George W. Miller Elementary School Library
For Teachers
Recommended Reading Picks for K to 1:
REALISTIC FICTION
** Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
** I am Bored by Michael Ian Black
** My Teacher is Not a Monster by Peter Brown
Little Elliot, Big City by Micheal Curat
Kitten’s First Moon by Kevin Henks
Big Mean Mike by Michelle Knudson
The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett
** The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
Bun, Bun, Button by Patricia Polacco
The Hello Goodbye Window by Chris Raschka
Table Manners by Chris Raschka
Blackout by John Rocco
** Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
** Read It, Don't Eat It! by Ian Schoenherr
Pete’s A Pizza: William Steig
HUMOROUS FICTION
Billy Twitters and His Whale Problem by Mac Barnett
** Bailey by Henry Bliss
** Mr Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
** I Am Otter by Sam Garton
** Otter Goes to Space by Sam Garton
Chicken Big by Keith Graves
That is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Book With No Pictures by B. J. Novak
** Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
** We Are in a Book by Mo Willems
** Should I Share My Ice Cream by Mo Willems
FANTASY FICTION
** Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Creepy Carrots by Peter Brown
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool
Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham
** Rules for Summer by Shaun Tan
NONFICTION/INFORMATIVE
** Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
Me on the Map Joan Sweeney
Animal Book by Steve Jenkins
My First Day by Steve Jenkins
Pop: The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy
When Rain Falls by Melissa Sweet
Incredible Inventions by Lee Bennett Hopkins
How Did That Get In My Lunchbox by Christine Butterworth
Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman
Coral Reefs by Jason Chin
The Camping Trip That Changed America by Barb Rosenstock
Castle: How It Works by David David Macaulay
There's a Frog in My Throat!: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me by Loreen Leedy
Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein
BOOKS ABOUT PEOPLE (Biographies)
** Man Who Walked Between Towers by Mordecai Gerstein
** Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter
** Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O’Keeffe Painted What She Pleased by Amy Novesky
** Me, Jane by Patrick McDonnell
Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine by Gloria Whelan
EMBRACING DIVERSITY (realistic ficton and nf)
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
One World, One Day by Barbara Kearley
Little Treasure: Endearments From Around the World by Jacqueline K Ogburn
Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Classrooms Around the World by Susan Hughes
Throw Your Tooth on a Roof by Selby B. Beeler
Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic by Ginny Lo
Migrant by Maxine Trottier
A New Year's Reunion by Yu Li-Qiong
My Brother Charlie by Holly Peete Robinson
Chirchir Is Singing by Kelly Cunnane
NURSERY RHYMES, FABLES & FOLKLORE:
** Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone
** Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
** The Gingerbread Man Eric Kimmel
** Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
** Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone
** Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
** The Tortoise and the Hare by Jerry Pinkney
The Tortoise and the Hare Race Again by Dan Bernstein
The Stinky Cheese Man : and other fairly stupid tales by Jon Scieszka
Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty?: And Other Notorious Nursery Rhyme Mysteries by David Levinthal
Fox Tails: Four Fables From Aesop by Amy Lowry
Zen Shorts by Jon Muth
Very Short Tall Tales to Read Together by Retold by Fiona Waters
Elephant's Friend and Other Ancient Tales from India by retold by Marcia Williams
How Chipmunk got his stripes: a tale of bragging and teasing by Joseph Bruchac
Rabbit's snow dance : a traditional Iroquois story by Joseph Bruchac
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh
GREAT EARLY READERS: ** these titles are all from a series, any titles from within these series are great!
Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach by James Dean
Houndsley and Catina by James Howe
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Bella & Harry by Lisa Manzione
Little Bear by Elsa Holmelund Minarik
BOB Books by Bobby Lynn Maslen
Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas by Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea by Cynthia Rylant
Cat the Cat, Who Is That? by Mo Willems
There Is a Bird On Your Head! (Elephant & Piggie) by Mo Willems
Classic Books :
Clifford Books by Norman Bridwell
Franklin Goes to School by Paulette Bourgeois
One is a Feast for Mouse by Judy Cox
Duck & Goose by Tad Hills
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Curious George Visits the Library by Margaret and H.A. Rey
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel
Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss
A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
Penguins and Their Chicks by Margaret Hall
Recommended Reading Picks for Grade 1 to 2:
REALISTIC FICTION
**Pete’s A Pizza, by William Steig
**How I Spent My Summer Vacation, by Mark Teague
** A Chair for My Mother, by Vera B. Williams
I am Bored by Michael Ian Black
My Teacher is Not a Monster by Peter Brown
Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
The Hello Goodbye Window by Chris Raschka
Table Manners by Chris Raschka
Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Blackout by John Rocco
Bun, Bun, Button by Patricia Polacco
Big Mean Mike by Michelle Knudson
Little Elliot, Big City by Micheal Curato
Kitten’s First Moon by Kevin Henkes
Read It, Don't Eat It! by Ian Schoenherr
The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett
HUMOROUS FICTION
***A Dog is a Dog, by Stephen Shaskan
***Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, by Victoria Allenby
***Green Eggs and Ham, by Dr. Seuss
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Mr Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown
We Are in a Book by Mo Willems
I am Otter by Sam Garton
Otter in Space by Sam Garton
Bailey at the Museum by Henry Bliss
Chicken Big by Keith Graves
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Billy Twitters and His Whale Problem by Mac Barnett
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything, by Elise Broach
Book With No Pictures by B. J. Novak
Too Many Toys, by David Shannon
FANTASY FICTION
**Library Mouse, by Daniel Kirk
Bear Snores On, by Karma Wilson
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Rules for Summer by Shaun Tan
Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham
The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool
Creepy Carrots by Peter Brown
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
NONFICTION/INFORMATIVE
** Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
**Me on the Map Joan Sweeney
Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman
Animal Book by Steve Jenkins
My First Day by Steve Jenkins
Pop: The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy
When Rain Falls by Melissa Sweet
Incredible Inventions by Lee Bennett Hopkins
How Did That Get In My Lunchbox by Christine Butterworth
Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie Priceman
Coral Reefs by Jason Chin
The Camping Trip That Changed America by Barb Rosenstock
Castle: How It Works by David David Macaulay
There's a Frog in My Throat!: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me by Loreen Leedy
Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein
BOOKS ABOUT PEOPLE (Biographies)
** Me, Jane by Patrick McDonnell
Biblioburro by Jeanette Winter
Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O’Keeffe Painted What She Pleased by Amy Novesky
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine by Gloria Whelan
EMBRACING DIVERSITY (realistic ficton and nf)
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
One World, One Day by Barbara Kearley
Little Treasure: Endearments From Around the World by Jacqueline K Ogburn
Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Classrooms Around the World by Susan Hughes
Throw Your Tooth on a Roof by Selby B. Beeler
Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic by Ginny Lo
Migrant by Maxine Trottier
A New Year's Reunion by Yu Li-Qiong
My Brother Charlie by Holly Peete Robinson
Chirchir Is Singing by Kelly Cunnane
NURSERY RHYMES, FABLES & FOLKLORE
**Armadilly Chili, by Helen Ketteman
Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
The Gingerbread Man Eric Kimmel
Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Gingerbread Man by Paul Galdone
Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
The Tortoise and the Hare by Jerry Pinkney
The Tortoise and the Hare Race Again by Dan Bernstein
Fox Tails: Four Fables From Aesop by Amy Lowry
Zen Shorts by Jon Muth
Very Short Tall Tales to Read Together by Retold by Fiona Waters
Elephant's Friend and Other Ancient Tales from India by retold by Marcia Williams
How Chipmunk got his stripes: a tale of bragging and teasing by Joseph Bruchac
Rabbit's snow dance : a traditional Iroquois story by Joseph Bruchac
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh
Mouse & Lion, by Rand Burkert
Too Many Fairies, by Margaret Read MacDonald
GREAT EARLY READERS: **These titles are from series; any titles from within these series are great!
Cat the Cat, Who Is That? by Mo Willems
There Is a Bird On Your Head! (Elephant & Piggie) by Mo Willems
Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas by Cynthia Rylant
Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea by Cynthia Rylant
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach by James Dean
Little Bear by Elsa Holmelund Minarik
Biscuit Plays Ball by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Houndsley and Catina by James Howe
Bella & Harry by Lisa Manzione
CLASSIC BOOKS
Curious George Visits the Library, by Margaret and H.A. Rey
Clifford Books, by Norman Bridwell
One is a Feast for a Mouse, by Judy Cox
Franklin Goes to School, by Paulette Bourgeois
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie, by Alison Jackson
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC, by June Sobel
Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss
Duck, Duck, Goose, by Tad Hills
The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn
A Chair for My Mother, by Vera B. Williams
FOR PARENTS
Parent Literacy Handbook
Parent Literacy Handbook- Spanish Version
Book Flix
FOR STUDENTS
Shelver!
Practice using alphabetical order to shelve library books.
Kindergarten Resources
Search Engines
1st Grade Resources
2nd Grade Resources
Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for Kids