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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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🐶 PUPPIES 🐶 A Puppy Like Yours is the latest to j 🐶 PUPPIES 🐶

A Puppy Like Yours is the latest to join the Like You series, and it serves as a gentle reminder to celebrate and appreciate the joy, playfulness, and unconditional love that can only come from our favorite furry friends!

🐾 Dogs are more than pets or furry fixtures around the house. Dogs are constant companions who show us what it means to be curious, enjoy the little moments of life, and care for those who need us. Dogs teach us more about life than we teach them. So no matter what your puppy looks like or plays like - this book celebrates all the puppies out there and the ways they change our lives for the better!

If you could spend the day with a playful pup, what kind of dog would it be? I’m partial to our Jack Russell Terriers, but I grew up with a lab and dachshunds! 

A Puppy Like Yours
✏️ @frankmurphybooks & Carla Murphy 
🎨 @kaylaharren 
📚 @sleepingbearpress
🤪 APRIL FOOLS’ DAY: Yay 👍🏻 or Nay👎🏻? When you thi 🤪 APRIL FOOLS’ DAY: Yay 👍🏻 or Nay👎🏻?

When you think of April Fools’ Day, what comes to mind? Hand buzzers? Frozen cereal? Brown Es (brownies)? 

Kids love opportunities to feel silly and some grown-ups do, too. Whether you love or loathe this holiday, there are some great April Fools’ Day books for kids.

The Case of Old MacDonald and His Farm by Mark Teague is a new release that is perfect for the upcoming holiday! 

Something mysterious (and slightly silly) is up at Old MacDonald’s farm. Thank goodness Officer Busby is on the case! 

🔎 Who painted faces on the cabbages?
🔎 Why is pizza being delivered to the goats? 
🔎 How did the cows get mustaches?

Officer Busby suspects Skunk and his crew, who she has been tracking all over the county. They are worse than dangerous - they’re silly! And the most important clue might just be what day it is…April Fools’ Day! 🗓️

Do you have a favorite April Fools’ Day book to read?

Thank you to @simonkids for sharing this book with my family! #SimonKidsCrew

🔗 Want to see the full list of books for April Fools’ Day? 
Blog Post: https://storiesbystorie.com/april-fools-day-books-for-kids/

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My favorite library find this week takes us on a j My favorite library find this week takes us on a journey to see the hidden gems that lie in the tiny worlds most of us are too busy to notice.

When a young boy visits his grandmother’s house, he doesn’t just see scraps of ribbon lying around, mushrooms clustered under a log in the forest, or shells hiding along the beach. He sees tiny worlds where pie tins become playgrounds, ants become farmers, and tide pools teem with life waiting to be explored. 

These tiny worlds are full of whimsy and imagination, but they have one problem: He seems to be the only one who sees them. While at first Grandma keeps trying to draw him out to a busy park or the beach or the zoo, eventually she realizes that her grandson’s tiny worlds are big enough for her to meet him there. 

This book uses beautifully detailed illustrations to share a message about stopping to appreciate the small things, the importance of connection, and accepting others for who they are. It would be a great book to share with any child whose imagination comes to life no matter where they go!

Have you seen this book yet?

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Tiny Worlds
📚  @candlewickpress 
✏️🎨 @cicchese.art
Bring on the butterflies because it’s #twosday ! Bring on the butterflies because it’s #twosday !

Both of these amazing and beautifully illustrated books feature the monarch butterfly. Not only do they highlight the incredible and difficult journey these butterflies make, but they also offer ways kids can get involved to help!

The Monarch
✏️ Kirsten Hall
🎨 Isabelle Arsenault
📚 @simonkids 

If you loved The Honeybee, you’ll want to check this one out! Told through rhyming verse, readers get an up-close look at the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. With a pleasing color palette and the occasional cartoon-like speech bubbles, it really does feel like you’re right there cheering for these fascinating creatures!

 
Home is Calling
✏️ Katherine Pryor
🎨 Ellie Peterson
📚 @worthykidsbooks 

Vibrant illustrations pair perfectly with this story told from the perspective of the monarch butterfly. Despite the long and difficult journey, readers will appreciate just how incredible these insects are.

A BIG thank you to the publishers for sharing these books with my family! They would be a fantastic addition to your butterfly or life cycle unit.

Have you read either of these books yet? Swipe to take a peek inside each book!
My favorite library find this week takes an up clo My favorite library find this week takes an up close look at the epic journey of a Pacific salmon.

If you live in the PNW, the 4th grade students probably study the salmon life cycle at some point during the year. If they’re lucky, they even get to help care for some of the eggs for months at their school before releasing the salmon fry into a local creek. I know I got to do this when I taught 4th grade, and my own kids did, too!

This book combines beautiful illustrations with inviting & informative text that captures each unique stage of the Coho salmon. The back matter provides additional information about the life cycle stages. It would be a fantastic addition to your salmon or life cycles unit!

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Have you seen this book yet?

Salmon Run; An Epic Journey to the Ocean and Back
📚 @redcometpressbooks 
✏️🎨 @annichenn
🐷🐷🐷 There’s something timeless about The Three Li 🐷🐷🐷

There’s something timeless about The Three Little Pigs that captures the imagination of readers of all ages. Whether you reach for the traditional tale or one of the fractured versions, these stories offer a delightful mix of adventure, cleverness, and humor!

What’s your favorite version of The Three Little Pigs?
💛 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?

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