“I only saw what needed to be done“

This book pays great attention to detail in the illustrations, and teaches children about an important period in time in a kid friendly way.

Nicky and vera is a holocaust story about a man named Nicholas who saved 669 children from Prague. He rescued these children by train without any reward. This story demonstrates a good understanding of the holocaust for young children.

“If I opened my classrooms wooden door not knowing how to read or speak English, imagine.“

This story creates an amazing visual for students to observe and think of when thinking of their future.

This is a poetic story that brings the reader through scenarios where they should imagine what they would feel like if they were put in that position. This story teaches readers of the different circumstances they could be in and what they would learn!

“In the face of the sun, dance! Twirl! Whirl!“

The illustrations added to Langston Hughes “Dream Variation“ in That Is My Dream! Is a great addition to the words and help create a better picture of what Langston is saying.

That Is My Dream by Langston Hughes (2017) is one of Langston's most celebrated poems, “Dream Variation.“ It is a dream about a world free of discrimination and racism that was turned into a picture book with the help of illustrator Daniel Miyares. The illustrations bring the words to life and are a wonderful addition to the poem.

“I'm very, very smart and rather lucky, I would say.“

This book would be great for younger readers as it uses rhyme and alliteration.

Cricket in the Thicket contains a poem for every bug you can think of. It uses cute and inviting illustrations and fun poems that use fun rhymes that children will love. I would recommend this for the ages of 3-7.

“If you know how to read, you can never be lonely.“

The style of these poems are all warm welcoming and inclusive. This book can be understood by a variety of people because of its use of everyday images and themes.

The story was published in 2020. Is a collection of poems that explores human connection, childhood, conflict, and connectivity. The book includes new nd old poems and is divided into 3 sections of poetry.

“Dance, little baby, dance up high,“

The story is very visually appealing and has a good representation of a family enjoying the outdoors with their newborn. The father is a fisherman and owns his own boat. He is excited for his child to see their first fish. This is a good family friendly story for a classroom.

The story had a good message of a mother and father playing with their newborn child. They are introducing the child to the world around them.

“It is always brave to be kind, but in those days, such kindness could cost you your life.“

This book provides a good message to students on how to treat everyone how you would want to be treated. It is not what is on the outside it is what is on the inside that counts.

“Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.“

Margaret shares her challenges and worries about her transforming body and her spirtuality. I would save this book for middle schoolers grades 6-9. I thought this is a good book for young girls and can help them understand that what they are going through is normal.

This book won many outstanding awards. The basis of the story is about a coming of age 6th grader named margaret Simon who is navigating the challenges of growing up.

This story is unique because it tells a story from three different perspectives of how each person views the main character.

“Just a boring sandwhich,“ said the kid.

It is a story about food but it goes deeper then that. It talks about the challenges these children face based on their cultures.

published in 2022 the book is about children who feel judged from the foods from their cultures. It shares a story about multiple different children from different cultures. These children face prejudices from their peers. This book is good about respecting their peers.

It is a classic adventure that can be enjoyed from all age groups. This story has a great lesson throughout the whole book.

“Underneath the jules was a stack of papers that had onced belonged to the first stanley yelnats.“

This book explains a journey in a juvenile correction camp where they dig holes all day and end up learning new things about themselves and the camp.

The story has a good plot that keeps the children engaged and has an interesting story line.

The story is up an down and has an interesting writing style for young readers.

“ After all, the three children had just disembarked from the fickle fairy“

“Maybe I don't like being different, but I don't want to be like everybody else, either.“

This story has a great message about love and can be relatable to students. Meg has a hard time at school in the beginning and the students could find comfort in that. Meg is able to gain her independence in freedom throughout the story and that is very impactful to younger students who are trying to figure out who they are.

This would be a great book to read in the classrooms because it is a fun read and has great message.

“Goldilocks tried the little bed, and it was just right.“

In an elementary school classroom, you could use this story for many things. You could use it for plot, setting, and characters. You could also connect it to social-emotional learning. Interacting students as you read it aloud, to discuss Goldilocks' actions and consequences that could follow.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a majorly known traditional literature book. It is a 1989 Caldecott Honor Book. It focuses mainly on personification, giving human characteristics to a family of bears. This story talks about a girl who enters the bears house and makes herself at home by trying each of the family members things. This story is a classic fairytale that can keep younger and older readers involved.

As the sky grew the color of sugar plum and the snow became many shades of blue, hundreds of tiny flames appeared, and the lanterns illuminated the path.

This book would be wonderful to read to children during the winter seasons. It is more interesting than the original story to me personally, as it adds elements of fantasy when the children are actually transformed into the world of the nutcracker with beautiful illustrations. The book would be best used when analyzing the illustrations to understand the characters.

This book is a great story for younger children

“But because of this the mosquito has a guilty conscience. To this day she goes about whining in peoples ears: “Zeee! is everyone still mad at me?“

I would use this story when explaining to my class that it is right to own up to your mistakes. This could also be used when explaining why it is important to always tell the truth.

This is a good book for children and really captures the moral of the story in an inviting way

“But Tasaku felt the sharp sting of a chisel. It was a lowly stonecutter, chipping away at his feet. Deep inside, he trembled.“

Traditional Literature- The Stonecutter is a Japanese folk tale about a man who becomes dissatisfied with his lowly job as a stonecutter. He wishes to be a things he perceives as powerful, such as the sun. However, upon achieving each of these desires, he finds that they are not as fulfilling as he had hoped. This story tells the story of greed in simple terms.

This is a good story and is very relatable to young children.

“ And they all lived happily ever after”

This story would be a great example of a different take on a traditional story and how to create a story that might be based on another. This story would also be useful in a compare and contrast activity between two stories.