Electronic Reading File by Leah Wilkerson

Electronic Reading File
By Leah Wilkerson

Caldecott Medal Winners

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Modern Fantasy/Caldecott	Blueberries For Sal	Robert McCloskey/1976	4-8/Pre-K-2^nd grade	Go to a blueberry farm and pick some blueberries, and make some blueberry pie.	Little Sal and his mother go picking for blueberries. Meanwhile, a Mama and baby bear are out eating some blueberries. Little Sal gets lost from his mother, and so does the baby bear. They eventually make their way back to their mothers.
	Modern Fantasy/Caldecott	In the Small, Small Pond	Denise Fleming/1993	4-6/Pre-K-K grade	Make or draw one of the animals you like that lives in a pond and tell write why you like that animal.	There are different animals that live in a pond. This book shows lots of the different animals that live in a pond.
	Fantasy/ Caldecott	Joseph Had a Little Overcoat	Simms Taback/1999	4-6/Pre-K-1^st grade	Sing, “I had a Little Overcoat” and tell the students to bring in pieces of clothing that were in the book that Joseph made.	Joseph had a little overcoat that was old and worn out. Throughout this book, you will see how he made different pieces of clothing out of his old overcoat.
	Modern Fantasy/ Caldecott	My Friend Rabbit	Eric Rohmann/2002	Pre-K-2^nd grade	Make paper airplanes and take a trip to the zoo.	Rabbit sees something in a tree. It’s a paper airplane and he wants it no matter how he gets it or what goes wrong.
	Modern Fantasy/Caldecott	Smoky Night	Eve Bunting/David Diaz/1994	7-9/2^nd-3^rd grade	Have the students bring in pictures of their cats or draw a cat that they would like to have.	A mother and son are living in this apartment and they have to quickly live because of a fire Once they get to the shelter, they can’t find their cats.
	Modern Fantasy/Caldecott	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears	Verna Aarderna/Leo and Diane Dillon/1975	7-9/2^nd – 3^rd grade	Make a collage of all the different animals in the story.	This book is about a mosquito that goes buzzing in all the animals’ ears telling them different things. They are upset and he finally gets what was coming to him in the end
	Modern Fantasy/Caldecott	Arrow to the Sun-a Pueblo Indian tale	Gerald McDermott/1974	6-8/1^st-3^rd grade	Draw some Indian images and make some headbands.	A boy was born and lived in the pueblo with his mother. As he grew older, he wanted to know whom his father was and went searching for him. He found him, but had to prove he was his son.
	Realistic Fiction/ Caldecott	The Man Who Walked Between the Towers	Mordicai Gerstein/ 2003	7-11/2^nd-5^th grade	Have the students paint different scenes that they liked from the story.	Philippe Petit’s walk of the World Trade Center in 1974.

Newbery Award Winners

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Modern Fantasy/ Newbery	Charlotte’s Web	E.B. White/Garth Williams/ 1952	9-12/3^rd-5^th grade	Have the students make their own spider web messages about a word that describes them.	Wilber is a small runt pig t that Fern wants to keep. She does and Wilber makes friends with Charlotte, the spider that makes messages in her web so that people will like Wilber.
	Realistic Fiction/ Newbery	Ramona Quimby, Age 8	Beverly Clearly/Alan Tiegreen/ 1981	9-12/3^rd-5^th grade	Crack eggs just like Ramona did in the story.	Ramona is a girl that is constantly getting into trouble.
	Realistic Fiction/ Newbery	Sarah, Plain and Tall	Patricia MacLachlan/1985	9-12/3^rd-5^th grade	Have the students visit a farm. Tell them to make an ad for the paper if they were looking for somebody to come and live with them.	This story is about a father who is looking for a lady to come and live with him and his children after his wife died. Sarah decides to go and they learn to love her.
	Modern Fantasy Newbery /	Shiloh	Phyllis Reynolds Naylor/1991	9-12/3^rd-5^th grade	Have students bring in pictures of their dog or it they do not have one have them draw one that they would one day like to have.	A boy secretly keeps a neighbor’s dog for fear of the dog’s life.
	Realistic Fiction/ Newbery	Holes	Louis Sachar/1998	10-11/4^th and 5^th grade	Go outside and have the students dig holes in the ground.	A boy is sent off to Camp Greenlake because he is not a very good boy. At this camp, the boys are constantly digging holes and they have no idea why.

Five Picture Books that have Won Other Awards

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Modern Fantasy/Parent Choice	Go Away, Big Green Monster!	Ed Emberley/1993	4-6/Pre-K-1^st grade	Have the students make their own monster.	This book is about a big green monster who appears and does not scare the kids. So, one by one the monster disappears.
	Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor	Rap Rap A Tap Tap	Diane Dillon/Diane & Leo Dillan/2002	4-8/Pre-K-2^nd grade	Have some music and have the students dance.	This is about a man who dances everywhere he goes.
	Modern Fantasy/Parents’ Choice Gold Award	Hooway for Wodney Wat	Helen Lester/ Lynn M. Munsinger/2002	5-8/K-2^nd grade	Bring out paint and have them draw Rodney Rat	Rodney Rat is a rat that cannot pronounce his R’s. He has a hard time in school, but by the end everybody loves him.
	Modern Fantasy/ Caldecott Honor, Book Sense Book of the Year	Olivia	Ian Falconer/2000	4-8/Pre-K-2^nd grade	Have the kids paint a picture of an activity they like to do after school or on the weekend.	Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.
	Modern Fantasy/Benjamin Franklin Award	The Dandelion Seed	Joseph Anthony/ Cris Arbo/1997	5-10/ K-4^th grade	Obtain yellow dandelions, and allow the children to use them as paintbrushes to paint pictures of dandelions.	A dandelion seed is blown across the land and sees different parts of the world before landing and becoming a dandelion itself.

ABC/Counting/Concept books

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Counting	The M&M’s Counting Book	Barbara Barbieri McGrath/1994	5-8/K-2^nd grade	Bring M&M’s and actually have the students read the book and do the counting with the M&M’s. Afterwards, they can practice without the book and with the help of the teacher and eat the M&M’s when they are through.	This book teaches all about different concepts with counting and even colors with the aid of M&M’s.
	ABC	Prairie Primer-A to Z	Caroline Stutson/Susan Condie Lamb/1996	5-8/K-2^nd grade	Teach and play a game of jacks	This is about a family in the prairie that experiences different things that begin with all of the letters of the alphabet.
	ABC	Alphabet Under Construction	Denise Fleming/2002	5-7/ K-2^nd grade	Provide a wide range of materials that start with different letters of the alphabet for the students to make a letter using the material that corresponds with that letter. Make a class book of all the letters	A mouse works his way through the alphabet as he folds the "F," measures the "M," and rolls the "R."

Predictable Books

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Realistic Fiction/Caldecott	No, David!	David Shannon/1998	4-7/Pre-K-2^nd grade	Have the students draw something that happened to David.	David loves to do things that he knows he shouldn’t do around the house. He is constantly being told, “No, David!”
	Realistic Fiction	Today I Feel Silly	Jamie Lee Curtis/ Laura Cornell/ 1998	4-8/Pre-K-3^rd grade	Have the students do a self-portrait using markers. Tell them to express the mood they have been in that day.	This book talks about a child's emotions and moods in poetry form.

Traditional Literature Books

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Folktale	Abiyoyo	Pete Seeger/Michael Hays/1986	5-8/K-2^nd grade	Have the students sing the song Abiyoyo.	A father and son have magic and love to sing.. They love to use it, but the townspeople do not like it. They tell them to leave. They encounter Abiyoyo and start singing and dancing.
	Folktale/Caldecott	Anansi The Spider	Gerald McDermott/1972	5-8/K-2^nd grade	Have the students make some spiders out of newspaper then they can paint them.	Anansi is a spider that has six sons. One day, Anansi gets lost and it’s up to the sons to help him.
	Folktale	Clay Boy	Mirra Ginsburg/ Jos. A. Smith/ 1997	4-8/Pre-K-2^nd grade	Make own clay boy	A Russian folk tale of lonely grandparents that make a boy out of clay so they won’t be lonely. It doesn’t end up as they thought.
	Traditional Literature/ Caldecott, Boston Globe/Horn Book Award	Lon Po Po	Ed Young/1989	4-8/ PreK-3^rd grade	Make wolf masks out of paper plates and let the children draw and color their masks or use cotton for the fur.	Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
	Traditional Literature/ Caldecott	The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses	Paul Goble/1993	4-8/ PreK-3^rd grade	Use watercolors to draw a picture of their favorite animal.	Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.

Fantasy/Science Fiction Books

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Modern Fantasy	The Very Hungry Caterpillar	Eric Carle/ 1969	4-6/Pre-K-1^st grade	Make caterpillars and the different things it ate.	A caterpillar eats his way to adulthood.
	Modern Fantasy	If You Give A Moose A Muffin	Laura Joffe Numeroff/Felicia Bond/1991	4-6/Pre-K-1^st grade	Make some muffins and eat after reading the story.	This is a story about what happens if you give a moose a muffin to eat.
	Modern Fantasy	Tough Cookie	David Wisniewski/1999	5-8/K-2^nd grade	Have as a snack afterwards the different cookies that were mentioned the book.	Tough Cookie is on tough cookie. When his friend is hurt from fingers snatching him, he is out to stop fingers from hurting anybody else that he loves.
	Modern Fantasy	The Giving Tree	Shel Silverstein/ 1964	6-9/1^st-3^rd grade	Have them draw a tree and write something that they would give to help somebody.	A boy and a tree both grow up together. The tree is happy and the boy never is until as a man the tree gives all for him.

Realistic Fiction Books

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Realistic Fiction	Come Sing, Jimmy Jo	Katherine Paterson/1985	9-12/4^th-5^th grade	Have the students get in groups and have them make up their own song to present to the class.	James loves playing his guitar and singing, but only around his grandma. When his country star family wants him to sing with them on the road, James is hesitant about the whole situation. A lot of changes take place in his life, even with his name.
	Realistic Fiction	Junie B. Jones is (almost) a Flower Girl	Barbara Park/Denise Brunkus/1999	6-8/1^st-3^rd grade	Bring in different types of flowers and have them make a bouquet.	Junie B. Jones is so excited about her Aunt Flo getting married because she will be the flower girl, but she was not picked to be the flower girl. So, she is going to show everybody just how grown up she is and that she can be a flower girl.
	Realistic Fiction	Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake	Barbara Park/Denise Brunkus/1995	6-9/1^st-3^rd grade	Have each child bring in a cake that they have made/bought and have a cakewalk.	Junie B. Jones is so excited about her school having a carnival. She looks forward to winning all sorts of prizes, but she didn’t expect to win what she actually won.
	Realistic Fiction	Thank you, Mr. Falker	Patricia Polacco/1998	8-11/3^rd-5^th grade	Have the students write a thank you letter to a teacher that has made a difference in their life.	Trisha loves school, but soon realizes that she has a problem. She cannot read. Her life will change when she is in 5^th grade and for the better.

Historical Fiction Books

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Historical Fiction	Going West	Laura Ingalls Wilder/Renee Graef/1935	4-8/Pre-K-2^nd grade	Draw a picture of what you think might have happened to the family after they reached the Western prairie	A young pioneer girl and her family prepare to leave the big woods of Wisconsin and travel west in their covered wagon.
	Historical Realistic Fiction	My Great-Aunt Arizona	Gloria Houston/Susan Condie Lamb/1997	6-8/1^st-3^rd grade	Have the students write about someone that has inspired them and have them talk about it.	This book is about a girl remembering her Aunt and all the things that happened in her life.
	Historical Fiction/ Caldecott	Ox-Cart Man	Donald Hall/Barbara/ 1983	5-8/ K-3^rd grade	Create a skit, dance or play depicting the life of the Ox-Cart Man and his family.	Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England Family throughout the changing seasons.

Poetry Anthologies

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Poetry	Poetry for Young People	Emily Dickinson/1994	8-11/3^rd-5^th grade	Have the students draw a picture about one of the poems.	A collection of Emily Dickinson’s poems.
	Realistic Fiction	I’m Small and Other Verses	Liliam Moore/ Jill McElmurry/ 2001	6-9/1^st-3^rd grade	Have the students write their own poem about themselves.	Poems from a child’s viewpoint.

Multicultural Books

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Modern Fantasy/Georgia Book Award	Chato's Kitchen	Gary Soto/ Susan Guevara/1997	4-8/ PreK-3^rd grades	Draw on a paper plate some of the food that was mentioned in the story.	To get the "ratoncitos," little mice, who have moved into the barrio to come to his house, Chato the cat prepares all kinds of good food: fajitas, frijoles, salsa, enchiladas, and more.
	Multicultural/ Realistic Fiction/ Caldecott	Hush!	Minfong Ho/ Holly Meade/ 1996	4-8/ Pre-K-2^nd grade	Have the students make the animal sounds that were in the story and discuss if the animals are big or little.	A Thai lullaby where the mother asks the animals to be quiet while her baby is sleeping.
	Multicultural	Many Nations-An Alphabet of Native America	Joseph Bruchac/Robert F. Goetzl/1997	5-8/K-2^nd grade	Make Native American jewelry.	This ABC book goes through many Indian tribes in America.
	Modern Fantasy/Pura Belpre Award	Chato and the Party Animals	Gary Soto/ Susan Guevara/2000	4-8/ PreK-3^rd grade	Use construction paper to make a gift to bring to Novio Boy's birthday party.	Chato decides to throw a "pachanga" for his friend Novio Boy, who has never had a birthday party, but when it is time to party, Novio Boy cannot be found.
	Multicultural/ Realistic Fiction	Boundless Grace	Mary Hoffman/Caroline Binch/ 1995	8-11/ 3rd-5^th grade	Have the students make a collage about families.	(A sequel to Amazing Grace) Grace is reunited with her father she hardly remembers. This book deals with family issues.

Informational Books/Biography

Picture of Book	Genre/ Awards	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Informational	The Best Book of Whales and Dolphins	Christiane Gunzi/Michael Langham Rowe, William Oliver, Jim Channell/2001	7-10/2^nd-4^th grade	Have them draw their favorite whale or dolphin.	This book contains all sorts of interesting facts about whales and dolphins.
	Biography	A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.	David Adler/Robert Casilla/1989	7-11/2^nd-5^th grade	Summarize in their own words what happened to Martin Luther King, Jr.	Martin Luther King, Jr was a great leader. This book tells of his life.
	Informational	Cows	Peter Brady/William Munoz/1996	4-8/Pre-K-3^rd grade	Eat and drink milk products.	A great informational book about cows.
	Informational	A Day at the Apple Orchard	Megan Faulkner & Adam Krawesky/2005	4-6/Pre-K-2^nd grade	Eat apples.	This book tells all about apples and how they grow.