My Electronic Reading File

Electronic Reading File

For

Lisa Kidd

Picture	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Genre	Interest Level	Grade Level	Description	Ideas for Classroom Use
Caldecott Books
	The Ox-Cart Man	Barbara Cooney	Picture Book: Historical Fiction	5-10	K-4	Set in the 1800’s, a man takes all things from the family’s home and trades them for new things in the city.	Students could make various things such as candles, baskets, or brooms.
	The Little House	Virginia Lee Burton	Picture Book: Modern Fantasy	5-10	K-4	A house was built in the country and as the years went by the city moved in around her. Finally she was moved back to the country.	Research how your town might have looked 100 years ago and draw maps/pictures from the past and from the present.
	Tuesday	David Wiesner	Picture Book: Modern Fantasy	5-8	K-2	Frogs fly through the air on lily pads during the night leaving a mystery for the humans when daybreak comes.	Write own words for the story.
	The Snowy Day	Ezra Jack Keats	Picture Book: Realistic Fiction	4-8	PreK-2	Peter has a great adventure on a snowy day in the city.	Make snowman sculptures out of homemade play dough and other materials. Class could create a whole winter scene.
	Song of the Swallows	Leo Politi	Picture Book: Realistic Fiction	4-8	K-2	Juan misses the birds and makes awaits their arrival in the spring.	Find out which birds come to your area in the spring. Make bird masks. (directions at crayola.com)
	Where the Wild Things Are	Maurice Sendak	Modern Fantasy	4-8	K-2	Max goes on a “wild” adventure when his mother sends him to his room for being naughty.	Children can draw monsters on construction paper using chalk.
	Madeline’s Rescue	Ludwig Bemelmans	Picture Book: Modern Fantasy	4-8	K-2	Madeline is rescued by a dog when she falls in the river and all the girls wish to keep him.	Using construction paper, toothpicks and glue, make a replication of the Eiffel Tower or other monument in Paris.
	May I Bring a Friend?	Beatrice Schenk de Regniers/Beni Montresor	Picture Book: Modern Fantasy	4-8	PreK-2	A boy is invited to visit the king and queen and he asks permission to bring his animal friends.	Children can draw with crayons or markers an animal in the story and write on their picture what the animal was thinking in the book.
Newbery Books
	Bridge to Terabithia	Katherine Paterson	Realistic Fiction	10-12	5-6	A young boy becomes best friend with a girl who moves in next door. They create a private kingdom in the woods.	Write a different ending to the book, what would things be like in a year or two if things had turned out differently? GPS:ELA5W1
	Sarah, Plain and Tall	Patricia MacLachlan	Historical Fiction	8-10	3-4	A father finds a new wife after his first wife passes away.	Using clam shells and glitter glue, decorate the inside of the shell. (www.crayola.com)
	Holes	Louis Sachar	Realistic Fiction	11 - adult	5 +	A boy is sent to boot camp for a crime he did not commit.	Students can divide into groups and pick a part of the book and put on a play of characters interacting with one another.
	The Whipping Boy	Sid Fleischman	Modern Fantasy	8-12	3-6	A bratty prince who has a “whipping boy” gets into a lot of trouble. They become friends.	Using cardboard and paint children can work in groups to make a castle. Make finger or stick puppets and then have students act out scenes.
	Caddie Woodlawn	Carol Ryrie Brink	Historical Fiction	10-12	5-6	Caddie is an 11-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.	Children can make their own “scalp” belts and display in a box like the Woodlawn Children did.
Other Award-Winning Books
	Tomas and the Library Lady	Pat Mora/Raul Colon Texas Bluebonnet Award 2000	Multicultural Realistic Fiction	4-10	K-4	A librarian encourages a child of migrant workers to come to the library often.	Make a poster using collage from magazines of children entering a library. Have children list their favorite books on the poster. They can tell the class about the books and why they like them.
	The Friendship	Mildred D. Taylor/ Max Ginsburg Coretta Scott-King Award 1988	Multicultural Realistic Fiction	8-12	3-6	A group of children witness an argument between a black man and a white merchant in rural Mississippi in the 1930s. They were supposed to be friends.	Great for a discussion about racism. Students could write what they thought would happen after the book ends then combine work together to make a short play.
	Knuffle Bunny	Mo Willems Award: Caldecott Honor, 2005	Picture Book: Realistic Fiction	3-8	PreK- 2	Trixie takes her stuffed rabbit with her on an errand and temporarily loses it.	Do a pantomime. Children can act out the process of washing clothes.
	Owen	Kevin Henkes Award: Caldecott Honor, 1994	Picture Book: Modern Fantasy	4-8	K-2	Owen has a security blanket and does not want to get rid of it. His mother finds a way that he can still take it everywhere.	Using heavy weight paper and yard, children can make a blanket or quilt. Decorate and then sew squares together.
	Leo the Magnificat	Ann Martin/ Emily McCully Georgia Children’s picture story book award 1998-1999	Picture Book: Realistic Fiction	4-8	K-2	A homeless cat is adopted by a small church. He is much loved. Based on a true story.	Make a memory book with illustrations. Write about a pet, an event, etc. Write about what is happening in the pictures. GPS: ELA2W1a
ABC/Counting/Concept Books
	Big and Little	Samantha Berger/ Pamela Chanko	Picture Book Concept Book: Size, big and little	3-7	Prek-2	Wonderful photographs introduce the concept of big and little.	Make a picture using pictures from magazines of things that are big and little. GPS: ELAIR5c
	Farm ABCs	B.A. Hoena	Picture Book ABC Book	3-7	PreK-2	Life on a farm depicts the ABCs with brilliant photographs.	Children can make their own farm animal book and write what letter each animal starts with. GPS: ELAKW1c
	Cat Count	Betsy Lewin	Picture Book Counting Book	3-7	PreK-2	Cats that are owned by ten different people are added together and it was found that that makes too many cats.	Talk about pets and how many each child has. Make a book and then add up how many animals (pets) the entire class has if they put them all together. GPS: MKP5
Predictable Books
	A Frog in the Bog	Karma Wilson/ Joan Rankin	Modern Fantasy	3-7	PreK-2	A frog in the bog grows bigger as he eats bugs, until he realizes he is not on a log!	It would be fun to act out this book! Assign bug parts to children. Class could make a huge frog out of cardboard (with teacher assistance) with a hole in the middle to step through as they were eaten.
	Ten Cats Have Hats	Jean Marzollo/ David McPhail	Modern Fantasy	4-7	K-2	A counting book with cats and hats.	Teacher can purchase plain white fabric or plastic hats for students to paint.
Traditional Literature Books
	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears	Retold by Verna Aarderna	Picture Book: Traditional Fantasy	4-8	K-2nd	An African folktale that tells the reason why mosquitoes buzz in peoples’ ears.	Make African masks