for Storytime or Anytime
Recommended Reads for Storytime:
The books listed here were chosen primarily for K-3rd grades, but some can be enjoyed by 4th-6th grades also. They were chosen because they only take 5-7 minutes each to read. Some are noted and others are just listed.
Library Skills Libraries in General School Stories
Libraries
GeneralJust Open a Book / P. K. Hallinan. A rhyming story which highlights the different genres and characters that can be found, if you just open a book!
I Took My Frog to the Library / Eric A. Kimmel. A girl and her pets take entertaining visits to their library which show the different services the children can find there.
Can You Guess Where We're Going? / Elvira Woodruff. Where can you go to find monkeys, mountains, sea turtles, dinosaurs, knights, castles, fire breathing dragons and cookies? Keep the students guessing along with the boy in the book. The answer is revealed in the last page.
Book! Book! Book! / When school begins and the farm animals are left at home and bored, they set out to town to find something to do.
What happened to Marion's book? / Brook Berg. Fort Atkinson, WI : UpstartBooks, c2003. "Marion" an original story picture book. The story and illustrations are designed to educate primary school children in proper book care. The main character, Marion, is modeled on a real pet hedgehog who lived in the elementary media center!
Mr. Wiggle's book / Craig, Paula M. (Paula Margaret). Columbus, Ohio : Waterbird Books, c2004. Mr. Wiggle describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, the ways careless readers hurt their books.
Mr. Wiggle's library / Thompson, Carol. Columbus, Ohio : Waterbird Books, c2004. Mr. Wiggle describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, his first visit to the library and how he learns about the way it is organized and how to look for what he wants to find.
Mr. Wiggle loves to read / Thompson, Carol. Columbus, Ohio : Waterbird Books, c2004. Mr. Wiggle the inchworm explains the difference between fiction and nonfiction books and describes their sections in the library.
Mr. Wiggle looks for answers - Thompson, Carol. Columbus, Ohio : Waterbird Books, c2004. Mr. Wiggle describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, the library's reference section and explores dictionaries, thesauri, almanacs, encyclopedias, and atlases to find out what each one is about and how they can help him when he's looking for answers.
First Day Jitters / by Julie Dannenberg ; illustrated by Judy Love.
Sarah Jane Hartwell does not want to get out of bed and start another year at a new school.
Great Books for Group Time
Suggested Series for Students
Book Series
Genre Recommended Reading
If you liked Harry Potter....
California Young Reader Medal
Caldecott Award
Coretta Scott King Awards
Newbery Award
Young Readers Choice Award
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