Genre: Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels





Wonder

This book was an amazing read. It leaves the reader wanting more the entire time and it was hard to put the book down. It was take you on an emotional roll coaster, feeling sad and then happy and then back to wanting to cry. It will open young readers eyes into a life that is different from theirs. I would strongly recommend reading this book to any young reader!

By: R.J. Palacio
Publishers: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN #: 978-0375869020
Evaluation: 5 out of 5












Diary of a Wimpy Kid

This book is another great read that I would strongly suggest for struggling readers. This book is in the format of a comic books so it has picture to help the read and there are not that many words on each page. Not only is it good for struggling readers, but it is a cute and funny book for any reader. This book will also teach student a valuable lesson to not judge others and that bullying is not right!

By: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
ISBN #: 978-0810993136
Evaluation:5 out of 5
















American Born Chinese

This book will give students an insight what it is like to be born in American, but be Chinese. This book is about two little boys named Jin and Danny. Danny is the all-American boy and Jin wants to be the all-American boy too. But when Jin's cousins comes to visit something goes terribly wrong and Jin will have to transfer school. I wonder what will happen at the new school?

By: Gene Luen Yang
Publisher: Square Fish
ISBN: 978-0312384487
Evaluation: 4 out of 5

Genre: Poetry

Poetry Blog












Silly Sally

This book is cute, colorful, and playful. It teaches children about rhyming patterns, while having some fun. Silly Sally is in the main character who meets a bunch of different animals, while she walks around upside down and backwards. Children will enjoy the silly little things that happen in this book.

By: Audrey Wood
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #:  978-0152019907
Evaluation 5 out of 5



No, David!

This book is part of a David series that the author has published. It has won the Caldecott award for the illustrations! This book will help parents show their children that they cannot do certain things because it will break or they could get hurt. Parents may not find the book as appealing, but your three or four year old will definitely enjoy this book about Dabid.

By: David Shannon
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
ISBN #:  978-0590930024
Evaluation: 4 out of 5












A Giraffe and A Half

This book was publisher in the same year that the famous, The Giving Tree, book was published. It has the same cute and funny characteristics! The book is about a boy and his giraffe and has some great rhyming. The story is easy to read and children may even memorize it after reading the book a few times.

By: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN #: 978-0060256555
Evaluation: 5 out of 5

Genre: Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

A Day's Work 

This book is about  a child and grandfather who are mexican and have to go do hard labor day in and day out. The grandfather does not know what how to speak English and know nothing about gardening, but they have to make money to live. This book will teach children that they need to be thankful for what they have and to always work hard, even when times get tough.

By: Eve Bunting
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #: 978-0395845189
Evaluation: 5 out of 5





The Wall

This bok is about a father and his son who visit the Vietnam Veterans memorial. This book will hep explain to children about the vietnam war and why we have a wall that is a memorial for the vietnam veterans. 

By: Eve Bunting 
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #: 978-0395629772
Evaluation: 5 out of 5














Just In Time Abraham Lincoln

This story features two little boys who visit a Civil War Museum with their grandmother. The children are asked to play a game and then find themselves in the realistic world of 1862. This book will allow students to see the aftermath of the Civil War and hear what Abraham Lincoln has to say. 

By: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN #: 978-0147510624
Evaluation 5 out of 5

Genre: Informational text

Informational Text 

                                                         Stars

This book is different characteristics of stars. Seymour Simon using photographs to show what he writes about in the book. He has a way of explaining complex terms to students in a way they will understand. Stars will tell you about gas that comes from stars, about formations of stars, how stars relate to black holes, and much more. 

By: Seymour Simon

Publisher: Smithsonian

ISBN#: 978-0-06-089000-1

Evaluation: 5 out of 5

Spiders

This book is about different spiders and their characteristics. It explains to students the kind of homes spiders prefer, how many species there are, whether their harmful or not, and much more. This book is good, especially for people who are scared of spiders, like myself. I found that after reading this that I could say spiders have a positive impact on our community. 

By: Seymour Simon 

Publisher: Smithsonian

ISBN #:978-0-06-089104-6

Evaluation: 5 out of 5 

Coral Reefs

This books takes children on imaginary diving tour of the coral reefs describing each part. Students will be fascinated by the underwater pictures of fishes, colorful rocks, and plants. This book will  explain to students the different types of coral, the texture of coral, whether the coral is living or non-living, along with many more details. 

By: Seymour Simon

Publisher: Smithsonian

ISBN #: 978-0-06-191495-9

Evaluation: 5 out of 5

Genre: Fantasy

Fantasy 
Just A Dream

This story is about a little boy who learns a lesson. He learns that everyone on earth plays a role in taking care of the land. This book will teach students how to be environmental responsible. It would be a goo book to read about earth day when students are learning about ways to take care of the earth and doing earth day projects.

By: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #: 978-0547520261
Evaluation: 5 out of 5










Zathura

This book is about a game called Zathura. It is a sequel to the book Jumaji by Chris Van Allsburg. He wrote this book to show how to brother have to work together in order to win the game. Jumaji ended by with one brother chasing after the other brother with a game in his hand. How will the brothers survive out in the intergalactic world?

By: Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN #: 978-0439830898
Evaluation: 5 out of 5






Doctor De Soto 

This book is about a dentist named Doctor De Soto, who also happens to be a mouse.He checks the teeth of many animals small and large. This book could help parents if their child is afraid of the dentist because it shows that when you go to the dentist nothing bad happens. He usually refuses to treat "dangerous" animals, but one day a fox shows up. Will Doctor De Soto treat him?

By: William Steig
Publisher: Square Fish
ISBN #: 978-0312611897
Evaluation: 5 out of 5

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Realistic Fiction:

We Are in a Book!


This is an interesting book that has a twist in the story. Students should read this book because it is part of the elephant and piggie series and will help them develop reading fluency. This book allows students to see how the characters in the story would "see" the audience of they were real. 

By: Mo Willems 
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion; 1 edition (September 14, 2010)
ISBN #: 978-1423133087
Evaluation: 5 out of 5 









Math Curse 

This is a good book for teachers to introduce during a math lesson. This book is about a little boy who has a math curse cast on him one day. After the curse is cast on him, he thinks about how math relates to everything he does. Parents or teachers could use this book to show students the  connection between the world to math, which will convey to students the importance of learning math. 

By: Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Publisher: Viking; Library Binding edition (October 1, 1995)
ISBN #: 978-0670861941
Evaluation:  5 out of 5 




In the Tall, Tall Grass

I would recommend this book for early elementary students because it is simple and introduces bugs. Teacher could use this book during science to talk about nature and bugs. The one quality that is very strong in this book is these of vocabulary. The author uses high quality descriptive words. 

By: Denise Fleming 
Publisher:  Square Fish; Reprint edition (March 15, 1995)
ISBN #: 978-0805039412
Evaluation: 4 out of 5

Genre: Traditional Text

Traditional Text




    Tangled

This book is a remake of the original book Rapunzel. It is a good princess book, but children have to be a little older for it to hold their attention. Boys might also like the book because as you know in Rapunzel a handsome knight climbs up the princess's beautiful long hair.

By: Disney
Publisher: Random House New York
ISBN #: 978-0-7364-2718-0
Evaluation: 3 out of 5










The Ugly Duckling

This is a good book to read to children because it will give students something to relate bullying too. It allows students to understand that it is okay to be different from others. Our differences are what make us special. I would read this to a younger group of children just because we want to get this message across to students' before they have a chance to start bullying other children.

By: Lorinda Bryan Cauley
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition (September 28, 1979)
ISBN #: 978-0156925280
Evaluation: 5 out of 5











The Three Pigs

This books as amazing illustrations and adds a twist to the original story of the three little pigs. I would recommend reading this to an older group of students because it could be analyzed and interrupted differently by each student. David Wiesner tells the story using dialogue balloons and text excerpts from the three little pigs.

By: David Wiesner
Publisher: Clarion Books (April 23, 2001)
ISBN #: 978-0618007011
                                                                                     Evaluation: 5 out of 5

Genre: Picture Books

Blog # 4 Picture Books








Somewhere In The World Right Now

This book has amazing pictures of different countries located around the world. It is a good picture book to bring culture or geography into the classroom. Each page gives students an insight to what is going on in a different country, while here the United States we are going to bed.


By: Stacey Schuett
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, INC
ISBN #: 0-679-86537-3
Evaluation: 4 out of 5







       Corduroy
 This book is about a little teddy bear named Corduroy. He goes on adventures through a department store because he has to find his missing button. He is scared that if does not find his button no one will want to buy him! Read and find out what happens to Corduroy.

By: Don Freeman
Publisher: Puffin Books (September 30, 1976)
ISBN #: 978-0140501735
Evaluation: 5 out of 5






The Giving Tree

This is a good book to introduce children to when teaching about why being thankful is important. This book is a good choice for around the Thanksgiving holiday because it is not directly related to the holiday, but demonstrates the importance of being thankful.

By: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: Harper & Row; 1st edition (February 18, 2014)
ISBN #: 978-0060256654
Evaluation: 5 out of 5

Trageted Genre: Decodable Books

Blog # 3 Decodable Books










Dan the Tan Man

This book focus on the word family "an". The story plot is a little crazy, but it is good for phonics concepts. The story is about Dan the Tan Man who is a ginger bread man that runs away from his mom.

By: Reading A to Z

Publisher: Reading A to Z

Evaluation:  5 out of 5

Word Family Stories (31 mini books)

This is a bundle of books that will engage your child with humor, while teaching them phonics skills. Some of the series are called Big Pig, Lee the Bee and Save Me From Camp. They also provide sample stories online for parents who want to look at a few of the books before ordering the set.
By: Kathryn Wheeler
Illustrated by: Vanessa Countryman
Publisher: Key Education Publishing Company LLC Minneapolis, Minnesota
Evaluation: 5 out of 5





Van in a Jam


This book will focus in the an and am word families. The story is about a girl named Jan who get into a jam in her van. This book is part of a series from story town.

By: Sarah Curran
Illustrated by: David Hitch
Publisher: Harcourt School Publishers
ISBN: 13: 9780153641701
Evaluation: 5 out of 5

Target Genre: Wordless Picture Books

Blog #2 Wordless Picture Books                              

Wave

This is a book about a little girl's adventures on the beach throughout the day. The pictures are fantastic considering that Suzy Lee only uses two waters to illustrate the entire book. Children can use their imagination to pretend that they are on the beach with the little girl.

By: Suzy Lee
Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 16, 2008)
ISBN # 978-0811859240
Evaluation: I would recommend this book because it will catch the interest of your child. Children love going to the beach and image all the fun things to do at the beach.


Chalk

This story enables children to use their imagination as the children in the book find a bag of magical chalk to on a rainy day. The three children start to draw with the magical chalk when the pictures start to come to life in this magical book of drawings.


By: Bill Thomson
Publisher: Two Lions; 1st edition (March 1, 2010)
ISBN # 978-0761455264
Evaluation: The illustrates in this book will have children making up crazy stories to go along with the pictures. I would recommend this book to families to read to their children! The story is fun and adventuresome and will have children engaged throughout the book.





Tuesday

Frogs careen through suburbia on flying lily pads, startling witnesses and spooking a dog on this fun filled adventure that David takes the reader on. The book is ordinary mixed with the unimaginable. Children will be able to make up the text as they go along looking at the marvelous pictures.  


By: David Wiesner
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (September 27, 2011)
ISBN #  978-0395870822
Evaluation: I would recommend this book because of the quality that it holds. Tuesday has won three Caldecott medals for the illustrations. It went on to sell over half a million copies in the United States. This author is known for the wordless pictures that he creates and will give your family an adventure to go on.

Targeted Genre: Board Books

Board Book Blog #1

The Snowy Day

This is a story about an African American boy who wakes up and notices that it is snowing outside. So he decides that he wants to go outside to play with the snow. He ventures out into the cold air and goes on adventures through his snow covered town.


By: Ezra Jack Keats

Publisher: The Viking Press 1962 by the Penguin Group

ISBN # 0-670-86733-0

Evaluation: I would recommend this book for children. It was the first children's book with an African American child in it. Therefore, it has historical value as well.

 My Very First Book of Numbers

This is a good board book for teaching children their numbers. Eric Carle has some of the best drawling! Children can count the number of pieces of fruit at the bottom of the page that matches the written number at the top of the page.

By: Eric Carle
Publisher: Philomel Books
ISBN # 978-0399245091
Evaluation: I would recommend this book because of the illustrations. The pictures are done in bright colors and they go with the number theme of the book.


















 Slide and Find Trucks: What Truck is that?

This is a great interactive book for children that allows them to slide a box to uncover the a truck. It has all different construction vehicles and big rig trucks for children to discover.

By: Roger Piriddy
Publisher: Priddy Books (January 23, 2007)
ISBN # 9780312499099
Evaluation: I would recommend the book because it is fun and interactive for children. The boxes to uncover the hidden trucks can be a little hard to move, but it can help with fine motor skills.