This is a heart-warming tale of a young girl named Opal who has just moved to a new town. Experiencing loneliness, she befriends a dog one day. She naThis is a heart-warming tale of a young girl named Opal who has just moved to a new town. Experiencing loneliness, she befriends a dog one day. She names him Winn-Dixie. The two become companions for one another. This is a great book that includes difficult family dynamics, partnered with hope and redemption. I would recommend this book for students in fourth or fifth grade. ...more
This is a silly, but light-hearted book for young readers. Junie B. Jones rides the bus to school and does not enjoy it at all. The book walks the reaThis is a silly, but light-hearted book for young readers. Junie B. Jones rides the bus to school and does not enjoy it at all. The book walks the reader through all the different smells that she smells while she is there. Finally, she is fed up with the bus and wants to hide at school all day. When her parents find her they decide to solve her bus riding problems. Junie B. Jones is later on much more comfortable to ride the bus. ...more
This is a wonderful children's book that takes the classic tale of the princess and the pea and puts a new spin on it. When a boy wants to marry a priThis is a wonderful children's book that takes the classic tale of the princess and the pea and puts a new spin on it. When a boy wants to marry a princess, his mother places a pea at the bottom of a stack of mattresses while she is sleeping. This is to test if she is a real princess. Indeed, she is and the two of them end up getting married. The boy, however, has placed multiple objects underneath the mattresses to ensure that the princess would not sleep well and that they would get married. This is a great book for early elementary aged children. ...more
This is a wonderful book, an extension of 'The Giver'. Throughout the tale, one of the characters, Claire, desires to find her son, who was taken fromThis is a wonderful book, an extension of 'The Giver'. Throughout the tale, one of the characters, Claire, desires to find her son, who was taken from her long ago. To find him, she gives up her youth and becomes very old. This is a redeeming tale of how they become reconnected. I would recommend this book for students in middle school. ...more
Marianne is befriended while at the zoo. She is one who often comes to the zoo to write poetry. Through her love of poetry, Jonathan is able to experiMarianne is befriended while at the zoo. She is one who often comes to the zoo to write poetry. Through her love of poetry, Jonathan is able to experience the world of poetry. A friendship blossoms between the two of them. This is a heartfelt book that explores a less used form of writing. I would recommend this book to students that are early readers. ...more
This is a great book for young readers. Students will love the illustrations, as well as the sillyness of the pages. The characters try to convince onThis is a great book for young readers. Students will love the illustrations, as well as the sillyness of the pages. The characters try to convince one another to eat green eggs and ham. I would highly recommend this book to young readers as they enter into kindergarten. ...more
This is a wonderful wordless picture book. I especially liked it because young readers can narrate it how they choose. The illustrator creates a storyThis is a wonderful wordless picture book. I especially liked it because young readers can narrate it how they choose. The illustrator creates a story of a woman who wakes up one day and wants to make pancakes. Throughout the book, it shows how this woman gets her ingredients from her barn to get the eggs and how she flips the pancakes. This would be a great book for readers preschool through third grade. It allows students to practice their storytelling and imagination skills. ...more
This is a silly story that tells of a "napping house". The author, Audrey Wood, includes a long list of family members and pets that all nap on one anThis is a silly story that tells of a "napping house". The author, Audrey Wood, includes a long list of family members and pets that all nap on one another. Each character has a character trait that has been given to them such as snoring, or slumbering. This is a good story to read to young readers or for them to read to themselves. I would recommend it to students who are in kindergarten. ...more
This is a perfect children's book for young readers. It has themes of tradition, family, and nature. I would even say an air hope because the main chaThis is a perfect children's book for young readers. It has themes of tradition, family, and nature. I would even say an air hope because the main character, Miss Rumphius or the Lupin Lady, perseveres through physical pain. She grows up traveling the world and eventually settles down in a seaside town. Her grandfather had once told her to make the world a better place. Therefore, Miss Rumphius decides to spread Lupin seeds all over town. These seeds bloom into beautiful flowers and her story is told generationally. This is a beautifully illustrated book for students who are in the early years of reading or simply to be kept to come back to as the readers enter into the early years of school. ...more
This is a comedic tale. The main character, King Bidgood, is in the bathtub, but he will not come out and know one can do anything to get him out! EacThis is a comedic tale. The main character, King Bidgood, is in the bathtub, but he will not come out and know one can do anything to get him out! Each page has another person in the town attempting to try to get the king out of the bathtub, but King Bidgood evades everyone suggestions and has them all participate in dancing, feasting, or fighting in the bathtub. This is a silly tale that would be wonderful for young readers. ...more
This is another wordless picture book. It has a few sentences throughout the pages to set the scene for the reader. It reveals to the audience frogs wThis is another wordless picture book. It has a few sentences throughout the pages to set the scene for the reader. It reveals to the audience frogs who, in the middle of the night, float on their lily pads. They float to a particular house in which they are "seen" by a man in the middle of the night having a sandwich. As the morning quickly comes, the frogs are forced to leave their lily pads, which causes confusion throughout the town. This is a particularly lovely book because the illustrations are so detailed and colorful. The words that can be paired with the pictures allow for the reader to have an exciting story. I would recommend this book to any young reader. ...more
This is a wonderful children's book that tells a story of a young boy named Max. He goes to bed one night upset. During the middle of the night, he enThis is a wonderful children's book that tells a story of a young boy named Max. He goes to bed one night upset. During the middle of the night, he enters into a pretend land that is filled with creatures called, "the wild things". Max becomes their king and enjoys playing with them in the forest. However, he soon realizes that he misses being taken care of and his parents. He decides to go back to his room. This is a beautifully illustrated book for preschool aged to second grade students. It incorporates some family dynamics and students may be able to relate to Max in how he realizes that he deeply needs his parents. ...more
This is a tale of a young boy who wants his mother to knit him white mittens. He promises to her that he will not lose them. However, he loses one, buThis is a tale of a young boy who wants his mother to knit him white mittens. He promises to her that he will not lose them. However, he loses one, but does not realize it. This story incorporates a great deal of nature as many creatures find Nicky's mitten and make a home out of it. Eventually, Nicky finds his mitton, making his mother proud. This is a creative story that includes a great deal of nature and family ties. I would recommend this book to young readers. ...more
This is a mysterious novel. It begins with the three characters of Cam, Eric, and Billy. They all decide to go to the zoo one day. Throughout the bookThis is a mysterious novel. It begins with the three characters of Cam, Eric, and Billy. They all decide to go to the zoo one day. Throughout the book, the characters realize that something is wrong and they have to get to the bottom of the mystery. This is a good book for early readers and would be an excellent transitional chapter book. ...more
This is a sweet book about a young boy wanting to participate in a snowman building contest. He is worried that his will not win because it looks diffThis is a sweet book about a young boy wanting to participate in a snowman building contest. He is worried that his will not win because it looks different from the rest. However, he soon learns that that is not what is important. This is a good tale to read to young readers ages 3 to 5. ...more
This is a wonderful story describing a futuristic world. In a world without color, Jonas only knows what his family and his community has told him. LoThis is a wonderful story describing a futuristic world. In a world without color, Jonas only knows what his family and his community has told him. Lois Lowry, the author, does a wonderful job allowing this book come to life through the words that the pages hold. As Jonas befriends the Giver, his eyes are opened to the world around him. I would highly recommend this novel to students that are in middle school. ...more
This book is a great novel for readers entering middle school. It tells of Katniss Everdeen who lives in one of the twelve districts, as she is selectThis book is a great novel for readers entering middle school. It tells of Katniss Everdeen who lives in one of the twelve districts, as she is selected to participate in the Hunger Games. This is a dramatic story that revolves around bravery and friendship. ...more
This is a really great book! I chose to read it because it shows a wonderful way to play outside and represents lighthearted fun. The pages are filledThis is a really great book! I chose to read it because it shows a wonderful way to play outside and represents lighthearted fun. The pages are filled with poetry which is always fun to read, especially when they represent a good way to play. I would highly recommend this book for the illustrations that are within the covers, as well as the poetry. ...more
This is a fascinating book about a girl named Melody who was born with Cerebral Palsy. The book is told from her perspective and all the things she wiThis is a fascinating book about a girl named Melody who was born with Cerebral Palsy. The book is told from her perspective and all the things she wishes she could say despite being non-verbal. The author, Draper walks the reader through Melody's family dynamic and how she is able to overcome her physical obstacles. This is a great book and will surely challenge any reader in how they view the world and those in it. ...more
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