Electronic Reading File

Electronic Reading File
By Alicia Powell

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(Table Titles include: Caldecott Winners, Newberry Winners,Picture Books, ABC/Counting/Concept Books, Predictable Books, Traditional Literature, Fantasy/Science Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry Anthologies, Multicultural Books, and Informational/Biography/Autobiography Books)

Caldecott Medal Winners

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Caldecott Medal	In the Small, Small Pond	Denise Fleming	Ages 2-6	Dissuss the different seasons through the year. Ask children what they see during the different season.	In the story, children are introduced to animals that live in the pond. The story also show the different things you see in different seasons, as well as what the animals do during these seasons.
	Caldecott Medal	Joseph Had a Little Overcoat	Simms Taback	Ages 3-5	As the book is being read, the children can use the die-cut holes to guess what Joseph will be making next from his amazing overcoat. The children will learn that you can always make something, even out of nothing.	Joseph's overcoat has been through a lot. It is falling apart, but Joseph refuses to throw it away. Instead, he turns it into different things until there is nothing left.
	Caldecott Medal	The Polar Express	Chris Van Allsburg	Ages 5-8	Have the children make a wish list with the things they want for Christmas. Ask them to draw a picture of their top two gifts they want.	This story is one that is loved by everyone. The boy is approached by a magical train that takes him to the North Pole. The boy is given any gift he wants.
	Caldecott Medal	King Bidgood's in the Bathtub	Audrey Wood/ Don Wood	Ages 4-8	The children could also chime in on "King Bidgood's in the bathtub and he won't get out! Oh, who knows what to do?" Also, have the children draw their favorite part using watercolor paints.	There is a big problem in the kingdom; King Bidgood refuses to leave the bathtub. The others try everything to get him out but instead the king brings them in.
	Caldecott Medal	Swamp Angel	Anne Isaacs/ Paul O. Zelinsky/ 1994	Ages 4-8	How would you feel if you were taller than everyone? Draw a picture using oil pastels and write a sentence of what you would like to do.	Angelica is the swamp angel. She is taller than everyone. She has done things no one else could do, especially at her age. Her biggest task is saving the settlers from the huge bear.
	Caldecott Medal	Puss in Boots	Charles Perrault/ Fred Marcellino	Ages 4-8	Have the children create their own 3-D cat with magical powers. What would they have their cat do for them?	This story has been remade several times. It is a very good children's book about a poor man who dies leaving his things to his sons. However, the younges son is only left with the cat. The cat soon shows his worth. He helps the son with many things.
	Caldecott Medal	Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin	Lloyd Moss/ Marjorie Pricceman	Ages 4-8	Counting, instruments, and musical groups are apart of this book. This would be a good way to introduce instruments and what they look like. Also to rewiew numbers.	Ten different instruments and ten different sounds. The book starts with a trombone, then a trumet is added and so on. The book is a great way to introduce instument and also musical groups.
	Caldecott Medal	No, David!	David Shannon/1998	Ages 3-6	Have the children make predictions based on each page. Also re-read the story and soon the children will be able to read the story to you.	In the hillarious story, David is constantly misbehaving. He is doing things most young children do. "No, David" is his mom's response. However, in the end, his mom changes her tune.

Newberry Award

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Newbery Award	Missing May	Cynthia Rylant/ 1992	Ages 6-12	Discuss the different fiction and non-fiction elements in the book. For example, the non-fiction element the people die and the fiction element that people come back after they die. Start as a class and then have the students do this individually.	After May dies, Ob and Summer set off to find Miriam B. They hope to find answers to the reason May died.
	Newbery Award	Shiloh	Phyllis Reynolds Naylor/ Barry Moser	Ages 8-12	If there is enought time, you could follow up this book with another adventure book about Shiloh.	This classic story is about a young boy who loves a dog that his family would never let him keep. The boy, Marty, hides the dog, Shiloh, from his family and Shiloh mean owner.
	Newbery Award	Charlotte's Web	E. B. White/ Garth Williams/ 1952	Grades 3rd - 6th	This is a great book to talk about friendships and the importance of them. Have the children pair up and select an animal they would like to talk to. Have them write a script with one pretending to be the animal and the other playing themself.	This story has been around a long time. It is about Fern who becomes friends with Wilbur, a pig. However, when Wilbur finds out his fate, the gang does everything in their power to save him.
	Newbery Award	Ella Enchanted	Gail Carson Levine	Ages 8-12	Compare and contrast the differences between this Cinderella based story and the Cinderella story we all know. Make a chart to illustrate these similarities and differences.	This Cinderella based story is about a girl who has a spell put on her by a fairy. The spell makes the girl obedient. This was ment to be a good spell but ends up hurting the girl.
	Newbery Award	Because of Winn-Dixie	Kate Dicamillo/ 2000	Ages 8-12	For older children, have them watch the movie and then read the book. Take careful notes regarding the differences in the two. For younger children, this would be a good book to use a graphic organizer of beginning, middle, and end.	This is a good story about a little girl who is shopping in the local Winn-Dixie when a dog begins destroying the store. She claims the smiling dog and takes him home. The dog must win the heart of the girls father in order to stay with them.

Picture Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Picture Book (American Institute of Graphic Awards)	The Very Hungry Caterpillar	Eric Carle	Ages 3-8	A lesson on caterpillars and how they turn into butterflies would be a great way to follow up this book. Also a great book for introducing the days of the week.	This counting book is full of information for children. It explains how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly by showing how the caterpillar eats and eats and then falls asleep in his cocoon.
	Picture Book (A Blue Ribbon Book)	Thank You, Brother Bear	Hans Bauman/ Eric Carle/ 1995	Ages 4-6	Explain to the children how helping others is a good thing. Showing kindness towards others is the right thing to do.	The boy in the story is very kind to animals. This kindness is repaid to him by Brother Bear. Thank you Brother Bear for helping the boy find the medicine for his sick sister on their journey.
	Picture Book (Georgia's Children's Picture Story Book Award)	If You Give A Mouse A Cookie	Laura Joffe Numeroff/ Felicia Bond /1985	Ages 3-7	After reading this book, talk to the children about being greedy. Then use easel painting to have then express people and things they are grateful for.	This greedy mouse is never satisfied. If you give a mouse a cookie, he will ask for something else. This repeats as the boy gives the mouse everything he wants.
	Picture Book (Coretta Scott King)	The Patchwork Quilt	Valerie Flournoy/ Jerry Pinkney/ 1985	Ages 5-9	Have the children make their own quilt. It can be out of paper or cloth. They can glue the pieces together.	In the story, this family makes a beautiful quilt out of old scraps. However, the grandmother becomes sick while making the quilt. With the help of her family, Tanya finishes the quilt for her grandmother.
	Picture Book (Boston Globe-Horn Book Award)	Grandfather's Journey	Allen Say/ 1993	Ages 4-8	Have the children fold a piece of paper in half drawing a place they would like to be and the place they are. They can show their pictures and have the others guess where they would like to go.	If he could be in two places at once, the grandfather's problem would be solved. When he is in Japan, he misses California and when he is in California, he misses Japan. He tells his grandson about this and his grandson soon finds out why he feels this way.

ABC/Counting/Concept

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	ABC Book	Naughty Little Monkey's	Jim Aylesworth/ Henry Cole/ 2003	Ages 4-7	This book is great for teaching the alphabet to children. Each monkey's name begins with a letter of the alphabet along with their misbehavior.	Mom and Dad tuck their 26 little monkeys in bed and head out for a night on the town. The little monkey's, each named with a letter in the alphabet misbehave. When the parents get back, the little monkey's are in the bed but the house is a mess.
	Counting Book	Ten Little Fish	Audrey Wood/ Bruce Wood/ 2004	Ages 3-6	Give each child a piece of playdough. Have the children make a number that you write on the board or call out.	The story starts out with ten fish. One by one, the fish swim off until there is only one. Then that fish has a family with ten children of their own.
	Concept Book	Exactly the Opposite	Tana Hoban/ 1990	Ages 3-6	Play a game where someone calls out an object and everyone else must guess the opposite of that object.	Showing different objects with their opposite, this book give a real life approach to learning. This is a wordless photographic book of real people doing real things.

Predictable Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Predictable Books	There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow	Lucille Colandro/ Jared Lee/ 2003	Ages 4-8	Make a snowman. Have all of the items the cold lady swallows and use them the same. Use three different sized white balls and pretend it is snow. Then make a snow man.	A woman walksthrough a winter wonderland eating a variety of objects, including a pipe, coal, tree branches, and a black hat. When she spits the items back out, they turn themselves into a grinning snowman.
	Predictable Books	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom	Bill Martin, John Archambault/ Lois Ehlert/ 1989	Ages 2-6	Make a magnetic Chicka Chicka tree and use letter magnets to let the children practice their letter recognition as well as retelling the story.	The letters of the alphabet race each other to the top of the coconut tree. All the lowercase letters come crashing to the ground and the uppercase letters rush in to comfort the little ones.

Tranditional Literature

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Traditional	Rapunzel	Adapted by Paul O. Zelinsky, Wilhelm K. Grimm, Jacob W. Grimm, Brothers Grimm	Ages 4-9	Play a game just like duck, duck goose except use the words Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your long hair and let hair replace goose.	Rapunzel was placed in a tower with no way to escape. She was only allowed to see the lady who put her there. Until, a prince nearby hears her singing and finds her in the tower.
	Traditional	John Henry	Retold by Bill Balcziak/ Drew Rose	Ages 8-11	Talk to the children about folktale and fables. Tell them how they were passed down from generations. Ask them if there is anything their famliy passes down to generation.	There are many different versions of the story of John Henry. However, they all commonly tell the life of the steel-driving man who was born and who died with a hammer in his hand.
	Traditional	The Country Mouse and the City Mouse	Adapted by Eric Blair/ DianneSilverman	Ages 5-8	Discuss the different features of the country and of the city. Then take a pole to see who prefer the country and who prefers the city.	The city and the country are two different places. However, the two friends give it a try. They quickly learn they prefer their way of life better than their friends.
	Traditional	This is the House that Jack Built	Simms Taback	Ages 4-8	Have a scavenger hunt with the children. Place objects that are in the story (cheese, mouse, etc.) and let the children look for them through out the day.	This story has a familiar sound with different illustrations. It's rhyming words and detailed illustrations keep this story alive.
	Traditional	Rumpelstiltskin	Adapted by Paul O. Zelinsky, Jacob W. Grimm, Brothers Grimm/1986	Ages 4-8	Before reading the story, show the children what real straw looks like. Give each child a piece and let them feel it. Then tell them that the girl in the story makes the straw into something and have them see what they can make the straw into.	The miller's daughter is forced to spin straw into gold for the king. One day, a little man by the name of Rumpelstiltskin comes to help her. His only requirement is that she give him her first born child.

Fantasy / Science Fiction

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Fantasy / Science Fiction	Duck for President	Doreen Cronin/ Betsy Lewin/ 2004	Ages 4-8	Let the children make a 3-D duck. They can assign each duck a pretend role (or chore) in the classroom.	This is a very outgoing duck. He is tired of doing chores. He decides to hold an election at the farm. He wins but realized running the farm is hard. He runs for governor and then president. Once he quites, he decides to write an autobiography. This duck cannot decide what he like to do.
	Fantasy / Science Fiction	Punk Farm	Jarrett J. Krosoczka	Ages 5-8	Have the children make puppets of the animals in the story. They can retell the story with their puppets.	Animals in a band, everyone should see that. Once the farmer is in bed, the band begins to play. The other animals buy tickets to watch the band. The next morning, the animals are worthless and tired.
	Fantasy / Science Fiction	Sideways Stories From Wayside School	Louis Sachar/ Julie Brinckloe/ 1978	Ages 9-12	Each chapter is filled with a different experience. Hold a vote on the favorite chapter and assign parts to act out the story.	There was a terrible mistake; Wayside School was built with one classroom on top of another, thirty stories high! The book describes events that take place on the thirteenth floor. All kinds of weird things happen on the thirteenth floor.
	Fantasy / Science Fiction	Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook	Michael Garland/ 2003	Ages 4-8	Have two children leave the room. While they are gone they will decide on a charater from the story to be. The others must guess who they are.	When Miss Smith begins a tale from her "incredible storybook," the characters spring to life and hop back into the book once the story is finished. One day Miss Smith is absent and the principal comes in for a while. He begins reading the story and the characters again come to life. Except this time, they cannot get them back in. Until Miss Smith comes back.

Realistic Fiction

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Realistic Fiction	When Sophie Gets Angry-Really,Really Angry	Molly Bang/ Molly Garrett Bang	Ages 3-7	Everybody gets angry sometimes. Talk to the children about anger and where they would go to cool off. Then have them draw this place and tell them to hang it in their bedroom for comfort.	It all begins when Sophie is playing with her stuffed gorilla when her sister wrests it from her, knocking her to the floor. Things just keep getting worse for Sophie until she finds a comforting place.
	Realistic Fiction	The 100th Day of School	Angela Shelf Medearis/ Joan Holub/ 1996	Ages 5-7	This book is a great way to celebrate the 100th day of school. Decide as a class on something to do for the 100th day of school. The children will also see first handedly what 100 looks like.	There are so many things to do on the 100th day of school. This book gives several example. From planting 100 seeds to baking 100 cookies, this class does it all. It's a story with interesting ideas and illustrations that the kids enjoyed.
	Realistic Fiction	Andrew's Loose Tooth	Robert N. Munsch/ Michael Martchenko/ 1998	Ages 3-7	Talk to the children about teeth and why we must take care of them. Also discuss what happens when we loose a tooth.	Andrew has a loose tooth that will not come out. He trys everything until his friend has an idea. Amazingly, his friend gets the tooth out.
	Realistic Fiction	Junie B. Jones	Barbara Park/ Denise Brunkus	Ages 6-8	Create a discussion about the first day of school. Ask the children if they were scared, excited, etc.	This is a very funny chapter book to read aloud to young children. Junie cannot stand it if you forget to say her B (Junie B). She hates kindergarten and decides to hide in the classroom so she does not have to get on that smelly bus.

Historical Fiction

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Historical Fiction	Pink and Say	Partricia Polacco/ 1994	Ages 9-12	This would be a good book when teaching a lesson on the Civil War This book would also be a good way to help children get a more personal experience from the lesson.	A story based on the Civil War about two boys who become good friends. Pink is an African American soldier. Say is a Union soldier who meets an African American for the first time.
	Historical Fiction	Bull Run	Paul Fleischman /1993	Ages 9-12	Discuss the Civil War with the children. Assign them different character in the book and have them read that passage. Then have them prepare to act out that reading.	From many different viewpoints, the story tells about the Civil War. There are 16 different views each with different opinions.
	Historical Fiction	Jip: His Story	Katherine Paterson/ 1996	Ages 12-up	Using a large sheet of paper, take predictions throughout the book to keep the listeners intertained. They will love to see if their predictions were correct.	Jip never really understood how or why he is where he is. The others would tell him he tumbled off the back of a wagon. Until oneday, the truth comes out.

Poetry Anthologies

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Poetry	A Light in the Attic	Shel Silverstein/ 1981	Ages 6-up	After reading poems, have the children make their owm using their creativity. Then let them illustrate their page. When everyone is finished, bind them together to make your own classroom poetry book.	A collection of many humorous and silly poems and drawings.
	Poetry	Today I Feel Silly	Jamie Lee Curtis/ Laura Cornell/ 1998	Ages 3-8	Talk about feelings and have the children make facial expressions using the different feelings. Ask them have they ever felt that feeling.	A child's emotions are displayed throughout the book. She shares with the us the different feeling of silliness, anger, excitement, etc. changing as the days go by.

Multicultural

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Multicultural	Angelfish	Laurence Yep	Ages 10-12	Give each student a copy of the book to read as a class. During the reading, pick out words to use as spelling test words. Look at the words and tye to decide their meaning with out a dictionary first. On the last chapter, have the children pick their own words together.	Robin is half Chinese and half American. When she is forced to get a job with Mr. Tsow, she realized he is full Chinese and that he does not like those who are half Chinese. Their relationship slowly grows stronger when Robin finds out Mr. Tsow use to dance.
	Multicultural	The Rough-Face Girl	Rafe Martin/ David Shannon/ 1992	Ages 5-8	A lesson on facial expressions would really get addressed in this story. There are so many different expressions displayed.	This is an Indian version of the Cinderella story. The Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being. Only the Rough-Face Girl can really see him.
	Multicultural	Tonight is Carnaval	Arthur Dorros/ Club de Madres Virgen del Carmen Staff	Ages 5-8	Have the children make their own musical instrument, the quena (a type of flute).	This book is different from most. The illustrations are photographs of arpilleras (the book even gives directions on how to make an arpilleras). A boy and his family are hard at work thinking about the carnaval coming up. The boy cannot think of anything else except playing in the band that night. He is very excited.
	Multicultural	Abuela	Arthur Dorris/ Elisa Kleven/ 1991	Ages 3-7	Ask the children to take a make believe trip where they could fly anywhere. Let them write and draw where they would go.	A little girl imagines her and her grandmother are flying. From the air, they see Manhattan streets, docks, an airport, tourist attractions, and Rosalba's father's office. The book includes Spanish and English text.
	Multicultural	Hush! A Thai Lullaby	Minfong Ho/ Holly Meade	Ages 4-8	Do a sponge painting activity and have the children make the differnt animals that are found in the book.	A mother had just put her baby to sleep when she must "Hush" animal around her so they will not wake the baby. Soon she falls asleep and the baby is awake.
	Multicultural	Whoever You Are	Mem Fox/ Leslie Staub/ 2001	Ages 3-7	A wonderful introduction book to the first day of school. The children will become introduced to different kinds of people.	This awesome book helps children, as well as adults to understand and remember that no matter who you are or where you are, eveyone is different in appearance but we are all the same on the inside.
	Multicultural	Esperanza Rising	Pam Munoz Ryan /2000	Ages 9-12	Talk about the distance to California from Mexico. Ask if anyone has ever visited either place. Then have the children draw what they think these places might look like. Once finished, show them real pictures.	In this story, you will learn about the feeling of giving up something you love for nothing. Esperanza's father is murdered and Esperanza and her mother must run away. They lived in a beautiful home and now they are working at a camp.

Informational /Biography/Autobiography Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Informational	Shh! We're writing the Constitution	Jean Fritz/ Tomie de Paola	Ages 7-11	Read this book when introducing the Constitution. Have the children tell what they would change or not change.	Many hours and days were put into wrtiting the constitution. This book explains in detail, the events that took place to write the constitution. For example, the different ideas and opinions of the people.
	Informational	Fantastic! Wow! and Unreal!	Ruth Heller/ 1998	Ages 7-10	Use the different types of speech and think of examples as a class. Make a list of each and leave it posted. Decorate the list with pictures pertaining to the examples.	This book explains the parts of speech. It gives pictures and examples of each. This is a fun way to teach parts of speech.
	Biography (Caldecott)	Snowflake Bentley	Jacqueline Briggs Martin/Mary Azarian/ 1998	Ages 4-8	This would be a wonderful book for a science activity to tie in water, snow, ice, and the winter season. This would also be a good art activity making snowflakes.	In this children's book, Wilson Bentley loves to watch and photograph snowflakes. He likes the different forms snowflakes have and he hopes to one day get a picture with his camera to show everyone.
	Informational	Math Curse	Jon Scieszka/ Lane Smith/ 1995	Ages 6-9	A good book to examine carfully. With the children, take each page a try to solve the different problems.	This book is full of math problems. The truth is, you can think of everything in life as a math problem. However, one student in the book develops an anxiety to math because of this.

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