This F Caldecott honor book, written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown that would be perfect for a RA, especially around Halloween. The story is about Jasper Rabbit who loves carrots, especially the ones from Crackenhooper Field. He couldn‘t get enough of them, until they started following him. http://deannajump.com/creepy-carrots-read-aloud-lessons/

Hoot, a RF Newbery honor book, written by Carl Hiaasen is a great book for LC or IR for upper elementary and middle school students. The book is about a boy who moves to Coconut Cove, FL and winds up trying to stop construction of a Pancake House to save burrowing owls. I think students would enjoy reading this story because it takes place in Florida!

This SF novel by Ridley Pearson is a great book for LC or IR for upper elementary or middle school students. The story is about five kids who are turned into Disney host holograms and are the key to saving Disney World. I think students would really enjoy this book, especially because it takes place right here in Orlando! https://www.scribd.com/mobile/document/215408915/Kingdom-Keepers-Teacher-s-Guide

Waiting by Kevin Henkes is a Caldecott and Geisel honor book, and with it‘s beautiful illustrations this F PB would be perfect for SR with lower elementary students. It‘s about five animal friends sitting patiently on the windowsill, waiting and watching the world outside. This book could help teach young children about waiting patiently for the things you want. https://www.teachingbooks.net/media/pdf/HarperCollins/Waiting_2015.pdf

This B chapter book by Janet Pascal is perfect to use in the classroom for AS! This book tells all about Dr. Seuss and his life, and includes illustrations and a timeline in the back of the book. Students could use this book to create presentations for an AS and then present to their classmates. This could meet UDL 7.1- optimize choice and autonomy because they can choose how to present the information. And EL 42- have students use timelines to

This F novel written by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake, is a great choice for LC or IR, especially around Halloween. The story is about a little boy and his grandmother, and their experiences with witches. http://www.roalddahl.com/docs/Lesson1TheWitches_1435152466.pdf The link takes you to a lesson plan where students become "witchophiles" and it's there job to warn the world about witches.

Written by Andrea Beaty and illustrated by David Roberts, this RF/P PB is a New York Times bestseller and would be great for a RA. This book is about Rosie, a budding engineer, who invents gizmos that often fail. But she doesn't give up and tries to fix her mistakes. You could use this book for a poetry lesson or for STEAM subjects. https://www.andreabeaty.com/rosie-educational-resources.html

This is a NF PB by Duncan Tonatiuh, that has won a Sibert honor medal, a Pura Belpre award, and an Orbis Pictus honor, and would be great for a RA. It follows the true story of Sylvia Mendez and her family's fight for desegregation 7 years before Brown vs Board of Education. http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2015/02/separate-is-never-equal/ A great writing activity to use after reading is for students to write their opinions on the subject.

This RF New York Times Best Seller P.B. written by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by LeUyen Pham is perfect for a RA, especially around election time! The story is about Grace, who after finding out there has never been a woman president, decides to run for class president. After reading the book, a fun activity would be to have students compare and contrast the two candidates' campaign strategies.

This classic poetry P.B. by Dr. Seuss would be perfect in lower elementary classes for a RA, PR, or S, especially when learning about poetry and rhyming words. http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/books/green-eggs-and-ham The link gives a variety of ideas on how to use this book in multiple subject areas. You could use this book to teach about rhyming words and then have students create their own rhymes after reading.

The BFG, written by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake, is a great novel to use for LC or IR. The story follows Sophie, who was snatched by a giant, and their unlikely friendship. I highly recommend Roald Dahl's books because his stories suck you in and his use of silly words makes reading them even more fun! https://www.roalddahl.com/docs/BFGlessonplans_web_1467018727.pdf

This HF Newbery Honor winner and first ever winner of the Scott O'Dell Award, written by Elizabeth George Speare, is a great book to use for LC or IR for upper elementary and middle school students. The idea for this book came from a factual story that the author discovered, about a young boy who was left alone for a summer in the wilderness of 18th-century Maine, and was befriended by a Native American boy and his grandfather.

This PB by Caldecott Honor winner Mo Willems is a cute book for RA that can also help teach students about manners. The Pigeon complains that he asks for things all the time, but he never gets them. But, the Duckling points out that he asked politely and that's how he got the cookie. This can help children learn about the importance of asking for things politely.

Mapping Penny's World by Loreen Leedy is a great low F picture book that is perfect for a RA. This book would be great to read before a lesson on maps. I actually used this book as a RA in my microteach lesson as a way to provide background knowledge about the parts of a map in a fun way. I would definitely recommend adding this book to your classroom library! http://www.readingrockets.org/article/map-making

The Story of Ferdinand is a F book about a bull named Ferdinand, who would rather sit and smell flowers than fight, and would be perfect for a RA. Ferdinand's story can help teach students to be true to themselves, and that it's okay to be different. The book also uses some Spanish words which can be a great learning opportunity for all students to broaden their vocabulary. https://www.teachervision.com/story-ferdinand-activities

This F 2015 Caldecott award winner, written and illustrated by Dan Santat is a wonderful book about friendship that can be used for RA. Beekle is an imaginary friend who is searching for a child to imagine him. Tired of waiting, he sets of on an adventure to find his new friend.
https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?a=1&tid=39130 The website has a lot of different resources to use in the classroom.

This TL book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith, would make a great addition to any classroom library to use for RA or DR. It is the story of the three little pigs, retold by the Wolf, who tells his side of the story in an attempt to prove his innocence. This would be a good book to teach point of view and comparing and contrasting to the original story. It could also make a great story for DR.

This F novel and Newbery Award winner, written by Katherine Applegate is perfect for LCs or IR. The book is based on the the true story of Ivan, a gorilla who spent almost 30 years alone in a cage after being taken from the jungle as an infant and added to a collection of animals at a circus-themed mall. In the book, the Big Top Mall gets a new addition, a baby elephant named Ruby.

This F picture book, written and illustrated by best-selling picture book author Michael Hall, would be a great book for RA. The book is about Red, a blue crayon labeled red. Even with help from other crayons all his drawings turn out blue. Then, one day he meets a new friend who helps him realize that he is really blue! Red embraces this and draws all things that are blue and everyone cheers him on.

Out of my Mind is an amazing RF novel by Sharon Draper. It's about Melody, an 11 year old girl with cerebral palsy. She has thousands of words and thoughts in her head, but she can never say them out loud. Until she discovers something that finally allows her to show everyone how intelligent she really is. I would highly recommend this book for literature circles and independent reading in upper elementary and middle schools.