Another great book by Vashti Harrison, this B explores the history of influential women around the world. The information is useful and intriguing, while the illustrations tie in and highlight the different kinds of work these women accomplished. This book would be an amazing add to elementary classrooms, and would do well in an IR setting.

Harrison portrays influential women in black history in her B, Amelia Boomer Book list award winning work. Beautiful illustrations accompany facts about these women, which will help to engage young readers. I originally read this book digitally, but loved it so much that I had to order this and one other to add to my classroom library stash- highly recommended for elementary classrooms! This book would do tell in a IR setting.

Dashner‘s work on his SF, ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults award winning novel will catch the interests of older elementary students. Thomas wakes up and finds himself in a maze with a group of teens who all, including himself, have no memory of their past. He joins them in the task of trying to find a way out of the every changing maze. This book would do well as IR.

Shaskan‘s twist on this TL story makes it a must add to elementary classrooms! The wicked stepmothers side of the story will have readers second guessing the classic tale. This story would do well in a DR setting. An article from ERIC explains the benefits of DR, and the techniques that can be implemented in the classroom. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED372435.pdf

This NF book will be a fun and creative add to preschool and kindergarten classrooms. A counting book that uses Cheerios as a manipulative, readers can follow along and maybe even use their own Cheerios to count! This book would do well in a SR setting- the Victorian Department of Education and Training explain the importance of shared reading, and how it can be implemented in the classroom

This MF, ALA Notable Children‘s Book award winning classic is a must add to primary classrooms! Readers enjoy learning or reviewing the alphabet as they watch the letters climb a coconut tree in order. The rhyming and lyrical nature of the moon make it ideal to be used in a S setting. Edutopia explains tips and benefits to storytelling in a classroom. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/storytelling-in-the-classroom-matters-matthew-frid...

This RF, Caldecott award winning book will be a fun add to classroom libraries up to grade 3. A young girl plays through the different instruments her family plays, while trying out new ones of her own! The common theme is music, and will be fun to read in a RA setting. Edutopia explains the benefits of using read aloud in classrooms. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/alternatives-to-round-robin-reading-todd-finley

This NF, P and Caldecott award winning book will be a fresh add to any classroom library! The theme of hope envelops the reader as they journey through the life of slaves as they anticipate the day they can meet again in Congo Square in New Orleans. Teachers can use SR to engage students further, and education world shares tips and benefits of shared reading from Dr. Jane Allen https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/strategy/strategy008.shtml

Peña‘s work on his RF, Caldecott Award winning book is a touching and rewarding add to classroom libraries. As CJ takes his normal Sunday ride on the bus with grandma after church, he begins to question things like why he doesn‘t have the same things as others, and why they have to live in their part of town. CJ‘s grandmother helps him to see the beauty in the things they do have, which serves as one of the themes for this book.

This HF, RA Caldecott Award winning classic will be a great add to primary classrooms! Readers will follow Max on his adventure through his imagination (the theme) after he is sent to bed without supper. This book would do well as a read aloud. Reading rockets provides helpful strategies to help engage students with the text https://www.readingrockets.org/article/revisiting-read-alouds-instructional-stra...

This HF, LC will be an interesting and educational add to 3-5th grade classrooms! The major theme of this book is espionage. Bertie wasn‘t thinking of becoming a spy, but he falls head first into a mystery that he tries to solve with the help of his friends and trusty dog. The reader follows along as Bertie and friends try to decode ciphers, and are given the opportunity to decode a few themselves! This book would do well in a LC setting.

This AF, RA book will have students excited when it is added to their classroom library! The themes of this book are sports and being positive. Pete is back at it again to play baseball. This story continues to demonstrate Pete‘s good sportsmanship when things don‘t go the way he planned. This book would do very well in a RA setting. Scholastic provides ten tips for “artful” read alouds.

This MF (mythical fiction), LC book will be a fun add to fifth grade classrooms! The major theme of this book is identity. After being expelled from several schools, Percy ends up at a private school in upstate New York for troubled kids. From there, his life takes a turn as he realizes who his father really is, and he embarks on a quest to find what he is accused of stealing.

This RF, LC, John Newbery Medal award winning book would be an ideal addition to third-fifth grade classrooms! The theme of kindness from different points of views will draw readers in. The reader journeys through the Academic Bowl that “The Souls” are competing in, while learning how the group came into each other‘s lives. This book works best in a LC setting; Edutopia provides the benefits of LC‘s, and how to get one started.

These HF, IR books would be an amazing add to 5th grade libraries! The series includes many themes, including but not limited to friendship, love and death. Specifically, National Book Award (UK) winning Harry Potter and the Sorcerer‘s Stone would be a great, abd pivotal, start for students. Orphaned as a baby, young Harry learns his life is more magical than the life he lived in his aunt and uncle‘s cupboard. This book works best in an IR setting

This NF, SR rhyming and counting book will be a fun addition to any classroom! Students will become easily caught up with the catchy beginnings of each page (“Somewhere in the ocean...”) as well as counting as they delve into the lives of sea parents and their little ones. With the sing-song nature of the book, as well as counting from 1-10 throughout, this book works best as SR. Reading rockets provides helpful strategies to accomplish the SR.

This P, CR book will be a handy tool for third and fourth grade classrooms. Garnered more towards teachers to use for their class, this book is filled with tips and strategies for teaching our young students to enjoy reading, and even writing, poetry of their own! Following the tips and strategies are poem excerpts written by students in their hand, followed by the “translated” version sans grammatical errors.

This AF, RA book will be a hit in Pre-K through first grade classroom libraries! If familiar with Willems‘ previous Pigeon stories, the references made in this story will be sure to garner even more laughs. The theme of this book is asking nicely for things you‘d like to have. The pigeon is “the most asking-est in town,” but learns that asking politely can hep get what he wants.

This RF, S Caldecott award winning book will be an easy read to addition to classroom libraries! The most prominent theme of jobs can act as a jumpstart for young minds to ponder on possible future jobs or professions they may enjoy. In this story, Pilkey gives a glimpse into the usual morning of a paperboy- from the struggle of getting out of a warm bed on a cold morning, to the moment he makes it back.

Hair Love is an RF, RA book would be an amazing addition to any classroom library. The thematic elements of self esteem, family, and love are sure to resonate with both students and teachers. Young Zuri loves the many things her hair can do, but on a very special day she wants an equally special hairstyle. With the help of her dad, Zuri embarks on a hair journey that she hopes will rise to the occasion.

LOVE this book and it‘s beautiful message. I recently watched the short film and that also got me in my feels!