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º  Book titles in red denotes books read for author study

~Newbery Award Winners~

~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
	Realistic Fiction School Library Journal Best Book	Smoky Night	Eve Bunting/ David Diaz 1994	Grades 5-6	Have the students create a collage depicting fear.	A story about a riot in a city told from a young boy's perspective.
	Realistic Fiction School Library Journal Best Book	Tree of Cranes	Allen Say 1991	Grades K-2	Have the students create a crane out of paper like the ones in the story.  They may try origami if they like.	When a mother decorates a tree with paper cranes, her Japanese son learns about Christmas.
	Realistic Fiction PCG	Emma's Rug	Allen Say 1996	Grades K-2	Have the students write about something that they are or have been attached to such as a blanket, doll, or stuffed animal. (ELA2R4h)	A young artist believes that her creativity lies in her beloved rug.  When it is destroyed, she finds out that her abilities are within herself.
	Modern Fantasy School Library Journal Best Book	Chrysanthemum	Kevin Henkes 1991	Grades K-2	Have the students create their own name card and decorate it using stickers, crayons, and/or markers.	Chrysanthemum thinks she has a beautiful name until she goes to school and the other students tease her.
	Realistic Fiction Caldecott Honor	No, David!	David Shannon 1998	Grades K-2	Have the students create a classroom big book.  Students will illustrate their own page depicting themselves doing something they shouldn't and insert their name, "No, ___________." (ELAKW1b)	David is always doing the wrong things, and his mother has to tell him "no" a lot.

~ABC/Counting/Concept Books~

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade  Level	Ideas for  Classroom Use	Brief Description  of the Book
	ABC	Alphabet Under Construction	Denise Fleming 2002	Grades Pre K-2	Have the students do alphabet aerobics.	Mouse constructs each letter of the alphabet.  He airbrushes the A, buttons the B, and carves the C.
	Counting	Ten Little Bears	Kathleen Hague/ Michael Hague/ 1999	Grades K-2	Have the students make their own counting book to practice counting to 10.	10 bears begin the day with adventures.  One bear drops off after each adventure until there is none left.
	Counting	Ten Little Lambs	ALice B. McGinty/ Melissa Sweet/ 2002	Grades K-2	Divide the students into small groups and have them act out a game that they could play in order to stay awake at a slumber party.	10 little lambs having a slumber party.   They come up with all sorts of games to play in order to keep from falling asleep.

~Predictable Books~

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended  Age/Grade  Level	Ideas for  Classroom Use	Brief Description  of the Book
	Informational	Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?	Bill Martin Jr./ Eric Carle/1970	Grades K-2	Students will create a classroom big book.  Each student will add his or her own page to the book.	This is a question and answer book about what each animal sees, and it builds from page to page.
	Informational	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly	Simms Taback 1997	Grades K-4	Students will write their own page about something else the old lady could swallow to add to this story. (ELA1W1a)	An old lady swallows a fly and then continues to swallow different animals to get rid of the previous swallowed animal.

~Traditional Literature~

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended  Age/Grade  Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description  of the Book
	Traditional  Fantasy	Puss in Boots	Charles Perrault (translated by Malcolm Arthur)/Fred Marcellino/1990	Grades K-2	Have students write their own adventure for Puss in Boots.	A retelling of the French fairytale in which a clever cat wins wealth and a princess for his master.
	Traditional  Fantasy	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears	Verna Aardema/Leo and Diane Dillon/1975	Grades K-2	Have students write their own explanation about why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears. (ELA3W1c)	A cumulative African folktale that explains why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears.
	Traditional  Fantasy	Arrow to the Sun	Gerald McDermott 1974	Grades K-2	Using vibrant colors, students will create their own picture in Native American style.	A Native American tale of a young boy in search of his father.
	Traditional  Fantasy	The Ugly Duckling	Jerry Pinkney 1999	Grades K-2	Have a class discussion on various animals that are "ugly" when they are born but are beautiful when they are grown.	An ugly duckling is an outcast until he grows into a beautiful swan.
	Traditional  Fantasy	Chicken Little	Steven Kellogg 1985	Grades K-2	Have the class put on a puppet show depicting the book.	Chicken Little convinces his friends that the sky is falling.

~Modern Fantasy/Science Fiction~

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade  Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description  of the Book
	Modern Fantasy	Stranger in the Mirror	Allen Say 1995	Grades K-2	Have students draw their reflection in a mirror to show how they see themselves.	When a young Asian-American boy wakes up one morning with the face of an old man, he has trouble convincing people that he is still himself.
	Modern Fantasy	Stuart Little	E.B. White/ Garth Williams/ 1945	Grades 3-4	Have students design a new book cover.	This is a story of a mouse raised by a human family and his adventures.
	Modern Fantasy	"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth	Eric Carle 2002	Grades Preschool-2	Give students several sheets of construction paper of different colors.  Have them tear the paper and create a sloth.	A sloth living in a tree explains to the other jungle animals that he is not lazy but lives in a slow and peaceful manner.
	Modern Fantasy	The Kissing Hand	Audrey Penn/ Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak	Grades Preschool-2	Have the students sing "The Kissing Hand" song. (to the tune of "Jingle Bells") (ELAKVSL1d)	When Chester, a young raccoon, is anxious about leaving his mother on the first day of school, she tells him about the family secret of the kissing hand.

~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	Stone Fox	John Reynolds Gardiner/ Marcia Sewell/ 1980	Grades 3-6	Before reading the final chapter, have the students predict how the story will end by writing their own ending.  Students will share with the class and then finish reading the book. (ELA2R4b)	Little Willy enters a dogsled race in order to pay the taxes on his grandfather's farm.
	Realistic Fiction	A Taste of Blackberries	Doris Buchanan Smith/Charles Robinson 1973	Grades 3-6	Have the students write a sympathy card for Jamie's family.	A young boy has to deal with the sudden death of his best friend.
	Realistic Fiction	Pictures of Hollis Woods	Patricia Reilly Giff 2002	Grades 3-6	Before reading the final chapter, have the students predict how the story will end by writing their own ending.  Students will share with the class and then finish reading the book. (ELA3R3b)	A story of a young girl who has been unsuccessfully placed in several foster homes.  Will she ever find a home?
	Realistic Fiction	Amazing Grace	Mary Hoffman/Caroline Binch/1991	Grades K-4	Students will write an Amazing ________ diamante poem about themselves.	Grace is told by her classmates that she can not play Peter Pan because she is black.  She realizes that she can do anything she puts her mind to.

~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	Home of the Brave	Allen Say 2002	Grades 3-6	Students will discuss the treatment of the Japanese Americans during WWII.	In a dream-like state, a man experiences the feelings of children that were in the interment camps during WWII.
	Historical  Fiction	Jip:  His Story	Katherine Paterson 1996	Grades 5-7+	Have a class discussion on the Underground Railroad and how it worked. (ELA5R1d)	Jip is a young boy who doesn't know much about his past.  He is shocked when he learns the truth about where he came from.
	Historical  Fiction	Knee-Knock Rise	Natalie Babbitt 1970	Grades 3-5	Students will divide into small groups and discuss why the townspeople didn't want to believe the truth about the monster.	Everyone in town believes that a monster lives at the top of Knee-Knock Rise.  When a visitor discovers the truth, the townspeople don't want to listen.

~Poetry Anthologies~

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended  Age/Grade  Level	Ideas for  Classroom Use	Brief Description  of the Book
	Poetry	Where the Sidewalk Ends	Shel Silverstein 1974	Grades K-7+	Have students select their favorite poem and read it aloud to the class. (ELA3R1b)	A collection of humorous poems
	Poetry	Dirty Dinky and Other Creatures	Theodore Roethke (Selected by Beatrice Roethke and Stephen Lushington)/Julie Brinckloe/1973	Grades K-5	Have students illustrate a poem in the book that was not illustrated.  Students will use pen and ink.	A collection of poems with a variety of crazy creatures

~Multicultural~

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade  Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description  of the Book
	Realistic Fiction	Mama, Do  You Love Me?	Barbara M. Joosse/Barbara Lavallee/1991	Grades Preschool-K	Have the students use finger paint to paint a picture of them with their mother (or caregiver).	An Eskimo mother declares her unconditional love for her child.
	Modern Fantasy	Abuela	Arthur Dorros/Elisa Kleven/1991	Grades K-2	Have the students use tableau to depict their favorite scene.	A girl and her grandmother fly over their city.  The grandmother speaks a word or two in Spanish, and the granddaughter gives the English word(s).
	Traditional Fantasy	A Story, A Story:  An African Tale	Gail Hailey 1970	Grades K-4	Form small groups and have the students write their own "spider story".	Ananse makes a deal with the Sky god in order to receive the "Spider Stories".
	Realistic Fiction	Knots On a Counting Rope	Bill Martin, Jr and John Archambault/ Ted Rand/1987	Grades 3-4	Have the students make their own counting rope.	Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses was born blind, but his grandfather finds a way to explain things to him such as morning, a sunrise, and colors.
	Traditional Fantasy	The Rough-Face Girl	Rafe Martin/ David Shannon/ 1992	Grades 3-6	Have the students perform a reader's theater.	The Rough-Face girl's beauty was on the inside, and she won the affections of the Invisible Being.

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended  Age/Grade  Level	Ideas for  Classroom Use	Brief Description  of the Book
	Biography	A Picture Book of George Washington Carver	David Adler/ Dan Brown/ 1999	Grades K-2	Have the students discuss some of the many uses for peanuts Mr. Carver developed.	George Washington Carver was a great African American man who contributed much in the field of agriculture.
	Biography	A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman	David Adler/ Samuel Byrd/ 1993	Grades K-2	Have the students pretend to be a former slave that was helped by Ms. Tubman and write her a thank you note for her help.  Also, tell her what has happened to them since they were freed.	Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery and became the most famous of the Underground Railroad conductors.
	Informational	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom	Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault/ Lois Ehlert/1989	Grades K-2	Have students sing the ABC song.	A rhyming alphabet chant describing what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.
	Informational	A Day With Firefighters	Jan Kottke 2000	Grades Preschool-2	Have students draw a picture of a house with windows.  Add one drop of yellow paint and one drop of red paint onto each window.  Have the students blow on the paint with a straw which spreads out the paint to make it look like fire.	A book that tells about a firefighter's day at work.

ELA2R4h The student makes connections between texts and/or personal experiences.

ELA3R1b The student reads familiar text with expression.

ELAKW1b The student uses drawings, letters, and phonetically spelled words to create meaning.

ELA3W1c The student writes text of a length appropriate to address the topic or tell the story.

ELA1R6f The student makes connections between texts and/or personal experiences.

ELA2R4b The student makes predictions from text content.

ELA3R3b The student makes predictions from text content.

ELA5R1d The student relates a literary work to information about its setting (historically or culturally).

ELAKVSL1d The student recites short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns.

ELA1W1a The student writes text of a length appropriate to address a topic and tell a story.