More poetry for ages 7 and up, celebrating life's gifts. I think this would inspire kids to write poems.

Poetry written for 7-9 year-olds exploring life, people, feelings and more. This may be fun to use when having students write their own poetry.

Poetry fun for 5-7 year-olds to use when exploring poetry in the classroom. Super kid friendly exploring dirt, family, sharing and more...

A bunch of crayons learn how to get along! This is a great book to read while building community in the classroom, especially kindergarten!

A brand new kid at school is teased but two kind students step up and teach others how to include him. Perfect for 5-7 year-olds, and would compliment lessons on diversity & inclusion. Wonderful, warm story about a delicate topic.

This book brings readers on a journey with snowmen during the night. A great picture book for 4-6 year-olds that would tie into a lesson on winter.

Dr. Seuss teaches about space! Highly recommended for k-2nd grades during a solar system unit!

Another terrific Dr. Seuss book teaching difference through random shapes, thoughts and rhyming fun! I'd highly recommend this book for 3-6 year-olds learning about the significance of differentiation. It's my favorite!

Dr. Seuss does a brilliant job teaching colors and feelings together in this book! 4-6 year olds would love it, and I can see using it in a lesson about feelings.

A Dr. Seuss classic for 3-5 year olds which celebrates feet! It could be read when teaching right and left to younger kids, and other opposites like day and night. Super book!

A fun read aloud for 4-7 year-olds who are Dr. Seuss books. This story generates thoughts and ideas, showing the importance of people and minds. I think it'd tie into a diversity lesson showing how we all think differently.

This is a terrific read aloud for 4-6 year olds to use in a diversity lesson. It celebrates families working together all around the world.

This book is about a boy who is wondering about belonging even though he is different. I'd recommend this story for 5-7 year olds and it'd fit nicely into a diversity lesson or when learning about other cultures. I love it and it's rhyming words...

This is a great read for k-2nd grade and demonstrates that even when you think it's the worst, it can always get more worse...or better when you realize it doesn't happen every day! This book would tie nicely into a feelings lesson.

Journey with Harold and his purple crayon as he puts himself in different locations. I'd say this book is great for 3-6 year olds and would parallel nicely an art lesson where we create what we're thinking. I love this classic!

This is a super fun interactive book I'd recommend for 3-5 year-olds. The book asks the reader to perform certain actions which make the yellow dot appear differently. I would maybe use it when teaching about diversity and how we see things differently.

This book is fabulous for ages 4-6 and is about animals who live in the big red barn. If you love farms, this is the book to give to kids! It's poetic format makes it fun, and I would use it in preschool or kindergarten when teaching about farms or animals.

The Wilson/Chapman author/illustrator team light up the world with this great book about losing a tooth! Kindergartners love this book as losing a tooth for them is a big deal! It could be implemented into a lesson on health.

What do you do when you're feeling sick? Find out when reading this fabulous read with Bear and those who care for him. This author/illustrator team knows how to engage kids and keep them connected. I'd read it to kindergartners during a health unit.

Wilson and Chapman bring young people on an adventure with Bear while he learns to tackle his fear of being scared. See how his friends help him. Again beautifully illustrated and written for kindergartners. I'd use it when exploring feelings and being scared.

Bear meets a new friend! Again Wilson and Chapman collaborate and with wonderful illustrations and poetry share a story about friendship and acceptance. I'd read this to kindergartners at the beginning of the year when they're meeting new friends.

Camp Green Lake is a camp troubled boys are sent to, but what if you didn't commit the crime? This story is a wonderful book about determination, perseverance and innocence and recommended for fifth through seventh grade. I'd use it as a connecting piece to teaching the power of innocence and honesty.

This is a colorful picture book exploring feelings which would be great to read in Pre-K and kindergarten. It teaches about animals and how a heart feels like them. It'd fit nicely into lessons about feelings and understanding ourselves in a community.

The Frog and Toad series are classic. This one explores friendship even when Frog and Toad are so different from each other. I like it because it's simple but carries great meaning. I'd use it when teaching friendship, and I can see even reading it in a science lesson where we're learning about frogs. I'd say it'd be good for 1st graders.

This is a predictable book enjoyed by Pre-K and even kindergarten students which teaches the letters of the alphabet. It's whimsical illustrations show learning is fun. I think it'd be fun to use when teaching and even reviewing letters of the alphabet.

This is an awesome book about numbers with catchy phrases kids in kindergarten through 2nd grade would love! The bright illustrations bring predictable elements, too, which children enjoy. I'd incorporate in math.

This is a sequel to The Kissing Hand, where Chester has a new member in his family which is hard to adjust to. For ages Pre-k through 1st grade, this would be a great story to read to a class when they are experiencing changes.

This picture book is a wonderful story to read to kindergartners at the beginning of school. It is about Chester Raccoon who is a little worried about his first day but his mom has a magical way to help his fear. It'd be a great compliment to any safety and belonging lesson.

This is a great picture book exploring more than numbers and words. It provides greater understanding for fitting in and what it means. A wonderful book for kindergartners or first graders and would fit in nicely to a character building lesson.

Greg Kenton a 12-year-old boy sells comics at school and soon his rival, Maura, becomes his business partner. Read to see how they reach success together with the support of their principal. A perfect book for third graders and older and would tie nicely into and compliment math with its business theme and money.