plan: http://www.leewardlaw.com/won-ton-images/wontonteacherguide.pdf

This colorful P book by the talented Eric Carle carries children through a series of poems by Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, and many more. This is a good book for GR, SR, and CR. #ucflae3413f17

Lesson Plan:

https://lesson-plans.theteacherscorner.net/writing/poetry/

UDL: 2.2 Clarify syntax and structure; poetry is an excellent way to help students work on these things.

This HF novel follows a young girl‘s diary in 1659, whose grandmother is hanged after being accused of being a witch. She manages to escape, herself, but staying out of the eyes of the Puritans proves difficult. This would be an excellent story for LC, IR, PR, and AS.

Lesson Plan: http://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/Secondary/Literature/11-14/NewWindm...

This HF novel follows Kit Tyler, as she moves from the Caribbean island she grew up on to Puritan Connecticut. While there, she makes a friend in the local “witch” and faces scorn from the community because of this relationship.

It won a Newberry Medal. Some good teaching strategies to use with this novel would be LC, and IR.

Anansi the Spider is a TL of Ashanti background. In it, Anansi sets out on a long journey, and when he falls into trouble, his children must save him. This is a beautiful picture book, which has won the Caldecott Honor, and Lewis Carroll Shelf awards. Some good teaching strategies to use for this book would be RA, S, RT, and CR.

Ella Enchanted is a modern take on the traditional Cinderella story. In it, Ella has a curse placed on her, which causes her to always be obedient. She struggles with this throughout the story, due to her longing for independence. This book is the winner of Newberry, Rebecca Caudill, and Dorothy Canfield awards. Two good teaching strategies to use for this book would be GR, LC, and IR.

The Rough-Faced Girl is a TL story depicting a new version of the Cinderella Story. The Rough-Faced Girl, who is never specifically named, wants to marry the Invisible Being, and has to prove that she is beautiful inside. It is a different sort of Cinderella story, which does not encourage the reader to rely on their looks to make people like you. It won the IRA Teacher‘s, and Golden Sower awards. It would be suitable for both S and RT.

This RF book has won a Newberry, National Book, and Young Reader awards, among many others. It is about a kid who has bad luck, and ends up going to a camp for problem boys. There, he makes friendships, and learns the reason for his bad luck. Lesson Plan: https://www.walden.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/04/Holes_EdGuide.pdf

Hooray For Me is a great fiction book for a kindergarten class. It's bright, vivid, and the text is actually worked into the art, helping to keep kid's focus. It has rhyming text, which can be used in class to discuss the relationships between family, friends, neighbors, even pets! This would work well with ELL 4 and UDL 9.3. childcarelounge.com/general-themes/i-am-special.php #ucflae3413f17