This SF book “CatStronauts Mission Moon” would be great for IR! This book is filled with a comic like structure that students would be drawn to. In this story there is a world-wide blackout and the CatStronauts are the only ones brave enough to save the planet! The fate of the planet now rest in the paws of the best car astronaut team to ever put on spacesuits.

“Shh! We Have A Plan” is an Ezra Jack Kearns award winning RF book and would be great for Choral Reading! In this picture book, four friends creep through the woods and spot a bird high up in the tree. “Hello birdie,” calls the littlest friend. “Shh! We have a plan,” hush the others. The character face different challenges while trying to catch the bird.

This TL Caldecott award winning book “Cinderella” is a great picture book for storytelling and RA! Marcia Brown‘s illustrations are full of magic and enchantment! These pictures will definitely help a student with comprehension!

“The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats is a Caldecott award winning RF book and would be perfect for S! This book is about a boy named Peter who woke up to a world of snow! He can‘t wait to go and explore. When the day is done there is a dark night of dreams and drifting snow, only to find a new snowy day to wake to!

This MF Caldecott award winning book “My Friend Rabbit” is a great book for a RA. This book is filled with amazing pictures for students to infer and predict what will happen next to help with comprehension ESOL # 6 & UDL 3.2.

This MF book “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate is a Newberry award winning book and would be great for Literature Circles! This amazing novel is inspired by a true story! In this book Ivan spent 30 years alone in an inside zoo.

This RF national award winning novel “The Thing About Jellyfish” is a great book for LC or IR! Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy of her friends death must have been a rare jellyfish sting because things don't just happen for no reason. Retreating into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory.

This amazing poetry book “A Family of Poems” is great to have around for a RA. In this book there are many different poems for children that broken up into different categories such as, seasons, animals, bedtime, adventure, etc. This would be a great book to read aloud every now and then to get students familiar with different poetry formats!

This HF book “ I survived” would be great for Storytelling. This book is about the Japanese Tsunami that took place in 2011. Ben is the main character in this book and is separated from his family from the terrible tsunami. Ben is now alone and must try and survive one of the most biggest natural disasters of all time.

This F novel “The BFG” by Roald Dahl would be perfect for LC groups! This story is about a girl named Sophie who lived in an orphanage. She saw a giant (BFG) in the middle of the night so he took her. The BFG and Sophie soon became friends and it was up to them to stop the other giants from eating humans. The theme of this novel focuses on bravery that lead to great changes in their lives.

This NF autobiography Caldecott award winning (1999) picture book “No, David” is fantastic for a classic guided reading! This book as small words and amazing pictures for students infer and predict why David‘s mom might be telling him no. This book is great for discussions and making connections.

This emotional captivating novel “Who Was Anne Frank” is a great biography for students to read during IR as well as PR. In her captivating diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams of hers as Hitler brought her childhood to an end. Her and her family were then forced into hiding.

This RF national finalist award winning (2009) novel “Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key” would be great for LC! This story is about a kid who has an attention disorder. He is smart, nice, and kind but he can get out of control at times. The theme of this book focuses on strength of will.

This Caldecott award winning (1937) F book “Frederick” is great for SR. This story has a theme of spirit and how simple things can help you survive in hard situations. This story is great for students to analyze the main character while being creative! http://users.manchester.edu/student/jnhamm/Profweb/My_Choice_Trade_Books[1].pdf

This captivating TL story “The Ugly Duckling” would be great to have in a classroom for S! The theme of this story is about fitting in as the little duckling tries to find his place in the world. Students will be able to connect to this story by answering questions and making predictions.

This mysterious RF novel “The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo” is great to have in a classroom for LC! In this exciting ecological mystery book one of the 5 homeless people, Liza K. living in a forest in southern, Florida, goes on an adventurous search for a missing gator designed for extermination and studies to delicate ecological balance keeping the outdoors beautiful.

This incredible NF book “Thank you Mr. Falker” by Patricia Polacco is an autobiographical story and would be great for S / RA. This book is about a girl named Trisha who is happy to read until she realizes her numbers and letters get jumbled up when doing so. Her classmates soon start to make fun of her, but her teacher Mr. Falker recognizes Trisha‘s ability and takes the time to help and lead her into reading.

This captivating F and Caldecott award winning (1964) book Swimmy would be great for AS / RA in a classroom! In the story there is a school of fish that gave danger, and Swimmy soon learns the importance of team work to survive. This book is filled with amazing pictures and detail as the setting takes place. Swimmy is a great book for a classroom discussion on why the author may of chose the technique he did to illustrate pictures.

This amazing NF book “The Man Who Walked Between The Towers” is the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal and also the winner of the 2004 Boston Globe- Horn Book Award for Picture Books which would be great for LC. This is a true story of a man named Philippe Petit who uses a tightrope to walk between the World Trade Center Towers. This book has lovely paintings that draw the reader into the story.

This Modern Fantasy Theodore Seuss Geisel award winning (2013) book “UP, TALL, and HIGH” would be an excellent book to have in a classroom for a RA! In this fun book, colorful birds illustrate concepts of up, tall, and high by facing different obstacles and problems. The theme of this book is about being happy and content with who you are.