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Book Lists by Topic

Choosing the best books for your students just got easier with my book lists! I have created this page to share my favorite books with you. Let me save you time by helping you find the best books to share on a wide variety of topics. Below you will find an alphabetized list of all of my blog posts with book lists. Each list includes books that I would recommend sharing with students in the primary grades. You can also find me sharing some of my favorite picture books on my Instagram page.

If you’re short on time, head straight over to my Amazon page. Once you’re there, you can search by topic and find all of my favorites.

100th Day of School Books

Apple Books

April Fools’ Day Books

Bat Books

Beach Books

Birthday Books

Books for Kids Who Worry or Have Anxiety

Books That Celebrate Names

Books That Help Break Gender Stereotypes

Books with Movie Adaptations

Bravery and Courage

Camping Books

Chapter Book Read Alouds

Choose Your Own Adventure Books

Christmas Books

  • Christmas Tree Picture Books
  • Elf Books
  • Gingerbread Books
  • Nutcracker Books
  • Reindeer Books

Compare & Contrast Books

Crayon-Themed Picture Books 

Creativity

Dental Health Month Books

Earth Day Books

Easter Books

End of the School Year Books

Fairy Tales

  • Cinderella Stories
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears Stories
  • Jack and the Beanstalk Stories
  • Little Red Riding Hood Stories
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • The Three Little Pigs 

Field Day Books

Fire Safety Books

First Day of School Books

Forts and Tree Houses

Friendship Books

Garden Books

Germs and Staying Healthy

Ghost Books

Goal Setting

Gratitude and Thankfulness Books

Grief and Loss Books

Groundhog Day Books

Growth Mindset Books

Guest Reader Book Suggestions

Ice Cream Books for Kids

Interrupting/Blurting Out Books

Inventions

Joke Books 

Kindness Books

Leaf Books 

Libraries and Library Books

Manners

Martin Luther King, Jr. Books

Math Books

  • Fraction Books
  • Geometry Books
  • Money Books
  • Multiplication Books
  • Place Value Books
  • Time Books 

Mindfulness Books

Monster Books

Mystery Books

New Year’s Books for Kids

Nonfiction Series Books

Penguin Books

Pet Books

Picture Book Biographies

Picture Day Books

Poetry Books

Polar Bear Books

Presidents’ Day

Pumpkin Books

Recess Books

Robot Books

Rules and Expectations

Scarecrow Books

Shark Books

Sloth Books

Snow Books

Snowmen Books

Somebody Wanted But So Then (SWBST) Books 

Spider Books

Spring Books 

St. Patrick’s Day Books 

Summer Books

Talent Show Books

Teacher Appreciation / Books That Feature Teachers

Teamwork, Cooperation, & Community 

Technology Books

Telling the Truth / Honesty

Testing Season

Thanksgiving Chapter Books

Thanksgiving Picture Books

Valentine’s Day Books

Voting and Elections

Women’s History Month Books

Wordless Picture Books

Writing Books

  • Picture Books about Writing
  • Friendly Letter Writing Mentor Texts
  • How-To Writing Mentor Texts
  • Opinion Writing Mentor Texts

Yeti Books for Kids

 

If there’s a list you’d like to see added to this page, please don’t hesitate to reach out and I’ll do my best!

Happy Reading!

Choosing the best books for your students just got easier with my book lists! I have created this page to share my favorite books with you. Let me save you time by helping you find the best books to share on a wide variety of topics. These are all books that I would recommend sharing with students in the primary grades.

 

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💛 LIBRARY STACK 💛 Thought I’d stop and take a mom 💛 LIBRARY STACK 💛

Thought I’d stop and take a moment to admire my current checkouts from the local library, especially since I was recently reminded that February is National Library Lovers’ Month. 

Do I often get strange looks and questions when another patron sees me with a large stack of picture books at the self-checkout desk? Yes, but that hasn’t stopped me! 

Which titles from this stack would you reach for first?
My favorite library find this week dives deep bene My favorite library find this week dives deep beneath the surface to explore hidden treasures.

Alternating between verse and facts, this book gives readers a front row seat to some of the biggest shipwrecks ever found. We also get introduced to some of the scientists, divers, and treasure hunters behind these discoveries. 

Whether you know an aspiring marine archaeologist or someone who loves a good treasure hunt, this book would be a good fit for any curious, adventurous reader!

Have you seen this book yet?

Shipwreck
📚 @tilburyhousepublishers 
✏️ Deirdre Laide
🎨 Carlos Velez Aguilera
A princess who is intelligent, has a kind & gentle A princess who is intelligent, has a kind & gentle heart, and one who stays true to herself? Yes, please!

Set in the mountains of Joseon, we meet Jeongsoon. She has a heart of jade, and wants to become princess so she can help the hungry children in her village. 

It isn’t long before she enters the Princess Challenge and faces three tests: Manners, Wisdom, and the Sleep Test.

While Jeongsoon is far from perfect, she stays true to herself and wins the favor of the queen. 

This story adds a fresh perspective on the classic tale of The Princess and the Pea. My favorite part was the Sleep Test twist! I love that the backmatter includes information about the real-life Queen Jeongsoon of South Korea.

A big thank you to the publisher for sharing this new picture book with my family! 
✏️ @tinamcho
🎨 @honeej
📚 @MacKidsBooks

Which do you prefer?
• traditional tales
• reimagined/fractured fairytales
• both
My favorite library find this week combines friend My favorite library find this week combines friendship and adventure with a story about how paper is made.

Under a tree, a boy with a book and girl with a paper plane meet and play over the course of a wonderful day. Then they are parted - perhaps never to meet again. 

Soon their tree is felled and starts a new journey to become paper to make hundreds of different things...including a book for a girl and a notepad for a boy. 

Can a new paper plane find its way to reunite the friends again?

⭐️ Not only would this story be a great addition to your friendship collection, but you might want to check it out before Earth Day since it also explains how paper is made. 

Have you read this book yet?

Paper Chase
📚 @scholastic
✏️ Julia Donaldson
🎨 Victoria Sandøy
As teachers and parents, we want our kids to be ki As teachers and parents, we want our kids to be kind to others. Through books, we can show students how to see the good in others, how to be there for other people, how to help others feel included, how to be kind even when it is hard, and how spreading kindness can come back around.

In other words, books can help us send the message that kindness is important and something we value. 

🩷 What are your favorite kindness books for kids?

🔗 Full list available on my website and Amazon page.
My favorite library find this week might surprise My favorite library find this week might surprise you, especially if you know how much I don’t like spiders! This one combines amazing artwork with a meaningful message, which makes it a must-read!

Kiara spent her days spinning webs to catch lunch. One day an extraordinary web catches her eye, and she becomes determined to create something just as amazing. Unfortunately, with every new creation comes someone (or something) that carelessly destroys her hard work. 

“HEY! I WORKED HARD ON THAT!”

Then Kiara meets Orb, a weaver, who helps her gain a fresh perspective - one that shifts the focus away from the result and towards the journey (and friends) she can make along the way.

Have you read this book yet?

I Worked Hard on That!
📚 @simonkids 
✏️ @robynjwall 
🎨 @annakangdesign 

⭐️This book would be a fun way to introduce a spider unit, or a great addition to your collection of books about overcoming obstacles and having a growth mindset.
There’s a new friend with a story to share in the There’s a new friend with a story to share in the Big Bright Feelings series!

Meet Sammy…

Sammy LOVES having fun. Especially at home. But in big groups - like at school, birthday parties, even the ice cream truck - he doesn’t love feeling like other people are looking at him, and it’s really hard talking to other people. Everyone tells Sammy not to be so shy. But one day, it gets so hard and scary that he starts to turn pink, and then pinker…until he’s bright pink ALL OVER! Then he doesn’t want to see anyone or do anything. But hiding out-alone-isn’t very fun. Can Sammy learn how to tackle his fears - and go back to his usual color?

Have you read this one yet? Be sure to swipe to see the rest of the books in this series. They are soooo good for starting conversations about feelings, and would be a great addition to your SEL collection!

Sammy Feels Shy
@bloomsburychildrens 
✏️🎨 @tompercivalbooks

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