Corduroy is a modern fantasy book written and illustrated by Don Freeman. This book is about a toy bear who lives in a store. He wants so many things in the store, until he is bought! When he is bought, he realizes that there was something he had wanted more than all the things in the toy store. #UCFLAE3414SP18

The Day the Crayons Quit is a #1 New York Times best seller. By Drew Daywalt and Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. This is a book about the crayons that a boy named Duncan owns. When he opens his box of crayons, all he sees is letters written by each of the crayons telling him how they feel.

Quackers is a TL book written by Liz Wong. This book is about a cat who thinks it‘s a duck because of its surroundings. Quackers meets a cat, who looks just like him, but meows and calls himself a cat. He then discovers that he actually is not a duck, instead he is really a duck. He goes on to live with animals just like him, but he misses his duck friends. #UCFLAE3414SP28

Fish in a Tree is a RF New York Times best seller written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Ally is a young girl who has been moved around schools quite often. It seems that no matter what school she is in, she finds herself in trouble. She continues to act as if she‘s understanding everything going on at school, but in reality she is struggling a lot and has to deal with her peers treating her differently. #UCFLAE3414SP18

Amelia Bedelia is a RF written by Peggy Parish and illustrated by Fritz Siebel. This is a story about a girl who is hired to assist Mr. and Mrs. Rogers clean up around the house. The to do list is written out for her to complete while they are gone. Without realizing, she completes every task literally rather than the way Mrs. Rogers meant it. Amelia thinks she has done a great job but when they return, the Rogers disagree.

Oh, the Places You‘ll Go is TL written by Dr. Seuss. This book is about someone who travels many places experiencing the highs and lows of life. It is set to show that there are many places and ways for life to turn out. This is a great book to use at the end of the school year, when sending off the students to the next grade level. #UCFLAE3414SP18

Goodnight Moon is a TL and a Caldecott award winning book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. The bunny in the book says goodnight to all the familiar things in its room right before going to bed. This is a great bedtime book, but also a great read aloud in the classroom! #UCFLAE3414SP18

Wonder is a RF written by R.J. Palacio. This book was recently turned into a film and a great way to incorporate film into the classroom. Auggie is a 10 year old boy who suffers from a face deformity. He has always been homeschooled but his parents have decided that it is time for him to go to school. During his schooling, he troubles making friends and tries to push through. #UCFLAE3414SP18

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a SF book written by Eric Carly. The book is about a small caterpillar that is dry hungry and eats so much.. it turns into a very big caterpillar. The caterpillar goes to make a cocoon and then turns into a big beautiful butterfly! #UCFLAE3414SP18

In 1776, is a non fiction book written by Jean Marzollo and Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman. This book is about an eventful year in the history of America. This book provides a very clear and straight forward introduction to the American Revolution with rhyming. #UCFLAE3414SP18

A Wrinkle in Time is a MF book written by Madeleine L‘Engle and a Newbery award winning novel. This book is about three children who travel through different planets in order to find Meg‘s father who has been held as a prisoner on a different planet. #UCFLAE3414SP18

The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile is a picture book P written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Henry Fisher. It tells the story of a family trying to find the fish with the deep sea smile. I would use this book as RA, IR, or AS. #UCFLAE3414SP18

Who Was George Washington is a great biography to have in a classroom library! The books in this series are very straight forward and provide children with so many facts about a particular individual who has made an impact on the world!

The Giving Tree is a poem story written by Shel Silverstein. This book has received the ALA Notable Book award and has been used for many years. The book is about a boy who has grown up visiting the same tree, and asking her for things in order to continue with his life. He played with her leaves to make himself a crown to play and continued to ask her throughout his life. What happens when she runs out of things she can give him?

Chrysanthemum was written by Kevin Henkes and was one of my favorite books as a child! This book won the ALA Notable Children‘s book award in 1991 and focuses on the importance of being nice to others and being proud to be who you are!

Sharks is a NF( non fiction) book written by Anne Schreiber with fun facts about different kinds of sharks. I would love to include this book in my class as a IR (independent reading) for the students. There are so many things students can learn just from reading this small book about sharks. A lesson I would include with this is https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/shark-teeth/. This website provides the students with the opportunity to ⬇️

Grace for President was written by Kelly DiPucchio and is a great RF (realistic fiction) book to share with children. I would use this book as a RA (read aloud) with my class when discussing government and what a democracy is. This book is about a girl named Grace who is really surprised by the fact that there has never been a female president in the United States. She wanted to change that and run for President herself so she ran for student ⬇️