The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner, Illustrated by Jonathan Lambert. Pop-up book. Incredible illustrations! ESOL 30: Encourage the use of diagrams and drawings as aids to identify concepts and seeing relationships. UDL 1.3: Offer alternatives for auditory information. https://www.tes.com/lessons/Xpintr96NIluUw/the-wide-mouthed-frog-kindergarten-we... Great crafts to help with choral reading, storytelling or dramatic read.

David Goes to School by David Shannon. Illustrations and text make the story easy to read and comprehend. Many options for IR, RA or GR. ESOL 26: Maintain a library of supplementary books and workbooks written in simple English, which offer additional illustrations. UDL 2.4: Promote understanding across languages. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/240379698836300258/ Many activities and ideas for lesson plan to go with this. All about good behavior!

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss. Poetic picture book for early Elementary. ESOL 13: Use preview/review activities. UDL 4: Provide options for physical action. https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/one-fish-two-fish/ link to fun lesson plan! Use of rhyming and rhythm for early learners. Fun for read aloud or choral reading with the right tools.

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. UDL 3.2: Highlight patterns, critical features, big ideas and relationships. ESOL 44: Focus in thinking skills; predict, categorize, classify, observe and report (oral-written-pictorial), sequence, summarize. https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/crossover-the-by-kwame-alexander/

There‘s a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins. ESOL 16: Integrate speaking, listening, reading and writing activities. UDL 2.2: Clarify syntax and structure. RA, GR, CR. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kDfQNcn5uGo Read Aloud Video

No, David! By David Shannon. Picture Book Fiction. ESOL 18: Ise commands and directions that involve overt student actions as in TPR. UDL 9.3: Develop self-assessment and reflection. https://www.pinterest.com/explore/no-david/ Link to activities and crafts to go along with the book!

Two Bobbies written by Kirby Larson and Illustrated by Jean Cassels. It is a NF through the eyes of two animals who survived hurricane Katrina. Very fun book to read to young students and great to discuss for text-to-reality purposes. Great for Read Aloud. UDL 7.2: Optimize relevance, value, and authenticity. EL 12: Teach 2 objectives, language and content.

Very short book set back in the early 1900's. Theme is rather dark for a children's book and includes sever depression and sickness, child abuse, and death at one point. Would probably work best with young adult readers when discussing elements of a story, but not good for younger readers.

This "Research Guide" is a nonfiction companion book to the Magic Tree House story about the Titanic. Being nonfiction, you get over 100 pages of facts and history about the ship; that said it is a darker theme so not suited for the very young readers.

At number 19 in the Magic Tree House series, this book is short and easy to read. Fun illustrations paint great pictures of the story and can make it easier for younger readers to follow and understand. Good book for read aloud or independent reading.