J.K. Rowling changed the world with this SF book that could be used as a LC in classrooms. The first of the series is about a boy named Harry Potter who learns that he is a wizard. From that point on begins a journey he never could have imagined from magical spells, moving pictures, and mystical creatures. Rowling truly captivates the Wizarding World that everyone loves today. HP is such a global phenomenon and it is highly recommended to have

Paul O. Zelinksky won a 1987 Caldecott for retelling and illustrating one of my favorite TL stories. This book, best RA, is about a miller's daughter who makes a deal with Rumplestiltskin and the only way she is free is if she can guess his name. http://users.manchester.edu/Student/WKStarnes/ProfWeb/C6%20-%20StarnesWKEDUC340L... is a great resource to help students focus on descriptive writing. UDL 2.3 &

This 2008 Geisel Award Winning NF book by Laura Vaccaro Seeger is great for a RA. It is a great book for students to learn where things came from and what they will become. It is a great book to teach sequencing and
http://wiseowlcathy.blogspot.com/2017/04/first-the-egg-sequencing-mentor-texts-C... is a great resource to extend on. EL 44 which deals with thinkong skills, in this case sequence, and UDL 3.2 which highlights patterns and

Lois Lowry won a 1994 Newberry for this great SF novel that can be used as a LC. The book follows a 12 year old boy name Jonas. In the society many things are eliminated and forgotten so that everyone is the same and all is equal. Everyone has a role in their community and Jonas becomes the next "Receiver of Memory", which is someone who is the sole keeper of all the memories. Jonas must learn how to deal with all these new things that he never

R.J. Palacio has blown me away with this astonishing RF, New York Times Best Seller, novel used as an LC/IR. It centers around a young boy who was born with a facial difference and all the struggles he is faced with at an actual school. He has been home schooled his whole life and is now the new kid that everybody seems to be talking about. It is an incredibly moving and funny, at times, story that I definitely think young kids should read and be

Master of silly rhymes and unique illustrations, Dr. Seuss created this amazing F (often described as a Fable through TL), best RA, book to teach children about the environment. The Lorax speaks for the trees and tries to defend them against the Once-ler. The Lorax has so many great activities for children to do. A great resource is http://www.seussville.com/activities/Lorax14_EarthDayEduKit_Bklt_WEB.pdf. Both UDL 7.2 & EL 46 is met via the

Toni Buzzeo and David Small teamed up for this funny F Caldecott Winner that should be RA. Elliot is a very rich and proper boy who decides he wants to bring a penguin home after an aquarium trip with his father. Being polite, of course, he asks his father and his father agrees, thinking he meant a stuffed animal. The journey then begins of the boy and penguin's kinship. Via https://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/one-cool-friend-lesson-plan/ UDL 1.1

John Green received the 2013 Odyssey Award for this RF novel that could be used as an IR or LC. In this story, Hazel Grace has lung cancer and goes to a support group where she meets a boy. At the moment begins their story of love, laughter, heartbreak and so much more. This book is relatable in so many ways and has great life lessons. I think it would be a great book to integrate within a classroom. A great resource for this novel is

This B by Anne Frank, which was later edited by her father Otto H. Frank, is a great book to use as an IR or LC. Anne Frank's diary was found in an attic where she and her family spent their last few years. It shows the horrible times during Nazi Germany and what people went through. This book gives insight of vivid memories and days that Anne Frank went through. A great resource to use for this is http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/tguide.htm

Tanya Lee Stone won the 2010 Sibert Award for this amazing NF book, that could be used as an IR. In 1958, there was an unspoken rule: astronauts were male AND white. This book is about 13 women who striped to prove everyone wrong and even challenge the government. This book is a truly inspirational one and a great book to have in the classroom.
http://www.tanyastone.com/assets/files/AA%20Reading%20Guide.pdf includes many great resources like

The poems and illustrations of this P book, which can be used as CR, are done by the amazing Shel Silverstein. This is a great book to use when learning about poetry because there are so many. As a group, the whole class can read a poem aloud from the book. They are very short. The students can then analyze and decode the meaning of the text as well as identify poetry structures. A great resource to use for that, which can be found on pg. 7, is

Chelsea Clinton wrote an inspiring NF book that could be used as a SR. It is about 13 women who were told they couldn‘t do certain things but each of them PERSISTED! These women have changed the world. Throughout the description of each woman, somewhere it will say “she persisted." While reading, you can point to the children and they can all say “she persisted” when it comes up in the book. You could even choose some students to read a page.

A 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award winner of this RF book, Lemony Snicket tells a story, best RA, about a boy named Laszlo who stops being afraid of the dark. https://www.islma.org/Monarch-2016-files/islma/Dark.pdf has great activities to use as well as many B,D,A questions. UDL 3.2 & EL 45 are both met because it focuses on the main idea of being afraid of the dark as well as doing an activity of comparing/contrasting either of another book listed

Best RA, Doreen Cronin worked with Betsy Lewin to create a great F which was New York Times Best Illustrated Book in 2004. Duck is back with all the other animals but this time, he is sick of Farmer Brown's rules and holds an election to be in charge of the farm. He keeps having different elections until he moves all the way up to presidency. A resource that gives a lot of great activities to do in relation to the text is

This 2007 Printz Award winning HF book by Markus Zusak is great for IR. Narrated by Death, this story takes place in Nazi Germany. Liesel Meminger's life is transformed when she picks up a hidden book. That is the first of many books that she steals. With help from her foster parent, she learns to read and finds a love for books. All this is happening during dangerous times. A great resource for teachers to use that helps explain themes, concepts,

Potentially used as an IR, Sharon Draper did such an amazing job with this RF novel that it won 2012 Sunshine State Young Readers Award. In this book, we get an insight of what life is like for Melody Brooks who has cerebral palsy. She is extremely intelligent but no one knows it. If she is given the chance to be able to connect & communicate her thoughts, will people finally accept her? The novel explores many different elements that some of us

Winning multiple awards for this book, including the Coretta Scott King Award, Matt de la Peña created a beautiful RF book best RA. In this story, a young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmom and complains about many things. His grandmom gives him wisdom and opens his eyes on the simple beauty in everyday things. http://www.libraryasincubatorproject.org/?p=17825 is a great resource for students to do after the RA where they can create

This book by Adam Rex is a relatable F RA created with the help of illustrator Christian Robinson. It's the first day of school and everyone is nervous about how it will go, including the school itself! Just as we all felt, school doesn't know what to expect on the first day. After a few setbacks, it soon finds out that it's not the only one with first day jitters! This is a great book to read, of course, on the first day. It helps let children

Jon Scieska and illustrator Lane Smith retell a great F classic that we think we know the whole story to. It is a great story that would be fun for students to do as a DR. What really happened in The 3 Little Pigs? Well A. Wolf will tell you! Through this funny retelling, A. Wolf tells his side of the story that is TRUE in his eyes. There are many great activities to use for this story, but one that students would enjoy doing is a reenactment

Ellen Levine's Historical Fiction Caldecott Award Winning book, Henry's Freedom Box, is truly a remarkable one that is best used as a RA. Henry is a slave who is always dreaming of freedom. He is torn from his family not once but twice. One day he comes up with the plan to mail himself (in a crate) to freedom. The pictures and story telling help give some insight on Henry's journey. The UDL principle 3.1 & the EL 4 both deal with activating prior