Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt is a wonderful RF novel to bring into the classroom. This New York Times Best Seller follows the story of ally a young girl who struggles to read, but is embarrassed to admit defeat and ask for help. As a result she acts out and feels misunderstood. This is a great book to engaged troubled students with as they can relate to ally.

Wonderstruck, a TL, written by Brian Selznick is another fantastic must read. This book is a Newbery award winner and has also been adapted into a film. This book is two stories in one, one taking place in the 20‘ and the other 50 years later in the 70‘s. This book sheds light on the life of a dead person and highlights the idea of fitting into a family in which you don‘t quite fit in.

This RF by Andrew Clements is a great novel for students to choose for LC. Grinder is great because the text is completely relevant to their school lives. Frindle is a book about a student who convinces his classmates to call a pen a frindle as a prank. This book can be relatable for kids who tend to get into trouble here and there. I would keep this as a choice book but also assign these comprehension quizzes as worksheets as well

The classic Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister is a TL perfect for a RA. The rainbow fish provides a great morale for kids to grasp which is that no mater how you look, you should be treated equally by all. I would definitely utilize this lesson plan https://www.teacher.org/lesson-plan/rainbow-fish/ because it incorporates so many UDL principles and EL strategies. Of these the lesson plan includes UDL 9.3 and 7.2.

Silly Sally a form of TL by Audrey Wood is a really sweet and fun book I used to love reading when I was younger. Silly sally is a sing song book that tells a silly story about a girl who goes to town walking backwards upside down. This is a great book for CR. https://study.com/academy/lesson/silly-sally-lesson-plan.html to support this lesson plan I would hold a group discussion rather than a written response.

She Persisted, a B and New York Times Best Seller by Chelsea Clinton is a fantastic picture book for kids. This book is a narrative for women who have taken on their own struggle to power and have come out on top. This book is an empowering book for young girls especially to be able to persist no matter how much Of a disadvantage they may find themselves in.

This HF New York Times Best Seller, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly is a spectacular picture book to show your students. This book is about for women who worked behind the scenes at NASA and are long over due for credit that was not given due to civil rights issues. This book would be a tremendous RA for the introduction to the civil rights movement.

Grace for President a RF by Kelly DiPucchio is a fantastic picture book that highlights political areas such as an election. This story is about two students who campaign against each other until polling time comes around. I would use a RA strategy for this book as I‘d really like for the students to hear the pronunciations of new words properly. I would be sure to introduce the vocabulary prior to the RA which would support UDL 2.1 and EL 5.

Wonder a RF by R. J. Palacio is a New York Times Best Selling novel that has recently been adapted into a film. Wonder is a beautiful story about a boy Auggie who has Treacher Collins Syndrome. He enrolled in traditional school at the start of fifth grade. As a reader we experience the highs and the lows in all with Auggie. This book truly gets you to be aware of others and thinking about how you can better yourself to help others.

The One and Only Ivan a TL by Katherine Applegate is a Newbery Award Reciever. This heart breaking novel is about a gorilla in a zoo who is understanding of humans but also grows resentful for rightful reasons. I would have this in my classroom as an LC. http://www.stemread.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/One-and-Only-Ivan-Habitat-Hom... I really love the idea of incorporating a math lesson with this book as this site suggests.

The Inventions of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (RF) won the Caldecott Award and has been adapted into a motion picture. This book is a must read! This book is about an orphan boy in Paris who lives amongst the clock machinery in the train station. He runs into an issue with a vendor who accuses him of stealing. As a punishment he steals Hugo‘s personal belonging and the remainder of the book is Hugo and his new friends efforts to keep it safe.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L‘Engle( F) is a reliever of the Newbery Award. It was also adapted into a movie in recent months. In my opinion the adaptation was right on point and a must show for the kids as a treat. This novel is about children who go on an adventure in time in search for their father. This book deals with evil forces and time traveling. I would use this book as an LC.

Children of the Great Depression written by Russell Freedman is an amazing NF picture book. It won the Orbis Pictus award in 2006. This book is a documentation of the lives of children during the Great Depression. Russel uses numerous illustrated archival photographs, diaries, letters and other primary documents to tell their story. This lesson would be amazing to use in a social studies section.

Falling Up by Shel Silverstein is poetry (P) and has won the Golden Archer Award, ALA Booklist Editors Choice, Maine Student Book Award, and Parents Choice Gold Award. It is a fantastic book filled with poems relating back to the central theme of looking at the world from a different angle. This book would be great as a RA. Following the RA I would follow the lesson plan provided at this link

New York Times best selling author, Brad Meltzer, write the biography (B) I am Abraham Lincoln. This book is absolutely adorable and engaging due to the illustrations. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/I-am-Abraham-Lincoln-Brad-Meltzer-Gu... The previous link provides an awesome lesson plan that incorporates a RA for Presidents Day that promotes UDL 7.2, 3.1, & 3.2.

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is a classic piece of MF. This novel is about a girl named Dorothy who experiences a tornado at home in Kansas and bumped in the head by debris. She dozes off as a result and finds herself in a land called Oz where she meets the Lion, the scarecrow and the tin man. They help her find her way down the yellow brick road in efforts to get her back home. Along the way they experience many obstacles.

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBrantley & Anita Jeram is a wonderful TL and more specifically a fable to bring into the lower grades. This book is about a little hare and a big hare who love each other very much. The hares go back and forth trying to out-love each other. https://nzmaths.co.nz/resource/guess-how-much-i-love-you The previous link provides a lesson plan for this book to incorporate basic math concepts like big bigger and biggest.

The 2008 Caldecott award winner, Henry‘s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine & Kadir Nelson is a fabulous HF book. This book takes place in the south when slavery was legal. The book is about a slave named Henry who decides to ship himself to the north (to freedom). It is an excellent book and is great to use as RA and ST as described in the lesson plan found in the following link

Caldecott award winner, A Good Day by Kevin Henkes, is a great (RF) book for grades K-1. This book does a fabulous job illustrating just how easily a bad day can be turned into a good day based on perspective. This book would be excellent for a (RA) guided by the lesson plan found at https://www.iowanationalguard.com/Family%20and%20Services/Youth%20Programs/Docum... followed by (RT).