In this book the bears learn the Golden Rule: to be nice to everyone they meet, even if other people aren't doing the same. Sister Bear gets a locket with the golden rule engraved on it. She learns the true meaning of the golden rule that is engraved in her locket when a new bear arrives at school and no one invites her to play. This story is great to have in a classroom to reinforce that children and adults too need to treat others with respect. A great lesson for any age.

This story is a classic, it will always be one of my favorites. Peter Rabbit and his three siblings are all allowed to go play. Their mother tells them to stay away from Mr. McGregor’s garden, because it is dangerous. All three of Peter’s siblings go to the blackberry patch, while Peter disobeys his mother and runs straight for the garden. Peter is caught by Mr. McGregor and tries to run home. This book is a great book, yet is also has a great and simple lesson of following directions. Our parents tell us not to do something, usually because it is in our best interest not to do it. If Peter had just listened to his mother, he wouldn’t have ended up in trouble.

Just like going to school or to the dentist, going to the doctor can be nerve-wracking and scary your first time. In the book, the brother and sister ask real questions about their trip and their check-up at the doctor’s office. These are real questions that could be asked by kids today. This book could help children get over their fear of going to the doctor and help them be a little more at ease.

This book is about Arthur trying to find the perfect Christmas gift for Santa. However, he sees Santa all over town doing many things. Arthur tries to combine all the things that Santa likes to make the perfect present. This is a simple, very nice story book for the Christmas season. During the holidays, children look forward to getting presents from Santa, yet I’m sure not many children actually make presents for Santa. This is a great story for broadening children’s imagination and creativity.

This story is very relatable to children of all ages, since many of them might have puppies or other pets. The story goes through the process of training a puppy and shows how it is not always the easiest task. Arthur tells his puppy “lie down” and “stay”, yet the puppy looks at him and doesn’t do anything. This story shows how hard work and determination pays off. Arthur spent so much time training his puppy so he would be allowed to sleep in the house instead of the garage. If Arthur hadn’t been so determined, he might not have achieved training the puppy. This book teaches kids to not give up, especially on something you want. It also teaches them that you have to work for what you want, and that is a great mindset to have all through life.

School had just ended and everyone was excited summer had started. Arthur’s family gets ready for summer vacation and goes on their own vacation. In the story Arthur is not looking forward to going on vacation with his family. Arthur is dreading the trip with his family but ends up spending quality time with them. In this story, Arthur and his family become very creative about planning their activities to make the best of their rainy vacation. An example would be when Arthur and his family go to a cow festival on a rainy day. “’I’ve never heard of a cow festival. But at least it’s more fun than our motel room.’” Arthur learns to appreciate the time he spends with his family. Again, the story has humor because Arthur only shows his friend Buster the picture of his family at the beach on a bright sunny day. He wants Buster to be jealous of the great vacation he had in the bright sunshine and not the rainy one he actually had. The big idea of the story is that even if you do not think you will enjoy a vacation with your family, it will probably end up being one of the best times you will ever have. Summer vacation is a very common, and I would imagine, popular, topic to talk about in school.

This book is about Halloween activities, such as dressing up for school and going trick-or-treating. The author uses subtle humor to make the book more enjoyable for older children or adults reading it. Arthur has a run-in with an old lady while taking his sister DW trick-or-treating. They had heard rumors about how awful and scary she was. After they met her, they saw she wasn’t su bad! The lesson of this book is to not judge a book by its cover. It can be used for any halloween based lesson.

This book would be excellent for a Thanksgiving or fall-themed lesson. Arthus is in charge of directing the school’s Thanksgiving play. He lets all of his friends be the role they want to be, a main role. Arthur finds an actor for every part except the turkey, because it is ‘ridiculous’ to wear the turkey costume and be a turkey. Arthur takes it upon himself to be the turkey. They play turns out a success. This story teaches to persevere, even when things get tough and you aren’t sure what to do.

This is about a young baby named Mowgli who was abandoned after an accident. Mowgli is taken and raised by a family of wolves. As he grows older, the wise panther, Bagheera, realizes he must be returned to his own kind in the nearby man-village. Baloo the bear, however, thinks differently. He takes the young child under his wing and teaches him the life of the jungle. Bagheera, however, realizes that Mowgli is in danger from Shere Khan the tiger who hates all people. When Baloo finally comes around, Mowgli runs off into the jungle where he has two encounters with Kaa the snake and finally, with his enemy, Shere Khan. It is only after Mowgli catches sight of a pretty girl, however, that he goes to live in a man-village nearby. This story is filled with different situations one might be put in. We could have a child in our classroom who is adopted and/or lives in a bad household. It is simple examples like this book that make life situations a little easier for children.

Harold and the Purple Crayon concerns a little boy who literally "colors his world" by using a crayon to draw whatever he needs. This story is a really exemplifies the powers of imagination and independent play. This story also serves as an example for children on how problems can be solved through perseverance and creative thinking. Harold drew things to get himself out of each dilemma he encountered.

This book is great for encouraging and embracing children’s imaginations, while also teaching them not to believe everything you hear. Arthur invites his two best friends over for a sleepover, where they stay outside in a tent. They've been hearing rumors of aliens' space ships landing, and when they see a light flashing outside of their tent, they panic. However, they soon realize it's D.W. playing a prank, so they decide to give her a taste of her own medicine and scare her back.

This book incorporates much more than just being at school. It discusses Franklin’s morning and daily routine, from the moment he wakes up until he is home from school. It also talks about his emotions throughout the day. Franklin is anxious for school in the morning and gets reluctant as the day goes on; he does not think that he is good enough to do the assigned activities. This book is great for children struggling with anxiety or nervousness from school. It also includes other place where students usually have issues or mixed feelings about such as the school bus.

After not attending church for a while, Mama Bear decides to have the family take a trip to sunday school. They family remembers how much fun sunday school is. This is a great book to read if giving lessons about different cultures and religions. Also, any children whose family takes them to church, this could be a personal resource for the child to get them excited and prepared for sunday morning activities. This could also help children of other religions understand the basics of sunday school. Hopefully, with more books about religion, the general public will grow up with a mindset of all religions are respected and accepted.

Paddington takes a trip to the fair, who doesn’t love the fair?! After a series of events, Paddington finds himself being a part of the circus trapezing. I think this book would be great for smaller children, up to first grade maybe. The lesson is to enjoy the experiences you come across in life, whether it was expected or not. The point is to make the most out of whatever life hands to you. The lesson of this story could be applied to anyone at any age.

Ernest is so excited for his first day of school. He introduces himself to everyone he meets, anxious to make many friends. It takes him a while to realize that building strong friendships takes a while. He goes on many adventures during his first day at school and making his way through the school. This book would be great for parents or day care workers to read to children who will shortly be attending their first day of school. It can show children that being polite and friendly isn’t so scary after all, and that you can make friends easily.