Don‘t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus written and illustrated by Mo Willems is a Caldecott award winning picture book and is one of my favorites. It‘s apart of the pigeon series and this one tells a funny story on why a pigeon should not drive a bus. I️ would use this book as a RA. UDL strategy 1.2 offer alternatives for auditory information and EL strategy 14 simplify your speech by making I️t slower and redundant.

Skippyjon Jones is a picture book written and illustrated by Judy Schachner and is one of my favorites! It follows a little chihuahua and his crazy life! This book also incorporates some spanish words which is also an awesome tool for the classroom & a RA.UDL strategy 2.4 Promote understanding across languages and EL strategy 11. Place language in meaningful context and 45. Use Venn diagrams to contrast and compare activities would work very well.

The You I‘ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins is a poetry styled novel that really sucks you in. This novel would be only for a high school level because it follows the main character, Maya, and how her abusive mother left her and her dad at a young age. Maya unfortunately ends up dating an older man and ends up pregnant. With each page being set up as a poem and the plot being intriguing, this book would be an easy IR for a high schooler that may

The Polar Express is a christmas themed caldecott honor award winning picture book written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg. This story follows a boy whose friends told him santa wasn‘t real. He woke up one night to a sound of a train in front of his house that ended up taking him to the north pole where he got to meet santa. This book would be a perfect RA during Christmas time. UDL strategy 7.1 Optimize individual choice and autonomy

George Washington is a biography written by Wil Mara. This biography explains how Washington was a hero during the Revolutionary war and how he became our president. I think this book is an excellent resource because it incorporates social studies as well. I would use this for a PR. UDL strategy 3.1 Activate or supply background knowledge and EL strategy 4. Link lesson topic to students‘ prior knowledge would work well.

It Never, Ever Snows in Florida is a very cute childs‘ picture book written a more local author, Amy Sweezey and illustrated by Ricardo Rodriguez. The book follows a little boy named A.J. and how his mom explains to him that in Florida, it is always hot and never snows! But at the end, the book contradicts the title because A.J.‘s mom takes him to the library where he learns that it has technically snowed in Florida a few times.

Clink is a SciFi picture book written by Kelly Dipucchio and Matthew Myers. The story follows a robot, Clink, that wants to fit into human life and is personified with human characteristics. This was be a cute RA to read to classroom. UDL strategy 2.1 Clarify vocabulary and symbols strategy 5. Teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts would work well with tough vocabulary.

Three little words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter is a novel and a memoir based off of the author‘s life growing up through Florida‘s foster care program and the severe situations she endured-like multiple cases of abuse. This book is more mature but would be a good read for high schoolers. . I would use this book for a LC. UDL strategy 8.3 Foster collaboration and community and EL strategy 2. Promote cooperation (small groups)

Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail by Marjorie Sharmat is a RF short chapter book where a girl, Rosamond lost Nates‘ birthday present. Nate and Sludge quickly pretend to be snow detectives to find the missing birthday present. This mystery type of book was super appealing and would be a nice LC or IR book. UDL strategy 2.1 Clarify vocabulary and symbols and EL strategy 2. Promote cooperation (small groups)

Strega Nona written and illustrated by Timor dePaola is a caldecott award winning, MF picture book about a grandma who is a witch (strega nona) and how her helper made the grandmas cauldron produce a ridiculous amount of pasta that it almost flooded the town. This would be a great CR book because it is the right length. UDL strategy 8.3 foster collaboration and community and EL strategy 2 promote cooperation, would be beneficial with

Wonder by RJ Palacio is a children's literature chapter book that follows a 10 year old boy, August, who has a rare medical facial deformity and how he survives through his first years of school. This would be a great book for a teacher to RA to a class weekly. UDL strategy 1.2 Offer alternatives for auditory information and EL strategy 6. continually monitor students‘ comprehension

This Is Not My Hat
This caldecott award winning picture book has a great lesson behind it. It starts off with a small fish that stole a big fish‘s hat and is not ashamed of stealing it because it was too big for the other fish. The big fish ends up finding him and taking his hat back showing the small fish it is not right to steal. This would be a good RA book to a class because of how silly it is and you really can narrate it with a lot of

Drummer Hoff
This caldecott awarding winning picture book would be a great addition to a classroom for many reasons. The illustration is beautiful and it continues to add-on a new character each page. It starts off with the drummer then eventually ends with everyone and the general border firing off the canyon. Because of the character add on on each page, a RT would be a fun strategy to incorporate.

The Burn Journals
This NF novel is a more sensitive, mature book aimed for high schoolers. I personally think this would be a great IR book as it talks about the authors experience with suicide and how he tried killing himself in a fire. Although it is a little intense, high school students can make a world to self connection with this and hopefully help with suicide awareness. The UDL strategy 7.3 minimize threats and distractions

The snowy day is a great, Caldecott Honor award winning book. The book follows a boy, Peter, after the first snowfall of the season in New York and the joy it brings him. This would be a great use for a RA. I would incorporate UDL strategy 7.3 Optimize relevance, value, and authenticity and EL strategy 13 to ensure comprehension. http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/read-aloud/the-snowy-day/ Is a link to a RA from the authors website.

Millions of Cats
This TL picture book is a Newberry award winning in 1928. It is about an old married couple who lived in a small house surrounded by flowers, but they felt very lonely. The wife requested that the husband to go out and bring back the prettiest cat so they wouldn't be so lonely. The husband could not decide on which cat was the cutest so he ends up bringing hundreds home!

No, David!
This caldecott award winning picture book was a cute, well illustrated book to read and will be in my future classroom. It follows our childhood friend, David, and different ways he would get in trouble with his mom. This would be a short IR for a beginning reader and would incorporate UDL strategy 1.2 and EL strategy 21 so they have audio support,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QV1X3u1o3c this link takes you to RA of the book.

This NF, caldecott and coretta scott king award winning, picture book was hands down one of my favorites! It chronologically walks you through Martin Luther King Jr.‘s life, and talks about the major events he endured to gain freedom for his race. This book would be useful in a GR group and I would used EL strategy 22 during to ensure comprehension. The student would be using UDL strategy 3.1 by activating the information they already know about

My great-aunt arizona

This HF picture book was an adorable addition to my library. The main character, Arizona, was a thoughtful teacher who taught inside of a small schoolhouse for generations instead of traveling the world. I would love to use this book as a RA to a class.

El Deafo
This newbery award winning memoir by Cece Bell was almost impossible to put down and would be a great addition to any classroom. It follows Cece, a little girl, who lost her hearing at a young age and is learning how to live, go to school, and interact with her classmates with a phonic hearing aid around her neck. This book would be a great resource for IR because of the picture support, which is also beneficial to our el students.