For grades 6th-12th, this book is about how three strangers work together to find out why one of their (Elvin) grandfathers was attacked. While they are trying to figure it out, they come across masterpieces that are worth a fortune. Together they will do what they can to save their home Harlem. This is a good book to read, that teaches students how if you work together, you can make an impact on others and the community.

This book is about a young wizard named Harry Potter, who begins hearing voices that warn him about a chamber. He realized he was the only one who could hear the voices when he was discussing it with his friends. Harry and his friends decide to find out what the voices are and why/ what they are talking about, so they set out to find what the "Chamber of Secrets" is. Harry Potter is a classic because it brings in fantasy such as magic, suspense, mystery, adventure, and friendship. This is a huge book, so depending on how fluent the reader is, and their level.

This book is the first in Junie B. Jones series. It is about how Junie is about to start kindergarten and her fears of not only starting school but riding the bus. On the first day of school, she had a not so good time on the bus, so she made sure she avoided riding it home. She hid and everyone panicked, once they found her, she was in big trouble, but she expressed to her mom about how she felt. Her mom called a little girls mother that was about to start riding the bus, and the Junie decided to give it a chance because now she would have a friend. The Junie B. Jones series is one of my all-time favorites. It is still hilarious like it was when I was young reading it. This book is good for grades 1-2nd and can be used to teach about school, friendship, and feelings.

It is her first day as a maid for the Rogers family. They provide her with a list of chores they want her to do while they are gone, but Amelia takes the list literal, instead of what they actually mean. This is a good book to use for a good laugh, but as a teacher, you could use this book to teach about homophones, idioms and figurative vs. Literal language. This book could be read at any age, but mainly from pre-k-2nd.

For grades Pre-k- 2nd, Corduroy is about a little bear who lives in a department store. One day a little girl sees corduroy and wants her mother to buy him. Her mother said no because he was missing a button and she "spent too much already." Corduroy was surprised he was missing a button, so when everyone is gone, he goes on a hunt to find his missing button. Thinking the mattress button is his, he makes a noise and the security guard finds him and puts him back. The next day, Lisa comes back and spends her money she saved up and bought him. When she got home she sewed a button onto him, and they were both happy to have each other. This book is a CLASSIC and shows that you should never change who you are because there will always be someone who loves you and wants you.

This book is about two kids named Jesse and Leslie, who creates an inseparable friendship. The two create a magical kingdom in the woods called Terabithia, where they reign as queen and king. Their imagination is endless until a tragedy occurs. This book is so sweet and sad. The middle school would probably be the best time to read this book. You could also watch the movie after you read the book and compare the two. You could also do activities that allow the students to create their own imaginary place.

This book is for grades 3-5. It is about a village that is missing the moon. Only a young boy Rendi notices, the moon missing. He works as a chore boy in the village inn and is curious about everything he notices. Then one day a mysterious lady comes into town. She tells stories that transforms everyone and allows Rendi to think about how his own life holds the answers to all his curiosities. This would be good when discussing multicultural folktales, and you could compare them.

This is a story of a little girl whose mother is a secret agent on the Underground Railroad. Before sending her daughter north to freedom, the mother sews a quilt for her daughter. This quilt is to help guide her daughter and remind her that she is loved. Beautiful story. Grades 3-6.

This book was okay, not bad, but not my favorite. This book is about a young girl who wants to fly, so one night she tries. She fails at first, but then suddenly she flies. This is a good book when teaching perseverance and determination. This also could be used in a poetry lesson.

This book is about a young boy who wants to throw the dragons a party. Dragons love eating tacos, but they cannot have anything spicy. The young boy knew this but then realized he accidentally put spicy salsa on the tacos. He tries to stop the dragons from eating them, but it was too late. The spicy salsa caused the dragons to burn the house down. In the end, everyone worked together to fix the mess and rebuild the house. This book is so cute and is great to read to grades k-5.

The trucks are getting ready for Christmas, and are building special gifts! Little do they know there's a surprise waiting for each of them. This is a cute book, especially if you have kids who like construction and all the machines. Good for Pre-k and kindergarten.

This book is about frogs who discover they can fly on their lily pads. They fly across town until the magic runs out. When their magic runs out they go back to normal, and the next Tuesday magic will appear again only with a different animal. Cute book that gets the imagination going and make predictions. Grades Kinder- 3rd.

This book teaches how mistakes can blossom into inspiration and beauty. The artist in the book takes the readers on a journey through her illustrating process. This book is cute and can be used for creativity, to teach and encourage kids to find the beauty in their mistakes, as well as, provide a growth mindset. This is a great read for grades kindergarten and up.

This book is beautiful and about a boy who does his prayers at night. The young boy prays for people, hunger, homeless, and overall the well being of others. The book is beautifully illustrated and allows teachers to teach kindness and care.

This book is a collection of poems that describe the guest who comes to William Blakes Inn. These poems are based by the poet William Blake. This would be good for older grades like 4 and 5.

This book contains 100 poems that are silly and happy. They have lots of rhyming and allow for other literacy concepts such as personification, repetition, alliteration and etc. This is a great book for emergent and youth readers. It is also a fun way to introduce poetry.

I definitely think this book is extremely well written and for grades 3-5. This book talks about how the Grand Canyon came to be, as well as, the wildlife/ plants that lives there. Great book to use when teaching about biomes, geography, ecosystems etc.

This book is about the first freedom ride of the civil rights movement that took 12 days. It talks about everything that lead to this movement including the court cases. It also mentions what the riders faced during the 12 days and does contain violence. This book is a great book to use when teaching about civil rights movement and the freedom ride. It truly is a must read, for older grades probably fifth and up.

This book is about a bear who loses his hat. As he searches for it, he could never find it, until it hits him how he saw his hat on another animal (rabbit). As a way to teach the rabbit about stealing he decides to eat it. This book is humorous in a way, that is odd to me. I love it and I think it is a good read for grades 3-5.

This book is a classic from Dr. Suess. It is about two kids who are stuck inside all day and the cat in the hat comes along to entertain them, but in the process creates a whole mess. How will they fix the mess? This book is great for students to read and listen to. It can be used for teaching and hearing rhymes, CVC words, sight words, etc.

This book is cute and a great book to use when teaching similes. You could also do simile activities based on the book with the students. Good for grades second to fourth.

This is a cute book that teaches you that there are reasons for rules or certain behaviors. Through the illustrations it demonstrates the "What id everybody did that?". so you can have a visual representation of effects that one choice can make. Good book for young readers and to teach chain of events.

In this sweet book, it is about self-image for children. It expresses how everyone is enough no matter what their race, size, abilities and all. We are all going to have up's and down's, but in the end, we are beautiful and enough. Highly recommend reading to students to teach about confidence, love, and acceptance. This could honestly be read in all grade classrooms.

This wordless story is so beautiful. The pictures in this book, do a great job of telling a story of a clown who gets lost and finds comfort in a farmer who took him in and took care of the sweet clown. This book illustrates compassion and friendship. It is great for all ages and interpreting books by pictures.

This classic fairy tale takes place in Atlantic Canada and celebrates Hansel and Gretel's strength and spirit over the malevolence of the world around them. This is a good read when teaching about folktales and fairytales. Grade 3 would be a good grade to read this book.

This is the classic story of Rapunzel, a girl who is raised by a witch and locked up in a tall tower before being rescued by a handsome prince. This book is cute, especially when you teach about folktales, fairy tales or fable. Grades 1-3 would be best for this book.

This book tells about the life of Galileo, an Italian astronomer This book provides insight into his life and everything students should know and learn. This would be good for grades 3-5 when teaching about scientist, science, astronomy. You could also use this book with a thematic unit.

John F. Kennedy is hands down my favorite President of all time. This picture book biography, tells the life of JFK beautifully. It is a great read for everyone. This would probably be great for grade 4 and up.

12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke, until one day he comes across an old spinning wheel. He discovers he has a gift to spin straw into gold. Little does he know that every time he spins he weaves himself into a curse. His best friend Red (little red riding hood) tells him that magic is dangerous, so rump must go on a quest to break the curse.

Bobby a student in Ms. Kirby's class believes she is a monster because of the way she acts in school. One day, Bobby goes to the park where he sees Ms. Kirby on the bench. Ms. Kirby hat gets blown away by the wind, so Bobby helps to get it. From that point on, Bobby views Ms. Kirby a little differently. This story is cute for young readers to hear although there aren't many words, the pictures are illustrated greatly and are able to help tell the story.