Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander is a collection of P that won the Coretta Scott King award in 2018! Introduce your students to the world of poetry though this book and also the the astoundingly popular author Kwame Alexander! I think a CR would be such a fun poetry lesson for students! #LAE3414sp19

Let the Children March is a heartbreaking while inspiring story based on the true events from the 1960s! Monica Clark-Robinson does a wonderful job of showing the pride and confidence of those children who marched so long ago. Have student read this HF during a lesson on segregation or during Black History Month! Introduce them to this Coretta Scott King winning book through a RA! #LAE3414sp19

Pura Belpre Honor winner All Around Us is just as beautiful as it sounds. Written by Xelena Gonzalez, this RF story is an imaginative story that inspires you to look a bit more closely at the world around you! This book would be a wonderful RA to young students, and be sure that they have a great view of the pictures! Xelena Gonzalez is just as beautiful as her story, and would be a great inspiration for an AS for your students! #LAE3414sp19

National Book Award author Jaqueline Woodson wrote Brown Girl Dreaming, and won many more awards for it! This P book is written is verses to tell Woodson‘s autobiography of growing up as an African American in the 1960s throughout New York and South Carolina. Have students read this as an IR when they need some inspiration! #LAE3414sp19

We all know how important it is for young children so see role models that look like themselves! She Persisted is a B picture book written by Chelsea Clinton. Use this book along side lessons regarding American government or at any other time during the school year for a SR! Beautiful and inspirational! #LAE3414sp19

This HF novel one the Margaret A. Edwards Award, and was written by acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson! I remember seeing this book in my elementary school library, but I never read it because I thought it would be too gross and scary! This book will take you back to 1793 and into the lives of the Cook family. Who will survive the fever? Have your students find out in a LC! #LAE3414sp19

Scott O‘Dell Award & National Book Award Finalist author Laurie Halse Anderson‘s Chains is a great way to get your readers interested in a novel series! Chains takes place during the immensely difficult time of the American Revolution. Read this touching HF story to follow along on the journey of sisterhood for a fright for freedom. Introduce your students to this story through a LC or IR when learning about the American Revolution! #LAE3414sp19

When everything is you have is lost, you must find your way up! Esperanza Rising is a HF novel written by Pura Belpre winning author Pam Munoz Ryan. Use this story to inspire your students through either IR or LC! Because this story takes place during the struggles of the Great Depression, it would be great to connect to social studies lessons! #LAE3414sp19

The Very Busy Spider sounds a lot like me!! I like to spin my web and sleep! I found this lift-the-flap edition of the story which is great for young kids who are learning how to read! This would also be great for a PR so students can each play the part of the spider and other characters to read back and forth! Written by the renowned author Eric Carle, this book is fun for all ages! #LAE3414sp19

Look no further for a story that is rich in culture and in art! Anansi the Spider is an African TL that is retold and illustrated by Caldecott honor winning author Gerald McDermott. This is a really fun book to use for Storytelling! I cannot wait to share my own telling of this classic African tale of the great spider Anansi! #LAE3414sp19

This Sunshine State Young Reader Award winner is a wonderful and exciting SF book by author Jeanne DuPrau! This would be a super fun DR to do in class as a large project for the semester! This story is full of mystery and shows kids the science behind what we need to make a world that works! #LAE3414sp19

This inspiring HF novel written by NYT Bestselling author, Sharon M. Draper is great for classroom use! To be exact, the story is set in Bumblebee, North Carolina during the 1930s. The theme of this book may be dark for some ages, but the issues covered are very important. Using this book to use along with writing activities is a great idea! Stella includes her spelling mistakes & corrections, which is very helpful for young writers! #LAE3414sp19

Many love The Rainbow Fish, and for good reason! This F story shows the importance of friendship & sharing, so it would be perfect for RA! The Rainbow Fish has been translated into over 50 languages worldwide! Read this story to your students at the beginning of the school year to teach about & promote sharing and kindness in your classroom! #LAE3414sp19

Uno‘s Garden is a book I loved reading as a child! This F picture book has some of the most beautiful illustrations! This is a touching story that shows the importance of environmental conservation & also includes arithmetic on every page! A great RA for young students, & a fun way to teach math lessons with older students! Base won many Australian book awards for Uno‘s Garden including the Young Australian Best Book Award. #LAE3414sp19

This Newbery Medal winning F novel is a beautiful story that takes a heartwarming spin on a real gorilla. Applegate gives new life to Ivan, & creates many touching friends for him along the way. This novel may be used to help discuss topics like animal cruelty & equality. This book would be great to use for a LC! The lesson plan included contains discussion questions for students as well as great ways to connect this story to real life issues!

Looking for a great F book that teaches the importance of friendship? “Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse” is a beautiful story written and illustrated by Caldecott Honor author Leo Lionni. Willie the mouse becomes jealous when a new “mouse” arrives that looks just like him! Willie must overcome his hard feelings in this heartwarming tale! #LAE3414sp19

Newbery Medal winning author Katherine Applegate pushes boundaries large and small with her touching F novel, “Wishtree”. This book is perfect to use in a LC due to its relevancy in this country‘s current climate. “Wishtree” is a beautiful and heartwarming read for children of all ages! After all, I think we could all use a little advice from a tree named Red🌳 #LAE3414sp19
Lesson Plan: http://www.wishtreebook.com/static/pdf/brochure-site.pdf

Dive into the colorful world of Duncan‘s crayons in this Wanda Gag Book Award winning F book by Drew Daywalt. This E. B. White Read Aloud Award book will ‘draw‘ your students right in during RA time! Every page is unique & full of quirky hidden gems that‘ll make you smile! “The Day the Crayons Quit” is great for K-5 lessons ranging from learning the colors of the rainbow, power of persuasion, & structure of writing letters! #LAE3414sp19

The heartfelt story & beautiful imagery that John Steptoe gives in this TL folktale is mesmerizing. This story teaches the importance of inner beauty & selflessness. “Mufaro‘s Beautiful Daughters” is a must read for children of all ages & backgrounds, as it won both the Caldecott Medal & Coretta Scott King Award. “Mufaro‘s Beautiful Daughters” would make for a great RT thanks to the many characters that appear throughout the tale! #LAE3414sp19

Want to know how you size up to some of Earth‘s amazing creatures? Caldecott Honor author Steve Jenkins gives a colorful and hands on guide to how big-and small-these creatures actually are! “Actual Size” is a perfect RA for children of all ages. When I first read this book I wanted to put my hands all over the pages to see how I compared to these animals! It would even be a great NF tool to use as a research guide for older students!
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